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Best of the Rest: Watching 'Star Trek'...in Space, Topless NBC Exec

by Dan Reilly on May 18, 2009 at 07:31 PM

There's a load of great tech news happening out there every day, and, unfortunately, we just can't cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web.

  • Astronauts on the International Space Station got to watch the new 'Star Trek' movie. Yeah, that's cool and all, but we saw it in IMAX, so whatever. [Gizmodo]
  • Speaking of 'Star Trek,' that clever JJ Abrams hid R2-D2 somewhere in the movie. Whoever spots it can submit an entry form that will make them eligible to win an official prop from the film. Maybe one of the astronauts will win. [WorstPreviews]
  • NBC chief Ben Silverman stars in a YouTube clip in which he sings a blues song while only wearing a towel. If this doesn't get ratings up, we don't know what will. [NYmag.com]
  • A British man built the world's tiniest car out of a kid's toy. Sure, it gets 70mpg and tops out at 40 mph, but if it doesn't have a kickin stereo, we're not interested. [Autoblog]
  • The aptly name Blacksocks.com launches a subscription service that delivers black socks to you every few months. If you do the math, each pair costs somewhere around $10. But hey, you don't have to put on socks and go outside to buy them! [CrunchGear]
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