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Lunar Luxe: $90,500 Table for Norman Mailer's Apollo 11 Book

Marc Newson creates the perfect perch for a stellar book.READ»

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Jeff Bezos Wants to Fly You to Space and 10 Other Tryptophan-Free Stories This Week on Fast Company

We still haven't found a better way to sleep off a turkey feast than beach ourselves in front of the boob tube. But that doesn't mean there aren't better ways to watch TV: Roku wants to, well, rock you--the Web-to-TV device is upping ...READ»

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Today's Vision of Tomorrow: Jeff Bezos and Virgin Galactic Flying You to Space

Forget NASA's giant rockets, forget even the Russian Space Agency's vintage but reliable Soyuz vehicles: The future of space travel for you and me (assuming we're filthy rich) is in private hands. Jeff Bezos' and Richard Branson's, ...READ»

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Take Note, Amazon: Model the Kindle 3 After the Entourage Edge

Amazon may have sewn up the U.S. e-reader market, but its international Kindle seems like a lame duck, and it faces growing competition. Where can Amazon go next with the device? Maybe Entourage's dual-screen eDGe has the ...READ»

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Barnes & Noble's Technicolor Kindle Killer?

Amazon's obviously proud of its Kindle e-reader, but this morning its execs may have something to worry about: Barnes & Noble may be about to stamp on the Kindle's future hopes... with a slick color e-reader from Plastic ...READ»

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Is the Kindle Destined for SkyMall?

Five strategies to save Jeff Bezos' e-ink empire before it's too late.READ»

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Amazon Apologizes for Destroying '1984' Copies, Offers New '1984' Copies (or $30)

After suffering multiple black eyes in the blogosphere and plenty of ire from Kindle users, Amazon has finally decided to make good on its ill-advised decision to delete illegally distributed copies of George Orwell's 1984 from users' ...READ»

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Why Is Jeff Bezos Investing $7 Million in Heartland Robotics?

Jeff Bezos founded Amazon.com, coined the phrase Artificial Artificial Intelligence, and invested in human spaceflight startup Blue Origin. Now he's expanding his portfolio to include robots.Specifically, he's investing in Heartland ...READ»

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How to Build Your Own Spaceship

When Piers Bizony was 10, his father asked him to keep a scrapbook of space travel. Four decades later, the science writer, still hooked, created this DIY manual for rocket jockeys. Though the book's structure is a weak conceit, it ...READ»

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Amazon Buys Zappos for $847 Million [updated]

In an unexpected--and quirky--video announcement, Amazon is acquiring the shoe-seller-turned-everything-seller Zappos for $807 Million in stock (that number from the press release rose to $880 million by the market's close, plus ...READ»

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