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Father Teaches his Son Klingon as a First Language

Some parents try to teach their infant children a foreign language, but d’Armond Speers took his son’s linguistic education to a whole new level. Speers claims that he spoke to his son only in Klingon for the first three years of the boy’s life. Not only did his son start parroting the alien language; Speers’…

io9 Lauren Davis

Shoot 3D Photos Using Two Hacked Canon Cameras

Sure, basic stereoscopic images can be created using software to merge two slightly offset photos, but that only works for stationary subjects. For moving targets, there’s Fuji’s Finepix Real 3D W1, or this $20 hack using two Canon PowerShot cameras. https://gizmodo.com/fuji-finepix-real-3d-w1-tested-declared-coolest-camer-5326643 Maximum PC’s how-to uses 3D picture synchronization software called StereoData Maker, a nonvolatile firmware…

Tech News Danny Allen

Star Trek 2’s Khan Could Be Way Different Than You Expect. Plus New Avatar And Daybreakers Posters!

Even if Khan turns up in the next Trek, he may be different than you’re expecting. Also, there are arresting Avatar/Daybreakers posters.V’s new showrunner explains how the show will change. Plus: Lost, Doctor Who, Dollhouse, Fringe, Supernatural and Smallville spoilers. Star Trek: By all accounts, there’s still no script for the sequel, so any predictions…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

The Paint-Less Coca-Cola Would Save Earth One Can at a Time

It doesn’t only look beautiful, and it would make Jon Ive and Steve Jobs wet, but this naked Coca-Cola can would help save energy while reducing air and water pollution. Would it really make a difference? Let’s do some math: I assume the consumption only increases through time, but let’s take the daily 2007 numbers…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Wow, It Took Him This Long?

Everyone’s making money off the iPhone, so that might as well include George Lucas. $30 this December. [StarWarsShop via ChipChick]

Tech News Mark Wilson

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 to Cost $880? What The?

Yesterday we lamented that the Android-powered X10 lacks a certain je ne sais quoi, despite its beautiful 4-inch display, Nexus UI, and 1GHz Snapdragon processor. Now more bad news: The WSJ reports it’ll cost about 6000 Swedish kronor ($880) off-contract. https://gizmodo.com/sony-ericsson-xperia-x10-hands-on-why-arent-my-pants-o-5407805 No wonder they “desire to have a carrier relationship” to subsidize the price. Sony’s…

Tech News Danny Allen

“Frictionator” Pick Up Truck is Jet Powered and Street Legal

Ahh, so this is what happens when you strap a 7000 horse-power General Electric J85 Jet Engine (with a 200mph top speed) to a Ford F650 pick up truck. Slightly underwhelming video after the jump. As you might have guessed, a standard front engine avoids the afterburner setting cars on fire when the Frictionator hits…

Tech News Danny Allen

Ubuntu 9.10: An Important Step Forward, Room to Improve

After epic Snow Leopard and Windows 7 reviews, Ars Technica has posted an 11-page look at Karmic Koala. They say it’s one of the best Linux experiences available, but some new software additions still have room to mature. [Ars] https://gizmodo.com/the-other-snow-leopard-review-you-should-read-5350127

Tech News Danny Allen

DigiTimes Claims Apple Tablet Delayed for OLED Upgrade

That crazy DigiTimes—purveyors of always-failed-Apple rumors—now says that its manufacturer “sources” believe that there will be two Apple tablet models: a 9.7-incher with OLED screen made by LG, and the 10.6-inch version everyone has heard about. DigiTimes says that the 9.7-inch OLED panels are priced at about $500 bucks today, and the screen would account…

Tech News Danny Allen

Livescribe Pulse Smartpen Now Has Its Own App Store

The folks behind Livescribe, the smartpen/pencorder/computer stick/dictapencil (remember?) have finally made good on an old promise: to open it up to 3rd-party applications. That’s right folks—now there’s an app store for pen and paper. https://gizmodo.com/review-livescribe-pulse-digital-pen-recorder-verdict-386809 Before we get into the new stuff, a refresher from our original review: The Livescribe Pulse Digital Smartpen records your…

Tech News John Herrman

I Swear to You, This is Really Just a Combo Salt-and-Pepper Shaker

Confession time. I have terribly dirty mind. I’m flustered to admit that, but it’s gotta be the case since I’m confusing this innocent salt-and-pepper shaker for the very naughty (and very NSFW) Form 2 sextoy. It’s really kitchenware though. Promise. https://gizmodo.com/form-2-sex-toy-leaves-fleshbot-satisfied-nsfw-5400918 Designed by Ross McBride and named “Dolly,” this concept is a combination salt-and-pepper shaker…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Most Versions of Windows Banned From Sale in China Because of Two Fonts

Courts ruled that Chinese language editions of Windows 98 SE, 2000, XP, Server 2003 will be banned from being sold in China due to Microsoft infringing on the intellectual property of a Beijing-based software company. By using two Chinese fonts. According to Zhongyi Electronics, Microsoft “only paid to use [their] software for its Windows 95…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Man Spoke Only Klingon to His Son for Three Years (And Wrote Us a Letter)

d’Armond Speers isn’t really a huge Star Trek fan. The reason he spoke only in Klingon during his son’s first three years of life was to learn about language acquisition processs. Yeah, sure. What a petaQ. Updated: Speers wrote in. Yes, I think That Speers is such a horrid person that I had to learn…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

AT&T Goes on the Offensive With New “Side by Side” Commercial

Just as AT&T’s injunction for the Verizon “There’s a map for that” ads to be taken off-air was denied, the company’s own pugnacious messages started playing. Somehow I just doubt that this commercial’s gonna make Verizon cry. What d’you think? https://gizmodo.com/judge-tells-at-t-to-stop-whining-as-the-verizon-ads-wil-5407902 Does Luke Wilson armed with some magnets beat the punch of Verizon’s catchy slogan?…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Flip’s Next Pocket Cam May Be a Wi-Fi Slider

Cisco, who makes the Battlemodo Champion Flip line of pocket camcorders, confirmed that next-gen Flips will have both Wi-Fi and a large sliding screen (though not touch), a significant departure in styling. I just hope they keep tactile buttons. [CrunchGear] https://gizmodo.com/fcc-documents-reveal-ciscos-flipsharetv-5393129

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Olive 4 HD Music Player Brings Minor Updates, Now Costs $2,000

The Olive 4 HD isn’t too different from the Olive Opus N4 we saw back in July, but has a few nice additions and a steeper price: The 2TB version now comes in at $2,000. Youch. https://gizmodo.com/olive-opus-n4-melody-n2-music-players-for-rich-people-5320363 Olive’s music players are the kind of crazy high-end AV hardware that peasants like you and I shouldn’t…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Remainders – Stuff We Didn’t Post (and Why)

Samsung’s Bada Mobile OS to Launch in Early 2010…Google Talk Knows When You’re on Android, and Likes It…California Passes New Efficiency Standard for TVs…Acer Ferrari Netbook’s Tackiness Burns My Eyes… Samsung’s Bada Mobile OS to Launch in Early 2010 Samsung’s non-smartphone OS, which is surprisingly named Bada (rather than “Why?”), has already been announced, but…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Stump Light: Light From a Stump

Egg Collective‘s Stump Light is exactly what it sounds like. It’d be a thematically appropriate bedside table-light combination if you’ve got a cabin in the woods, or a seriously dilapidated urban apartment. [Unpluggd]

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Bird’s Eye View of Some Fast Birds

The GeoEye-1 satellite snapped a picture of the Dubai Airshow and we can see all the pilots’ pretty planes, lined up and waiting to zip-zip-zoom through the sky. Anyone wanna play Guess the Aircraft? [PopSci]

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Soothing Gifts for Geeks Who Need To Relax

Life is stressful! If the person you’re shopping for is anxious all the time, you might as well help them out with a gift that will let them chill out, if but for a little while. Sound Isolating Headphones: The first step to relaxing is cutting yourself off from the irritating, irritating world around you.…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Father Teaches his Son Klingon as a First Language

Shoot 3D Photos Using Two Hacked Canon Cameras

Star Trek 2’s Khan Could Be Way Different Than You Expect. Plus New Avatar And Daybreakers Posters!

The Paint-Less Coca-Cola Would Save Earth One Can at a Time

Wow, It Took Him This Long?

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 to Cost $880? What The?

“Frictionator” Pick Up Truck is Jet Powered and Street Legal

Ubuntu 9.10: An Important Step Forward, Room to Improve

DigiTimes Claims Apple Tablet Delayed for OLED Upgrade

Livescribe Pulse Smartpen Now Has Its Own App Store

I Swear to You, This is Really Just a Combo Salt-and-Pepper Shaker

Most Versions of Windows Banned From Sale in China Because of Two Fonts

Man Spoke Only Klingon to His Son for Three Years (And Wrote Us a Letter)

AT&T Goes on the Offensive With New “Side by Side” Commercial

Flip’s Next Pocket Cam May Be a Wi-Fi Slider

Olive 4 HD Music Player Brings Minor Updates, Now Costs $2,000

Remainders – Stuff We Didn’t Post (and Why)

Stump Light: Light From a Stump

Bird’s Eye View of Some Fast Birds

Soothing Gifts for Geeks Who Need To Relax

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