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Inception Inspired Board Game, Inceptor, Hits Kickstarter

A board game based on the movie Inception has hit Kickstarter under the tacit approval of Warner Brothers. While you may expect an ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorFebruary 25, 2014

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Privacy-Focused Android “Blackphone” to Ship June 2014

Pre-orders have opened up for the Blackphone, a high-end Android smartphone that puts privacy and security ahead of everything else. Available for $629, ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorFebruary 24, 2014

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4.4 Billion Year Old Piece of Earth’s Crust, Oldest Yet, Found

Image Source: John Valley, University of Wisconsin Scientists have analyzed a zircon crystal taken from Australia’s Jack Hills region and determined it is ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorFebruary 24, 2014

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Medieval Horror Tabletop RPG Shadows of Esteren Enters 4th Kickstarter

Shadows of Esteren, a medieval horror tabletop RPG described as a cross between Ravenloft, Game of Thrones and Call of Cthulhu, has started ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorFebruary 23, 2014

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1st Chapter of New R.A. Salvatore Book Released for Free

The first chapter of R.A. Salvatore’s newest Drizzt Do’Urden book, Night of the Hunter, has been released as a free teaser. Everyone’s favorite ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorFebruary 22, 2014

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Artificial Muscles Made from Fishing Line May Beat Carbon Nanotubes

Image Source: io9 Researchers have created powerful artificial muscles from fishing line for a fraction of the price of carbon nanotubes. While artificial ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorFebruary 21, 2014

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Quantum Mechanics May Be Proven by Distant Quasars

Image Source: ESO/M. Kornmesser MIT researchers have proposed an experiment involving the observation of distant quasars that could close a final loophole and ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorFebruary 20, 2014

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Steve Jackson Games and Rio Grande Donate Games to Middle School Club

Steven Jackson Games, publisher of GURPS and Munchkin, as well as Rio Grande Games, publisher of Dominion, donated a collection of games to ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorFebruary 20, 2014

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TimeWatch RPG Kickstarter Has Raised $80,000

Image Source: Kevin Kulp With one day left to go, the Kickstarter campaign for the TimeWatch: GUMSHOE Investigative Time Travel RPG has raised ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorFebruary 20, 2014

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New Findings Reveal How Stars Explode Into Supernovas

Image Source: NASA Astrophysicists have created the first-ever map of radioactive material in a supernova remnant, revealing how shock waves rip apart dying ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorFebruary 20, 2014

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Intelligent Alien Life May Be Found by 2040, SETI Astronomer Believes

Senior Astronomer Seth Shostak of the SETI Institute believes that intelligent alien life may be found by 2040. The SETI Institute has been ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorFebruary 20, 2014

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12-Year-Old Builds Lego Braille Printer for 20% the Cost

A 12-year-old has built a braille printer out of a repurposed $350 Lego kit. Commercial braille printers typically cost over $2,000. We’ve all ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorFebruary 18, 2014

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