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Programmable Tux Bot Has Tons of Functions Including Scaring Away Females
Since anyone who's going to buy this Tux Droid already has at least three Linux machines in their house, it's unlikely that they'll care just how nerdy this thing will make them look—which is great, because this penguin bot is actually pretty neat. More »
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New iPods Don't Work With Linux, Third Party Apps
One of the new "features" in the latest line of iPods—classic, touch and nano—is a "cryptographic checksum" in the song database that won't let you sync with any application besides iTunes. Since there's no iTunes for Linux, if you're running with Tux, you ain't running with your iPod. More »
USB Penguin Mouse is Sadly Not a Genetic Experiment
It's a mouse. It's $15. It's not really geeky, but I guess Linux fanatics might want to gift it to their kids. Stats below.
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If you thought putting your iPod nano in an Altoids tin was impressive, check out what Greg Sanders got inside a Penguin mints tin. It's a self-contained RPG game whose parts all fit inside the tin. All you have to do is plug in a Sega Genesis controller and a TV and you're set. Yes, but does it tell you how old your brain is? [MAKE via Play Gadgets]
Self-Contained RPG Game Solely in a Mint Tin
If you thought putting your iPod nano in an Altoids tin was impressive, check out what Greg Sanders got inside a Penguin mints tin. It's a self-contained RPG game whose parts all fit inside the tin. All you have to do is plug in a Sega Genesis controller and a TV and you're set. Yes, but does it tell you how old your brain is? [MAKE via Play Gadgets]
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Penguin Speakers - Round and Bug-Eyed Sonic Goodness
Are your speakers just too rectangular and boring colored? Are you looking for a set of speakers that will make the ladies go "Aww!"? Do you enjoying googly-eyed, waddling penguins? Do you consider "Happy Feet" and "March of the Penguins" as cinematic masterpieces? If so, these are the speakers for you. Bonus their eyes jump to the beat. Odd, yet strangely compelling. More »
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Exclusive Hands-On With The Penguin Phone...Cover
Stop the presses and forget about the iPhone, the CES counter to Apple's second coming has been unveiled. We've got our mitts on the Fun Friends modified Blackberry Pearl, the latest attempt at merging plush technology and communications. The first thing we did? Placed an order for some female 'company' based on the recommendations of a handful of card-toting businessmen lining the strip.
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Lunar Penguin
Ok, the Moon is first on his list, but since President Bush decided that space exploration is a priority for top US scientists, engineers at MA-based defence contractors Raytheon are now busy working on a robot, cleverly dubbed the Lunar Penguin, that will be able to one day scale the surafce of the Moon using compact rocket boosters. These "robotic scouts" will be our first diplomats on the craggy surface and the project leader, Karleen Seybold, believes this could be "the delivery vehicle for the science community," for any colonization. The non-penguin looking Penguin has four legs, weighs 104 lb and is under 1 meter tall. Could double as a footstool or cocktail table if things don't work out.Robotic space penguin to hop across the Moon [NewScientist.com]
