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Official Rules: Solve These Typographic Riddles!

Official Rules- Spot the Difference Sweepstakes 1. Introduction: Manuseto Ventures LLC is offering the Barnes & Noble Nook e-Reader (”Sweepstakes”). NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Sweepstakes may only be entered in or from the 50 ...READ»

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Spot the Difference, and Win a Sonos Wireless Sound System [Sweepstakes Ends Today]

Up for grabs: A wireless home audio setup from Sonos to a lucky reader who can spot the difference in this set of images. Hurry: the sweepstakes ends today at midnight.READ»

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You Vote: Top 10 Viral Sensations From 2009

Last week we asked you to nominate your favorite viral sensation of 2009 via Twitter. Boy, did you! Our editors couldn't decide on the winner, so we're letting you decide.READ»

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@Mommy: Get Me Twoddler so I Can Twitter You at Work #babytweetstoo

Everything will soon be connected to the social net--we've said it before, but if you're a social network denier then here's proof positive: Now your tiny baby can status update too.READ»

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H1N1 Vaccine Shortage Spam Is Itself a Virus

If you're like several of us, you've received the email claiming to offer info about state H1N1 vaccination programs run by the CDC. Considering the frenzy that's ensued over the national shortage of H1N1 vaccines, it's easy to ...READ»

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Amputee Gets Real-Feeling, Thought-Powered Cybernetic Fingers

What if you could wire up your nervous system to a robotic hand so well that it actually felt like your own? Would you be a real-life cyborg or Six Million Dollar Man? Yup. It's not only the future of prosthetic limbs. It's the ...READ»

Those Electronic Medical Records Obama So Loves? A Bit Clunky

Those Electronic Medical Records Obama So Loves? A Bit Clunky

President Obama has pledged $19 billion to encourage physicians and hospitals to adopt electronic medical records and similar systems. The assumption is that recycling paper-based patient records and turning to more advanced, ...READ»

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How Are Florida and Utah Keeping Swine Flu at Bay?

When FiveThirtyEight's political minesweeper Nate Silver analyzes the data from Google Flu Trends, there are bound to be some notable results. We're previously written about how Google Flu Trends uses flu-related search data to ...READ»

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Test-Driving the Networked Body: 4 Takes on Fitbit Features

The sleek Fitbit tracks your movements 24/7 so you can process that data online and set your fitness and nutrition goals.READ»

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YOUTUBE   |  7 comments

YouTube Does Something Great at Last: 1080p HD

When it came out, YouTube was seen as the best thing that had ever happened to the Web. Suddenly, it was easy to watch videos online, and uploading and embedding became, for the first time ever, a doddle. No wonder Google pounced on ...READ»

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