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South Korean Scientists Transmit Broadband Signals Through Human Arm

Human skin is apparently a very energy-efficient conduit for transmitting data. A recent experiment achieved a rate of 10Mbps, which may put my Internet connection to shame. The experiment used small, flexible electrodes and took place at Korea University. The finding may lead to a new generation of medical devices that can monitor blood sugar…

Health Kyle VanHemert

GigaPan Epic Pro Gives Your DSLR Full Panoramic Power

We’ve been waiting on a DSLR version of the GigaPan Epic gigapixel photo system for a while now, and the moment’s finally arrived: the GigaPan Epic Pro handles DSLRs and large lenses to stitch together photos into sweeping panoramas. https://gizmodo.com/gigapan-epic-review-verdict-a-cruel-yet-fantastic-tea-5155329 The GigaPan Epic Pro can handle a camera and lens combination of up to ten…

Tech News Brian Barrett

How To Download Hulu TV and Movies For Good

We love Hulu. And we wish it lived on TVs, phones, tablets and places other than laptops. StreamTransport, a Windows Hulu ripper, is a start. Get the software before it’s inevitably shut down. [StreamTransport via Lifehacker] https://lifehacker.com/streamtransport-grabs-hulu-videos-for-offline-viewing-5493091

Tech News Brian Lam

Ryan Phillippe For Captain America? Bale For Superman? The World’s Gone Crazy

Today in completely crazed superhero news, Ryan Phillippe is rumored to be the top contender for Marvel’s Captain spot. Meanwhile, it turns out Christian Bale almost won the part of Superman in Wolfgang Petersen’s abortive Batman Vs. Superman picture. Hitfix is reporting via inside sources that Ryan Phillippe is now vying for the part of…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Screw Avatar, 3D Gaming is What Will Get You to Buy a New TV

I’ve been skeptical of the big push for 3D in TVs and movies. But I just played the first 45 minutes or so of Metro 2033 on a top-of-the-line 3D-enabled gaming rig and, well, wow. https://kotaku.com/metro-2033-screens-depict-a-really-dark-future-5448224/ Playing games in 3D right now requires a lot of work on your part, or at least a lot…

Tech News Adam Frucci

A Star Trek Magazine That Will Leave You Disturbed And Confused

Sometimes you see something that is so weird and unexplainable that it scars your mind – at least for a few hours. Such is the case with inexplicable magazine Gnar Trek, devoted to Star Trek collages that defy reason. This print-on-demand magazine was created by a production group unsurprisingly called Anus. If any of it…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Creepy Wall of Ears Helps Plantronics Fit Bluetooth Headsets

Sometimes companies release video propaganda designed to show how fun/happy/professional they are. Others, like Plantronics, inadvertently turn us off their products for life. Though let’s be honest—it’s not like we were going to buy a Bluetooth headset anyway. At Plantronics’ Californian HQ, a special “wall of ears” helps them fit headsets to the various sizes…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Here’s How AT&T Served Up Great 3G Data (To SXSW Geeks—Not Us)

Techcrunch asks the great question of why AT&T was able to beef up their network for the geek collective at SXSW, but hasn’t done the same in badly covered cities like SF and NY. I’ve heard a few reasons. John Donovan, ATT CTO said to me awhile back that each city has its own rules…

Tech News Brian Lam

The Strata Building Runs On Built-In Wind Power

Form, meet function. The 42-story Strata Building—also known by its much cooler nickname, “The Razor“—will get 8% of its energy from three wind turbines built into its façade. Hope no one builds a 43-story building next door. Fortunately, the Strata looms over its current neighbors with enough clearance to take full advantage of the 35mph…

Tech News Brian Barrett

FCC Submits Ambitious National Broadband Plan: 100Mbps in 100 Million Homes

We’ve known some of the major details about the FCC’s sweeping National Broadband Plan—namely 100Mbps broadband in 100 million homes—for a while now, but today they’ve made it official. It’s a sweeping proposal, with six main long-term goals: https://gizmodo.com/fcc-wants-100mbps-broadband-in-100-million-homes-5473034 Goal No. 1: At least 100 million US homes should have affordable access to actual download…

Tech News Brian Barrett

The Extra Delivers Dystopian Thrills, Giant Robot Spiders

In Michael Shea’s new novel The Extra, down-and-out Los Angelenos sign up as movie extras for Alien Hunger to win a fat paycheck. The catch? In the future, extras are real-life cannon fodder for Anti-Personnel Properties a.k.a. giant mechanical arachnids. The Extra delves into thematic territory that should be familiar to fans of dystopian fiction.…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

Windows Marketplace Will Be the Only Source For Windows Phone 7 Apps

What many feared (or briefly thought about without much emotion either way) has turned out to be true: Microsoft PR has confirmed that Windows Marketplace for Mobile will be the only source for Windows Phone 7 apps, meaning that you can’t sideload apps, and that Microsoft will be the sole gatekeeper for all apps on…

Tech News John Herrman

167 Miraculous Monotones

You need to look at these photos. The 167 entries in this week’s “Monotone” Shooting Challenge are of a completely humbling, professional quality. https://gizmodo.com/shooting-challenge-monotone-5490286 Lead Shot “My Bokeh and Blue painting… This is actually just a macro shot of some left over paint from this weekend’s home improvement episode. I used 1 SB800 and 1…

Tech News Mark Wilson

CAT Scan, Literally

Computed axial tomography scan—CAT Scan—is a medical imaging method employing tomography created by computer processing. And cats’ groins. That’s what inventors thought at the beginning, anyway. Then they got rid of the cats. [Julia Segal via Richard Blakeley]

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Electric Burner or Turntable?

This $50 electric burner by Deni doesn’t use fancy magnetic induction tech. But covered in knobs and stainless steel, it looks like a piece of high end stereo equipment that will absolutely rock your Campbell’s chicken and stars soup. [Deni] https://gizmodo.com/cooking-with-magnets-an-intro-to-induction-5348493

Tech News Mark Wilson

Surprise: Windows Phone 7 Has Native DivX Support

This is an unexpected treat: Windows Phone 7‘s SDK came out today, and apparently it includes DivX support up through DivX6. That means no DivX7, but it’s still a lot more than you can find on the iPhone. https://gizmodo.com/windows-phone-7-sdk-available-now-free-5493741 While the move decidedly puts Windows Phone 7 way ahead of the iPhone in terms of…

Tech News Brian Barrett

It’s Official: Vaccines Don’t Cause Autism

A federal court ruled over the weekend that a formerly common additive in vaccines does not cause autism. So will that be enough to prevent a new era of deadly but preventable epidemics? The federal “vaccines court” ruled in three different cases that a mercury-containing additive, thimerosal, that was in many vaccine until 2001, does…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Memory [Forever]

You have more of your memories stored online than all of your ancestors ever left behind. The future of memory is already here. When I take picture of a really delicious chocolate bread pudding that I’m about to eat, I might upload it to share with tens, or thousands, of people. That photo, the memory…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Nvidia’s 3DTV Play Brings 3D From PC to 3DTVs

Problem: Nvidia’s GeForce GPU can display 3D, but in a different standard than the HDMI 1.4 plug that the upcoming crop of 3D TVs are going to use. Solution: Nvidia’s 3DTV Play software, which reconciles the difference. That was easy! If you already own Nvidia’s 3D Vision kit, you’re eligible to get 3DTV Play as…

Television Brian Barrett

Baltar Moves To A Town Of Comedic Big Brains

Here’s the first bit of good news: Eureka is set to return to Syfy this July after too long a wait. Here’s the second: There’ll be a familiar face joining the cast for the new season: BSG’s James Callis. It only makes sense that Doctor Gaius Baltar would end up in a town full of…

Television Graeme McMillan

South Korean Scientists Transmit Broadband Signals Through Human Arm

GigaPan Epic Pro Gives Your DSLR Full Panoramic Power

How To Download Hulu TV and Movies For Good

Ryan Phillippe For Captain America? Bale For Superman? The World’s Gone Crazy

Screw Avatar, 3D Gaming is What Will Get You to Buy a New TV

A Star Trek Magazine That Will Leave You Disturbed And Confused

Creepy Wall of Ears Helps Plantronics Fit Bluetooth Headsets

Here’s How AT&T Served Up Great 3G Data (To SXSW Geeks—Not Us)

The Strata Building Runs On Built-In Wind Power

FCC Submits Ambitious National Broadband Plan: 100Mbps in 100 Million Homes

The Extra Delivers Dystopian Thrills, Giant Robot Spiders

Windows Marketplace Will Be the Only Source For Windows Phone 7 Apps

167 Miraculous Monotones

CAT Scan, Literally

Electric Burner or Turntable?

Surprise: Windows Phone 7 Has Native DivX Support

It’s Official: Vaccines Don’t Cause Autism

Memory [Forever]

Nvidia’s 3DTV Play Brings 3D From PC to 3DTVs

Baltar Moves To A Town Of Comedic Big Brains

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