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The Stylish and Modern Umbra FishHotel

May 12, 2011
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The Umbra FishHotel [$24.75] is an award-winning modern home for your finned friends. Modeled after a contemporary condominium, this reinvented aquarium features a sleek white shell with assymetrical “windows.” Individual units can be stacked to create a condo effect. Glass bowl is removable for cleaning. Purchase at Amazon.com  

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The Butt Station – Desk Designs

May 9, 2011
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The Butt Station desk accessory holder depicts a sculpted person perched on the likeness of a toilet seat, holding a roll of tape as one might hold a roll of toilet paper. For removing strips of tape, a tape cutter is built into the seated figure’s toes while it clasps [...]

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Nook Color – Next Generation Reading Experience

November 5, 2010
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Last year’s original Nook was a little odd, with a color touch screen and e-Ink display. It was like the iPad and Kindle had an illegitimate child. Now Barnes & Noble is back with the Nook Color ($250). Still based on Android and offering access to a store library of [...]

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Computer Algorithm Knows When You’re Being an Asshole

June 18, 2010

The pursuit of machine intelligence means we have to come up with ways to communicate with our computers in a way both entities can understand. But while computers process verbal commands in a straightforward fashion, humans tend to use more sophisticated speech forms, employing slang or symbols to convey an [...]

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