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Zombies, laser eyes and claymation monsters: a Chinese rock star’s science fiction epic!

Peng Lei isn’t just the lead singer of New Pants, one of China’s biggest indy rock bands. He’s also director of what he claims was the country’s first science fiction movie, Peking Monster, and an artist and robot fanatic. Peng Lei made Peking Monster between 2004 and 2006, and he tells The Creators Project: From…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

This Isn’t just Any Old Ironic Misuse of a Cassette Tape, Now…

Forever overlooked by ironic iPhone coverings, the humble plastic cassette case gets a look-in on the action along with the cassette, where it acts as a stand for watching videos. A much more worthy job than just encasing the iPhone. Apparently the Tuned Up case and stand fits the last few models of iPhone, but…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Rumor: A New Xbox 360 Controller With a D-Pad That Doesn’t Suck?

Holy Jesus, this is what I want for Christmas: A new Xbox 360 controller with a d-pad that doesn’t suck. (Like the FightPad here, but inside the official controller.) Joystiq hears Microsoft’s making it happen for Christmas. https://gizmodo.com/mad-catz-street-fighter-iv-fightpad-review-im-going-to-5159174 Specifically, on this controller, “when one rotates the d-pad ninety degrees on this new controller, it’ll raise…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

The newest Ghostbuster may be someone we’ve seen before, and a major star could voice the Fantastic Four’s Thing!

Ghostbusters 3 might be turning over the proton packs to a second-generation Ghostbuster. Mad Max 4 has an utterly insane number of stunts and cars. The Fantastic Four reboot is eying a big name for its all-CGI Thing. Spoiler time! Ghostbusters 3: Keep your grains of salt close at hand, but if any of this…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

AutoCAD Coming Back to Apple After 18 Years

I still remember the last version of AutoCAD—probably the biggest software in the planet only third to Office and Photoshop—for Macintosh. That was 18 years ago. Autodesk left the Mac, vowing never to return…until today. AutoCAD 2011 for Mac OS X is now official. To people who have been using computers for more than two…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Jedi Mind Inc. Changes Its Mind Over Company Name

Following last week’s news of a possible legal confrontation with George Lucas, Jedi Mind Inc. has decided its worth spending $9.99 on a new domain name rather than risk a $5m legal claim—it’s now called Mind Technologies “in order to avoid potential infringement of trademarks owned by Lucasfilm Ltd”. And the Jedi Mouse? That’s now…

Tech News Gary Cutlack

What Is This?

Yes, I know it’s an electric phenomenon of some sort, but what is the line going straight up? My best guess: A tethered balloon tied with a metal wire in the middle of a storm, acting as giant lightning rod. Close, but not enough. It’s a rocket trail, as this video shows: A lightning rocket…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Borders’ Kobo and Aluratek Ebook Readers Get $20 Price Cuts: $130 and $100

If you’re interested in Borders’ Kobo or Aluratek ebook readers, then you’re in luck: The two have had their prices dropped by $20 and are now available for $129 and $99.99 respectively. Before you rush off to take advantage of the deal though, be sure to research the Aluratek and Kobo as they are both…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

EcoModo – The Best of Treehugger

This week on TreeHugger, round-up of top augmented reality apps, robotic plants respond to touch, sending our e-waste to China could be a good thing, and more! Top 15 Augmented Reality iPhone Apps The possibilities seem vast for using augmented reality in daily life, and already there are some cool AR apps to try out.…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Remember Hot Or Not? Now There’s an iPhone App For Meeting Those People

Nostalgia’s certainly getting a thorough kicking today, as iPhone users can now download the Hot Or Not Mobile app to “map out hotties close to you.” Kind of like Grindr, the location-based dating service, only for people of all sexualities. You’ll remember of course, the Hot Or Not website from yesteryear, and maybe even the…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Price Drop Sees Roku’s Streamers Fall to Under $100

Good news if you’ve been considering one of Roku’s streamers, as they’ve dropped the price of the SD model to $60, the HD model to $70 and HD-XR to $100. Also announced from the Roku camp—1080p support for the HD-XR later this year. It will be gifted via a free firmware update. [Roku] https://gizmodo.com/roku-hd-xr-hands-on-wheres-roku-going-with-this-5390586

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Samsung Claims 3D Victory—Has 88% of US 3D TV Sales

Despite worrying rumblings that we’re already seeing the latest 3D trend explode amid consumer apathy for the current things-poking-out-of-the-screen gimmick, Samsung is remaining upbeat—thanks to taking an 88% share of recent US sales of 3D TVs. https://gizmodo.com/is-3d-already-dying-5592956 Claiming to have shifted one million sets in the space of six months, Samsung says its aggressive early…

Gadgets Gary Cutlack

Microsoft’s Bing Awkwardly Gatecrashes Android’s Party

Microsoft has spotted a gap in the market, offering an integrated search and mapping tool for Google’s Android platform. That’ll really come in handy, as it’s the one area where Google is really lacking at the moment, isn’t that right, everyone? The new Bing for Mobile Android App has launched for Android users on the…

Tech News Gary Cutlack

Q: Is ViewSonic’s 7-Inch ViewPad a Phone or Android Tablet? A: Both!

If you thought the Dell Streak was too large to be used as a phone at 5-inches, get a load of ViewSonic’s ViewPad 7, a 7-inch Android tablet that also doubles up as a phone. https://gizmodo.com/dell-streak-priced-299-with-contract-549-without-5597791 Running Android 2.2 (Froyo), we first heard about this model last week when the company announced it was also…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

LG’s E900 Does Windows Phone 7 in HTC Style

LG’s taking a leaf out of HTC’s book with its E900 Windows Phone 7 handset, with this batch of spy shots showing a streamlined and minimalist smartphone that takes more than a few design cues from HTC’s curvaceous plastic ranges. On the inside, Android.com.pl reports that the E900 is powered by the 1GHz Snapdragon QSD8650,…

Tech News Gary Cutlack

With Expanded Size Comes Greater Light-Gathering Capability, in Canon’s “World’s Largest” Sensor

As well as popping out news of a massive 120 megapixel sensor last week, Canon’s technicians have today announced its biggest ever CMOS sensor—which measures 202 x 205 mm. That’s about eight inches square. https://gizmodo.com/canon-decides-we-need-120-megapixel-sensors-5620400 As long as you can lift the thing and the huge camera it’ll eventually find its way into, it’s good…

Tech News Gary Cutlack

Go Black With Olympus’ All-Black E-P2 Camera Kit and Lenses

As expected, Olympus unwrapped the new all-black E-P2 micro four thirds camera today, along with 40-150mm and 75-300mm lenses. https://gizmodo.com/all-black-olympus-e-p2-e-5-dslr-and-new-lenses-coming-5625365 The new E-P2 EVF Edition kit comes with a 17mm 1:2.8 pancake lens (also in black), and the VF-2 electronic viewfinder—surprisingly also in black. Also included is a new lens cap with “F” logo, which…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

An Eerie Peek Inside the Remains of the Titanic

You’ve seen the sonar image of the Titanic’s remains. Now, the video: here’s an eerie peek inside the debris of the most famous ship in history, shot by Expedition Titanic‘s new underwater remotely operated vehicle. Watch the chilling footage inside. https://gizmodo.com/the-sonar-image-of-the-titanics-debris-field-is-bigger-5624522 (To watch an HD version, visit the YouTube page.) [YouTube via The Daily What]…

Gadgets Matt Cherette

Death of Google Wave Clarified

Writing on the Google Wave blog yesterday, Lars Rasmussen from the Wave team spoke of its scheduled death, confirming that Wave.google.com “will be available at least through the end of the year,” and that “there will be ways to export your waves before the end of the year.” Those 28,000-odd fans of the “Save Google…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Today, Sprint’s Epic 4G Goes On Sale

Amazon is actually listing the Epic 4G for $50 less than the Sprint website, but if you want to grab it via more official means, mosey on over to Sprint’s site now. We found it was the best 4G phone yet in our review, but do let us know what your impressions are if you…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Zombies, laser eyes and claymation monsters: a Chinese rock star’s science fiction epic!

This Isn’t just Any Old Ironic Misuse of a Cassette Tape, Now…

Rumor: A New Xbox 360 Controller With a D-Pad That Doesn’t Suck?

The newest Ghostbuster may be someone we’ve seen before, and a major star could voice the Fantastic Four’s Thing!

AutoCAD Coming Back to Apple After 18 Years

Jedi Mind Inc. Changes Its Mind Over Company Name

What Is This?

Borders’ Kobo and Aluratek Ebook Readers Get $20 Price Cuts: $130 and $100

EcoModo – The Best of Treehugger

Remember Hot Or Not? Now There’s an iPhone App For Meeting Those People

Price Drop Sees Roku’s Streamers Fall to Under $100

Samsung Claims 3D Victory—Has 88% of US 3D TV Sales

Microsoft’s Bing Awkwardly Gatecrashes Android’s Party

Q: Is ViewSonic’s 7-Inch ViewPad a Phone or Android Tablet? A: Both!

LG’s E900 Does Windows Phone 7 in HTC Style

With Expanded Size Comes Greater Light-Gathering Capability, in Canon’s “World’s Largest” Sensor

Go Black With Olympus’ All-Black E-P2 Camera Kit and Lenses

An Eerie Peek Inside the Remains of the Titanic

Death of Google Wave Clarified

Today, Sprint’s Epic 4G Goes On Sale

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