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3D-Seek.com, the shapely search engine
Showcased at demofall 2006 this year, Imaginistics has created the world's first shape-based search engine, 3d-seek. Designers, architects, and 3D data consultants will benefit from the technology, allowing you to draw a a rough sketch of the part you are looking for or use an existing 3D model you have, and it will fetch results based on what you draw. You can also add text to your query, which will bring back slightly better results in some cases. The technology is unique and has been in beta for the past 6 months. Already, the site has 4600+ suppliers to find parts you may need for your project.

So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
