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Rumor: Facebook Coming to Skype Soon, for Video-Chatting Facebook Mates

How often do you use Facebook Chat, the buggy IM service? If the answer is “hardly ever,” then do you think you’d be keen on video-chatting, calling or SMSing with them through Skype instead? According to Kara Swisher at AllThingsD, Facebook and Skype are close to announcing a deal which would see Skype accounts integrated…

Social Media Kat Hannaford

Don’t Let This Giant Android Robot Play Angry Birds With That Snapping Mouth of His

He may look big enough to squeeze into, like the R2-D2 from the other day, but I wouldn’t suggest trying—judging by the video below he’s quite deft with the jaw-snapping, and isn’t too stable on his feet either. https://gizmodo.com/you-can-get-inside-this-over-sized-r2-d2-and-drive-it-5649372 Shown off at the Google Developer’s Day conference in Tokyo yesterday, people seemed to be enthralled…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

This Is Where Batman Sticks His iPhone

This the TDK Batman Utility Pouch. It’s a gorgeous, functional replica of Batman’s utility belt from The Dark Knight. It’s also the solution to Batman’s iPhone case woes. There will be 750 of these belts made and they can be purchased for $150 a piece. [UD Replicas via ChipChick]

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Stop Underestimating Your Printer

The only time I recall using my printer in the last few months was when I tried out printing from my iPad. Why am I not taking full advantage of the long list of things I can do with it? The New York Times has an article remarking on all the things we forget—or don’t…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Get the Sonos Controller App Now and Turn Your iPad Into A Giant Music Remote

We loved the idea of turning our iPads into giant music remotes and we’re glad to see that we can finally do it. The Sonos Controller app is now available, free, and should be great for those who own both a Sonos system and an iPad. https://gizmodo.com/sonos-ipad-app-will-make-your-tablet-a-giant-music-remo-5569851 Those of us without the complete set of…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Cee Lo’s “Fuck You” As Performed By An Angry Nintendo NES

Most of us are familiar with the popular song “Fuck You” by Cee Lo, but I doubt many of us realized just how perfectly the tune could be applied to one of gaming’s most torrid feuds: Nintendo vs Sega. The song parody was created by Brendan Becker (also known as Inverse Phase) and is intended…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Some Airport Employees Use Body Scanners As Personal Nudie-Vision Goggles

We’ve heard of airport employees abusing body scanners to get naughty looks at their coworkers, but now we’re hearing that some security officials at a Nigerian airport might be using them like personal nudie-vision goggles. https://gizmodo.com/airport-employee-abused-body-scanner-to-get-a-naughty-l-5501485 According to a report by THISDAY, some airport employees at Lagos airport sneak off to the cubicle where the…

Privacy & Security Rosa Golijan

What Happens When You Fuse Technology, Art, Music, and a Fish

Don’t worry, that little fish isn’t going to get electrocuted, it’s part of “Sound Interjections!”, a musical experiment by Yuri Suzuki. When that fish swims through the sensors on its tank, increasingly complex sounds are played. [Yuri Suzuki via Core77]

Tech News Christina Bonnington

All Six Star Wars Films To Be Re-Released In 3D

For whatever reason, dear George Lucas has supposedly decided to give his blessings on a plan to re-release all six Star Wars films in 3D according to a story by the Hollywood Reporter: Part 1, “The Phantom Menace,” would be first out of star-dock in the early months of 2012. After that, each of the…

Movies Rosa Golijan

Six Great Houses With Built-In Slides

When we analyzed the plans for Steve Jobs’ future home, we found one very important upgrade to be missing: A slide. Hopefully he’ll think of making that addition later on, but in the meantime here’s a collection of our favorite houses with built-in slides: https://gizmodo.com/exclusive-the-plans-for-steve-jobs-new-house-5649909 And since not all of us can afford luxurious homes…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

“The Event” gets awesome with double-conspiracy goodness

Last night’s episode of The Event took the show from shaky Lost ripoff series to explosively awesome conspiracy weirdness. There were still some rough patches, but for the most part the episode made all the right moves. What was great about last night’s episode, “To Keep Us Safe,” was that it sucked us right into…

Television Annalee Newitz

Slide Home Gallery

I’m not so sure I’d want to use a concrete slide on particularly hot days, but I still have to admit that this one looks particularly fun. It was designed by the architects at Aboday for an Indonesian “Play House” and goes from a bedroom to the kitchen. [Dezeen via Gizmodo] https://gizmodo.com/slide-into-home-5642077 I don’t know…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

DIY Home Slides Gallery

Looking at this DIY 60-foot slip ‘n’ slide both terrifies and excites me. Apparently the secret to building it was waiting until the home owners were out of town and then following these somewhat confusing instructions: The slide is made of eight strips of plywood (2 foot by 8 foot). Underneath the slide 3 rows…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

“No Ordinary Family” is a messy mix of superhero fun and melodramatic cliches

The premiere of No Ordinary Family, ABC’s family superhero drama, featured lots of fun superhero action…but a lot of cliched family drama dreariness. This is definitely a work in progress, but there’s a fun superhero show buried in here somewhere. No Ordinary Family is actually about three different shows that were, at least in this…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

What if…Batman vs. Predator had been a summer flop in the 1990s?

The 1991 miniseries Batman vs. Predator was the apotheosis of a great comic crossover, as it contained a prolonged sequence of Batman beating the Predator with a baseball bat. But what if this comic had been a mid-90s total bomb? For those of you who have never read Batman vs. Predator, it’s an easy plot…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

The Early Apple TV Reviews Are In

The first reviews of the new Apple TV are starting to appear and we’re rounding them up for you. Here’s a look at the early impressions: https://gizmodo.com/the-new-apple-tv-5626657 Fox News’ Clayton Morris had plenty of good things to say about the Apple TV’s features, but he also had a big concern: The new Apple TV is…

Reviews Rosa Golijan

The scenes that were too campy to be included in the campiest Star Wars knock-off

Would you believe that StarCrash, the ridonkulous space opera starring Caroline Munro and David Hasselhoff, was even campier before it was edited for U.S. release? The masterful new 2-DVD set includes loads of deleted scenes, including this batshit supervillain moment. The utterly essential Shout Factory release, created as part of its new Roger Corman Cult…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Fanboys, Time to Get Your Very Own 8-Bit Steve Jobs Bust

Come on. You know you want it. I dare you. It’s only a fraction of the price of your spankylala Macbook Pro. And unlike your iPhone 4, you can hold it and caress it in any way you want. Not only is it Jobs’ bella figura, but it will be digitally created for you, on…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Will Trent Reznor’s HBO miniseries be television’s next critical smash?

This is clearly the era of ambitious television. But can Trent Reznor’s miniseries project Year Zero, based on his concept album and online ARG about a futuristic dystopia, really happen? Maybe so, because the musician’s project continues to churn forward. It’s been a long time since we’ve heard anything about Year Zero, the futuristic miniseries…

Television Meredith Woerner

iOS 4.2 Beta 2 Now Available to iPhone and iPad Developers

Looks like iOS 4.2 Beta 2 is now available for download in the iOS Developer Center. We’ll be taking a look and letting you know what’s new since the last beta shortly. [Apple]

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Rumor: Facebook Coming to Skype Soon, for Video-Chatting Facebook Mates

Don’t Let This Giant Android Robot Play Angry Birds With That Snapping Mouth of His

This Is Where Batman Sticks His iPhone

Stop Underestimating Your Printer

Get the Sonos Controller App Now and Turn Your iPad Into A Giant Music Remote

Cee Lo’s “Fuck You” As Performed By An Angry Nintendo NES

Some Airport Employees Use Body Scanners As Personal Nudie-Vision Goggles

What Happens When You Fuse Technology, Art, Music, and a Fish

All Six Star Wars Films To Be Re-Released In 3D

Six Great Houses With Built-In Slides

“The Event” gets awesome with double-conspiracy goodness

Slide Home Gallery

DIY Home Slides Gallery

“No Ordinary Family” is a messy mix of superhero fun and melodramatic cliches

What if…Batman vs. Predator had been a summer flop in the 1990s?

The Early Apple TV Reviews Are In

The scenes that were too campy to be included in the campiest Star Wars knock-off

Fanboys, Time to Get Your Very Own 8-Bit Steve Jobs Bust

Will Trent Reznor’s HBO miniseries be television’s next critical smash?

iOS 4.2 Beta 2 Now Available to iPhone and iPad Developers

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