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Apple’s German iPad Demand 3.5 Times Higher Than Expected

In Europe, each Apple country orders products from the mothership according to their marketing experience and expectations. According to a reliable source, Apple Germany had ordered only 75,000 iPads. Against all their predictions, they got 250,000 orders. While Apple is focused on the US launch at the moment, executives at Apple Germany are reportedly amazed…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Aluminum Foil Chair Clings To You Like Foil On Day-Old Leftovers

It’s not like designer Tokujin Yoshioka just wrapped some aluminum foil around a garden chair. Oh no. He created a special fabric with similar properties to the foil, so when it’s sat on it memorizes the shape of your bum. In the picture above, the chair starts out in its non-crumpled form—but a little later…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

How to Manually Update Your Droid to Android 2.1 RIGHT NOW

Android 2.1 is here for Droid. That’s good! But it’s a staggered over-the-air rollout, meaning some of you won’t get it until next week. That’s bad! Fortunately there’s a way to take matters into your own hands. https://gizmodo.com/android-2-1-update-finally-live-for-motorola-droid-5505520 MobileCrunch outlines a game plan for a manual Android 2.1 update on Droid, and it’s surprisingly straightforward:…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Gadget Deals of the Day

Today’s top deals were painstakingly chosen from the myriad of super savers. The easy setup Valet router is on sale, play some new old-school Mario on the Wii for less, and hobomodo lets you read up on some American muscle. https://gizmodo.com/cisco-valet-plus-review-the-flip-camcorder-of-routers-5506047 Top Deals: • Cisco-Valet Wireless Hotspot Router for $89.99 plus free shipping (normally $100).…

Tech News Kevin Lee

Why is Frankenstein So Hard to Do Right?

There have been movies based on Mary Shelley’s classic for almost as long as there have been movies themselves. But why are so few of them any good? With the news that Wanted director Timur Bekmambetov is set to adapt The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein — Peter Ackroyd’s novel which posits that Percy Shelley and…

Movies Marc Bernardin

There’s Going to Be a Flood of Amazing Gmail Apps

People love Gmail. There are a few programs that make it better, like MailPlane, but now Google’s implementing the OAuth standard, allowing developers to access your Gmail in a new way, so we’ll probably see even more awesome Gmail apps. OAuth is an industry standard allows a third party to have secure access to your…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Did The V Countdown Clock Actually Disrupt Your Lost Viewing Experience?

Sun’s got a message for Jack. What’s that you’re saying, Sun? Only a few minutes until V? Thanks for letting us know. The V countdown clock annoyed the shit out of people, but it also disrupted Lost’s most text-heavy episode. They could have picked any other episode of Lost and it might not have been…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Orbit Looks Like a Brain-Liquifying Rollercoaster

It looks like a vomit-inducing, brain-liquifying rollercoaster, but sadly it’s a new London landmark to be built by steel conglomerate ArcelorMittal for the Olympic Park. Called the Orbit, is almost as tall as the Great Pyramid of Giza. It will be ready for the London Olympic Games in 2012. [Dezeen]

Tech News Jesus Diaz

YouTube’s Going to Look Mighty Different Soon

The new design elements YouTube introduced back in January to 10% of their users are about to be the standard across the site. While they’ve added a few things, it’s mostly all about removing clutter. https://gizmodo.com/youtube-redesign-cuts-the-chaff-keeps-the-ads-5453937 The focus is going to be on enhancing the user experience—getting you to watch more than one video per…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Tibetan Artist Turns Hulk And Spider-Man Into Himalayan Heroes

The wild pop art of Tibetan artist Gade transforms famous superheroes into mandalas and religious icons. If you ever wanted to see Batman as a Buddha, this here’s your huckleberry. Gade mixes Western comic-book heroes (and Ultraman!) and traditional Tibetan artwork to showcase the totemic status of superheroes and the effects of globalization on Tibetan…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

The 160 Cheesiest/Silliest/Awesomest Arnold Schwarzenegger Quotes

Even though English wasn’t the first language of science-fiction’s biggest movie star, he’s certainly got a way with it. It’s mesmerizing, really, beholding gems from films like Predator, the Terminators, Batman & Robin, Total Recall, True Lies, and The Running Man. Letting the leaden, motley crappiness of Schwarzenegger’s dialogue — and delivery — wash over…

Movies Marc Bernardin

64GB Zune HD Will Cost $350; Other Models Slashed By $20

Well hey, here’s a nice little complement to the Zune’s updated software: As expected, there’s a new 64GB model, which is otherwise unchanged, and sells for a hefty $350. As for the 16GB and 32GB models, they’re $20 cheaper now. https://gizmodo.com/zune-4-5-update-has-smart-dj-on-tv-zune-marketplace-m-5504833 That brings the 16GB model down to the $200 sweet spot, and leaves the…

Tech News John Herrman

Roboticist Trading Cards Sadly Lack Microchip Gum

For his book Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Building Robots, author Gareth Branwyn recruited Boing Boing co-founder Mark Frauenfelder to illustrate these famous roboticist trading cards. Be the first kid on your block to pull a Rodney Brooks of MIT! These nifty cards accompanied an article Branwyn recently wrote on rules for roboticists. Collect all your…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

This Is Why You Should Always Flash Boobs on Chatroulette

This is what happens when you don’t flash boobs on ChatRoulette: The snake WILL eat the bird. [via Twitter] https://gizmodo.com/infallible-method-to-get-chatroulette-boob-flashing-5502948

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Unconfirmed: How Multitasking Will Work in iPhone OS 4.0

AppleInsider claims to have exclusive details on how multitasking will work in the next major iPhone OS. Much as we predicted, it’s a lot like Expose works in OS X. https://gizmodo.com/the-apple-tablet-interface-must-be-like-this-5452501 …reportedly hitting the Home button twice will trigger an expose-like interface that brings up a series of icons representing the currently running apps, allowing…

Tech News Mark Wilson

iPad Alternatives: The Main Contenders

Just because most of us bought iPads doesn’t mean that any of you should. There are plenty of devices, out now or coming soon, that can do some things as well—or better. Here’s a roundup of the best: https://gizmodo.com/are-you-getting-an-ipad-on-the-first-day-5491827 If you’d prefer to view this gallery as a single page, click here. https://gizmodo.com/ipad-alternatives-the-main-contenders-5495946 Apple iPad…

Tech News Brian Barrett

A Gaming Vest That Makes You Feel the Frag

The Tactile Gaming Vest (TGV) doesn’t just react when you get shelled in a game. It transmits a different sensation depending on the kind of hit you take. Talk about augmented reality. The TGV is a haptic feedback device that uses solenoids, eccentric-mass motors, and Peltier elements—all controlled by custom electronics and a personal computer—to…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Samuel Delany’s Dhalgren Becomes A Bizarre, Experimental Stage Play

It’s a massive behemoth and possibly the closest thing you could imagine to an unfilmable novel. But starting tomorrow, New York City’s The Kitchen is doing a stage play of Samuel R. Delany’s challenging Dhalgren. Have they gone mad? The stage play of Dhalgren is called Bellona, Destroyer Of Cities, and it’s being put on…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Flowchart: How You’ll Inevitably Shatter Your iPad

The iPad has a 9.7-inch glass screen. As for when it will slip from your hand and slam face-first into the hard, unrelenting floor or sidewalk, such is only a matter of time. Flowcharts, you see, never lie.

Tech News Mark Wilson

Whedon’s Terminator Comic Washes Away Our T4 Memories With Cyborg Blood

Zack Whedon’s latest comic book, Terminator 2029, comes out today from Dark Horse, and we’re seriously hoping this Kyle Reese-centric story can make us forget Terminator Salvation ever existed. Check out the first few pages. To continue reading the first preview of this comic, head over to Bloody Disgusting. Here’s the official synopsis of the…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Apple’s German iPad Demand 3.5 Times Higher Than Expected

Aluminum Foil Chair Clings To You Like Foil On Day-Old Leftovers

How to Manually Update Your Droid to Android 2.1 RIGHT NOW

Gadget Deals of the Day

Why is Frankenstein So Hard to Do Right?

There’s Going to Be a Flood of Amazing Gmail Apps

Did The V Countdown Clock Actually Disrupt Your Lost Viewing Experience?

Orbit Looks Like a Brain-Liquifying Rollercoaster

YouTube’s Going to Look Mighty Different Soon

Tibetan Artist Turns Hulk And Spider-Man Into Himalayan Heroes

The 160 Cheesiest/Silliest/Awesomest Arnold Schwarzenegger Quotes

64GB Zune HD Will Cost $350; Other Models Slashed By $20

Roboticist Trading Cards Sadly Lack Microchip Gum

This Is Why You Should Always Flash Boobs on Chatroulette

Unconfirmed: How Multitasking Will Work in iPhone OS 4.0

iPad Alternatives: The Main Contenders

A Gaming Vest That Makes You Feel the Frag

Samuel Delany’s Dhalgren Becomes A Bizarre, Experimental Stage Play

Flowchart: How You’ll Inevitably Shatter Your iPad

Whedon’s Terminator Comic Washes Away Our T4 Memories With Cyborg Blood

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