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10 Classic Games We Want on the Nintendo Wii Virtual Console

After a workout with the Wii Fit, you might want to kick back with Nintendo's Virtual Console. Cheap, instant downloads of the best retro video games from yesteryear. Here’s a handful that we’re still waiting for.

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10 Awesome Gadgets You Should Grab for 2008: Midyear Roundup A lot of gee-whiz products come through our doors here at PM. And a lot of them make us yawn. But during the six months since CES, some toys had us sitting up, smiling and paying attention. Here are the top gizmos we¹re excited about so far this year.

The 10 Funniest Spy Gadgets in Movies ... Ever Get Smart, with the return of the classic shoe phone, plus the addition of a tooth radio and what might be the most insane Swiss Army knife ever, represents the evolving combo of contraptions both ludicrous and hilarious.

Top 10 Last-Minute Father's Day Gadgets Dad Actually Wants

Nike Plus SportBand Down-Mods Web-Based Workouts Studies show that logging workouts helps runners stick to a routine. The Nike Plus SportBand improves on their original Plus iPod training system—by removing the iPod. (Published in the July 2008 issue)

'Drive-by Wi-Fi' Takes Third-World Web Access to the Road For an MIT Media Lab grad’s startup, Internet access comes to developing nations by whatever means necessary—be it scooter, bus or farm animal. (Published in the July 2008 issue)

Best Suitcases May Not Be Most Expensive: Abusive Lab Test Does expensive luggage increase your belongings’ chance of survival? To find out, we pit one budget hard case against two top-shelf ones. The goal: Measure their durability and payload protection.

The Popular Mechanics Show Podcast: Tune in Every Other Friday!

4 Reasons Early Adopters Don't Need a 3G iPhone Upgrade The die-hards out there are already hawking their first-generation iPhones and preparing to line up for the new model. But fear not: Steve Jobs' keynote won't just be about the new iPhone, it'll be about what's new for your iPhone.

Apple Touchscreen Maker: OLPC 2.0's $75 Target 'Impractical' After struggling to hit the $100 mark last year, the One Laptop Per Child initiative is back with a touchscreen tablet dubbed XO-2. But will high-priced screens will keep the group's new goal out of reach?

B-Movie Czar Uwe Boll Speaks Out on Anti-Gaming Flick Campaign The director the Web loves to hate offers his first interview after a nearly $1 million sponsorship to shut down his video-game adaptations, comparing the anti-Boll petition to the Obama campaign, talking trash to his critics and showing off his lighter side

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