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Cellphone Inventor Finds iPhone 4 Underwhelming

Marty Cooper invented the cellphone. So when the man weighs in on iPhone 4, I’m inclined to hear him out. Initial verdict? Unimpressed. Cooper’s tweet in some ways states what we’ve suspected: Apple’s still ahead of the pack, but serious competitors like the Evo 4G mean that, more and more, Apple’s main advantage is its…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jun 8

Meet the Fantastic Roadtrip-a-Matic

There’s nothing like a good old roadtrip. And Pennsylvania is a roadtripping kind of state. Case in point: the new Fantastic Roadtrip-a-Matic. It’s 20 prepackaged roadtrips, steeped in everything from hiking and biking to backroads and underground railroads to foodies and photogenic elk. And oh yeah, the Roadtrip-a-Matic does it all for you. All the…

Tech News Gawkercreative Jun 8

A comet with an atmosphere the size of Jupiter comes close to Earth

This glimmering apparition is Comet McNaught, which is visiting the inner solar system and may become visible with the naked eye by the end of the month. This is the first visit to the solar system by the million-kilometer comet. Comet photographer Michael Jaeger snapped two amazing images of Comet McNaught the other day, as…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jun 8

HTC EVO 4G Sold Out

Looks like the HTC EVO 4G is out of stock across the country right now. That means decent sales for Sprint, but some annoyance for those who were holding off on ordering the device. [BGR]

Tech News Rosa Golijan Jun 8

“This Ain’t Star Trek XXX 2”: The Fleshbot/io9 Review [NSFW]

Given how much we both love all things sexy and nerdy, well, Hustler’s second “Star Trek” porn just seemed like a perfect opportunity for Fleshbot and io9 to team up for a joint review. NSFW pics below! Lux: For those of you mostly interested in the sex part of this sexy, sexy movie, you’ve come…

io9 Lux Alptraum and Charlie Jane Anders Jun 8

Get caught up on the Sidewise nominees for best alternate history stories

The finalists for the 2009 Sidewise Awards, honoring the best in alternate history, have been announced. And just in case the version of you in this universe hasn’t already read the novel and five short stories, here’s your primer. The Sidewise Awards have two categories: long form, for works longer than sixty-thousand words, and short…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jun 8

112 Oozing, Oily Wallpapers

We’ve seen the horrific imagery spewing out of BP, but oil mixed with water, in the hands of our Shooting Challenge participants, will make you stare, mouth agape, with wonder. Lead Shot Used a canon 50D with a 100mm macro lens, 400 shutter speed, fstop at 2.8, but just had a shot glass with a…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jun 8

New York Times Forces Apple to Pull Popular ‘Pulse’ iPad Newsreader

Apple has pulled the best-selling iPad RSS application, Pulse, from the App Store at the request of The New York Times. Why? Because it downloads and displays the NYT RSS feed, just like every other RSS reader on the planet. Pulse has been an app-store hit thanks to its slick design, which pulls news from…

Tech News Charlie Sorrel - Wired Jun 8

Shooting Challenge: Oil Gallery Part 1

Pooled water droplets on a slick patch of oil in the parking lot. Photo taken on: Samsung Omnia i900, running WM 6.5 -Anthony Sasso This shot was taken from my HTC Tilt phone, I had the phone set on panorama mode with the negative effect on. I used a metal mixing bowl with a piece…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jun 8

Shooting Challenge: Oil Gallery Part 2

Canon Powershot s90, 1/1250 sec exposure, f/8, ISO 125. Stirred-up olive oil and water in a white bowl in sunlight. -Brian Hall Nikon D90 Oil in a glass bowl with flash from above. 50mm at 4.0f -Nils Rohwer steering oil in a bucket of water with a little motor oil mixed in. Shot with a…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jun 8

Revolting live action Mortal Kombat trailer is the best thing we’ve seen all day

If David Fincher had directed Mortal Kombat the movie, we bet it would have looked just like this. This is a seriously disturbing reimagining of the Kombat crew. Well done. Can you list off everyone mentioned in the clips? That’s Jax as Captain Jacks— Briggs. Jeri Ryan playing Sonya Blade. Reptile, Johnny Cage, Baraka, Shang…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jun 8

It’s Like Project Natal For Your HTC Evo 4G

Soon, you’ll be able to control Android phones with a front facing camera through hand gestures. Brush left and right to move through photos, wave up and down to scroll through web pages, it’s a non-touchscreen from the future. Eyesight Mobile Technologies is the company behind this hand gesture initiative. Though they’ve dabbled with this…

Tech News Casey Chan Jun 8

Viacom Caught In Humorous Hypocrisy

So Viacom said YouTube owed them some money back in 2007. OK. Fine. But Viacom? You owe Jonathan Coulton 37 dollars, at least according to this entertaining, well-reasoned rant. [reddit]

Tech News Mark Wilson Jun 8

Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Public Beta Coming Next Month

Windows 7’s first major Service Pack is hitting public beta next month. Don’t expect a ton of new features; it’s a combo of existing updates that you already have, save for new Remote Desktop support. But if you haven’t upgraded to 7 yet, you might as well wait until this SP is out and final…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jun 8

A long-vanished Soviet probe and a laser could overturn old theories about the Moon

What do you get when you combine the Moon, a recently rediscovered forty-year-old Soviet probe, and a laser? The most accurate lunar measurements ever made – and, just for the hell of it, a way to prove Einstein right…or wrong. Although it got a bit lost in the hoopla of the greatest achievement in the…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jun 8

WD My Book Studio LX Coordinates Outfits With Your Mac

When it comes to external hard drives, it’s OK to be a little superficial. WD’s new My Book Studio LX will keep you stealing glances with its aluminum, Mac-matching body and handy customizable e-label. We trust WD’s My Books to be solid on the inside—this one comes in 1TB and 2TB capacities, has 256-bit hardware…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jun 8

Heart Rate Monitor For Nike+ To Track Your Ticker

It’s been a long time coming, but finally Nike has teamed up with Polar for a wearable heart-rate monitor that works with the Nike+ SportBand and iPod Sport Kit. Worn around the chest, the Polar WearLink+ sends the heart-rate to the Nike+ kit, which is then transferred to the NikePlus.com service for tracking against all…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 8

Bizarrely inappropriate “save the Earth” ad about the oil spill

In the department of “getting down with the kids,” National Geographic released this PSA aimed at children, showing aliens laughing at a giant oil spill on Earth. What exactly is the message here? Click to expand the image. The copy at the bottom reads, “Let’s not be the joke of the universe.” [via Copyranter]

io9 Annalee Newitz Jun 8

Kim Kardashian’s gunning for Lara Croft role

Rumors are circulating that Kim Kardashian wants to play Lara Croft in the next Tomb Raider film. As Croft’s only prerequisites are to fill out the gun holsters and have a braided pony tail, we say she’s perfect! [ShowbizSpy]

Movies Meredith Woerner Jun 8

Imagine a future with no barriers, and win $300!

Why does science fiction always imagine disabled people as villains, less than human, or in need of redemption? You can help change this dire situation, by entering Redstone Science Fiction’s new contest, “Towards An Accessible Future.” Redstone, a new SF mag (with the great slogan “We want to live forever. Get us off this rock.”)…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jun 8

Cellphone Inventor Finds iPhone 4 Underwhelming

Meet the Fantastic Roadtrip-a-Matic

A comet with an atmosphere the size of Jupiter comes close to Earth

HTC EVO 4G Sold Out

“This Ain’t Star Trek XXX 2”: The Fleshbot/io9 Review [NSFW]

Get caught up on the Sidewise nominees for best alternate history stories

112 Oozing, Oily Wallpapers

New York Times Forces Apple to Pull Popular ‘Pulse’ iPad Newsreader

Shooting Challenge: Oil Gallery Part 1

Shooting Challenge: Oil Gallery Part 2

Revolting live action Mortal Kombat trailer is the best thing we’ve seen all day

It’s Like Project Natal For Your HTC Evo 4G

Viacom Caught In Humorous Hypocrisy

Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Public Beta Coming Next Month

A long-vanished Soviet probe and a laser could overturn old theories about the Moon

WD My Book Studio LX Coordinates Outfits With Your Mac

Heart Rate Monitor For Nike+ To Track Your Ticker

Bizarrely inappropriate “save the Earth” ad about the oil spill

Kim Kardashian’s gunning for Lara Croft role

Imagine a future with no barriers, and win $300!

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