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Star Wars Mimobots: Mission Complete

Posted on November 22, 2006 Under Gadgetry

We have kept you informed about Mimoco's gradual release of their Star Wars Series 1 Mimobots, and we're happy to report that Series 1 is now complete. The missing link was R2D2-- and it appears as though evolution has worked…

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Nixon Elite Series

Posted on November 22, 2006 Under Gadgetry

I have owned several Nixon watches over the years, and I have always liked them because they are (in general) inexpensive but push the style threshold-- I can wear them with confidence, but don't mind replacing them every year or…

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Linerider Shredding

Posted on November 22, 2006 Under Life

Hopefully, many of you will be fortunate enough to join me on the real slopes over the Thanksgiving Holiday, but for those of you not so lucky, here's your consolation. While it pales in comparison to the real thing, Linerider…

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Helio. Art. Store.

Posted on November 21, 2006 Under Life

Is it an art gallery or a store that sells Helio handsets? The answer: both. At Helio's newly opened (today) flagship store in Santa Monica, CA, you can of course buy the touted Helio devices that will change the way…

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The Simple House

Posted on November 21, 2006 Under Design

Architects Manuel and Francisco Aires Mateus are responsible for this gorgrous (yet simple) design. The Simple House lies on the Alentejo Coast in Portugal, and like many of the dwellings in that region, it's simple in form, in a way…

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Beautiful Decay Holiday Line

Posted on November 21, 2006 Under Fashion

As we promised back in August, the nice people at Beautiful Decay have come out with quite an impressive fall/holiday line of t-shirts. Beautiful Decay was founded on the theory 'if you can't find it, you make it,' and prides…

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Flipper Nation

Posted on November 21, 2006 Under Life

When the dot-com bubble burst back in 2000, we saw a few satirical looks at the whole ordeal, pointing out how preposterous it was that people thought they could sustain such an inflated stock market. Six years later, many believe…

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GetHuman 500 Database

Posted on November 21, 2006 Under Life

Are you tired of navigating a labyrinth of automated phone systems and the robot voices that accompany them every time you call a company for customer service reasons? Do you find yourself frantically and incessantly pressing '0' to get a…

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Java Juice: Rip it, Drip it, Sip it

Posted on November 20, 2006 Under Food

Today we scored some 'black gold' from the folks at Venice, CA based Java Juice-- hats off to them for dreaming up a great coffee concept. Java Juice makes individual packets of pure coffee extract; all you have to do…

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Burton: The Stash

Posted on November 20, 2006 Under Travel

For all of you who will be in the Lake Tahoe area on or after December 15, you should definitely head over to Northstar at Tahoe and check out Burton's new on-mountain project-- The Stash. The Stash is somewhat mysterious…

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