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Laptop Concept Folds Into Briefcase For Ultra Portability

Cut out the laptop bag middleman with a laptop that transforms into a briefcase. Ok, so there's no room to stash the power cord, but this concept is like a grown-up Fisher Price laptop I had as a kid. More »

Which Of These Ladies Looks Like Their In-Game Counterpart?

Meet The Hostesses of Yakuza 4! Because, you know, game publisher SEGA might cut them out of the Western release like it did with Japanese crime game Yakuza 3. So if you are going to meet them, here's your chance! [Kotaku]

Google Rumored To Shut Down Chinese Arm In April

We've already explored some of the repercussions that could come if Google exits China, but that's looking all the more likely now that an actual date has been pointed at by one of their Chinese employees. More »

Jamie Foxx Joins Kane & Lynch Flick

In 2008, actor star Bruce Willis, known for his Die Hard films, signed on to play mercenary Adam "Kane" Marcus, who with batshit insane partner James Lynch is out to retrieve a stolen microchip. He now has a co-star. [Kotaku]

James Cameron Re-Releasing Titanic in 3D

See how happy Leonardo DiCaprio is? It's not because he's king of the world. No. It's because his acting masterpiece, Titanic, is going to hit the theaters again, this time with with a real James Cameron treatment. Yeah, Titanic 3D. More »

How Grenades Work

Oh, man. Not only does this infographic show how modern time-delay grenades work, it actually walks you through a bit of the history of the handheld explosive. All while setting a new standard for stick figure abuse! More »
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Google Street View, Meet Your Avian Nemesis

Now leading the privacy crusade against Google: birds! Spotted in the English beachside town of Brighton, where even the gulls are nervous about the Big G. [Google Maps]

StarCraft II Beta Invites Now Going Out To Your Closest Friends

Some of you already in the StarCraft II multiplayer beta are about to become more popular. According to some lucky beta testing tipsters, Blizzard is sending out e-mails with extra StarCraft II beta keys to share with a friend. [Kotaku]

A Blind Soldier's Sight Restored Through His Tongue

Lance Corporal Craig Lundberg lost his sight to a rocket-propelled grenade in 2007. Now, thanks to a fascinating technology, he can read words and make out shapes using his tongue. It's truly incredible. More »
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Nasal Spray Chills and Saves Brains After Cardiac Arrest

Consciousness lost, breathing stopped, pulse gone. Someone just slipped into cardiac arrest. In order to preserve the precious memories and thoughts at risk right now, we're gonna have to squirt some perfluorocarbon coolant up a nose and chill a brain. More »

The Silver Age: Is Valve The New (Old) Marvel?

Jason McIntosh, producer of television show The Gameshelf and writer of the blog of the same name, explores the similarities between the video game and comic book markets of the past and present. Here, his second entry on the subject. [Kotaku]

Which Batteries Actually Benefit From Being in a Freezer?

Some batteries benefit from being stored at freezing or near-freezing temperatures, but not all. It turns out that while chilled NiMH and Nicad batteries will last longer, there's barely any difference when it comes to their alkaline counterparts. More »

PlayStation Store Update: Gaga Heroes

This week's North American PlayStation Store update features the highest concentration of Lady Gaga to date, thanks to the addition of four new Rock Band tracks from the pop star. There are some new video games too! [Kotaku]
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The Entertainment Industry's Biggest Problem: "Piracy" Is Too Sexy a Word

It's tough being a record label or a movie studio these days. People are stealing your content, all because they want to be Jack Sparrow. No, seriously: that's actually what the industry thinks. More »

Making Water Run Uphill, With Lasers

Researchers at the University of Rochester have discovered how to make liquid overcome gravity and flow upward along a silicon surface. The essential ingredient, as always: lasers. More »

Halo: Reach Matchmaking Needs Your Help To Be Better

Bungie is making some important and dramatic changes to multiplayer matchmaking in Halo: Reach, with a revamped set of online options that cater to the hardcore (see Arena mode) and new social settings that improve everyone else's experience. [Kotaku]
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Hey, Put Down Your Goddamn Camera

There's something to be said for watching a concert with your own eyes, not mediated by the lens of a camera or the fuzzy screen of a cellphone, compulsively trying to capture it forever. More »

Free MAG Content Incoming: Flashbangs, Fashion & Firearms

The first batch of downloadable goodies for owners of the PlayStation 3 massively multiplayer shooter MAG will arrive next week, according to Zipper Interactive, bringing fresh outfits, disorienting grenades and all-new guns guns guns! That new stuff is all free. [Kotaku]
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A Calm Beach Day In Nuclear Hell

Hey, may I have another caipirinha? Or another nuclear bomb? They often have the same effect. [Thanks David Keyes!]
#watch

Cabestan Sol Invictus Watch Has Two Solar Panels

Imagine having this on your wrist. The questions people would ask. The minutes you'd spend staring at it, trying to work out the time. Wondering why you spent $560,000 on it, instead of buying a house. More »

SlingPlayer App for Android Coming This Summer, Will Stream Over Wi-Fi and 3G

Android users will finally have an app to stream media from their SlingBoxes to their smartphones this summer. The app will allow for streaming over both Wi-Fi and 3G. There's no pricing information yet. [Android Community via Engadget]

Keep Close Track of Your Friends' Exercising Habits With RunKeeper Live

Lifehacker's favorite exercise tool RunKeeper has added a feature that's as creepy as it is useful. You can now opt to have your location and activity level broadcast live on your RunKeeper profile by using the iPhone app. More »
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Why Google Should Buy Palm

With terrible sales and no sign of turnaround, Palm's options are whittling down to one: buyout. Ex-Appler Phil Kearney sees a buyer in Google, which, in its looming megawar with Apple, might need Palm as much as Palm needs it. More »

Team Fortress 2 Gets Its First Batch Of Player Made Content

Remember when Valve opened up the development of new Team Fortress 2 weapons and hats to the Team Fortress 2-loving community? No? Well, that first batch of player-made things is now available as part of the latest TF2 update. [Kotaku]
#memoryforever

This May Be The Only Existing Video of Mark Twain

There's little action, no sound, and the footage is grainy. But this brief clip may be the only existing video of writer Mark Twain and his daughters Clara and Jean. It was captured in 1909 by inventor Thomas Edison. More »

Grand Theft Auto IV Episodes Delayed For PS3, PC Over "Minor Content Changes"

Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City for the PlayStation and PC—and their individual downloadable episodes—won't be making their previously scheduled release dates. Rockstar says the game will be delayed by two weeks to accommodate "minor content changes." [Kotaku]

Street View Captures Superhero Pub Outing Off the Coast Of Scotland

Now that Street View has covered 95 per cent of British roads, expect to see a lot more random snapshots of those eccentric Brits—like these, which show a comic book meet-up on a very remote island off Scotland. More »

More Giant Robot Love From Front Mission Evolved

Square Enix passed us the box art and a batch of new screens for Front Mission Evolved today, including at least one shot of a mech that seems to be joyously completing an upbeat dance routine. What won't those giant robots do? [Kotaku]
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