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HP/Palm Trademark Three New Names

Three new product names—Myte, Gyst and Veer—have popped up in the FCC trademark database for HP/Palm, which could very well correlate to their upcoming announcements early next year. I assume this means new smartphones and tablets are on the way that aren’t Pre/Pixi derivatives, because after the lackluster year Palm had, they need all the…

Tech News Adrian Covert

T-Mobile Thinks It Can Push 3G Mobile Broadband Speeds Into 4G Territory

T-Mobile’s not quite ready to put it’s full support behind the 4G mobile broadband infrastructure. Instead, they want to take the current 3G HSPA standard they’re using, and make it as fast as 4G, reaching speeds of 650Mbps. How, you ask? According to Ars Technica, Nokia has teamed up with Nokia Siemens, and together, they’re…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Nexus S Torn Apart: Secrets of the Contour Display

There is none-too-much shocking inside of the Nexus S—the gaping-hole-in-the-middle motherboard is peculiar—but the real reason we wanted to see it splayed apart was to learn the secrets of the Contour Display. And… we’re disappointed. [iFixit] https://gizmodo.com/samsung-nexus-s-review-how-to-build-an-android-phone-f-5713986

Tech News Matt Buchanan

This Awesome Key Packs Its Own Keychain—And We’ve Got a Discount For You

That’s right, I just called a key awesome. Seriously. The Keybrid key-plus-keychain is so cleverly designed that it’ll make you furious you didn’t think of it first. But calm down! We’ve got a Gizmodo reader discount that’ll cheer you up. You see that chunky, old and busted keychain of yours? The one that’s been jangling…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Swallow the first trailer for Limitless and get access to 100% of your brain

You’ve seen the viral ad for NZT, the drug in Bradley Cooper’s film Limitless that lets you use 100% of your brain (with a few nasty side effects… like death). Now watch the trailer, and expand your mind. https://gizmodo.com/bradley-cooper-hawks-the-pill-that-will-let-you-access-5710684 Limitless, which also stars Robert De Niro and Abbie Cornish, shows what happens when struggling writer…

Trailers Meredith Woerner

Awesome Gifts for Music Nerds

This decade the digital audio revolution has taken us from piracy to the start of an age where we can listen to anything, anywhere. Here are some gifts that let your loved ones do just that. 1. Sonos System, $350-$500: If you’ve got more than a few rooms in your abode, there’s just no better…

Tech News Brian Lam & Sam Biddle

Do these new Green Lantern storyboards confirm another old-school comic book villain?

New images and storyboards from Ryan Reynolds’ Green Lantern movie have us scratching our heads. We already know of two super villains in the film, but could there be a third? Check out the spoilery images and speculate with us. The images (which come from Comic Book Movie) seem to imply a few things. The…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Griffin iTrip Universal Puts Your MP3s On the Radio

These days, there’s a better than decent chance that your car can play MP3s on its own just fine, thank you very much. But for those of us not blessed with Sync or similar, the Griffin iTrip does the trick. The new iTrip Universal is the same basic story as previous models: plug it into…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Cultural genome project mines Google Books for the secret history of humanity

What exactly is the half-life of celebrity? A new field called culturomics has the answer. Using the largest linguistic database ever created – Google Books – culturomics experts track things like “lexical dark matter,” and how long fame really lasts. Earlier today, we spoke to the two main minds behind the cultural genome, Harvard researchers…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Let Comedians Teach You How To Be Funny on Twitter

Over at Splitsider, new home of our dear friend Adam Frucci, Phil Davidson interviews some comedians (including Giz favorite Peter Serafinowicz) about how their kind uses Twitter. The answer: pretty much like the rest of us! Just much funnier. Davidson talked to Rob Delaney, Doug Benson, Todd Barry, Peter Serafinowicz, Rob Huebel and Kevin Biggins…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Mother Nature Has Her Way With a Lighthouse

Click to view If you think winter weather’s got you cold, consider the plight of this Ohio lighthouse—freezing lake spray has it lookin’ like some crazy-ass ice castle. Which I guess isn’t a plight so much as an excellent upgrade? [Awl]

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Apple Will Fire You For Just Mentioning a Product Codename?

The Wall Street Journal has a story about the employee of an Apple supplier who was indicted for leaking Apple secrets to a colleague, including iPhone 4 details. But more interesting are his revelations about what Apple will fire you over. Forbes unearthed revelations after scouring through the court documents, and according to a phone…

Tech News Adrian Covert

I Want One of These

The awesome sci-fi horror creature above comes from the art preview for Magic’s next expansion set, Mirrodin Besieged. I have no idea what it is, but it’s probably a black card (or possibly an artifact), and I definitely want one. Artist’s credit isn’t given on the art preview page, and the multi-limbed monstrosity doesn’t appear…

io9 Ed Grabianowski - Robot Viking

The Bulletproof Clipboard: For When Secret Santa Goes Very, Very Wrong

I don’t know what your office holiday party is like (I would if you invited me!), but around here a bulletproof clipboard would have made caroling with coworkers a whole lot less terrifying. Available in a variety of sized, most of which big enough to cover your face or a few vital organs, the bulletproof…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Even animals as simple as fruit flies have free will

Fruit flies and other simple organisms might seem like they’re creatures of instinct, governed by a set of basically predictable stimuli and responses. But fruit flies actually have free will. Depending on what your definition of free will is. Leaving philosophy aside, we know humans have free will because we’re able to evaluate a set…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Syfy cancels Stargate Universe: Is this the end of the Stargate Franchise?

Just when it was getting good, Syfy yanks the plug on Stargate Universe. Sad, but true. Even more troubling, does this mean the end of the very long Stargate franchise? Syfy twittered this announcement today: Announcement today: Syfy will end its original action-adventure series Stargate Universe when the show returns with the final 10 episodes…

Television Meredith Woerner

Hey Chicago, Prove that the Second City is #1

Do you enjoy the following: the Sears Tower, long walks along Lake Michigan and deep-dish pizza? Then you may also enjoy this survey. Email the last question to [email protected], and you’ll be entered to win a Garmin GPS—perfect for finding your way to the Loop…that’s a Chicago-y thing, right? Standard contest rules apply. Only open…

Tech News Gawkercreative

Relish 33 tales of dystopia in the new anthology “Brave New Worlds”

What better time to reflect on the many faces of dystopia than during this season of forced cheer and celebratory masks? That’s why we’re reading io9 podcast host John Joseph Adams’ latest anthology, Brave New Worlds. Here’s an excerpt. John’s put up a website where you can learn more about the book, as well as…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz

Sledding Behind a Fighter Jet Seriously Ups the Death Wish Ante

Sledding behind a commuter train? Yawn. A sledding bungee jump? BOR-ING. Hitching your sled up to a buddy’s fighter jet? Uh, yeah. Yeah, I guess that’s actually pretty hard core. https://gizmodo.com/sledding-behind-a-commuter-train-is-one-festive-death-w-5710218 This is apparently how Swedes spend their spare time. Which gives me a whole lot more respect for Swedes! Particularly for the degree of…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Unshocking news about Tron Guy

Apparently, Tron Guy absolutely loved Tron Legacy. Hey, at least one person liked it.

io9 Annalee Newitz

HP/Palm Trademark Three New Names

T-Mobile Thinks It Can Push 3G Mobile Broadband Speeds Into 4G Territory

Nexus S Torn Apart: Secrets of the Contour Display

This Awesome Key Packs Its Own Keychain—And We’ve Got a Discount For You

Swallow the first trailer for Limitless and get access to 100% of your brain

Awesome Gifts for Music Nerds

Do these new Green Lantern storyboards confirm another old-school comic book villain?

Griffin iTrip Universal Puts Your MP3s On the Radio

Cultural genome project mines Google Books for the secret history of humanity

Let Comedians Teach You How To Be Funny on Twitter

Mother Nature Has Her Way With a Lighthouse

Apple Will Fire You For Just Mentioning a Product Codename?

I Want One of These

The Bulletproof Clipboard: For When Secret Santa Goes Very, Very Wrong

Even animals as simple as fruit flies have free will

Syfy cancels Stargate Universe: Is this the end of the Stargate Franchise?

Hey Chicago, Prove that the Second City is #1

Relish 33 tales of dystopia in the new anthology “Brave New Worlds”

Sledding Behind a Fighter Jet Seriously Ups the Death Wish Ante

Unshocking news about Tron Guy

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