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Thanks to LG’s Flickr , we now know that 3D gaming on the Xbox 360 is possible—with LG 3DTVs , at least. The details are sketchy due to the translation, but it appears they’ll be sold together in South Korea.

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LG 3DTVs and Xbox 360s Sold Together In South Korea For 3D Gaming [3dTv]

If you’re in prison and want to keep your dealing business alive, you need a cellphone. But how to you get it through security?

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How Inmates Ingeniously Sneak Cellphones Into Prisons [Cellphones]

I’m sure the conversation that started “let’s hook a roundabout up to my tiny motorcycle and ride it until one of us flies off at breakneck speed” sounded much more convincing in the original German. [ The Daily What via NextRound ] More

Remember Apple’s peculiar ban on screen protecting film products in its stores? A recently discovered patent for retardation films which would reduce distortion when you’re viewing displays in sunlight or through polarized sunglasses might be the reason. More

Walt Mosspuppet ‘s in a poetic mood and he’s got an ode to all the iPad haters of the world. Behold his “literary majesty!” [ Mosspuppet ] More

We often speak of material being used to conduct electricity , but what if underwear makers AussieBum—who’ve created underpants made from banana fiber—used carbon nanotubes as well? Think of the possibilities banana-derived electricity-conducting pants could bring you.

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Underwear Made From Bananas Hits Australian Shops [Science]

Japan may be famous for its bullet trains, but if China’s plans for a high-speed railway go forward, people could be zipping over from London to Beijing in under two days. The train would go on from Beijing to Singapore, and also connect to India and Pakistan, opening up the East to non-fliers.

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Chinese High-Speed Rail Project Will See Travel From London To Beijing In Just Two Days Possible [Trains]

It’s official, Valve’s digital distribution service Steam is coming to Mac, and bringing Left 4 Dead 2 , Team Fortress 2 , Counter-Strike , Portal , and the Half-Life series (along with Source) with it this April. But there’s more. Apparently, through Steam Play, gamers will be able to play supported titles (anything built on Source, it seems) on a PC (say, at work) then continue the game from the same point on their Mac (say, at home)

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Steam Comes to Mac, Offers Cross-Platform Gaming Free of Charge [Steam]

It’s possible that you’ve been reading reports of Microsoft’s body-capturing Project Natal with some skepticism, wondering, “how well can this cockamamie setup possibly work?” Well, going by this video of it perfectly tracking a guy breakdancing, pretty damn well. As best we can guess, Natal will be making its way to Xboxes sometime this fall . That means we’ve still got a good deal of waiting ahead of us, so every once in a while it’s nice to have a reminder of why we’re so excited. February’s reminder: this video of Natal perfectly tracking a dude dancing during the requisite playground ball demo game.

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Breakdancing Is No Match For Project Natal’s Sensors [Natal]

Yesterday the Department of Defense released a memo outlining the government’s first official policy for social media access by military personnel. Somewhat surprisingly, it gives them unrestricted access to blog, Tweet, poke and ping just like everyone else. Effectively immediately, Department of Defense personnel across the board, including civilian employees and troops alike, have full access to popular new media sites including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and the rest

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New Pentagon Policy Lets Troops Overshare Like the Rest of Us [Socialmedia]