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David Forbes, an electrical engineer from Tucson, Arizona, has found a way to mix fashion with one of America's favorite pastimes. The engineer has created a vest packed with LEDs that turns him into a walking TV. Forbes' TV vest began as a coat in 2009, which he populated with some surplus LED displays. He says the 50 pound all-red screen was “the world worst television.” Later he upgraded to a lighter version using an old overcoat… Read More

Okay, so the holodeck made famous by Jean-Luc Picard and the Starship Enterprise still won’t be happening anytime soon. But it’s come one step closer with the announcement that scientistsat the University of Arizona, Tucson have developed a polymer on which holograms can be written in literally minutes, and which can be erased and used over andover like a whiteboard, Nature has reported, according to the BBC.   How do you even… Read More

While its legal status in Canada may still be up in the air, Google Street View has expanded into six new U.S. cities without problems. Google announced the addition on Tuesday on its Lat Long Blog. Online pedestrians can now peruse Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland and Tucson. Besides the added locations, Google has also improved the quality of Street View imagery. Views in Phoenix, Tucson and Chicago are all high… Read More

Plumbing company Roto-Rooter earlier this week announced the winner of their Pimped Out John Sweepstakes. Marcia Luhman, 55, of Oro Valley, Arizona (a suburb of Tucson) is now the proud owner of one of the most tricked out toilets in history. The Pimped Out John, which was part of a contest Roto-Rooter ran earlier this year, is a customized $5,000 toilet which is designed for the extremely version of the average person who spends one year,… Read More