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In Japan when the old get lonely they turn to shoplifting

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2008-12-04 12:01:00 by bookofjoe in bookofjoe
Everything in Japan is upside down and what the elderly do with all their free time is no exception Long story short: On the northern island of Hokkaido for every two teenagers arrested, police collar three people 65 or older Said Hirokazu Shibata, a Hokkaido police official who leads a crime prevention task force, "Theft used to be a crime of...
 
Tags: age, people age, people, population, 65-and-older population, elderly people, elderly population, elderly, japan
 
 
 
 
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Mamoru-Kun Finds Misplaced Glasses and Slippers, I No Longer Fear Getting Old [Robots]

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2008-12-04 15:40:00 by Sean Fallon in Gizmodo
I no longer fear getting old now that researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed Mamoru-Kuna robot that helps elderly people find lost objects and remember to take their medication Once users register objects with Mamoru-Kun or "little protector," the device will constantly monitor them in a specific area using several cameras. If the...
 
Tags: robot, mamoru-kun, mamoru-kuna robot, glasses, home assistant robot, helps elderly people, users register objects, object, fear
 
 
 
 
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Star Wars MMO: LucasArts Tears the Wrapper Off The Old Republic

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2008-10-22 04:01:20 by C. S. Magor in The Uber-Review
Some juicy details are being revealed about The Old Republic, a new Star Wars MMO from Lucas Arts. First of all, it is based on Knights of the Old Republic but designed for a truly massive network of players. Players will be able to play as either Jedi or Sith and LucasArts is planning to work in some kind of overarching story to the online...
 
Tags: star wars, star wars mmo, star wars lego, republic, star wars history, star wars game, reveal star wars, star wars universe, lucasarts
 
 
 
 
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Are You Hanging on to Old Media Formats?

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2008-09-17 13:00:10 by geeksugar in geeksugar -- Geek is chic.
Now that I have my Blu-ray player in my PS3, I feel like I can start buying movies again, in that format. I stopped buying DVDs because it's time to move forward, and it sounds like I'm not alone: DVD sales have flatlined recently ; whether that has to do with people waiting to see if they should commit to Blu-ray or movie downloads remains to...
 
Tags: formats, vhs, formats vhs, media formats, cassette tapes, blu-ray player, player, vhs tapes, old-format
 
 
 
 
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Global consumer survey reveals that majority of old mobile phones are lying in drawers at home and not being recycled

2008-07-08 14:20:58 by Maximus in Just Another Mobile Phone Blog
 
Espoo, Finland - Only 3% of people recycle their mobile phones despite the fact that most have old devices lying around at home that they no longer want, according to a global consumer survey released by Nokia today. Three out of every four people added that they don't even think about recycling their devices and nearly half were unaware that it...
 
Tags: nokia, nokia device, survey findings nokia, survey, people, people recycle, mobile phones, phones, global consumer survey
 
 
 
 
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11 sites that pay for your old iPod, PC, other electronics

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2008-12-02 12:56:16 by Gadgetress in Gadgetress
Beyond digging for deals and finding the lowest price, there is another way to fund your next electronic purchase without opening up that wallet Several companies will pay you money for your old computer, iPod or other gadget. Some pay cash, others gift cards. Another company lets you lock in how much money you can get for a gadget aftersix...
 
Tags: sites, ipod, cash, costco gift cards, pays cash, gift cards, electronics, store gift cards, pays
 
 
 
 
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Five Things to Do With Your Old iPhone

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2008-07-18 09:35:06 by Charlie Sorrel in Gadget Lab
Photo shows the Gadget Lab iPod Touch eBook reader project So you've got your shiny, new iPhone 3G, you've discovered that you still can't get a signal in the house and 3-G doesn't cover your area. And worst of all, you have an all but useless first-gen phone on the kitchen table which, despite it's mechanical poker face, looks to be giving you...
 
Tags: iphone, iphone games, product page, product page itunes, itunes, wirelessly control, control, music, streams music direct
 
 
 
 
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Convert old CDs into cold, hard cash

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2008-09-03 17:30:12 by Edwin in Coolest Gadgets
I have no doubt that many of our readers who are in their 30s and 40s have already moved on to the world of MP3s and other file-based entertainment formats, doing away with the old vanguard of physical media such as cassettes and CDs. What happens then, you ask, to your collection of old (but beloved) CDs that are currently sitting in a box up...
 
Tags: cds, cash, cds button, hard cash copyright, physical media, media, service, online service, cold
 
 
 
 
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10-Year Old Tennessee Boy Enlisted To Drive Drunks Home, Flips Van At 90MPH

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2008-10-10 11:00:26 by Editor in Geekologie - Gadgets, Gizmos, and Awesome
A 10-year old's driving services were requested by 43-year old Randy Lewis (that's actually him in the picture, he was really wearing that shirt) and Paula Elaine Evans because they were too drunk to drive themselves. Other passengers included another 10-year old and a 6-year old. However, the driver lost control of the van at 90MPH and flipped...
 
Tags: drunks home, 10-year, home, van, drive, lewis, paula elaine evans, rolls van, randy lewis