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World’s Largest RC Chopper Is Big Enough For A Very Short Pilot

9:40AM Dan Nosowitz | This RC helicopter is a scale model of a Russian Mi-24 chopper, a monstrous beast that’s 16.75m long. The scale version looks about 1/8th the size, and still scares the crap out of us. Check out the video below. More »

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Yakiniku Game Serves Guests With Fake Korean BBQ

2:20AM Sean Fallon | Yakiniku or Korean BBQ restaurants are extremely popular in Japan, which is why Bandai has released a game that simulates the experience at home—minus the distractions of flavour, chewing and hunger satisfaction of course. More »

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Sega’s Virtual Fireworks Machine Takes The Fun Out Of Explosions

12:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Sega Toys is coming out with the Uchiage Hanabi, essentially a limited-function projector that shows fake fireworks on your ceilings or walls, complete with sound. More »

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Optimus Prime Speakers Feature Pretty Half-Assed Transforming

1:00PM Dan Nosowitz | Come on, this isn’t much of a transformation. This powered USB gadget is in the shape of Optimus Prime’s severed head, and the ears (or whatever) swing out to reveal the speakers within. More »

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Toddler Review: Leapfrog Tag Junior Book Pal

5:40AM Mark Wilson | Alas, I have no spawn of my own. So when LeapFrog mailed their new Tag Junior, a handheld device that reads special LeapFrog books to children, I had to call in the big guns for the review. Err…little guns. More »

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MyDeskFriend Combines Facebook With A Little Robotic Penguin

7:00AM Jason Chen | Arimaz’s MyDeskFriend is a little penguin that rolls around your desk, has 5 moods, responds to physical input and connects to Facebook. I kinda want one. More »

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Heli Mission SWAT Truck Makes Being Old Sting Even Worse

11:50PM Mark Wilson | It’s June, and most of us reading this post are stuck at work instead of wasting a summer vacation away with lemonade and the dreaded “playing outside.” And to make matters worse, there’s the ridiculously cool Heli Mission SWAT Truck. More »

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WowWee FlyTech Skyhopper: More Mothra Than A Star Wars Airspeeder

6:26PM | Digging around on the FCC site can uncover some truly weird things. Exhibit A this morning: WowWee’s FlyTech Skyhopper (no, not that Skyhopper). More »

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Lego Matrix Zion’s Last Stand Arrives Six Years Too Late, But It’s Still Awesome

12:20PM Jesus Diaz | Here’s a Lego diorama of one of the best scenes of Matrix Revolutions: Zion’s last stand against the Matrix, humans in their mechas against merciless Sentinels. The close-up of the human resistance mecha begs for an official Lego version. More »

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R/C Gliders Cruise The Mountainside At 630KPH

3:00AM Mark Wilson