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Best of the Rest: Darth Vader Toaster, Cameraphone Art

by Thomas Houston on July 13, 2009 at 07:48 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.
  • In search of geek cred? Make sure you've got these 100 essential skills down before you try going head-to-head with a real geek. [Wired: GeekDad]
  • Speaking of nerd cred, this 'Star Wars' toaster -- it burns Darth Vader's face into every slice of toasted bread -- is sure to win you points with the Empire-loving crowd. [StreetLevel]
  • Even in today's era of 12 megapixel shooters, cameraphone photos tend to be recognizable by their pixellated and blurry images. The Lens blog asked for reader cell phone pic submissions, and the results give us renewed faith in the idea that the photographer, not the camera, is the only thing that matters. [The New York Times Lens blog]
  • Considering there's an iPhone app for everything these days, it's hardly a surprise not just one, but seven, set to save your life. [Mashable]
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