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Model fired for eating croissant on Abercrombie & Fitch photo shoot

A male model has been fired for eating a croissant whilst on a photo shoot for trendy clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch. Belgian Florian Van Bael was told to leave the set when he was seen eating the pastry at what was considered to be an inappropriate moment.

Berkeley Bionics: Introducing eLEGS

eLEGS is a unique exoskeleton for general consumers designed to allow wheelchair-bound folks to walk. The product, based on some early work at the Berkeley Robotics and Human Engineering lab. In this video, a nearly paralyzed young woman walks again after 18 years.


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Steve Ballmer’s Favorite Xbox Game

If you are the CEO of Microsoft and you are asked what is your favorite Xbox game, you are probably better off going with a generic answer like “Halo” instead of gleefully responding “Beach Volleyball, baby!”

Would the über-macho Microsoft boss pick something brutal, such as Halo or Call of Duty? Or what about a title his boardroom buddies could empathize with, such as Tiger Woods PGA Tour? Nope. Instead 54-year-old Steven Anthony Ballmer beamed the broadest of smiles and in entirely typical fashion yelled: “Beach Volleyball, baby!”
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Looking Like a Dork Hinders 3D TV Interest

The biggest hurdle for companies selling 3D TVs? No one wants to wear the goofy glasses. Nothing like having consumers less interested in your product after they try it. Feel free to post your favorite “you’re doing it wrong” picture in the comments section.

A study about consumer attitudes toward 3-D television found many who were less interested in the technology after they actually experienced it.