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	<description>Nerds are for Dorks</description>
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		<title>Oxford University Press Dictionaries Go Mobile</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I still remember the first dictionary that my parents gave to me – a big thick green book with the words MERRIAM WEBSTER splashed all over it.  I was in third grade, and I thought that it was the coolest book I’ve ever hard.  We were required to have it in school, but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/07/oxford_university_press_dictionaries_go_mobile/</link>
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		<title>What Earth TV are extra-terrestrials watching now?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Found this cool illustration depicting what extra-terrestrial life-forms might be watching right now, assuming they exist, have the relevant technology and are monitoring our TV signals.


Each arc is another five light years from Earth, so while most ETs have watched the first baseball game, and Alderbaran is about to witness World War II, it&#8217;s going [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/07/what_earth_tv_are_extra-terrestrials_watching_now/</link>
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		<title>Take Pictures Even When You’re Alone With The Bottle Cap Tripod</title>
		<description><![CDATA[That sounds kinda pathetic, doesn’t it? Who takes pictures of themselves when they’re alone? HAH! I can name more than 10 people who do!  Come on, you have to admit it – sometimes, you just feel like playing with your digital camera and uploading those narcissistic pictures onto Facebook or your blog.
Okay, maybe not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/07/take_pictures_even_when_youre_alone_with_the_bottle_cap_tripod/</link>
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		<title>Square Enix teaser page may be for new FF game for NDS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, Square Enix launched a new teaser site. The original page only had a sketch of a village and a very conspicuous number &#8220;4&#8243;, but right now, a visit to the page will reveal three people &#8212; a boy wielding a sword and two girls riding atop a dragon. Quite intriguing, isn&#8217;t it?
But Square [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/07/square_enix_teaser_page_may_be_for_new_ff_game_for_nds/</link>
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		<title>Blizzard removes LAN Multiplayer on Starcraft II</title>
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Without a doubt, Blizzard&#8217;s upcoming sequel Starcraft II is one of the most anticipated games in recent memory. The first Starcraft created such hardcore fan appreciation that up to this day &#8212; 11 years after it was released &#8212; thousands of people still play the game. That is unprecendented and anyone would be hardpressed to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/07/blizzard_removes_lan_multiplayer_on_starcraft_ii/</link>
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		<title>32×32: Cool pixel art editor for iPhone</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a pretty cool app for anyone designing pixel art while on the move.
The title gives a clue: this is a 32&#215;32 pixel editor with a pretty intuitive interface that lets you map out thoughts in grayscale pretty quickly.

The idea is that you sketch out ideas on the move, then sync up and use more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/07/3232_cool_pixel_art_editor_for_iphone/</link>
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		<title>Getting Nostalgic Over The Walkman</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Andy just posted something about the Walkman’s 30th anniversary and guess what that got me doing?  I had to dig up some old boxes in an effort to find my old Walkman!  Yes, I still have it!  After spending a good part of an hour trying to locate it, I was more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/07/getting_nostalgic_over_the_walkman/</link>
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		<title>Washable Mice (Mouses?)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So which is it?  How do you pluralize “mouse,” the peripheral that you attach to your computer?  I cannot count the number of times that this argument has come up at the office. In a room full of English teachers, you can just imagine the kind of debate that happens.  Anyhow, either [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/07/washable_mice_mouses_/</link>
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		<title>The&#8230; ahum&#8230; Sh*t Box</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This one doesn&#8217;t need much of commentary. It made me laugh though. $25.

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		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/07/the_ahum_sht_box/</link>
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		<title>10 Cool Sony Walkman photos &#8211; celebrate Walkman&#8217;s 30th birthday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy 30th birthday Sony Walkman. You might&#8217;ve lost out a lot to the iPod but I&#8217;ll never forget your chunky cassette playing &#8217;80s magic or  your &#8220;can&#8217;t play the last track on a really full CD&#8221; Discman.
So, by way of small celebration here are ten images inspired by your greatness.
1. Hard-wired SonyEricsson Walkman phone. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/07/10_cool_sony_walkman_photos_-_celebrate_walkmans_30th_birthday/</link>
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		<title>Youtube find: Post-it Love</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Post-it and video meet again. This time in a rather cool romantic video.

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		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/07/youtube_find_post-it_love/</link>
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		<title>Blood of Bahamut&#8217;s Gilgamesh revealed</title>
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One of the games that I am eagerly looking forward to is Square Enix&#8217;s Blood of Bahamut, a multiplayer action RPG. This RPG actually has its roots in the Final Fantasy series. FF gamers know of the powerful summoned creatures in the game, with Bahamut being one of the toughest. In this game we will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/06/blood_of_bahamuts_gilgamesh_revealed/</link>
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		<title>Sony files patent for Emotion Engine tech on PS3&#8217;s Cell processor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I heard that Sony was going to remove PS2 backwards compatibility on future Playstation 3 units, I decided that I was going to track down a unit that still had the Emotion Engine installed on it. I still have some PS2 games that I want to play and I wanted the option to play [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/06/sony_files_patent_for_emotion_engine_tech_on_ps3s_cell_processor/</link>
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		<title>Cool Origami-inspired font collection including broken IE!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve seen the origami desk lamp and Starcraft origami, now here&#8217;s something for your computer desktop.
Here we have origami-styled logos for Firefox, Twitter, Apple, Digg, Basecamp, Flickr, GMail, IE (broken, love it), iTunes, Mint, RSS, Opera and Skype, designed by Paddy Donnelly.
They can be downloaded in a variety of formats. Jump on to see them [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/06/cool_origami-inspired_font_collection_including_broken_ie/</link>
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		<title>Saitama: Anime Land</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many anime are set in real places with scenes drawn straight from photographs of actual streets, giving a more realistic feel to the anime. This practice, however, seems to have put the prefecture of Saitama in the spotlight. Riding on the success of the anime series &#8220;Lucky Star&#8221;, Saitama has drawn many tourists wanting to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/06/saitama_anime_land/</link>
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		<title>Ghostbusters simpsonified</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Springfield Punx had a &#8216;Ghostbusters week&#8217; last week. What is Sprinfield Punx?
The idea of doing fan art parodying some of my favorite characters and stars in such a fun and simple style got me hooked immediately. Some of these guys and gals have appeared on the Simpsons and I could just work from that, but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/06/ghostbusters_simpsonified/</link>
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		<title>Monster Hunter gaming transforms London gallery this summer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From this Friday, 3rd July until 1st September, one of Central London&#8217;s art galleries is being transformed into a massive Monster Hunter gaming venue.
The Gathering Hall will be constructed at he former site of the prestigious Lazarides gallery in central London.
There&#8217;ll be three floors dedicated to the PSP game which launched in Britain last week, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/06/monster_hunter_gaming_transforms_london_gallery_this_summer/</link>
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		<title>The Human Printer: unique artwork from photos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Following on from Martin Wilson&#8217;s 35mm sequential film art and the incredible Rubik&#8217;s Cube stop frame animation, here&#8217;s Louise Naunton Morgan&#8217;s amazingly painstaking work that makes my brain boggle.


Dubbed The Human Printer, Louise creates photographic &#8220;prints&#8221; by hand, and you can even send in your own photos for Louise to work on.

The results are definitely [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/06/the_human_printer_unique_artwork_from_photos/</link>
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		<title>Internet mapped using Tokyo subway model</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Take a look at the amazing diagram below. It&#8217;s a 333-strong selection of the world&#8217;s top web sites portrayed on the Tokyo subway map layout.

Apparently this is the fourth version of the map though I hadn&#8217;t seen it before &#8211; wish I had.

As you&#8217;d expect, all the big boys are on there — Google, Microsoft, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/06/internet_mapped_using_tokyo_subway_model/</link>
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		<title>Youtube find: Awesome manga Nissan Cube commercial</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I came across this awesome (web only?) commercial for the Nissan Cube in Japan. It is amazing how this many manga principles have been used in a really short commercial.

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		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/06/youtube_find_awesome_manga_nissan_cube_commercial/</link>
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		<title>Bacon on your iPhone! Yes, there&#8217;s an app for. Still no cure for cancer though.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After the sexy girls cleaning your iPhone screen we can announce you another useless application, game, for the iPhone: iBacon [iTunes link].
There&#8217;s not much to say about the game other than that it allows you to show off your bacon baking skills on your iPhone. And it&#8217;ll rip you off for $1.19. Dept. of Uselessness [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/06/bacon_on_your_iphone_yes_theres_an_app_for_still_no_cure_for_cancer_though/</link>
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		<title>Nanda Alarm Clock On Wheels</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have always had a problem getting up in the morning.  I still recall when I was in grade school and my mom would have a heck of a time getting me out of bed and at the dining table.  I have my own place now, mom lives miles away, and getting up [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/06/nanda_alarm_clock_on_wheels/</link>
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		<title>Transformers Cufflinks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The second installment of the new Transformers franchise has been out for a couple of days now and I haven’t gotten to watch it yet!  We are actually planning on doing that tonight, but I am not so sure that we can still get tickets.  Apparently, in spite of the below average reviews [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/06/transformers_cufflinks/</link>
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		<title>Vote At T3 Gadget Awards 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you like making your voice heard, then you would want to know that the T3 Gadget Awards 2009 voting is now open.  There will be long list and short list voting, and you can help shape the future of what will be considered cool or not in the gadget world.  Better yet, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/06/vote_at_t3_gadget_awards_2009/</link>
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		<title>Thanks to our sponsor, Get Glue</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to our sponsor Get Glue, a social networking tool that allows you to see what friends and people you want to be your friends are spending their time looking for on the internet.

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		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/06/thanks_to_our_sponsor_get_glue/</link>
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		<title>Food keyboard: chocolate and biscuits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Food and IT go hand in hand. If you manage to combine both in to one item you&#8217;re on the right path. I had to grin when I saw this s&#8217;mores keyboard. Sadly there is no indication of any functionality or if it really is made out of food or just plastic. Seems like we&#8217;ll [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/06/food_keyboard_chocolate_and_biscuits/</link>
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		<title>Michael Jackson: Thriller Video</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In honour of a legend, here&#8217;s the 13minutes long Thriller video. RIP Michael Jackson.

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		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/06/michael_jackson_thriller_video/</link>
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		<title>Melodydrop: Self-righting water droplet speaker concept</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a really interesting concept design for a dock and speaker for the original iPod Shuffle.

Designed by Rhea Jeong and inspired by water droplets and musical notation, it has a tumbler toy built in to the base meaning that it will always self right itself.

In addition, spinning or pushing the speaker in different directions can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/06/melodydrop_self-righting_water_droplet_speaker_concept/</link>
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		<title>Social Media Tip in Photos: Placement, People!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear friends, next time you involve your brand in a social media campaign, you can do well by heeding a simple guideline &#8212; make your social media easily apparent on your site.
Example:
The campaign below relies heavily on social media and thus the prominent listing of grandma&#8217;s Twitter and social profiles:

On the other hand we have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/06/social_media_tip_in_photos_placement_people/</link>
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		<title>Pac-Man on Twitter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pac-Man is one of our all time idols here at FG, so we had to laugh when we saw this picture.

Flickr via Technabob.
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		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/06/pac-man_on_twitter/</link>
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		<title>Sky develops upside-down TV remote control</title>
		<description><![CDATA[British satellite broadcaster Sky is ready to welcome Australian friends to the UK with the introduction of an upside-down remote control.

Ahh, I&#8217;ve never grown tired of the notion that everyone who lives in Australia stands on their head because it&#8217;s on the other side of the world from Britain (not exactly, of course).

It&#8217;s all in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/06/sky_develops_upside-down_tv_remote_control/</link>
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		<title>Geek The Library: My Idea Of Heaven</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you were to feel my heartbeat right now, you would be amazed.  The moment I read the words “geek” and “library” in one phrase, I knew that I would find something to make me high.  Just so you have the context – one of my dreams is to become a librarian.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/06/geek_the_library_my_idea_of_heaven/</link>
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		<title>Cool sequential 35mm film photo art from Martin Wilson</title>
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Martin Wilson is a long-standing artist using traditional film photography as his medium.
His web site showcases 16 big art pieces that are stitched together from individual, ordered 35mm film.

Once Martin has developed the film, he scans it in and then place the final image together, including the shot numbers under each frame. He swears that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/06/cool_sequential_35mm_film_photo_art_from_martin_wilson/</link>
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		<title>Hommage, Cylon inspired jet robot</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hommage is a unique creation by reaver, who has several robot inspired items in his Etsy store. Hommage is a humanoid transforming in to a jet plane and is 17&#8243; when standing. The original piece is currently on display in the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. If you have $2.000 over you can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/06/hommage_cylon_inspired_jet_robot/</link>
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		<title>Wooden iPod Mini</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Awesome mod of an iPod Mini. I must say this is probably the nicest iPod Mini mod I&#8217;ve seen so far, almost as beautiful as Joel Scilly&#8217;s wooden turntables.
My finished wood ipod mini. This has been such a fun project for me. It’s handmade (with special thanks to my 8yr old dremel) from Australian red [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/06/wooden_ipod_mini/</link>
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