[Jake] never ceases to amaze with his inventions, from his Powered respirator to his Steampunk LCD and more. Today he proves that not every hack has to be an amazing one requiring hundreds of hours, tons of soldering, and an Arduino. Instead, he was tired of being charged $50 for a $5 cabin air filter. With a quick squeeze he had access to the filter bay. It was only a matter of finding a similar filter at a home improvement store and then using a scrap wood jig, he could cut and glue his own filter. It’s stuff like…

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[Christian Ristow], a former Muppet creator, has created a much larger puppet that has caught the attention of Popular Mechanics. His Hand of Man is a 27 foot long remote control mechanical claw. Powered by a 90 hp diesel engine, the hydraulic system can be controlled by a glove worn by the operator. This started as a demonstration for a robotics fair, but has recently made appearances at Burning Man, Maker Faire, and had the Grand Champions seat of Popular Mechanic’s Backyard Geniuses Award. While not as practical as some robotic human augmentations, it can crush a car. [Christian]…

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Earlier yesterday while stumbling across an article on the CNN Money site, I noticed that the comments were now exclusively powered through Facebook Connect. While there are no signs that this will become a broader trend for all of CNN, this is definitely a major move for one of the worlds largest global news organizations. One interesting thing to note is that this is for articles that previously didn’t have an embedded commenting feature.

While CNN’s blogs are not currently powered by Facebook Connect, it’s a big shift for any section of CNN to add commenting to news articles which…

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The RealPlayer is the first product that integrates Real 39 s revolutionary new Harmony technology RealPlayer enables consumers to buy and download music that plays on more than 100 portable devices including the Apple iPod RealPlayer is the only digital media player you need for finding and downloading new music playing and managing audio and video clips and taking your digital entertainment with you RealPlayer offers a streamlined interface that allows you to keep your media library close at hand Keep all your digital media clips organized in one place save CD tracks with one click pause and rewind live…

The RealPlayer is the first product that integrates Real 39 s revolutionary new Harmony technology RealPlayer enables consumers to buy and download music that plays on more than 100 portable devices including the Apple iPod RealPlayer is the only digital media player you need for finding and downloading new music playing and managing audio and video clips and taking your digital entertainment with you RealPlayer offers a streamlined interface that allows you to keep your media library close at hand Keep all your digital media clips organized in one place save CD tracks with one click pause and rewind live…