For the third straight year, Feds swarm counterfeit websites taking 132 sites offline on Cyber Monday

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For the third straight year, Feds have swarmed and seized websites selling counterfeit merchandise on Cyber Monday. The bust involved a coordinated and concerted effort between the United States, Belgium, Denmark, France, Romania, the United Kingdom. Federal law enforcement officials made undercover purchases on the suspected websites, purchasing items such as sports jerseys, DVD players,…

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Creepy but beautiful insect works of art made from old watch parts

Scorpion made from old watch parts

Justin Gershenson-Gates, typically sells steampunk-like jewelry made from old watch parts on his A Mechanical Mind website but occasionally he reveals odd, but beautiful, machine-like insect thingies made from tiny light bulbs, electronic circuitry and yes, old watch parts – and people can’t get enough of them. Gates has created mechanical mantises, scorpions, butterflies, and…

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Nifty personal TARDIS Smart Safe is controlled by smartphone

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Check out this nifty personal TARDIS Smart Safe from Firebox in the UK (on sale for $49.99 at Amazon). The safe is a replica of the TARDIS as seen on the mega-popular Dr. Who British television show. The safe is remotely operated via cellphone using a custom designed application for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and…

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Stores using hidden cameras behind mannequin eyes to spy on customers

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Mannequins are creepy enough anyway. Now we find out from Bloomberg that a number of high-profile chains are reportedly utilizing a new kind of high-tech mannequin fitted with a tiny camera to spy on shoppers. The EyeSee, created by Italian mannequin manufacturer Almax, uses a camera embedded in one of the mannequin’s eyes and facial…

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