Latest mouse from Mad Catz is called Cyborg R.A.T 7 Contagion, and just like the R.A.T.7, this mouse features 6400 DPI twin eye laser sensor that reads each axis separately providing you with the best accuracy. In addition to that, we have to mention that this laser sensor can track up to 6 meters per second. Another interesting feature that Cyborg R.A.T 7 Contagion has to offer is the Rocker Switch that allows you to toggle between your custom DPI settings, and it has five programmable buttons. Just like with the previous models, you can adjust the length of the mouse, but you can also change pinkie grips, palm rests, and weights. This model also has Precision Aim that lets you slow down your mouse movement to a desired value while you hold the Precision Aim button pressed.

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first robot that plays Angry Birds on a tablet -Co.OL

Back in July, Microsoft “accidentally” published a teaser for a social network being worked on by Microsoft Research. Socl.com appeared to be focused on search and sharing, but what little they showed was quickly pulled down and we didn’t hear anything more — until today, when The Verge posted some new details after apparently being given early access by the Socl team.

To duplicate their description in detail would be tedious and unnecessary(likewise reposting their screenshots), but the short version appears to be that it has a familiar layout (and color scheme) with a central feed, tags and feeds on the left, and invites and video chat on the right. Interestingly, it’s not designed as a “full” social network, and communication between users is not emphasized; instead, collaborative consumption is the focus.

There’s a video-sharing ability, by which you can watch videos “with” other people, though your interactions are limited to a chatroom beside the video. Ideal for comparing your favorite cat videos, but without support for something like Hulu or Netflix, I fear a feature like this would be rarely used. Naturally as an early-stage project it would not have deep integration or licensing agreements, but it seems a relevant criticism when you consider the use cases of a “video party” feature.

The other collaborative piece is the big search bar at the top: “What are you searching for?” Presumably you would put “tea downtown Seattle” and it brings up both rich search results and propagates the question, suitably altered for human consumption, to your network of friends. “Devin is looking for tea near downtown Seattle. What would you recommend?” That sort of thing. Crowdsourcing questions works like this sometimes — in fact, I had a situation where it would have been handy not 10 minutes ago — but there are already tools to accomplish this, and it’s not clear what Socl adds to the equation.

Note that this is not meant to be a replacement for Facebook; in fact, it hooks into the lists API so you can send shares and queries to and from Facebook friends. It’s more of a loose network for sharing whatever you’re doing or looking for. Naturally this role is already filled for most people in one of a dozen ways. The project is supposed to be launching in private beta fairly soon (no time table was given), but it seems like it its work cut out for it in convincing people to add yet another network to their collection. As it is there isn’t much functionality that isn’t partially or fully present in other networks, or couldn’t be added easily.

The “Tulalip” branding seems to have disappeared, and the Socl logo looks final-ish, but reports that Microsoft in fact purchased social.com would indicate that was the actual final branding. No doubt this will be cleared up soon.

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If you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you

This watch is famous. Srsly, we wouldn’t lie about something this important. Here’s just a small snippet of the things it can do for you*:

• Gives the ability to gaze into the abyss and come face to face with the true nature of your being
• Enables you to experience reality in four dimensions like a Tralfamadorian
• Use your knowledge of blue oyster cult numerals to control the Eye of Sauron
• Flaunt your disregard for the Temporal Proliferation Treaty of 3012
• Suck the souls out of your enemies, leaving them empty shells of the losers they once were
• Experience the horror (the horror) of the heart of darkness or blue lights like Tron
• Be friended on Facebook by such famous wizards as Merlin, Gandalf, and Dumbledore (he’s not dead!)
• Get you into top secret locations without top secret clearance
• Instantly assess whether someone believes in midichlorians
• Automatically harvest your Farmville crops, till your soil, and replant new crops instantly
• Checks into Foursquare for your location on all possible planes of existence

Seriously, you’d better get your hands on this watch before we get a Cease & Desist from the Federation. This kind of technology just shouldn’t be on the open market for any chucklehead to order and use. But we trust you nerds. At least, we trust you won’t use your newfound powers to hurt us. Because you like us, right? Right. * Powers of the Abyss Watch only work if you are The One. If you are not The One, YMMV.

Product Specifications

• Japanese-inspired blue LED touchscreen digital watch
• Gently touch the screen to display the time
• Touch and hold to enter time setting mode
• Blue & white LEDs encircle the mouth of the Abyss
• Black, snakeskin-textured leather band with buckle clasp
• Powered by 2 - CR2016 batteries (included)
• Longer-than-average battery life since the time only displays when you tap the watch!
• ThinkGeek is not responsible if the watch drives you crazy

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ooh! cute! <3

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