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After toying with our heartstrings for like, ever, Dell finally gathered up the courage to formally introduce its 12-inch netbook late last month. After arriving at the testing facilities of Laptop Mag, critics quickly found a lot to love about the relatively expansive display, “excellent” battery life and spacious keyboard. In all fairness, there really wasn’t anything to complain about on the surface; the first kvetching we heard was soon after bootup — er, a fair while after bootup, we should state. The biggest knock on Dell’s Mini 12 was its sluggish performance under Vista, not to mention the lethargic hard drive shoved in there. In sum, critics frankly pointed out that the “Mini 12 doesn’t have the right hardware to handle this OS,” and suggested holding off for one with WinXP / Ubuntu if you were dead set on the design.

Dell Inspiron Mini 12 reviewed: more massive, not necessarily superior originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Nov 2008 15:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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At $6232 on Amazon, this Nuclear Energy book for the Amazon Kindle is the most costly ever. It’s basically “a three-volume compendium of technical essays on energy.” Product page.

It is 602 pages long, but since the Kindle edition of James Joyce’s Ulysses, clocking in at 816 pages, costs less than a buck, that’s not much of an excuse.

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Aside from the cop chases, Need for Speed Undercover introduces a new customization mode, which lets players alter just about everything on their vehicle. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

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At $14777 on eBay, this strange motorcycle vehicle is “powered by a Kawasaki ZRX, as in a whole Kawasaki ZRX motorcycle and not just its engine. The entire Kawasaki motorcycle on which the Sportcycle is based has been left totally intact, minus the front wheel and fork.” Auction page. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Those have been replaced by the driver’s seat and a full front axle sporting two wheels. It’s totally brilliant in a crazy, maniacal kinda way.

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The above scene is the result of an oil-carrying train colliding with a locomotive transporting 106 Porsches. Damage is estimated at “around 1 million Euros, or about $1.28 million in US Federal Reserve issued fiat money.” Click here first picture in gallery.

Here’s an pricey fender bender. It seems a train carrying oil rear-ended a train carrying 106 Porsches in the sleepy town of Dillenburg, Germany.

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Though it might look like a hack was used to pull off some of these crazy combos in Super Street Fighter II HD, you can rest assured that it’s just a combination of perfect timing with skill. Video after the break.

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Microsoft China has equipped their company bus with a host of workstations to ensure that no productivity is lost when employees go on company-sponsored trips. Click here for first picture in gallery.

In what seems to be an attempt at greater productivity, Microsoft China executives are now being driven to work in busses that are equipped with personal that clock you in the moment you log in.

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That’s right, a seller is offering a street legal Indy Automobile on eBay for only $26,000. This vehicle “comes standard with a Chrysler 3.5L V6 engine (253hp) and 250 lb-ft of torque, mated to a four speed automatic transmission — Indy style paddle shifter.” Auction page. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Weight 1,960 lbs 0-60 MPH in 4.2 seconds 1/4 mile in 12.9 seconds @ 113 MPH Top Speed 152 MPH. This is a 2006 Indy Street automobile. This car is 100% street legal. It has headlights, taillights, turn signals, brake lights, hazard signals, seat belts, etc.

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If the Photoshop interface were to be made using real-life objects, this is what it’d look like. Unfortunately, modifying layers requires quite a bit of work. Click here for first picture in gallery.

..it seems safe to say that this display is tangible, and wasn’t created by computer graphics, or even—you guessed it! - Photoshopped.

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Amazon is selling an unlocked Motorola KRZR K1 for just $132.31 shipped, originally priced at $599.99. It features a “2-megapixel digital camera with 8x digital zoom and image editing; expandable via MicroSD cards; digital audio player.” Product page. Continue reading to see the gold version.

Unlocked quad-band GSM cell phone compatible with 850/900/1800/1900 frequencies and EDGE/GPRS data capabilities.

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