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Gadgets: A Tee that shows where you can connect

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This T-Shirt will show you if you can connect to a wireless network without checking on your computer. The animated display on the front of the tee detects 802.11b or 802.11g signals and displays the strength to yourself and everyone around you. The glowing bars on the front of the shirt dynamically change as the surrounding wi-fi signal strength fluctuates…

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DIY: Geek Jack-o’-Lantern

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Getting ready for Halloween? Have a look at Wired’s “Geek Jack-o’-Lantern” gallery and contest for some great ideas and a link to a How-To tutorial.

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Video: P-Funk documentary

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When you like funk, this one hour documentary on George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic is a must.
… What’s your funk aptitude, bobba?
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Fun: The HP Printer Hack finds new friends

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Just wait a little while and then tell it to some other people – Works with jokes and seemingly still on “Digg.com”.

This time its the good old prank to change the display message on HP (and other printers) with a little program. But script kiddies wake up – no perl needed to do this as mentioned in the “latest version” of this joke. There is since long a “small .Net application” around that does the job even with a configuration window for your message…
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Earthrace – the last run on its 2007 record attempt (Part 1)

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There was a lot of press coverage lately on the “Earthrace” attempt to break the world record of circumnavigation for power boats with a bio-diesel boat.

It happens to be that we have (together with another company) sponsored their last leg on their attempt to break the world record. And we have just learn that “Richard Branson” now is considering to “sponsor another attempt” for the world record next year, so we thought we might still share some of our impressions and images of our time on-board during the run from Egypt to Spain…

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How-To: Make a gift box from Dollar bills

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Often people get their gifts just wrapped in the shops where they buy them. But the wrapping or the box can be the gift itself or show some individuality. This box is made from two 1 Dollar bills and a detailed description how to do it is “online”. Works equally well with 100 Dollar notes and Euros. Best accompanied by a bunch of roses…

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