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Stephen Fry Turns Your TomTom Into a Stately British Butler

Stephen Fry—best known stateside for his portrayal of Jeeves and on Giz for his Apple enthusiasm—is now available as a downloadable voice pack for your TomTom navigation device. At least if you live in the UK. I’m sure most Americans are more than familiar with the British actor’s work (his BBC series did tour the…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 15 '11

The Top Tech Quotes from 2011 Are Actually Entertaining

The New Yorker has a list of the top ten tech quotes of 2011. Instead of the usual boring quotes about how awesome a product is, they’re insights into the dirty underbelly of the world of technology. The quotes cover topics like the ongoing problems with patent trolls, and what Bill Gates told Steve Jobs…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Dec 15 '11

American Horror Story sprays the audience with its unholy afterbirth

American Horror Story is wasting no time in burning off major plot twists in every episode. Apparently nobody is safe in the Murder House. This show is burning off three season’s worth of storylines, and the season’s not even over yet. Spoilers ahead… As last night’s big birth episode begins, Ben is freaking out and…

Television Meredith Woerner Dec 15 '11

Who Is the Bigger Coffee Nerd?

Mat Honan and matt buchanan speak a completely different language when talking about coffee. They banter about extraction and PH and C02 levels. They brew coffee with specially calibrated Japanese doodads, weighing both beans and water with coke-dealer accuracy. Pointless snobbery? You might think so—until you sample their work. Both of the Mat(t)s have made…

Tech News Joe Brown Dec 15 '11

Why Person of Interest is a Superhero Show Done Right

Tonight sees the midseason finale of Person of Interest, Jonathan Nolan’s attempt to turn The Dark Knight’s themes into a weekly TV show. And over the course of nine episodes so far, one thing has become clear: This is how to do a superhero TV show in the post-Smallville era. Person of Interest is succeeding…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Dec 15 '11

Battle Zombies with Guns and Plants, Play Tennis, and Sudoku Gets Alphabetical

It’s getting too cold to play tennis at the local courts. Running around in those tiny shorts hitting a ball isn’t nearly as fun when there’s a foot of snow on the ground. For the low price of nothing, you can play tennis on your iPhone and leave the courts to the snowmen. Plus, you…

Commerce Roberto Baldwin Dec 15 '11

Mugger Rejects Victims’ Non-iPhones

If you’re worried about getting your phone snatched on a dark sidewalk, here’s a top security tip: don’t own an iPhone. A spat of attempted phone-jackings at Columbia University have one thing in common: thugs don’t want your Android. New York’s NBC 4 reports the case of this particularly picky thieves, one of which is…

Tech News Sam Biddle Dec 15 '11

Bluetooth Calculator Returns the Number Pad Apple’s Keyboard Stole From You

The lack of a dedicated number pad on Apple’s Wireless Keyboard is probably a deal breaker for spreadsheet junkies. Unless they’re willing to spend $60 for this matching bluetooth calculator accessory that returns that luxury. The price tag is a little hard to swallow given Apple’s keyboard is just $10 more, but south paws will…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 15 '11

Microsoft Is Nuking Internet Explorer 6 With Worldwide Automatic Upgrade

At last! Microsoft is killing the last vestiges of that dreadful, obsolete program known as Internet Explorer 6. They are going to force the upgrade and that’s a good thing—the web needs to get rid of this crap. Right now its usage is at 8.3 percent, which means that millions of users out there are…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 15 '11

This Is What The Government Told Gizmodo About Osama Bin Laden’s Body

Months ago, I asked the Pentagon for its visual records of Osama bin Laden’s sea burial under the Freedom of Information Act. Today, I received a thick packet of No— a complete denial that any records exist. Read it. The core of the response is this: the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs…

Tech News Sam Biddle Dec 15 '11

This McDonalds Drive Through Center Is Your Child’s-Future Deal of the Day

Mammas, don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys. It’s not a growth field, the benefits are lousy, and 30% of careers end in a hailstorm of bullets outside a bourbon-stained saloon. Give your progeny a chance at a better life, won’t you? The choice is clear: they can either die a horrible death…

Tech News Gizmodo Deals Dec 15 '11

More Huge Changes Coming to Doctor Who Next Year

Doctor Who will be a very different show next year. We already told you about showrunner Steven Moffat’s promise of a year of just stand-alone episodes in 2012 — and now Moffat and star Matt Smith have unveiled more changes to come. Spoilers ahead… At a press screening for the show’s Christmas special, Moffat revealed…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Dec 15 '11

New Hunger Games poster throws Peeta and Katniss into the arena

If you’ve been looking for all 100 pieces of the new Hunger Games puzzle, then look no further — the keen fans of Suzanne Collins book series have compiled all the pieces together and low and behold it’s a giant arena! Check out Katniss and her District 12 comrade Peeta, as they ready to fight…

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 15 '11

Did the Durban climate change talks actually accomplish anything?

The UN’s latest Climate Change Conference recently concluded after two weeks of intense negotiations in Durban, South Africa. There’s going to be a new agreement to address climate change, but does that really mean anything? Let’s break down what happened. Top image: Chukchi Sea Polar Bears by AP/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. There’s no point…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Dec 15 '11

Read a 5-page preview of Marvel Comics’ brand-new Daredevil: Season One graphic novel!

Courtesy of Marvel Comics, here’s an exclusive first look at Daredevil: Season One, an original graphic novel that will hit comic shops April 2012. This book features a script by Antony Johnston (The Courtyard, Daredevil) and artwork by Wellington Alves (Nova). This graphic novel is part of Marvel’s Season One line, which is designed for…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Dec 15 '11

One-Third of Windows Users Still Use XP

Are you a Windows user? Are you amongst the 32.8% of those using Windows XP? I have one question to ask: Why? We knew 52% of desktop PCs still run XP, but what about all PC users? The Next Web says that while usage of Windows 7 has risen from 28% to 46%, Windows XP…

Tech News Adrian Covert Dec 15 '11

Are baby rhino squeals annoying or adorable? You decide.

I’ll be honest, the first time I watched this I almost couldn’t handle the cuteness, but after watching it a few times I’m beginning to lean towards team annoying. Either way, I can’t say I ever would have expected that sound to come from a baby rhinoceros. A baby Koala, maybe. But not a baby…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Dec 15 '11

Amazon Is Selling the Galaxy Nexus for $150

AmazonWireless is offering a deal on the newly available Samsung Galaxy Nexus for new Verizon customers: $150—down from the $300 regular price. For Verizon customers upgrading through AmazonWireless, the price is $250. The deal is only available for a limited time, and the phones are on backorder so you’re going to have to wait. [Amazon]

Tech News Mario Aguilar Dec 15 '11

Modern humans may have evolved 200,000 years earlier than we thought

For early hominid hunters, there was no greater prize than an elephant. Kill just one of those, and a tribe could eat well for days. But when the elephants suddenly disappeared, something remarkable happened: Our hominid ancestors became more intelligent. Homo erectus was particularly fond of eating elephants, and it isn’t hard to see why.…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Dec 15 '11

This Tiny Orange Balloon Could Save Your Life in an Avalanche

The odds of surviving an avalanche are greatly improved if you’re found in the first fifteen minutes. So $100 seems like a worthwhile investment for this emergency inflatable marker that’s going to make it easier for rescuers to locate you. If you spend a lot of time on dangerous slopes, expensive inflatable vests or backpacks…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 15 '11

Stephen Fry Turns Your TomTom Into a Stately British Butler

The Top Tech Quotes from 2011 Are Actually Entertaining

American Horror Story sprays the audience with its unholy afterbirth

Who Is the Bigger Coffee Nerd?

Why Person of Interest is a Superhero Show Done Right

Battle Zombies with Guns and Plants, Play Tennis, and Sudoku Gets Alphabetical

Mugger Rejects Victims’ Non-iPhones

Bluetooth Calculator Returns the Number Pad Apple’s Keyboard Stole From You

Microsoft Is Nuking Internet Explorer 6 With Worldwide Automatic Upgrade

This Is What The Government Told Gizmodo About Osama Bin Laden’s Body

This McDonalds Drive Through Center Is Your Child’s-Future Deal of the Day

More Huge Changes Coming to Doctor Who Next Year

New Hunger Games poster throws Peeta and Katniss into the arena

Did the Durban climate change talks actually accomplish anything?

Read a 5-page preview of Marvel Comics’ brand-new Daredevil: Season One graphic novel!

One-Third of Windows Users Still Use XP

Are baby rhino squeals annoying or adorable? You decide.

Amazon Is Selling the Galaxy Nexus for $150

Modern humans may have evolved 200,000 years earlier than we thought

This Tiny Orange Balloon Could Save Your Life in an Avalanche

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