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Shooting Challenge pt1

Shot with Nikon D3S, Nikon 24-70 Lens, f 2.8, ISO 360. Shyam Natarajan I thought a mix of tech and candlelight would make an interesting contrast, something old fashioned and something futuristic. Camera: Canon EOS 450D Lens: Tamron Di 70-300mm 1:4-5.6 Tele-Macro ISO: 200 Aperture: f/5.6 Exp. Time: 1/2 Sec The camera was on a…

Tech News Mark Wilson

BTW, Wi-Fi Scanner Apps Were Begging to Get Banned by Apple

Also shitcanned by Apple in the Great App Store Purge of 2010: Wi-Fi scanning apps. The reason being that they used private frameworks to access wireless info. While some of these apps might’ve been useful, especially the ones with GPS functionality to locate hotspots, using private frameworks is kinda like painting a big “ban me”…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

JMS Takes Over Superman, Wonder Woman

DC Comics announced this morning that Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski will take over writing both the monthly Superman and Wonder Woman series later this year, aiming to return the icons to their rightful places at the top. Straczynski, who’s been with DC Comics since finishing up a long (and occasionally controversial) run on…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

Barnes & Noble Doesn’t Want Digital Magazines to Be Owned By Apple and Amazon After All

Though they could’ve fooled me, Barnes & Noble apparently isn’t content to let ebooks and digital mags be a two-horse race between Amazon and Apple. They just made a big hire in Jonathan Shar, from Time, who’s going to be running their “Digital Newsstand and Emerging Content, Barnes & Noble.com” division. Though that division name…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Apple’s Sexy App Purge Was Just the Beginning

The Great App Store Purge of 2010 continues. They came for the sexy apps, and other apps said nothing. Now, according to some developers, they’re coming for pre-fabbed apps—like RSS apps built using ready-set-go templates from app-building services. https://gizmodo.com/why-apple-banned-sex-apps-we-were-getting-complaints-f-5477864 Specifically, they’re blocking new submissions of apps that are basically just re-packaged RSS feeds or business…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

The Existential Beauty of Godzilla Haiku

If you need to contemplate the tragic absurdity of the universe, as illustrated by the many moods of Godzilla, then Godzilla Haiku is going to be your new Tumblr crack. SamuraiFrog’s poems manage to be strangely moving as well as silly.

io9 Annalee Newitz

Ryan Reynolds’ Green Lantern Costume Is Snug In All The Right Places

Last night at the Oscars, Ryan Reynolds let slip a few superhero details about working on the Green Lantern film in New Orleans. Specifically about his Green Lantern Corps uniform, and how it hangs on his new superhero figure. [Ryan Reynolds’] trainer Bobby was telling me that you’re really really working hard in New Orleans.…

Movies Meredith Woerner

What a Difference 21 Years Makes

Yep, this about sums it up. There will always be Lloyd Doblers, they just keep getting new tools. [B-to-the-D List via Hoop Dreams via Unicornology via Zach Linder]

Tech News Adam Frucci

Research and Development: Apple vs Microsoft vs Sony

The core of any long-standing technology company is research and development. Here’s how Apple, Microsoft and Sony’s last decade of spending stack up. Note that the first graph shows research and development as a percentage of revenue (to scale the spending by company, since revenues differ so greatly). This next graphic can help you conceptualize…

Tech News Mark Wilson & John Herrman

Who Won Big At Last Night’s Oscars?

For those who missed the Academy Awards, here’s the list of the 2009 Oscars winners. In case you didn’t see io9’s Oscar coverage, check out our postmortem and the new Iron Man 2 preview that debuted after the show. https://gizmodo.com/io9s-oscars-round-up-blue-cats-get-bombed-out-5487916 https://gizmodo.com/brand-new-iron-man-2-trailer-shows-off-tonys-travel-arm-5487929 Here are the winners. Science fiction winners are in bold. Motion Picture: The Hurt…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

The Complete Popular Science Archive Now Available

Warning: If you don’t want to waste a lot of time today, tomorrow, and the rest of the year, don’t open the door to 137 years of Popular Science. Those old school mags are addictive. [PopSci]

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Strobeshnik: As Close as Hard Drive Clocks Get to Harley-Davidson

This hard drive clock by Russian designer Viacheslav Slavinsky feels like it could fly off its hinge at any moment, impaling onlookers shuriken-style…which is exactly why the video is so entrancing. To craft the device, Slavinsky stripped back the hard drive to just one platter, which was ground down and etched with digits. Combined with…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Alien Prequel In 3-D? Spider-Man Reboot Delves Into Mythology. And Lost Plays With A White Pebble…

Today’s spoilers include new hints about the Spider-Man reboot and Alien prequel. Splice is getting re-spliced. Doctor Who plays a mean football, and Lost toys with our emotions. Timbaland joins FlashForward. Plus Kick-Ass, Paranormal Activity 2, Caprica, Supernatural and Chuck. Spider-Man: New director Marc Webb explains his fascination with the wall-crawler: I think that there’s…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

A Bizarre Story: Newegg, Fake Core i7 Processors and a Cease & Desist Order

I forgive the dude’s annoying narration because he just received a fake Intel Core i7-920 processor from Newegg. A Newegg supplier, D&H Distribution, sent them 300 fake processors in a batch of 2000. And threatened sites who reported it. UPDATED. Several people received demonstrably fake Core i7 processors from Newegg, like the guy in this…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Xbox 360 Data Migration Kit Sold On Its Own, Hello Knockoffs

That annoying, proprietary cord that you need to duplicate/upgrade your Xbox 360 hard drive used to be bundled exclusively with Microsoft’s overpriced drives. Now it’s being sold on its own for $15, making eBay drives attractive. [Blast Magazine via Kotaku] https://kotaku.com/xbox-360-hard-drive-transfer-kit-now-sold-separately-5487221

Tech News Mark Wilson

Tekken Will Come to iPhone

A new war will be breaking out on the App Store—Street Fighter IV vs. Tekken. Namco’s confirmed Tekken will be available soon for thumb-twiddling iPhone users, though the details remain as scarce as Ling Xiaoyu’s costume. [Fonehome]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

3DSwitch Will Tell Your TV When You’re Wearing 3D Glasses, and Which Type of Glasses Too

It’s a bit pointless, because surely your TV can recognize if there’s a 3D Blu-ray in the player, or the TV show you’ve selected is being broadcast in 3D, but Italian company Sisvel’s device syncs glasses to the TV. It will detect if active or passive glasses are being used, with Sisvel’s Dario Pennisi explaining…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Pandora, the Survivor

We’ve chronicled how Pandora was nearly wiped out by the dickish NAB SoundExchange, but actually, it’s been a decade-long struggle to survive. Did you know founder Tim Westergren considered a blackjack tour in Vegas to raise money? [NYT] https://gizmodo.com/pandora-and-other-webcasters-saved-by-act-of-congress-5057181

Tech News Matt Buchanan

X-Tube DTS Surround Sound Sensation Laptop Dongle Gets Reviewed With Surprisingly Positive Verdict

Curse the fact (again) I don’t live in Japan! Akihabara News has greased their mitts all over Hanwa’s dongle, which upgrades the audio on your laptop to that of DTS surround sound sensation. https://gizmodo.com/hanwas-usb-valve-dongle-upgrades-your-windows-machine-w-5473566 After admitting they were—understandably—skeptical about what the dongle would do to a laptop’s audio, the Windows-only peripheral comes with DTS headphones,…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

PlayStation Arc Motion Controller May Have a Wii-Style Nunchuk Add-On

While PlayStation still hasn’t confirmed whether its motion controller will be called the Arc, the rumor mill has gone one step further this week with a forum-poster claiming it’ll work alongside a Wii-like nunchuk. https://gizmodo.com/thq-ceos-slip-up-suggests-ps3-motion-controller-will-be-5463722 GDC is kicking off over in San Francisco this week, so if ever there was a venue to announce a…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Shooting Challenge pt1

BTW, Wi-Fi Scanner Apps Were Begging to Get Banned by Apple

JMS Takes Over Superman, Wonder Woman

Barnes & Noble Doesn’t Want Digital Magazines to Be Owned By Apple and Amazon After All

Apple’s Sexy App Purge Was Just the Beginning

The Existential Beauty of Godzilla Haiku

Ryan Reynolds’ Green Lantern Costume Is Snug In All The Right Places

What a Difference 21 Years Makes

Research and Development: Apple vs Microsoft vs Sony

Who Won Big At Last Night’s Oscars?

The Complete Popular Science Archive Now Available

Strobeshnik: As Close as Hard Drive Clocks Get to Harley-Davidson

Alien Prequel In 3-D? Spider-Man Reboot Delves Into Mythology. And Lost Plays With A White Pebble…

A Bizarre Story: Newegg, Fake Core i7 Processors and a Cease & Desist Order

Xbox 360 Data Migration Kit Sold On Its Own, Hello Knockoffs

Tekken Will Come to iPhone

3DSwitch Will Tell Your TV When You’re Wearing 3D Glasses, and Which Type of Glasses Too

Pandora, the Survivor

X-Tube DTS Surround Sound Sensation Laptop Dongle Gets Reviewed With Surprisingly Positive Verdict

PlayStation Arc Motion Controller May Have a Wii-Style Nunchuk Add-On

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