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Gambling just to win silver coins can get boring. Instead, play for a perfectly crafted cocktail. The BarBot was built by a team from the hacker collective NYC Resistor as part of a hacking competition co-sponsored by the videocontent company VIMBY and the carmaker Scion.
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make your version at http://gobarbra.com
Segways are nerdy and awkward, there’s no way around it. This solowheel, a “self balancing electric unicycle” is just as nerdy as a Segway but slightly less awkward. The Solowheel only weighs 20 pounds and comes in a relatively small package and is definitely no where near as unwieldy as a Segway. Plus, it doesn’t come with the reputation of mall cops and weirdos. It’s supposed to come out in March for $1,500.
more info and video here
This is a list full of surprises, even though the No. 1 pick is no surprise at all. Apple itself was once written off; but the company restored innovation to its proper place.
1 APPLE
For dominating the business landscape, in 101 ways
2 TWITTER
For five years of explosive growth that have redefined communication
3 FACEBOOK
For 600 million users, despite Hollywood
4 NISSAN
For creating the Leaf, the first mass- market all- electric car
5 GROUPON
For reinvigorating retail — and turning down $6 billion.
via FastCompany.com
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A collaborative collection of sites from google street view showcasing street art all over the globe
View more here http://www.streetartview.com/
Lil Wayne has broken the Guinness World Record for most Facebook likes on a single post in 24 hours — a record only too recently created and briefly held by Oreo.
Around 16.7 million Facebook users “like” Oreo’s page on the social network; Lil Wayne’s fanbase weighs in at 20 million Facebook users strong. However, the high level of engagement between Weezy and his fans tipped the balance in his favor.
Surgeons in southern China successfully removed a rusty, 4-inch (10-centimeter) knife from the skull of a man who said it had been stuck in there for four years, the hospital said Friday.
Pigs can expect to be branded, but one farm has turned the process into an art form, decorating them from head to toe with tattoos.
Crowds are flocking to Art Farm China in Yang Zhen, Beijing, where Belgian artist Wim Delvoye displays his colourful sows and boars.
The animals are still on display to farm visitors while they are anaesthetised and decorated with designs by Wim and his co-artists.
Remember all that talk about a Facebook phone? And by that I mean an Android phone built by various cell phone manufacturers optimized for social experiences with Facebook’s help. One of the first partners planning to come out with a Facebook phone will be INQ Mobile, a British startup owned by Hutchison Whampoa (HTC is also working on its own Facebook phone)
