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It’s taken a little while, but it seems that the first robot based on Microsoft’s Robotics Studio package is now available for sale, although it’s far from a consumer bot. Running a hefty $5,345, the so-called “e-nuvo WALK” robot from Japan’s ZMP (makers of the e-nuvo WHEEL, as well) measures 14 inches tall and is apparently intended primarily for research and education although, as you can see above, it also seems to be a strong candidate for the next RoboCup. According to the AP, those in Japan can place their orders for the robot now, but they’ll have to wait until sometime in January before they actually gets their hands on one.

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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!

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So you’ve seen the others, now check out what could quite possibly be the most interesting iPhone spoof yet. Video after the break.

In the iPhone “Delay” ad, a smug pilot named Bryce tells you how he used the simple computer in his phone to school a Chicago air traffic control tower

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Artist Holger Pooten manage to capture exploding gadgets that appear to be frozen in time. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Here he’s frozen an exploded view of a fax machine, right in front of our eyes. Take a look at how he eviscerates a robot cat, and then does his magic on a vase full of orchids

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Called “Space for You”, this stylish piece of gadgetry is actually “a combination printer and table that blends in well with small offices as furniture.” Click here for first picture in gallery.

The faux drawers are actually paper loading trays and the slit is where your prints come out. Now nobody will scold you for setting your drink on top of the printer
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That’s right, a Lamborghini Reventon was recently pit against a Tornado fighter jet “on a 3000-meter runway to see which vehicle could accelerate faster.” Unsurprisingly, the Lamborghini lost, but still managed to put on a great show — hopefully will be in the next Top Gear episode. Click here for first picture in gallery.

…the 650-horsepower Reventon may be badder than both John Shaft and Truck Turner combined, but when matched against a fighter jet whose twin Turbo-Union RB199 engines combine to make 39,332 horsepower at sea level, it’s bound to come up a little shy

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Master hacker “Kipkay” returns with another tutorial. This time, he shows us how to “make a fun, cheap lie detector that really works”, or at least according to the video. Continue reading to watch.

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The 2008 Lexus LX570 sports a Driver Monitoring System that “provides a 180-degree, side-to-side view from the front of the vehicle as if you’re standing on the front bumper.” Video demonstration after the jump.

This allows you to edge up to a tree, wall, or parked vehicle obstructing your sight in order to get a clear view before pulling out into traffic

[via Engadget]

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It’s not everyday that you see a gigantic moose, much less one housing a concert hall, restaurant, and conference center. Fortunately, the Swedish government has approved this 150-foot structure to be built atop a mountain. Video tour after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

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Hogan’s Alley is basically “a 1984 arcade game by Nintendo — one of the first games to use a light gun as an input device.” ScrewAttack takes a look back at this title after the break.

“Hogan’s Alley” is the FBI’s training camp tool to train new recruits. The game flashes “cardboard cut-outs” of innocent civilians and thugs in front of the player and the player must react quickly to “take down” the bad guys and spare the innocents

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These tiny ChoroQ Qsteer R/C cars from ThinkGeek feature independent channels and even a turbo button, so you’re able to “pit these mini sports cars against each other in a desktop duel to your stapler.” Video after the break. Click here for one more picture.

Normally tiny R/C cars are hard to drive and control like crap. They zip off your desk and land in the trash the minute you hit the gas. Not these precision ChoroQ Qsteer Mini R/C Racers imported from japan. Amazingly we were able to zoom these mini cars all over our desk with nary a fender bender

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