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• New Drug Can Treat Almost Any Viral Infection by Killing the Body's Infected Cells [Medicine]
  Published: August 10, 2011
  Source: Gizmodo
  

  A new broad-spectrum treatment for viruses could be as effective as antibiotics fighting bacteria, MIT researchers report. The method uses cells' own defense systems to induce invaded cells to commit suicide, preventing the spread of the virus. In lab tests, the new drug completely cured mice that had been infected with influenza. More »
  
  
  

  

  
• How They Got All Those iPads on iPad Head Girl's Head [Video]
  Published: August 10, 2011
  Source: Gizmodo
  

  As you'll recall, iPad Head Girl turned heads *groan!* when she went a-walking through Bryant Park last week. The folks over at ThinkModo now give you an inside look at how they pulled it off... er, put it on? More »
  
  
  

  

  
• The Astounding Talking Wheatley Puppet Overcomes Valve's Design Flaws [Video]
  Published: August 10, 2011
  Source: Kotaku
  

  During the creator's commentary in Portal 2, Valve animator Richard Lord called the eye portion of lovable personality sphere Wheatley's design a physical impossibility. Cosplayer Furin's talking Wheatley puppet seems to have done well enough. More »
  

  

  
• Duct Hunt [Video]
  Published: August 10, 2011
  Source: Nerd Approved - Gadgets and Gizmos

  

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  FX guru Freddie Wong is back this week for a stealth shooting mission inside some air ducts. Apparently, trying to fight inside these ducts is a lot harder than it seems in the movies.

  Check out the video after the break.

  (via Freddie Wong)

• The 360-Degree Panorama of What Hiroshima Looked Like After the Atomic Bomb [Image Cache]
  Published: August 10, 2011
  Source: Gizmodo
  

  It's been 66 long years since the US leveled Hiroshima and Nagasaki with atomic bombs. The bombs, which killed over 200,000 people, left both cities in ruins. This is what the aftermath looked like in 360 degrees. More »
  
  
  

  

  
• Resistance 3 Dev Diary Highlights the Most Underrepresented Aspect of Game Development [Video]
  Published: August 10, 2011
  Source: Kotaku
  

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• Free T-Shirts Given to Neo-Nazis Revealed a Secret Message After Being Washed [Nazis]
  Published: August 10, 2011
  Source: Gizmodo
  

  Neo-Nazis in Germany were given free T-shirts at a recent right-wing extremist rock concert. The black shirt, complete with skulls and bones, said "Hardcore Rebels: National and Free". Too bad for them, there was a secret message hidden inside the shirt. More »
  
  
  

  

  
• Win a copy of Krystian Majewski's TRAUMA
  Published: August 10, 2011
  Source: IndieGames.com - The Weblog
  
  
  Wow, things have been a little morbid here at the Indiegames Blog, hasn't it? Not only have we seen the traditional assortment of zombies and ghouls, we've also had serial killers and edutainment titles woven into the mix too.
  
  In light of this, we've decided to lighten things up a little bit. As you all know, the gesture-based adventure Trauma was recently released on Steam. I'm not going to go through the whole song and dance again in regards to the game; we've raved about it enough so far. However, I'm going to take the opportunity here to mention the developer was kind enough to assist us in a small contest.
  
  To put things more concisely, we're giving away seven free copies of the game. All you have to do is write about the most traumatic inci --
  
  I kid.
  
  What I want is you to tell me about the most inspirational person in your life, that one person that was there for you when you went through a traumatic experience in your life. Tell me about the stranger who sat down and listened to you while you were drunk and bawling your eyes out. Tell me about the single parent who kept your family together during a divorce. Tell me who helped you through a moment of trauma.
  
  Best seven answers in our comment thread here will get a copy. The closing date is 9pm EST on Friday 12th August 2011.
• Disney's New Way to Do Motion Capture Lets You Record It Anywhere [Video]
  Published: August 10, 2011
  Source: Gizmodo
  

  Motion capture is one of those technologies that seems all hi-tech and futurey, until you see a grown man walking around a studio in a onesie with a bunch of ping pong balls stuck to him. Disney's about to change that. More »
  
  
  

  

  
• Film Shot with Canon 7D Bought for $4 Million, Hits Theaters Later this Month
  Published: August 10, 2011
  Source: PetaPixel

  If you decide to watch the new indie film “Like Crazy” when it hits theaters on October 28th, keep this in mind: it was shot using a Canon 7D. The movie won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival this year, which led to Paramount snapping it up for a cool $4 million — much better than $200,000 in profits using a Canon 5D, wouldn’t you say?

  What do you think of the footage seen in the trailer above?

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  Thanks for sending in the tip, Vlad!

  

  
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