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Sony Walkman Bean NW-E300 Series

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Timber Treatment Technologies Timbersil

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Razer Copperhead
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Razer Copperhead

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Do More with the PSP
Console Gaming

Do More with the PSP

By Phillip Torrone

Gear

The Tent That Can Withstand 132mph winds

By Eric Hagerman

Race Against Reality
Console Gaming

Race Against Reality

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Engineering a Better Bulb
Gear

Engineering a Better Bulb

By Rena Marie Pacella

The Sidekick II.
DIY

Sidekick’s secret apps

By Phillip Torrone

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DIY

Rent flicks on the couch

By Noah Robischon

Terror Games
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Terror Games

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Better Living Through Curiosity: Bose 101

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Gearing Up the Game Boy
Gaming

Gearing Up the Game Boy

By Phillip Torrone

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Computers

Is Linux ready for you?

By John R. Quain

Upgrade Your Car’s A/V
Audio

Upgrade Your Car’s A/V

By Eric Adams

Military Tech Versus Street Tech: Who´s Got the Edge?
Gaming

Military Tech Versus Street Tech: Who´s Got the Edge?

By James Vlahos

Illustration by Tavis Coburn
Gear

Talk Becomes Cheap

By Nicole Davis

A transparent Pac-Man arcade cabinet showing the inner workings. Illustration.
DIY

Make your own arcade

By Paul Wallich

A home theater setup with a projector and large screen. Illustration.
DIY

The best home theater you’ve never heard of

By Stephan Wilkinson

A person with curly shoulder-length blonde hair sitting on a blue couch and leaning forward to watch TV while holding a TV remote in their hands.
DIY

Tinkering with TiVo

By Steve Warren

Display Your Digital Wonderland
Gear

Display Your Digital Wonderland

By Paul Wallich

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Gear

New Battery or Bust

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The Pride of FrankenMac
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The Pride of FrankenMac

By Paul Wallich

Buying the Big Screen
Gear

Buying the Big Screen

By Gary Merson

The ABC’s of MP3
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The ABC’s of MP3

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The PC-Based Tivo Emulator
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The PC-Based Tivo Emulator

By Paul Wallich

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Computers

What Happens When Your Computer Crashes

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The Mod Squad
Gear

The Mod Squad

By David Kushner

5 Best DVD “Easter Eggs”
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5 Best DVD “Easter Eggs”

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A Looking Back Exclusive: Inside ENIAC
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A Looking Back Exclusive: Inside ENIAC

By Bob Sillery

How does a dryer extract lint from your clothes?
Gear

How does a dryer extract lint from your clothes?

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OxiClean
Gear

Is OxiClean for real?

By Donna Paulson

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Gear

Yes, You Can Buy This Home Fuel Cell

By Suzanne Kantra Kirschner & Michael Moyer

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Gear

The 2002 Consumer Electronics Show

By Steve Belanger

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Space-Age Ice Scraper

By Suzanne Kantra Kirschner & Michael Moyer

Satellite radio tuner on a car
Gear

Radio Coast to Coast

By Marc Horowitz

Audiovox CMP-3
Gear

Just Press Play

By Suzanne Kantra Kirschner

Human Painting
Gear

Candid Cameras

By Chris O’Malley

SiPix A6 printer
Gear

Fine Print

By Seth Goddard

Leggo of the Lego!
Gear

Leggo of the Lego!

By Etienne Benson

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Gear

Seeing Through Windows

By Chris O’Malley

Fuji FinePix 6800
Gear

Zooming the Zoo

By Suzanne Kantra Kirschner

Plug in cables
Gear

The PC Revolution Begins

By Ed Endelso

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Mini car, minicar

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