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Marvel announced today that every one of its $4 superhero comics is now going to come with a code to download the digital version to the Marvel app, which is available on every major platform. More »

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Every Marvel Comic Now Comes with a Digital Copy [Comic Books]

At an estimated $310, the new iPad is likely Apple’s most expensive iPad to date from a manufacturing standpoint. But because their retail pricing stays fixed, it means that that rise in cost will cut into their profit margins. But don’t feel too bad for Apple, since they’re still netting somewhere around 50% of the profits. More »

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These macro photographies taken from the interior of actual music instruments make my head spin a bit. I would have never imagined the interior of musical instrument would look so beautiful and cozy. I would love to live in that violin. More »

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Orbital debris is a large and growing problem, and no one is quite sure how to deal with it – polar lasers, nets and other concepts are still merely ideas. But we should at least monitor all that space trash, to be certain where it is and whether it’s heading for something we want to protect, like the ISS or a military satellite. The Air Force’s new Space Fence, designed to keep an eye on space trash, is getting closer to reality. More »

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An anonymous reader writes “When Onlive, the network gaming company, started offering not just Microsoft Windows but Microsoft Office for free on the iPad, and now on Android, it certainly seemed too good to be true. Speculation abounded on what type of license they could be using to accomplish this magical feat. From sifting through Microsoft’s licenses and speaking with sources very familiar with them, the ugly truth may be that they can’t.”

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Tavis sez, “A mind-blowingly recursive poster that represents the AD&D rules for procedural dungeon generation as a flowchart which is drawn as a dungeon. From the The Mule Abides blog at NYC’s intersection between role-playing games, the gallery art scene, and how Kickstarter can jam ’em together. Cory’s linked the Mule before as HOWTO have a D&D party for 8-year-olds; also featured in this post is a nifty Kickstarter for the first publication from the Play-Generated Map and Documents Archive, similarly linked for Homemade D&D module, 1981.”

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Tentsile has taken the hammock tent concept and pushed it to an extreme. The picture above doesn’t do it full justice. There’s a third segment projecting out the back. The entire assembly can house five to eight people. And Tensile’s website suggests that they’re working on a twelve-person tent.

Is it a good choice for backpacking? Probably not.

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Heavy Rain creator David Cage was showing off Quantic Dream’s new game engine at GDC, which includes an innovative new performance-capture technology the company’s developed. He’s directed a seven-minute original short called Kara, which is the story of a female android as she becomes self-aware. Unlike traditional game production methods, this technology is able to record face and body movements at the same time as recording the actors voice — ensuring natural and consistent performances from the characters. Actress Valorie Curry wore 90 sensors on her face, unlike in, say, Avatar, where the performers wore head-mounted cameras. Cage promises that the short is nothing more than a demo (it was rendered in real-time on a PlayStation 3) and none of these elements will appear in his next game. You can catch the impressive-looking footage after the break with one disclaimer: there’s nudity throughout and a reference to adult themes, okay?

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