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Intel Ships 3.2GHz Hexacore i7-970 Desktop CPU

Intel’s 32nm Gulftown architecture has produced its latest gem: the 3.2GHz hexacore i7-970 processor that’ll set you back $900. In addition to being super speedy—especially with TurboBoost, which lets you rev up to 3.46GHz—you get 12MB of on-chip cache and a triple-channel DDR3 memory controller. Fun times, and something I wouldn’t be at all surprised…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jul 19 '10

It’s zombies, tanks, and Frank Darabont in the first on-set footage of The Walking Dead

The first on-location video of The Walking Dead set has hit the web, and we’re pumped. Pilot director Frank Darabont is pumped too — at one point he opines, “I’d like to do 20 years of zombie TV!” MTV recently visited the set of AMC’s adaptation of Robert Kirkman’s comic. What did they see? Throngs…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jul 19 '10

Apple’s Bluetooth Magic Desktop Trackpad Clears FCC

The wedge-shaped magic trackpad leaked back in June just got its model number matched up with a device on the FCC site, proving that it’s real and it should be coming within a month or so. https://gizmodo.com/apple-multitouch-magic-trackpad-peripheral-leaked-5556985 The timing of the FCC report is what’s interesting, because Apple traditionally files confidentiality requests to keep the…

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 19 '10

This Inflatable Camera Bag Is An Idea That Could Blow Up

The Kata ABS-HD starts as a pouch about the size of a book. One minute of blowing later, it’s a carry-on bag that can protect a full-size camcorder. And that is a really excellent idea. Basically, the ABS-HD is only a bag when you need it to be. Things that fold up into themselves are…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jul 19 '10

The Battle of the Cheetos Wages On

Tens of thousands of armies have been created as users engage in snack-sized combat across the web. Fight against opponents live on a myriad of battlefields. Or test your mettle against an army controlled by General Chester himself. The choice is yours.

Tech News Gawkercreative Jul 19 '10

How AT&T Wanted Apple to Cripple the iPhone (and Why There Isn’t a Verizon iPhone, Yet)

Beneath the gritted teeth and backhanded compliments, AT&T and Apple secretly hate each other! It’s the sticky details that make Fred Vogelstein’s crisp expose of their dysfunctional relationship worth reading. Like how badly AT&T wanted to the gimp the iPhone. Behold, AT&T’s plans for the iPhone, when they realized it was a data-gobbling demon, eating…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jul 19 '10

The amazing electrons that let nothing stand in their way (with a little help from antimony)

Even the most minuscule, atom-sized surface imperfections can pose colossal obstacles for the speedy flow of electrons. But certain substances create a remarkable condition where the electrons are able to completely ignore these pitfalls and move ultra-fast. On most surfaces, tiny imperfections are like gigantic cliffs to electrons, which can become temporarily trapped and jam…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jul 19 '10

Meet the Poor Saps who Filter the Horror Out of the Internet

How often do you see a truly horrifying image on a mainstream site like Facebook? Almost never, right? Well, that’s because some unfortunate individuals look at thousands of images like that per day so you don’t have to. Yes, there are entire companies dedicated to reviewing content flagged as offensive for various websites that accept…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jul 19 '10

Slot Machine iPhone Dock: Proportionally Less Depressing Than Real Thing

I’ve learned two important things today: I can turn my iPhone into a tiny slot machine, and “appcessory” is a word now. Jackpot Slots—which is both an iPhone app and a dock—just made someone’s tech-savvy grandma very happy. The Jackpot Slots dock costs $40, but that includes the eponymous app that gives you access to…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jul 19 '10

This Is the Future of War

Watch the Navy shooting down an airplane over the Pacific ocean using the new LaWS (Laser Weapon System) guided by Raytheon’s Phalanx Close-In Weapon sensors. Welcome to the future, where we all die in the hands of angry laser-firing bots. The LaWS is a six-laser cannon guided by the Phalanx Block 1B—the white structure that…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jul 19 '10

The Gates stars: The “Desperate Housewives with Vampires” thing hurt the show

When ABC’s The Gates premiered, the early marketing made it look like Desperate Housewives, only with vampires. But as yesterday’s episode showed, the series is actually going in a darker direction. We talked to stars Frank Grillo and Marisol Nichols. The early promos for The Gates foregrounded Rhona Mitra’s bored suburban housewife character, who’s also…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 19 '10

HP Files For “Palmpad” Trademark, Likely webOS Tablet Name

In the wake of reports that HP is bagging its Android tablet comes word that the company has filed to trademark the name “Palmpad.” Which to me sounds like a great that rumored webOS tablet, no? https://gizmodo.com/hp-ditches-android-tablet-5587727 The previous name that had been floating around had been Hurricane, but the USPTO trademark filed earlier this…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jul 19 '10

Gadget Deals of the Day

Deals is dieting. It’s slimmer, meaner, and, we hope, more useful for you all. But that doesn’t mean you can’t still get free junk food. You just won’t have to scroll as far to get to the hobo’s delight. Top Deals: • 46″ Sony KDL-46NX800 HDTV + Sony BDP-S370 Blu-ray Player + Sony HTS-S370 5.1…

Tech News Jeremiah Dobruck Jul 19 '10

It’s Satan’s junkyard, from supernatural car flick “Drive Angry 3D”

Check out the new concept art from Drive Angry 3D – it looks like an 80s metal album cover, and that’s a good thing. Who doesn’t love Satanic car action? When his daughter dies in a car accident, angry dad Nic Cage goes on a vengeance spree against the drivers who killed her – and…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jul 19 '10

Calling All Board Game Nerds: Get Carcassonne for the iPhone

For the past couple of months, the iPhone game that Giz editors have been constantly playing against each other has been Words with Friends. I am now trying to switch everyone over to Carcassonne. Sure, it’s based on a German board game, and there’s never been a non-nerdy board game out of that country. But…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jul 19 '10

Bodypaint shooting challenge gallery

Out of all the shots I tried, this one was my son’s idea and came out pretty good. Using one of their LED swards that changes colors. Using a Canon 7D with the 18-135 lens. ISO 400, f16 with 15 second shutter. No Photoshop processing other than sizing. -Brandon Flowers Shot specs: Canon 20d, ISO…

Tech News Jeremiah Dobruck Jul 19 '10

Launch Pad Workshop report: Five best discoveries in astronomy over the past 20 years

Cecilia Tan just completed Launch Pad, a science fiction writers workshop where authors take seminars with astronomers and astrophysicists to improve the science in their fiction. This is the first of two reports from the workshop. Space exploration was one of the Big Ideas that drove the progenitors of the science fiction genre. In more…

io9 Cecilia Tan Jul 19 '10

Microsoft Patent Shows A Dual-Mode Xbox 360 Controller

A Microsoft patent shows off a new dual-mode Xbox 360 controller that can be used both wired and wirelessly. Unlike the current play and charge kit, this controller would give you the accuracy of a true wired mode when plugged in. Right now when you use the play and charge kit, the controller is still…

Tech News Casey Chan Jul 19 '10

This Is the Watermelon Cooler You Were Looking For

In the future, when humans are extinct and watermelons evolve into sentient beings capable of mastering fusion energy and interstellar travel, someone will find the Marugoto Tamachan—a portable watermelon cooler—and they will be as puzzled as we are. Please, someone tell the Japanese that there are things that are better left untouched by technology. [Joybond…

Gadgets Jesus Diaz Jul 19 '10

Google Search for Vatican Returns Pedophile Site

If you used Google to search for the word “Vatican” this weekend, you probably were surprised that the first result was not “vatican.va” but a pedophile site called “pedofilo.com.” Well, maybe you weren’t that surprised, unlike Google. Google Italy spokeswoman Simona Panseri says that they don’t really know what happened: I cannot confirm if it…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jul 19 '10

Intel Ships 3.2GHz Hexacore i7-970 Desktop CPU

It’s zombies, tanks, and Frank Darabont in the first on-set footage of The Walking Dead

Apple’s Bluetooth Magic Desktop Trackpad Clears FCC

This Inflatable Camera Bag Is An Idea That Could Blow Up

The Battle of the Cheetos Wages On

How AT&T Wanted Apple to Cripple the iPhone (and Why There Isn’t a Verizon iPhone, Yet)

The amazing electrons that let nothing stand in their way (with a little help from antimony)

Meet the Poor Saps who Filter the Horror Out of the Internet

Slot Machine iPhone Dock: Proportionally Less Depressing Than Real Thing

This Is the Future of War

The Gates stars: The “Desperate Housewives with Vampires” thing hurt the show

HP Files For “Palmpad” Trademark, Likely webOS Tablet Name

Gadget Deals of the Day

It’s Satan’s junkyard, from supernatural car flick “Drive Angry 3D”

Calling All Board Game Nerds: Get Carcassonne for the iPhone

Bodypaint shooting challenge gallery

Launch Pad Workshop report: Five best discoveries in astronomy over the past 20 years

Microsoft Patent Shows A Dual-Mode Xbox 360 Controller

This Is the Watermelon Cooler You Were Looking For

Google Search for Vatican Returns Pedophile Site

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