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We saw Matt Daughtrey’s terrifying Halloween project on Make and before you know it, it had us shaking in our boots. OK, that’s a blatant lie; on the other hand the LMDriver platform he uses is neat. It works with LEDs to display eyes that look around and blink. It’s a project that’s begging to be put into a pumpkin, ...

Apologies for the lack of posts during Yom Kippur. We’re back in full effect. Display Spandex Android hacks are out Corvette to Batmobile Palm Nailer We gotta eat, ya know Check out the PS3’s Chatpad New Macbooks next week! The latest in Banksy Have great links you want showcased on Afternoon Linkage? E-mail us: tips AT gearfuse DOT com.

I love the look of this Bubble Pitcher set. It comes with two glasses and a carafe. While it’s certainly beautiful and resembles a bong, the price is nothing to get excited about. $448 it’ll cost for you to own the set. That’s an iPhone. What do you think? Is tableware worth this much to you, especially with the economy ...

Dubai is a cool city and all, but have you ever gotten the feeling that it’s just flaunting its endless wealth? That’s because it is. Dubai is rich, filthy rich and they aren’t afraid of letting the world know it by dropping billions of dollars on over-elaborate fountains and animated skyscrapers. Now, Dubai is “WOWing” the world once again by ...

Just a few days after going gold, Fallout 3 has leaked on to the Internet. While it may seem to be one of the worst console piracy cases of the year, so far it has yet to reach the controversial level that Spore has had and Bethesda has yet to make an official statement regarding the leak. So far, only ...

Verizon is digging deep in to the pockets of its corporate users by charging an additional three cents per text message sent to its customers. This won’t affect you when you’re texting your friends, however it will affect standard-rate and premium programs of mobile terminated messages. That includes text alerts, interactive voting notifications, SMS search responses and pretty much anything ...

Stop listening to INXS tracks and head over to our official contest page if you’d rather win a Jawbone Bluetooth headset. What did the 1980s ever do for you? Did they save you from a $100 ticket when you were driving with your cellphone? Didn’t think so. You have until the 31st to enter, peeps, so get on it.

Anyone with a Mac knows how much fun Photo Booth can be. Distort your face with your friend, get a good laugh and throw it up on Facebook. But what if you went on a vacation and wanted to bring the fun of Photo Booth with you without the need for a laptop? Enter the Iomo Split Cam. This camera ...

Next month, Microsoft will be totally reshaping the Xbox Live experience. While this is fine and dandy, Microsoft is really looking to get the Xbox 360 into the hands of every teenager on the planet this Black Friday and holiday season. Next up on the checklist is to offer customers free games. Buy the $199 360 Arcade and you’ll get ...

Aw, shucks Walmart. I knew you would have a change of heart! The people working at big blue must have realized that shutting off DRM servers and killing access to music your customers paid for is a bad idea. Perhaps they took a clue from Yahoo!?For now, the servers will be left on indefinitely thanks to customer outrage but it’s ...