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Dealzmodo is going big time. Okay not really, but Dealzmodo is on Facebook now! We invite you guys to like, be a fan of, follow, or whatever it’s called now, us there too. And of course, here are the deals. Top Deals: • Jamo SUB 550 550W 10 inch Active Subwoofer for $199.88 plus free…

Tech News Casey Chan

Turn Your iPhone Into a Double-Sided Translation Machine

Instead of giving you a one-way translator so you can show someone what you’re trying to say and hope they can respond in a way you understand, the Converse iPhone app allows for two-way conversations. It works by each person holding one end of the phone. They each have a keyboard for writing in their…

Tech News Adam Frucci

iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 3 Ready For Download

Attention, developers! Apple’s got the third beta of iPhone OS 4.0 and its SDK available for download here. No word yet on what’s changed from the previous release, but if you’re registered with the iPhone Dev Center, get to it. If you’re one of the rest of us, the official public release is expected this…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Posthumanity: Jump To The Next Stage In Human Evolution

Evolution stops for no one, including Homo sapiens. Depending on how much we mess around with our genomes, and modify our bodies, and brains, this could be the last human century. This week, we blast ahead into the posthuman era. If Homo erectus eventually evolved into Homo sapiens, what will Homo sapiens evolve into? Especially…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The Best And Worst Horror Movie Covers, From Thankskilling To Monsturd

The blog I Like Horror Movies has lovingly cataloged some of the most wonderfully demented horror video covers in cinemadom. And when it comes to films such as Werewolves on Wheels, the line between awesome and lamentable is incredibly thin. This is a but a tiny sample of the insane covers ILHM blogmaster Carl has…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

62 Video Game Crossovers I’d Love to Play

Mario and Sonic, together! Halo Warthog Mario Kart! Modern Warfare Duck Hunt! Imagined video game mashups don’t get much better than this. And I would serious pay money to play a good chunk of these. First Place — Austin Arnett Second Place — Vince Carbone Third Place — Bobo the Teddy

Tech News Adam Frucci

Nikola Tesla’s Uncanny Cellphone Prediction

You can call him black magician or Nostradamus reincarnated, but Nikola Tesla was “just” a genius. Such a visionary that he predicted cellphones back in 1909, during a New York Times interview. [Popular Mechanics via Telegraph via Recombu]

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Mickey Rourke Has “No Idea” What Iron Man 2 Is About

Are you assiduously avoiding spoilers for Iron Man 2? Well, you’re not alone! Mickey Rourke, who plays IM2 villain Whiplash, recently admitted that he doesn’t know what happens in the film either: I read my character. I didn’t read a lot of the other stuff too clearly. I have no idea what’s in the movie…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Bosch Rotary Hammer Drills Walls While Sucking Dust

I don’t know what I like more about the $356 Bosch 11221DVS Rotary Hammer. The fact that it can drill and suck dust at the same time, or that it looks like a prop for Ghostbusters. [Amazon via LikeCool]

Tech News Jesus Diaz

First Hotel to Offer iPads in Rooms Charges $3,000 a Night

Brits—as you’re still waiting for the iPad to land, consider booking a night at the Berkeley hotel in London, which is offering an iPad for guests staying in their suites…at a cost of £2,000 a night. https://gizmodo.com/apple-delays-international-ipad-launch-by-one-month-5516860 The Berkeley, an exclusive hotel located in the salubrious area of Knightsbridge, is boasting that as “the official…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Sam Rockwell Rounds Out The Geekiest Cast And Crew Ever On Cowboys And Aliens

Sam Rockwell has joined Jon Favreau’s Cowboys And Aliens comic book adaptation — making this movie possibly the geekiest undertaking happening right now, thanks to a cast that also includes Harrison Ford, Daniel Craig and Olivia Wilde. Rockwell, who is getting lots of great attention for his role as Justin Hammer in Iron Man 2,…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Adobe Might Be Behind Apple Antitrust Rumblings

Bloomberg says that the possible antitrust inquiry Apple’s facing in fact stems from a complaint by Adobe, who was most publicly cockblocked by Apple’s new iPhone app development rules banning cross-compilers. https://gizmodo.com/apple-might-face-antitrust-inquiry-5529665 Says the Bloomberg, “The complaint triggered discussions between the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission over which agency should review the allegations…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Darth Vader Drives You Through the Dark Side of the Road

TomTom has decided to celebrate Star Wars Day—May 4th—with a Darth Vader voice for their GPS devices, complete with Imperial March playback, rattling lightsabers, and flying TIE Fighters. And there are more Star Wars characters coming soon: The annoying C-3PO will be released in June. Yoda will give you directions backwards in July. And if…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Skip The “Pretty Decent” Books And Go Straight To The Ten-Star Ones!

Need some good book recommendations? Bloggers posted 73 awesome ones yesterday. Young-adult author Elana Johnson sparked a meme called “Spreading The Awesome”, encouraging people to post about “ten-star books.” The list, including Orson Scott Card and Brandon Sanderson, is here.

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Google’s Massive Ebook Store Opens This Summer

According to the Wall Street Journal, Google’s going to join the ebook fray as early as this June. If Amazon thought the iBookstore was crowding their turf already, wait until they have to fight off Google Editions. According to Google exec Chris Palma, Google Editions will let you buy digital copies of books you find…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Hellboy + Tequila + Aztec Vampires = One Helluva Miércoles

What do you get when you dump Hellboy in 1950s Mexico, team him up with three vampire-fighting luchadores, and douse this gang in tequila? You get Hellboy in Mexico (Or, a Drunken Blur), a comic ready-made for Cinco de Mayo. In this one-shot by Mike Mignola (story) and Richard Corben (pencils), Hellboy travels to Mexico…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

48 Hours, 1,000s of Contributors, 1 Magazine

Can you make a magazine in a weekend? Of course you can. But can you make it good? That’s the question 48 Hour Magazine is trying to answer, using online media tools to make an old-school rag in two days. I talked to the collaborators, a group of San Francisco-based writers and creators who have…

Tech News Joel Johnson

B-Cycle: the GPS-Equipped Bike Sharing System I Want Right Now

Denver is the first city to be hope to B-cycle, a Trek-developed bike sharing system equipped with awesome goodies like GPS route tracking. How does it work? Well, there are B-cycle stations all around Denver. Once you have an account, you can grab a bike from any of them. When you’re done, you can then…

Tech News Adam Frucci

EcoModo – The Best of TreeHugger

This week on TreeHugger, super scary tree killing machines, awesome products made from $h!t, getting rich with home energy gadgets, and iPhone apps to clear up confusion about all those green labels. Urban Forest Map: Wikipedia + Google maps, but for Trees Love a particular tree in your neighborhood. Add it to a cool new…

Tech News Jaymi Heimbuch

The Top 10 Things Hollywood Thinks Computers Can Do

We’ve been watching movies and TV long enough to know that when a computer’s involved, it’s a magic box that can do whatever the story requires it to. Even if it bears no resemblance to reality. Most of this list, compiled by some expert wonks in the UK, is made up of perfectly valid examples…

Movies Marc Bernardin

Gadget Deals of the Day

Turn Your iPhone Into a Double-Sided Translation Machine

iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 3 Ready For Download

Posthumanity: Jump To The Next Stage In Human Evolution

The Best And Worst Horror Movie Covers, From Thankskilling To Monsturd

62 Video Game Crossovers I’d Love to Play

Nikola Tesla’s Uncanny Cellphone Prediction

Mickey Rourke Has “No Idea” What Iron Man 2 Is About

Bosch Rotary Hammer Drills Walls While Sucking Dust

First Hotel to Offer iPads in Rooms Charges $3,000 a Night

Sam Rockwell Rounds Out The Geekiest Cast And Crew Ever On Cowboys And Aliens

Adobe Might Be Behind Apple Antitrust Rumblings

Darth Vader Drives You Through the Dark Side of the Road

Skip The “Pretty Decent” Books And Go Straight To The Ten-Star Ones!

Google’s Massive Ebook Store Opens This Summer

Hellboy + Tequila + Aztec Vampires = One Helluva Miércoles

48 Hours, 1,000s of Contributors, 1 Magazine

B-Cycle: the GPS-Equipped Bike Sharing System I Want Right Now

EcoModo – The Best of TreeHugger

The Top 10 Things Hollywood Thinks Computers Can Do

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