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Need a New Liver? Try our Latest Model, from $756,000

Boost your metabolism-and detox like a pro-with the Hemoglobin Filter Max 2. This durable, high-quality artiforg represents the state-of-the-art in detoxification technology. And thanks to its compact, lightweight design and comfort-flex fit, the Filter Max 2 has quickly become The Union’s top selling artificial liver. It’s like having a new lease on life, for only…

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Which Country Will Be The Next To Put An Astronaut On The Moon?

President Obama’s 2011 budget cut NASA’s Constellation program, his predecessor’s plan to return humans to the Moon, en route to Mars. With the US government apparently out of the race to return to the Moon, who will now be next? As Buzz Aldrin once so famously observed, “Second comes right after first.” The Apollo program…

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We’re Starving For The Third Hunger Games Book!

The cover and title of the final book in Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games trilogy, out August 24, has finally been revealed: It’s called Mockingjay, fittingly enough. Click to enlarge.

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

How Many Oranges Does It Take to Power an iPhone?

We’ve all seen clocks running off foods like oranges and potatoes, but what kind of citrus power does it take to charge an iPhone? This ever-so-strange, ever-so-enchanting video reveals the answer. [Hacker News via Geek] https://gizmodo.com/liquid-power-digital-clock-167288

Tech News Mark Wilson

Geek Weddings: Dinosaurs, Science Experiments And Han Solo

When nerds pledge our undying devotion, we do it with a bit more style. Two recent geek weddings brought the geek love: One with Star Wars-themed wedding bands, and one with a study of oxytocin levels among the guests. According to Offbeat Bride, Celeste and Jason, who work on Fandomania together, decided to have a…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Microsoft Releasing Windows 7 Anti-Piracy Update Later This Month

In the next week or two, Windows Update will list a new, “Important” update for you to download. It’ll be called “Windows Activation Technologies Update for Windows 7,” and if you’re running a bootleg copy of Windows 7, beware. The optional update will sniff out 70 “known and potentially dangerous activation exploits” that are meant…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Radio Shack Explodes on Sixth Avenue

A Radio Shack just exploded with a big ball of fire in Manhattan. It happened on 6th avenue, in between 19th and 20th streets. According to Fox NY, it was a “manhole explosion” that “sparked a transformer fire.” Click to view A) I hope nobody is injured. B) I’m glad is not the only worthy…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Send Us Your Valentine’s Day Tech Love Stories

When we asked for Valentine’s Day tech horror stories, some protested that there’s another side to things—serendipitous meetings on Twitter, gadgets that won hearts, and love. We want to hear more of these happy Valentine’s day love stories. https://gizmodo.com/send-us-your-valentines-day-tech-horror-stories-5469088 Maybe that NSA Craig’s List ad led to marriage, maybe technology aided a long-distance relationship, or…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

What Other Existing Services Will Google Try to Copy?

Google Buzz is strangely familiar. Probably because what it does already exists in the form of Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr. But that’s not stopping them! What’s next in Google unceasing march towards doing everything? https://gizmodo.com/what-is-google-buzz-5467846 Send your best entries to me at [email protected] with Google Services in the subject line. Save your files as JPGs…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Snake Plissken Heads Back Into New York Prison

Escape From New York, Again! is back in play. Why? Because the studio’s found someone who can allegedly write witty Snake banter without making it sound campy. An impossible task, maybe — but nevertheless, they’re going through with it. New Line Cinema has hired Allan Loeb (21 and Wall Street 2 ) to rewrite the…

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Ask Giz: When to Officially Stalk Your Potential Flame on Facebook or Twitter

Nearing Valentine’s Day, we enlisted our favorite love doctor, Debby Herbenick, to share advice on romance in the age of broadband wireless 24/7 interconnectedness. The first question: With a potential love interest, when do you friend or follow? Most young-ish Facebookers (especially those who remember the .edu days) have so many Facebook friends that one…

Social Media Wilson Rothman

Airplane Porn

One of my favorite things to do in Manhattan is to stop by the real state agencies’ windows, to see the homes I will never buy. It’s property porn. This is the airplane equivalent. It’s the latest and bestest luxury first class cabin from British Airways, which makes it the latest and bestest of them…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Toy Story 3 Gets the Beautiful HD Trailer It Deserves

Click to viewIt’s hard to believe that it’s been over ten years since Toy Story 2. But watching this stunning full Toy Story 3 trailer, I know now that it was worth the wait. It’s great to see old friends return, and to see the humans finally looking so lifelike. We’re still a few months…

Movies Brian Barrett

Just How Doomed Are Flashforward And Caprica?

Two freshman TV shows are showing severe danger signs. ABC shortened FlashForward’s first season by one episode, as the drama named three new showrunners. Meanwhile, Caprica’s third episode got just 1.13 million viewers, less than Swamp Loggers. Now that David S. Goyer has left FlashForward just a few months after taking over as the sole…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Digital Storm’s BlackOPS PC Can Probably Run Entire Star Destroyers

Like Darth Vader’s underpants, the new Intel Core i7 and i5-based Digital Storm BlackOPS PCs are made of lusty black aluminum. Also like Darth Vader’s underpants, they are liquid cooled. There are three models available, starting at $1,709 with the 2.66GHz Core i5-750 and ending with the 3.2GHz Core i7-960. They can pack up to…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Two Important Updates to Gizmodo: #Broken and #Lifechanger

Gizmodo is a blog, yes, but it’s also become a more encompassing entity—one that’s dynamically enriched by its readership. And we can think of nothing more important for you to share than the real-world stories about your gadgets. Our larger commenting guide can tell you more about the ins and outs of commenting on Gizmodo…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Lenovo C315 All-In-One Has Touchscreen Powers For Only $650

Today Lenovo unveiled their C315 touchscreen all-in-one desktop. It may not be the peppiest system on the market, but $650 for a 20-inch touchscreen AIO PC sounds pretty good to me. Full specs aren’t available yet, but we do know that the C315 houses an AMD Althon CPU, 4GB of memory, and ATI Mobility Radeon…

Tech News Brian Barrett

You Light Up My Life. Or Do You? Bright Stars and Dark Energy

For decades astronomers have used the Astronomical Magnitude Scale to measure the brightness of stars. But what if they’re measuring with an inaccurate ruler? And how could that screw up the quest to understand dark energy? The Astronomical Magnitude Scale (see bottom of post) is a logarithmic scale used to measure the brightness of stars…

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Skyfire Browser Is Coming to Android

Skyfire makes one of the best browsers for Windows Mobile, a fully Flash compatible app that draws on Skyfire’s server-side compression to make browsing bearable on slower connections. Today, they’ve announced that they’ve gobbled up kolbysoft, the company that makes alternative Android browser Steel. Sounds promising, right? Skyfire’s CEO feels the same way: https://gizmodo.com/skyfire-1-5-brings-more-speed-less-ugly-5422355 By…

Tech News John Herrman

Survey Shows Half of Phone Break-Ups Are Texted

It’s an admittedly small sample size from a start-up social network, but even so: that’s ice cold. MocoSpace surveyed 20,000 of its 10.3 million members, and found that SMS is the weapon of choice for 47% of phone break-ups. Other disheartening statistics gleaned from the study: a third of MocoSpace users have used their phone…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Need a New Liver? Try our Latest Model, from $756,000

Which Country Will Be The Next To Put An Astronaut On The Moon?

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How Many Oranges Does It Take to Power an iPhone?

Geek Weddings: Dinosaurs, Science Experiments And Han Solo

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Radio Shack Explodes on Sixth Avenue

Send Us Your Valentine’s Day Tech Love Stories

What Other Existing Services Will Google Try to Copy?

Snake Plissken Heads Back Into New York Prison

Ask Giz: When to Officially Stalk Your Potential Flame on Facebook or Twitter

Airplane Porn

Toy Story 3 Gets the Beautiful HD Trailer It Deserves

Just How Doomed Are Flashforward And Caprica?

Digital Storm’s BlackOPS PC Can Probably Run Entire Star Destroyers

Two Important Updates to Gizmodo: #Broken and #Lifechanger

Lenovo C315 All-In-One Has Touchscreen Powers For Only $650

You Light Up My Life. Or Do You? Bright Stars and Dark Energy

Skyfire Browser Is Coming to Android

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Need a New Liver? Try our Latest Model, from $756,000

Which Country Will Be The Next To Put An Astronaut On The Moon?

We’re Starving For The Third Hunger Games Book!

How Many Oranges Does It Take to Power an iPhone?

Geek Weddings: Dinosaurs, Science Experiments And Han Solo

Microsoft Releasing Windows 7 Anti-Piracy Update Later This Month

Radio Shack Explodes on Sixth Avenue

Send Us Your Valentine’s Day Tech Love Stories

What Other Existing Services Will Google Try to Copy?

Snake Plissken Heads Back Into New York Prison

Ask Giz: When to Officially Stalk Your Potential Flame on Facebook or Twitter

Airplane Porn

Toy Story 3 Gets the Beautiful HD Trailer It Deserves

Just How Doomed Are Flashforward And Caprica?

Digital Storm’s BlackOPS PC Can Probably Run Entire Star Destroyers

Two Important Updates to Gizmodo: #Broken and #Lifechanger

Lenovo C315 All-In-One Has Touchscreen Powers For Only $650

You Light Up My Life. Or Do You? Bright Stars and Dark Energy

Skyfire Browser Is Coming to Android

Survey Shows Half of Phone Break-Ups Are Texted

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor *And* an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

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2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

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