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BYK-mac Can Analyze and Match Your Car's Paint Color Perfectly
The worst part about having part of your car repainted is that if it's more than a few years old, you can generally tell where the car was touched up because the paint match wasn't perfect. Sometimes it's because factory paint was used, but the paint on your car has faded over time. Other times it's because they don't make your car's color anymore, and paint matching becomes an artform. But now, as The Economist writes, a European-funded collaboration between three companies has yielded the BYK-mac, a device you hold over any car's paint, and it will tell you exactly how to recreate the color from scratch. More »
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Comment by Bearded Rapper: Yay! Now I can paint my car in Gay Pink! 7 Responses | Other threads
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Australian University to Create Real Life Town of 'Eureka'
Eureka happens to be one of my favorite shows on TV, and the fact that the University of Queensland plans to build a nerd nest similar to the fictional stronghold makes me very happy. Especially since they're not tied up with that meddling Department of Defense. The "multibillion-dollar brain city" on the western outskirts of Brisbane will be dedicated to science and technology, while housing about 10,000 people—with the hopes that 4,500 of those residents will be some of the world's best scientists. More » -
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Made in Eureka Contest Results: iPhone Edition
Apparently you all really want an iPhone. Who knew? Thanks for all the hundreds and hundreds of entries that you sent in and we had to sort through. Really. Thanks for that. Now, onto the winner. More » -
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Made in Eureka Contest Results: TiVo Edition
Thanks to everyone who entered our contest, but thanks especially to Jorge Barrios, who gets to take home a TiVo Series 3. There were only 10 entries that got all the answers correct, and Jorge was the one who got lucky and was chosen at random (out of the 10). Congrats again! If you want to see the answers, hit the jump. More » -
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Contest Update: Made in Eureka (iPhone and TiVo)
Thanks for all your entries in the Made in Eureka contests! Both the iPhone invention contest and the TiVo trivia contest had a lot of entries, and we're going to sort through them all and announce a winner tomorrow. Yes, tomorrow! That's Tuesday. While you're waiting, we may suggest watching last Tuesday's Eureka season premiere again. -
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Contest Update: Made in Eureka (iPhone and TiVo)
Thanks for all your entries in the Made in Eureka contests! Both the iPhone invention contest and the TiVo trivia contest had a lot of entries, and we're going to sort through them all and announce a winner next Tuesday. While you're waiting, we may suggest watching last Tuesday's Eureka season premiere again. -
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Contest Reminder: Last Day to Win a TiVo Series 3
Still haven't entered our trivia contest to win a TiVo Series 3? Skip work and do it today, because this is your last chance to win. Hit the link below to see the questions. More » -
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Contest Reminder: Last Day to Win an iPhone
Today's the last day for entries in our Made in Eureka iPhone contest. If you haven't entered yet, you'd better do it soon. [Giz Contests] -
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Contest Reminder: Win an iPhone
You saw our gigantic review of the iPhone, but now it's time to win one. And by now, we mean NOW, because the contest ends tomorrow, July 10. More » -
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Contest Reminder: Win a TiVo Series 3
Still haven't entered our trivia contest to win a TiVo Series 3? You'd better hurry, because the contest ends July 10. That's tomorrow, in case you weren't sure what day it was today. More » -
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Contest Reminder: Win a TiVo Series 3
Hey, captain trivia, Mr. KnowItAll. If you really want a TiVo Series 3, you should hurry up and answer our trivia questions. We've gotten a bunch of entries already, but you still have a better chance of winning this than that weird interactive TV game you play tipsy at the bar. Hit the link below for the questions. Contest ends July 10. More » -
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Contest Reminder: Win an iPhone
Even if you hate the iPhone, why not win one and smash it into a thousand pieces? Keep your submissions to our Made in Eureka contest coming, because we're still giving away a free iPhone. And there's nothing cheaper than free. Hit the link below to see how you can win one for yourself. More » -
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Contest Reminder: Win an iPhone
It's still not too late to win an iPhone. Here's a sample entry from reader Brian that made us chuckle. More » -
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Contest Reminder: Win a TiVo Series 3
Hey trivia fans. If you really want a TiVo Series 3, you should hurry up and answer our trivia questions. We've gotten a bunch of entries already, but you still have a better chance of winning this than actually finding something useful to do with your knowledge of inventions. Hit the link below for the questions. Contest ends July 10. More » -
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Contest Reminder: Win an iPhone
Just because the iPhone's already out doesn't mean we're stopping our iPhone contest! Keep your submissions to our Made in Eureka contest coming, because we're still giving away a free iPhone. Hit the link below to see how you can win one for yourself. More » -
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Trivia Contest: Win a TiVo Series 3
Interested in winning a TiVo Series 3 in our Made in Eureka Contest? All you have to do is answer these simple invention-based trivia questions, and whoever gets the most correct gets the DVR. If there's a tie, we pick one at random. More » -
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Contest Reminder: Win an iPhone
Keep up the great entries you guys have been sending in for our Made in Eureka contest. The contest ends July 10, so hit the link below to see how you can win an iPhone! More »
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Made in Eureka Contest Two: Win a TiVo Series 3
Hey non-iPhone fans! If winning Apple's newest baby isn't your thing, we've got a new contest sponsored by Eureka where you can win a TiVo Series 3. More » -
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Contest Reminder: Win an iPhone
We've been getting great entries for our Made in Eureka contest. You guys must really want an iPhone ;). More »
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By Jason ChenComment by anatak: why is the stop sign a hex and not an octogon? silly holograms. more » | Other threads
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Contest Reminder: Win an iPhone
Hey jubblies, just less than one week left for you to make your entry to our Made in Eureka contest. Coming off from our last entry, which was a great example of what not to do, this entry by Ethan Allison is one that's pretty decent. More » -
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iPhone Contest Reminder: Keep On Inventing
Hey folks, did you know we're giving away an iPhone? All you have to do is click the link below to see how you can win your own in our Made in Eureka contest. It involves making/sketching out an invention and sending it in to us, but click through to see the full details. More » -
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Contest Reminder: Win an iPhone
In case you didn't see see it yesterday, we're giving away an iPhone. Hit the link below to see how you can win. More » -
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We're Giving Away an iPhone
We're giving away an iPhone for free! Are you excited? We're excited. Eureka, the show on Sci-Fi, is helping us deliver Apple's newest baby to one lucky reader. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by elander007: Now your ideas can now be expressed on paper in the neatest, cleanest, and most convenient way ever. With Eli's... more » | Other threads
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Eureka Contest, Vote On!
If you happened to miss it yesterday, pop on over here and vote for the winner of our Eureka invention contest. Remember, the winner gets a brand spankin' new video iPod courtesy of the SCI FI channel and their new series Eureka that premiered last night. If you happened to miss it, check your listings. My digital cable box showed it airing again this weekend, so you should be able to catch it then. More »
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Comment by Shawn I: Or, you could simply watch the entire episode online. http://video.scifi.com/player.html?dlid=24761 more » | Other threads
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Eureka Contest, Voting Time
That's it folks. The submission deadline has passed on our contest and the crackpot team of editors have sorted through all of the entries and selected some of the best ones. The finalists will go head-to-head in a no-holds-barred showdown, voting style. More »
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Comment by WE_DELIVER: Well, I think the Securi-Pee is meant for those with Micro-soft :-P :-) more » | Other threads
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Eureka Contest Quick Update
This is just a quick update that our Eureka contest is still going on with a 60GB video iPod up for grabs. This contest is being sponsored by SCI FI channel and their upcoming show, Eureka, that premiers Tuesday, July 18. More » -
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Comment by Worf: Surely in a creative contest, the creator could have more creativity than to use the MacOS X default desktop background... more » | Other threads
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