Based on Samsung's hacker-friendly track record, you'd generally expect one of it smartphones to come with an unlocked bootloader, making it easy to update or tweak with unofficial ROMs. That's not the case with Verizon's imminent version of the Galaxy S III, however.

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And unlike the Wii system, Move can track your absolute position in the 3-D space.

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That track record is especially impressive in light of the fact that D-5 missiles are designed to be ejected into the air by pressurized steam from submerged vessels, and only ignite once they are clear of the water.

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Here lies Rome's loveliest, yet off-the-beaten-track church, the simple, majestic Santa Sabina (Piazza Pietro d'Illiria 1).

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He'd prefer an iPhone or an iPad to track plays during games, plus several large flat-screen monitors on the sidelines to review video instantly with players.

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Kotaku suggests that it may work similarly to a Japan-only game called "3D Hidden Puzzle, " which uses the DSi's camera to track the movement of the player and adjust the image accordingly to make it appear 3-D.

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And on this day, Veen was in the office to show what he'd come up with, a subdomain on Twitter -- election.twitter.com -- that could track trending terms and follow message volumes about the various political candidates.

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Sure, slamming an 8-track into your vintage car may give it the look and feel of yesteryear, but it'd also bring the frustration inherent in outdated media.

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