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Verizon’s HTC Droid Incredible Priced at $200

Specs? Leaked. Carrier? The VZW. Release date? It’s the 29th. The only remaining unknown for Verizon’s Droid Incredible, a Snapdragon-powered Android 2.1 handset from HTC, was the price, which was today pegged at $200. Oh, and pre-orders start Monday. https://gizmodo.com/htc-incredibles-specs-leak-show-snapdragon-android-pho-5515922 In case you’re not in the mood to reassemble months worth of leaks, here’s the…

Tech News John Herrman Apr 15

Is There Any Noun You Can’t Put “Cyber” In Front Of? Roger Ebert Wants To Know!

Film critic Roger Ebert caused two Internet firestorms yesterday. One was when he expressed his distaste for Kick-Ass. The other was when he asked whether there was “any noun that does not accept the prefix ‘cyber?'” And William Gibson responded. According to Gibson, you can’t put “cyber” and “computer” together. To which somebody else asked,…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Apr 15

The Cheerio Effect

Why exactly do cheerios stick to each other in milk? Doomed love between Os? Tiny magnets? Micro-bacterial pirates boarding a merchant cheerio? Only physics has the answer. Everyone has started at least one day listlessly toying with some bland, wheat-based cereal while wishing for hash browns. It’s understandable that such a dispiriting breakfast wouldn’t inspire…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Apr 15

Babies Freaking Love Xbox 360 Controllers

I had no idea, or I might have tried to impregnate someone.

Tech News Mark Wilson Apr 15

Comic Artists Take On Science Adventurer Jonny Quest

The whiz-kids at the Comic Twart collective pick a different character from the pop pantheon each week for the members to illustrate. This week is the Venture Bros.’ forefather, Jonny Quest. The animated adventures of boy genius Jonny Quest; his scientist pops, Dr. Benton Quest; their “bodyguard,” Race Bannon; and Jonny’s adopted brother, Hadji sit…

Books & Comics Marc Bernardin Apr 15

Neil Armstrong and 26 NASA Legends Blast Obama’s Space Plan

Obama’s space plan is bad for the United States’ future as a technological superpower. It’s actually bad for the entire world. That’s basically the summary of Neil Armstrong and 26 NASA legends’ open letter to President Obama.—JD https://gizmodo.com/obama-cancels-kennedys-dream-5461806 The United States entered into the challenge of space exploration under President Eisenhower’s first term, however, it…

Space & Spaceflight Neil Armstrong et al Apr 15

Sony Just Realized Seth Rogen Looks Nothing Like Green Hornet

Rumor has it Sony’s upset that Seth Rogen and Michel Gondry turned in an ultra-campy Green Hornet movie. Um, they know they hired Seth Rogen and Michel Gondry, right? They’re also reportedly perturbed that Rogen doesn’t look the part. Sony is upset that their movie about a man who fights crime in a full suit…

Movies Meredith Woerner Apr 15

RIAA/MPAA Want Government-Mandated Spyware That Deletes ‘Infringing’ Content Automatically

The RIAA and MPAA have submitted a plan to the Office of Intellectual Property Enforcement. It’s basically a plan that they want the government to enact, and it’s terrifying. Here are some of the lovely things that they’re calling for: * spyware on your computer that detects and deletes infringing materials; * mandatory censorware on…

Tech News Adam Frucci Apr 15

Plasma TVs Make Great Windows

It’s not like you needed those windows for light anyway, so why not give yourself a multi-million dollar view of the Golden Gate Bridge instead? The Winscape iPhone app controls the view you see out your windows—or, plasmas. With any luck you’ll have a couple of spare plasma TVs lying around anyway, and a couple…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 15

Battle Royale: Nike Sneaker Chick vs. Giant Spiky Robot!

Nike Japan commissioned this spot, featuring a lithe pixie-rebel fighting a rad, bad robot. Why aren’t US ads this kind of anime-cool? (Via Bryan Edward Hill)

io9 Marc Bernardin Apr 15

Sleek Audio’s Aluminum and Carbon Fiber SA7 Headphones Will Last For Years

Buy these headphones, and they’ll last your whole life. Or so Sleek Audio claims—but at $400, you’d hope they’d last longer than your last pair of Sennheisers at least. Pictured above is the latest SA7 pair, which are made from military-grade solid aluminum and carbon fiber, with the two drivers both protected by shock-absorbent silicone…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 15

Guess Who’s Showing Up In The End Of Iron Man 2?

At the end of Iron Man, Samuel L. Jackson made his splashy debut after the credits, as the big-screen Nick Fury. With Iron Man 2, you’d better stick around until the end as well. And there’s a splashy new featurette! According to Italian site Bad Taste, IM2’s after-the-credits Easter egg will reveal both Captain America…

Movies Meredith Woerner Apr 15

Cars Quintuple In Data Storage

Toshiba’s got a new automotive HDD out today that’s packing 200GB of storage. Consider that your typical Ford today has just 40GB, and start planning all the music and movies and media that’ll be housed in your next car’s dashboard. Toshiba’s 4,200 RPM SATA MK2060GSC HDD has the combination of small form factor, durability, and…

Tech News Brian Barrett Apr 15

Sony’s 3DTVs Will Be Available June In UK, Come With Goodies

While the actual price of the set hasn’t been revealed, the HX803 will be Europe’s first Sony 3DTV, coming bundled with Blu-rays and games aplenty. We already know that the PS3 will be compatible with 3DTVs, able to play 3D Blu-rays thanks to a firmware update. Four free 3D PS3 games will be available on…

Television Kat Hannaford Apr 15

Electronics Brain Trust to Create New Mobile HD Plug

This summer, Nokia, Samsung, Silcon Image, Sony and Toshiba have set aside differences to team up and create the most awesome mobile HD plug known to man. It’s like the trailer for a really lame action movie. The five companies have formed the MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link) Consortium with the interest of building a 1080P-capable…

Tech News Mark Wilson Apr 15

Mysterious Radio Waves Emitted From Nearby Galaxy

There is something strange in the cosmic neighbourhood. An unknown object in the nearby galaxy M82 has started sending out radio waves, and the emission does not look like anything seen anywhere in the universe before. “We don’t know what it is,” says co-discoverer Tom Muxlow of Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics near Macclesfield, UK.…

io9 Stephen Battersby - New Scientist Apr 15

Photoshop’s New Content-Aware Fill Has Its Limitations

Photoshop CS5 has some incredible new features, particularly content-aware fill. It’s great! Just not as great as Olivia Munn fans might want it to be. Brace yourselves for supreme disappointment. [Reddit via The Daily What] https://gizmodo.com/photoshops-upcoming-content-aware-fill-feature-looks-li-5501167

Tech News Brian Barrett Apr 15

Captain America’s Love Interest Is Cast! Plus Green Lantern Set Pics, Iron Man 2 Posters And Tons Of Clips!

Green Lantern set pics include a mysterious structure. A British actor will play Captain America’s girlfriend. There are clips from Doctor Who, Nightmare On Elm St., Lost and V. Awesome Iron Man Gwyneth/ScarJo posters. Plus Twilight, Kick-Ass and Star Trek. Green Lantern: Geoff Johns Tweeted: The rumor is that Ryan’s #GreenLantern uniform will be CGI…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Apr 15

Blackmagic Intensity Shuttle Slurps HDMI Over USB 3.0

If you’ve wanted to capture the HDMI signal from set top boxes or your camcorder straight to you computer, the Blackmagic Intensity Shuttle is an inexpensive breakout box that can do just that…providing your computer has USB 3.0. Priced at $200, the box accepts and captures HDMI signals as 10 bit, uncompressed signals. That’s interesting…

Tech News Mark Wilson Apr 15

27-Inch iMacs Receive Some Firmware Fixes

If your 27-inch iMac sometimes forgets to wake its screen when coming out of hibernation, or if CPU usage goes nuts after using headphones for a while, well, you’re in luck. New firmware! It goes by the name 27-inch iMac EFI FW Update 1.0. So do that system update thing you do so well. [MacRumors]

Tech News Mark Wilson Apr 15

Verizon’s HTC Droid Incredible Priced at $200

Is There Any Noun You Can’t Put “Cyber” In Front Of? Roger Ebert Wants To Know!

The Cheerio Effect

Babies Freaking Love Xbox 360 Controllers

Comic Artists Take On Science Adventurer Jonny Quest

Neil Armstrong and 26 NASA Legends Blast Obama’s Space Plan

Sony Just Realized Seth Rogen Looks Nothing Like Green Hornet

RIAA/MPAA Want Government-Mandated Spyware That Deletes ‘Infringing’ Content Automatically

Plasma TVs Make Great Windows

Battle Royale: Nike Sneaker Chick vs. Giant Spiky Robot!

Sleek Audio’s Aluminum and Carbon Fiber SA7 Headphones Will Last For Years

Guess Who’s Showing Up In The End Of Iron Man 2?

Cars Quintuple In Data Storage

Sony’s 3DTVs Will Be Available June In UK, Come With Goodies

Electronics Brain Trust to Create New Mobile HD Plug

Mysterious Radio Waves Emitted From Nearby Galaxy

Photoshop’s New Content-Aware Fill Has Its Limitations

Captain America’s Love Interest Is Cast! Plus Green Lantern Set Pics, Iron Man 2 Posters And Tons Of Clips!

Blackmagic Intensity Shuttle Slurps HDMI Over USB 3.0

27-Inch iMacs Receive Some Firmware Fixes

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