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Next-Gen Nvidia Ion Is Pine-Trail-Compatible, Promises Better Performance

Intel’s Pine Trail Atom chips are pretty disappointing in the power department, so it’s good to see Nvidia step up with a new, Pine-Trail-compatible line of Ion chips. If you want to watch HD YouTube on a netbook, read on. https://gizmodo.com/intels-new-atom-chips-what-they-mean-for-you-5431479 We don’t know much about the chipsets yet, but here’s what we do know.…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Dec 22

HTC’s Rags to Riches Story: Taiwanese OEM to Android Powerhouse

Wired looks at HTC’s rise from unknown OEM in Taiwan to creator of some of the most innovative and exciting smartphones around, including the Nexus One. It’s basically been one smart, ballsy risk after another, and it’s paid off. [Wired]

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Dec 22

Man Jailed After Accidentally Killing His Wife With a Remote Control

While arguing, a man threw a remote control at his wife. It struck her head, causing a fatal hemorrhage due to a medical condition no one knew she had. He is now serving a three year jail sentence for manslaughter. Apparently Gloria Laguna had a “unique medical condition which was unknown to anybody, least of…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Dec 22

Wielding The Excalibur Mini Tool Makes You The King of the Office

Only the true king can wield the awesome power of Excalibur. Whether it’s calculating, measuring, stapling or cutting—you have the right tool for the job in one ridiculous package. [Taylor Gifts via RGS via DVICE]

Tech News Sean Fallon Dec 22

Fleximus Camera Concept Values Simplicity and Bendability

Art Lebedev is known for designing products that serve as elegant solutions for complex problems. If your problem is, “I can’t figure out how to use this damn camera,” his Fleximus concept is the solution for you. The Fleximus, designed to take photos and video, features a bendable body that can be used with a…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Dec 22

The More Pollution In The Air, The More This Dress Glows

Being one of only two laydees on Gizmodo, I feel justified in saying this dress is hot. Though not as hot as we’ll be if global warming gets its way, unless more people pay attention to eco-friendly inventions like this. Dozens of LEDs sprinkled across this dress concept light up, and actually blink faster when…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Dec 22

The Nexus One Versus the iPhone

I’m surprised nobody did this before: Here is the Nexus One compared to the iPhone, side by side. And if that wasn’t enough, check it compared to the HTC Hero: The bodies’ physical size is pretty much the same, but the screen in the Nexus One seems longer and thinner than the iPhone. More pics…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 22

This Sublimely Trippy Floor Responds to My Every Captivated Step

Here’s something beautiful: a mechanical garden that responds to your step. It makes me feel like I’m in Wonderland. Dynamic Ground is a kinetic floor developed by Adam Lassy and Adi Marom for NYU’s ITP Winter Show. Each interconnected hexagon is operated by a central motor connected to a light censor. When someone walks on…

Tech News Brian Barrett Dec 22

Even Sheena Easton Understands That Time Travel Creates Alternate Timelines

I wish Sheena Easton would sit McG down and explain time travel to him. In this terrible Outer Limits episode, she understands perfectly that when someone traveled back and changed her future, it created an alternate universe… of adult-contemporary music. In the episode “Fallen Star,” Easton plays a washed-up rock star who used to play…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Dec 22

More Information on Apple’s Plan to Kill Cable, Launch Tablet

The WSJ already said most of this stuff yesterday, but the Financial Times has a few more tidbits on the situation that seems interesting—namely, Apple’s relationship with network giants, and a plan to launch the fabled tablet soon. https://gizmodo.com/wsj-apples-plan-to-kill-cable-with-itunes-and-the-tab-5431708 The relevant passage from the FT: Apple has contacted other broadcast and cable networks, including Time…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Dec 22

Internet Killed the Newspaper Star

We knew that not even Clark Kent in his blue and red underpants could save them, but it still impresses me how fast newspapers’ circulation has declined in this decade. Sad, unless you’re a tree. [The Awl via Obsolete]

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 22

The Unholy Beauty Of Book Of Eli’s Post-Apocalyptic World

Denzel Washington‘s badass samurai walks around gorgeously desolate landscapes in 29 newly released high-res stills from January’s The Book Of Eli. All he carries is a sword, a bullwhip… and a mysterious book. Warner Bros. put out 29 official publicity stills from The Book Of Eli, which comes out January 15. It’s the long-awaited next…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Dec 22

Weaponized i-Sobot Mini Humanoid Robot Tries To Murder Your Other Toys

Remember i-Sobot, the toy once heralded as the world’s smallest bipedal humanoid robot? Well someone has gone and outfitted him with all sorts of homemade weapons. Naturally, he has gone haywire and begun a campaign to eliminate the competition. [Botjunkie]

Tech News Sean Fallon Dec 22

Which Superhero Should Be The New Santa?

Let’s face it: Santa Claus just isn’t cutting it anymore. In this era of movie superheroes, who wants to see an old fat guy with a beard coming down their chimney on Christmas Eve? Here’re some suggestions for possible replacements. Wolverine Yeah, yeah: You think we’re going to do the “Santa Claws” joke, don’t you?…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Dec 22

Exclusive: Luke Wilson’s Internal Motivational Speech to AT&T Troops

This internal motivational speech by Luke Wilson to the AT&T ground troops actually says little more than the obvious about celebrity endorsements, but it says something larger about morale inside of AT&T at the moment. It can’t be great, truthfully. Given the bad press and public sentiment toward AT&T, it’s easy to see how troops…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Dec 22

Daily Life Clock is a Wall-Mounted Parable

Instead of traditional hands and numbers, this clock from BGM project tells time in images and ages. A grandmother, grandchild, and dog circumnavigate its globe, representing the hour, minute, and second hand, respectively. Aesop couldn’t have designed it better. [BGM project via Design Boom]

Tech News Brian Barrett Dec 22

N64 Emulator Hits Jailbroken iPhones, With Bluetooth Wiimote Support

Last month, ZodTTD, the guy who basically pioneered game emulation on the iPhone, promised us an N64 emulator. Today, that’s exactly what he’s delivered, with a bonus: Wiimote support, via Bluetooth. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-3gs-to-be-unofficially-renamed-nintendo-iphone-3-5395948 Early reports—and this video—peg the app as slow and tough to control, even with the Wii attachment, which, if you’ve been following jailbreak…

Tech News John Herrman Dec 22

Ninja Turtles Snuggie Fights Shredder Hoodie for a Spot Under Your Tree

Need a last-minute gift for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles lover in your life? Your favorite fan can keep warm with this Michelangelo Snuggie or a sweatshirt that lets them dress up as Shredder. Hot Topic’s “funky cozy” will have you (or your loved one) looking like a hero in a half blanket/half shirt thingy…

io9 Lauren Davis Dec 22

Google Nexus One Gets Extensive Interface Walkthrough

We’ve seen its startup before, and those brave souls who’ve installed 2.1 on the Droid have shown us what the next Android version looks like, but this video shows the Nexus One’s interface in more detail than we’ve seen yet. Sure, it’s very much the same as most Android 2.0 devices like Droid. But there…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Dec 22

How Avatar Has Changed Pixar’s John Carter of Mars

Now that Avatar has raised the bar thanks to its cutting-edge visual effects, the folks at Pixar are taking notice. Their next big picture is the other-worldly epic John Carter of Mars, and Avatar just changed the game for them. In an interview with Collider actor Mark Strong discussed how Avatar made everyone at Pixar…

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 22

Next-Gen Nvidia Ion Is Pine-Trail-Compatible, Promises Better Performance

HTC’s Rags to Riches Story: Taiwanese OEM to Android Powerhouse

Man Jailed After Accidentally Killing His Wife With a Remote Control

Wielding The Excalibur Mini Tool Makes You The King of the Office

Fleximus Camera Concept Values Simplicity and Bendability

The More Pollution In The Air, The More This Dress Glows

The Nexus One Versus the iPhone

This Sublimely Trippy Floor Responds to My Every Captivated Step

Even Sheena Easton Understands That Time Travel Creates Alternate Timelines

More Information on Apple’s Plan to Kill Cable, Launch Tablet

Internet Killed the Newspaper Star

The Unholy Beauty Of Book Of Eli’s Post-Apocalyptic World

Weaponized i-Sobot Mini Humanoid Robot Tries To Murder Your Other Toys

Which Superhero Should Be The New Santa?

Exclusive: Luke Wilson’s Internal Motivational Speech to AT&T Troops

Daily Life Clock is a Wall-Mounted Parable

N64 Emulator Hits Jailbroken iPhones, With Bluetooth Wiimote Support

Ninja Turtles Snuggie Fights Shredder Hoodie for a Spot Under Your Tree

Google Nexus One Gets Extensive Interface Walkthrough

How Avatar Has Changed Pixar’s John Carter of Mars

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