Engadget Daily: Nexus 9, Google VP sets new space-jump record, and more!

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UpdatedSat, October 25, 2014 at 12:39 AM UTC

It's Friday, ya'll. But before you checkout for the weekend, check out all our news highlights from the last 24 hours, including our hands-on with the Nexus 9, a new high-altitude jump record, the best gaming mice you can buy right now, and more.

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Google may have released its new tablet only a day prior to Apple's recent event, but the Nexus 9 isn't meant to be an iPad killer. In fact, it's designed to inspire partners and accelerate the Android tablet market.

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Sorry, Felix. You've been outdone. Google VP Alan Eustace just jumped from a balloon in the stratosphere, breaking the previous space-jump record by several thousand feet.

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More than a few cool projects have spawned from Kinect hacks, including Harmonix's new Xbox title *Fantasia: Music Evolved.* Read on as we explore the game's journey from point-and-click adventure to psychedelic dance puzzler.

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For Eric Betzig, winning the Nobel Prize just *wasn't enough*. Only three weeks after receiving the award, he one-upped himself by capturing cellular processes in high-res 3D.

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Lookin' to upgrade your PC-gaming arsenal? Check out our roundup of the best mice for the job, including the Corsair Raptor and Cougar 700M.

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If you're a game developer, you know firsthand how shaky the gaming industry can be. Well, *GameDevTalk's* here to help with a guide to surviving layoffs.

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You know Apple's new universal SIM card? It looks like AT&T has figured out how to make it, well, not so universal.

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