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It's a sad day in geek history: Leonard Nimoy says he's retiring for good — io9 Transformers and superheroes sculpted with balloons — Urlesque The Microsoft Surface reappears in the kitchen — Unplggd Google wants to get into the travel business — Gizmodo Nissan's geeky tribute — Crave AT&T finally arrives to the location-based party — Switched World's largest yacht has lasers. Read more
Sheraton Lobbies in San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Seattle, and Boston have been outfitted with Microsoft Surfaces so guests can utilize its many applications. — Switched Bluetooth headsets are now getting the bling treatment by being covered with Swarovski crystals. Be prepared to pay $260 for this sparkly gadget. — Crave Polaroid wants readers of Amateur Photographer magazine to come Read more
The Rio Hotel and Casino's iBar is set to get six Microsoft Surface tables for guests to play games, flirt, send messages to each other, and order drinks. . . . Considering this is a product of the 21st century, why does the video look so eighties?! — Switched Palm has just announced the cobalt blue Centro on the Verizon Wireless network that will go on sale tomorrow. — Engadget Sega Read more
The iPhone officially hits the market today and it's causing quite a frenzy, but will this madness be short-lived? Trends come and go, and "tiny" has been the latest craze. So now that Apple has proven that we can squeeze practically everything but the kitchen sink into the smallest of hand-held devices, what's next? Think BIG, folks. Think: Microsoft Surface. Who needs convenience when you Read more
Located in Redmond, WA, Microsoft's Home of the Future isn't open to the public. It's a closed campus used for researchers testing concepts like the living Surface wall. Read more
Similar to Microsoft Surface and designed to be used in retail locations and educational situations, 3M's giant touch screen display was a big hit at CES Unveiled on Sunday night. The demonstration showed multiple sections of the screen running at the same time — apps, videos, Twitter, and more. Check out the quick video of it in action on our Facebook page! Read more
