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Andy and Michael soldier on without Michael Martine this week, but Michael, ever the professional, drops us a few inserts to make sure that he’s cool enough. This week’s tags are a great collection of technology and geekiness including – Spheres, spiral galaxies, and assassins. Thanks to all of you who tag, and come meet us on October 23rd if you are in the RTP area of North Carolina as we do our Windows House Party.

What’s Cool
Andy — Magic Wand
Michael R — MythHackers
Michael M — Red Shirt Cologne And Star Wars at National Mall in Washington, DC

Obligatory 3-D Internet
Spherical Virtual World (epredator)
Augmented Reality showing Twin Towers (wideawakewesley)
Augmented Reality apps to buy now! (kevinaires)
Unlock content by snapping a picture of a logo (epredator)

Tech-no-tronic
MS-Mouse on multitouch (wideawakewesley)
Netflix Prize awarded (lxs)
3-D Stellar wiki (Philip Hartman)

Social Networkin’
GPS Assassins (Philip Hartman)
(Bonus)Halting State by Charles
Top collaboration tools that aren’t Google Wave (Rick Mans)
Analysis of leaked/weak passwords (wideawakewesley)

Final thoughts
Andy — Micro Men on BBC4
Michael R — Emotiv Headset – Developers Kit!!
Michael M — Everything’s L$10 and here’s a voucher

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Michael, Andy and Michael enjoy another Dogear-Nation Friday talking about your tags. This week sees a transition for a long time listener and contributor, and sometime guest – Ian Hughes, who has started a new adventure called Feeding Edge. We also look at hackers enabling multi-touch on the Lenovo ThinkPad, and Politicians everywhere go crazy on Twitter. We hope to be announce a special guest coming to the show soon.

What’s cool?
Michael — Stimulating the economy with heater purchases for home & car
Michael — Learning the benefits and dangers of owning Scott-e-vest products
Andy — Alex Cornish recording

Obligatory 3-D Internet
Feeding Edge (lxs)
Emerging technologies on the radar (epredator)

Mac-a-rooni
Somebody pinch me! — Multi-touch on Lenovo ThinkPads (carolinabigblue)

Social Networkin’
Congressional Twitterers (kellypuffs)
Sweet to tweet (lxs)
Meeting in meatspace (andypiperuk)
Home sweet cube – really! (comcipher)

Tech-no-tronic
InnovationJam 2008 insights (duckboxxer)
Micro contributions (charlottett)
You’ll be wrapped around my finger (huskiect)

Final thoughts
Andy — The secret Life of Stormtroopers -Die rebel scum
Michael R — I need coffee!
Michael M — NEPOMUK

Bonus links
Tweetminster UK parlimentary twitterers
Barclaycard slide advert

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