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My cousin, Dr. Adrian Lamberti, is writing a book about technology, and wants your help. She and her co-author are putting together a book about technological history. It will look at watershed moments in communications technology, beginning with the advent of email and the World Wide Web back in the 90s. Take a listen to the video and hear the list they’ve already come up with. Then, leave a comment on the corresponding post in my blog with your ideas. Who knows? You may contribute to the book!

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I have a Mii on my Wii. Both of my brothers do, as well. Bringing us all together isn’t always easy to do. My brother Adam found a website where you can share your Mii ID with others! On Wiiff, you can share your profile, your Mii character, your game codes, and more!

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Do you want a Wii? How would you like to win a Wii? You may be the winner if I am the winner of the Wii! The contest is open until Feb 6th, and all you have to do is click the mouse a couple of times! Head over to Geeks and get registered for a free account. Once you’re hooked up, click on the main page where you see Our Current Contest – Win a Wii!, which takes you to the rules page.

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There’s a chance you can win a Wii:

1. Click this Ready 2 Rumble Revolution badge on or before February 6, 2009. That’s the giant red boxing glove you see below – that’s what you have to click first.

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Buy.com has the Wii Holiday Zapper Bundle for only $349.99 + Free Shipping. They’ve only got 500 of them, so you better move fast.

BUNDLE INCLUDES:

* Nintendo Wii System: (Wii Game System, Wii Remote Controller, Nunchuck, Stand, Sensor and Wii Sports game)

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The Amazon 15 Days, 15 Video Game Deals is over, but Amazon still has some great deals. Here are the most popular Video Game items at Amazon:

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  Wii (Video Game)
  By Nintendo
  

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• PlayStation 3 60GB (Video Game) tagged “video games” 451 times -
  

  PlayStation 3 60GB (Video Game)
  By Sony
  

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• Halo 3 (Video Game) tagged “video games” 314 times -
  

  Halo 3 (Video Game)
  By Microsoft
  

  Buy new: $35.99
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  PlayStation 3 40GB (Video Game)
  By Sony
  

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  Xbox 360 20GB [Old Version] (Video Game)
  By Microsoft
  

  39 used and new from $149.99
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  Mass Effect (Video Game)
  By Microsoft
  

  Buy new: $19.99
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  Grand Theft Auto IV (Video Game)
  By Rockstar Games
  

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  Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Video Game)
  By Nintendo
  

  Buy new: $46.99
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  Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Video Game)
  By Activision Inc.
  

  59 used and new from $15.00
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• PlayStation 3 80 GB (Video Game) tagged “video games” 173 times -
  

  PlayStation 3 80 GB (Video Game)
  By Sony
  

  96 used and new from $225.00
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• Wii Play with Wii Remote (Video Game) tagged “video games” 155 times -
  

  Wii Play with Wii Remote (Video Game)
  By Nintendo
  

  Buy new: $44.74
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  Final Fantasy XII (Video Game)
  By Square Enix
  

  Buy new: $19.82
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  Fable II (Video Game)
  By Microsoft
  

  Buy new: $27.99
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• Final Fantasy X (Video Game) tagged “video games” 145 times -
  

  Final Fantasy X (Video Game)
  By Square Enix
  

  Buy new: $18.82
  91 used and new from $9.00
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  New Super Mario Bros. (Video Game)
  By Nintendo
  

  Buy new: $32.99
  93 used and new from $20.99
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  Assassin’s Creed (Video Game)
  By UBI Soft
  

  Buy new: $19.92
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  The Orange Box (DVD-ROM)
  By Electronic Arts
  

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  Final Fantasy VII (Video Game)
  By Square Enix
  

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  Kingdom Hearts (Video Game)
  By Square Enix
  

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  Final Fantasy VIII (Video Game)
  By Square Enix
  

  Buy new: $19.99
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With the recording of this video, I lost my Guitar Hero virginity. The first thing I wanted to attempt was to sing. It’s not that bad… right? I have the new Guitar Hero World Tour for my Xbox, so I had to play it live, of course!

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I know a lot of you still love playing Duck Hunt when you have the chance. It’s hard to find the game, or the things you need to play it. I wonder how long it’ll be before Nintendo releases Duck Hunt for the Wii. After all, they have a Zapper now! I bought one of these recently for Ponzi, because she loves to play ‘gun games’.

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I’ve been having a Wii bit of fun lately, playing Mario Kart on my Wii. It’s addictive. I picked it up after seeing a commercial where the player is using the little steering wheel. Even though it’s wireless, I’m using my strap. I don’t want it to go flying across the room! I totally don’t want it hitting my dog and giving him brain damage.

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You know, the Wii is addicting… even without loading up a single game. I have discovered all kinds of cool things you can do. Did you know you can get the local weather… right on the Wii?

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Now that I’m finding my way around on my new Wii, I am having a great time discovering everything I can do with it. Did you know, for example, that you can get your local news… right on your Wii? I haven’t even played a video game yet, because I’m too entranced by everything else it can do. I found out about getting my weather on the Wii… and now I’ve connected to the news!

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A few months ago, I had a bit of fun with an Open Source utility called MacSaber. I remember hearing someone saying that the WiiSaber had come along, causing the same sound effects. The WiiSaber author is the same one who created the MacSaber program I had so much fun with. Being a huge Star Wars and Luke Skywalker fan, I HAD to try this!

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The Wii is finally unboxed, set up and turned on. I press the “A” button to sync the Wiimote with the console. Time to choose the language, and set the date. Let’s walk through the rest of the setup now. Of course, I had to name the machine the GnomeWii. My Mii had to be called “MiniWii.

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Minutes after I sliced my finger on the Wii box, I decided to download an Open Source program for Mac OS X. The DarwiinRemote is an application for Mac OS X v10.4 which allows Wii Remote to fully control applications on a personal computer. Essentially, you connect your WiiMote via Bluetooth to any Mac running OS X. The software includes a desktop application and a developers’ framework, allowing for additional functionality. To use the software, the computer must have Bluetooth enabled.

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I’m in the middle of unboxing my Nintendo Wii – a full year or more after everyone else unboxed theirs. I think I’m the last Geek on Earth to have one. The packaging on this thing is really cool, and was fun to play with. I didn’t go out and buy a ton of games, as I’m only a casual gamer. It did, of course, come with the Wii Sports Disc. I’m looking forward to playing baseball and such.

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