Valve to hold $1,000,000 Dota 2 tournament at Gamescom

Yes, no typo there, that's a lot of zeros. Is your jaw open right now. That's probably thanks to Valve's announcement of The International, the Dota 2 tournament taking place August 17 to August 21 at Gamescom in Germany. This will be the first look that the public gets at Valve's reboot of the classic Warcraft III custom game, and they plan on kicking things off with an esports bang. Sixteen hand-picked teams from around the world will compete in a double-elimination tournament, with the winning team receiving $1 million. One. Million. Dollars. You may now do a Dr.

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SmartBird from Festo flies like a real bird

We caught sight of the Festo SmartBird back in March this year, where said robot boasted of extremely realistic wing movements and flight motion, even going so far as to turn its head in order to steer. Well, Markus Fischer and his team at Festo demonstrated their seagull inspired SmartBird over at TEDGlobal 2011, letting the SmartBird flap its wings across the heads of audiences – minus the droppings, of course. You can always check out the video of the SmartBird in action after the jump, and be totally amazed.



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Suspected LulzSec leader is 18-years-old, had 750,000 hacked records in posession

Monday morning 18-year-old Jake “Topiary” Davis was released on bail on the condition that he did not use the Internet, and that he stick to a curfew enforced by his mother and brother. The alleged LulzSec leader, reportedly one of many, was arrested by the British police last week and charged with a range of hacking offenses. The arrest was part of the Metropolitan Police's broad investigation into Anonymous and LulzSec.
Reports have described Davis as a slight, dark-haired “fidgety” youth dressed in an untucked denim shirt.

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NOOK Color Bundle at QVC

The NOOK Color bundle with Sullivan Easel cover and issues of 34 magazines is available at QVC as the Today's Special Value for 8x2x11.  Magazines include PC Gamer, sports magazines like ESPN, various titles from National Geographic, food/cooking magazines from Rachel Ray, Martha Stewart and more, Forbes, Readers Digest, American Photography, and more.  The Sullivan Easel is $49.95 and the NOOK Color Wi-Fi  is $249.00 at Barnes & Noble.

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DR. Tech HDDV2000 HD Pocket Camcorder

Capture all your special moments in high definition with this budget-friendly HD pocket camcorder ‘HDDV2000′ from DR. Tech. Priced at only $56.99, this compact video camera sports a 5.0-megapixel image sensor, an 8x digital zoom, a 2.4-inch TFT LCD screen, a microSD card slot (up to 16GB), a USB 2.0 port and can capture 720p HD video at 30fps.

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Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Edition Gets New Trailer

Here we have a new trailer from the upcoming Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Edition title, which was shown at Comic Con during the Halo Universe panel. For your info, the Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Edition will be available exclusively on Xbox 360 in mid-November.

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Duluth Trading Mini Solar Kit

There are a variety of solar charging kits on the market, but not all of them can help you keep your cool.  This Mini Solar Kit from Duluth Trading Co. has several attachments that can keep you cool and do several other things, too.  First is the solar collector/battery power station (storage capacity not documented).  Charge up the power station with 10-12 hours in the sun, then you'll be able to use any of the five attachments:  LED flashlight (up to 17 hours from a full charge), FM radio with speaker (up to 6 hours), reading light (up to 17 hours), USB charging device (up to 2 hours), and a hand-held fan (up to 1.5 hours).

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