Appleinsider sources have learned that iTunes 7.5 could arrive as early as next week, or the middle of the month at the latest. The upgrade is expected to offer better management of duplicate song entries and prevent crashes resulting from iTunes Plus upgrades. [Appleinsider]

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Although it’ll be about a year before we mold our bodies into any kind of humanoid-esque form capable of running a marathon, but the news that said races are banning headphones isn’t inspiring us to train. Apparently USA Track & Field, the group in charge, thinks iPods and other music devices makes running too dangerous and possibly prevents people from having a “competitive edge”.

The runners themselves are divided. Some old folks say running with music ruins the experience, and some other folks say that if they’re banning folks because they can’t hear they should ban deaf people as well. Us? If it’s like whiteboard marker huffing—which totally gives you an extra six miles, btw—and doesn’t hurt anyone, it should be allowed. [NYTimes]

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CDs may be headed towards obsolecence, but that doesn’t seem to stop manufacturers from coming up with unique new devices to play them. One of these devices, the Japanese made Cathay PK-24, may look like a miniature grand piano, but the only thing it can play is tunes from your CD or FM radio. The keys even act as the playback controls to add to the fun. Available in Asia for about $165 a pop —which is way too freakin’ much if you ask me. [Product Page via Technabob via Geekalerts]

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Bug Labs and their open source hardware might make building gadgets as easy as stacking lego bricks. Here’s the first time we’ve seen the hardware live and we were lucky enough to have founder Peter Semmelhack walk us through the gear, module by module. Below, there’s a gallery walkthrough of the parts. [Bug Labs on Giz]

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A new high speed pulsing laser developed by Arizona State physics professor Kong-Thon Tsen and his son Shaw-Wei Tsen, a pathology student at Johns Hopkins, has succeeded in killing a common virus without damaging the healthy surrounding cells. The laser utilizes the principle of “forced resonance” by vibrating the shell of a virus to “crack” it. Plus, tests have proven that it is possible to break down the shells at energies far lower than those needed to damage surrounding T-cells.

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