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Techdirt —Metallica Still Doesn't Get It: Forces Early Reviews Of Latest Album Offline
InfoWorld: Top News —Answer key: You don't know tech
EFF To Fight Border Agent Laptop Searches
InfoWorld: Top News —Groups ask court to review laptop searches
Slashdot —EFF To Fight Border Agent Laptop Searches
Metafilter —Crossing Borders with Laptops and PDAs
Sonic Crystals to Make Homes, Cars Completely Sound-Proof [Almost Sci-fi]
Engadget —Scientists create "cloak of silence" -- serial killing will never be the same
Gizmodo — Sonic Crystals to Make Homes, Cars Completely Sound-Proof [Almost Sci-fi]
Dell E and E Slim revealed, taking on Eee and Air in one fell swoop
Engadget —Dell E and E Slim revealed, taking on Eee and Air in one fell swoop
Gizmodo — Dell's Mini Inspiron Laptop Named E and E Slim [Laptops]
InfoWorld: Top News —Dell gives peek at low-cost laptop
LG claims Flatron W2252TE is "world's most energy-efficient monitor"
Engadget —LG claims Flatron W2252TE is "world's most energy-efficient monitor"
Gizmodo — LG Launches "World's Most Energy Efficient Monitor" For Green Geeks [Displays]
Yahoo Ends Talks With Microsoft, Embraces Google Instead
Slashdot —Yahoo Ends Talks With Microsoft, Embraces Google Instead
InfoWorld: Top News —Update: Google, Yahoo strike ad deal
Talk of the Nation on Procrastination
43 Folders —Talk of the Nation on Procrastination
Lifehacker — Become a Productive Procrastinator [Procrastination]
Sprint and Clearwire Promises WiMax Will Be Totally Open, Can Replace Your ISP []
Engadget —Clearwire touts fully open, third pipe "New Clearwire" WiMAX network
Gizmodo — Sprint and Clearwire Promises WiMax Will Be Totally Open, Can Replace Your ISP []
Waalbot, the wall-climbing, gecko-footed robot
Engadget —Waalbot, the wall-climbing, gecko-footed robot
Gizmodo — Waalbot Wall Climbing Robot Could Put Spiderman to Shame [Robotics]
Solar Curtains Turn Unwanted Sunlight Into Energy [Solar Energy]
Engadget —Solar Soft House converts household curtains into household current
Gizmodo — Solar Curtains Turn Unwanted Sunlight Into Energy [Solar Energy]
Waalbot, the wall-climbing, gecko-footed robot
Engadget —Waalbot, the wall-climbing, gecko-footed robot
Gizmodo — Waalbot Wall Climbing Robot Could Put Spiderman to Shame [Robotics]
Australia Tells eBay It Can't Require Auction Users Only Use PayPal
Slashdot —eBay's Plan to Force PayPal Rejected Down Under
Techdirt —Australia Tells eBay It Can't Require Auction Users Only Use PayPal
Does The 'Neutral Point Of View' Make Wikipedia Boring?
Joho the Blog —The Wikipedia style
Techdirt —Does The 'Neutral Point Of View' Make Wikipedia Boring?
Techcrunch —Google Adds The Geographic Web To Earth
Groups ask court to review laptop searches
Metafilter —Crossing Borders with Laptops and PDAs
InfoWorld: Top News —Groups ask court to review laptop searches
Slashdot —Securing Your Notebook Against US Customs
Panasonic's Pa-Look Fluorescent Bulbs Get Lit Fast [Light Bulb]
Gizmodo — Panasonic's Pa-Look Fluorescent Bulbs Get Lit Fast [Light Bulb]
Engadget —Panasonic debuts "hybrid lighting" Pa-Look compact fluorescent bulbs
Get things done with structured procrastination
Lifehacker —Get things done with structured procrastination
43 Folders —Talk of the Nation on Procrastination
Yahoo Loses Two More: Fayyad and Zawodny
Techcrunch —Yahoo Loses Two More: Fayyad and Zawodny
Valleywag — Bleeding purple [Yahoo]
Slashdot —PayPal Goes Mobile
Susan Mernit's Blog —Exit velocity: Rumors, Weiner, Yahoo & AOL
Bolster and Track Your Productivity with Work Break Timer [Featured Windows Download]
Lifehacker —Bolster and Track Your Productivity with Work Break Timer [Featured Windows Download]
43 Folders —Talk of the Nation on Procrastination
"No-Key" Glass Touch-Keyboard is Anithesis of Steampunk [Keyboards]
Gizmodo — "No-Key" Glass Touch-Keyboard is Anithesis of Steampunk [Keyboards]
Engadget —Glass keyboard concept opts for cameras instead of keys
DARPA Technology Autonomously Lands Severely Damaged Aircraft [Gadgets]
Engadget —Misplaced wings no sweat for DARPA's new aircraft control system
Gizmodo — DARPA Technology Autonomously Lands Severely Damaged Aircraft [Gadgets]
Papercraft sound engineering equipment
Boing Boing —Papercraft sound engineering equipment
Metafilter —plus, there's food. And bars.
Steve Jobs says PA Semi acquisition will design new iPhone and iPod chips [Apple]
Gizmodo —Apple Goes To War (This Time Not With Microsoft) [Apple's Military Contract]
Valleywag — Steve Jobs says PA Semi acquisition will design new iPhone and iPod chips [Apple]
Slashdot —Apple Buys a Chip Company for $278M
Apple Insider —iPhone for Spain; PA Semi; Mac share; mobile phone sales fall
Wonderful timelapse photos by Alexey Titarenko of "shadow" people in...
kottke —Wonderful timelapse photos by Alexey Titarenko of "shadow" people in...
Metafilter —city of shadows
6 Takes On The Samsung Instinct (aka iPhone Hunter) [Frankenreview]
Engadget —Mossberg reviews Samsung Instinct, accidentally previews iPhone 3G
Gizmodo — 6 Takes On The Samsung Instinct (aka iPhone Hunter) [Frankenreview]
Share Your Baby's Milestones at TotSpot [Kids]
Techcrunch —Totspot - It???s A Social Network For Babies
Lifehacker — Share Your Baby's Milestones at TotSpot [Kids]
Signal vs. Noise —Jobs Boards: A shotgun or a rifle?
Scobleizer —A real Silicon Valley garage startup
Read Write Web —TradeVibes Company Information Wiki - 250 Alpha Invites
Metafilter —Mystery on 5th Avenue
Gizmodo — Architect Secretly Builds Epic Scavenger Hunt into NYC Apartment [Mysteries]
Steve Jobs says PA Semi acquisition will design new iPhone and iPod chips [Apple]
Gizmodo —CTIA Wireless 2008: We're Here! [Ctia 2008]
Valleywag — Steve Jobs says PA Semi acquisition will design new iPhone and iPod chips [Apple]
Sega's E.M.A. Robot Is a Brazen Minx, Has a Glamorous Body, Also Kind of a Slut [Robots]
Engadget —Sega's E.M.A. robot walks like a lady, offers up smooches
Gizmodo — Sega's E.M.A. Robot Is a Brazen Minx, Has a Glamorous Body, Also Kind of a Slut [Robots]
Flixwagon Streams Video From iPhone
Gizmodo — Flixwagon Broadcasts Video from Any iPhone [IPhone]
Techcrunch —Flixwagon Streams Video From iPhone
Signal vs. Noise —Jobs Boards: A shotgun or a rifle?
Scobleizer —First look: Qik video streaming from cell phones
Read Write Web —Firefox Continues Long March to the Top
Slashdot —Firefox 3 Release On Tuesday
Lifehacker — Speed Testing the Latest Web Browsers [Web Browsers]
digg —The forgotten browser in the browser war!
digg —Which browser is the fastest? An unbiased test.
Read Write Web —Firefox 3 To Be Released On June 17th
Gizmodo — Firefox 3 Available on Tuesday [Downloads]
Lifehacker — Firefox 3 to Drop on Tuesday [Firefox 3]
Sega's E.M.A. Robot Is a Brazen Minx, Has a Glamorous Body, Also Kind of a Slut [Robots]
Engadget —Sega's E.M.A. robot walks like a lady, offers up smooches
Gizmodo — Sega's E.M.A. Robot Is a Brazen Minx, Has a Glamorous Body, Also Kind of a Slut [Robots]
Intel shows off robotic hand with "Pre Touch" object conformation
Gizmodo — Robot Hand Can Sense Objects Before Touching Them [Intel R&D]
Engadget —Intel shows off robotic hand with "Pre Touch" object conformation
USB 3.0 host controller spec will be free, Intel says
Engadget —Intel denies USB 3.0 abuse, dangles controller spec from window
InfoWorld: Top News —USB 3.0 host controller spec will be free, Intel says
Obama Campaign Seeks LAMP Developers
Slashdot —Obama Campaign Seeks LAMP Developers
InfoWorld: Top News —Obama campaign hopes for better Web security
Read Write Web —Obama vs McCain Website Smackdown
Coming into NYC - anyone up for a Thursday evening dinner/drink/photowalk?
Sifry —Coming into NYC - anyone up for a Thursday evening dinner/drink/photowalk?
Joho the Blog —Alps ???n??? Balcs
Palm Centro Headed to Verizon [Cellphones]
Gizmodo —Palm Centro Headed to Verizon [Cellphones]
Engadget —Palm Centro heads to Verizon, in stores tomorrow for $99
Medtronic Diabetes concept car monitors glucose levels in-dash
Gizmodo — M-Powered System Turns a Lincoln Into the Diabetesmobile [Health]
Engadget —Medtronic Diabetes concept car monitors glucose levels in-dash
Microsoft Applies For "Digital Manners" Patent
Engadget —Microsoft's Device Manners Policy patent enforces "no-talking zones" and more
Slashdot —Microsoft Applies For "Digital Manners" Patent
Gizmodo —Microsoft Patents Mobile Manners Device Policy For Your Phones, Cameras and PDAs [Mobile Manners]
What's Wrong With Putting A Fake Ad In A Newspaper?
Metafilter —Phony airline ads and website almost too close to reality
Techdirt —What's Wrong With Putting A Fake Ad In A Newspaper?
iPhone Apps To Be Very Cheap, Mostly Free [Apple]
Gizmodo — iPhone Apps To Be Very Cheap, Mostly Free [Apple]
Techcrunch —$1.2 Billion For iPhone Apps in 2009. What is Gene Munster Smoking?
Boing Boing —Internal workings of a mechanical watch video
Valleywag — iPhone application startups to trigger tsunami of free booze at launch parties [Startups]
iPhone application startups to trigger tsunami of free booze at launch parties [Startups]
Valleywag — iPhone application startups to trigger tsunami of free booze at launch parties [Startups]
Techcrunch —$1.2 Billion For iPhone Apps in 2009. What is Gene Munster Smoking?
Boing Boing —Internal workings of a mechanical watch video
Gizmodo — iPhone Apps To Be Very Cheap, Mostly Free [Apple]
Porn Found On L.A. Obscenity Case Judge's Website
Metafilter —Under His Robes
Slashdot —Porn Found On L.A. Obscenity Case Judge's Website
Sprint's Samsung Instinct Now Costs $199 After Rebate [Sprint Instinct]
Engadget —Samsung Instinct to run $199.99 on contract
Gizmodo — Sprint's Samsung Instinct Now Costs $199 After Rebate [Sprint Instinct]
AMD and NVIDIA Creating Own Spec to Compete Against USB 3.0 [USB Wars]
Engadget —AMD and NVIDIA accuse Intel of withholding USB 3.0 specs
Gizmodo — AMD and NVIDIA Creating Own Spec to Compete Against USB 3.0 [USB Wars]
Exit velocity: Rumors, Weiner, Yahoo & AOL
Valleywag — Who will replace Jeff Weiner at Yahoo? [Hires]
Susan Mernit's Blog —Exit velocity: Rumors, Weiner, Yahoo & AOL
Porn Found On L.A. Obscenity Case Judge's Website
Metafilter —Under His Robes
Slashdot —Porn Found On L.A. Obscenity Case Judge's Website
Techdirt —Federal Judge On Obscenity Case Posted Porn Images On His Web Server
Voodoo Omen gets examined from the inside
Engadget —Voodoo Omen gets examined from the inside
Gizmodo — Inside Voodoo's Gorgeous Omen Gaming Desktop: Totally Tubular [Voodoo Omen]
The Truth About Last Year's Xbox 360 Recall
Slashdot —The Truth About Last Year's Xbox 360 Recall
Gizmodo — Microsoft's $1 Billion Xbox 360 Recall Problems Caused By Chip Cheapness [Xbox 360 Red Ring]
Gizmodo —Cubicle Farm Rampage Video Was Just a Viral Marketing Stunt [Viral Marketing]
Metafilter —What's Russian for "viral"?
Gizmodo —Cubicle Farm Rampage Video Was Just a Viral Marketing Stunt [Viral Marketing]
Metafilter —What's Russian for "viral"?
Self-driving Ford Hybrid SUV to sell for $89,000
Gizmodo — Ford's Self-Driving Hybrid DARPA Car Now Available for $89,000 [Smart Cars]
Engadget —Self-driving Ford Hybrid SUV to sell for $89,000
Get Optimally Wired with Caffeine [Caffeine]
Lifehacker —Get Optimally Wired with Caffeine [Caffeine]
Metafilter —Eight solid hours of sleep... and DOOM!
Keep the lolxtian talk to a minimum
kottke —??? Survival tips for the Middle Ages
Metafilter —Keep the lolxtian talk to a minimum
Snow Leopard Will Be Intel Exclusive After All [New Intel On Intel]
Gizmodo — Snow Leopard Will Be Intel Exclusive After All [New Intel On Intel]
Apple Insider —Official: Mac OS X Snow Leopard doesn't support PowerPC Macs
Slashdot —Apple's Leopard Will Exclude 800MHz G4 Processors
Engadget —Snow Leopard to drop PowerPC support?
Developers welcome Snow Leopard
Gizmodo —iPhone SDK Beta 7 Out Now [Iphone Sdk]
InfoWorld: Top News —Developers welcome Snow Leopard
Lifehacker —Steve Jobs Keynote Live Roundup [Live Blogging The Live Blogs]
Giz Explains: What You Didn't Know About the iPhone's 3G and GPS [Giz Explains]
Valleywag —iPhone 3G's true cost is $1,237 [IPhone 3G]
Gizmodo — Giz Explains: What You Didn't Know About the iPhone's 3G and GPS [Giz Explains]
Lifehacker —Steve Jobs Keynote Live Roundup [Live Blogging The Live Blogs]
Engadget —Apple's lucrative iPhone revenue sharing goes away, replaced with "traditional" model
Snow Leopard Will Be Intel Exclusive After All [New Intel On Intel]
Engadget —Snow Leopard to drop PowerPC support?
Gizmodo — Snow Leopard Will Be Intel Exclusive After All [New Intel On Intel]
Apple Insider —Official: Mac OS X Snow Leopard doesn't support PowerPC Macs
Gizmodo — iPhone Firmware 2.0 Could Hit June 27 [Unconfirmed]
Techdirt —iPhone Pricing Details: Getting iPhones To Unlock Just Got A Whole Lot Trickier
