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  • Virtual-Closet Web Sites Revise Online Fashion Shopping

    The Essential Sites: THE VIRTUAL CLOSETS Stylitics.com: Track how often you wear what’s in your closet, the cost-per-wear of items, and the weather the day you wore them. Clothia.com: Upload and share outfits; virtually try on potential purchases with a Webcam. Stylebookapp.com: Catalogue your closet, layer outfits, and post images to Facebook. Clothapp.com: Organize and…

  • The Death Star Is a Surprisingly Cost-Effective Weapons System

      By Kevin Drum on Mother Jones read the whole article there for the comments at least.  Please note: although the comments are moderated often a less than appropriate one appears.  Stick to the MATH related comments. Ricky Brigante/Flickr There’s been a lot of loose talk about the Death Star lately. I want to put…

  • littleBits: Best of Toy Fair 2012

    Ayah Bdeir is the founder and lead engineer of littleBits, an open source library of electronic modules that snap together with tiny magnets for prototyping and play. littleBits won Popular Science’s "Best of Toy Fair 2012" and Ayah was named a TED Fellow this year.

  • Lego readies kit for Minecraft lovers

    Lego has given the green light to a set of the famous building bricks based on the world of the cult cyber-block game Minecraft. The idea came from fan submission site Lego Cuusoo, where users can suggest new creation kits. If these submissions gather sufficient interest among the site’s visitors, the Danish toy maker takes…

  • Go See What Google Thinks It Knows About You!

    Want to know what Google thinks of you? Log in to your Google account and click on this link see all the demographic information Google has inferred about you based on your web-surfing habits. How good is it at guessing?