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Windows Phone Marketplace Partners: Pandora, Foursquare, EA Mobile, AP, and More

It’s not clear yet when Microsoft’s newly announced Windows Phone Marketplace is going to launch, but when it does they’ll have a bevy of partners already on board, ranging from the AP to Foursquare to Pandora. And they look good! Microsoft’s keynote at Mix 2010 this morning is all about about Windows Phone 7 apps,…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Flash Forward To Some Ugly Americans Breaking Badly

What’s hopping this week in TV Land? The returns of FlashForward and Breaking Bad, and the premiere of the dementedly fun zom-com Ugly Americans. All this, and new Lost, Caprica, Chuck, and oodles more on this week’s What To Watch! Monday 3/15/10 First off, new Chuck on NBC at 8 PM. In “Chuck Vs. The…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Hubble 3D Review: A Gift From NASA to Us

Hubble 3D is a pretty simple movie. It’s also one of the most beautiful films I’ve ever seen in my life. Hubble 3D was shot over several years by three different NASA flight crews, documenting both the launch and subsequent repairs of the Hubble Space Telescope. The repair footage is interesting, especially to a space…

Space & Spaceflight Joel Johnson

Apple Hires Expert On “Wearable Technologies”

Say what? Apple better not be working out how to strap a laptop to someone’s back, because that’s already been done—10 years ago. But their recent hiring of someone well-versed in wearable computing does spell something interesting. Richard DeVaul, who was previously the founder and president of AWare Technologies, has been headhunted by Apple to…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Heavy Metal Lives Again As Avatar’s Legacy

One of the beneficiaries of Avatar’s success could be the on-again, off-again Heavy Metal movie. Now there’s talk it may be reborn as an all-3D, all-animated anthology with contributions from Avatar’s James Cameron, Watchmen’s Zack Snyder and David Fincher. Deadline: Hollywood reports that Fincher is once again trying to get the troubled project going at…

Movies Graeme McMillan

First Hands-On: Powermat Portable 2X Induction Charger

Powermat already makes a portable, tri-fold version of their induction charger. But it’s only a bit portable, as you have to plug the thing in. Their latest Powermat is loaded with a lithium ion battery so you can charge anywhere. Announced back at CES, it’s admittedly silly. https://gizmodo.com/powermat-throws-out-the-cases-with-new-swappable-batter-5441465 Because while I understand the basic Powermat…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Brain Scans Reveal What You Are Remembering

Pop your head into an fMRI machine, think of a recent memory, and it’s likely that a neuroscientist can guess what’s on your mind. If we track memories as they form, does that mean a new era in mind control? Eleanor Maguire of the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging worked on the study, in which…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Joby GorillaBike Looks Seriously Unsafe

I like those GorillaPod bendy tripods as much as the next guy, but this seems like a pretty bad idea. [Photography Bay via Gadget Lab]

Tech News Adam Frucci

Why Does Helium Make Voices Sound Squeaky?

Your birthday party isn’t complete without the helium-induced squeak, but what does physics say? Discover how people think it works, how it really works, and many, many ways to get hurt while demonstrating it. Don’t worry, no chipmunks are involved. The common misconception is that, because helium is a lighter element than the main components…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Shooting Challenge: Monotone pt2

I took this picture at a local Applebees and I was impressed with how the beer matched the color of the table so I hovered above and snapped a few pictures and this one came out the best. I used a Nikon D90 camera with a 50mm lens. The ISO was on auto -Bryan Cole…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Battery Life Could Increase By Four Times With Lithium-Sulphur Batteries

Lithium-ion batteries are already close to the 20-hour life promised back in 2007 for laptops, but Lithium-sulphur batteries being worked on at Stanford University may improve battery life by 300 per cent. https://gizmodo.com/stanford-professor-conjures-up-10x-life-on-traditional-336072 It’s the same team of researchers that impressed us back in ’07 with tales of long-lasting Lithium-ion, but it seems the future…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

A Homophone, By AT&T

Supposedly spotted in an AT&T store, and presented without comment. Update: AT&T swears they didn’t make it; it’s possibly from a dealer store. [Reddit via The Daily What via Richard Blakeley] P.S. Can you guys send in your own pics of this ad? Thanks! Update 2: Here’s another, spotted at a DC-area AT&T store:

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Doctor Who’s New Companion Explains Why She Wears Really Short Skirts

Last week, Matt Smith explained what his new Doctor was like, and now it’s the turn of Doctor Who’s new companion, Karen Gillan, to introduce her character. Plus, what is Panic Moon? Talking to the British Observer newspaper, Gillan enthused about new companion, Amy: Amy’s a sassy lady, funny and passionate, and her relationship with…

Television Graeme McMillan

Recently Uncovered: Gorgeous Designs For Dan Dare’s Spaceships

British comic Dan Dare is coming to the big screen, starring scifi hunk-du-jour Sam Worthington. But back in the 1980s, legendary model-maker Martin Bower created these designs for a Dan Dare movie that never got made. Look back in wonder. https://gizmodo.com/sam-worthington-takes-on-the-british-buck-rogers-dan-5491682 British company ATV tried to make a Dan Dare TV movie and series in…

Movies Annalee Newitz

It’s Time For One Data Plan to Rule All Our Gadgets

If you buy a 3G iPad, you’ll be able to purchase data, month by month, from AT&T. Neat! But you already pay for unlimited data access on your iPhone, also from AT&T. So why not have one plan, for everything? https://gizmodo.com/how-ipad-3g-service-works-or-why-you-should-buy-the-3-5491994 This isn’t a rant about iPad data or AT&T, because if anything, the iPad’s…

Tech News John Herrman

When To Stop With BSG?

An interesting question asked by Leverage’s John Rogers in this blog post (which itself spins out of an io9 post): When should newbies stop watching Battlestar Galactica? Here are some of the answers he received. https://gizmodo.com/beastie-boys-vs-battlestar-galactica-our-new-favorite-5490305 “One Year Later” (end of S2, don’t even finish the scene, just shut it off when you see those…

Television Graeme McMillan

Overclock Your Palm Pre to a Fiery 800MHz UPDATED

The stock Palm Pre has an adequate but ho-hum 500MHz processor inside with 256MB or RAM. And even the Palm Pre Plus simply doubles the RAM. So how would the Pre run with a much faster processor? Now we know. https://gizmodo.com/palm-pre-plus-review-5453043 On modder overclocked his Pre (1.3.5.1 software) from 500 to 800MHz. He lost a…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Until the Millennium! (1930)

The November 24, 1930 Jefferson City Post-Tribune (Jefferson City, MO) ran this advertisement for an insurance company which assured readers that there would be no need for their services in the future. But until that day comes — when traffic officers have nothing to do but knit, the flaws of human nature have vanished and…

Tech News Matt Novak

What Would Lost Look Like If It Was A Sunday Morning Comic Strip?

J.J. Harrison’s Lost In Comics series recasts the castaways as a bright and cheery comic strip while simultaneously emphasizing the show’s dark, totally screwed-up streak. Check out Harrison’s funny pages take on Dharma food drops and the ill-fated Oceanic pilots. [via Lost In Comics]

Television Cyriaque Lamar

Lenovo L2461x Wide: Full HD Multitouch Monitor, Hands Not Included

Lenovo’s rolled out three new monitors, but only one of them really grabs our attention: the L2461x Wide, a 23.6-inch (1920×1080) display with capacitive multitouch goodness. Don’t believe the marketing, though: you’ll need to provide your own disembodied hands. The L2461x Wide also includes a 2MP camera, a USB 2.0 hub with four ports, and…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Windows Phone Marketplace Partners: Pandora, Foursquare, EA Mobile, AP, and More

Flash Forward To Some Ugly Americans Breaking Badly

Hubble 3D Review: A Gift From NASA to Us

Apple Hires Expert On “Wearable Technologies”

Heavy Metal Lives Again As Avatar’s Legacy

First Hands-On: Powermat Portable 2X Induction Charger

Brain Scans Reveal What You Are Remembering

Joby GorillaBike Looks Seriously Unsafe

Why Does Helium Make Voices Sound Squeaky?

Shooting Challenge: Monotone pt2

Battery Life Could Increase By Four Times With Lithium-Sulphur Batteries

A Homophone, By AT&T

Doctor Who’s New Companion Explains Why She Wears Really Short Skirts

Recently Uncovered: Gorgeous Designs For Dan Dare’s Spaceships

It’s Time For One Data Plan to Rule All Our Gadgets

When To Stop With BSG?

Overclock Your Palm Pre to a Fiery 800MHz UPDATED

Until the Millennium! (1930)

What Would Lost Look Like If It Was A Sunday Morning Comic Strip?

Lenovo L2461x Wide: Full HD Multitouch Monitor, Hands Not Included

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