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Could This Towering 13 Foot Robot Lead To Real Life Gundams?

As Japan rebuilds their giant Gundam statue, Hajime Sakamoto remains unimpressed. He wants to build a working Gundam, and hopes his company’s 13 foot humanoid robot— complete with room for a human pilot—is a step in the right direction. So far they’ve completed one of the robot’s legs, but that’s a far cry from a…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 21 '11

Bradley Manning and the Future of Punishment

Bradley Manning is an Army intelligence analyst accused of leaking thousands of U.S. diplomatic cables to Wikileaks. Depending on your perspective, he’s become a symbol for high tech whistleblowing, or dangerous cyber-crime. Either way, you should be paying attention to his pre-trial hearing, which unfolded this week. Manning’s case represents a convergence of issues that…

io9 Annalee Newitz Dec 21 '11

Cloud Copy: A Unified Clipboard

Moving text from your iPhone to your Mac usually involves copying it to an email. Sending the email. Copying it from the email and pasting it where I need to it go. Usually it’s a URL or snippet of text I need access to while on the go. And getting text from the Mac to…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Dec 21 '11

All the Companies Supporting SOPA, the Awful Internet Censorship Law—and How to Contact Them

Who’s officially on the record backing what could be the worst thing to ever happen to the internet? All of these companies listed below. Don’t take our word for it—this list comes straight from Congress. Just FYI. If you want to get in touch, we’ve provided a contact list below. Maybe you want to let…

Tech News Sam Biddle Dec 21 '11

Samsung Galaxy Nexus for Verizon: Review Update

I originally reviewed the international version of the Galaxy Nexus, but I’ve been using the Verizon one—with LTE!—for about a week now, so our review is updated accordingly. (Check it out right here) The quick version: The phone is definitely thicker than the Euro version but almost negligibly so. Verizon’s LTE is fast fast fast.…

Reviews Brent Rose Dec 21 '11

Onkyo’s Video Previews Demystify Your Home Theater Inputs

Unless you’re a home theater idiot-savant, you probably forget what HDMI port your Xbox or Blu-ray player is connected to, requiring you to randomly cycle through inputs. A task that’s now a lot easier with InstaPrevue’s live video thumbnail previews. The idea is so genius you’ll wonder why TV manufacturers didn’t implement input switching like…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 21 '11

Let’s All Laugh At Kim Jong-Il While Looking At His Secret Life Photoshops

North Koreans are still crying hysterically because Kim’s dead, baby, Kim’s dead. I want to believe that soldiers behind the TV cameras are aiming at these mourners with AK-47s. But just in case, let’s yang that yin by laughing at him. I don’t know about you, but I love the idea of knowing that this…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 21 '11

Draw Your Solutions, Hit the Gridiron, and Race Down a Tunnel

Not all taggers are Banksy. They’re not all artists. Most are just idiots with access to markers and paint cans. “Look at me, I can draw my name.” Learn to actually draw and we’ll talk about how The Man is keeping you down. In fact, one of today’s apps will help you learn to draw…

Commerce Roberto Baldwin Dec 21 '11

Frankincense is on its way to extinction

Myrrh and frankincense have bewildered countless generations of children who have no idea what they are, nor why they’d be given as a present to the baby Jesus in the Biblical myth that’s celebrated on Christmas. Now, future generations will be even more confused, because Balthazar’s present of frankincense may be on its way to…

io9 Tim Barribeau Dec 21 '11

The Most Dangerous Meme: Making Your Pet Play with Your Phone

Screw ghost riding the whip, forget flash mobs. There’s a new internet craze threatening our children: taunting lizards and amphibians with fake food on your smartphone. Sure it’s cute when they’re crushing virtual insects but it’s not so cute when they attack your finger. How many people thought that bearded dragon playing Ant Crusher with…

Tech News Casey Chan Dec 21 '11

The Amazon Prime Gift Guide: You Need to Order Before 8PM Tonight

Amazon Prime, man. It’s a lifesaver—especially around the holidays. But if you’re planning to do some last-second Amazon Prime shopping and were counting on that free two day shipping you better HURRY. All of these items are eligible for free two-day shipping, and will arrive before Christmas. BUT! You only have a few more hours.…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Dec 21 '11

What is the greatest J.R.R. Tolkien-inspired song of them all?

The best part of the new Hobbit trailer was easily the chill-inducing dwarf sing-a-long. Not only did it transplant us right back into Middle Earth, but it’s quite lovely. But which J.R.R. Tolkien-inspired song (from the Tolkien movies) is the greatest of them all? Take the poll now. Here are the lyrics for the song…

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 21 '11

Gameloft VP Talks True HD and Motion Blur in the First Installment of On Display

Hand-held devices are revolutionizing the gaming industry, and pioneers like Gameloft, the gaming powerhouse behind cross-platform social and media games such as Modern Combat and Spider-Man: Toxic City, have taken cues from the technological advancements of the LG Nitro HD. The True HD IPS Display with 16:9 widescreen capabilities are innovations that beget innovations by…

Tech News Sponsored post Dec 21 '11

Underwater neutrino detector will be the second largest structure ever built

Plans are afoot to build a gigantic, state-of-the-art neutrino detector beneath the Mediterranean Sea. This particle-hunting behemoth would be taller than the Burj Khalifa and the second biggest structure ever built, second only to the Great Wall of China. Concept art from Monster Hunter 3. The structure is the work of a consortium of forty…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Dec 21 '11

Everyone on Twitter Is Increasingly Depressed

“It appears that happiness is going down,” says a University of Vermont researcher and head of a new study on wellbeing. The proof? Twitter, of course. Millions of users point to a global depression of an entirely non-monetary kind. The team took 46 billion tweeted words across three years, and had users of Amazon’s Mechanical…

Tech News Sam Biddle Dec 21 '11

Knowing a painting is forged changes how your brain sees it

Unless you’re an art expert, your brain is completely unable to distinguish between a genuine masterpiece and a convincing forgery. But if you’re told you’re looking at a forgery, your brain goes haywire trying to deal with being duped. That’s the finding of Oxford researchers, who scanned the brains of fourteen volunteers as they looked…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Dec 21 '11

Dell 23-Inch LED Monitor Is Your Screw-TV Deal of the Day

That’s it. I’m done getting screwed by cable companies. My TV stutters, my internet cuts off and seriously, $120 a month for cable and internet? Are you serious? It’s like I’m paying someone else to torture myself. Who’s worse than cable companies? Okay, tobacco companies. Illegal organizations. The marts of Wal. I’m sure I’m missing…

Tech News Gizmodo Deals Dec 21 '11

This Lens Is Bigger Than Any Camera Lens Ever

The Canon 5200mm super telephoto lens may be the world’s largest camera lens, but it’s no match for lenses the size of an entire galaxy, so massive that they deform the light of objects behind them. They’re called gravitational lenses. That’s the case of LRG 3-757, which is producing this horseshoe Einstein Ring image. Generally,…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 21 '11

Watch this African Bullfrog exact sweet, sweet revenge on its goading owners

It took this bullfrog all of 20 seconds to deduce that the insects crawling around on the screen of its owner’s cell phone weren’t insects at all, but rather digital projections of bugs, used to make a mockery of its keen hunting instincts. And as this video clearly demonstrates, African Bullfrogs — dignified creatures that…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Dec 21 '11

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Could This Towering 13 Foot Robot Lead To Real Life Gundams?

Bradley Manning and the Future of Punishment

Cloud Copy: A Unified Clipboard

All the Companies Supporting SOPA, the Awful Internet Censorship Law—and How to Contact Them

Samsung Galaxy Nexus for Verizon: Review Update

Onkyo’s Video Previews Demystify Your Home Theater Inputs

Let’s All Laugh At Kim Jong-Il While Looking At His Secret Life Photoshops

Draw Your Solutions, Hit the Gridiron, and Race Down a Tunnel

Frankincense is on its way to extinction

The Most Dangerous Meme: Making Your Pet Play with Your Phone

The Amazon Prime Gift Guide: You Need to Order Before 8PM Tonight

What is the greatest J.R.R. Tolkien-inspired song of them all?

Gameloft VP Talks True HD and Motion Blur in the First Installment of On Display

Underwater neutrino detector will be the second largest structure ever built

Everyone on Twitter Is Increasingly Depressed

Knowing a painting is forged changes how your brain sees it

Dell 23-Inch LED Monitor Is Your Screw-TV Deal of the Day

This Lens Is Bigger Than Any Camera Lens Ever

Watch this African Bullfrog exact sweet, sweet revenge on its goading owners

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