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When "Mystery Science Theater 3000" was kicked off the air in 1999 after a mesmerizing ten-year run, it left a colossal void in the comedy world. Where would we get our sarcastic comments thrashing trashy B-moves now? Our liberal dose of strange and obscure literary and pop culture references testing the limitations of the viewer's intellect and geekdom? The enchantment of occasional song stylings between robot and human? It was a dark time for fans of the beloved television program.

In what can only be described as an MSTie miracle, the current rebirth of the show, or more specifically the format, has resulted in two worthy additions to the kingdom sure to please anyone hungering for professional cinematic sassmouth. The first is Mike Nelson's RiffTrax experiment (rifftrax.com), which allows the public to purchase "riffing" audio tracks that sync up to films that would n...Read the entire review

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The first video includes an iPhone and a Hammer, and speaks for itself.
The Second video shows the iPhone for more academic reasons.Not too surprisingly, the phone has components you've seen in other handsets.

Namely: It has the same processor on the HTC Titan, Same sound quality and storage RAM as the iPod Nano. Balda Touchscreen, known for durability and quality. Bluetooth Bluecore 4 ROM chip by Marvel, same as a Blackberry Pearl. There's nothing surprising, which brings us back to the argument that design and software are the keys here.

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A couple months ago, we were excited about robotic chickens; now, Sega Toys announced that they're coming out with three new robotic animal types for their highly popular Dream Pet series: a short-haired cat, an owl, and a parrot.

I can't wait 'til they all hit the market so I can finish building my robotic animal farm...

More Super Realistic Robotic Animals From Sega Toys [TokyoMango]

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Is your piggy bank collecting dust behind your comic book collection? That will no longer be a problem for you with this bad boy--it explodes if you don't put money in it regularly.

Ticking Bomb Piggy Bank Explodes If You Don't Feed It [TokyoMango]

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Following up on the launch difference between AT&T and Apple stores, we've got three separate accounts of people reporting that AT&T is forcing them to buy accessories along with their iPhone at three different AT&T stores. This was definitely not the case at Apple stores, and for AT&T to decide this on their own to cash in on the launch is pretty damn shady.

The first comes from the University Village AT&T store at
4626 25th Ave NE, Seattle, WA (Phone 206-729-7184). When buying the iPhone yesterday, the store said all customers must by two accessories with an iPhone, but the accessories could be returned, opened, without a restocking fee. Add to that the fact that the salesman didn't even know a charger was included and tried to upsell a different charger to the reader.

The second, at the Hawthorne California AT&T Store at 5249 W. Rosecrans in Hawthorne California (Phone 310-725-9902), the store manager said customers were required to buy a "bundle" of accessories. The bundle, written up with magic marker on an unofficial sign, listed the 4GB bundle at $650 and the 8GB bundle at $750. The manager told the customer that they couldn't buy the phones without the bundle and that they could leave the store if they didn't want it. When asked if he could return the items, they said yes, but only tomorrow (today).

The third store, at Pike Street in Seattle, forced people to buy $60 worth of accessories (a case and car charger), and if you didn't, you'd get a voucher and the iPhone would be mailed to you some time next week. The reader eventually went to the Apple Store nearby, and eventually his friend (who stayed at the AT&T store) told him they stopped pushing the accessories.

One is a fluke, two is a coincidence, but three? And possibly more? That, my friends, is ridiculous.

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