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Camangi WebStation: 7 Inches of Android Tablet for $400

The Camangi WebStation has been floating around for a few months now in little more than proof of concept form. Now, it’s on the cusp of being a real product, released next month for $400. The system runs Android 1.5 through its 7-Inch (800×480) glass touchscreen display, plus you get Wi-Fi (b/g), GPS , microSD…

YouTube Shuts Down API Access, Leaves Set-Top Boxes High and Dry (UPDATED)

There are two ways for a device to access YouTube: either through the regular web interface, i.e. Flash, or for cleaner integration, through its back end APIs. As of December, Google is shutting off the tap. UPDATED The news comes from the COO of Syabas, the company that makes the Popcorn Hour set-top box. Up…

Black Friday Ultimate List – Page 2

Table of Contents Page 1 – Cell Phones, Computers, Digital Cameras, DVD Players, GPS and more Page 2 – TVs, Video Games, Printers, Software, MP3 Players and more Page 3 – Movies and TV Shows (DVD and Blu-ray) https://gizmodo.com/black-friday-deals-the-only-list-you-need-5409460 MP3 Players 3 $10 iTunes Gift Cards – $25.00 eBay [Best Buy] https://gizmodo.com/best-buy-black-friday-ad-leaks-5404036 Apple 8GB iPod 5th…

io9 Book Club, Winter Edition: Jacqueline Carey’s “Santa Olivia”

It’s time for the io9 book club to meet again. Get ready for some swashbuckling justice with Jacqueline Carey‘s Santa Olivia, the near-future story of a half-mutant girl who lives in the militarized border zone between the US and Mexico. For our last book club meeting, we read Paul McAuley’s eco-political epic The Quiet War,…

Black Friday Deals: The Only List You Need

Black Friday is a week away, and thousands of markdowns are already announced. Our master list of Giz-friendly deals—a hefty read—includes similar items priced differently at different stores. Keep it refreshed, cuz we’ll be updating it all week. Not All Deals Are Created Equal Check here for a breakdown of the not so great deals…

Build-Your-Own Fleshlight: What, No Armpit Option?

Now, you can design your own Fleshlight to your exacting specifications. Can you only climax when making love to a see-thru coinslot in a blue tube? Welcome to Pleasure Town, weirdo! [Fleshlight] https://gizmodo.com/i-had-sex-with-furniture-the-shameful-nsfw-fleshligh-5375323

Join your fellow io9 bookworms in our monthly book club, where we read an interesting work of science fiction and discuss it. Often, the authors of the books drop by to talk too!

Join your fellow io9 book worms in our monthly book club, where we read an interesting work of science fiction and discuss it. Often, the authors of the books drop by to talk too!

Scientists Develop Phaser That Can Stun (Worms)

The good news: scientists have developed a Star Trek-like phaser that can be set to stun. The bad news: it only works on worms so far. Researchers have now found a way to paralyse tiny worms when they expose them to ultraviolet light. Even when the ultraviolet light was turned off the animals stayed stunned.…

Microsoft Denies Programming NSA-Accessible Backdoors Into Windows 7

Hey now! Just because the NSA helped Microsoft hone the security of Windows 7 doesn’t mean Microsoft designed special backdoors for the organization to spy on us…right? https://gizmodo.com/the-nsa-helped-microsoft-improve-windows-7-security-5408648 In a response to Computerworld’s article on NSA involvement in Windows 7 development, Microsoft stated: “Microsoft has not and will not put ‘backdoors’ into Windows.” Not to…

Flo TV Shown Off On The iPhone For Reasons Unknown

I get that this Flo TV iPhone demo is just a proof of concept. That’s fine! I’m just a little confused as to what the concept is. https://gizmodo.com/qualcomm-flo-tv-personal-television-hands-on-250-to-s-5375872 Is it just what they’re showing us? A Flo TV app, that requires some kind of accessory to tune into broadcasts? That’s possible, but given how well…

Apocalyptic Images We Should Have Seen in 2012

If Roland Emmerich needs ideas for his next film, he should give digital artist Steve McGhee a call. McGhee’s images capture an array of disaster scenarios, from eco-apocalypses and nuclear explosions to tentacled alien monsters firebombing the streets. [Steve McGhee via Super Punch]

Amazon Preparing Better Kindle Ebook Management System in 2010

Specifics have not been announced, but Amazon noted via their Kindle Facebook page that a more user-friendly, organized ebook management system will arrive as an over-the-air update in the first half of 2010. As many Kindle owners already know, keeping a large number of books on the device can get a bit unruly—so this would…

Maybe The Best Reason To Write Science Fiction

“Let me tell you why I write. I can watch E.T. or listen to Bob Marley and the Wailers, or eat sashimi with wasabi and soy sauce and that stuff seems to be grated radish, and just be grateful that I frequently have the money to avail myself of them and happen to live in…

Pistol-Rifle Converter Lets Your Pistol Dream Rifle Dreams

Yes, believe it or not, this Pistol-Rifle system, which I spotted at Milipol 2009, converts any standard pistol into an assault rifle. Gimmicky? Mostly. https://gizmodo.com/insane-weapons-robots-and-spy-gear-from-the-paris-mili-5408433/ Built by CAA Tactical, it adds a stock, front grip, picatinny rails, sight/scope and extra mag holder, while being compatible with a silencer. But it doesn’t extend the barrel, for…

Barnes & Noble Ruins Nerd Christmas (For Good PR)

Nobody has any idea if the Nook is actually any good yet, but no matter: It’s a well-placed holiday gift, in theory! Or at least it was, until Barnes & Noble ran out of them. Granted, it’s a little worrisome that Barnes & Noble was taking preorders before letting reviewers have their say, so this…

Paprika Director Has Kid-Friendly Robotic Dreams

Satoshi Kon, the director behind such surreal animated films as Paprika and Perfect Blue is taking a crack at child-friendly fare with his all-robot road movie The Dream Machine. The film’s first images highlight Kon’s strange and lovely robotic creations. The plot of The Dream Machine has yet to be revealed (at least in English),…

Mons Lavabo Sinks: Monstrously Eco-Friendly

The best thing about these Mons Lavabo concept sinks isn’t their charming, monster design. It’s that they’re eco-friendly, promising to prevent children from wasting water. So just how does that work? When a child begins washing their hands, the sink calmly advises them to, “HURRY UP YOU LITTLE FUCKER OR I WILL BITE YOUR FUCKING…

Atom Processors To Get the 32nm Treatment in 2011

Attention, people who like to maintain a complete mental taxonomy of every processor: Cedar Trail has been outed as the new Atom platform for 2011, with the name Cedarview going to the processor itself. Along with 32nm fabrication, some goodies: According to Fudzilla, the platform will include a new memory controller to accommodate DDR3 RAM…

Steven Spielberg To Bring Stephen King’s Dome Horror To Life

Last week we learned that Stephen King‘s brand new book Under The Dome, about a town sealed off from the rest of the world, is getting a miniseries. Now Steven Spielberg has stepped in to make sure it’s a success. DreamWorks TV and Spielberg will executive produce the miniseries based on the 1088-page book. And…