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The Nipple Gamepad T-Shirt

To open the secret entrance to the cave, try left-left-up-left-down-down-right-left then a-y-y-x-b-a and then hold the d-pad down while clicking y-y-b-b. Press start twice, and you will get in. [Flopculture]

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Sony is ‘Thinking About Charging’ for PSN

The most common charge leveled at the Xbox 360 by Playstation 3 devotees is that Microsoft dares to charge for its Xbox Live service, unlike the free PSN. Not for long! Back in November, a presentation slide revealed that Sony had a paid subscription plan in the works for PSN. And now Peter Dille, the…

Tech News Adam Frucci

How Oil-Filled Lenses are Bringing Sight to Those in Need

This isn’t a review. It’s not even breaking news. It’s just a reminder that someone somewhere is doing something awesome. I’ve been fascinated by the “Adspecs” since I first heard of them a few years ago. The glasses have oil-filled lenses which, when adjusted with the attached syringes, allow anyone to dial in their own…

Tech News Joel Johnson

Mystery Motorola Android Prototype Spied In Brazil

Our colegas at Gizmodo Brazil got themselves a nice little get: A previously unseen Motorola Android prototype, which was apparently shown to employees of the company last week. So, what is this thing? Giz.br editor Pedro accurately describes it as a sort of keyboardless version of the Backflip we saw at CES. The front styling…

Tech News John Herrman

Walmart and Target Afraid of a Little Redbox

Your mom’s probably rented a DVD from Redbox—those hulking vending machines lurking outside of grocery stories, lending out DVDs for a buck a day. Walmart’s not thrilled with them, and now blocking new release purchases in bulk. Part of the reason Redbox is able to offer rentals for cheap of the latest movies is that…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Sexy Crime Fighting Noir Frankenstein Gets The Big Screen Go-Ahead

Move over, neutered sparkle-vamps: the brooding undead detective from the I, Frankenstein comic book is getting a film. Slap on the trench, Frank. It’s time to bust Mob Boss Dracula, stop for a smoke, then go ravage your hairless bride. You may think we’re kidding, but we’ve been jazzed for the director Patrick Tatopoulos’ monster-noir…

Movies Meredith Woerner

How Does Star Trek Online Fit Into the Star Trek Mythos?

The Federation is trying desperately to maintain peace in a chaotic galaxy shattered by war. Violent Klingons and bizarre alien invaders threaten. Sounds like the earliest days of Star Trek, but this is the galaxy’s future in Star Trek Online. Star Trek Online begins in the year 2409, 30 years after the events of Star…

io9 Ed Grabianowski

Shooting Challenge: Polar Panoramas

Maybe you’re a good photographer, but you’re horrible with Photoshop. Maybe you’re great at Photoshop, but you’re a horrible photographer. Don’t worry, both camps can excel at this week’s Shooting Challenge: Polar Panoramas. I promise. The Challenge Make a polar panorama (or a planet made from a panoramic photograph)—which involves shooting a panorama, then bringing…

Tech News Mark Wilson

These Android Vinyl Toys Spell Bad News For My Bank Account

If there’s one thing I love more than my vinyl toy collection, it’s merchandise from my favorite mobile OS. Designer Andrew Bell convinced Google to lend him their mascot, resulting in 12 blind-boxed variations. Oh, how I love a blind-box! They’re available in cases of 16, though presumably once they get picked up by stores…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

ChiliBed: World’s First Heating and Cooling Mattress

I’d probably never use an electric blanket—I’ve just heard too many horror stories that include elements like burn marks and houses transformed to ash. But a water cooled/heated mattress? That sounds downright brilliant. The ChiliBed is similar to all the memory foam mattresses you’ve seen advertised lately, but inside its core, water is either heated…

Tech News Mark Wilson

A Science Fiction Reading Set To Music, Beat Poetry-Style

We’ve been fans of Sue Lange‘s writing since we came across her unsettling chapbook We, Robots, from Aqueduct Press. And now if you’re in Landsdowne, PA later this month, you can see her do a beat-poet-inspired reading of her new story collection Uncategorized, with musical accompaniment by guitarist/vocalist Gary M. Celima. We’ve seen science-fiction authors…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

ARM-Powered Lego Robot, Solver of 4x4x4 Rubik’s Cubes and My Heart

Normally hyper-intelligent robots terrify me, but this little guy has officially won me over. It uses Lego Mindstorms parts, a Lego programmable robotics kit and—of all things—a Nokia N95 mobile phone to unlock the mysteries of Rubik. It’s by no means the first Rubik’s Cube solver we’ve seen, but it’s definitely the first I’ve encountered…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Nehalem Mac Pros Have Serious Problems With Audio Processing

The latest and greatest Nehalem-based Xeon Mac Pros are the fastest Apple computers you can buy. Unfortunately, they seem to have a serious problem when processing audio, a task that sucks 20% of its power while making the processors overheat. According to Ars Technica, the problem—which happens with Early 2009 and Late 2009 models—doesn’t only…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

The Science (Fiction) Of Embodied Cognition

Science fiction has long played with the idea of projecting unified personalities/minds/”souls” into different bodies. The premise is baked into the plots of stories like Avatar and Caprica. But how would it work in the real world? That’s what the science of “embodied cognition” is all about. The basic idea in this new(ish) research area…

io9 John Pavlus

Touchscreen-Controlled Lego Airbus A380 Has Motherf*cking Snakes on Board

While the Lego Airbus A380 at Legoland is the biggest Lego airplane out there, this one is much cooler. To start with, there are motherf*cking snakes inside, along with five other movie scenes. And then, it’s computer-controlled, using a touchscreen. The PC program running on the touch screen controls eight Mindstorm NXT engines and six…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

It’s Astro Zombies For A New Generation – Now With Cloning!

If you missed schlockmeister Ted V. Mikels’ classics Corpse Grinders (a great evil cat movie) and Astro Zombies, now you can catch up with the Z-movie master in his latest: Astro Zombies M3: Cloned! [via Avery Battles]

Movies Annalee Newitz

Repo Men’s Organ Home Shopping Channel Offers Sex For Mattresses

Universal has created a web page for Union, the company that sells robotic organs to those in need — until they default on their payments, that is. Check out the goods and the highly sexualized commercials of our near future. According to the site, The Union has: The world’s most cutting-edge technology in organ replacement.…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Giz Explains: Why HTML5 Isn’t Going to Save the Internet

The beardier parts of the web-o-sphere have been abuzz about HTML5, the next version of the language that powers our internet. Will it revolutionize web apps? Will it kill Flash video? Will it fix our gimpy iPads? Yes… and no. The tech press has transformed HTML5 from a quiet inevitability to an unlikely savior: When…

Tech News John Herrman

Scosche solBAT II Adds Solar Backup to USB Devices for $30

The original solBAT was a neat idea—a backup battery that charged through an integrated solar panel, which in turn charged any USB device. The solBAT II is the same thing, but it charges devices even faster. Mounting to a window thanks to some suction cups, or hooking to pretty much anything with a clip, the…

Tech News Mark Wilson

This Is What Firefox on Android Looks Like Right Now

When I first saw this, I was tempted to call fake. I mean, why the hell is a desktop version of Firefox running on Android? What happened to Fennec? But rest assured, this is real—and actually, very encouraging. Explaining the awkward UI, developer Vladimir Vukićević: You’ll note that this is the full Firefox interface, and…

Tech News John Herrman

The Nipple Gamepad T-Shirt

Sony is ‘Thinking About Charging’ for PSN

How Oil-Filled Lenses are Bringing Sight to Those in Need

Mystery Motorola Android Prototype Spied In Brazil

Walmart and Target Afraid of a Little Redbox

Sexy Crime Fighting Noir Frankenstein Gets The Big Screen Go-Ahead

How Does Star Trek Online Fit Into the Star Trek Mythos?

Shooting Challenge: Polar Panoramas

These Android Vinyl Toys Spell Bad News For My Bank Account

ChiliBed: World’s First Heating and Cooling Mattress

A Science Fiction Reading Set To Music, Beat Poetry-Style

ARM-Powered Lego Robot, Solver of 4x4x4 Rubik’s Cubes and My Heart

Nehalem Mac Pros Have Serious Problems With Audio Processing

The Science (Fiction) Of Embodied Cognition

Touchscreen-Controlled Lego Airbus A380 Has Motherf*cking Snakes on Board

It’s Astro Zombies For A New Generation – Now With Cloning!

Repo Men’s Organ Home Shopping Channel Offers Sex For Mattresses

Giz Explains: Why HTML5 Isn’t Going to Save the Internet

Scosche solBAT II Adds Solar Backup to USB Devices for $30

This Is What Firefox on Android Looks Like Right Now

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