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Taking the idea of a keyboard to the extreme, this $200 G-Series device blurs the line between laptop and typing tool. It actually has a mini Linux computer inside, letting you watch internet video or place widgets on that wee screen, front and center and tiltable for your viewing pleasure.

The 4.86-pound behemoth lets you select the precise color of its LED backlights, records macros on the fly, and has 12 programmable keys. If you don’t have an extra $200 lying around to spend on a YouTube-viewing keyboard, or don’t want to wait for it to ship until next month, might we suggest the excellent Microsoft SideWinder X6 keyboard we picked up on sale at Best Buy yesterday? It has all the best features of this $200 one, for about $135 less.

antagonize: to stir up anger; to oppose
She antagonized her mom to get her the dress.

contradict: To assert the contrary or opposite of.
He contradicted the person.

convict: to prove or declare guilty
They convicted him because he had murdered the girl

reluctantly: unwillingly
They reluctantly said no to help with chores

sullen: silently gloomy or unfriendly
He was sullen because he got a F on his math test.

In a meeting and your phone starts vibrating? Discreetly check this vibrating Bluetooth Bracelet on your wrist, and you’ll know who’s calling. This one takes that old idea of a vibrating Bluetooth bracelet and goes a crucial step further: It shows you caller ID info.

Wear it around your ankle and your coworkers will think you’re a fleeing felon Wall Street ponzi schemer, on the lam from house arrest. The most remarkable thing about it is that it’s priced like an impulse item: $25.22.

imploringly: To beg.
The children were imploringly asking to buy them candy.

ornery: stubborn
The old man was very ornery and didnt take no for answer.

gallant:Acting bravely or noble minded.
The prince was very gallant and brave.

antagonize: To stir up anger.
The girl didnt stop antangonizing her parents to buy her a car.

convict: To prove or declare guilty.
She was convicted to be guilty,

If thousands of wind turbines are to be installed offshore, might as well get the most out of them. That’s what Green Ocean Energy was thinking when it created Wave Treader, a wave power generator that attaches to a turbine’s base.

The wave motion moves two floats attached to the wind turbine, pumping hydraulics that generate 500 kilowatts of power. Then, that power is transmitted to shore through the same cable used by the wind turbine. Now that’s efficient.

Borne: carried bear
The girl was borne to do the job.

indomitable: Unable to be conquered.
She was indomitable to beat in the game

diheveled: Messy, untidy
His room was so disheveled.

eloquence: an ability to speak forcefully and clearly
They spoke with so much eloquence in the speech.

mutinous: Rebelling against a leader
The kids were so mutinous.

United Arab Emirates, land awash in petroleum, why are you so ahead of us with your gasoline-free Masdar City ? Well, the Emirates are awash in another key ingredient — petrodollars. But look at what they’ve done with it: PRT (personal rapid transit), driverless electric taxis that take to the streets later this year.

When the system’s fully built, planners say the podcars will be able to deliver riders within 100 meters of any location in the city. The whole network of tracks for the cars will be two stories beneath street level.