Word on the street is that Amazon is testing out something new in Seattle. No, we’re not talking about the Kindle tablet . We’re talking about lockers at 7-Eleven mini marts that’ll let online shoppers pick up their packages while they grab a hot dog instead of waiting for the UPS man at home.

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You’ll soon be able to pick up your Amazon packages at 7-Eleven

Next month, the entire Star Wars series is headed to Blu-ray. And wouldn’t you know it, George Lucas has gone in and futzed around with them again for the release.

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George Lucas tinkers with the Star Wars movies yet again

Next month, the entire Star Wars series is headed to Blu-ray. And wouldn’t you know it, George Lucas has gone in and futzed around with them again for the release.

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George Lucas tinkers with the Star Wars movies yet again

Sick of searching for quarters when you need to feed a parking meter? NYC is set to test out a new system that would allow you to pay for street parking using a smartphone app.

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NYC to test out parking meters you can fill from your phone

Deep breaths, Trekkies: a Star Trek theme park is in the works . A $1.5 billion Star Trek theme park, to be precise. And it just got its funding nailed down.

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The real-deal Star Trek theme park is a go

Worried that some terrorist might have smuggled anthrax onto your flight? Well, a new gizmo developed by researchers at the University of Albany and Cornell University will be able to identify if that suspicious white powder is anthrax or just baby powder — in under an hour.

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Researchers create a suitcase-sized one-hour anthrax detector

When a friend couldn’t wed Miguel Hanson and his fianc? Diana Wesley, the 33-year-old IT consultant decided to write his own computerized minister and have the computer marry the two. Nerdy? Yes, but the couple are nerdy and proud!

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Groom programs a computer to help wed him and his fianc

A superlens is something that focuses audio into much smaller regions than their soundwaves normally allow. Essentially, “the cans act as resonators, directing the volume of the sound to peak in a space just a few centimetres wide, and this heightened precision could improve acoustic-actuator systems.” And wouldn’t you know it, but soda cans are perfect for the job.

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Researchers build an audio superlens out of soda cans

Using an ATM is pretty straightforward for most of us. But what about people who are semi-literate or illiterate? That makes things a lot harder. A new ATM is looking to change that.

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An ATM for the illiterate uses your fingerprint as your PIN

Using an ATM is pretty straightforward for most of us. But what about people who are semi-literate or illiterate? That makes things a lot harder. A new ATM is looking to change that.

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An ATM for the illiterate uses your fingerprint as your PIN