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Death Star Charm Bead: Geeky Mother’s Day!

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Every year when it comes time for Mother’s Day, I do my part to help all the geeks out there who might not know any better stay out of the dog house. Sure, you may have stopped giving your mom gifts other than a hug or a phone call on Mother’s Day a long time ago, but if your wife is pregnant or you have kids, save yourself the grief and get her a gift.

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If she happens to be a geek, this Star Wars Death Star Charm Bead is perfect. It’s won’t blow up Alderaan, but it might keep you from being destroyed like Leia’s home planet for not getting a gift. The charm can be had alone and will fit most charm bracelets.

If you need a bracelet to go with it, you can get one made from leather or silver. Prices range from $34.99(USD) for the charm alone to $69.99 for one with a bracelet. The charm isn’t real silver, but it is shiny – and the ultimate power in the universe. Pick one up now at ThinkGeek.

Microsoft Touch Mouse gets promised Windows 8 support, works like a Charm

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Microsoft vowed that its Touch Mouse would get Windows 8 support in time for the software's big release day, and it's being very true to its word by posting the relevant update with less than a week to go. Mouse and Keyboard Center 2.0 saves time for those not graced with a touchscreen by introducing multi-touch swipes that bring up Windows 8's Charm bar, switch between active apps and invoke Semantic Zoom. Will the Touch Mouse update trick you into thinking you have a Surface? No, but it's certainly much easier on the wallet.

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Microsoft Touch Mouse gets promised Windows 8 support, works like a Charm originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 21 Oct 2012 06:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google gives a sneak peek at Chrome for Windows 8’s Metro UI, plans a test release soon

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Google gives a sneak peek at Chrome for Windows 8's Metro UI, plans a test release soon

Google vowed that it would adapt Chrome to Metro back in March, and it's just now providing its first real look at the Windows 8 revamp. Don't expect a radical remake: it's Chrome, just in Metro. Even so, the very first test releases will support charms for sharing and other cross-OS features, and they will obey Snap View for tablet-friendly Windows 8 multitasking. Metro support will come in the next Dev channel release for those using the Windows 8 Release Preview. Those of us leery of running a pre-beta web browser on top of a beta OS will have to wait some months to see the finished result. That patience should be rewarded through better touchscreen support and refinements to the overall interface, so by the time the dissenting among us are ready to toss Internet Explorer 10 aside, Chrome will be waiting with open arms.

Google gives a sneak peek at Chrome for Windows 8's Metro UI, plans a test release soon originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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