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Tech News Adam Harris Dec 10 '10

This Is What Touching Your MP3s Looks Like

Digital versus analog is a bitter war with no winner, and shouldn’t be fought in the first place. Listen to your music how you please. But the C60 project aims to please both sides—physical cards trigger digital songs. The project is more of a design concept than an actual product, of course—but it raises interesting…

Tech News Sam Biddle Dec 10 '10

Your eye movements reveal your political voting habits

Liberals and conservatives have different ways of looking at other people – literally. Scientists say that conservatives tend to ignore what other people look at, while liberals always follow other people’s gazes to see what they’re seeing. In a recent study, psychologists from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln studied how liberals and conservatives respond…

io9 Annalee Newitz Dec 10 '10

App of the Day: TuneIn Radio for iPhone and iPad

In an era of instant MP3 gratification, it can be nice to just kick back and let the radio DJs take the wheel. TuneIn Radio, with stations and features galore, is pretty much the ultimate iOS radio app. What is it? TuneIn Radio, iPhone and iPad, $2. A fantastic radio app an unfathomable amount of…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Dec 10 '10

Your Favorite Science Fiction Yarns, Reinvented as Kids’ Books

If only these children’s books, based on all-time classic science fiction stories, actually existed — they’d be the perfect way to get your kids into Star Trek, Star Wars and Doctor Who. As it is, they’re a hilarious tease. Caldwell Tanner over at College Humor created these side-splitting “Scifi Children’s Books,” which are the coolest…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Dec 10 '10

This Week’s Hot Stories Are a Frightening, Heartwarming, and Practical Mélange

This week was all about leaking (of the Wiki- persuasion), people saving or scoring cash, and a mysterious NASA “material.” Check out this week’s five hottest posts below! # 5: 141,840 views The Reaction of Governments to Wikileaks Should Scare the Hell Out of You https://gizmodo.com/the-reaction-of-governments-to-wikileaks-should-scare-t-5709194 # 4: 160,475 views How to Travel Around the…

Tech News Gawkercreative Dec 10 '10

Apple Is Patenting Phone-to-Phone App Sharing

Apple’s latest patent application, revealed today, could add a whole new (and huge) dimension to the exploding smartphone app market: Phone-to-Phone app sharing, with incentives. It’s like Groupon and social networking meets the App Store. The idea rests on an “Application Seed” system, which means iPhone apps would include a specific code that identifies the…

Tech News Kit Eaton - FastCompany Dec 10 '10

Death Race 2 clip locks you back up on Terminal Island

Frankenstein lives on in this exclusive new clip from Death Race 2 (the prequel). Watch Luke Goss burn pavement and do his best “driving” pantomime. All we need now is Joan Allen threatening to defecate on the sidewalk! As you can see the “prequel” pulls a lot from the Paul W.S. Anderson movie, which means…

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 10 '10

Deals of the Day

Today’s deals include a 3D HDTV/PS3 bundle, a 14″ Lenovo laptop, and a free 4 week trial to Blockbuster Total Access. Top Deals: • 55″ Sony BRAVIA KDL55HX800 LED 3D HDTV + PS3 160GB Console for $1999.98 (normally $2297.99 – use coupon code QAY14812) • 14″ Lenovo G460 Core i3 2.4GHz Laptop for $549 with…

Tech News Adam Harris Dec 10 '10

Sphero, The Open Source Remote Control Ball For Your Smartphone

Sphero is a rubber ball, but because today’s kids are too lazy to actually throw, bounce, play with or even pick up a physical ball, it’s been updated with full smartphone friendly remote control movement. The ball is controlled via Bluetooth, with support for tilt sensors letting you have all the fun of ball games…

Tech News Gary Cutlack Dec 10 '10

Nexus S: Using the Best Google Android Phone

Android has never felt more alive than it does on the Nexus S. It’s fast. It’s cocksure. It’s, well, really good. Here’s our quick impressions after an hour or so of dicking around with the Nexus S and Gingerbread. Likey • It’s so fast. This is largely thanks to the software—after all, the processing guts…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Dec 10 '10

Super Cheap Gifts for a Perfectly Stuffed Stocking

You’re probably got some big ticket items on your Christmas shopping list—something a little pricier under the tree for those few who deserve it. But those stockings need to be stuffed too! We’ve got killer sub-$15 buys covered. 1. Micro Sonic Grenade, $7.99: If you’ve got an workplace nemesis and/or annoying sibling you’d like to…

Tech News Sam Biddle Dec 10 '10

Conan O’Brien’s list of DC superheroes that suck

While on a tour of Warner Brother’s animation studios, Conan O’Brien took it upon himself to point out to the DC Comics animators which DC superheroes truly suck — with hilarious results. Sorry Bat Lash, Conan’s coming for you. Click to view

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 10 '10

A Very Special Ask Gizmodo Going On Right Now!

You have problems. We are the solution. Join us RIGHT NOW for a very special “Ask Gizmodo,” where the entire Gizmodo team is on hand to answer your questions and fix your problems. Live. Send us your questions and your problems—anything— to [email protected]. Chernobyl asked in the comments: “Will there be back rubs?” I promise…

Tech News Joel Johnson Dec 10 '10

Get a Free iPhone 3GS From Best Buy Today

Okay, okay, so you need a new contract, and it’s in-store only, and it’s a previous-generation phone, and it’s only 8GB. But those arguments don’t hold much water against free. Which is Best Buy’s price for an 8GB iPhone 3GS today. [Twitter via MaximumPC]

Tech News Brian Barrett Dec 10 '10

These Plants Vs. Zombies Toys Are Going Right On My Lawn

All I want for Christmas are some zombies and sentient, weaponized plants to protect me from said zombies. Failing that? These adorable clay figurines that look just like them. Why not the plush adorableness of Angry Birds toys, you ask? Because zombies are serious business. And why the $80 price tag for a set of…

Tech News Brian Barrett Dec 10 '10

BlackBerry on Verizon: Getting Smoked By Android

A little over a year ago, BlackBerry made up 90% of smartphone sales at Verizon. Now? They’ve dropped down to less than 20% with Android taking over the rest. It’s crazy. In the chart from ITG Investment Research, you can correlate the date of when each manufacturer boosted its share with a specific device: Motorola…

Tech News Casey Chan Dec 10 '10

Geeky Gifts For Kids

Some geeky kids know the product number of the action figure needed to complete their collection. And some kids teeter on the brink of geekdom. Bring smiles to both groups with these games, toys and books. Toddlers Here Comes Science – They Might Be Giants This DVD/CD set covers scientific topics like photosynthesis, elements, states…

io9 Michael Ann Dobbs Dec 10 '10

Watch as Anthony Hopkins gets his Satan on

What’s scarier than Hannibal? Watching Anthony Hopkins go full blown Exorcist in the trailer for the new demon possession movie The Rite. Directed by Michael Petroni, The Rite is seemingly your basic demon possession film. American priest goes to Italy to learn about exorcism, meets an unorthodox priest (Hopkins) and begins to kick Satan’s butt…

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 10 '10

12 Cavernous Cargo Holds

Cargo bays are built to hold big things—really big things, like the Atlantis space shuttle. They’re impressive when they’re doing their job, but when cargo holds are empty, the term spacious takes on a whole new meaning. For more seriously impressive things that belong in the sea or in the sky, check out these fab…

Tech News Christina Bonnington Dec 10 '10

Looking for App Deals of the Day? Check it out in our Daily Dealzmodo guide, every weekday at 3:00PM EST. [Deals of the Day]

This Is What Touching Your MP3s Looks Like

Your eye movements reveal your political voting habits

App of the Day: TuneIn Radio for iPhone and iPad

Your Favorite Science Fiction Yarns, Reinvented as Kids’ Books

This Week’s Hot Stories Are a Frightening, Heartwarming, and Practical Mélange

Apple Is Patenting Phone-to-Phone App Sharing

Death Race 2 clip locks you back up on Terminal Island

Deals of the Day

Sphero, The Open Source Remote Control Ball For Your Smartphone

Nexus S: Using the Best Google Android Phone

Super Cheap Gifts for a Perfectly Stuffed Stocking

Conan O’Brien’s list of DC superheroes that suck

A Very Special Ask Gizmodo Going On Right Now!

Get a Free iPhone 3GS From Best Buy Today

These Plants Vs. Zombies Toys Are Going Right On My Lawn

BlackBerry on Verizon: Getting Smoked By Android

Geeky Gifts For Kids

Watch as Anthony Hopkins gets his Satan on

12 Cavernous Cargo Holds

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