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Gadget Census Reveals Tech Trends in the US

There’s no arguing that gadgets rule. The only question is, where exactly do they reign? A recently conducted Gadget Census by Retrevo gave insights on certain US states vis-à-vis their gadget usage.
Based on 7,500 online questionnaires, the census indicated that New York’s top gadget is the iPad, while laptops rule in Colorado, and the Golden [...]

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The Leaf: Nissan’s Mainstream Electric Car

Of course what a vehicle looks like matters to us. We wouldn’t want our cars to be teased and bullied by other autos on the road now, would we? And while we totally support “green” cars and their efforts to lessen their carbon footprints on the planet, we think that some of them aren’t as [...]

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Optimus Prime Stands Tall in Beijing

Who knew that recyclables can look so cool?
Arguably the most kick-ass way to reuse scrap metal, this statue of Optimus Prime stands over 32 feet tall and is made up of 10,108 junk parts. It’s currently situated at the north of the Bird’s Nest at Beijing’s Olympic park.
We have to say, it’s hard not to [...]

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My Car Produces Oxygen, Take That Plants!

The Shanghai Automotive Industry group has definitely outdone themselves this time with the production of one of the coolest negative emission vehicles to date, “The Leaf.” The vehicle somehow emits oxygen instead of carbon dioxide meaning that plants can no longer boast about being the best oxygen producers on the planet. The Leaf also comes [...]

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Grab the Bull by the Horns

The Taurus is a concept vehicle for zero emission city travel.  It looks like a Segway that you sit on, plain and simple. I think the idea itself is pretty cool and aside from the name associated to a Ford car that is rarely purchased, I only see one flaw; it’s a motorcycle.  Now before [...]

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Inkheads for the Earth

We live in a wasteful, disposable culture.  We take disposable cameras on vacation so we don’t have to worry about losing an expensive camera.  We use paper plates and plastic utensils so we don’t have to wash dishes.  There are even disposable plastic flasks for people who like to get drunk at the movies, but [...]

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The History of St. Patty’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day, what do you know about it? You wear green or you get pinched, there is drinking involved, you can talk in bad accent and be perceived as funny, leprechauns, and that there must be some religion involved because there is a saint in the name.  Well get ready to get the run [...]

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Gas Saving Grandeur

There’s a new hybrid car racing its way into our environmentally conscious hearts, the new Porsche Spyder 918.  It looks like while we were busy watching the Germans win gold medals in the men’s luge the rest of the country was working on creating a 500hp, 78.4 mpg, v-8 with two electric motors.  The seven speed stick [...]

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