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Pinterest’s shopping pins arrive on Android for the holiday frenzy

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After launching its Buyable Pins on iOS earlier this summer, Pinterest is looking to let the Google faithful in on the goods, too. As of today, the online repository is rolling out the feature to Android users. This means that you'll be able to pur...

Instant DIY Ugly Christmas Sweater

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It’s Holiday Party season and that can mean one thing only: ugly Christmas sweaters. There’s no need to go trolling the racks at Salvation Army or your grandmother’s closet to find an ugly sweater when you can turn any sweater into a gaudy festive mess. These DIY Ugly Holiday Sweater pins are a set of 6 holiday themed patches with a safety pin back. Just pin them onto any sweater and presto- ugly Christmas sweater.

You can also instantly turn any other item into Christmas clothes like pants, t-shirts (for those in warmer parts), Santa hats, underwear, and shoes. Uglify your whole outfit. And come December 26th, unpin them and wear that sweater the rest of the year. That makes it eco-friendly, right? We’re saving the Earth, one ugly sweater at a time.
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Pinterest intros Place Pins so you can map out all the places you’ll go

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Pinterest doesn't want to just be the place you hoard random internet goodies, or aspirational items for hobby boards -- it wants to become a real social tool. And it's doing that today with Place Pins: private or collaborative travel maps highlighting local places of interest and recommendations. If it sounds like Foursquare without the obnoxious check-ins and "Mayor of..." notifications, that's because it is -- the company's API is powering these pins. Maps loaded up with recommendations for good eats and sights to see can be created in tandem with new boards or added to existing ones and feature all the necessary contact info, like address and phone number, you want when looking up where to go. Pinterest's even set up a feed dedicated to Place Pins(piration) and curated by notable travel outfits like Condé Nast Traveler, Airbnb, Fodor's and others, so you can get a sense of how it works. It's pretty simple, but useful stuff. Now, all you need is a good cluster of jet set friends to get the recommendations rolling and maybe some cash to actually get you out of Podunk and into those real-world, pinned places.

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Source: Pinterest, Foursquare

Pinterest’s APIs let developers embed pins directly on their websites (updated)

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Pinterest's APIs let developers embed and search for pins directly on their websites

A lot of people use Pinterest to keep track of stuff they'd like to buy, places they want to go and food they want to eat, but there's always been separation between Pinterest and the actual sources of those desires -- you only had the option to click a Pinterest button on a site to pin the content in question to your board of choice. No longer.

Pinterest has taken another step to strengthen its partnerships with third-party websites with the release of its APIs today. The tools allow web developers to embed recent, trending and most-clicked pins (that update regularly according to what folks are pinning), and even implement a Pinterest search surface that surfaces pins of items from your domain surface custom search results on their pages, too. Folks will also now be able to pin stuff directly from websites, so as to not interrupt the retail experience with a detour to Pinterest proper. To illustrate these newly bestowed powers, Pinterest has partnered up with a slew of well-known sites, including Zappos, Target, Walmart, BuzzFeed, and Better Homes And Garden -- and if you'd like the full list and further description of how to use the new APIs, hit the source below.

Update: Our earlier version of this story mistakenly indicated that the new APIs enabled searching Pinterest on third party sites. In fact, the APIs only allow devs to create a custom keyword search and embed those search results on a webpage.

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Smiley Face Button Camera

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See that smiley face button? It’s actually a camera. Smile! The Smiley Face Camera is a Japanese import (and thus a bit pricey at $92) but is guaranteed to make your subject smile. You can record up to 60 minutes of video, plus stills, or even just audio before exporting the data and charging it via USB. It uses micro-SD cards to hold the information (not included). Groovy.

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Zelda Composers’ Notes: Ocarina Not Included

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These replicas of the notes from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time won’t help you summon a horse, but you can stick them on a horse. If you want to get kicked in the face, that is. So you’d be better off decorating your fridge or your clothes with them.

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The buttons come in packs of 10 – 7 yellow C buttons and 3 blue A buttons – and are available as magnets or pins. Either that or someone’s invented a magnet for cloth.

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You can order the Composers’ Notes buttons from 15 Bit Gamer for $9-$12 (USD).

[via GoNintendo]