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Nothing says I mean business like sporting a headset mic. Any member of Boyz II Men can tell you - you can't pull an open-palm hand sweep without one. It seems power players in the tech world have finally caught onto this decade-old trend, as it is the go-to accessory at virtually every conference. More»

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In honor of Hello Kitty purveyor Sanrio's 50th anniversary, Barker Hangar at Santa Monica airport was turned into a celebration of all things cute, Japanese, and vaguely obsessive. In other words, nerdom. To their credit, the hosts did not shy away from this, naming their Saturday night extravaganza the "i heart nerds!!" party. More»

When you hear the phrase "tripping the light fantastic," does staring into the cancerous glow of a laptop hammering out spreadsheets spring to mind? It does for the proud wonks of New York Nightowls. And they won't be drinking or having sex tonight! More»

Forget SXSW, what else are all of the nerds talking about today?

The iPhone OS 3.0 is being reviewed RIGHT NOW! Head over to Gizmodo to get the scoop from their Live Blog. So far some things learned from Scott Forstall, SVP of iPhone Software: 100s of new accessories, new support for Peer to Peer connectivity, free apps will remain free, new apps including subscriptions to magazines and ebooks, ways to preserve battery life, and 3.0 brings 1,000s new API's

Japan just unveiled its new humanoid robot "HRP-4C." which is 62 inches tall and weighs 92 pounds. The demonstration showed the robot's human-like motions at the AIST (Japan's government-sponsored research laboratory) in Tsukuba city.

What's worse than that couple friend of yours that has a joint Facebook account? Well, we'll tell you-the couples that have recently welcomed their newest addition to their family, but even worse, the JUST MARRIED couple on their honeymoons. While we all have friends on facebook whose status updates we love, loathe, and can't get enough of, the most loathesome of the bunch are the updates from the newlyweds. Luckily, the duty of chronicling and examining this odius genre has been left to STFUMarrieds. A small sampling on the left. Enjoy!

[Illuminated plastic balls meant to represent cloud computing at the IBM stand at the CeBIT Tech trade fair. Photo by Getty]

Don't you know that nerds are the new cool kids? It's time I start updating you on what the nerds have been up to...

The CeBIT Technology trade fair is the world's largest computer and IT trade fair and it starts today in Hanover, Germany. (Runs until March 8th). 4,300 firms from 69 countries are on hand at the #1 marketplace for digital solutions, trends and innovations. More»