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Blackjack Whiz Riffs on Fantasy Sports, Statgeeks and Yahoo

6 hours 58 min ago
A Q&A with Jeff Ma, the former leader of the infamous MIT Blackjack Team that took Vegas for millions in the mid-'90s. Now a successful entrepreneur and author, Ma talks about his love of fantasy sports, selling his company Citizen Sports to Yahoo (and why he didn't join them), and how young statgeeks can make their way in a sports industry dominated by traditionalists.


Sept. 2, 1969: First U.S. ATM Starts Doling Out Dollars

6 hours 58 min ago
Six weeks after landing men on the moon, Americans take another giant leap for mankind with the nation’s first cash-spewing, automated teller machine.


FaceTime Lets You Share Your Point of View

6 hours 58 min ago
Video calls aren't for people to see you — they're for people to see what you see.


Electric Kettles Are Steeped in the Future

6 hours 58 min ago
Blazing fast (four minutes and nine seconds!), streamlined and full of highlights, Cuisinart's PerfecTemp puts its kettle competition to shame.


Exclusive Gallery: 1983 Nintendo Family Computer Teardown

13 hours 58 min ago
In 1983 Nintendo released the Famicon console. Now 26 years later we tear it apart to see what makes it tick.


Google Testing Out Full-Featured Google Apps

September 1, 2010 - 8:00pm
There's a sign of hope for frustrated Google Apps users who feel left out of getting all the cool toys regular Google users get: Google is inviting select users this week to test out Apps with all the bells and whistles.


Best Sci-Fi Books for Kick-Starting Your Brain Fry

September 1, 2010 - 3:52pm
Want to start reading some science fiction, but aren't sure where to begin? This introductory sci-fi literature syllabus is just for you.


Furor Erupts Over the Role of Self-Sacrifice in Evolution

September 1, 2010 - 3:00pm
A furor has broken out among biologists over ant specialist E.O. Wilson's latest attack on a concept used to explain the origins of self-sacrifice in the dog-eat-dog world of evolution.


5 Reasons Why Apple TV Is (Still) Boring

September 1, 2010 - 2:32pm
We know — the new Apple TV is really small, and cheap and easy-to-use. That's all good, but still not knocking our socks off despite being the ripest area for expansion by a company that has already firmly established itself on the computer, phone, portable media player and tablet. Here are five reasons Apple TV is still boring.


Sink a Putt

September 1, 2010 - 2:15pm
While it can take a mere one or two strokes to hit the green, every golfer knows the torture of a four or five-putt adventure once they get there. So whether you're trying to get your golf game back on track or trying to become a Putt-putt superstar, head for the practice green.


Apple Redefines Remote Control — Now, It's Your Cellphone

September 1, 2010 - 2:14pm
There's a lot to say about the new Apple TV that Steve Jobs presented today. But I'm not going to talk about the tiny little box. I'm not going to talk about your TV, either ... much. Instead, I’m going to talk about that remote.


Apple's Ping Network Is Already Too Big to Fail

September 1, 2010 - 1:45pm
Apple audaciously seems to think the world actually needs another social network — one that you even need special software to be part of, to boot. With the introduction Wednesday of Ping, a music-centered community that exists only within iTunes, they are probably right — and then some.


Networking, Geo Tracking Come to Ski Slopes

September 1, 2010 - 1:44pm
EpicMix, a new RFID-based app for skiers, combines performance tracking with real-time, location-based social networking functionality. (Think Nike+ meets Foursquare.) It'll go live at several Colorado ski resorts in November, and we've got an early look.


FCC Delays Net Neutrality Over Google-Verizon Proposal

September 1, 2010 - 1:29pm
Federal regulators are putting off efforts to regain authority over the nation’s internet providers while they seek renewed public input on net neutrality.


Hands-On With New Apple iPods

September 1, 2010 - 1:24pm
Apple has refreshed its family of iPod products. The iPod Nano, iPod Touch and iPod Shuffle all received some compelling makeovers that should help Apple stay in the lead in the portable media-player market.


'Futurama' Comic Cosmonauts Recall Best Bits From First 100 Episodes

September 1, 2010 - 1:20pm
As the recently resurrected sci-fi cartoon hits the century mark, executive producer David X. Cohen and voice actors Billy West, Lauren Tom and David Herman look back on their favorite moments.


Hands-On With New $100 Apple TV

September 1, 2010 - 12:51pm
When Steve Jobs was preparing to introduce the Apple TV, he called it "one more hobby," and based on our first impressions, that's a safe choice of words. The new Apple TV is a major hardware revamp — one quarter the size of its predecessor.


Firearms, Boots and Dirty Cars as Canvases

September 1, 2010 - 12:21pm
On this leg of his around-the-world drive, our man at the wheel discovers the Wild West is still wild.


Apple Takes Aim at Cable With Tiny New Apple TV

September 1, 2010 - 11:21am
The new Apple TV, which will go on sale at the end of September for $100, is a puny box just one-quarter the size of the previous model. It has an HDMI port, a built-in power supply, an optical audio port, an ethernet jack, and built-in Wi-Fi.


Aston Martin's Cygnet Microcar Headed to America

September 1, 2010 - 11:00am
Aston reportedly will offer the gussied-up Toyota iQ in the United States, presumably to help it meet tightening CAFE regs.


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