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Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard

The New York Times Magazine featured a video of photographer Robbie Cooper’s project showing just how focused young video-game players can be.

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The write-up of the companion slideshow provides even more info:

These images of kids playing video games were created by Robbie Cooper, a British photographer who employed a Red camera — a very-high-resolution video camera — and then took stills from the footage. Cooper, who says he was inspired by the camera technique that Errol Morris used to interview people in his documentaries, arranged his equipment so that the players were actually looking at a reflection of the game on a small pane of glass. He placed the camera behind the reflection so that it could look directly into their faces as they played. Cooper and his collaborators, Andrew Wiggins and Charly Smith, videotaped children in England and in New York.

Cooper, who grew up in Britain and Kenya and played a lot of video games as a child, says he tries to capture “people interacting with worlds that aren’t real.” In his last major project, which was published in the magazine in 2007, he photographed participants in Internet-based games with their virtual-world avatars. Cooper is particularly struck by the intensity of people’s experiences while interacting with digital realms. Drew Hugh, shown above, stares so intently at the screen that he doesn’t blink, and his eyes quickly fill with tears, according to his mother. Cooper says, “It’s fascinating that a world that’s purely visual can have a physical effect.”

The Obama campaign has released an official iPhone App that is available for free download.

Obama ‘08 is your official, comprehensive connection to the heart of Barack Obama and Joe Biden’s campaign, giving you the tools you need to make an impact and stay in the know.

Making a difference takes only moments using the Call a Friend feature. Want to do more? Find your local Obama for America HQ or look up local campaign events.

You’ll have instant access to Barack’s positions on important issues, as well as local and national campaign news as it happens. Photos and videos from the campaign trail are all here, too.

Download the free Obama ‘08 application
for your iPhone™ or iPod® touch »

So, for all of those who are wanting a quick handy reference guide to Obama’s position on the issues, this is the app for you, assuming you have an iPhone. It’s even handy for those who don’t support Obama, but don’t really know why because they’ve never actually ready his positions on the issues or his policy plans. (You know who you are!)

Do you have a problem with a greedy, sticky-fingered co-worker stealing your lunch out of the break room fridge? Then here’s the anti-theft product for you…

Stealing your co-worker’s lunch is a downright contemptible act, that is, if it’s perpetrated by someone other than you. But, if you’ve ever had your lunch stolen, you know the the frustration and anger it causes. You know the revenge and ill-will it inspires. And you know that no matter how well you try to hide your lunch bag at the back of the refrigerator, something’s gonna be missing when you open it. Well, lament no more. The Anti-Theft Lunch Bag to the rescue . . .

Anti-Theft Lunch Bags are regular sandwich bags that have green splotches printed on both sides. After your sandwich is placed inside, no one will want to touch it.

Last month, I shared with my readers pictures of my office space, with its cockpit-like layout featuring a multiple-monitor setup that continues to draw attention and comments from co-workers and visitors.

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But mine is nothing compare to this guy’s cocoon…

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It’s enough to give someone penis office envy. You can see more shots of this guy’s office here.

Laughing Squid posted a picture of the winning entry in The Cupcake Decorating Championship…

These wonderful iPhone Cupcakes by Nick Bilton and Danielle Bilton were the winning entry in The Cupcake Decorating Championship hosted by Bre Pettis at tonight’s Ignite NYC II.

Well, it could with this accessory…

We listen to Gamers and what product do they want the most? Turns out Gamers crave toast. Enter the CrazyPC 5.25 Bay Toaster. What better way to satisfy that late night snack craving than a healthy piece of toast? Just slide in a slice of bread - and voila you have toast in just minutes. The Bay Toaster fits in a standard 5.25 drive bay and installs in just minutes.

This handy dandy clock will tell you so.

Chocolate’s yummy, innit? So why deny your love for the scrumptious stuff when you can celebrate it with the whimsically daft Chococlock. This stylish retro-modern timepiece is a bit like a cuckoo clock but when its shutters open, on the hour every hour, it delivers a scrumptious chocolate treat to the tune of the ‘Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy’. You then have 30 seconds to retrieve your reward before the clock snatches it back. Loo break? Forget it.

The clock even has a cheat button for those who just can’t wait…

For the weak-willed amongst you the Chococlock features a naughty but nice cheat button that will deliver a treat whenever you press it. Yes, that does rather defeat the whole ‘good things come to those who wait’ ethos, but don’t worry, we won’t tell.

From the WTF file comes this interesting gadget…

What is it you ask? Continued