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Giant Lincoln Log tower sets a new Guinness World Record

, Apr 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

When it comes to geeky building systems enjoyed by children all around the world, Lego typically jumps to mind. We've seen plenty of world records set by various builders around the world using Lego bricks. One of the more overlooked geeky building materials that a lot of us played with as children are Lincoln Logs. Read The Full Story

Bitcoin mining costs real world money

, Apr 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

The active mining of virtual currency in the online world for real world profit is nothing new. This has been a common process in a number of online video games, especially World of Warcraft where an entire economy has sprung up around the mining and selling of in-game currency. With the rising popularity of the digital currency Bitcoin, attempts to digitally mine the currency are increasing all around the world. Read The Full Story

Waterstones founder to launch Spotify-like service for books in 2013

, Apr 11th 2013 Discuss [0]

Tim Waterstone is the founder of Waterstones, a retailer of print books and other items in the UK. Waterstone is looking to launch a new digital book business that hopes to become something akin to music service Spotify only for books. The project is called Read Petite. Read The Full Story

ThinkGeek and Scottevest unveil the Tropiformer Jacket

, Apr 10th 2013 Discuss [0]

If you're a gadget loving technology fan, you've undoubtedly been getting ready for a vacation or a day away from the home or office and had to figure out how to pack all of the gadgets you need to take with you on the road and still have them handy. That can be very challenging because if you get a camera, a smartphone, and maybe an MP3 player stuffed in your pockets you might lose your pants. ThinkGeek has a new solution that makes it easy to take all of your stuff with you on the go. Read The Full Story

Russian government blocking some Internet content

, Apr 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

There are number of places around the world where the government blocks all sorts of Internet content to prevent citizens from accessing things deemed inappropriate. While no one would be particularly surprised that Internet content is being filtered in the Middle East or in some parts of Asia, you might be surprised to learn that some content is being blocked in Russia. Read The Full Story

Google Shopping Express goes public in limited areas

, Mar 29th 2013 Discuss [0]

Earlier this month we talked about Google testing a new same-day shipping service for different types of goods to compete with Amazon Prime. At the time, we didn't know when the service would launch outside of the internal testing that was being conducted at the time. The Google Shopping Express service is now available to the public in limited areas of California. Read The Full Story

Walmart considers crowd sourced shipping

, Mar 29th 2013 Discuss [0]

Walmart is the largest retailer in the world. The retail giant has put more than one small business out of business around the country because it's almost impossible to compete with the prices Walmart offers. However, Walmart and many other retailers are now feeling significant pressure from online giants such as Amazon.com. Read The Full Story

Smart Herb Garden germinates on Kickstarter

, Mar 28th 2013 Discuss [0]

I've got what most people refer to as a black thumb. I can't grow anything but weeds. I'm so bad with plants, I once killed a cactus. It's really hard to kill a cactus. If you're like me and don't have a good history with growing things, the thought of having your own fresh herb garden for the kitchen may seem like a bad idea, at least for the plants. Read The Full Story

Australian store charges five dollars per person to “just look”

, Mar 27th 2013 Discuss [0]

I can understand retail locations trying to come up with anything they can to help fight the increasing showrooming phenomenon. Showrooming is the name given to the act of seeing customers come into a retail store to look at items and then leave to purchase the goods online at a lower price. This problem is common to all retailers including big stores such as Walmart and Target. Read The Full Story

Walmart expands iPhone checkout feature to 12 more markets

, Mar 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

I'd wager everyone has shopped at Walmart at one point or another in their lives. I'd also wager that many people have had experiences where the checkout person was incredibly slow and seemed more interested in talking than ringing up your purchase. What you may not be aware of is that Walmart has been testing an iPhone scan and check out feature in some markets around the country. Read The Full Story

Withings Smart Body Analyzer scale now shipping

, Mar 20th 2013 Discuss [0]

Withings has made some interesting products over the last few years. This is the company that unveiled the Internet connected scale with the ability to share your weight via social networks to help you meet your goals. The company has unveiled its latest product called the Smart Body Analyzer. Read The Full Story

Sky adds 4oD TV catch up service for UK customers

, Mar 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

TV fans in the UK who are Sky customers get a new TV catch up service this week. Sky has announced that it has added the Channel 4 4oD catch up service to its offerings creating the UK's most complete catch-up TV service. 4oD is Channel 4's video-on-demand service and it is available as an upgrade at no cost for some Sky customers. Read The Full Story
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