Nike+Kinect Training on Xbox Will Whip You Into Shape

Working out at home has its perks: no loudly grunting weight-lifters, no worrying about doing downward dog in anyone’s personal space and when you’re done, the shower is only steps away. For at-home fitness enthusiasts, Nike unveiled a new program on Tuesday called Nike+Kinect Training,...

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Candy Crush Saga, Facebook Favorite, Heads to the iPhone

King.com has been producing nothing but hits on Facebook since it launched its first game on the platform in April. So much so that it’s now the #2 creator of social games on the social network, second to only Zynga. Now it is releasing one of its most popular games to date, Candy Crush Saga,...

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American Apparel Angers Twittersphere With ‘Hurricane Sandy Sale’

An American Apparel ad for a “Hurricane Sandy Sale” has sparked backlash from the Twittersphere. The retailer sent out an email blast Monday night, offering 20% off to customers for the next 36 hours “in case you’re bored during the storm.” It features a map highlighting the Northeastern...

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Amazon’s Homepage Skewers iPad Mini [PIC]

Visit Amazon‘s homepage, and you’ll see the iPad mini featured prominently in an ad â€" but it’s not what you think. The ecommerce retailer takes a jab at Apple‘s tiny tablet, and compares it with the Kindle Fire HD. The top of the ad displays a quote from Gizmodo, which portrays the...

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Apple Will Sell App-Enabled, Color-Changing Light Bulbs

When you think of Apple, you think of iPhones or iPods, or perhaps a MacBook, but you probably don’t think about home automation. That may change starting Tuesday, when Philips starts selling its Hue light bulbs exclusively in Apple stores across the country, bringing personal wireless lighting...

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Top 3 Reasons Why You Need to Attend the Mashable Media Summit

The Mashable Media Summit is a rare and unique opportunity to be in the company of leaders from all areas of the industry. In less than one week, you’ll hear from new media companies like Facebook, Tumblr and Reddit, as well as more traditional staples in media including The New York Times,...

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Kids Learn to Draw Mickey With Disney’s Creativity Studio

Mashable’s Gift of the Day series highlights cool, interesting and fun products for that special someone on your holiday list. Know a Disney fan or a wannabe artist? The Disney Creativity Studio app makes a great gift. Through the app, a real Disney artist teaches you how to draw Mickey and...

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Oakley’s Heads-Up Airwave Goggles Will Make You a Robo-Skier

Imagine hitting the slopes while your favorite song is wirelessly pumped into your eardrums, GPS technology tracks your friends, and speed and jump altitudes are projected into one corner of your field of vision. No, this isn’t some futuristic dream â€" it becomes reality on Oct. 31, with the release of Oakley’s new Airwave ski goggles. It features a heads-up, Google Glass-like display, as well...

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Facebook Inspires Young Voters to Take Action [INFOGRAPHIC]

As election day approaches, you might be getting sick of the political bickering in your News Feed. You can try to fight it, but political participation on social media is contagious. Since 2004, politicians like Howard Dean and Ron Paul have been using social and new media to advance their causes and put...

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72-Hour ‘Mario’ Marathon Will Put Wiis in Hospitals

Remember when you’d get home from school on Friday afternoon, switch on your favorite video game and the next thing you know it’s Sunday night? Oh, to be young again. Well, a group of seven “adults” in the U.K. seem to have uncovered a compelling reason to rediscover the childhood dream...

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S.F. Giants Now Have as Much Social Klout as Barack Obama

The San Francisco Giants aren’t just winning the World Series two games to none â€" they’re also killing it so hard on social media they’ve managed to match President Obama’s social popularity with a near-maximum Klout score of 99. The Giants have long been one of the most digitally...

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Lookcraft Takes the Pain Out of Shopping for Men

The Launchpad is a series that introduces Mashable readers to compelling startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: Lookcraft One-Liner Pitch: An e-commerce site that helps men decide what to wear and lets them try out...

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Google Refuses to Remove Anti-Muslim YouTube Video

White House officials on Friday asked YouTube to review an anti-Muslim video cited as fueling violent protests worldwide, but according to The New York Times, the Google-owned site doesn’t have any intention of taking it down. Google told the publication that the “Innocence of Muslims”...

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NBA Player Goes on Heartbreaking Twitter Rant After Suspension

NBA player Delonte West, who has been diagnosed as bipolar, went on an alternately bizarre, bitter and heartbreaking Twitter rant Thursday after being suspended by the Dallas Mavericks. West was suspended indefinitely for “conduct detrimental to the team,” according to a sparsely worded...

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How Social Media Is Introducing NBA Fans to a Budding Star

Portland Trailblazers rookie Damian Lillard wasn’t a highly touted high school player coming up in Oakland, Calif., and he didn’t attend a powerhouse NBA-feeder college program like Duke or Kentucky. But the kid. Can. Ball. Now, as Lillard begins his first season as a professional point...

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Cellphone Heart Test’s Young Inventor Doesn’t Own a Smartphone

Catherine Wong is a 17-year-old student (with a perfect SAT score) and the inventor of the first cellphone-compatible electrocardiogram (ECG) test. The New Jersey Morristown High School student’s cellphone ECG system could give nearly 2 billion people living in the world’s most rural and...

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Apple Tablets an Important Part of the Education Puzzle

When the iPad first debuted in 2010, it very quickly made it’s way into schools as an educational tool. It was less expensive than a traditional laptop and turned out to be a powerful learning device.Just this summer during Apple’s third quarter earnings call, CEO Tim Cook announced Apple...

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Top Hat Monocle Transforms Tech From Classroom Distraction into Teaching Tool

Name: Top Hat Monocle Quick Pitch: Transform tablets and smartphones from classroom distractions into teaching tools. Genius Idea: Top Hat Monocle lets college students use smartphones, tablets and laptops instead of traditional classroom response systems to engage with their professor’s...

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Erin Andrews Receives Death Threats From Strange Twitter Troll

Sportscaster Erin Andrews has become a global celebrity over the past few years. The easy-on-the-eyes hostess and sideline reporter shot up the ladder at ESPN and augmented her recognizability with appearances on non-sports shows such as Good Morning America and Dancing With the Stars before...

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How Windows 8 Changes the Game for PC Security

Security, or lack thereof, has dogged Microsoft Windows since the mid 1990s. This was bad news for consumers who were fond of risky practices like sharing 3.5-inch floppies and downloading unknown files from services like AOL, UseNet Groups and, later, the web and file-sharing services. It...

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Don’t Miss These Inspiring Sessions at the Mashable Media Summit

This year’s Mashable Media Summit is set for Nov. 2, 2012 at The TimesCenter in New York City. You’ll hear directly from the people who are reshaping media today and redefining it for the future. There will be powerful interviews, inspiring presentations, great networking opportunities...

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5 Jobs Moms Can Do From Home

Chelsea P. Gladden is the Director of Marketing & PR for FlexJobs, an award-winning service that helps job-seekers find professional opportunities that also offer work flexibility, such as telecommuting, freelance, part-time or alternative schedules. To learn more about Chelsea, visit FlexJobs.com or...

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HowAboutWe for Couples Mixes Love and Local Deals

One of the golden rules of online dating says: Turn off your profile after you’ve successfully found a mate. For two years, singles have flocked to the dating website HowAboutWe to meet their future significant others. As its users get engaged and married, HowAboutWe loses its best customers....

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