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Zune HD getting magenta and purple flavors on December 1st

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:05:04 +0000

Not enough variety in your Zune HD color palette? How about a friendly dab of magenta and purple to mix up the proceedings? Microsoft's Zune Store is now showing some grayed out selectors for purple and magenta color options for the player, which will apparently be available on December 1st -- ...

TechBlog found this 30 minutes ago on engadget.com

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The Magic Clock: an awesome Whereabout Clock

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:21 +0000

MAKE subscriber bumpercrop writes in to share this excellent Harry Potter -inspired whereabout clock, The Magic Clock . In the story, the clock is a magical item with hands that show the location of each family member. This beautifully constructed remake does the same, except ...

Hack a Day found this 47 minutes ago on blog.makezine.com

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New Zune HD Colors Coming December 1 [ZuneHd]

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:50:49 +0000

Remember those non-existent Zune HD colors that popped up in the Zune software source code? Well, looks like some of them made it to production. The Purple and Magenta versions land on December 1....

CrunchGear found this 20 hours ago on gizmodo.com

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Tween 'Boyz' Use Nikon Cameras to Be Living, Dancing Projectors

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:14:00 +0000

Oh, Japan, will we ever understand your madness? From the country of USB breast warmers and the electro diva Mu now come the Helicopter Boyz in Yomiuri Land . Naoki Ito, of the ad agency GT Tokyo, decided to enlist these tweens for a Nikon promotion back in September. Using the Nikon Coolpix ...

Engadget found this 2 hours ago on switched.com

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iRiver Story e-book reader • Register Hardware

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:52:27 +0000

Interfacing includes SD card expansion

SlashGear found this 4 days ago on reghardware.co.uk

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The Top 5 Bargain Smartphones: Low Priced, Feature Packed, And User Friendly

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:21:42 +0000

Smart phones are the future of communication but some are just too expensive to buy. Keep in mind that almost every smart phone usually requires a 2 to 4 year contract. Smart phones are advancing everyday, they are always adding new features and all of this can get confusing for someone who is ...

sleepyhead157 posted 16 hours ago from blog.ziggytek.com

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Gameloft Brings Black Friday to iPod App Store

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 03:27:11 +0000

From Wirebot : So I only thought Black Friday deals could happen in stores like Wal-mart , Best Buy , Newegg , or places like that…but I was wrong! This year, Gameloft , a big game app maker in the Apple App store world, has quite a few of its games that are normally pricey, all for ...

sleepyhead157 posted 36 hours ago from blog.ziggytek.com

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DSi in Two Holiday Colors!

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:21:41 +0000

From Wirebot : For the holidays, Nintendo is going to release its next wave of limited edition colorful DSi systems . More »

sleepyhead157 posted 17 hours ago from blog.ziggytek.com

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What the iPod tells us about Britain's economic future

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:10:15 +0000

Opinion/Interviews: What the iPod tells us about Britain's economic future

Paul Kedrosky's Infectious Greed found this 20 hours ago on blogs.telegraph.co.uk

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Christmas Gaming Ornaments Arrive For The Dedicated Gamer In Your Family

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:30:26 +0000

Christmas time is joyous occasion for everyone, especially gamers because of all the consoles and games they’ll recieve as presents but here is one thing no one has ever seen, gaming ornaments. That’s right, they are ornaments in the shape of different gaming objects that you ...

sleepyhead157 posted 18 hours ago from blog.ziggytek.com

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Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Hits $3 Billion in Sales, Activision Loves It

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:32:46 +0000

Was anyone surprised by the results from the Call Of Duty sales results? It was reported that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 brought in $3 billion dollars in sales for Activision. The game has hit a new benchmark in terms of sales for a video game, as well as number of copies sold. It ...

sleepyhead157 posted 19 hours ago from blog.ziggytek.com

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iPhone Clone Captures Everything The iPhone Doesn’t Have, Great For Texting

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:05:31 +0000

The iPhone has many many clones around the world, but I’ve never seen one that steals app design, back cover design, and even adds a full fledged QWERTY keyboard. Now, this is one cool iPhone clone. Dubbed with a horrible name, the Cooli902, the “fat” iPhone clone carries ...

sleepyhead157 posted 22 hours ago from blog.ziggytek.com

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Nova DSLR Camera features extension arms for accessibility

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:20:00 +0000

Not being a professional with a DSLR camera, I often find my hands trembling when I use one. This isn’t so much because of the fear of photography, but is for the fact that not all cameras are comfortable to hold while in clicking position. You may have felt the same at times, if yes, then I ...

Gizmodo found this 24 hours ago on gizmowatch.com

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Free Remove DRM from iTunes Music Videos on Windows and Mac

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:26:27 +0000

This article is dedicated to introducing several methods of removing DRM from iTunes music, movies and TV shows on Windows and Mac OS X.

Kindour posted 24 hours ago from softdiggs.com

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After Black Friday Sales: TomTom 340S 4.3″ Portable GPS Bundle on Target

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:55:19 +0000

Black Friday 2009 is over but there are still after Black Friday sales available online. These post Black Friday online deals are also called Saturday After Thanksgiving Sales. On Target.com, they offered a 2 day sale (Black Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving deals). One of these great after ...

jps61974 posted 25 hours ago from kokeytechnology.com

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TomTom ONE 125SE Special Edition 3.5" Portable GPS with Spoken Street Names: GPS & Navigation

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:15:45 +0000

Map Share lets you modify your own U.S. map and benefit from others' verified changes Announces turn-by-turn directions aloud, including street and place names Fold & Go EasyPort mount folds neatly onto the back of the device, so both are small enough to fit into your pocket or bag Plug & Go ...

Krunker found this 5 days ago on walmart.com

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Bliptronic 5000 LED Synthesizer

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:15:12 +0000

Retro Musical Droid Arrives... from the Future If HAL 9000 mated with R2-D2 and their electronic offspring was tutored by Kraftwerk it would probably end up something like the Bliptronic 5000 LED Synthesizer. At once a minimalist musical plaything and a hardcore old-skool synthesizer, the ...

SlashGear found this 2 days ago on thinkgeek.com

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In the Maker Shed: Chumby Guts kit (video)

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:39:36 +0000

Chumby guts go together easily, but the b&w instructions included left me scratching my head the first time around. Here's my second build, after I got a...

MAKE Magazine found this 13 days ago on youtube.com

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TomTom XL 325 SE 4.3″ Portable GPS Black Friday 2009 Deal on Walmart | Black Friday Online Deals 2009

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:49:43 +0000

The 2009 Black Friday online deals have long been anticipated by many online shoppers and Black Friday Ads were all over the net. One of the stores most visited is Walmart’s online store. Walmart.com Black Friday 2009 was worth every penny. One of their greatest deal is the TomTom XL 325 ...

jps61974 posted 38 hours ago from kokeytechnology.com

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Nokia To Release New X6 Phone, Pleases Audiophiles Around The World

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:45:43 +0000

Nokia is fighting back against it’s competitors with their latest release, the Nokia X6. Audiophiles are going to be really happy because the X6s touchscreen capabilities and interface make music playing a breeze. Beating out the 5800, the new X6 provides quite the user experience ...

sleepyhead157 posted 42 hours ago from blog.ziggytek.com

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Roomba saves child from deadly Viper, challenges Tango to a fight

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:28:23 +0000

We've always known that the Roomba was something of a bad-ass -- iRobot, after all, has quite a reputation within the defense industry -- so we weren't surprised when one of the autonomous vacuum cleaners took down a certain Vipera palaestinae (a venomous snake found in the Middle East). ...

Boing Boing found this 43 hours ago on engadget.com

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Facebook - Official Website

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:30:00 +0000

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Apps Are Better, Faster and Easier Than Using Websites on Computers

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:01:50 +0000

I’ve always been a proponent of the latest technology and am usually one of the first to buy a gadget when it’s first released. It’s just how I am and believe that some gadgets make things easier for us. In the past few years, smartphones have been that gadget. While many ...

sleepyhead157 posted 44 hours ago from blog.ziggytek.com

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HP G60-501NR Laptop Black Friday Amazon Deal Sold Out! | Black Friday Online Deals 2009

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:18:48 +0000

Black Friday Computer Deals (Thanksgiving and Black Friday Deals 2009) are currently in demand. It is because laptops/notebooks are offered for 50-70% off its usual retail price on Black Friday online deals. One of which is the HP G60-501NR 15.6-Inch Black Laptop that was one of so called ...

jenmer posted 45 hours ago from kokeygadgets.com

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Black Friday Online Deals: Nintendo DS Lite Black Friday 2009 Online Deals | Nintendo DS Lite Gaming Console

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:24:56 +0000

Black Friday Online Deals 2009 are now on the loose! Among these are Nintendo DS Lite Black Friday 2009 Deals. On Walmart.com Black Friday deals list, all of the Nintendo DS Lite package deals were sold out. Aside from Walmart.com, we may also acquire Black Friday online deals for a brand new ...

jenmer posted 46 hours ago from kokeygadgets.com

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Autonomous Mech Warfare Robot

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:40:00 +0000

Writing by Evan Ackerman on Wednesday, 25 of November , 2009 at 2:14 am This is all kinds of awesome, but it’s the sound that really makes it. Plus I love watching how excited the robot (named X-BRAT) gets when he spots his target. And then, kaBLAM! The target acquisition and firing system is ...

Gizmodo found this 3 days ago on botjunkie.com

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Heroic Israeli Roomba Saves Children From Deadly Viper

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:09:09 +0000

Writing by Evan Ackerman on Friday, 20 of November , 2009 at 2:19 pm roombasnake This article, from Israel’s Yediot Acharonot newspaper, is titled “‘A Vacuum Cleaner Captured a Snake.” It looks like “captured” is a bit of an understatement… The Roomba 560 appears to have totally pwned what we’re ...

OhGizmo! found this 2 days ago on botjunkie.com

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Nokia 6750 offered by Rogers Wireless

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:58:37 +0000

Rogers Wireless has just announced that they will be making available the Nokia 6750 to the masses, targeting those who are on the lookout for a sleek and stylish cellphone which is loaded with fun features, allowing one to remain connected to family and friends through the recent (and still ...

Gadget Venue found this 2 days ago on coolest-gadgets.com

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Apple Black Friday Sale Kicks Off In The US, Prices As Low As They’ll Ever Go

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:00:44 +0000

Today is Black Friday and many retailers are slashing prices down to the cheapest they can go. Apple was the retailer that got the most attention when it slashed prices because of their usual high priced products. Apple’s Black Friday sales started yesterday in Australia and New ...

sleepyhead157 posted 2 days ago from blog.ziggytek.com

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Live Tagging On iPod Nano from Absolute Radio in UK

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:51:48 +0000

A popular UK radio station has launched support for song tagging on the iPod nano 5G - the first European radio outlet to do so as a result of collaborating with Apple. The advanced iTunes tagging application enables iPod nano users in Great Britain to tag songs heard on device's FM ...

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Shadow Dextrous Hand grabs attention at Tokyo robot event

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:17:33 +0000

Another standout at this week's International Robot Exhibition 2009 in Tokyo is the Shadow Dextrous Hand along with the CyberGlove. The robotic hand can be operated remotely by a human wearing the sensor glove to perform actions as delicate as cradling an egg, changing a light bulb or writing ...

technabob found this 2 days ago on dvice.com

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INTERNATIONAL ROBOT EXHIBITION 2009

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:27:45 +0000

INTERNATIONAL ROBOT EXHIBITION 2009 出展のご案内来場登録と併催事業の参加申込登録を開始しました。 Symposium & Forum What's new November 10, 2009 (Tue.) Hall Layout Download. （PDF：2MB） October 29, 2009 (Thu.) Press release of the fair was issued. （PDF：780KB） October 13, 2009 (Tue.) Pre-registration was started. January ...

DVICE Atom Feed found this 4 days ago on nikkan.co.jp

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X-Brat Auto Firing Fully Autonomous Shooting2!!! Robot Mech Warfare Mechwarrior (video)

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:40:00 +0000

Second auto tracking test.....still occasionally shooting blanks. I'm only using the left gun for testing purposes. I need to fix the ammo hoppers which are ...

Gizmodo found this 3 days ago on youtube.com

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Bliptronic 5000 LED Synthesizer

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:15:12 +0000

If you’re one who dabbles with music as a hobby and want to delve into the world of modern tunes with robotic beeps, then might we suggest you take a second look at the Bliptronic 5000 LED Synthesizer ? This minimalist musical device is also an old school synthesizer, and it clearly ...

SlashGear found this 2 days ago on coolest-gadgets.com

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Review: Naim Audio DAC

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:30:00 +0000

Some 20 years after the first stand-alone DAC – the Arcam Black Box – appeared, Naim Audio has finally joined other manufacturers at the party. For years, the company ignored external DACs completely, but with today's proliferation of digital media and music that does not come stored on silver ...

albertsquare posted 2 days ago from techradar.com

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Sylvania DV-2100 Pocket Digital Video Camcorder Specs and Features| Sylvania Pocket Camcorder Black Friday Deal

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:14:02 +0000

As part of Black Friday 2009, the Sylvania DV-2100 HD Pocket Digital Video Camcorder w/ 2″ LCD, 4x Digital Zoom is now sold for a very low price. We may buy a brand new DV-2100 Sylvania Pocket Camcorder for almost 75% off its regular retail price. The details of that Black Friday deal was ...

jenmer posted 2 days ago from kokeygadgets.com

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Black Friday ads, many sales online for Thanksgiving 2009

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:30:50 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! If you have time to spend on your computers throughout the day, there is great savings to be had, with over 24 retailers starting their Black Friday sales already. Retailers include all the big names such as Walmart, Sears, Target, Best Buy, Newegg and so on. ...

Rover found this 3 days ago on product-reviews.net

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WowWee Joebot gets unboxed, video demo

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:00:38 +0000

Fancy a sneak preview of what Christmas morning might be like for various tweenage kids expecting a new WowWee robot this holiday season? RoboCommunity’s appropriately-named Rudolph has picked up the company’s second new ‘bot, the Joebot , and has shared an unboxing photoset ...

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Sylvania Pocket Camcorder Black Friday Deal: Sylvania Pocket DV-2100 Digital Camcorder On Its Lowest Price Ever!

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:00:12 +0000

The Sylvania Pocket Camcorder DV-2100 is now part of the hottest 2009 Black Friday deals online. A brand new Sylvania DV-2100 Pocket Camcorder has a regular retail price of $143.00 and above. On QVC.com’s regular days, they offer this Sylvania DV-2100 Digital Pocket Camcorder for $36.00. ...

jenmer posted 2 days ago from kokeygadgets.com

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Gary McKinnon to be extradited to US

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:51:00 +0000

Hacker and Asperger's sufferer Gary McKinnon has lost his final appeal to the UK government to halt his extradition to face trial in the US. Home Secretary Alan Johnson is coming under fire from civil liberties campaigners following his decision to let the extradition of McKinnon go ahead. ...

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Black Friday Computer Deals 2009: Best Buy’s Black Friday 2009 Computer Deals Online

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:31:20 +0000

Black Friday Computer Deals 2009 on several online stores like Amazon.com are now sold out but don’t worry folks because there are several other online stores offering Black Friday computer deals like Best Buy, Target and more. Let us first check out the 2009 Black Friday computer deals on ...

jenmer posted 2 days ago from kokeygadgets.com

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Energizer Rechargeable Light on Demand Tabletop Nightlight Specifications and Features

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:46:14 +0000

Energizer Rechargeable Light on Demand Tabletop Nightlight is on currently offered for a discounted price. A daily deal web store has featured the this tabletop nightlight (single light center) along with other Energizer Rechargeable Light on Demand models. Some of these rechargeable lights by ...

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Energizer Rechargeable Light on Demand Desk Lamps and Light Centers on Sale! | Energizer Rechargeable Light on Demand Price

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:48:50 +0000

Energizer Rechargeable Light on Demand desk lamps, tabletop night lights and light centers are on sale today! A few days ago, Energizer Light on Demand Desk Lamp alone was featured on a daily sale online store. Now, we may choose among three variations of the Energizer Rechargeable Light on ...

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Demonstrating TSA futility by stabbing dead pigs with pens

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:23:25 +0000

An article in The American Journal of Forensic Medical Pathology entitled "Use of a pig model to demonstrate vulnerability of major neck vessels to inflicted trauma from common household items" describes all the ways you can stab people with stuff you're allowed to take through airport ...

joeljohnson posted 10 days ago from feeds.boingboing.net

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Apple Tablet delayed, analysts cast haruspex over chinese shipping manifests

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:06:54 +0000

That Apple's tablet shall eventually come is all but certain. But now that uncertainty over the release date has emerged, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster hedges that it's irrelevant . That said, Munster seems to be the master of inaccurately predicting the imminent release of the Apple ...

joeljohnson posted 9 days ago from feeds.boingboing.net

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Chumby Guts for sale at Maker Shed

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:07:44 +0000

As Cory wrote earlier today, the Chumby is a hackable Internet device with a full-color display. You can buy a pre-built Chumby, or you can buy a Chumby Guts kit and incorporate it into your own DIY project. A second (and most likely final) batch of Chumby Guts are now for sale at ...

joeljohnson posted 9 days ago from feeds.boingboing.net

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Mac|Life imagines Apple products of the future

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:12:01 +0000

Mac|Life magazine recently approached me and several other people (Brian Lam, Veronica Belmont, Michael Brook, Mark McClusky) to envision a future product from Apple. Mac|Life rendered them beautifully, and the products the other people came up with are really cool. My product was a ...

joeljohnson posted 9 days ago from feeds.boingboing.net

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Toy truck craps out domino runs

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:52:44 +0000

Brando's Auto Domino Building Truck is a battery-powered toy truck that shits bricks -- that is, it poops out dominos standing on end at the correct intervals to make a domino run. Or so the manufacturer says -- I haven't tried it yet. But I have a vision of setting this thing down at one ...

joeljohnson posted 9 days ago from feeds.boingboing.net

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3D scanning with a plain webcam

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:13:45 +0000

Coming soon to a science fiction plot near you: with the right software, a plain-jane webcam can be a 3D scanner. It's a project from Qi Pan , a PhD candidate at Cambridge University Engineering Department. ProFORMA: Probabilistic Feature-based On-line Rapid Model Acquisition ...

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Lego hole-punch for paper-meets-Lego projects

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:57:24 +0000

Muji's going to start selling hole-punches that knock out patterns that can be threaded between two Lego bricks. They go on sale in a week, and open up many possibilities for crafty Lego extensions. LEGO for MUJI Paper and Block Sets ( via Make ) Previously: USB devices ...

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