A Solar Powered Tent!

Yes, it's a tent that has it's own solar panel and integrated LED lighting system.

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P2P insurer will pay your fines if RIAA sues: $19/year!

"Apparently, a company in Sweden is offering file-sharing insurance - they'll pay your fines if you're sued by the RIAA. The /. submitter translates the link as follows: 'For a mere 140 SEK ($19 USD) per year, they will pay all your fines and give you a t-shirt if you get convicted for file sharing.'"

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A Lego Crossbow!

A semi-automatic pump-action lego crossbow that took four blocks in the handle and one in the chamber. It can fire a standard lego brick about 20 yards. It's not terribly accurate, but believe me, you don't want to fire this thing at the family pet.

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Google Checkout is live!

Web sites and merchants can integrate Google Checkout into their sites as an alternative payment processing method to existing checkout and credit card processing systems.

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Little known microsoft site hosts tons of cool freebie toys

The Microsoft research website is not known to many. This site publishes all sorts of cool programs and papers dealing with new technologies that Microsoft is working on. Have a look for yourself.

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Flagr: Brag about where you've been

The idea, according to co-founder David Wurtz, is to "give people a way to brag about where they've been." One can also think of it as Digg for the physical world -- all Flagr needs is a rating system, and the team is considering adding one.

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Stop Windows Update from nagging you to restart your computer!

You're working and Windows hijacks your screen asking you, "Restart Now? Later?". Worse, you leave for lunch and come back only to realize your PC has restarted on its own. Agh! Use this to define how often Windows will nag you (default is 10 minutes), or to turn off the nag entirely (yes!).

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New Digg v3 Launched

It's live right now. The midi was fun to hear.

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