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A new alpha release of the broadband video software for AppleTV welcomes content from Hulu.com back into the mix. Boxee's developers add a new web browser based on Firefox, enabling it to show any web-based video content. There's also a new API so outside developers can add whatever services they'd like.
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British disco diva 'Little Boots' mixes her hipster sensibilities with her thirst for music gadgets. LB tells Wired she wants to keep things raw.
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Ranting on social networking sites retain no privacy protection, a California court rules. A woman's diatribe about her Central Valley hometown sparked death threats against her family.
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Two FBI raids on Texas data centers last week took hundreds of innocent businesses offline, in a slash-and-burn investigation into $6 million in unpaid phone bills.
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The Australian government promises all its citizens a superfast internet connection in an ambitious, US$31 billion plan to connect the country with fiber optic cables and wireless broadband. A private, but government-owned company will build out the network over the next eight years and lease it to ISPs.
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A bad connection in the brains of schizophrenic patients seems to leave them unaffected by a common optical illusion that turns the concave backside of a mask into a convex face. The difference may be a disconnect in the schizophrenic brain between what it actually sees and what it expects to see based on past experience.
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If you've got more gear than you can shovel into a shoulder bag but don't want the graceless un-coolness of a typical backpack, the Ortlieb Velocity is a good choice.
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Our first-hand account from Antarctica gives a scientist's perspective on the political maneuvering among countries hoping to position themselves for a potential land grab when the moratorium on mining expires in 2041.
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What makes a piece of gear green? If it's the B9 platinum wetsuit from Billabong, it's made from 100 percent recycled materials, with the ability to outperform other wetsuits made from run-of-the-mill, Earth-harming components.
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$1250 in cash awards. Deadline: June 22, 2009
