Link Fire: July 4th 09

by Dennis Yeo
on Saturday July 4, 2009

Gadgets

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iPhone overheating – Apple informs consumers of iPhone overheating issues. [link]

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iPhone 3G range expander – Increase your range and boost your 3G signal with this signal booster designed for iPhone, Blackberry and Palm devices. [link]

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Gameboy iPhone pouch – Hand-crafted Nintendo Gameboy style iPhone pouch spotted. [link]

Science/Tech

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Moon images from NASA orbiter – First images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter reveals incredible details of the Moon’s surface from just 10 foot across. [news]

Games

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Real-life Mirror’s Edge – A bunch of guys strap a headcam on another guy to capture Mirror’s Edge style in-game animation. Do not try it yourself! [video]

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TweetCraft WoW tweeting – TweetCraft allows gamers to use Twitter from inside the game World of Warcraft. [link]

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Prototype vs inFAMOUS – Prototype and inFAMOUS, both games feature a guy with superpowers so which game should you get? GameTrailers slugs both out for you to decide the winner. [video]

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Super Mario 1 on SNES – Fan-made production of how Super Mario 1 would look like if it was redone for the SNES. [video]

Toys

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Steampunk lightsaber – Steampunk style lightsaber spotted on eBay for $124.99. [link]

Cool Stuff

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23 pictures of glass bottle art – Recycled glass bottles get a new lease of life as art and decoration. [gallery]

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X-Wing car – A car that has R2D2 as the co-pilot. [flickr]

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Fruit expansion – A watermelon gets the fireworks treatment. [pic]

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Recycled circuit board bookends – What can you do with old circuit boards? Recycle them into geeky bookends of course. [link]

Funny Stuff

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Bad parking – 12 examples of bad parking jobs. [gallery]

Odd Stuff

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Humanly fish – A fish with teeth that resemble that of humans. [gallery]

News & Articles

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Amazing eye surgery – Blind man regains sight and gets to see wife for the first time in eight years by having a tooth implanted in his eye. [news]

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