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The Future of Nymphomania

“Nymphomania” has fallen out of favor as a legit diagnosis among psychologists. But the hunger for sex is about to be classified as a new mental disorder: “hypersexuality.” If you think about sex a lot, you might be sick. Every few years, a team of mental health experts in the United States revise the encyclopedia…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Man Dumped Over Sexts Pre-Loaded In His Phone

A Winnipeg man has been dumped by his girlfriend of two and a half years, after she found his phone riddled with sext messages. Only problem? He didn’t write any of them. Virgin Mobile did. Apparently the cheeky monkeys over at Virgin Mobile had pre-loaded a number of suggestive text messages into at least one…

Gadgets Brian Barrett

Chris Nolan’s Third Batman Film Confirmed

Buried in an interview with Warner Brothers President Jeff Robinov are two very exciting movie announcements: the next Dark Knight is a go, and a Wonder Woman movie might be in the works. Yesterday rumors were circulating that the third Nolan Batman film was in the works with brother Jonah and David Goyer on board…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Mission Impossible IV Is Go

Paramount has confirmed that JJ Abrams is reteaming with Tom Cruise to make Mission Impossible IV for summer 2011 release. (Abrams won’t direct, just produce.) Cruise will star, and Alias writers Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec will write the script.

Movies Graeme McMillan

Soular Powers Packs Transforms Man Into Giant Beetle

Most solar backpacks have disappointingly miniature solar panels, sewn in shamefully, adorning nothing. But new bags from Neon Green take the precise opposite approach, ripping open eyelids of every person in sight through the sheer, humbling power of green energy. The Soular Powers packs from Neon Green aren’t quite fully cooked—we don’t know prices or…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Major Updates On The Black Hole And Robocop Remakes. And A BSG Star May Come To Caprica.

Disney’s Black Hole remake will be based on hard science, explains director Joseph Kosinski. A Battlestar Galactica star will reprise the role on Caprica, sparking major confusion. Plus spoilers for Zombieland 2, Harry Potter, Hobbit, Lost, Chuck and Doctor Who. The Black Hole: Joseph Kosinski, who’s directing this Disney film along with Tron Legacy, says…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Opera Mini for iPhone Coming Soon, In Theory

Opera claimed to have an iPhone app ready back in 2008, held up only by Apple’s pain-in-the-ass approval process. Curious, then, that they’re just now showing it off at Mobile World Congress, alongside early builds of Opera Mobile for Android. Alternative browsers on the iPhone aren’t really alternative browsers, since historically they’ve all used the…

Tech News John Herrman

This Summer, the PS3 Goes 3D Through Two Firmware Updates

Sony hasn’t exactly been coy about positioning the PS3 as a platform for 3D gaming and movies, but now SCEA’s John Koller has revealed that multiple 3D firmware updates will arrive on the PS3 by this summer: 3D is a major part of our initiatives in 2010 and we’re currently developing 3D stereoscopic games to…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Flying Automobile of the Near Future (1924)

It seems Eddie Rickenbacker‘s passion for futurism started early. A of couple weeks ago we looked at his excitement over the prospect of post-WWII frozen dinners, plastic skyscrapers, and the wireless transmission of electricity. But as early as 1924 Rickenbacker predicted that the flying automobile — complete with folding wings — would soon take to…

Tech News Matt Novak

Asus G73 Stealth Laptop On Sale for $1,430

Asus surprised everyone at CES with, not another small Eee, but a honking 8lb, 17-inch laptop with stealth bomber envy, called the G73. Now, out of nowhere again, the laptop has gone on sale in the US. https://gizmodo.com/from-concept-to-product-asus-g73-core-i7-stealth-gamin-5440830 There’s only one configuration of the G73 available now—the G73JH-X1. Specs include: • 17.3-inch screen (1920×1080, LED-backlit)…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Logitech Wireless Desktop MK710 Has Near-Undead Three Year Battery Life

Both the keyboard and mouse of the Logitech Wireless Desktop MK710 purportedly get a ridiculously hearty three years of battery life. Between that and its concave keyboard: that’s some weird voodoo, Logitech. Like the MK700, the keyboard is designed to “cradle” your fingertips, which sounds like it would make my hands fall asleep. It’s paired…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Sony Overturns Blu-ray Line with Nicely Priced 3D-Ready BDP-S470 and BDP-S570

Sony got serious about home-theater Blu-ray at CES 2010, with a 3D, Wi-Fi, Netflix-powered monster with iPhone-app control. Sadly, the model we praised is now pointless. But two cheaper ones—the $200 BDP-S470 and the $250 BDP-S570—are suddenly hot. https://gizmodo.com/sony-bdp-s770-blu-ray-player-has-3d-wi-fi-and-netflix-5442041 There are three reasons we’re posting this: 1) Because Sony just announced a new $200 Blu-ray…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

AT&T to Deploy 4G LTE Network in 2011

LTE is exciting stuff (if you don’t know what the heck LTE is, we have an explanation here). AT&T has just inked deals with Alcatel-Lucent and Ericsson, who supply AT&T’s 3G equipment, solidifying 2011 as the year of 4G. https://gizmodo.com/giz-explains-why-wimax-and-lte-wireless-4g-data-will-b-5168035 AT&T’s “field trials” of LTE are promised for later this year—a soft launch that will…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Facebook Counterpunches Buzz With AIM Partnership

Facebook and AOL have linked their instant messaging platforms. After downloading the beta software, AIM users can click a “Facebook Connect” button to set up Facebook chat. They’ll then have access to their Facebook friends on their buddy list. It’s a quick right jab back at Google, whose announcement of Buzz yesterday heralded a clear…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Sprint Pre and Pixi Getting WebOS 1.4 (Video Recording!) on Feb 15?

According to an alleged leak on PreCentral, Web OS 1.4, with the big new feature of video capture and editing, will be available February 15. The news comes from a Sprint technician, so Verizon’s updates may not line up. [PreCentral]

Tech News Mark Wilson

What If Doctor Who Had Beaten Buffy To Doing A Musical Episode?

If Doctor Who had done a musical episode back in the early 1980s, it might have looked a bit like this. Producer John Nathan-Turner made the cast perform a yearly Cinderella pantomime, and here’s one of the numbers. Yes, it’s the Fifth Doctor, Peter Davison, and his then-wife, Sandra Dickinson, doing a number from Cinderella…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Star Wars Toy Gallery

The first licensed property for the LEGO Group in 1999, LEGO Star Wars continues to be one of the company’s best-selling lines, appealing to both children new to the story and to adult collectors who have followed Star Wars for years. January kicks off with a mix of modern classics and new Clone Wars sets.…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Absurd Mysteries: Scuba Divers Chase Google Street View Car

What are these scuba divers doing on the street in the middle of Bergen, Hordaland, Norway? And why are they chasing this Google Street View car with such a ferocious attitude? Why? Updated. Update: A Norwegian reader has sent us his translation of what happened: They were two friends of the Google Street View car…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Koreans Are Buying Sausages To Play Games on the iPhone

The miracle of the English language is that sometimes you get to use the same old words and make a sentence never seen before. This is one of those times. And supposedly, it’s true. Koreans + Sausage + iPhone. I don’t know how legit this is, and why the person in the video is playing…

Tech News Jason Chen

Dog-e-Minder Reveals What a Bad Pet Owner You Are

Your furry buddy is barking and pawing at the door. Is he acting up or did you forget to walk him again? Don’t bother telling me “but honey! I thought you took him out,” when you could’ve checked the Dog-e-Minder. The Dog-e-Minder is a waterproof, three-button device which attaches to your pet’s collar and keeps…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

The Future of Nymphomania

Man Dumped Over Sexts Pre-Loaded In His Phone

Chris Nolan’s Third Batman Film Confirmed

Mission Impossible IV Is Go

Soular Powers Packs Transforms Man Into Giant Beetle

Major Updates On The Black Hole And Robocop Remakes. And A BSG Star May Come To Caprica.

Opera Mini for iPhone Coming Soon, In Theory

This Summer, the PS3 Goes 3D Through Two Firmware Updates

Flying Automobile of the Near Future (1924)

Asus G73 Stealth Laptop On Sale for $1,430

Logitech Wireless Desktop MK710 Has Near-Undead Three Year Battery Life

Sony Overturns Blu-ray Line with Nicely Priced 3D-Ready BDP-S470 and BDP-S570

AT&T to Deploy 4G LTE Network in 2011

Facebook Counterpunches Buzz With AIM Partnership

Sprint Pre and Pixi Getting WebOS 1.4 (Video Recording!) on Feb 15?

What If Doctor Who Had Beaten Buffy To Doing A Musical Episode?

Star Wars Toy Gallery

Absurd Mysteries: Scuba Divers Chase Google Street View Car

Koreans Are Buying Sausages To Play Games on the iPhone

Dog-e-Minder Reveals What a Bad Pet Owner You Are

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The Future of Nymphomania

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Chris Nolan’s Third Batman Film Confirmed

Mission Impossible IV Is Go

Soular Powers Packs Transforms Man Into Giant Beetle

Major Updates On The Black Hole And Robocop Remakes. And A BSG Star May Come To Caprica.

Opera Mini for iPhone Coming Soon, In Theory

This Summer, the PS3 Goes 3D Through Two Firmware Updates

Flying Automobile of the Near Future (1924)

Asus G73 Stealth Laptop On Sale for $1,430

Logitech Wireless Desktop MK710 Has Near-Undead Three Year Battery Life

Sony Overturns Blu-ray Line with Nicely Priced 3D-Ready BDP-S470 and BDP-S570

AT&T to Deploy 4G LTE Network in 2011

Facebook Counterpunches Buzz With AIM Partnership

Sprint Pre and Pixi Getting WebOS 1.4 (Video Recording!) on Feb 15?

What If Doctor Who Had Beaten Buffy To Doing A Musical Episode?

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Koreans Are Buying Sausages To Play Games on the iPhone

Dog-e-Minder Reveals What a Bad Pet Owner You Are

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

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