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It’s not everyday that White Castle owner David Rife visits one of the company’s locations, much less as an undercover worker. Aspiring restaurant owner / employee Jose Gonzales was gifted with a $20,000 college scholarship and a culinary tour of Chicago to make his dreams come true. Video after the break. “I was really stressing out about college before White Castle came in and did everything,” he told Martinez. “A big weight has been lifted off my head.” [via Mash ]

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White Castle Employee Impresses Undercover Boss

2K Games decided to create a custom portable Xbox 360 specifically for NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, as well as a few other players around the league — Derrick Rose, Chris Paul, Tyreke Evans included. Concealed within the rugged briefcase shell is “a console, controllers, LCD screen, remote control and even headphones, letting the giant men get their game on in the locker room just as easily as the hotel room.” Continue reading for one more picture. Shannon Brown, who takes advantage of Kobe’s generosity on the road with the Lakers “NBA 2K10″ gaming rig, has the opposite opinion of his virtual self. “I think they made me too good in the game,” Brown said with a laugh. “I’m better in the video game than I am in real life.” [via Kotaku - Destructoid - images via ]

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Kobe Bryant Gets Portable Xbox 360 for the Road

No, the picture above isn’t fireworks or computer graphics, it’s just a branch that happened to fall on a few power lines. Let’s just say the power lines won this time around, but the tree can still get its revenge should a larger branch fall off. Video after the break. [via Neatorama ]

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Tree Branch vs Power Lines

Here’s an innovative idea: rather than simply inserting your bread into a toaster that just heats it to a crisp, this one adds a variety of smiley faces to them, with the unit’s “electric-heating nano-membrane”. No word yet on pricing or availability. Continue reading for one more picture. The transparent style really adds to the elegance and the timer display (with heating controls) makes sure you don’t ever burn your toasts. [via Yankodesign ]

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Transparent Toaster Burns Smiley Faces Into Your Bread

Well, Vancouver 2010 has come and gone, but here are the final medal count for this year’s winter Olympics. The United States leads the way with 37, Germany follows with 30, Canada a respectable 26, Norway brings home 23, and Austria rounds out the top five taking 16. More information . Continue reading to see the closing ceremony spoof of what happened during the opening.

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Medal Count 2010 Winter Olympics

Amazon is selling the Toshiba 15LV505 for just $169.99 shipped, originally priced at $299.99. Loaded with features, “the 15LV505 LCD TV/DVD combo is a great addition to kitchen counters, spare rooms, or dorm rooms.” Product page . 1366 X 768 Pixel resolution. Built-in slot loading DVD player that plays DVD/DVD-R/DVD-RW/CD/CD-R/CD-RW/VCD. Built-in ATSC/NTSC/QAM digital tuning. Wide aspect ratio. [via Amazon ]

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Deal of the Day: $299.99 Toshiba 15LV505 15.6" LCD TV with Built-in DVD Player for $169.99 Shipped

This couple shows why you should never get too competitive with each other at video games, because the loser just might snap and do something nasty, like smashing your Xbox 360. Continue reading for the video.

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Girl Loses at Modern Warfare 2, Smashes Boyfriend’s Xbox 360

Regularly priced at $2.99, Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed II: Multiplayer iPhone, iPod Touch game is free for 48-hours only. This app “is a real-time online multiplayer game, which uses a Wi-Fi connection to let you compete against up to 3 other players.” Click here to download now.

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Assassin’s Creed II: Multiplayer iPhone Game Free for 48-Hours

In 2008, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone. Two years later (*fixed :-), the iPad went from concept to reality. That may leave you wondering what 2011 and beyond will bring. Click here to find out. [via Imgur ]

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Evolution of Apple

According to the official PlayStation Twitter page, they are aware that the PlayStation Network is down and their technical is currently looking into it. Problems include “8001050F error codes, game crashes, corrupted trophy info, and even the complete inability to launch certain titles.” Video after the break. There’s no ETA on when things will get back to normal — looks like it’s gonna be a Blu-ray kind of evening for PS3 owners out there. [via Engadget ]

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PlayStation Network Down PSN Updates On Twitter