Julian Assange Raps, History of the Holiday Twinkle Light

Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web.

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High-Tech Electronics Dressed Up to Look Old

So what's the appeal of the latest electronics wrapped in a retro design, like full-size jukeboxes that are really $4,000 iPod docks and manual typewriters reconfigured to work as U.S.B. keyboards? Has anyone ever said, "It's a nice Ferrari, but it would be cooler if it looked like a covered wagon?"

Watch:

• The real Julian Assange raps (New York Observer)
• Real-life first-person shooter (Geekosystem)
• Best Viral Videos of 2010 (Videogum)
• What Computers See When They Dream (The Awl)

Know:

• Silicon Alley Insider dug up an old Newsweek holiday gadget shopping guide from 1997, packed with gems like the original Sony PlayStation ($149), PalmPilot Professional ($369) and 'Austin Powers' on DVD ($25). [From: Silicon Alley Insider]
• Wired traces the evolution of the holiday twinkle light. [From: Wired]

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