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I.B.M.'s Jeopardy-Playing Watson Profiled, Optimize Your Outdoor Audio

by Thomas Houston on June 17, 2010 at 07:16 PM

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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.
  • Watson, I.B.M.'s Jeopardy-playing supercomputer, gets profiled in the New York Times Magazine. See how you fare against a chunk of silicon that can understand natural language in this mini-game. [From: New York Times]
  • It's the season of outdoor parties, and the quality of your sound setup should be a top tier concern. Unplggd runs through ways to keep the party moving. [From: Unplggd]
  • Behance user John Woo illustrates the 'Star Wars' set as outfitted by some of today's trendiest menswear brands. Vader opts for Band of Outsiders, while the ubiquitous Clone Trooper is more of an A.P.C. kinda guy. [From: Behance, via: Geekosystem]
  • Retro NES Mario gets the 3-D rotating-animated-gif treatment. [From: Joshua Topolsky]
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