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Big Dog, now with more killing power
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by John Biggs on November 16, 2009

So the dudes at Boston Dynamics have finally added weapons to the Big Dog, America’s favorite scary striding robot. What does this mean? More fun when you run naked and bleeding from your home, your left kidney stolen from you as you slept, as the robots rise up and begin preparing our organs for harvest!
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by Bryce Durbin on November 15, 2009

Here are some stories from the past week on CrunchGear.

CrunchGear wants to kiss you this Holiday
NSMB Super Skills Trailer
Thanko’s USB powered, Dinosaur foot-shaped slipper keeps your feet warm

by Bryce Durbin on November 14, 2009

Palm Pixi Review: Not for everyone, but it fits a niche
NASA: We found water on the Moon
Japan to operate solar energy station in outer space

by John Biggs on November 13, 2009

We at CrunchGear love you. Yes you. Not anyone else reading this. Listen. We’re going to give you free stuff from November 15 until December 20. It’s going to be so amazingly great you won’t even believe it. Here’s what’s going to happen.

HUBO will tear you limb from limb
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by John Biggs on November 13, 2009

HUBO Walking! HUBO Taichi! HUBO with sword! HUBO aiming for your heart and lungs!
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Review: Alesis DM6 Drum Kit
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by Rick Barr on November 13, 2009

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Short Version: The Alesis DM6 drum kit is a full set of electronic drums that is extremely accessible, yet just as difficult to master as the real thing. In un-packing the box it came in, one thing was immediately clear; this is no kid’s toy. This is a nine-piece set (10, if you include the drum module that makes the magic happen), weighing in at around 40 pounds.
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by Bryce Durbin on November 13, 2009

Thanko’s USB powered, Dinosaur foot-shaped slipper keeps your feet warm>
The Nintendo DSi Studio Kit takes it a little too far
An asteroid almost smashed into Earth, and we only knew about it 15 hours before it happened

Star Wars rap: OK, roll up the Internet, we’re done here
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by John Biggs on November 11, 2009

ALL NEW! Star Wars Gangsta Rap: Chronicles

We present to you the Star Wars Rap, a rap about the film Star Wars. This is the apex of our culture and will be remember as the high water mark for Western thought, a sort of Jungian tipping point.
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by Bryce Durbin on November 11, 2009

Daily Crunch: Showdown Edition

It’s very easy to win a Tekken art book from us!
$150 Spy pen is probably good enough for “Mission: Impossible”
And our costume contest winner is…

Review: Nokia Booklet 3G
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by John Biggs on November 10, 2009

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Short Version: When Nokia first announced their Netbook 3G, expectations were mixed. After all, Nokia defined the mobile phone space but they’ve hardly been good at expanding out of the handset market. My take? This is a bit too underpowered and a bit too generic to be a truly great Nokia product but, given the price ($299 with contract) it may be a nice tertiary computer for on-the-go users.
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by Bryce Durbin on November 10, 2009

Danger! High Voltage Edition

GamersGate has a virtual currency I might actually want to earn
Excellent idea: flat outlet pulls out to allow extra plug
USB-powered gloves that keep your fingers warm (but why?)

by Bryce Durbin on November 8, 2009

Japanese company announces Dragon Ball headphones
Toyjector: Cute mini projector to be released in Japan
Choken Bako: Cute Japanese piggy bank

69adget’s Top 7 Ways to Stay Warm this Winter [NSFW]
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by Lydia Leavitt on November 7, 2009

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Cold, miserable winters are about the best time to create some heat with a loved one… or yourself. If you’re picturing a bear skin rug and roaring fire, well, things have come a long way. We’re talking about couples toys and technology to keep things spicy, even in the coldest weather.

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by Bryce Durbin on November 7, 2009

Toyjector: Cute mini projector to be released in Japan
Does anyone in tech pay attention to unemployment numbers? Hard to buy that new gizmo when you don’t have a job, right?
Exclusive video of the Litl Webbook

by Bryce Durbin on November 5, 2009

Wherein we discuss Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony
The Beatles remastered catalogue will be released on an apple-shaped USB drive
The Electrobite makes it fun and exciting to be handicapped

by Bryce Durbin on November 4, 2009

The perfect room: a bed, TV, and an Xbox 360
New spongy material instantly hardens on exposure to magnetism
Choken Bako: Cute Japanese piggy bank

by Bryce Durbin on November 3, 2009

Video: Strange Japanese hamburger vending machine
New system used to protect airplanes from lasers, soon to work against sharks with freakin’ lasers, too
Ties made from old cassette tapes sort of feature audible playback

Instructions for creating an autonomous sentry gun
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by John Biggs on November 2, 2009

I wanted to make one of these for a long time. The problem was that there were no reasonable tutorials or guides on how to proceed. Additionally I am not a programmer by a long shot so the software was also a problem. This was actually the biggest problem, there was no type of software available at all.

So read that again and think long and hard if you want to trust this man to teach you how to build an autonomous weapon that will shoot at anything that movies. Are you thinking? Don’t lie. The gun will be able to tell. And it will follow you and shoot you.
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by Bryce Durbin on November 1, 2009

Here are some stories you might have missed this week on CrunchGear.

All about the Motorola Droid
Helmet radar: coming to a supersoldier near you
Spooky Tesla Radio in a jar

by John Biggs on October 31, 2009

It’s time to put on the Swami hat and predict just what we have in store for 2010 and beyond. Considering all of the movement in the gadget world in the past few months, I’m fairly sure most of this going to be accurate. Given the current status of some of these technologies, it’s hard to prognosticate very far out but there are a few things that have become apparent over the past year, especially the rise of Android and our expectations for the iPad.

Without further ado… the envelope please:

Apple TV -> 27-inch iMac -> Wall Mount for 27-inch iMac

It’s sad but true: Apple doesn’t care about Apple TV. All the real brain power is going to the desktop and laptop and probably onto the iPad. They’ve made it clear with the 27-inch iMac that they can make a high-resolution screen and powerful computer inside of a case the thickness of a college textbook. Who needs a TV, let alone an Apple TV?

The obvious conclusion here is that the 27-inch iMac becomes a real Apple TV. The Mac Mini already makes a great multi-media system and a quick update to FrontRow, now considered abandonware, may make it a great 10-foot interface.

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