<![CDATA[Gizmodo: starbuck]]> http://tags.gizmodo.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Gizmodo: starbuck]]> http://gizmodo.com/tag/starbuck http://gizmodo.com/tag/starbuck <![CDATA[Apple Awarded Patent for OS X Dock, Nine Years Later]]> Nearly nine years after filing for a patent on the Dock in OS X, it's finally been awarded to Apple. Steve Jobs is listed as one of its three inventors. Besides the general idea of a userbar with "a plurality of item representations" that consolidates features like "launching and managing running applications," the patent focuses particularly on the Dock's magnification feature that makes icons bigger as you sweep by them with a cursor.

What this means for other dock programs, like Stardock, is unclear. Though Apple can be quite aggressive with its patents, it's uncertain whether Apple would even bother going after generic dock programs. Either way, Apple is no doubt happy to have this one in their pocket after a long, long wait. [USPTO via Slashdot]

]]> http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5060541&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Letterman's Top Ten Reasons to Watch Battlestar Galactica's New Season]]> With just two weeks to go before the fourth and final season of Battlestar Galactica hits the Sci-Fi Channel, the cast's big hitters appeared on David Letterman last night to give us ten reasons why we should watch the first episode on April 4. Number Six was good, but Saul Tigh, at number five, was even better. Get. Em. Off! [YouTube]

]]> http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=370562&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Is Michelle Ryan Bionic Enough for You?]]> There are two reasons to watch this Fall's remake of The Bionic Woman on NBC. One is Michelle Ryan, English actress and utter, utter hottie. The other is Katee Sackoff, Battlestar Galactica's chewer-upper of Cylon raiders —but we all know about her hotness already, so let's focus on the new girl. There's a video preview of the series and a poll about her after the jump.



Other good things about the remake include Miguel Ferrer (the best thing about Twin Peaks if you're a pedantic numpty like me) and the fact that the Galactica team are behind the latest Jamie Sommers. Anyway, I'll shut up now and leave you to your thoughts, you dirty hounds.

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