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H.264 Will Be Royalty Free For Internet Video Forever, Kinda, Mozilla Still Doesn’t Care

MPEG LA, the group that licenses the h.264 video codec, has extended its royalty-free use (for free internet video) from 2016 until, well, forever. Update: Kinda. But Mozilla thinks the better part of forever could belong to Google’s WebM format. https://gizmodo.com/h-264-will-stay-royalty-free-for-free-internet-video-th-5463728 The announcement serves as MPEG LA’s not-so-indirect response to Google’s announcement of their own…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

A former James Bond will be a major player on Chuck, plus our first look at Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page’s superhero team

An X-Men producer explains what they’re learning from the other Marvel franchise. There’s another crazy Batman 3 rumor. See Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page fight crime in Super. Plus everything you want to know about Syfy’s superhero comedy Three Inches. X-Men – First Class: Producer Lauren Shuler Donner explained that parts of the X-Men Origins:…

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Put Your Feet Up on Vintage Circuit Board Furniture

Theo Kamecke sees beauty in the common circuit board, and thinks they deserve a place in homes and galleries. He’s created a series of dazzling boxes and chests made from salvaged circuitry—though they may not be for everyone. “Either you get it or you don’t, either you like it or you don’t,” Kamecke explains. The…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Apple Wants to Remake the Audio Jack

Simply put, Apple wants fewer holes in its devices. Headphone jack—that’s a hole. Microphone—that’s a hole. According to a recent patent filing, Apple is looking to consolidate by combining the functionality of the two into one unified jack. The patent argues that “in addition to using housing real estate, sound input apertures and electrical connectors…

Tech News Sam Biddle

September 29th Penciled In For HTC Vision/Vanguard Release Date?

With any luck T-Mobile customers still clutching an antiquated G1 won’t have to wait too long between the announcement and release of the HTC Vision/Vanguard/G2, with leaked T-Mobile documents showing a September 29th release date. https://gizmodo.com/new-htc-phone-htc-vision-to-be-unveiled-september-15-5611978 That’s only 14 days after the launch event, where HTC is expected to unveil whatever phone is behind the…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Apple Ditches Design Company SurfaceInk for Copying Them With the Tablet Thing

It appears SurfaceInk got too close for comfort when it showed off a prototype tablet in June, because now Apple has parted ways with the design company after working with them for 10 years Despite SurfaceInk having designed products for Palm and HP, it seemingly wasn’t until they showed off their own tablet that Apple…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

The Inconvenient Truth Of Wind Turbine Radar Blackout Zones

The supposedly world-saving wind turbine has been singled out as a potential danger by the military, as the rise of wind farms threatens national security—by creating radar “blackout zones”. Spinning turbines are “indistinguishable” from airplanes on radar systems, according to the NYT, which is reporting a growing rift between those who want renewable energy sources…

Tech News Gary Cutlack

Porn Video Sneaks Into Nokia N8 Chinese Announcement Broadcast—UPDATED

Make this a lesson in how to drum up some much-needed interest in a should-be-obsolete phone: ensure your Chinese live-stream announcement gets hacked with a snippet of porn. Works a charm! UPDATED https://gizmodo.com/nokia-ditching-symbian-for-n-series-phones-5571633 On Wednesday, China introduced China to the N8 with a live-streaming video on several Chinese websites. So far, par the course. However,…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

The Annual Return From the Dead of the Commodore Brand

The Commodore name still just about lives on, even though the original owners have long since left the factory. The latest product to carry the once-great computing name is the PC64—an all-in-one Atom PC in a C64 case. https://gizmodo.com/commodore-tries-its-hand-at-an-eee-keyboard-like-device-5552322 Inside the authentically beige case is (or hopefully will be) a standard collection of PC parts,…

Tech News Gary Cutlack

Rumor: Blockbuster Filing for Bankruptcy Next Month

The much-documented decline of Blockbuster is drawing to a halt earlier than expected, with key people involved in the movie business touting a bankruptcy notice for the big blue just next month. Supposedly meetings were held last week with six of the big movie studios, with Blockbuster alerting them to their soon-to-be bankruptcy move due…

Movies Kat Hannaford

Flexible 19-Inch E-Paper Will be Mass-Produced by LG

Samsung may’ve ditched the e-paper production business, but South Korean neighbor LG has throw its weight behind producing that 19-inch flexible e-paper we heard about a few months back. A 9.7-inch color e-paper screen is also in the works. LG’s going to be “mass producing” the two screens, according to an SEC filing dug up…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Even a Non-Gamer Would Struggle to Resist the Mag Gun Controller

Even as someone not very prone to gaming, I’m attracted to the idea of the Mag Gun controller. It works with multiple consoles, has logical controls, and looks like it’d make a first-person shooter the highlight of an afternoon. There aren’t too many details about how the Mag Gun works, but CrunchGear’s Devin Coldewey has…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

This Stove-Top Concept Lets You Cook 15 Things Instead of 4

“The William” stove-top concept isn’t bossy like most stove-tops. It doesn’t stipulate what size your pots and pans should be, or where and how many you can use. This is my dream stove. Check out the video and be amazed.

Tech News Christina Bonnington

The Zero-View YouTube Video Showcase

If a video drops on YouTube and no one watches it, does it make a lolz? That’s one koan that’s been solved, thanks to this site that curates nothing but unwatched uploads. And trust me, these deserve an audience. Of course, these unloved gems don’t stay that way long, not after they’ve been outed as…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Using Wi-Fi, Your Ford Could Soon be as Customizable as Your Phone

By loading software onto its vehicles through Wi-Fi, Ford expects to save millions. But this technology could be used to provide drivers the option of handpicking their car’s features, much like apps do for smartphones. Wi-Fi was first introduced in Ford vehicles with SYNC, its voice activated system that turns your car into a roving…

Tech News Christina Bonnington

Infamous cases of “real life possession” in the modern age

This weekend the world is readying itself for faux documentary The Last Exorcism. But what about the “real” demon possessions? We found the best of the best – judge as you will. The Exorcism of Anneliese Michel The woman that inspired both films The Exorcism of Emily Rose and Requiem, Michel’s possession tale is a…

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Facebook Is Trying To Register The Word “Face” As A Trademark

First Facebook didn’t want anyone else to have the word “book” in the name of his or her online community and now it doesn’t want anyone to have the word “face” either. http://gawker.com/5621935/facebook-no-one-else-can-be-a-book Facebook has apparently taken over the trademark application for “Face” from a company who operated a site called Faceparty.com and is trying…

Social Media Rosa Golijan

Stay Puft Caffeinated Marshmallows: A Childhood Dream Come True

As a young Ghostbusters fan, I found the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man creepy yet oddly appealing—I really wanted to take a bite out of him. Now thanks to ThinkGeek’s Stay Puft Caffeinated—yes, caffeinated—Marshmallows, my dream has come true. Each yummy marshmallow contains 100mg of caffeine and you can get 16 for $20 over at ThinkGeek…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Microsoft Is Dumping “Billions” Of Dollars Into Windows Phone 7

Microsoft seems to be investing quite a bit of cash into the Windows Phone 7 project. In fact, based on what TechCrunch is hearing, they’re sinking billions of dollars into the first year for marketing and development. https://gizmodo.com/windows-phone-7-series-everything-is-different-now-5471805 That number is particularly huge when compared to the $100 million which Jonathan Goldberg, a telecommunications analyst…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

iWork 9.0.4 Update Brings ePub Export

The latest iWork update is out, bringing bug fixes and much-desired support for the ePub format. Exporting to ePub enables users to read their documents within iBooks on all current iOS devices. What’s included in the update: Keynote 5.0.4 • Addresses an issue when printing handouts with rule lines. • Fixes an issue with the…

Tech News Adam Harris

H.264 Will Be Royalty Free For Internet Video Forever, Kinda, Mozilla Still Doesn’t Care

A former James Bond will be a major player on Chuck, plus our first look at Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page’s superhero team

Put Your Feet Up on Vintage Circuit Board Furniture

Apple Wants to Remake the Audio Jack

September 29th Penciled In For HTC Vision/Vanguard Release Date?

Apple Ditches Design Company SurfaceInk for Copying Them With the Tablet Thing

The Inconvenient Truth Of Wind Turbine Radar Blackout Zones

Porn Video Sneaks Into Nokia N8 Chinese Announcement Broadcast—UPDATED

The Annual Return From the Dead of the Commodore Brand

Rumor: Blockbuster Filing for Bankruptcy Next Month

Flexible 19-Inch E-Paper Will be Mass-Produced by LG

Even a Non-Gamer Would Struggle to Resist the Mag Gun Controller

This Stove-Top Concept Lets You Cook 15 Things Instead of 4

The Zero-View YouTube Video Showcase

Using Wi-Fi, Your Ford Could Soon be as Customizable as Your Phone

Infamous cases of “real life possession” in the modern age

Facebook Is Trying To Register The Word “Face” As A Trademark

Stay Puft Caffeinated Marshmallows: A Childhood Dream Come True

Microsoft Is Dumping “Billions” Of Dollars Into Windows Phone 7

iWork 9.0.4 Update Brings ePub Export

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