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Money Shot: Motorola Xoom Android Tablet

The Motorola Xoom Tablet might not have an operating system that’s “finished”, but it is still the most promising Android tablet so far. That’s because of its tablet-oriented Honeycomb OS, but it’s also because it’s a nice tablet. [Motorola Xoom] https://gizmodo.com/motorola-xoom-10-inch-tablet-android-3-0-means-a-lot-l-5726007

Tech News Jason Chen Jan 6 '11

Will 2011 be the year that superheroes break out of their same old formula?

There are more superhero films coming in 2011 than in the past few years put together — but will they all be cookie-cutter super-adventures, or something a bit wilder and more different? Could this be the year superheroes stretch out? As we showed the other day, there are a lot of escapist thrillrides coming out…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jan 6 '11

Mac App Store Cracked Open for Piracy

The Mac App Store’s security has been cracked. This means that, by installing a software called Kickback, you will be able to pirate any applications in the store. However, the crack will not be available until February 2011, according to Dissident: We don’t want to release kickback as soon as the [Mac App] Store gets…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jan 6 '11

Nyko’s Feeling Trigger Happy With The PS3 Move Accessories

If you’re trying to play PS3 Move FPS games with style, Nyko’s got you. They just announced two new gun accessories for PS3’s new motion control system, which may (or may not) have you reeling off headshots in no time. The Power Shot Pro takes its design cues from larger weapons, such as an assault…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jan 6 '11

All Power Plugs Should Be Like the Stanley Safety Socket

For years only deep fryers and Apple laptops have had breakaway cords. Stanley’s new Safety Socket adds breakaway protection to anything with a power plug. Expect it within the month for something like twenty bucks. [StanleyTools.com]

Tech News Joel Johnson Jan 6 '11

Science Proves Men Get Turned Off By a Woman’s Tears

According to researchers at the Weizmann Institute, chemicals in a woman’s tears decreases a man’s sexual arousal. Interestingly, there’s no smell—tears couldn’t be distinguished from saline. But the chemicals still lowered testosterone levels in test subjects. [Physorg.com]

Tech News Joel Johnson Jan 6 '11

T-Mobile Increases HSPA+ Speeds to 42mbps

T-Mobile announced they’re upgrading their HSPA+ network to “4G” speeds and plan to rollout the updated infrastructre to 2/3 of their coverage map by the end of the year. This follows their announcement that they eventually plan to crank the network up to 650mbps. [Engadget] https://gizmodo.com/t-mobile-thinks-it-can-push-3g-mobile-broadband-speeds-5714330

Tech News Adrian Covert Jan 6 '11

Using the Moto Atrix Notebook-Slash-Smartphone

The Atrix is a pretty great phone by itself—two 1GHz cores and 1GB of RAM makes things speedy—but it’s even more useful when you dock it into their laptop for heavy duty computering. There are two ways to dock the phone into desktop mode, either by the HD Dock, which has three USB ports and…

Tech News Jason Chen Jan 6 '11

This Is What 15,000 Gallons of Animal Fat Look Like

Gross, that’s how it looks. This is what happened on the Houston Ship Channel last Tuesday. It had to be closed because a failure in a storage tank holding 15,000 gallons of beef fat. No dinner for you tonight. [Buzzfeed]

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jan 6 '11

Paul might be the wrongest alien since Alf turned racist

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are brilliantly out of their depth as UFO tourists who meet a totally obscene alien, in this full-length trailer for the comedy Paul. Other treats include Evil Sigourney Weaver and some sick E.T. jokes. [Apple]

Trailers Charlie Jane Anders Jan 6 '11

The NASA yard sale is awesome

You can buy the flight plan that went to the moon, a lunar meteorite, or Buzz Aldrin’s 8th grade report card at an upcoming Nasa auction. If you’ve got cash to spare, head on over to the preview. [Via BadAstronomy.]

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Jan 6 '11

First footage from Syfy’s 4-hour Peter Pan prequel miniseries Neverland

From the mind of the miniseries master Nick Willing (who directed Syfy’s Tin Man and Alice) comes a Peter Pan prequel, starring Rhys Ifans, Anna Friel and Bob Hoskins (who’s reprising his role as Smee)! Watch the first footage! Here’s the official synopsis: Raised on the streets of turn-of-the century London, orphaned Peter (Rowe) and…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 6 '11

Gizmodo Interviews Darth Vader, Man of Few Words

Darth Vader was on hand at CES today to announce the forthcoming release of the Star Wars Blu-ray set. As long time fans of his work, we were thrilled to get the chance to ask him a few questions. https://gizmodo.com/star-wars-is-finally-on-f-ing-blu-ray-5726755

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jan 6 '11

New look at Apollo data provides precise readings on the Moon’s core

A new look at data from seismic experiments left on the Moon by astronauts has given researchers a better understanding of the lunar interior. The Moon’s core appears to be very similar to the Earth’s – with a solid inner core and molten liquid outer core – and its size is right in the middle…

io9 Nancy Atkinson - Universe Today Jan 6 '11

Verizon’s First LTE Wi-Fi Hotspots

Until now, all of Verizon’s 4G has been packed inside dongles. Samsung and Novatel’s LTE hotspots will let you spread the 4G around with Wi-Fi. Slightly thicker than the old MiFi, but you need the space for all them Gees. No price or date—or battery life spec—for Samsung’s 4G Hotspot or Novatel’s MiFi 4510L yet,…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan Jan 6 '11

Star Wars is Finally on F-ing Blu-ray

Star Wars! It’s arguably the quintessential geek film series and inarguably deserving of the highest audiovisual quality humanly possible. The complete saga is coming to Blu-ray with over 30 hours of special features, and you can pre-order it right now. Epic. Three Star Wars Blu-ray sets will be available come September: the complete saga—a nine…

io9 Kyle VanHemert Jan 6 '11

First look at Steven Spielberg’s time-traveling adventure show Terra Nova

A family joins an expedition to prehistoric times, in an effort to save the human race. Terra Nova could be the miracle that saves genre television… or it could be a schlock-fest. Our first clues come from four publicity photos. Check them out: And here’s the full-length synopsis for Terra Nova, which is rumored to…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jan 6 '11

Money Shot: The Blackberry Playbook Tablet

Say what you want about its beta-fied OS, or the need to tether it to access its more powerful functions, the Playbook is The Hotness: beautifully built, quick, and just dead sexy. Check out our killer custom flyby video. https://gizmodo.com/blackberry-playbook-preview-the-first-great-7-inch-tab-5725985

Tech News Joe Brown Jan 6 '11

My Vacation in the Golden Age of Science Fiction

Most long-time science fiction fans consider the Golden Age to have started with the July 1939 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. That issue contained Isaac Asimov’s first Astounding story (“Trends”) as well as A.E. Van Vogt’s first story, “Black Destroyer.” The very next issue included Robert Heinlein’s first story, “Life-Line”. This incredible run of stories…

io9 Jamie Todd Rubin Jan 6 '11

Maybe We Need Christopher Nolan to Reboot Ghostbusters

Or maybe not. But after watching this Ghostbusters trailer—recut to Inception’s soundtrack—I kind of want to see that non-existent movie.

Movies Jesus Diaz Jan 6 '11

Money Shot: Motorola Xoom Android Tablet

Will 2011 be the year that superheroes break out of their same old formula?

Mac App Store Cracked Open for Piracy

Nyko’s Feeling Trigger Happy With The PS3 Move Accessories

All Power Plugs Should Be Like the Stanley Safety Socket

Science Proves Men Get Turned Off By a Woman’s Tears

T-Mobile Increases HSPA+ Speeds to 42mbps

Using the Moto Atrix Notebook-Slash-Smartphone

This Is What 15,000 Gallons of Animal Fat Look Like

Paul might be the wrongest alien since Alf turned racist

The NASA yard sale is awesome

First footage from Syfy’s 4-hour Peter Pan prequel miniseries Neverland

Gizmodo Interviews Darth Vader, Man of Few Words

New look at Apollo data provides precise readings on the Moon’s core

Verizon’s First LTE Wi-Fi Hotspots

Star Wars is Finally on F-ing Blu-ray

First look at Steven Spielberg’s time-traveling adventure show Terra Nova

Money Shot: The Blackberry Playbook Tablet

My Vacation in the Golden Age of Science Fiction

Maybe We Need Christopher Nolan to Reboot Ghostbusters

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