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#downloads
XBMC Updates to 9.11 Camelot, Brings Awesome New Look, Improved Features
Windows/Mac/Linux/and more: XBMC is a killer open-source, cross-platform media center, and today they've released XBMC 9.11, introducing a whole new default look and feel, and it's very friendly on the eyes. More » -
#delays
Batman Was Great, But Remember, Batman Was Late
Game delays are big news and bad news. But once a game comes out and proves to be good, game delays are often forgotten news. Batman: Arkham Asylum was delayed in 2009. Its lead creator recalled that forgotten moment. [Kotaku] -
#giftguide
Gifts You Can Still Buy at the Very Last Minute Online
You waited. Then you waited some more. And now it's Christmas Eve. You should be finishing shopping right now, but you're sitting lazily at your computer. Luckily, with our last minute gift guide, such limited exertion is not a problem. More »
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#space
Voyager Unveils the Mystery of the Interstellar Fluff from Hell
For years, astronomers have been puzzled by the fact that our solar system is crossing a cloud of interstellar hell. One that shouldn't be there at all. Intergalactic plot to keep us isolated or cosmic event? Voyager got the answer. More » -
#conceptart
The Concept Art that Sold Sherlock Holmes to Warner Bros.
When Lionel Wigram decided to make a movie about Sherlock Holmes, he wanted to make sure the studios understood his pulpy vision. So he partnered with comics artist John Watkiss to create comic book-flavored concept art. Possible spoilers inside. [io9] -
#earphones
JVC's Updated $800 Audiophile Wooden Earphones
JVC has updated their original wooden headphones by slashing their price as well as their size. The company claims the wood construction gives the earphones superior sound quality, in addition to superior style. More » -
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#clichcolumn
The Ultimate Movie Cliche: The Wall Of Newspaper Clippings
Whether it's homage or insanity, the best way to skate over tons of movie backstory is with newspaper clippings, on a wall. We've collected the best and the worst of this cliché, so you can decide: worthless, or worth it? [io9] -
#leds
Siemens Awes Autobahn Drivers With Spinning LED Christmas Star
With 9,000 LEDs, a little superglue and some holiday magic, Siemens and artist Michael Pendry teamed up to turn a wind turbine outside Munich into "the world's biggest revolving Christmas star." It uses as much energy as a hairdryer. More » -
#holidayshopping
The Secret Lives of Amazon's Elves
If Amazon is Santa, 400 folks living in RVs outside the Coffeyville, Kansas fulfillment center this winter are the elves. More » -
#usb
The USB Hourglass
An optical sensor checks this mini hourglass eventually triggering the rotating mechanism to flip the thing 180 degrees. It also can send the optical sensor's values to a PC by USB, providing random numbers. I just think it looks cool. More » -
#invasion
Eli Roth Readies Yet Another Alien Invasion Flick
Is Eli Roth turning alien invasion graphic novel El Eternauta into a film? The new description of his next alien film leads us to believe it may be heavily inspired by the Argentinian comic. But if not, we're still excited. [io9] -
#imagecache
RoboCop Gets the Job Done
Skeptics will tell you that Wytheville, Virginia hostage-taker Warren Taylor climbed out of his chair, laid on the ground and surrendered to police by his own will. But I think it's obvious what really happened here. [DailyMail, AP] -
#chart
A Decade of Broadband
In some ways, this chart showing the spread of broadband in the US sums up the decade better than anything else. [GigaOM] -
#psychology
Learn Online Retail Psychology Tricks to Avoid Them
One day after explaining the psychology of restaurant menus, the New York Times opens our minds' eyes to online retailers' manipulation of colors, price points, and time distortion to get us buying—and how we can avoid such trickery. [Lifehacker] -
#toys
Submarine Enterprise Going Where no Swimming Trunks Have Gone Before
Since an actual flying RC model of the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A is still a few anti-gravity discoveries away, this is the next best thing: A submarine Enterprise that you can fly in your swimming pool, by Japanese modeler Starfleet Yokosuka. More » -
#iphoneapps
MotionX Drive Turn-By-Turn App Just $1 For the Holidays
If you're not sure about this whole iPhone turn-by-turn thing, and you've been too afraid to try it because the apps are so expensive, hey, look: Motionx Drive, our favorite budget iPhone nav app, is just a dollar right now. More » -
#electricity
Somebody Please Make the Rambler Socket
This is one of the best power socket ideas I've seen in a long while: A socket with an extension cord inside the wall itself. They should make these standard everywhere. I even like the name: The Rambler Socket. More » -
#architecture
Unbelievable 2.3 Gigapixel Photo of the Burj Dubai
Believe it or not, this is the Burj Dubai. The very end of it, the top of its antenna tickling the sky. It's just a tiny part of this brain-imploding 2.3 gigapixel photo of the largest skyscraper in the world: More » -
#cleveruses
Get Your Camera Returned with a Great Photo Message
Want a better shot at getting a lost digital camera back? If your finder has any heart at all, a multi-frame photo message will give both motivation and instructions. Check out Andrew McDonald's smirk-inducing series as an example. -
#space
The Nutcracker Dance of the Saturn Moons
Nothing is more Christmasy to me than the Nutcracker. OK, and Christmas pudding. Sooooo—nothing is more Christmasy than the Nutcracker and Christmas pudding—and probably eggnog. Maybe Christmas carols too. OK. Nutcracker, Christmas pudding, eggnog, carols, and Saturn's moons. More » -
#remainders
Remainders - The Good, Bad and Ugly Things We Didn't Post (and Why)
Happy Festivus, readers! You lot have disappointed me in so many ways, I'm deciding to punish you with these Remainders four: HDMI prepares new 3D-ready spec, Kindle DRM stripped, Steve Jobs takes a $1 salary, and snow snow snow snow! More »
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#2009yearinreview
2009 In Review: Motion-Control Gaming Grabs The Spotlight
In the dark, distant future, when people write about the history of video games and get to the part labelled "2000-2010", they'll note one thing: 2009 was the beginning of the end for the control pad. [Kotaku] -
#holidayhorrors
Tales of Holiday Techno-Failure
Is it any surprise that when I asked a bunch of Gizmodo readers to share their holiday horror stories, you guys sent in tales of frozen cameras, techno-challenged dads and—yes—porn-filled PS3s? More » -
#data
How to Make the First Move
You just saw a cute girl. How do you approach her? Do you follow her on Twitter in hopes of catching her attention? Friend her on Facebook? Get her number and call? This chart will help you decide. More »
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