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Marware's Game Grip Will Aesthetically Ruin Your iPhone

Gaming on the iPhone and iPod touch could be great with the addition of a gamepad handle: the promise of the iControlPad comes to mind. But the iPhone platform doesn't deserve two giant foam handles that do nothing but ruin the sleek lines of the device, providing no buttons, no extra battery life, and no added functionality. Hell, the thing doesn't even look comfortable to hold. It's available for pre-order now and costs a whopping $50. For foam. [Crunchgear]

Twenty20 could ruin county game: Bird

FORMER Test umpire Dickie Bird says he fears there might be "no county cricket in four years' time'' because of the rapid growth of the Twenty20 game.

Lehman advice led Leipzig bank to ruin

WOLFGANG RENNER, a math and physics teacher at the Clara Zetkin Middle School, poses in a classroom at the school in Freiberg, Germany. ADAM BERRY/BLOOMBERG NEWS

Santa baby, forgot to mention one little thing - a potentially lethal fake imported Nintendo DS

Don't ruin Christmas by purchasing a cheap fake Nintendo DS off the internet and have it explode and burn down your Christmas tree and, subsequently, the entire house and a bit of the neighbour's house.

Personal Finance: Avoid seasonal splurging

Christmas is here again. Just as holiday feasting can ruin not only our waistline but also our pocket, overenthusiastic holiday spending can bust your budget.

Online retailers cling to free shipping promotions

The debate about whether free shipping is a short course to ruin, or an important driver of sales, rages on. Many believe that free shipping belongs in the realm of the 'big boys' and that it's nigh-on impossible for small to medium sized businesses to compete, especially in light of increased transportation costs.

NYSC member finds employment in bulk SMS

The NYSC service year has been exploited by many Nigerian youths as a period of self-discovery when many either ruin their chances or find their bearing to the future, especially in career.

Check out model Danielle Lloyd and others in our picture gallery

Model and WAG Danielle Lloyd is a naturally pretty girl and it's frankly beyond us why she would want to ruin her face with lips that look more 'whacked in the mush with a frying pan' than bee-stung. (Pic:Matrix)

New Photo Book Proves That Chevron Caused Ecuador's "Amazon Chernobyl"

Those are some of the introductory words of Lou Dematteis, one of the authors and photographers of the new photo book Crude Reflections: Oil, Ruin, and Resistance in the Amazon Rainforest.

Could Halo Wars get any Lamer?

Esemble has just announced that a UNSC "Flaming" Warthog and a Covenant "Honor Guard" Wraith will be available for those who pre-order lets hope they don't ruin the other vehicles.

Avoiding Bad Foregrounds

Most of us have learned to pay attention to what is behind our subjects to avoid bad backgrounds but have we started ignoring foregrounds in the process? Foregrounds can ruin an image just as much as a bad background, as happened in the image on the right. Take some time to learn quick tricks to avoiding bad foregrounds.

Nine-man City slumped to their third successive league defeat, going down 2-1 to Spurs at Eastlands.

An afternoon that had started so brightly when Robinho gave City the lead after 15 minutes turned sour as controversial referee Mike Dean dismissed first Gelson Fernandes and then Richard Dunne to ruin the game as a contest.

LD recommended MP3/MP4 players

It's the year 2008, and the CD has almost gone bust. All music, photos and videos are now either on a PC or on a portable media player. Making the wrong choice can ruin your entertainment experience. Plus, these devices are just so personal. To help you make the right choice for your needs, here are some recommendations.

Uniqlo Human Vending Machine Previews Our Future in the Robot Apocalypse

If you couldn't make it to Times Square this morning, the clip above shows what happens when humans become vending machines. Yes, it was a stunt put on by Uniqlo, and no, it didn't ruin shopping forever. It's actually pretty great; first you get your body scanned to reveal your hottest and coldest parts, then no matter the result, a human trapped inside a box delivers you a warm HeatTech shirt. Uniqlo has other demos planned in Paris, Shanghai and Seoul, but if you won't be in any of those places, at least you can rest easy knowing that you'll still have a job when the robots take over. [Uniqlo]

Power Slider Doubles iPhone Battery Power; No Aesthetic Sacrifice Required

With a new case/batter combo called the Power Slider Case, Incase promises to more than double the battery life of the iPhone 3G. And, unlike other such solutions we've seen, the Power Slider doesn't appear to completely ruin the aesthetic appeal of the iPhone.

Sticks and Stones: A Blogger Writes

I don't like starting arguments in pubs with people I don't know - not because I'm particularly averse to arguing, more because they might try to beat me up. However, I'm fairly certain that nothing I could say in such a pub argument would lead to the relevant person stalking me and trying to ruin my life. Either I'm safe, or I'm attacked and possibly severely injured - either way, unless I decide to go all vendetta-y, this is the end of the dispute between me and my assailant.

Whole Home Audio with "Eos" from IntelliTouch

Eos Wireless core system The design of the Eos Wireless from IntelliTouch is brilliant, as there is a removable wall mount on the speaker that plugs directly into an electrical outlet. The speakers have a 150-foot range from the iPod dock and produce quality digital audio for multi-room sound throughout your home. Most digital speaker products have interference created by Wi-Fi products that can ruin those favorite songs. This interference is not an issue with IntelliTouch’s GigaWave error correction technology.

Alltel Wireless rings in the holidays with return of popular stop-motion animation TV spots and cheerful offers on popular handsets

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., BUSINESS WIRE -- To ring in the holiday season, Alltel Wireless, America's largest wireless network, is bringing back the popular stop-motion animation characters that brightened its TV commercials last year. The Sales Guys and Chad return in animated form as their rivalry continues. While Chad encourages everyone to communicate with friends and family this holiday season with "My Circle," the Sales Guys continue to be naughty in their plot to ruin the festive season.

Alltel Wireless rings in the holidays with return of popular stop-motion animation TV spots and cheerful offers on popular handsets

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., BUSINESS WIRE -- To ring in the holiday season, Alltel Wireless, America's largest wireless network, is bringing back the popular stop-motion animation characters that brightened its TV commercials last year. The Sales Guys and Chad return in animated form as their rivalry continues. While Chad encourages everyone to communicate with friends and family this holiday season with "My Circle," the Sales Guys continue to be naughty in their plot to ruin the festive season.

The Robot: Base, Wheels, Motors, and Sabertooth Motor Controllers

"Here is the base, the insulation tape all over the place is to hold down the connectors that I won’t be needing. The motors all contain encoders which I didn’t just want to rip out, so I’ve preserved the connectors for future usage, and just cut the - and + cables in a way that they can easily be reconnected to the connector if I ever want to. They were expensive motors so I didn’t want to ruin them!

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