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Guy Transforms Laptop Into Giant iPadish Cellphone Abomination

Watch this crazy Chinese hacker turns his laptop into a giant touchscreen cellphone. I’m not sure if this is real or not, but I want to believe it is: Click to view Now, if only Andre the Giant was alive. [Motherboard]

Tech News Jesus Diaz Feb 4 '10

Google Wants to Add Store Interiors to Maps

It probably won’t result is as many hilarious candids as Street View, but the rumored “Google Store View” sure sounds handy. Presumably, it will eventually let you check out the interior of any participating retailer through Google Maps. https://gizmodo.com/google-street-view-spots-one-chunky-mans-funky-truck-pa-5429167 The report comes from Search Engine Land, which was contacted by a New York company called…

Tech News Brian Barrett Feb 4 '10

Astronauts Are Tweeting Pictures Of The Earth

This isn’t your first close-up of another planet’s biosphere… it’s actually the Maldives islands on Earth, as viewed from the International Space Station. A couple of ISS astronauts have been twittering amazing pictures of our planet. Want to see more pics like these? Follow astro_jose and astro_soichi on Twitter. Mt. Kilmanjaro The Earth and moon,…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 4 '10

Airbender’s Superbowl Trailer Comes Out Early

Finally, we can see the first ever real footage from M. Night’s Airbender. This brand new trailer, which is set to come out on Superbowl Sunday, is already here. Feast your airbending light-up eyes on these new worlds. Click to view While all we’re really seeing here are quick shots, some finished FX and fight…

Movies Meredith Woerner Feb 4 '10

The Gesture Cube Is Basically the iPad Cubed

Admit it. As confusing and impractical of a concept that the Gesture Cube may be, If Apple had announced this instead of the iPad, the world would have gone freaking nuts. [Gesture Cube via CrunchGear]

Tech News Mark Wilson Feb 4 '10

27 Avatar Questions, Answered By The Movie’s Designers

So people talk a lot about how insanely detailed this world is. But really, how detailed is it? Says designer Yuri Bartoli: Jim has always talked about a fractal layer of detail, where as you get closer to the world of Pandora, more and more levels of intricacy emerge to create a sense of reality.…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 4 '10

Which Recent UFO Sighting Is Most Likely To Have Been Caused By Aliens?

The scientific and pseudoscientific worlds are buzzing over that mysterious, x-shaped object zooming through space at 11,000 mph. But it’s just one of several recent UFOs that caught our attention. Vote on which is most likely piloted by aliens. Your first contender is, of course Object X, pictured above and below in closeup. https://gizmodo.com/hubble-detects-mysterious-spaceship-shaped-object-trave-5462539 Last…

io9 Annalee Newitz Feb 4 '10

Airplane Infographic Is as Big as the Airplane Itself

I love South African Kulula airlines’ new airplane paint jobs. Called Flying 101, it shows all the elements of the aircraft over its entire surface, from the nose cone to the tail’s rudder, going through the gallery and the toilet. It’s not as detailed as I would like it to be, but it looks good.…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Feb 4 '10

The People Vs. George Lucas Rules On The Director’s Fate At South by Southwest Fest

The documentary The People Vs. George Lucas takes the most revered and most reviled director to geek court. Neil Gaiman, Gary Kurtz and droves of Star Wars fans and experts weigh in on film. Lucas: great man or giant monster? Premiering at the SXSW film festival is this amazing little documentary that shows the everyday…

Movies Meredith Woerner Feb 4 '10

Your Health, Predicted by a Map

If you’ve ever wondered which disease will be the disease that kills you, I recommend that you take the 9 minutes to watch this TEDMED video. The opening evening of TEDMED, I was sitting near the front, waiting for presentations to start. I made casual conversation with the man next to me, before realizing that…

Health Mark Wilson Feb 4 '10

Let A Genuine Doctor Who Monster Keep Watch Over You While You Sleep

The BBC is auctioning off tons and tons of original costumes and props from Doctor Who, both the classic and new series. And the auction site includes pictures (some poignant, some hilarious) of original-series costumes after a bit of decay. Check out the rest over at Bonhams — and if you’re in the U.K., do…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 4 '10

Gadget Deals of the Day

On today’s dealz our favorite Hackintosh is up on the DealzBlock for an astounding $249. Check out some gargantuan HDTVs in our home entertainment section, and get for free what you’ve only dreamed of—adhesive notepad samples! https://gizmodo.com/how-to-hackintosh-a-dell-mini-10v-into-the-ultimate-sn-5389166 Top Deals: • 10″ Dell Mini 10v Netbook for $249 plus free shipping (normally $279). • 50″ Samsung…

Tech News Gizmodo Deals Feb 4 '10

Lumaloop Camera Strap Review: Sling Shooting

The strap that comes in the box with your camera sucks. It’s thin, so it digs into shoulder if you’re lugging heavy gear, and fails to be super versatile. The Lumaloop’s a sling-style camera strap that’s designed to be better. Price $60 Sling Shooting There are three major differences between Lumaloop and your standard strap:…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Feb 4 '10

A Hint at Apple’s Mobile Advertising Plans (Location, Location, Location)

A small, but interesting note: Apple’s published an “App Store Tip” for developers that it’ll reject apps which “use location-based information primarily to enable mobile advertisers to deliver targeted ads based on a user’s location.” It’s not to protect you. Instead, what Mac and iPhone developer Craig Hockenberry almost certainly correctly surmises, “Looks like Apple…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Feb 4 '10

May I Have the Linos USB Vinyl Record Player to Go, Please?

This prettyful simple bar is not a spare part from a Wipeout racer, but the Linos Portable USB vinyl record player. How does it work? Quite simply, it seems. The bar has two parts. Take out the bottom base, place the long play album or single on top, and then sandwich it with the overarching…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Feb 4 '10

Genres Aren’t Boxes, They’re Reading Instructions

Where would we be without genre labels? Free to write new and weird idioms, possibly. But a couple of recent blog posts make the case that genres aren’t cages, they’re toolkits that tell you how to read a particular text. Writing over at Tor.com a while back, Jo Walton quotes Samuel Delany as saying that…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 4 '10

Let’s Help Comcast Transition to Xfinity

Have you guys heard?! Comcast’s brand is so irreparably tainted by their horrible service, they’re changing it to Xfinity! Yes, Xfinity. Hilarious! Let’s help them transition by making some ads for them. https://gizmodo.com/comcast-rebrands-itself-as-xfinity-seriously-thats-5463652 Send your best entries to me at [email protected] with Xfinity Ads in the subject line. Save your files as JPGs or GIFs…

Tech News Adam Frucci Feb 4 '10

Are New GNC “Spicy” Weight-Loss Pills Just Corporate-Funded Hot Air?

GNC’s “tri-pepper blast” diet pills burn as many calories as a 20 minutes walk. Except the study “proving” this was funded by GNC itself. So what’s the real story behind these numbers? Should you buy these pills to lose weight? General Nutrition Centers (GNC) contacted the University of Oklahoma Health and Exercise Science Department to…

io9 Tim Barribeau Feb 4 '10

Mile-High Wi-Fi Showdown: Which Airline’s the Fastest?

Many airlines offer in-flight wi-fi and though you might not choose flights based on download speeds, it helps to know what to expect from each carrier. With your help, we conducted our first Mile-High Wi-Fi Test. Delta Airlines won. https://gizmodo.com/the-complete-inflight-wi-fi-cheat-sheet-5429860 The Idea We’ve tested 3G data speeds in the past, so as in-flight wi-fi became…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Feb 4 '10

What iPad Apps Are Going to Feel Like

Want to know what freshly developed apps for the iPad are going to feel like? Looking through Apple’s iPad User Experience Guidelines is surprisingly revealing. Some of the key points Apple’s pushing on app developers for the iPad, and how Apple thinks their apps should behave: • They want apps to work no matter how…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Feb 4 '10

Guy Transforms Laptop Into Giant iPadish Cellphone Abomination

Google Wants to Add Store Interiors to Maps

Astronauts Are Tweeting Pictures Of The Earth

Airbender’s Superbowl Trailer Comes Out Early

The Gesture Cube Is Basically the iPad Cubed

27 Avatar Questions, Answered By The Movie’s Designers

Which Recent UFO Sighting Is Most Likely To Have Been Caused By Aliens?

Airplane Infographic Is as Big as the Airplane Itself

The People Vs. George Lucas Rules On The Director’s Fate At South by Southwest Fest

Your Health, Predicted by a Map

Let A Genuine Doctor Who Monster Keep Watch Over You While You Sleep

Gadget Deals of the Day

Lumaloop Camera Strap Review: Sling Shooting

A Hint at Apple’s Mobile Advertising Plans (Location, Location, Location)

May I Have the Linos USB Vinyl Record Player to Go, Please?

Genres Aren’t Boxes, They’re Reading Instructions

Let’s Help Comcast Transition to Xfinity

Are New GNC “Spicy” Weight-Loss Pills Just Corporate-Funded Hot Air?

Mile-High Wi-Fi Showdown: Which Airline’s the Fastest?

What iPad Apps Are Going to Feel Like

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