MC Hammer plans to launch a new search engine

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(CBS) - MC Hammer is too legit to quit...launching new businesses, that is. The '90s rapper, whose name is Stanley Kirk Burrell, is planning to launch a search engine called WireDoo.

The announcement was made at O'Reilly Media's Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco on Wednesday.

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Cockroach-like robot could find disaster survivors

(CBS) - We may not be too far off from the futuristic world portrayed in the film "Minority Report."

A team of researchers at U.C. Berkeley's Biomimetic Millisystems Lab created a robot to mimic the movement of cockroaches. Affectionately called dynamic autonomous sprawled hexapod or DASH, the robots were designed to survive falls and unstable conditions.

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Try refocusing Lytro "living pictures" yourself

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(CBS) - The Lytro camera is an amazing piece of technology. It produces photos that can be manipulated in ways we never thought were possible before.

Lytro changes the way we take photographs
Lytro launches "living pictures" camera

Early impressions of the camera are in and they are all claiming The Lytro will change photography forever.

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Lytro launches "living pictures" camera

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(CBS) - We've been dying to see the Lytro camera since it was announced in June. Well, that day has come.

Lytro changes the way we take photographs
CNET: Lytro unveils radical new camera design

Simply called The Lytro, the camera produces what the company calls "living pictures." Basically, you can change the depth of field and shift focus on your photos after it's been taken.

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Internet health map checks your state's connection

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(CBS) - Ever wonder if your Internet downtime is just the local cable company or a bigger issue? An interactive Internet health map can show if your state is experiencing connectivity problems.

The folks at technology performance company Compuware put up a map that will show how well the world is connected. The map uses metrics like availability, response time or connect time.

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Are affordable tablets here to stay?

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(CBS) - In the world of handheld computing, it seems like the scale is from Kindle to the iPad. Everything else lies somewhere in the middle.

More affordable tablets, not eBook readers, like the Kindle Fire are beginning to surface. The tablet trend is here to stay, so we're glad this market is starting to open up. If you're looking for something that's available now, the Cruz by Velocity Micro is a good middle of the road tablet.

You may be asking, "Tablets and eBook readers: what's the diff?"

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Apple stores close today for Steve Jobs memorial

Curtains cover the front of the Apple store in downtown San Francisco, Oct. 19, 2011, as the company held a memorial to honor Steve Jobs.

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(CBS) - Don't try to get an appointment at the Genius Bar this afternoon. Apple stores in the U.S. will close today so employees can watch a memorial for the company's co-founder Steve Jobs.

4,001 Post-it notes for Steve Jobs
Post-it notes to Steve Jobs
The sun sets on a world without Steve Jobs

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4,001 Post-it notes for Steve Jobs

(CBS) - German filmmaker Andreas Kopp used 4,001 Post-it notes to re-create an iconic photograph of Apple co-founder and tech legend Steve Jobs on a window at the Apple store in Munich.

We love Post-it art! And we love Steve Jobs, so combining those two things makes us warm and happy inside. Kopp and his team filmed the entire process of creating the towering image. 

Post-it notes to Steve Jobs
The sun sets on a world without Steve Jobs

"Steve devoted his life to give us the most powerful devices ever available to an ordinary person. Lets honor him and his legacy by action," said Kopp about the YouTube video. 

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Motorola announces Droid RAZR

Motorola Droid RAZR

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(CBS) - Motorola Mobility announced the Droid RAZR today - a smartphone they're calling "impossibly thin."

"Say hello to DROID #RAZR by Motorola: The world's thinnest 4G LTE smartphone. DROID strong. RAZR sharp," @Motorola tweeted today.

My ears perked up immediately. Did they say RAZR? Yep.

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Siri inspires tech tourettes and performs a duet

(CBS) - Everyone's talking to Apple iPhone 4S's personal assistant Siri and posting their favorite exchanges. From witty banter to borderline insults, Siri has us fascinated.

While we've become lunatics who obsessively talk to electronic devices, Siri remains as cool as a cucumber.

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