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Don’t Forget: Seattle Reader Meet-Up Tonight at 6pm

See you folks down at Cyclops this evening at 6pm. We’ll probably roll till about 8pm, in case you’re a little late getting off work. Here are the details, and follow me (@wjrothman) or Matt (@mattbuchanan) on Twitter for updates. https://gizmodo.com/seattle-reader-meet-up-on-wednesday-5424384

Tech News Wilson Rothman Dec 16 '09

Watch How James Cameron Seduces Blue Women, To Terrible Music

It was bound to happen eventually. The Avatar theme song music video is out, stuffed with new footage. And it plays like a Na’vi seduction "how-to" tape. Step number one: drink from flowers. Step two: sexy face-painting!

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 16 '09

The Artist Who Taught Us To Love Our Alien Menaces

Long before we were spoiled with concept art, paperback artist Chris Achilleos brought a Boris Vallejo sensibility to Doctor Who, Star Trek, Blade Runner, and other strange voyages. A new book collects his iconic work, and we’ve got a gallery. If you were reading Doctor Who novelizations in the 1970s or 1980s, you’ll recognize Achilleos’…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Dec 16 '09

Do You Prefer a Single Huge Screen or Multiple Smaller Displays?

Do multiple screens help you to mentally divide tasks? Are they worse ergonomically than a single ultra-large screen? What do you prefer? Once upon a time, I was partial to multiple screens. It’s one of the things that got me into Macs: Back then, they were the only computers that could handle multiple screens as…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 16 '09

New “Hot Tub Time Machine” Trailer Is Like “The Hangover” – With Time Travel!

We had our doubts about Hot Tub Time Machine. But the latest trailer has raised our hopes higher than these characters reliving their 80s cocaine heyday. Watch Cusack and friends go back in time. This could be the next Hangover, if executed correctly, and if all the jokes aren’t in this trailer. Hot Tub will…

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 16 '09

Shooting Challenge: Anthropomorphism

You know what commercial I can’t get out of my head? The Amex commercial the one where faces are found where they shouldn’t be. That’s the Shooting Challenge for this week. Make inanimate objects animate. The rules: 1. Submissions need to be your own. 2. Photos need to be taken the week of the contest.…

Tech News Mark Wilson Dec 16 '09

Engineers Turned Into Human Cannonballs to Recreate Intel Chime

I’ve suspected that Intel’s engineers were somewhat crazy, but I never thought they’d hop into cannons and shoot themselves toward giant tube-shaped bells in order to recreate that catchy “Intel inside” chime. Ding-ba-bing-ba-ding-ouch! Looks painful, even if probably fake. The stunt really looks like it should result in some major neck injuries, safety gear or…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Dec 16 '09

This Classy Guy Wants You to Check Out the Gawker Luxury Gift Guide

Jesus, that picture seethes class, amirite? Anyway, there’s some cool tech stuff on the Gawker Luxury Gift Guide, including a paper thin Dell, a personal sports aircraft, and REALLY good whisky (like the kind that guy drinks). Check it out!

Tech News James Del Dec 16 '09

A Tale of Two Leaks: What Happened to the Wolverine and New Moon Pirates?

Cold hard justice showed up at the door of the man who leaked the Wolverine movie onto the internet this year. He was arrested. Meanwhile, a New Moon bootlegger walks free. THR is reporting that the man who leaked Wolverine a month before the release date has been found and arrested: Gilberto Sanchez was arrested…

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 16 '09

Robovie II Helps You Load Up On Beer and Frozen Pizza at the Supermarket

I have to admit, a robot that would help you buy groceries at the supermarket would be awesome. But I think that Robovie II could be even better. Currently, Robovie is designed to help the elderly complete their shopping rounds. At home, users enter their list into a special mobile device that Robovie senses upon…

Tech News Sean Fallon Dec 16 '09

Papercraft Xmas Tree: Suck On That, Martha Stewart

Even Martha Stewart couldn’t conjure up a decoration as charmingly nerdy as this papercraft tree from Sparkle Labs. All you need to do is download the PDF, print it out on card stock, cut it out, tape the ends closed and ipop some LEDs in there for color. As you can see in the image…

Tech News Sean Fallon Dec 16 '09

Has India Found Organic Matter on the Moon?

Earth’s moon is looking less barren by the hour. Just months after scientists announced the presence of water on the moon’s surface, Indian scientists are saying they may have found organic matter on the moon as well. https://gizmodo.com/confirmed-there-is-water-on-the-moon-and-lots-of-it-5366261 Surendra Pal, associate director of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Satellite Centre, told news outlet DNA…

io9 Lauren Davis Dec 16 '09

You Do Not Need Corsair’s $1,300, 24GB RAM Kit

Look, I have no problem with people who are into building their own computers. It’s cheaper than buying a premade tower, and you get a real sense of satisfaction out of building something yourself. But you’ve gotta have limits. Spending $500 on a nice graphics card? OK, that’s a reasonable enough splurge if you can…

Tech News Adam Frucci Dec 16 '09

The iPhone as a Friend and Foe Tracking War Machine

This is One Force Tracker, a cool military iPhone application that shows friends and foes over maps in real time, and provides with secure communications. This is how it works, according to Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems’s CTO J Smart: This is hypothetical, but if there is a building with known terrorist activities, it could…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 16 '09

Where Do You Live and Which Phone Do You Use?

A while back we saw charts of smartphone market shares across the world, but now we want to know more. Specifically, we want to know more about Gizmodo readers. Which smart (or dumb) phones do you use? On which continent? https://gizmodo.com/the-year-apple-and-rim-ate-everyone-elses-lunch-5404274 To help satisfy our curiosity (and maybe your own), head over to the poll…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Dec 16 '09

Manchild Mounts Rocket Launchers On His Motorcycle

“Genius”, “safe” and “accuracy” are all words I couldn’t possibly use to describe what this guy has done to his motorcycle. As you can see, he mounted launch tubes on the bike so he can remotely fire bottle rockets in random patterns on public roads. As much as I love anything rocket-related, this just strikes…

Tech News Sean Fallon Dec 16 '09

Duncan Jones Gets Back To Work, While We Look For Love In Another Reality

Two new indie scifi projects we’re excited about are starting filming in early March: Juan Solanas‘ alternate reality romance Upside Down, and Duncan Jones‘ time-traveling terrorist thriller Source Code, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, which films in Montreal. [Production Weekly via BTT]

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 16 '09

Thermaltake Level 10 Chassis Review: Can BMW Change PC Design?

PC Perspective’s reader Craig Mullaney scored the first review with the Thermaltake Level 10 computer case. And the site was kind enough to share it with us, in full, here. Spoiler: it’s as ridiculously awesome as we’d expect: Exterior Evaluation On December 9th, I received my long-awaited Level 10 computer case! This case was originally…

Reviews Craig Mullaney Dec 16 '09

Journey to the Unknown World of Science Fiction Library Music

Library music is something you hear all the time in science fiction movies and TV without realizing it. These weird, ambient tunes are created cheaply by talented session musicians, often working anonymously, and many of them are beautifully futuristic. From countless Toho giant monster spectacles to Space: 1999, SF-themed library music has been discreetly making…

io9 David Hollander Dec 16 '09

Gadget Deals of the Day

Today’s Dealzmodo has a very special deal: find Love, for free. Or at least find uncomfortable e-mail exchanges, with a free 3 day trial at Match.com. Also, check out a red hot deal on a red hot Toshiba Satellite notebook. Top Deals: • 13.3″ Toshiba Satellite T135-S1310RD for $599.99 plus free shipping (normally $699). •…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Dec 16 '09

Don’t Forget: Seattle Reader Meet-Up Tonight at 6pm

Watch How James Cameron Seduces Blue Women, To Terrible Music

The Artist Who Taught Us To Love Our Alien Menaces

Do You Prefer a Single Huge Screen or Multiple Smaller Displays?

New “Hot Tub Time Machine” Trailer Is Like “The Hangover” – With Time Travel!

Shooting Challenge: Anthropomorphism

Engineers Turned Into Human Cannonballs to Recreate Intel Chime

This Classy Guy Wants You to Check Out the Gawker Luxury Gift Guide

A Tale of Two Leaks: What Happened to the Wolverine and New Moon Pirates?

Robovie II Helps You Load Up On Beer and Frozen Pizza at the Supermarket

Papercraft Xmas Tree: Suck On That, Martha Stewart

Has India Found Organic Matter on the Moon?

You Do Not Need Corsair’s $1,300, 24GB RAM Kit

The iPhone as a Friend and Foe Tracking War Machine

Where Do You Live and Which Phone Do You Use?

Manchild Mounts Rocket Launchers On His Motorcycle

Duncan Jones Gets Back To Work, While We Look For Love In Another Reality

Thermaltake Level 10 Chassis Review: Can BMW Change PC Design?

Journey to the Unknown World of Science Fiction Library Music

Gadget Deals of the Day

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