New Toys Read Brain Waves

A convincing twin of Darth Vader stalks the beige cubicles of a Silicon Valley office, complete with ominous black mask, cape and light saber. But this is no chintzy Halloween costume. It's a prototype, years in the making, of a toy that incorporates brain wave-reading technology.

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'Rabbit Ears' Find New Life in HDTV Age

Buying an antenna for a high-definition television seems as out of place as using a rotary phone to make a call. But some consumers are spending thousands of dollars on LCD or plasma TVs and hooking them up to $50 antennas that don't look much different from what grandpa had on top of his black-and-white picture tube.

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Two supermarket anachronisms -- one political, one real

At the supermarket, I purchased a few boxes of Kix. I was surprised to still see "Kid-Tested, Mother-Approved" proudly stamped on the box. I'm shocked no one has pressured General Mills to replace "mother" with "parent."

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When Good Spam Goes Bad

I love when some cocky spammer's script breaks. My Gmail Spam folder has seen many of these in the last few weeks.

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The Illinois 2006 Primary: Who Needs Reform?

To keep score -- Political Machinery: 1,000, Reform: 0

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