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Consider me armed and dangerous. My weapon of choice? The new Flip video camera from Pure Digital Technologies. And pure it is. Very few features, but extremely easy to use. It's pocket-sized and USB-friendly. For a full review, you can read New York Times gadget guy David Pogue's take here. (For the record, I ordered mine before his review ran in the paper. And I have the receipt to prove it!) I plan to shoot sci-tech, environment or space events in and around New York, but also take it with me whenever I head out on the road (which happens a lot). Think of it as part video blog, part bonus material, and mostly candid.

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Is the Lego brick really 50 years old? Wow. Google also has a tribute. (Of course that link won't make sense after today.) In any case, how many people remember building Lego cities or robots or life-sized sculptures of Stephen Colbert? Ah, those were the days. OK, if the latter seems odd, check out the work of Nathan Sawaya. (Who knew there were pink bricks?) Anyway, I'm finalizing a story for tonight's Evening News with Katie Couric that has to do with updating brick and mortar abodes, especially for the elderly. Be sure to tune in.

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7, 8, 10 megapixels. Digital cameras keep touting ever higher numbers to attract buyers. But after about 5 megapixels, more can sometimes be less says Timothy Culp, a graphics technician with CBS News.

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