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Oklahoma Christian University? Sure as hell (woops) haven’t heard of it either, but they must be the Cal to Abilene Christian University’s Stanford (or sub your fav rivalry here) as they seem ready to pony up the cash necessary to fund the next free-gear-to-students publicity stunt. This time the offering isn’t only an iPod touch or iPhone, but a new MacBook as well — and to sweeten the deal, current students can trade their machines in for a new one. Your tuition (and tithing) dollars hard at work, OCU parents, students, and alumni.

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Sarcastic Gamer gives us a look at FireFly, one of the first games to hit the Microsoft Surface. Video after the break. Here’s how you play:

The premise is simple: use your fingers to corral colored fireflies into your jar, while squishing the flies on your opponent’s side

[via OhGizmo - Engadget]

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Battlefield Heroes is basically “a cartoon-style action game” that offers a “complete and modified conquest mode — providing each team 100 tickets and 2 flags at the begin of the round.” Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

It is easy to pick up and play but with robust character customization and a deep on the web meta-game, gamers can spend hours building up their characters and conquering the world. Offered for play for free, the game features a built-in matchmaking system to ensure that players of equal skill are paired together for fair play

[via IGN]

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For those with a spare Apple floppy drive laying around, why not transform the piece of hardware into a functional amplifier? Instruction page. Click here for first picture in gallery.

At the heart of the revamped drive is the hacker’s favorite Sonic Impact 5066 T-amp, capable of cranking out amazing clarity and boldness with just 15-watts per channel

[via Technabob]

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Volkswagen has revealed its sleek Scirocco hatch, which is “powered by a 2.0L TSI engine.” No word yet on pricing. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Notable differences from the concept include the lack of the metal grille surround, which gave the original such great visual impact. Also different is most of the rest of the front fascia, with different air intakes, an altered hood line and different, though similar, headlights

[via Autoblog]

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Put simply, this is one of the most amazing stop-motion Transformers clips we’ve come across. It shows Optimus Prime battling Bumblebee. Continue reading for the video.

(Thanks, Jake)

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Here’s a first: a “Growing Book” in which “people can plant whatever they like in the left side.” No word yet on price or availability. Click here for first picture in gallery.

During this process readers do not only learn the meaning of life but they create life themselves. 8 small LED lights are fixed on the bottom of the plants, in the evening the book can be turned on to become a lamp with the one-of-a-kind light reflect from the leaves

[via YankoDesign]

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If you’ve always wanted to learn how mechanics change jumbo jet tires, then check out this interesting “How do they do it?” segment. Video after the break.

Aircraft tires are usually inflated with nitrogen in order to minimize expansion and contraction from extreme changes in temperature experienced during flight. Dry nitrogen expands at the same rate as other dry atmospheric gases, but common compressed air sources may contain moisture, which increases the expansion rate with temperature

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Designed by Foster + Partners, the Beijing Airport is the “world’s largest and most advanced airport building - not only technologically, but also in terms of passenger experience, operational efficiency and sustainability.” Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

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In this The Real Hustle segment, the hustlers show just why luck is never on your side when you play street dice. Video after the break.

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