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Google’s Android mobile platform has been in use in commercial phones since 2008, and has fast become a popular system for mobile web users and app developers. It also seems, dare I say, to have grown into the role of the long-fabled iPhone Killer. With the new Droid from Verizon and the latest Nexus One from Google, it seems that the Android platform is on the move and thirsty for Apple and AT&T’s collective blood.
This stuff is total nerd pr0n for the D&D community. Not only does this make stunning use of new technology, but it evolves the whole “pen and paper” gameplay quality of standard roleplaying games and creates a complete digital facsimile of the entire mechanic, from rolling the dice to marking stats on a character sheet. With technology becoming used in this manner, pen and paper RP is going the way of the newspaper. Of course, there will always be those few who prefer the paper medium, but it is very obvious that electronic entertainment is taking over and becoming the new standard.
[on engadget]
In the sub-zero wasteland of the planet Hoth, only the strong survive… and of course those lucky Jedi protected by the thick skin of a Tauntaun.
Relive the greatest movie in Star Wars history by pretend-slaughtering your own Tauntaun and crawling inside of its steaming remains! This high-quality sleeping bag has been constructed to look just like furry mounts from the ice planet Hoth, as used by Han Solo and Luke Skywalker in The Empire Strikes Back. The best part: no intestinal stink!
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