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And the Winner of the Canon EOS 7D Video Contest Is…

What a journey: From a sea of entries, to a select group of six, to the best of the best, your winner of the Canon EOS 7D Video Contest has been determined. Drum roll, please! The winner is your very own Kate Lee, with her super Super Mario Bros. stop-motion masterpiece! Witness the brilliance: Entry…

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R.I.P. José Saramago, author of Blindness and Seeing

José Saramago, Nobel Prize-winning author of the subversive, savage novels Blindness and Seeing, along with many other great books, has died at age 87. His fables and weird tales have one thing in common: the question “What if?” [NPR]

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Bill Gates Sr. Offers Graduates Some Life Lessons

Click to viewGive back. Appreciate community. Raise your son to become an extraordinarily wealthy tech scion/genius/philanthropist. Besides that last one, these are the messages Bill Gates Sr. had for the 2010 graduating class of University of Washington, his alma mater. His speech shows him to be a wise and caring man, and it’s easy to…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Let’s Create Some Really Unlikely Kinect Games

Microsoft’s Kinect add-on for the Xbox 360 seems neat, if possibly too expensive. But all of the games are so predictable! Let’s come up with some less predictable titles, shall we? Send your best entries to me at [email protected] with Kinect Games in the subject line. Save your files as JPGs or GIFs under 800k…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Google’s Command Line Tool Reconciles Web App Convenience and Geek Credibility

You recognize the convenience of Google’s cloud-based apps but remain a command line devotee. Thankfully, Google’s new command line tool lets you edit Google Docs, upload photos to Picasa and post to Blogger while maintaining your geek cred. [Google]

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Heads up, New Yorker! Here’s a “writers under 40” list that includes SF authors

Many of us were left scratching our heads when the New Yorker’s list of 20 great writers under 40 included no genre authors whatsoever. Now Britain’s Telegraph newspaper has come up with its own list — that includes science fiction. The Telegraph’s article about its own list of 20 British authors under 40 notes that…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Gadget Deals of the Day

Every self respecting American has three major duties: Pay taxes, Vote, and take advantage of Free Tacos! My personalized list is read Gizmodo, help disasters, and you guessed it: Tacos. What would be ranked highly on your list? (Comments) Top Deals: • Nintendo Wii Console w/ Wii Resort + Wii Fit Plus w/ Balance Board…

Tech News Ryan F. Salerno

Enter to See Mark Ronson and More at The Creators Project Launch Event

You know Mark Ronson as the co-producer of Amy Winehouse’s Back In Black and/or SamRo’s brother. But did you know he idolized Donny Hathaway and rocked a power bang as a teenager? The Creators Project chatted him up at his Williamsburg studio. Mark Ronson, mix-master and professional gadabout, is a featured Creator of The Creators…

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Robots are Taking Over in a New Hospital Opening in Scotland

Robots (albeit not quite as pretty as Salma Hayek in Across The Universe) are replacing humans in a $444m hospital opening in Scotland. They’ll take over some of the more menial duties of ward-workers, including bringing meals and dispensing drugs. They’ll live underneath the hospital and use service elevators, coming out only to do the…

Health Kat Hannaford

Prince of Persia Concept Art

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Toy Story 3

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Iron Man 2 Concept Art

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Mad Catz Call of Duty Controllers, Glasses + Headset Combo

Mad Catz’s partnering with Activision to make Black Ops PrecisionAIM controllers for the next Call of Duty game, meaning these $50 wireless peripherals are probably the best way to experience things. They look very similar to the official Xbox/PS3 controllers, but differ in that they have extra buttons on the back for extended control. There…

Tech News Jason Chen

Wayne Barlowe doesn’t bring weird creatures to you — he drags you to their world

Wayne Barlowe is more than just a god of concept art. He’s a fantastic creature designer, whose creations have enlivened Avatar and Hellboy, and his work spawned a Discovery Channel movie. He talked to us about beautifully monstrous apparitions. It’s hard to overstate the influence of Wayne Barlowe, whose illustrations have appeared in hundreds of…

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Buy Solar Power, Get a Free Gun!

If you buy a $3,000-plus solar power system from Bland Solar, they’ll throw in a gun for free. Hilariously promotional juxtaposition? Sure! But it also makes perfect sense. See, here’s how I figure it. When the grid collapses and traditional fuel sources have been exhausted—sometime around 2012, say—you’re going to need two things: solar power…

Tech News Brian Barrett

A taste of that Blue Beetle footage everyone’s been talking about

If you missed it, DC’s Chief Creative Officer, Geoff Johns, tweeted that DC did some tests to see how the Jaime Reyes Blue Beetle would look in live-action. DC will show more at Comic-Con. (It’s at around 0:48.) [Robot 6]

Books & Comics Marc Bernardin

Snoop Dogg to True Blood’s Sookie: “You Need A Bon Pimp” WHAT?

We did not see this coming. You must watch Snoop Dogg’s rap tribute for True Blood. Listen for lyrical gems like “bring your best friend Tara, I got some real Eggs for her to eat.” Eggs=his balls. Get it?

Television Meredith Woerner

Should I Buy the New [Insert Gadget Name Here]?

I’m guessing that 95% of the Giz readership will find this flowchart helpful or offensive. In either case, I regret nothing! [I Love Charts via Chartporn]

Tech News Mark Wilson

AT&T Beefing Up Coverage Where You Told Them To

Remember when you diligently used AT&T’s “Mark the Spot” iPhone app to pinpoint where and how exactly their service sucked? Good work! Now they’re texting people saying they’re ramping up capacity in some of those areas. [Thanks Dave]

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

From here to paternity: Scifi’s best and worst fathers

As you get set to give dad another crappy tie or singing, wall-mounted bass, we’re looking at the most caring — and the most callously destructive — father figures in movies, comics, and TV. THE BEST KYLE REESE The Terminator He might’ve been an absentee dad — almost as absentee as you can get, given…

Movies Marc Bernardin

And the Winner of the Canon EOS 7D Video Contest Is…

R.I.P. José Saramago, author of Blindness and Seeing

Bill Gates Sr. Offers Graduates Some Life Lessons

Let’s Create Some Really Unlikely Kinect Games

Google’s Command Line Tool Reconciles Web App Convenience and Geek Credibility

Heads up, New Yorker! Here’s a “writers under 40” list that includes SF authors

Gadget Deals of the Day

Enter to See Mark Ronson and More at The Creators Project Launch Event

Robots are Taking Over in a New Hospital Opening in Scotland

Prince of Persia Concept Art

Toy Story 3

Iron Man 2 Concept Art

Mad Catz Call of Duty Controllers, Glasses + Headset Combo

Wayne Barlowe doesn’t bring weird creatures to you — he drags you to their world

Buy Solar Power, Get a Free Gun!

A taste of that Blue Beetle footage everyone’s been talking about

Snoop Dogg to True Blood’s Sookie: “You Need A Bon Pimp” WHAT?

Should I Buy the New [Insert Gadget Name Here]?

AT&T Beefing Up Coverage Where You Told Them To

From here to paternity: Scifi’s best and worst fathers

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