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08 Jan 2009 22:45

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Offbeat, Tech: It’s like “Knight Rider,” except for luxury cars

  • Lexus wants to make their cars talk Toyota, the corporation that owns the Lexus brand, plans to add a new feature called Lexus Insider, which will allow the auto manufacturer to talk to their drivers. Personally, we hope they tell the drivers how awesome they are because they own a Lexus. source

08 Jan 2009 09:35

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Tech: This was my favorite magazine when I was a kid

  • EGM is shutting down Electronic Gaming Monthly was a long-running magazine about video games. They’ve published since 1989, in the days of Megaman and Sonic the Hedgehog. Their last issue will be the January 2009 one. source
  • EGM is shutting down Electronic Gaming Monthly was a long-running magazine about video games. They’ve published since 1989, in the days of Megaman and Sonic the Hedgehog. Their last issue will be the January 2009 one.
  • The Web site remains EGM’s web destination, 1UP.com, is pretty popular itself and will stick around. Ziff-Davis, the magazine’s publisher, will sell the site to competitor UGO. 30 jobs will be lost from the EGM divestment. Game over. source

06 Jan 2009 11:38

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Tech: It probably makes calls as well as a water bottle, too

Motorola tries for a “green” approach with their new recycled-from-bottles phone. source

02 Jan 2009 13:24

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Offbeat, Tech: It’s a hit because it’s not a hit. Follow?

This Volvo concept car has technology designed to avoid crashes. Neat. source