Week in pictures: Penguin parade
roundup LinuxWorld draws fans, sellers and rubberneckers, while Discovery makes a trimphant return. Also: Celestial musings, a desert robot and one-eyed bandits.
LinuxWorld draws fans, sellers and rubberneckers, while Discovery makes a trimphant return. Also: Celestial musings, a desert robot and one-eyed bandits. 
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At confab, representatives of Google, Hewlett-Packard and Oracle offer their take on all things open-source.
August 10, 2005 
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The nail-biting is over--the shuttle Discovery makes a safe landing in California.
August 9, 2005 
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The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter will study the Red Planet for evidence of water.
August 12, 2005 
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August 11, 2004 
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The CyberBug is an aerial surveillance drone for budget-conscious law enforcement agencies.
August 8, 2004 
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A laboratory accident leads to a method for making paper and other objects impervious to water.
August 9, 2004 
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The 3-year NASA project to test a "search for life" robot is gearing up for one last trip to the Chilean desert.
August 9, 2004 
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Even after Discovery's safe landing, the shuttle program's future is unclear. Will the fleet be mothballed?
August 10, 2005 
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Server-based slot machines will look like the old models, but will dispense with the internal rotors.
August 11, 2005 
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Gold bars, cash and a Hummer H2 are among the prizes AOL is offering as it celebrates a settlement with a spammer.
August 10, 2005 
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With the new NFL season only a few weeks away, video game fans line up to buy the first copies of "Madden 2006."
August 9, 2005 
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No metrosexual goblins, please--it's "Second Life," take two, in a cleaned-up version for adolescents.
August 8, 2005
Execs converge at LinuxWorld
At confab, representatives of Google, Hewlett-Packard and Oracle offer their take on all things open-source.August 10, 2005
Return trip
The nail-biting is over--the shuttle Discovery makes a safe landing in California.August 9, 2005
Mars or bust
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter will study the Red Planet for evidence of water.August 12, 2005
Heavenly vacation
Not satisfied with a trip to the Poconos? You might want to consider what Space Adventures is selling.August 10, 2004
Former Mac clone maker branches out
Umax comes back with new consumer electronics, including drawing tablets, mini hard drives, flash drives and MP3 players.August 11, 2004
Eye in the sky
The CyberBug is an aerial surveillance drone for budget-conscious law enforcement agencies.August 8, 2004
Proof of concept
A laboratory accident leads to a method for making paper and other objects impervious to water.August 9, 2004
Robot's desert trek
The 3-year NASA project to test a "search for life" robot is gearing up for one last trip to the Chilean desert. August 9, 2004
Up in the air
Even after Discovery's safe landing, the shuttle program's future is unclear. Will the fleet be mothballed? August 10, 2005
Serving up slot games
Server-based slot machines will look like the old models, but will dispense with the internal rotors. August 11, 2005
Loot awakening
Gold bars, cash and a Hummer H2 are among the prizes AOL is offering as it celebrates a settlement with a spammer.August 10, 2005
Midnight scrimmage
With the new NFL season only a few weeks away, video game fans line up to buy the first copies of "Madden 2006."August 9, 2005
Teen spirit
No metrosexual goblins, please--it's "Second Life," take two, in a cleaned-up version for adolescents.August 8, 2005