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Jack Bauer Has His Eye On You

That’s him on the other end of that teeny-tiny Brunton Echo Pocket Scope Monocular. He spying (duh) on you to see if you are making preparations for the premiere of 24 on January 17. Oh, and he’s packing a 9mm, so get that DVR set. Jack’s weapon of choice is said to be the HK…

Apple Patents Show iPhone Stylus and Contextual Interfaces

It’s iPhone 4 day! We’ve already seen rumors of a touch-sensitive case and an iMac-inspired concept. Now comes two actual patents filed by Apple that hint at stylus functionality and a customizable GUI. https://gizmodo.com/rumor-iphone-4-casing-will-be-touch-sensitive-like-the-5448003 According to Apple Insider, the first patent was filed in July 2008, and proposes a stylus outfitted with a conductive tip…

What Would James Cameron’s Spider-Man Have Looked Like?

We know that James Cameron tried to make a gritty, adult Spider-Man movie in 1992 (see: the Spidey and Mary Jane sex scene on the Brooklyn Bridge). But what would this thankfully averted train wreck have looked like? https://gizmodo.com/what-if-james-cameron-made-a-spider-man-movie-5427122 Wonder no longer, true believers. Techland has dug up concept art from Cameron’s treatment, and the…

The iMac iPhone (Concept)

This subtly updated iPhone concept from mysterious designer hdi is really rocking my world. It mixes aluminum and glass just like an iMac. And in fact, after seeing it, I may be disappointed by whatever iPhone Apple releases next. I mean, just imagine the adorable little iMac stand that third parties would make for this…

Captain America Will Be More Of A Troubled Misfit Than You’d Expect

Director Joe Johnston explains why Captain America feels maladjusted. Learn how the new Dune will modernize Arrakis. New Wolfman/Crazies trailers. Nolan talks Inception. Plus startling Lost set reports. And Dollhouse, Caprica, True Blood, Fringe, Buffy, Survivors and Being Human spoilers! Captain America: Director Joe Johnston talks about this film and drops a few new details:…

Sony Torne Adds TV Tuning to the PS3…Again

Europe got the PlayTV, and now Japan is receiving a digital tuner for the PS3 of its own called the Torne. https://gizmodo.com/playstation-3-playtv-recordings-can-be-copied-anywhere-360788 Connecting to the PS3 via USB, the Torne adds internet-based program search and DVR functions to the PS3 (that still work even when you’re watching a Blu-ray or something). Shows are recorded to…

Skin Your Dell Laptop With These Amazing Emil Kozak Designs

Designer Emil Kozak has knocked together some graphic Dell skins which will help out the (Product) Red charity. There’s four different designs, with 23 color variations to choose from, and conveniently help disguise the fact that you own a Dell. They’re $65 each, and are available now. [Dell via Emil Kozak via 2Day Blog]

Souped Up HP Envy 15 Shipping With USB 3.0

The HP Envy 15 isn’t my favorite laptop around, but if you buy one configured with both a Core i7 and ATI Radeon HD 5830, it’ll arrive loaded with USB 3.0. Oooooh! [CNET via Engadget] https://gizmodo.com/hp-envy-15-inch-review-5413076

Rumor: iPhone 4 Casing Will Be Touch-Sensitive Like The Magic Mouse

We’re not usually prone to listening to analysts’ speculation—especially when it comes to Apple products—but this latest, previously unheard-of rumor could see the iPhone experience reinvented completely if proven to be true. Still, please do BYO salt bag. Robert Chen, an analyst at Goldman Sachs, told Bloomberg that the next iPhone will launch in June…

High-Res Satellite Images of Haiti Capital Show Devastation From 423 Miles In Space

By now you would’ve heard about the earthquake which left Haiti devastated on Tuesday, leaving thousands dead and even more injured. These high-res satellite photos show the damage the earthquake, measuring 7.3, had on the capital Port-au-Prince. The photos were taken by the GeoEye-1 satellite which has a resolution of 0.5 meters per pixel, from…

Windows Mobile 6.6 Rumored To Launch Next Month, Don’t Pin All Your Hopes And Dreams On It Though

Windows Mobile 7 may not be coming anytime this year, but HALLELUJAH WinMo 6.6 will be debuting next month according to Digitimes. Don’t hold your breath on it being your phone’s savior, folks. [Digitimes] https://gizmodo.com/remainders-the-good-bad-and-ugly-things-we-didnt-pos-5446810/

China Blocks IMDb Site After Google Refuses To Censor Search Results

Mere days after Google stuck it to the man and refused to continue censoring search results in China, the country has put IMDb.com on its list of inaccessible sites. [The Reg via TechRadar] https://gizmodo.com/google-refuses-to-continue-censoring-results-in-china-5446712

Motorola Spites Google, Promises Multitouch For All

Google may not be too interested in giving their US market native app multitouch in the Nexus One, but Motorola aims to please, with CEO Sanjay Jha promising to “deliver multitouch in the majority of our devices.” https://gizmodo.com/nexus-one-totally-does-multitouch-in-europe-5443090 Going on, he told Laptop Mag “There’s a complex set of factors, not all of them technical,”…

Nails! Magnet! Magnetism!

Science visualization doesn’t get much awesomerer and old school than this. We should put a bunch of these together near the North Pole, to keep the Russians from stealing it. [Caleb Charland courtesy of Michael Mazzeo Gallery—Thanks David ] https://gizmodo.com/mysterious-earths-core-plume-shifting-the-magnetic-nort-5434876

IMAX Hubble 3D Trailer: Avatar What?

This trailer is unbelievable, you guys. IMAX Hubble 3D is the story of the Hubble repair, and the visuals are stunning beyond any teal fantasy jungle you could imagine. Just watch it. [YouTube] https://gizmodo.com/filming-hubble-repair-practice-underwater-5272399

The “Blood-Curdling” Name Steve Jobs Wanted for the iMac

Back in November, former TBWAChiatDay creative Ken Segal said that Steve Jobs’ original name for the iMac would “curdle your blood.” I guessed Macternet, but according to this account, that wasn’t blood-curdling enough. Jobs’ alleged proposal was a lot worse: https://gizmodo.com/what-do-you-think-steve-jobs-blood-curdling-first-nam-5396904 Our sources claim that the name that Steve Jobs wanted was… MacMan. At the…

Remainders – The Good, Bad and Ugly Things We Didn’t Post (and Why)

In today’s remainders: The Onion visits CES; Recompute makes a cardboard PC; a robot spins on its head; and a helmet inspired by an armadillo. Raw Onion America’s Finest News Source visited CES this year and reported on the gadgets that excited them most. Among them: Bose Noise-Delaying Headphones, Texas Instruments’ Graphic Bassoon, and an…

Carrie Fisher Admits Her Complicity In The Famously Unwatchable Star Wars Holiday Special [NYTimes ArtsBeat]

Sending a Text Message to Canada Saved a Woman in Haiti

A Canadian woman trapped under rubble after the recent earthquake in Haiti managed to send out a text message to the Foreign Affairs Department in Ottawa, a place nearly 3,000 miles away. And it saved her life. Once received, the text message was “relayed to Canadian diplomats back in Haiti” who then provided aid in…

Sleep Suit Allows You to Doze Anywhere and Be Touched Everywhere

I like the sleep suit, because can’t not like anything that allows me to sleep anywhere I want, and has holes for people to poke their hands inside. The suit is designed for siestas—four 30 minutes ones taken over 24 hours periods—, with holes that allow “human contact.” I don’t know about the contact, but…