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Welcome to The Verge: Weekender edition. Every Saturday, we'll bring you some of the best and most important reads of the past seven days, from original reports, to in-depth features, to reviews and interviews. Think of it as a collection of some of our favorite pieces that you may have missed — or that you may just want to read again. You can follow along below, or keep up to date on Flipboard.
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Is technology scrambling my baby’s brain?
Tablets and smartphones could be harming children… or they could be the same type of scapegoat that comic books, television shows, and novels were in the past. Ben Popper tries to figure out which it is while raising his son Oliver.
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Sorry for your loss: Hallmark struggles to update its card empire
Hallmark did well for the better part of a century, but it’s had a tough time going digital. Now young startups with edgier tastes are starting to make their way onto the scene in a big way.
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Redesigning 'Star Trek': the original series brought to life in 80 pulp posters
Juan Ortiz has made a stylish, retro poster for every single episode of the original Star Trek series. Now he’s turning them into a book, and you can see some of the coolest ones right here.
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When FuelBand fails: Human for iPhone simplifies the daily workout
Forget workout points, steps per day, and the quantified self: getting exercise is just about moving, and a new app called Human wants to make sure that you get up for just 30 minutes each day.
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Snoop contains multitudes: testing every product in the Dogg empire
Snoop may be a rapper / actor / songwriter, but he’s also a businessman, and a seemingly savvy one at that. Here’s what it’s like to spend a week inside the Dogg’s digital empire.
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The world's smallest violin: scientist uses proteins to create a new musical instrument
Josiah Zayner wanted to turn microscopic plant proteins into something a bit more tangible for the average person. His plan? Making them into a musical keyboard. He calls it the chromocord, and it sounds surprisingly good.
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Android KitKat: the story behind a delicious partnership
How did Google end up using a trademarked name for the next version of Android? As it turns out, Nestle was eager to make it work — and you’ll soon be seeing plenty of tie-ins.
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Billionaire death race: inside America's Cup and the world's most dangerous sailboat
America’s Cup pits some of the fastest yachts in the world against each other, but they could be getting too fast. Following one sailor’s death, there’s been dispute over how the race should change to keep participants safe.
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A look back at iconic Nokia phones
Microsoft bought Nokia’s phone business this week in a deal that will put an end the Finnish company’s smartphones as we know it. Here’s a tour through some of the strangest, most innovative, and best designed devices to come out of Nokia in the past two decades.
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'Imagination is the Only Escape' looks at the Holocaust through a child's eyes
Games tend to glorify war, but developer Luc Bernard refuses to take part. Through Imagination is the Only Escape, he hopes to explore a horrific subject in an emotionally impactful way.
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