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The World’s Largest Amateur Rocket Is Almost as Tall as a V-2

Unlike wood-based models, the Heat 1X is a real metal rocket. At more than 9 meters high, it’s also the largest amateur rocket in the world. The guys building it are planning one almost as large as the V-2. https://gizmodo.com/shots-of-the-36-foot-saturn-v-model-launch-thats-a-big-5227636 They call themselves Copenhagen Suborbitals, and they operate from an abandoned shipyard in the outskirts…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Mar 2 '10

Next-Generation Nvidia Ion Is a Dedicated GPU That Powers Up Netbooks With 10x Faster Graphics

Netbook graphics are inherently weak, especially with Intel’s much-derided integrated graphics. But the new Nvidia Ion—like its predecessor—lets even a wimpy netbook Hulk out to play DX10 games and 1080p videos. The difference? It’s a discrete graphics chip. https://gizmodo.com/nvidia-ion-supercharges-netbooks-with-5x-faster-graphic-5111999 The original Ion was an integrated chipset (a spin on the GeForce 9400M inside of unibody…

Tech News Brian Barrett Mar 2 '10

Topeka, Kansas Changes Name in Attempt to Get Google’s Gigabit Fiber

Bill Bunten is the mayor Google, Kansas—formerly known as Topeka, Kansas. He signed a proclamation temporarily renaming the city in an effort to convince Google to make Topeka a test site for a gigabit fiber Internet connection. https://gizmodo.com/google-wants-to-test-gigabit-fiber-internet-for-up-to-5-5468670 According to Bunten, he hopes that changing the city’s name for the entire month of March “would…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Mar 1 '10

Gizmodo’s #tips Box: Ghosts, Lego Models, and Torture Devices

Oh, this weird box at the center top still baffles people. Is it where you search? Is it where you submit blackmail? What sort of comments go in there? Find out in this week’s edition of Gizmodo’s Tips Box. Of course tips aren’t the only thing you can submit through that box since it leads…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Mar 1 '10

TV and Internet Are Turning Teenagers Into Loners

A new study found a direct link between the time teenagers spent staring at screens and their inability to have meaningful relationships with their parents and peers. This study obviously was conducted before that Russian kid blessed us with Chatroulette. You’ve likely been at one end of this debate—either you were a teenage TV zombie…

Health Kyle VanHemert Mar 1 '10

The iLuv Premium iMM178 Vibe Plus Alarm Clock Will Shake You Out of Bed

Based on its name, I thought the iLuv Premium iMM178 Vibe Plus is an overpriced sex toy, but it turns out it’s a rather clever iPod/iPhone-compatible alarm clock which shake-shake-shakes you awake. Just hope the headboard doesn’t hit the wall. The idea is that you shove that mouse-looking thing under your pillow and wait for…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Mar 1 '10

Gizmodo #tips Video Gallery

N9n3 thought this video of the Atlas V rocket launching was pretty cool. Prostate of Grace got quite a giggle out of the old-school approach to auto-tune. Prostate of Grace decided to share another random video, describing it as “bizarre.” I couldn’t agree more. King_saberhawk is so excited about a full-length Lego movie existing that…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Mar 1 '10

Facebook App for Zune HD Now Available for Download

You can now feed your social media obsession even further by downloading a Facebook app onto your Zune HD. Heads up though, seems that you may need to update your Zune software first. [CrunchGear]

Tech News Rosa Golijan Mar 1 '10

This Windows Phone 7 User Interface Skin Makes Old WinMo Phones Feel Young Again

The mobile OS running on this old Toshiba TG01 looks like Windows Phone 7 and it mostly acts like Windows Phone 7. But in reality it’s a clever user interface skin covering up Windows Mobile 6.5. Put together by a fellow named LeSScro, this interface tweak can make older WinMo phones pretend that they can…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Mar 1 '10

You Can Now Get Officially Licensed Marvel Comics TVs…Wait! What?

A virtually unknown company called RTC23 claims that—with Marvel Entertainment’s blessings—they’ve created “the ultimate comic fan’s TV,” complete with character-themed splash screens and clever little cosmetic touches. We could barely believe it, but Marvel confirmed that they approved. RTC23 is offering 22, 32, 42 and 55-inch LCD and 40 and 46-inch LED HDTV versions of…

Television Rosa Golijan Mar 1 '10

Scientists Create Hangover-Free Booze

Bad news for weeknights! Scientists in Korea have figured out that when you oxygenate booze, it sobers you up faster and helps prevent hangovers the next day. But it’s not all good news: by oxygenating booze, you’re putting, you know, oxygen in it. And I don’t know about you, but I don’t want a fizzy…

Tech News Adam Frucci Mar 1 '10

A Villain Who Can’t Kill The Hero Is The Worst Kind Of Asshat

Villains: They’re crazed, they’re flamboyant, and they’re the smoggy, sparking engine that keeps many a story chugging along. Except that a villain who can’t kill the hero for some contrived reason is worse than having your hero fight global illiteracy. Welcome back to Monday Hate, an irregular feature in which we hate things because it’s…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Mar 1 '10

Paintings For Satellites: Rooftop Art Targets a Google Earth Audience

Artist Molly Dilworth doesn’t want to waste time showing off her work in stuffy studios. Instead, she’s taking her paintings to the rooftops, with vast pieces specifically designed to be viewed by Google Earth’s satellites. There was a similar (though a smidge more lowbrow) attempt at something similar a couple of years ago, when a…

Tech News Brian Barrett Mar 1 '10

There Is a Rainbow in My Hands

And a party in my pants. I still have to find my pink unicorns, though. Till then, I will keep flipping this book, which makes a rainbow to appear floating in the air, without the aid of any funky pills. It’s still as wonderfully useless and pretty as when it was published in Japan, in…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Mar 1 '10

Why “Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland” Is A Steampunk Masterpiece

With Tim Burton’s revisionist 3D flick Alice hitting theaters this Friday, it’s time to revisit the origin story: Lewis Carroll’s original novel. Why has this story endured, and been championed by artistic rebels from 1960s hippies to today’s steampunks? Though there have been many movie and cartoon versions of Carroll’s mid-19th century novel of nonsense,…

Movies Annalee Newitz Mar 1 '10

The New Dead Offers 20+ Variations On An Undead Theme

Even if you think the living dead are overexposed, Christopher Golden’s short story anthology The New Dead delivers so many iterations of the undead trope that even the most jaded zombie naysayer will be impressed. Can you say “Twitter zombies?” In the last decade, zombies have overrun Hollywood, the comic book industry, and even Jane…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Mar 1 '10

The Origin of Force Quit

This comic was so unabashedly nerdy that we were *forced* to post it. [College Humor and loldwell via theNextWeb]

Tech News Mark Wilson Mar 1 '10

What Superhero Is Making His First On Screen Appearance In Iron Man 2?

Last week we showed you the first clip from Iron Man 2. And now hawk-eyed fans have spotted what might be another one of Marvel’s infamous cameos. Also, there are new and disturbing-looking Iron Man 2 toys. https://gizmodo.com/your-bilingual-first-look-at-new-iron-man-2-scene-5480561 If you go back and watch the new clip, right around 1:18 there’s an inmate getting his…

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 1 '10

Apple Rejects App For Containing “Minimal User Functionality”

A million fart app developers must’ve just started sobbing in hysterical fear as Apple decided to reject an app because it “contains minimal user functionality and will not be appropriate for the App Store.” The app in question, DuckPhone, was developed by Nick Bonatsakis of Atlantia Software and had one simple purpose: To make your…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Mar 1 '10

The DVE Immersion Room Is Corporate Hologram Hell Back to Haunt Us From the ’80s

The DVE Immersion room might well be the most impressive holographic telepresence setup for sharing 3D Powerpoint presentations ever (better than anything you could buy), but their promo video feels like it was produced by OCP in Robocop. https://gizmodo.com/ciscos-streaming-media-boxes-and-hd-telepresence-gear-f-5120268 The idea, as you can see in the video, is that you’re not trapped in a…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Mar 1 '10

The World’s Largest Amateur Rocket Is Almost as Tall as a V-2

Next-Generation Nvidia Ion Is a Dedicated GPU That Powers Up Netbooks With 10x Faster Graphics

Topeka, Kansas Changes Name in Attempt to Get Google’s Gigabit Fiber

Gizmodo’s #tips Box: Ghosts, Lego Models, and Torture Devices

TV and Internet Are Turning Teenagers Into Loners

The iLuv Premium iMM178 Vibe Plus Alarm Clock Will Shake You Out of Bed

Gizmodo #tips Video Gallery

Facebook App for Zune HD Now Available for Download

This Windows Phone 7 User Interface Skin Makes Old WinMo Phones Feel Young Again

You Can Now Get Officially Licensed Marvel Comics TVs…Wait! What?

Scientists Create Hangover-Free Booze

A Villain Who Can’t Kill The Hero Is The Worst Kind Of Asshat

Paintings For Satellites: Rooftop Art Targets a Google Earth Audience

There Is a Rainbow in My Hands

Why “Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland” Is A Steampunk Masterpiece

The New Dead Offers 20+ Variations On An Undead Theme

The Origin of Force Quit

What Superhero Is Making His First On Screen Appearance In Iron Man 2?

Apple Rejects App For Containing “Minimal User Functionality”

The DVE Immersion Room Is Corporate Hologram Hell Back to Haunt Us From the ’80s

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