Explore The Disneyland From Your Living Room

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Using the magic of Kinect for Xbox 360, this “Disneyland Adventures” video game allows children, families and Disney fans of all ages to explore Disneyland park, step into attractions, engage in challenging quests and interact with beloved Disney characters using motions.
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Microsoft’s Vision On Future Homes

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The Microsoft Home, located on the Redmond campus in the Executive Briefing Center, is an envisioning of the family home in the very near future where connected experiences and devices take their next logical steps and beyond.
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Applebee’s Accidentally Served Alcohol To A Toddler

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On Friday, Taylor Dill-Reese and her 15-month-old son Dominick went to an Applebee’s in Madison Heights, Michigan, and ordered an apple juice for him.

However, the restaurant staff mistakenly served a margarita which was mislabeled as an apple juice, causing the toddler to be drunk.
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The Real-Life Balloon House From Pixar’s Up!

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This is awesome! The team from National Geographic have created a real-life “balloon-house” version of Pixar’s animated hit film, Up. Yes, a house tied to gas balloons that actually flies.
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First Person View From Google Self-Driving Car’s Cockpit

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At this week’s TED conference, Google are giving rides to some lucky attendees its self-driving cars. Watch the video below. Beware of the swearing and f-word because the effing car is effing driving itself!!!
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Muhammad Ali Sculpture Made with Punching Bags

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The sculpture of the Greatest, Muhammad Ali, was made with 1,300 punching bags. Artist Michael Kalish treated each speed bag as a pixel and put them all together, forming the face, and classic snarl, of Muhammad Ali.
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Empire State of Mind – A Song About New York

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Empire State of Mind is a song about New York City by American rapper and hip hop artist Jay-Z, featuring R&B and soul singer Alicia Keys. The song’s official music video shows black-and-white images of various locations in New York as background.
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San Francisco’s Bus Stops Get Multiplayer Gaming

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Tech giant Yahoo has installed huge poster size digital video touchscreens at 20 bus stops in San Francisco, mostly in the downtown area. Transit passengers from 20 specified neighborhoods will get the chance to compete against each other in different video games such as futuristic touch-screen trivia quiz regarding local sports team, along with puzzles and others.
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New York City in Three Minutes

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Many people ask how it feels to live in New York City. There are many ways to describe ‘The Big Apple’ – “electrifying”, “romantic”, “amazing”, “fabulous”… But, next time someone asks, tell him/her to watch this three-minutes timelapse video.
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Japanese Kids Go Skydiving Using Google Earth

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These Japanese kids will make you fall in love with the country all over again. And Google Earth, which is really the star of the video.
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It Costs $82,000 to Light the One Million Christmas Lights at this House

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Christmas is here! For many home owners, decorating for the holidays is a chance to spend time with the family and share holiday joy with their neighbors, friends, and anyone else who drives by—or maybe flies over in an airplane. But it also can be quite a costly undertaking. The Faucher family of Delaware put $82,000 on the table with one million Christmas lights decoration. That’s right! one millions lights, $82,000 —not to mention the notorious energy leeches that take a toll on your electric bill.
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Let’s Infiltrate Xbox Headquarters

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Microsoft’s internal news crew Channel 9 recently visited Xbox HQ, bringing a camera along for the ride. If you’ve ever wanted to see what the place that runs the Xbox looks like, this is it.
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Three Pokemon for 2010 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

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Thanksgiving means family. But for Pikachu, it means being dragged through Manhattan as an inflatable balloon. And this year he won’t be alone. Pikachu will be joined in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade by Reshiram and Zekrom from the Pokeémon Black and White. The balloons will be 14 feet tall and pulled by handlers decked out in black and white duds.
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Obama’s Speech: The Example of Indonesia

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President Obama speaks on his childhood in Indonesia, praises Indonesia’s progress in democracy, religious tolerance and the country’s pluralistic ideology, Bhineka Tunggal Ika (Unity in Diversity) in a speech at the University of Indonesia in Jakarta, 10 November 2010.
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Obama: Thank you for the bakso, nasi goreng, emping, krupuk

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In his brief speech during the state dinner, Obama said, “First of all, thank you for the bakso, the nasi goreng, the emping, the krupuk. Semuanya enak! (All are delicious!)”
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