As Google works to speed up our access to the Internet, Cisco is fighting a different war: improving the foundation of the Internet itself. In a statement on Tuesday, the networking-centric company announced its new CRS-3 Carrier Routing System (which is where the CRS comes from), which Cisco claims can handle “12 times the traffic capacity of the nearest competing system,” and triples the power of the 92 Tbps CRS-1, its predecessor. So just how fast is the CRS-3? According to Cisco, it can handle 322 Terabits per second, “which enables the entire printed collection of the Library of Congress to be downloaded in just over one second; every man, woman and child in China to make a video call, simultaneously; and every motion picture ever created to be streamed in less than four minutes.” That’s a lot of horsepower, and it’s the kind of muscle we need, according to Cisco, to lay the foundation for next-generation Internet, with an eye mostly on the increasing demands of streaming media and the like. Read the full release from Cisco here . Via Maximum PC

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At first we thought this was an early April Fool’s sight gag, but it’s not. It’s an actual product from Hammacher Schlemmer, and it’s named a word I’ve been looking for an excuse to use in print, and now here’s my chance: the Brobdingnagian Sports Chair. For those of us not familiar with the work of Jonathan Swift, that means humongous. Look and laugh at this 5.5-foot-tall chair, a $150 throne capable of embracing even the most gigantic butt with its 9-square-foot seat. And hey, did you eat dozens of hot dogs on that picnic? No worries, because it supports up to 400 pounds, enough for three or four of our attractive, slim readers. And no matter how thirsty you are, its six cupholders stand ready to accommodate all your beverage-guzzling needs. We can only sum it up thusly: Brobdingnagian makes you feel like a Lilliputian . Good lord, I love this job. Hammacher Schlemmer , via The Awesomer

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Here’s one way to sidestep climate change, where every low-lying area on the planet will be underwater: Just build underwater skyscrapers! Imagine the magnificent views of undersea flora and fauna from this floating city that’s completely self-sustaining. hO2+ scraper is a design concept entered into the eVoIo Skyscraper Competition, and we’re thinking it must of had a good chance of winning. We especially like those balancing tentacles that keep it from flipping over as they generate power. Sure seems like a lot less trouble than scuba diving. Sign us up. eVolo , via Gizmodo

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Let’s take another step toward the wireless future with this Warpia Easy Dock universal docking station from Source R&D. Plunk down your $150, and you can use your desktop keyboard, mouse and LCD display with your Mac or PC laptop — no wires required. Sound too good to be true? Of course, there are limitations, such as 1,400 x 1,050 resolution, not quite up to the full rez of most LCD displays these days. Still, this is a good start. If they can just bring that resolution up to 1,920 x 1,200, this setup could let you park that laptop up to 30 feet away and go to town, just like you’re using a high-resolution desktop PC. Nice. Via Max Borges

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Do you still have an original Super Nintendo kicking around? Well, you’re probably well aware that it’s tough to find cheap original games to play on it these days. So why do it? This Myth Flash Cart lets you load up a fake cartridge with hundreds of games downloaded from the internet to play on your original console. Of course, the $169 price is pretty ridiculous. But for you obsessive SNES fans out there it might be worth the scratch to play any game on your original console. IC2005 via Engadget

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In the world of overpriced, limited-edition watches, it takes a lot of work to stand out from the crowd. This 4N watch does so by having all of the numbers on independent dials that rotate the time into place, cleverly combining digital and analog timekeeping. Of course, with a production run limited to 16 units, this is going to be one expensive timepiece. But hey, dials! That’s fun, right? A Blog to Read via BornRich

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The subtle art of listening, allegedly the keystone of successful marriages, has a defensive role in the chaos of war, too. A Dutch firm is shopping to world militaries a tiny device that listens for screams, gunshots, mortars and even warplanes. It doesn’t listen in the conventional sense, but instead measures the 3D movement of individual air particles in order to determine the x, y and z coordinates of whatever made the noise in question.

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If there’s ever something that will kill off in-home 3D before it has a chance, it’s insanely expensive 3D glasses . We’ve heard rumors of it before, and now it looks like it might just be the case. Sony’s new 3D glasses will set you back a whopping $133 per pair. Doing the math there, that means a family of four will need to drop $587 on top of a new TV to watch a 3D movie together. Granted, sets will probably come with one or two pairs of glasses, but we’re still looking at a sizable investment on top of, you know, having to buy a whole new TV. Thanks but no thanks, TV manufacturers. Gizmodo via SlipperyBrick

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We’ve all played Rock Band and Guitar Hero , but how many of us have come away with any further knowledge about the fundamentals of guitar playing? Maybe the interest, sure, but none of the foundation. A new gaming start-up, Seven45 Studios, is looking to change all that with Power Gig: Rise of the Sixstring . As the name implies, you’ll be using a six-string guitar to play songs in the game instead of a controller basically shaped like one. When not plugged into an Xbox 360, the Power Gig controller will actually work with standard guitar amps and strum like you’d expect. Flip the peripheral’s dampening trigger into place, however, and the strings will lock into place and all the sudden you’ve got yourself a video game controller, using colored strips along the side of the neck that correspond with chords the game wants you to play. The strings can even be unlocked, and the game will demand more of you, wanting to play both the proper chord and string. Power Gig isn’t the perfected guitar sim Seven45 Studios seems ultimately keen to produce as it won’t actually teach you to read music, but it will get you playing a real guitar, and getting a feel for it. The game is still in its early stages and information such as price and the release date are still forthcoming. Via Joystiq

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Buenos Aires -based designer Francisco Lupin has come up with a concept design that, if brought to market, could make your airport woes fly away for good. The Nexus is a concept electric-powered scooter that would be powered by two 12 volt batteries and offer up to two hours of use. With a power button reminiscent of a PC’s, and a sleek body crafted to navigate dense foot traffic, the vehicle would be primarily used for transport within large, major airports. Best of all, when not in use the Nexus folds up into a compact form exactly like your luggage. You can see more of Lupin’s eco-friendly designs here . Via Tuvie

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Nexus concept scooter designed to fly within local airports