The Cotton Candy USB computing device by FXI Technologies is a tiny, pocket-sized computer. Photo courtesy of FXI

Google has made no secret about its plans for Android. Smartphones and tablets are just the beginning — the company wants Android everywhere. And thanks to FXI Technologies’ Cotton Candy USB device, we may not have to wait long to see Android on more than just our mobile devices.

FXI essentially built an ultra-lean computer inside a small USB stick. Stick it into any device that supports USB storage, and Cotton Candy will register as a USB drive. From there, you can run the Android...

In Sunday's episode of The Simpsons, Homer enlists the help of Neil Gaiman to create a tween fiction book, which they take to a publisher voiced by Andy Garcia.
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Only Homer Simpson would take his daughter’s disillusionment with the tween books she loves and try to cash in on it. And only The Simpsons would ask fantasy author Neil Gaiman to make a guest appearance to help out with Homer’s potentially lucrative literary project.

On Sunday’s episode, titled “The Book Job,” Lisa Simpson learns the dark truth behind the tween-lit phenomenon and loses faith in her favorite fanta...