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Best of the Rest: Pancake-Sorting Robot, Google Opens Up Wave

by Thomas Houston on September 29, 2009 at 07:40 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.
  • Turns out someone has built a robot that can sort pancakes. The pogo-stick-like 'bot can sort over 400 per minute. [From: Kottke]
  • Monocopters are flying machines with single rotating airfoils that function much like spinning seed pods. Lockheed Martin has created a remote control monocopter as part of its SAMARAI project. Don't miss the video. [From: Geekologie]
  • Google is finally opening up its Wave service to a wider test group tomorrow. If you signed up months ago, keep your fingers crossed to be one of the 100,000 lucky users given access. [From: Google Wave]
  • Night photography doesn't have to mean blurry, underexposed pics. Improve your snaps with these six simple tips. [From: Digital Photography Blog]

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