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Toshiba Adds A Touchscreen Display To The U500-1EX Laptop

These aren’t the first touchscreen laptops Toshiba’s dished out, but the U500-1EX is the latest, and has some nice specs (4GB of DDR3 RAM, 320GB HDD) for its low price. https://gizmodo.com/toshiba-u505-and-m505-touchscreened-in-time-for-win-7-5381773 At 13.3-inches, the Windows 7 machine has a neat-sounding LifeSpace app from Toshiba, which allows for thumbnail shortcuts on a bulletin board, and a…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Feb 11 '10

In The Future, 1TB SSDs Will Be The Size Of A Postage Stamp

Anyone familiar with Moore’s Law will know that over the years, storage has got bigger and cheaper. But the possibility of a 1TB SSD being the size of a postage stamp? Sounds impossible, but not to those crafty Japanese scientists. A bunch of researchers from various Japanese universities and organizations have banded together to work…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Feb 11 '10

Microsoft Employee Claims Windows 8 Will Be A “Completely Different” Experience

Whoa, a Microsoft employee just published details on Windows 8 on their blog, claiming it will be “completly different from what folks usually expect of Windows,” [sic] and that internally, they’re calling it “Windows.next.” Shown above is a leaked Windows server roadmap from last year, that marks 2012 as being the year of a “major…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Feb 11 '10

Right Direction, Wrong Approach: New Garmin-Asus Android A50 and WinMo M10 Nuviphones

Here’s the WinMo-running M10 and Android-powered A50 both leaked in January. Problem is we still think they should get out of hardware and into apps. https://gizmodo.com/the-next-fruits-of-garmin-and-asus-relationship-appear-5454474 But back to the phones. They’re boasting it brings “more location technology than any other smartphone,” as you’d expect from the satnav dudes at Garmin. The hardware isn’t all…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Feb 11 '10

Frosty the Fire-Breathing Snowman Caught on Video

In case you haven’t heard, there’s a bit of a Snowpocalypse happening. Delayed flights aside, it’s really not so bad though. After all, it finally lured the abominable fire-breathing snowman out of his cave and right into this video. Built by some folks in Bel Air, Frosty—or at least I like to think that’s his…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Feb 10 '10

The Secret Mars Agenda, And How You Can Help

Are you wondering how to get us back on track to go to the stars now that President Obama has dialed back on the Moon landing plans? One woman, who has already been to Mars, has a solution. Here is how her story begins: This is a glimpse into a personal experience of how a…

io9 Annalee Newitz Feb 10 '10

Motorola WiMax Dock Boosts Your USB Modem’s Reception and Morale

If your USBw 200 WiMax modem is feeling lonely and is looking for a spooning partner, this new dock is the perfect companion. In addition to matching the modem to a T, it also boosts its reception significantly. As of now the device is only slated for plug and play use with Windows, and it…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Feb 10 '10

Android 2.1 Update for Motorola Droid NOT Rolling Out This Week?

When Motorola’s official Facebook page showed a post announcing that the Droid would be getting an update this week, everyone got excited. But it seems that someone might’ve been too quick to write about Android 2.1. https://gizmodo.com/android-2-1-update-for-droid-will-begin-rolling-out-thi-5467069 BGR explains that “according to Matt, forums manager over at Motorola, the information was prematurely released” and that…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Feb 10 '10

So Yeah… What Does Kate Care About?

Last night’s Lost was much better than we’d expected from a Kate-centric episode. Partly, this was because Kate did a teeny bit of growing as a person. And partly it was because Jack and Sawyer stole the show. Spoilers avast… So both Kates realized, last night, that they owed something to poor Claire Littleton. The…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Feb 10 '10

A Blurry Look at PUMA’s Sporty, Solar-Powered Cell Phone

There’s been talk of sportswear company PUMA going into the cellphone business and—based on the teaser website just launched—it looks like we’ll really be seeing a solar-powered, super-sporty cellphone soon. For now we just have a blurry picture. The clever boys over at MobileCrunch took the time to rifle through the source code of the…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Feb 10 '10

A Flirtbot’s Dirty Come-Ons: So Wrong (For All the Wrong Reasons)

PC Tools, a security software maker, shared this allegedly true flirtbot encounter. If you’re so gullible and/or lonely that a flirtbot this dumb can con you, your old Windows machine deserves to get gangbanged by phishing scams, viruses and spyware. Remember, this is supposed to be really real: [email protected] says: hey, hows it going? Mary…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Feb 10 '10

Bill Gates on the iPad: “It’s a Nice Reader, But…”

Bill Gates doesn’t seem very impressed with the iPad. Sure he’s throwing out some nice compliments to Apple, remarking about how great the iPhone is, and all that. But beneath all the pleasantries, he’s pretty much dismissing the product. You know, I’m a big believer in touch and digital reading, but I still think that…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Feb 10 '10

People Who Have Sex With Spaceships And Other Awesome Vehicles in Science Fiction

There’s nothing hotter than feeling your spaceship throb beneath you as it switches into FTL drive. Same goes for the smooth metal touch of a car. Want to get busy with your machine? Here’s a list of people who have. We all know that something special transpires between people and their cars. But sometimes, when…

io9 Annalee Newitz Feb 10 '10

Google Buzz Ad Parody…This IS a Parody, Right?

The best parodies start with a laugh before leaving us with the hollowness of their truth. Sorry, Google Buzz. Sorry, under-lived life. Sorry, sweet butterfly.

Tech News Mark Wilson Feb 10 '10

Is Apple Finally Getting Serious About TV?

$1 TV shows, down from $2: sounds like a great plan, but is it real? The FT seems to think so, claiming that the changes will hit the iTunes store at the end of April, corresponding with the iPad launch. Apple’s current pricing scheme puts most SD TV content at $2 an episode, with HD…

Tech News John Herrman Feb 10 '10

Kevin McKidd Wishes He Were A Sexy Centaur

We hit up Poseidon himself, Kevin McKidd, from the Percy Jackson and The Olympians film, and quizzed him about bringing the fantasy books to life. We also gave him a complex about the sexiest of the cloven-hoofed beasts: the centaurs. In the film Percy Jackson a demi-god children live amongst secret mythical creatures that are…

Movies Meredith Woerner Feb 10 '10

Now Taking Your Dog For a Walk Helps You Save on Flashlight Batteries

There was a power outage earlier and I sat in the dark. Not because I don’t have flashlights, but because I couldn’t find the right batteries. Oh, if only I had a dog and one of Fido Fashion’s power-generating leashes. Fido Fashion really thought this leash through. There’s a little compartment for poop bags on…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Feb 10 '10

Send Us Your Valentine’s Day Tech Horror Stories

Between Twitter-holic dates, Facebook relationship status changes, sexting, gadget mishaps, and that time you emailed nude pictures to your ex, there are plenty of ways for tech to affect relationships. What we want are your Valentine’s Day romance horror stories. Did you creep someone out by following her on Twitter too soon after meeting? Or…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Feb 10 '10

Google Buzz Is a Dirty Snitch

When you join Google Buzz, it automatically provides you with followers and followees based on prior communication. These people are then listed on your Google profile, which can be seen by all your friends. So, affair havers: maybe hold off. A lot of the Giz staff was alarmed by the suggested/automatic follower lists, not because…

Tech News John Herrman Feb 10 '10

Science Fiction’s 10 Most Epic Love Stories

Science fiction gives us space wars and robot uprisings, but there’s nothing as huge and awesome as a love story that spans star systems or timelines. Here’s our list of the top 10 greatest romances in science fiction. Note: This list is just our personal preferences, plus those of our friends whom we polled online.…

Anime Charlie Jane Anders Feb 10 '10

Toshiba Adds A Touchscreen Display To The U500-1EX Laptop

In The Future, 1TB SSDs Will Be The Size Of A Postage Stamp

Microsoft Employee Claims Windows 8 Will Be A “Completely Different” Experience

Right Direction, Wrong Approach: New Garmin-Asus Android A50 and WinMo M10 Nuviphones

Frosty the Fire-Breathing Snowman Caught on Video

The Secret Mars Agenda, And How You Can Help

Motorola WiMax Dock Boosts Your USB Modem’s Reception and Morale

Android 2.1 Update for Motorola Droid NOT Rolling Out This Week?

So Yeah… What Does Kate Care About?

A Blurry Look at PUMA’s Sporty, Solar-Powered Cell Phone

A Flirtbot’s Dirty Come-Ons: So Wrong (For All the Wrong Reasons)

Bill Gates on the iPad: “It’s a Nice Reader, But…”

People Who Have Sex With Spaceships And Other Awesome Vehicles in Science Fiction

Google Buzz Ad Parody…This IS a Parody, Right?

Is Apple Finally Getting Serious About TV?

Kevin McKidd Wishes He Were A Sexy Centaur

Now Taking Your Dog For a Walk Helps You Save on Flashlight Batteries

Send Us Your Valentine’s Day Tech Horror Stories

Google Buzz Is a Dirty Snitch

Science Fiction’s 10 Most Epic Love Stories

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