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  • Infinity Ward removes console, lean from PC Modern Warfare 2
    By on November 4, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments

    Yesterday’s developer chat hosted by BestBuy has revealed more bad news regarding the PC version of Modern Warfare 2. Infinity Ward said that there will be no console in Modern Warfare 2, stating “we would like you to play the game the way we designed and balanced it”. Also: No changing fov, no leaning, lack of mod tools, and no demo. WTF IW?

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  • Elder-Assist Robotic Suits, From the Real Cyberdyne
    By on October 24, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments

    Tasha26 writes “No, not the one which will end up building terminator robots. BBC’s Click brings news of a Japanese company, Cyberdyne, which is in the process of building different robotic suits to assist the elderly in accomplishing simple body tasks such as walking and lifting. Even though still in R&D, this video (@3m15s) shows a pretty promising future for the elderly.”

    Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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  • Device Protects Day Traders From Emotional Trading
    By on October 14, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments

    Philips Electronics, a Netherlands based company, has come up with a device designed to protect day traders from emotionally based trading decisions. The Rationalizer measures your galvanic skin response and lets you know when you are under stress. An online trader can then take a “time-out, wind down and re-consider their actions,” according to the company. This may have come too late for us, but at least future generations won’t have to live through (more…)

  • Baseball Americana: Treasures from the Library of Congress
    By on October 6, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments

    This set of old (old) pictures illustrates how baseball came to be known as the “national pastime” in the United States. You’ll see players in all shapes and sizes, from the 1860s to the 1940s. You can also gaze at national stars like King Kelly, Casey Stengel in sunglasses, and Babe Ruth knocked out.

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  • New Final Fantasy XIII Trailer From TGS w/ Subtitles (Video)
    By on September 29, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments

    The subtitled version of the epic 7 minute long Final Fantasy XIII trailer from TGS 2009.

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  • Nigeria Demands Apology from SONY for “Scams” Ad (w video)
    By on September 26, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments

    Nigeria is mad at Sony for its latest ads that suggesting a lot of scams come from the country and is insisting on an immediate recant. “Nigeria also demands an unconditional apology from Sony Corporation for this deliberate negative campaign against the country’s image and reputation,” said a spokesman for the Nigerian government.

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  • Amazing basketball shot from upper deck of stadium [Videos]
    By on September 22, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments

    Is the angle from up top and the angle from the field enough to confirm the validity of this incredible shot? If it’s real, it’s like something out of the old Michael Jordan-Larry Bird McDonald’s ad.

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  • Sony Changes Ad After Complaints from Nigerian Government
    By on September 21, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments

    The Nigerian federal government has criticized Sony for a PlayStation 3 advert in which it implied that Nigerians are fraudsters.

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  • 10 of the Craziest Baseball Rules from the Past
    By on September 17, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments

    In the 1800s, baseball was a goofy game with a lot of stupid rules. These guys would probably crap themselves if they had to face guys like Justin Verlander or Alex Rodriguez today.

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