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All the cool stuff that’s not really news, but is still awesome.

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Vista: Ready to Melt Your Face Off

Whether you like it or not, Windows Vista is going to be here on Tuesday. It will affect fan-boys and haters alike, because Microsoft orders their ampilifiers custom, with knobs that go up to eleven. The laun... Continued
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The Pope: Not a Video Game Fan

I guess the "Holy One" hasn't played the Nintendo Wii yet. Someone get this man a Wii... VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -- Pope Benedict said on Wednesday that the media were "perverse" and harmed children when they ... Continued
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MegaTechNews Software Updated

MegaTechNews just got updated to the latest version of Wordpress. Thanks to Stephen for the heads up. If you folks notice anything weird after the upgrade, please let us know in the comments.... Continued
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Humans NEED to Play Video Games

For real? Sweet! I wonder if we'll see people at work using doctors notes to justify gaming at their desks... NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Playing video games can satisfy deep psychological needs and, at leas... Continued
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MySpace Gets Hit With Blame Stick

With all the media attention about Online Predators using MySpace to lure kids and teens, it was only a matter of time till someone stirred the shark tank... Four families have sued News Corp. and its MySpac... Continued
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The Wii Laptop

If you liked the Xbox 360 laptop, then you'll love this... Ben Heck, creator of the Xbox 360 laptop has taken his Mad Skillz to the Wii and has done another impressive job. Source: Ben Heck... Continued
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A Robot Too Scary To Show Kids?

Well, it's true. "Mo" the robot gets no love. Apparently his "Terminator" good looks don't rub off on everyone well... Behold Morgui. The robot was built by Kevin Warwick, a well-known UK roboticist at the... Continued
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Starship Enterprise: Floppy Disk Edition

From the land of things that bored people do, this one is up there. I don't even think it looks like the Starship Enterprise, but oh well, whatever. At least the floppy disk becomes useful once again.... Continued
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Cellphone Sets Man on Fire

Holy crap! I keep my cellphone in my pants! This poor guy got torched when his phone caught on fire in his pocket. I just hope he had it somewhere else other than his pants pockets... VALLEJO, California (... Continued