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Kindle vs. Nook vs. iPad: Which e-book reader should you buy?
A recent wave of price cuts makes it harder than ever to choose between the Kindle and the Nook--even as the more expensive iPad beckons. What's the best choice for you? It depends.
PAX day 1: Torchlight II, Goldeneye 007, and Tron
All that, plus a photo of an ewok in the "Back to the Future" DeLorean. No, really, it's that awesome.
DIY Weekend: Spiked juice for homemade hooch
Ten dollar kit available over the Internet allows you to make up to 3 gallons of hooch from regular fruit juice.
X-mini capsule speaker goes pink with Hello Kitty
The ubiquitous feline grabs hold of yet another gadget, this time the X-mini capsule speakers from XMI.
This week in Crave: The creepy crawly edition
Too busy trying unsuccessfully to stream Apple's music event to a non-Apple device this week to keep up with Crave? Here's what you missed.
Sling webs and run for your life: iPhone apps of the week
This week's apps include an action game with our favorite arachnid web slinger and a beautiful side-scrolling running game where your goal is to deliver top-secret information.
Originally posted at The Download Blog
Verizon starts teasing R2-D2 Droid 2 details
Reviving the DroidLanding twitter account, Verizon has begun another online campaign to promote its next Droid handset.
Originally posted at Android Atlas
Patriotic snake robot slithers up a tree
For its latest trick, Uncle Sam, a Snakebot from Carnegie Mellon University, slithers out of the lab and up a tree, where it looks around with its camera-enabled head.
Get a closer look at iTunes 10
At Apple's annual music event in San Francisco, the company announced a few feature additions for version 10 of iTunes. Check out our review and gallery of the jukebox here.
Originally posted at The Download Blog
Duke Nukem Forever to see light of day after all
After well over a decade of "development," 2K Games announced today that Duke Nukem Forever will actually see the light of day.