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Here it is, an early look at LG’s Windows Phone 7 Series. Slightly thicker than the Nexus One, this handset is confirmed to have a 5.0-megapixel camera, slide-out QWERTY keypad, and an AMOLED or OLED display. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery. Microsoft’s Aaron Woodman just pulled off a little surprise here at The Engadget Show: he brought out LG’s Windows Phone 7 Series pre-production prototype. [via Engadget ]

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LG’s Windows Phone 7 Series Prototype Revealed

You know what they say, “a picture is worth a thousand words”. These pictures and video footage of the Chile Quake 2010 shows just how damaging this natural phenomenon really was. Continue reading for the news report. Click here for first picture in gallery. Chileans have been uploading and sharing photos of the terremoto Chile via Twitter (Twitter) and Twitpic (Twitpic), many commenting on the state of their neighborhoods, local streets, and the homes of family and friends. [via Mashable - image via ]

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Chile Earthquake Pictures and Video

Hawaii News Now reports of a tsunami warning for Hawaii, as “waves are headed towards the Hawaiian Islands that may cause damage along coastlines of all islands in the state.” Continue reading for live coverage. Urgent action should be taken to protect lives and property. The estimated arrival time in Hawaii of the first tsunami wave is 11:05 AM Hawaiian time Saturday. [via HNN ]

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Tsunami Warning for Hawaii Issued by Hawaii News

Got a hankering for eggs, french fries (chips), or pizza? There’s a vending machine for that. While not exactly weird in the food sense, these machines are definitely something you don’t see everyday at school or the office. Continue reading for more. [via Phoenixnewtimes ]

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The Weirdest Vending Machines in the World

Operated by NOAA and located in Ewa Beach, Hawaii, the Pacific Tsunami Center has upgraded its Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis (DART) system since the Indian Ocean earthquake of 2004, by adding 32 additional buoys. Continue reading for the news report. For tsunami watch information, click here .

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Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

Artist “shukei01″ claims that this GAT-X105 Strike Gundam “is the first drawing on YouTube done with Microsoft Excel exclusively (autoshape can be used to do lineart, colors, shadows, lighting effects and layers, like some drawing software).” Continue reading for the time-lapse video. [via Neatorama ]

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Amazing Gundam Microsoft Excel Drawing

Amazon is selling the Toshiba Mini 10.1″ Frost White Netbook for just $289.99 shipped, originally priced at $399.99. Weighing in at under 3-pounds, it features an Intel N280 processor (1.6-GHz), 10.1-inch LED display, 1GB of RAM, 160GB HDD, and up to 9-hours of battery life. Product page . Video after the break. …is designed with smart features like a full-sized keyboard and touchpad, long battery life, 3 USB ports (including one Sleep and Charge port) and a hard drive impact sensor that protects your data. [via Amazon ]

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Deal of the Day: $399.99 Toshiba Mini 10.1" Frost White Windows 7 Netbook for $289.99 Shipped

Adafruit Industries’ MONOCHRON is an open-source clock kit that “has an default animated display, but is easily hackable to do whatever you wish – pictured above, retro arcade style table tennis for two.” Available now, priced at $80. Product page . Video after the break. The best part? The time changes whenever the clock “loses” — something tells us that gives one side at least a 59-to-1 advantage. [via Engadget ]

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MONOCHRON: The Desktop Pong Clock

Touted as the smallest (shortest) online political quiz in the world, this Nolan Chart mashup is basically “a 10-question quiz designed as an outreach and educational tool by the libertarian Advocates for Self Government, created by Marshall Fritz.” Click here to take the quiz — image via .

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Nolan Chart Meets World’s Smallest Online Political Quiz

The sequel to Sky Force , Sky Force Reloaded for the iPhone, iPod Touch “features 3d interactive objects, outstanding graphics, special effects, high quality soundtrack and 100% of pure gameplay.” It’s free for 24-hours — normally priced at $1.99. Video after the break. Click here to download now.

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Sky Force Reloaded iPhone, iPod Touch Game Free for 24-Hours