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Yoda Botches Sound-Booth Session, Use Google Earth to Spy on North Korea

by Matthew Zuras on July 12, 2010 at 07:30 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.
  • Geek drivers probably know about GPS provider TomTom, and that the company has recently released new voices for your dash-mounted navigator -- straight out of 'Star Wars.' Yes, you can have Darth Vader tell you, "Go around the roundabout -- the circle is now complete," basically ensuring that, if you haven't already roofied and snared a mate, you will never get laid again. At least TomTom has a sense of humor about it all, chronicling its behind-the-scenes problems with Master Yoda's sound-booth session. Check out the video at the link. [From: YouTube]
  • Sad news for Newsweek's Tumblr followers! Mark Coatney will be leaving his position as editor of the magazine's Tumblr... for a position at Tumblr. If you are one of Newsweeks's 10,400 Tumblr followers, you will probably miss Coatney as the guiding editorial voice. [From: Business Insider]
  • Want another reason why Google is going to take over the world? It may have better intelligence than our regular ol' government spies. Some Google Earth users and amateur sleuths have uncovered what could possibly be underground airfields at several military bases around North Korea. We're just hoping that the Defense Department knew about these already -- just like those WMDs in Iraq. [From: Wired]
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