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Need some irony with your angst-battered diet this morning? Swell, try some of this. Disney and Pixar are set to release their latest animated blockbuster, WALL-E, this summer. The premise of the film finds WALL-E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter - Earth-Class) cleaning up the Earth’s trash after rampant, unchecked consumerism made the planet uninhabitable. So how do they promote the film? You got it, they launch a new line of plastic WALL-E robots developed in partnership with WowWee and Thinkway Toys which no child could possibly live without. Ultimate WALL-E will list for $190 when launched sometime this summer and feature 10 motors, a remote control, and plenty of sensors to avoid obstacles, respond to touch, and feel the mocking satire of its own existence. The bot will be joined by a $25 iDance WALL-E (think i-Species) and a $40 FlyTech Tinker Bell when they make their May 29th debut in San Mateo at the Maker Faire.

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Apple’s updated iMac line features a top-of-the-line model with a “3.06GHz processor, 512MB of NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS graphics, 2GB of memory, and a 320GB 7200rpm disk for $2,199.” Product page. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Rounding out the specs across the lineup are Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, 802.11n WiFi, Gigabit Ethernet, built-in iSight cam, and 5x USB 2.0 and 1x Firewire 400 and 1x Firewire 800

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This MacBook Air parody shows why it may not be the thinnest laptop around after plugging in all the accessories, compared to the Lenovo X300. Video after the break.

According to Fake Steve, it’s been sent around to component suppliers and contract manufacturers in China, no doubt eliciting much har hars as they forward it on to their friends

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With the game officially being released today, this Grand Theft Auto IV segment takes a look at Liberty City’s most wanted criminals. Video after the break. Compare prices. Click here for first picture in gallery.

At a minimum of 30 hours to just finish the story missions, and anywhere up into the hundreds of hours potentially offered by the multiplayer and tracking down every last secret in the game, GTAIV does represent a huge investment of time in today’s hyper-paced society, but trust us, it’s more than worth your investment

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Falx Air Vehicles unveils the “Stalker”, a personal tilt-rotor aircraft that’s weighs in at under 0.5-tons and boasts hybrid electric technology — solar panels and a 100hp engine. No word yet on pricing. Click here for first picture in gallery.

This small V-22 Osprey lookalike looks a sleek and sexy machine, doesn’t it? The Falx Salker is a VTOL aircraft and is designed to be a hybrid electric vehicle, with solar energy augmenting the 100hp engine to achieve a fuel efficiency of 10 liters per hour of flight

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That’s right, someone has managed to get Mac OS X Leopard running on an OQO Model 02 UMPC. Though not running very smoothly, it makes OQO’s device the world’s smallest Mac, unofficially. Video after the break.

TRF’s OQO is setup in a dual-boot Vista / OS X mode which boots Leopard in about 2 minutes and 30 seconds. WiFi, sound, power management and Bluetooth… it’s all there with applications popping with serious snap

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Being a successful night show host comes with its perks, such as spending time with one of the first production (US) Nissan GT-R vehicles. Video after the break.

The range of topics includes all the stats you’ve already memorized, Nissan’s efforts to quell GT-R tuning and Leno’s immeasurable joy that he can check the dipstick himself. Leno maintains that it’s a vehicle he could get “emotionally involved with.”

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Graphic designer “joshuadamon” combines design skills with Halo in his latest masterpieces, which are essentially retouched in-game screengrabs. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Not sure if they’re just in-game screen grabs that have been reworked or pics of Halo toys that have been PS’ed or a combination of both. What we are sure of is that these sure are beautiful

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Sporting a Mark 1 Iron Man suit-inspired design, this custom computer features two BFG 9800GX2 Quad SLI graphics cards and plenty of LED lighting. Video after the jump. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Still, I appreciate the hand-crafted look and the 2x BFG 9800GX2 Quad Sli under the hood. At the very least, it is pretty damn cool for a three- week build

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These gamers have done a lot more than enjoy Tetris on their home consoles. Instead, they spent countless hours coming up with new and creative ways to play the game. Continue reading to see more. Click here for first picture in gallery.

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