Nervous about selling your old gadgets on Cragislist? Your fears aren’t unfounded. According to authorities, Craigslist robberies are on the rise.

"It's happening all over the country," said Milwaukee police officer Lisa Staffold. "The media has deemed it 'robbery by appointment' because you're posting ads, you're selling your iPhones, your iPads, your vehicles, and when you go to a meeting location, you're being robbed.”

However, there is a solution – conduct your Craigslist transactions at the local police station! The Milwaukee PD encourages citizens to sell their goods at the safest place in town, and officers in other cities are bound to follow suit.

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Categories: Gadgets and Gizmos

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) wrapped up last week, and one of the cooler gadgets featured at the three-day event was Samsung’s Transparent Smart Window. The slick device, which won a 2012 CES Innovation Award, is basically a transparent LCD panel (though visible only from the inside) which acts as a large computer. Users can check their Twitter account, read email, watch TV, or look up the weather, among other things. The device even boasts a virtual blinds feature! How very Minority Report!

Check out the demonstration videos below.

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Categories: Gadgets and Gizmos

Winter is just getting started, so bundle up and take advantage of these nine cold weather freebies.

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Categories: Deals and Finances

On Friday, April 13th, YouTube will officially launch BlackBoxTV, a new online television station dedicated to the horror genre. The folks at Bloody Disgusting sat down with BlackBoxTV creator Tony E. Valenzuela and producer Anthony E. Zuiker (CSI) to learn what sort of chills the new channel will serve up. Here are a few of the interview highlights:

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Categories: Entertainment | Web Sites

In a recent video, G-Form, a company dedicated to building “innovative protective and shock-absorbing products,” places an iPad in one of their newest products, the Extreme Sleeve for iPad, and drops it from a weather balloon 100,000 feet in the air. G-Form hoped to prove the Extreme Sleeve would protect the iPad from major damage and, if the video below is to be believed, it seems they made their point. After plummeting from the edge of space, the iPad emerged from its sleeve with nary a dent or scratch. Check it out.

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Categories: Gadgets and Gizmos | Other

Receive a lame gift card this holiday season? Thankfully, you have options. Here’s a brief guide to getting rid of that unwanted card.

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Categories: Deals and Finances

Music reality shows are all the rage, and OurStage.com, an music site featuring over 200,000 undiscovered artists, plans to get into the game with a new web series featuring music industry experts and top-ranked musicians who hope to make it big.

“With the flood of reality music shows that primarily focus on karaoke singers, we want to use this very popular medium to showcase real artists who have a bonafide shot at a long-term career once they get discovered,” said Ben Campbell, OurStage.com Founder and CEO.

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Categories: Entertainment

If you're hosting a Halloween party this weekend, you have to conjure up some creative cocktails. Even if you're just a party attendee, it's always nice to bring some libations along with you. The Pocket Cocktail app for iPhones and the Cocktails HD app for iPads have just been updated with amazing themed drinks and mouth watering graphics!

20 new and original cocktails are just waiting for you to whip them up, including Killer Cranberry, Monster Punch, Bayou Slime, Draculade, Rats' Last Meal, Scary Mary, Slimey Dew, and samBOOca!

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Categories: iPhone Apps

The economy might be in the crapper, but not everyone is living paycheck to paycheck. Neiman Marcus released its 2011 Christmas book this week, offering wealthy shoppers a slew of fantasy gifts including a $125,000 custom-built library, a $395,000 Ferrari, and an international flower show tour valued at $420,000. Get out your check books!

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Categories: Other

The lovely Icelandic lady known as Björk has officially released the app album for Biophilia. And it's just as weird, psychadelic and amazing as you imagined it would be.

First you have to download the "mothership" app which is free. Then you can buy the songs for $1.99 each, or cop all 10 for just $9.99! The way the music melds with the images and animations will blow your mind. Even the first image is freaky, as the app opens with a large skeletal spine supporting a shadowy moon, with all of its phases strung along a spinal cord.

Watch the preview video below!

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Categories: iPhone Apps