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When it comes to kitchen appliances, women want colors that match their decor. Men want what they usually want. Something cool that looks nothing like what women want. Preferably, their kitchen appliances should look like Boba Fett. That’s why Tommyfilth talked his wife into buying a broken old Kitchenaid for Christmas. It would soon get a super nice makeover.

Soon he refurbished it into this Boba Fett Mixer. It’s got some excellent battle-worn armor and it mixes batter like there was a bounty on baked goods. I’m sure they have already made their share of Star Wars cookies and cakes with this thing.

Okay Disney, your move – let’s see some more officially licensed Star Wars appliances now.

[via ThinkGeek via That’s Nerdalicious]

Coinstar has been helping loose-change finders make sense of their cents by lugging a laundry bag full of nickels down to their local grocery store in order to bypass the mind-numbing work of counting your loose change. Up until now, Coinstar was able to deliver cash or a number of gift cards in exchange for your change, but today, the company is announcing PayPal transactions will now be possible from Coinstar machines.

There are three ways for you to interact with your PayPal account at a Coinstar machine. You can add coins or paper currency in order to have the amount deposited into your PayPal account, withdraw cash from your PayPal account or send funds to another PayPal user’s account. Customers depositing money into their PayPal account will only be allowed to deposit up to $500 each calendar month. You should also probably know Coinstar’s standard 9.8% coin-counting fee applies for coins added to your PayPal account. (more…)

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Microsoft has released a new update for its subscription-based Office program, Office 365, that provides new options geared for business users. There is the new Office 365 Small Business Premium that’s geared towards businesses with about 1 to 10 employees, Office 365 Midsize Business, which is geared towards businesses with 10 to 250 employees, and Office 365 ProPlus, which is included in both the Small Business Premium and Midsize Business package, but is geared towards users who want Office on the go.

Office 365 Small Business Premium offers the user 5 ProPlus licenses that they can use to install Office on their PC or Mac. It also gives you access to the web-based versions of Office products. It includes business-grade email, shared calendars, website tools and HD video-conferencing capabilities. Office 365 Small Business Premium costs $150 per user, per year, which equals roughly $12.50 per user, per month. It’s user-friendly, so you will not need your IT department to help you set everything up.

Office 365 Midsize Business offers the same benefits of Small Business Premium, however it also offers enterprise-quality communication services and collaborates with Exchange Online, Lync Online, and Sharepoint Online. It is user-friendly, and it includes Active Directory integration alongside a web-based administartion console and “business-hours” phone support. It makes managing your huge office a much easier task. The cost is $180 per user, per year, which is about $15 per user, per month.

Office 365 ProPlus, offers 5 licenses to install the Office software on PCs or Macs, and it also allows you to access the Microsoft Office 2013 via the web. You can access your Office 365 from any device, with all of your documents and settings stored in the cloud. It, however, lacks the business-specific capabilities the other packages offer. It’s user-friendly, giving you the tools necessary to update your apps and control various features. Office 365 ProPlus is offered at $144 per user and is meant for businesses who don’t find the other two packages appealing.

Alongside these three new offerings, Microsoft is also keeping its original business offerings for businesses that don’t need the whole package. So for businesses that are satisfied by just using the Office web-based apps, or businesses that only need access to enterprise-grade email, those cheaper options will still be available for you. Businesses can also test-run the new Office 365 business offerings without paying a cent. They can get a feel for the products before they commit to it.

[via Microsoft]

Microsoft releases new Office 365 packages for businesses is written by Brian Sin & originally posted on SlashGear.
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When I was a kid, watching movies like Robotech sure got my adrenaline pumping. Imagine walking around in a giant robot suit which can transform into a jet fighter capable of defending the innocent against alien attacks, only to revert to an upright, humanoid form factor as and when required. Well, today we will see the possibilities of having more robot suits “walk” around us down the road, although these will be a whole lot smaller compared to what the Robotech universe offers.

The Hybrid Assistive Limb, better known as HAL, is actually a power-assisted pair of legs that was constructed developed by Japanese robot maker Cyberdyne, who has managed to successfully develop similar robot arms, too. HAL has received a certificate from a quality assurance body which will allow it to be sold worldwide later this year, although you will have to have rather deep pockets to wear one of these around, as they are leased at approximately $1,950 annually. Any takers?

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Now here is a lamp that you might just want to check out. After all, isn’t knowledge supposed to be something that brings “light” to the world? Well, you can always illuminate the world around you with the Lumio Portable Lamp, where this multi-purpose piece of lighting equipment will actually unfold itself from a book. Isn’t that creative? In fact, this tiny and lightweight device tips the scales at a mere 1 pound, measuring 8″ in height and an inch thick. It can see action just about anywhere you want it to, where depending on your creativity, it is unfolded into a range of positions for different lighting needs, ranging from a full circle to replicate a lampshade or a half-circle if you need some under-the-counter light.

The Lumio’s battery has been rated to last for a good 8 hours on a solitary charge, and once you are done using it, just fold the Lumio into the book-like shape that it was created in. Expect to juice up the integrated battery via a power connector that is located discreetly on the spine of the Lumio. Right now, the Lumio remains a Kickstarter that needs your pledge of $95, where it will come with an FSC-certified wood cover in three finish options, namely Dark Walnut, Warm Cherry, and Blonde Maple should it meet its intended financial target.

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