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Search for Hidden Treasures With Google's MyMaps Slideshow
Posted: February 14th, 2008, 9:00pm EST by Compiler
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Thanks to the success of its MyMaps tool, Google is currently hosting more than 9 million custom maps generated by its users. That's a lot of geodata, so Google has introduced a new slideshow tool to help you browse the publicly available user-created maps in its MyMaps database.
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Regina Lynn's Sex Drive: Unexpected Sources Drive Progress of Sex Tech
Posted: February 14th, 2008, 9:00pm EST by Regina Lynn
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Sex drives tech, as it drives most things. But tech also drives tech -- sex tech, that is. Some adult products emerge from the most unexpected places. Commentary by Regina Lynn.
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How to Hang a Flatscreen HDTV
Posted: February 14th, 2008, 9:00pm EST by How-To Wiki
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Mounting your HDTV on the wall makes for the most dramatic and cinematic viewing experience. Follow the advice of Wired's How-To Wiki to keep everything clean, straight and safe. And please, don't hang it on the ceiling.
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Gallery: Scientists Scan Striking Nanoscale Images
Posted: February 14th, 2008, 9:00pm EST by Emmet Cole
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The 25th anniversary of scanning tunneling microscopes was marked by an international contest to celebrate the most remarkable images created through this atomic-level technology. See some of the contest's most noteworthy submissions in this photo gallery.
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Feb. 15, 2005: YouTube and Your 15 Minutes of Fame
Posted: February 14th, 2008, 9:00pm EST by Tony Long
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YouTube makes its debut, and the mass hysteria of video sharing is off and running.
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Found: Artifacts From the Future
Posted: February 14th, 2008, 7:00pm EST by Eric Smillie
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You say you adore Princess Leia ... well, show the love.
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New CO2-Capturing Material Could Make Power Plants Cleaner
Posted: February 14th, 2008, 5:45pm EST by Wired Science
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Chemists unveil a type of material that could eventually help power plants generate electricity without emissions.
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House Democrats Stand Up to Bush, Refuse to Rubber Stamp Domestic Spying
Posted: February 14th, 2008, 5:30pm EST by Threat Level
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Despite pressure from President Bush and Republican lawmakers, Democratic leaders in the House refuse to rush through a controversial domestic spying bill that includes amnesty for phone companies.
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Humans Screwing Up More Than Half of World's Oceans
Posted: February 14th, 2008, 5:15pm EST by Wired Science
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A new map of human impacts on marine ecosystems shows that more than half of the world's ocean area has already been profoundly affected by humans -- and just four percent is still in pristine condition.
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Pirated Copies of Aussie 'Sopranos' in High Demand
Posted: February 14th, 2008, 3:00pm EST by The Underwire
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A violent, controversial true-crime drama is fast becoming a hit on file sharing networks after authorities pulled it off the airwaves. Thousands of viewers are rushing to download Underbelly, hailed by critics as an Australian version of The Sopranos, shortly after the broadcast premiere Wednesday.
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10 Gadgets That Are Better Than Valentine's Dates
Posted: February 14th, 2008, 2:55pm EST by Daniel Dumas and Jose Fermoso
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We pick out 10 gadgets we'd rather spend time with on Valentine's Day.
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A Wired.com Favorite Photo Site in Trouble: TheOnesWeLove.org
Posted: February 14th, 2008, 2:30pm EST by Underwire
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Bandwidth costs threaten to shut down one of the Wired.com Photo Department's favorite photo websites, TheOnesWeLove.org.