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We love gadgets: freshen it up, clean it up, or just pick it up with a hot selection of new electronics.


Someone's done a massive makeover on the Mr. Coffee FTX (Fault Tolerant UNIX) Stratus Computer's version of Unix System V for its XA/R fault tolerant computer systems. See also FTTx.

(operating system) FTX - Stratus' Unix operating system.
26 ($60), and it's about time It's About Time may refer to:

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A brewer, especially the head brewer at a microbrewery.
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The Remington SmartSystem MS-5700 Foil Shaver ($333) not only gives you a close shave but comes with a base charger that cleans and renews your shaver after every buzz. Snazzy snaz·zy  
adj. snaz·zi·er, snaz·zi·est Slang
Fashionable or flashy.



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Now that your iPod can connect to your car, your home stereo, and your speakers, how about an easier way to control it? In flies the AirClick iPod Remote from Griffin Technologies ($40), a gadget that gives you a little more space to enjoy your portable music.

We know what you've been thinking: Why can't I get a giant "Kiss My Grits" quote on my living room wall? Your dreams can be realized with Wonderful Graffiti, a company that allows you to turn quotes, text, and icons into giant Colorforms-like stickers that you can easily attach to your wall. Prices vary, but a 46-by-20-inch "Kiss My Grits" will cost you $80.

It's easy. You push around a ball and roll up clutter, people, buildings, trees ... clouds, continents, and even the universe. If it sounds bizarre, it is. We love Katamari We ♥ Katamari (みんな大好き塊魂   ($30) for the PlayStation 2 is the digital age's Slinky and one of the most unusual, artistic, interesting (and kind of gay) games of all time. See it, believe it, and love it for yourself.
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Title Annotation:TOYS
Author:Lopez, Vincent
Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Dec 6, 2005
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