Robot Fight Club; The "original" Star Trek prequel

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Don't say I didn't warn you. Read full story Related News: The "original" Star Trek prequel This week's big-budget Star Trek prequel will certainly make more money, but this parody version of what a Star Trek prequel would look like had it been made in the style of a 1980s or 1990s teen comedy is much, much funnier. All it needs is a training montage or a song by Katrina and the Waves and we're all set. Palm Pre coming ... to Canada! The big announcement is here! The Palm Pre has an announcement date! Whoo! Oh, wait, it's in Canada. And the announcement is similar to the Sprint announcement. Never mind. Voyager headset goes Pro The latest premium Bluetooth headset by Plantronics, this noise-canceling headset is designed to appeal to mobile professionals who spend a lot of time on their phones and want performance and a business-acceptable look and feel. The end ... and a beginning? Keith and guest co-host Neal Weinberg talk about wicked fast wireless, whether the new Amazon Kindle DX will save the newspaper business, and why the Star Trek warp drive may be a possibility in the future. Plus, the continuing story of Neal's prize-winning fish. (36:00) Interop aims to tackle IT's economic pain Interop General Manager Lenny Heymann explains why the network industry trade show has survived more than 20 years and how Interop will soldier on through another tough economic time to help IT pros do more with less. (8:34) Amazon Kindle Goes Large On Wednesday in New York Amazon unveiled a new version of its Kindle with a bigger screen, something the company hopes will make newspapers and magazine content easier to read. Can a Bug save the world? Human Rights Watch is trying to get funding for a project that would equip the group's observers with the BUG so they could do things like measure the use of chemicals in global conflicts. 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