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.

• Get in the spirit of the season with these retro 8-bit Christmas carols. [From: 8bitchristmas via Urlesque]
• The crew from 'Fifth Gear TV' attempts to successfully drive through a 360 degree loop. Check out the video to see if they make it through the Hot Wheels challenge. [From: LikeCool]
• Take a trip back to the '50s with Disney's 'Magic Highway USA' video. The gorgeously animated cartoon shows off a 'Jetsons'-esque garden city that could've been. [From: DVICE]
• American author Cormac McCarthy's (writer of the '"The Road" and "Blood Meridian") recently put his decades old typewriter up for sale, prompting the The Guardian to ask, "Do typewriters hold the keys to fine writing?" [From: The Guardian]

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