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Entertainment gossip rags are all abuzz discussing the pros and cons of a possible Dwight Schrute (of The Office fame) spinoff TV series.

No doubt the producers and agents involved are too blinded by dollar signs to take the time to examine the fates of previous spinoff shows based on “can’t miss” popular characters.

Welcome to Growing Up Geek, an ongoing feature where we take a look back at our youth and tell stories of growing up to be the nerds that we are.

Today, we have our very own Contributing HD Editor, Ben Drawbaugh.

We're not exactly lacking in ways to interact with a screen from afar, but the folks at Teehan+Lax have now put an augmented reality-enhanced spin on things with their so-called Touch Vision Interface.

No doubt the most controversial addition to the Season 13 cast of "Dancing With the Stars," Chaz Bono , the series' first transgender contestant, has quickly become the target of some very negative reactions.

Skipped over the Thunderbolt, did you?

If you were waiting for that other LTE phone to come your way, Samsung's Droid Charge may have been the one that caught your eye.

Given that it used to take around three years to make a traditional, hand-drawn animated film, Disney's team no doubt relished the opportunity to cut a few corners.

The easiest way to do it? The 'copy and paste' trick - copy a scene that works, draw in new characters, and hey presto: a "brand new" Disney film from an old clip.

If you're bleary-eyed and yawning after a late-night screening of "Harry Potter's" final movie installment, the lasting impressions of "Deathly Hallows Part II" are no doubt the only things keeping you awake today.

"Bin Laden kept immaculate financial records," he said. "No doubt using al-Quicken." He had to give it up to Bin Laden for "not just being al-Qaeda's charismatic leader, but also their annoying guy from Accounting."

In among all the hard news of today's second Google I/O keynote, we were treated to a tease of a Google Chrome OS nettop, which to our ears sounded like it was called a Chromebox.

Why settle for a simple solar-powered table when you can have a table that's solar-powered and a wireless charger?