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Now it's Sony taking aim at Wii

Jun. 2, 2009
A day after Microsoft announced a 3-D camera for the Xbox 360 gaming console, Sony on Tuesday unveiled a motion control system for the PlayStation 3 that also uses a camera and similarly takes aim at the Nintendo Wii's inventive motion controllers. Sony's...
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler