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

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

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

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

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

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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The real-deal Star Trek theme park is a go

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

Researchers create a suitcase-sized one-hour anthrax detector

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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Groom programs a computer to help wed him and his fiancé

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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Researchers build an audio superlens out of soda cans

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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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

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

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