From designer Liam Ferguson comes the “Amatoya,” a two-man, two-cannon off-road ATV that is “more military in its approach” in the war on fire. If ever made to Ferguson’s specifications, the buggy would combine maneuverability, high-tech extras to help identify the heart of the blaze, and survivability to see it through a fire. A big downside would be that it can’t hold as much water as some of the other options out there, but it’d certainly be a robust (not to mention cool-looking) way to fight big blazes.

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Yanko Design, via Popular Science

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Lemon has seen a lot of his kennel mates find new homes, but sadly he’s still waiting for his chance. He’s always overlooked because of his health issues and that’s such a shame because he’s a really friendly boy who just wants some TLC.

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Isn’t he a handsome boy! This is Lloyd and he’s a 7 year old ex-racing greyhound looking for someone with sighthound experience. He’s a very affectionate boy, but he still has a strong chase instinct so needs a new home without cats or small dogs.

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Dreamer is a beautiful 9 year old greyhound girl who would be happy in almost any type of home. She has a great temperament and could live with older children. She’s used to other greyhounds and with a careful introduction may be okay with other breeds.

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Look, fancy cellphone straps are all well and good, but if you’re talking about something that’s going to go in your pocket maybe you should consider something other than the four-pronged blade of death. Yee-ikes.

DealExtreme via NerdApproved

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8 year old Ollie has only been in rescue for a week, but he’s already making a great impression on the kennel staff. He’s a friendly boy and he should be fine to live with other dogs and older children.

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In case you haven’t heard, the publishing industry isn’t doing so hot right now. Magazine especially are being hit hard, what with the internet existing and all. But they won’t take it lying down! No sir. Just take a look at Time Inc’s “Manhattan Project.”

This turns out to be an interactive magazine that can work on tablet computers. It’ll allow you to organize your magazine in whatever order you want to read it in, then flip through it using the touchscreen. Sounds interesting, I guess, but don’t websites offer some pretty similar functionality? If not more functionality? This may not be the savior the industry is looking for, but time will tell.

TechCrunch

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“Magic Highway USA” is a Disney cartoon that aired back in 1958 and showed the kind of good ol’ fashioned future that was all the rage back then. What did people have to look forward to? Color-coded and air conditioned highways, roads that are built instantly by lumbering vehicles, and — something we’re not so far from anymore — self-driving cars.

There are even some familiar technologies in there, such as rear-view video cameras and “pleasure vehicles,” which are basically RVs. And, of course, some wildly impractical predictions, such as cylindrical towers ringed by one solid elevator that is supposed to quickly serve hundreds of offices and carports. Check it out in its entirety in the video above.

Via Boing Boing

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Trish a frail and nervous 13 year old Chihuahua with a heart condition and hip problems. She isn’t up to being moved again, so she’s staying in her current foster home where she has the company of her small canine friends. Perhaps you’d like to sponsor her…?

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Here’s yet another thing the iPhone can do: it’s a universal remote. This ThinkFlood RedEye system includes a dock that communicates with your iPhone via WiFi, creating those infrared (IR) signals that your AV components obey.

Like our favorite Logitech Harmony 900 remote, the RedEye’s macro operation is sophisticated, letting you create “actions” that turn on multiple components for, say, watching TV, or watching a Blu-ray disc. You can arrange the buttons on the touchscreen however you want, and you can even use multitouch slides to control functions such as volume.

Besides its steep $188 price, the only disadvantage we see is that when you’re watching TV, it’s better to have physical buttons that you can operate without looking at the remote. But that eyes-free multitouch function takes care of channel changing and volume, the main functions you use while watching TV. Nice. Take a look at the video of the RedEye in action:

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Target, we’re impressed. You take one of the most profitable items in your store, and turn it into a cute, super-fun remote-controlled car. The remote looks like a piece of cheese, and when you detach it (and a little Target shopping cart with a mouse inside) from the gift card, it lets you wirelessly move the tiny vehicle backward and forward.

It’s no wonder Target can afford to do this — stores make billions on the fact that a large percentage of gift cards are never redeemed. The Remote Controlled Gift Card is available in amounts between $25 and $1000. At least you get some value out of this one if you don’t redeem it.

Target, via ChipChick

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ILM Research Engineer Bhautik Joshi wanted to juice up his iPhone’s camera. So, of course, he took it apart, put in a bunch of stuff from a DVD player in order to get it to accept the images from a huge lens, and then duct taped that sucker on there.

And the results of all this work? Well, not that great, actually. It turns out, a fancy lens only really makes great pictures when it’s attached to a good camera with a good sensor. Who’d have thought? But hey, at least ol’ Bhautik has the least portable iPhone ever now.

Captin Nod via Gizmodo

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The producer of the “world’s cheapest car,” the Tata Group, has announced its plans to produce a hybrid Nano. According to the company, the hybrid Nano will allow them to join the dozens of automakers that are producing hybrid vehicles. The company is India’s largest auto maker and Americans may be most familiar with its Jaguar Land Rover brand.

However, this is not the company’s first foray into the new green car sector, as earlier this year, the company announced that it may begin selling its Indica Vista EV, all-electric vehicle in Europe as soon as the end of this year.

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Tyson has obviously made a splash in his new home and has a new friend with whom to share all the fun. The dogs were having such a good time that they wouldn’t keep still for the photo but you can get the general idea!

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Queenie is a beautiful GSD cross girl whose only requirement is lots of fuss and love. She enjoys shorter, gentle walks and would love to have a nice warm fireside to call her own this winter. Since she wants all the attention for herself, she would need to be an only dog.

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At a 1 p.m. ceremony on Dec 2, 2009, Administrator Charles Bolden presented NASA’s Ambassador of Exploration Award to Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise, a Biloxi, Miss., native. The ceremony took place at Biloxi’s Gorenflo Elementary School. Pictured from left to right are school principal Tina Thompson, Administrator Bolden, Fred Haise, Biloxi Public School District Superintendent Paul Tisdale and Stennis Space Center Director Gene Goldman. Image Credit: NASA/Danny Nowlin

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