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There have been a lot of rumors about the devices Amazon is believed to be working on. It is believed that Amazon might be building a smartphone, a game console, and often we also hear about a set top box. While the company itself hasn’t confirmed plans related to these devices, a new report published today brings more information about the alleged Amazon set top box. Apparently its going to be similar to the Chromecast in design, Google’s $35 HDMI dongle has proven to be quite popular, and that it will have the ability to stream full PC games.

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Amazon Set Top Box Similar To Chromecast, Features Game Streaming [Report] original content from Ubergizmo.

Growing any sort of edible plant feels very rewarding. You care for it, watch it grow, and even after taking some of the fruits of your labor, you can continue to see it thrive until the weather changes. Of course, caring for any greenery, such as herbs, you want to provide them with the proper soil, amount of water, and sunlight. Without these things, you’re likely going to be staring at a brown dried-up wisp more than anything.

If you’re a little short on space, but still want to grow things that can be made into food, you might enjoy the Polanter Vertical Pole Planter. This carries a cylindrical shape, and has 12 perforated half inch holes which all sorts of plant life can grow out of. It’s made of polypropylene, and can be mounted horizontally or vertically depending on what your space allows.  This is 21 inches tall and 5” in diameter.

In the bottom of this planter, there is a reservoir which you can attach a hose to that can hold a nondescript amount of water. This means you won’t have to water every day or other day. This will cost you $35 should you be interested in livening up your home with a little greenery. Of course, we’re still on the tail end of the cold months, so this is more wishful thinking than anything at the moment, but it’s always good to think ahead!

Available for purchase on williams-sonoma, found via thegreenhead
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Carmageddon—it was the nightmare scenario L.A.’s transportation authorities warned of when a construction project shut down a critical stretch of freeway for an entire weekend in July 2011. Gridlock. The glow of brake lights. The overwhelming angst of a city denied its full and unimpeded access to its freeways. In the end, the public outreach built around that ominous term worked. Motorists stayed home, and life went on as normal. A few wags even staged a "dinner party" on the deserted freeway.

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Roughly ten millennia ago, musicians didn’t lug amps or guitars around to their shows—they lugged lithophones, or instruments made of resonant rocks. The oldest lithophones ever found will be played in their first public concert next week in Paris. Sadly, it’ll also be their last.

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A few weeks back it was rumored that the Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 Android 4.4 update is not going to be released. The reason behind this is believed to be the fact that this smartphone has 1GB RAM, which may not be enough to support the update as well as the accompanying hefty TouchWiz user interface. Since then there have been conflicting reports over the matter, and just last week it was rumored that perhaps Samsung has changed its mind and that its going to release the update for GT-I9300 after all.

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Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 Android 4.4 Update Expected By End Of March original content from Ubergizmo.