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An attendee looks over cards for sale during the Magic: The Gathering Grand Prix event June 15 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. (las vegas news bureau)
The nerd economy Stock is rising for people once considered social outcasts, and savvy businesses are cashing in By Howard Riell | Special to VEGAS INC
So-called nerd culture is expanding at warp speed. This year alone, we have seen or soon will see new “Star Wars,” “Transformers,” Marvel, “Alien” and “Planet of the Apes” movies, the revival of “Twin Peaks,” and the newest incarnation of “Star Trek.” ¶ More importantly, those folks sporting plastic pointy ears and using words like “tribble” nerds, Continued on page 15
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Languages the Google Pixel Buds and Pixel 2 smartphone can translate in real time. When a user with the headphones speaks, a translation is played through the phone’s speakers.