Last minute geek

1. Good deal on a padded picnic blanket
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We went to the LA Zoo yesterday and had a picnic lunch near the kids' playground. It was in the grass under a shady tree. We brought along this 80" x 60" picnic blanket ( on Amazon). It folds up into a ...

2. Relive Star Wars 'Maginot Line' with the LEGO Echo Base Defense kit
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... 504 piece kit includes a Probe Droid mini-fig. LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Action Battle Echo Base Defense via Amazon Read the rest Read all  ...

3. Amazon Echo Show 5 review: An Alexa display with alarm clock smarts
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When Amazon introduced the second-gen Echo Show display last year, it was a huge upgrade over the original, with a built-in browser, better sound and more video options than before. Just months later, ...

4. Tig Notaro flaunts her ignorance of pop culture and celebrity in new Funny or Die series
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... into a fun show, called Under A Rock with Tig Notaro. Well-known celebs come on and she (aided by her announcer, Amazon's Alexa) questions them in an attempt to guess who they are and what they are famous ...

5. Good Omens is amazing
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... that they elicit surprised barks of laughter when they occur. I've been very excited and optimistic about the Amazon Prime adaptation of the novel; I knew Gaiman had put everything into it, and had taken ...

6. Good price on a Raspberry Pi Zero W starter kit
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The Raspberry Pi Zero W is an itty-bitty wireless Linux computer. This kit ( on Amazon) contains almost everything you need to run it, including a case, power supply, and adapter cables. You need to supply ...

7. Good deal on a new Xbox One controller
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... just as well. If you've been waiting for a replacement this is a pretty good price. Microsoft 4N6-00001 Xbox Controller + Cable for Windows via Amazon Previously: The best controller for a Nintendo ...

8. Amazon sconta il notebook Acer Nitro 5
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Per gli appassionati di gaming, Amazon mette in sconto l'ottimo notebook Acer Nitro 5 sviluppato per offrire un'ottima esperienza di gioco ai gamer. The post Amazon sconta il notebook Acer Nitro 5 appeared ...

9. Amazon's sci-fi drama 'Bliss' to star Salma Hayek and Owen Wilson
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What if Elon Musk is right and we're living in a simulation? Salma Hayek and Owen Wilson will star in Bliss, a new sci-drama for Amazon Studios that explores this question further. Written and directed ...

10. Amazon upgrades the Fire TV Edition with Dolby Vision
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At an intimate press event in the Dolby SoHo space today, Amazon announced a new Fire TV Edition with Dolby Vision. This is basically an upgraded Fire TV Edition, and the display model is made by Toshiba. ...

11. Comcast is bringing Amazon Music to Xfinity X1 and Flex
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Amazon Music might be coming to a TV near you soon. Comcast is bringing the music streaming service to Xfinity X1 over the next few weeks. It says it's the first time you'll be able to access ...

12. Weber Rapid Fire Chimney Starter on sale
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... of newspaper (I save newsprint junk mail for this) in the bottom, then light the paper. In about 30-40 minutes, the coals are ready. Amazon has it on sale today for . Read the rest Read all  ...

13. Stove top pressure cookers are still awesome
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... Siver via Amazon Read the rest Read all  ...

14. VidAngel loses $62MM for pirating and censoring retail movies
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... around, running a service that pulls what it thinks are morally questionable parts out of Amazon Prime, HBO and Netflix shows and movies. Read the rest Read all  ...

15. Amazon unveils a new Echo Dot surveillance device for children
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The latest addition to Amazon's line of always-on, ever-listening, networked, insecure (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) snitchy smart speakers is the new rev of the Echo Dot Kids Edition, whose "kid-friendly" Alexa ...

16. The Morning After: Amazon drones and Uber Copter
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Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. In the lull between WWDC and E3 (remember to tune in for Google's Stadia announcement at noon ET), Amazon's showing off new delivery drones, Uber Copter ...

17. Amazon, i suoi droni presto consegneranno le merci
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Amazon promette che il suo sevizio di consegna con i droni sarà lanciato nel giro di alcuni mesi; presentato il nuovo drone del servizio Prime Air. The post Amazon, i suoi droni presto consegneranno le ...

18. Amazon: sconti su Kindle, Echo e Fire TV Stick
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Amazon ha lanciato una ghiotta promozione che prevede sconti importanti su Echo Dot, Echo, Kindle Paperwhite e Fire TV Stick Basic Edition. The post Amazon: sconti su Kindle, Echo e Fire TV Stick appeared ...

19. Amazon's StyleSnap puts fashion from photos in your shopping cart
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Amazon is releasing a feature that will make it easier to replicate a look you've seen on Instagram or a style in a magazine spread. At the company's re: MARS (machine learning, automation, robotics, ...

20. Amazon's new delivery drone is a helicopter-airplane hybrid
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Amazon's Prime Air drone delivery still isn't a practical reality, but that isn't stopping the company from iterating on its robotic flyer's design. The internet retailer has unveiled ...

21. Funko's Lion Force Voltron is mighty
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... Collectible Figure via Amazon Read the rest Read all  ...

22. Robert Downey Jr. wants to clean up Earth using nanotech
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Robert Downey Jr. took to the stage at Amazon's Re:MARS conference to talk about his goals for the future of the environment. The actor said that he was launching a new foundation that would harness ...

23. Surface Book 2 in sconto su Amazon
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Amazon mette in sconto una delle versioni base del Surface Book 2 di Microsoft che potrà essere acquistata con un sensibile risparmio di prezzo. The post Surface Book 2 in sconto su Amazon appeared first ...

24. XOD is a cool way to program Arduino without coding
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... Elegoo Arduino kit ( on Amazon), which has the servo, LCD display, and proximity sensor, Read the rest Read all  ...