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Wikipedia Unveils Probably the Coolest QR Thingy Ever Made

Wikipedia today introduced a program called QRPedia, a QR code creation service that lets users snap a picture of a QR code and be automatically directed to a linked mobile Wikipedia entry in whatever...

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Ars at the Museum: The Art of Video Games at the Smithsonian

This probably isn’t news to anyone reading Ars Technica, but video gaming, once a niche pursuit, is now completely in the mainstream. What better recognition of that fact than an exhibit at the...

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The USS Iowa Battleship Will Be a Museum That Lets You Blow Stuff Up [Genius]

The USS Iowa recently arrived in Los Angeles, completing the last voyage of its storied career. Now the ship will be transformed into a museum. We know what you’re thinking: borrrring. Not so! There...

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NYC Museum of Modern Art opens game collection with 14 classics, exhibiting...

Given the subject matter, this is usually where the author waxes philosophical about whether — having been accepted by a major international museum — games are indeed “art.” We’re gonna skip that...

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Official: Petersen Museum undergoing stunning design overhaul [w/video]

Filed under: Classics , Etc. , Videos If you were alarmed when the Petersen Automotive Museum starting selling off large and significant parts of its venerable collection, fret not: the museum isn’t in...

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Visit Museums for iPhone is a handy guide for travelers

If you’re on the road during the holidays and looking for a good museum, Visit Museums (free) is a nice app to have on your iPhone. Using the GPS in your iPhone, you’ll get a list of nearby museums,...

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ETC: Michigan museum offers Model T driving classes

Filed under: Classics, Etc., Ford Halfway between Detroit and Chicago, there is a car museum that gives visitors a unique level of interaction with antique cars. The Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory...

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Peek Inside the World’s Oldest Sealed Time Capsule

The New York Historical Society, a museum and library in Manhattan, just travelled back in time The Historical Society opened a 100-year-old time capsule Wednesday at the museum. The society claims...

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Will They Play in Pyongyang? Culture, Geography, and Participation

The objections started in Texas. During a workshop on museum visitor participation, someone spoke up and objected: “this might work in California, but it will never work in Texas.” Then in Australia:...

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