Why the New Star Wars Volkswagen Super Bowl Ad Is a Travesty

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The end of the new Star Wars Volkswagen ad, set in our beloved cantina. Nooooo! I was excited as the next Star Wars fan to get a sneak peek this week of the new “The Dog Strikes Back” Volkswagen ad that’s set to debut at the Super Bowl. Like the big hit of last year, “The Force,”  a clever ad that featured a Darth Vader-dressed kid frustrated when his Dark Side powers don’t work (until Dad makes his day by starting up the family’s VW Passat with his remote), I was thrilled to see how my beloved Star Wars franchise might be subtly referenced this year

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This Year’s Super Bowl Stadium, Built From Lego

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If you’re in Indianapolis for the weekend’s big game, stop by the JW Marriott. There you can find a replica of Lucas Oil Stadium, where the Super Bowl is being held. The model, created by Brian Alano of Bloomington, Indiana, has more than 30,000 bricks and took more than three years to build.

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Get Up to 4.5GB of Extra Space on Dropbox for Uploading Photos and Videos [Dropbox]

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You can never have too much Dropbox space, and now for a special beta period you can grab some additional free space while Dropbox is testing their automatic photo and video uploading feature.

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Showyou Rolls Out All-New iPad App With Improved Video Discovery, Better Social Tools

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Social video browsing app Showyou  just launched version 3.0 of its iPad application, a major update with a ton of new features. Competing in a hot space with competitors like Fanhattan , Shelby.tv , Squrl , Vodio  and others, Showyou offers a grid-like view for browsing the videos your friends are sharing on social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube and Vimeo.

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For Those About To Rock, WooThemes Launches A WordPress Theme For Bands

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WooThemes has just announced a new theme for musicians called Unsigned. To build the theme, the company worked with band managers and promoters as well as real, actual musicians in order to make a “rockin’” theme that is both “classical” and “jazzy” with a little but of “afro-beat” thrown in

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“This Is Aperture”: Portal Meets The Nightmare Before Christmas

There isn’t much I could add to this video, except to warn anyone who hasn’t played the Portal video games that there are spoilers for both in here — though the ones for Portal 2 go by quickly enough they might not really register. My thanks to former GeekDad writer Brian Little for pointing me to this.

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Check Before Launching Your Own Weather Balloon (to Minimize SUV Damage and Other Mayhem)

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We all thought it was pretty cool last week when two Canadian teens managed to launch a Lego minifig into space (well, very high altitude, anyway). As a fellow Canuck, I was especially proud of their effort. We get a little tired here of stories about the Canadarm whenever Canada and space travel are mentioned together.

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The Emergence Of The Content Creation Class

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Editor’s note: Guest contributor Joseph Puopolo is an entrepreneur and startup enthusiast, who blogs on a variety of topics including green initiatives, technology and marketing.

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Google Videos eating up GBs? Here’s how to fix it

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A key advantage to owning an Android phone with a 720p display is that you can watch content in true high-definition. The 1280 x 720 screen on my Galaxy Nexus is what I call “an HDTV in my pocket.” And I’ve been renting high-def videos from the Android Market, simply because they’re stunning to look at. But there’s a huge problem: After watching the rentals, the massive media files aren’t disappearing from my phone.

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A Really Nice Flying Ornithopter Video For Your Friday Enjoyment

These things are pretty old but sometimes it’s nice to see two dudes really happy about a piece of technology that really works.

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