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Harlem Shake on a plane might be craziest yet, FAA investigating potential safety violations

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The Harlem Shake is a global phenomenon that needs no introduction — the YouTube dance craze has practically been done to death — but a Colorado ultimate frisbee team’s high-flying hijinks have propelled the meme i…


Grand Canyon trails beautifully captured with Trekker, Google’s new Street View backpack

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Google has added over 9,500 “panoramic images” of the Grand Canyon to its Maps service. Accessible via the StreetView option, the images give breathtaking views of the Bright Angel Trail, Colorado river, and other landmarks. T…


Five-year-old finds porn on refurbished Nintendo 3DS from GameStop

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Five-year-old Brandon Giles must have been excited to receive a Nintendo 3DS for Christmas — at least, he was until he turned it on. According to 9News, Giles’ father bought a refurbished 3DS from GameStop (GME) in Colorado for his son. However, when his son turned  it on and started poking around, he found nine pornographic images of two people in a bed and asked his brother to help him erase them. That’s when the father gave GameStop a call. GameStop’s response was that the images were most likely left over from its previous owner and an employee failed to properly wipe out the data on the 3DS before re-stocking it. “We have a rigorous quality control process in place to ensure that existing


President Obama test drives a Sphero on Boulder visit

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President Obama was in the Centennial State last night, hyping up an enthusiastic crowd at the University of Colorado at Boulder’s Coors Events Center. Of course, he couldn’t help but take some time to check out some some of the local innovation. The…


Authorities decrypt laptop without defendant’s help, Fifth Amendment need not apply

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Constitutional junkies have had their eyes on Colorado for awhile now, because a federal judge there ordered a woman to decrypt her hard drive in a criminal trial. This, despite her cries that doing so would violate her Fifth Amendment right to be fre…


Judge forces defendant to decrypt laptop, fuels debate over Fifth Amendment rights

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A judge in Colorado yesterday ordered a defendant to decrypt her laptop’s hard drive at the prosecution’s request, adding new fire to the ongoing debate surrounding consumer technology and the Fifth Amendment. The defendant, Ramona Fricosu, is facing …


GE’s new factory will push out one solar panel every ten seconds

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General Electric is sending its troops to Colorado to conquer the thin film solar panel business. The 38th state will play home to a new facility that leverages the supermodel-thin panel know-how of PrimeStar Solar, which GE scooped up back in 200…