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Dad Tries To Sell Son For $20 Million On Facebook

7:00PM January 10, 2012 | Jesus Diaz

If your dad were called Saud bin Nasser Al Shahry he would sell you on Facebook for $US20 million. That’s what happened to a young kid from Saudi Arabia, who found himself for sale for exactly that amount in this social network. More »


Gadgets

RIM’s Massive PlayBook Sale: All Models Now $US299

10:05PM January 3, 2012 | Jamie Condliffe

The PlayBook was bound to go on sale again… and now it has! In fact, RIM is selling all its models for $US299. Yes, the 16GB version costs the same as the 64GB model. AU: It’s still $485 on the Aussie store. Contacting RIM to find out why. More »


Robot Built From WWII Bomber Still Works After 45 Years

1:00PM November 23, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

In 1950, former Royal Air Force officer Tony Sale built a 6-foot-tall humanoid robot, one of Britain’s first, from the scraps of a crashed bomber. After spending 45 years stored in a garage, it’s walking just fine. More »


Cars

’89 Batmobile Now on eBay: Hurry, Grab Your Wallet!

5:49AM August 27, 2008 | Sean Fallon

If you are impulsive enough to drop over US$100,000 on a whim for a nerdy automobile, here is your chance to score one of the five Batmobiles made for the original Michael Keaton movie. Unfortunately, you only have until 5PM PDT today to put in a bid on this baby, so you had better hurry (I know you guys are all frantically searching for your wallets). [eBay via CNet]

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