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This article was written on October 08, 2008 by CyberNet.

Google is always thinking of you, aren’t they? Okay, maybe not always, but today they are thinking of those of you who tend to uh, have a few too many drinks on the weekend, to put it nicely. When you are in a state of inebriation, you may do things that you regret like send random text messages or email.

Google can’t exactly help you out with your issue of drunken text messaging, but they can help you out with drunken emails. A new feature being tested is called “Google Goggles” and it will prevent you from sending emails that probably shouldn’t be sent when you are in a compromised state of mind.

These Goggles require you to solve a few basic math problems. If you can solve them, you’re free to send mail. If you can’t, you won’t be able to send any messages. Once you enable the feature (click Settings, then Labs, then scroll until you see “Mail Goggles”)you can adjust the schedule so that it asks you questions only when you suspect you will be drinking too much.

Options in the settings include choosing the days of the week you would like Google to “step-in” as well as specific times. By default it will prompt you to answer questions on Fridays and Saturdays between the hours of 10 PM to 4 AM. You can also select a difficulty rating. By default it is set to the easiest (1), but it can go up to 5 which would give you the hardest questions to answer.

Hey, at least Google doesn’t make you recite Google Goggles 10 times to prove that you really want to send an email!

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Donald and Eric take a trip back through time, or maybe to an alternate Jules Verne-inspired future. Wherever they are, the gadgets are distinctly retro and lovingly hacked together. Even old Jedi master Yoda seems a little different. Plus, a burglar alarm that will blast you in the face.

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–Xbox 360 1977 edition

–DIY cyclocomputer

–Jules Verne gets steampunked

–Steampunk Star Wars

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Now that it’s received its big US debut courtesy of Sprint and under the name EVO View 4G, HTC’s Flyer tablet is free to, um, fly under the radar with a WiFi version this spring, exclusively through Best Buy. Specs on the Flyer are somewhat atypical for the current crop of Android tablets, as it opts for Gingerbread instead of Honeycomb and a 1.5GHz Qualcomm chip intead of the popular Tegra 2 dual-core solution. That, and it’s a 7-inch tablet with a capacitive stylus and an aluminum unibody shell. Notably, this WiFi-centric variant looks set to beat the WiMAX-capable EVO View (which Sprint expects in the summer) to market, so we’ll be keeping a very curious eye on pricing as and when it is announced. For now, we have a retailer and a rapidly dwindling release window. Oh, and a press release, which you’ll find just past the break, augmented with a neat little promo video.

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The Motorola Droid Bionic is Verizon’s flagship smartphone on the 4G network. Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com

Verizon’s enviable 4G LTE services are being spread to the masses as its network is expanded to 147 US cities by the end of 2011.

After rolling out 4G in major metropolitan areas like San Francisco, Washington, DC, Boston, and Los Angeles, Verizon now has its sights set on “medium-sized cities and smaller communities.”

“Aggressively expanding this powerful network beyond major metro areas reflects the reality that the 4G LTE ecosystem is growing quickly,” said David Small, Verizon Wireless’ CTO.

After deciding on LTE in 2007, Verizon’s 4G network initially launched in 39 markets in December of 2010. 49 more areas were added to the list at CES in January. Their 4G services, which provide download speeds between 5 and 12 Mbps and upload speeds between 2 and 5 Mbps, currently reach 110 million people.

New cities that Verizon Wireless is expanding its LTE service to this year include Huntsville, AL, Tucson, AZ, Honolulu, HI, and Spokane, WA.

Verizon also says that it is working with rural communications companies to further expand its 4G reach.

For the full list of cities to get 4G in 2011, hit up the source link.

Verizon Wireless Brings 4G LTE To More Than 145 Markets By The End Of 2011 [Verizon]