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Fleshbot Awards Recap Video

Did you know our cousin, Fleshbot, hosted an awards party last night? Here’s the recap video to it (and it’s a bit NSFW, as is expected from Fleshbot). Sad you missed it? Yeah, us too. It (along with Giz Gallery) is indicative of the type of events we’ll be doing more of, so don’t worry…

Tech News Jason Chen

Intel Deems The Dual Core Atom 330 Too Hot For Netbooks

We’ve been curious as to why Intel decided to keep the N330 chip out of netbooks, and now we finally know: The chip’s just too damn hot and not even all that fast. Testing done by computer builder Haleron revealed that the N330 couldn’t match the, now used, two-chip N270 processor in speed all the…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

10 iPhone Apps To Augment Your Sad Reality

Augmented reality. It’s definitely a buzz phrase, but what is it, exactly? How do you experience it? Is there an app for it? Oh, most definitely. Here are 10. True to their title, augmented reality apps add something to what you see, using a combination of camera, GPS, and sometimes, in the case of the…

Tech News John Herrman

Behind the Scenes of Avatar

For a “behind the scenes,” this clip doesn’t reveal much in terms of the technical wizardry behind Avatar. But it does offer a handful of CGI I don’t think any trailer has revealed yet. [Wired]

Movies Mark Wilson

Disaster Movie Moments That Pissed Us Off The Most

Sure, disaster movies are just empty calories of mass destruction — but even when you don’t take them seriously, there are always some scenes that you just can’t excuse. We’ve collected the most infuriating moments from the biggest disaster movies. Disaster: Volcano Our Breaking Point: The Subway Scene How long do you think the people…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Roland Emmerich Planning Not One, But Two Independence Day Sequels

Apparently one movie isn’t enough to contain all the ideas Roland Emmerich has for his follow-up to Independence Day. The director is planning to make two sequel films, and he already has a punny title in mind. Emmerich told MTV that he’s planning a two-film arc following the events of Independence Day. He doesn’t have…

Movies Lauren Davis

Want To Upgrade Yourself? Head To The Bionic Body Shop

Click to viewVagus Nerve Stimulation: $95,000. Deep Brain Stimulation: $40,000. Sacral Nerve Stimulation: $16,000. I don’t need most of these things (or even know what they are), but I’d still love a spending spree in the Bionic Body Shop. While most of these upgrades aren’t exactly available at this time, it doesn’t mean we can’t…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Use Your Own Digital Music Library to Generate Enemies for Symphony

Symphony, screenshot above, is a game that uses your own music library to generate enemies on the fly. Think of it like a shmup where the soundtrack (presumably) doesn’t suck ass. This video should illustrate what the gameplay is like. It’s made by a company familiar with music games, but the reason we’re interested is…

Tech News Jason Chen

Pop-Culture Cyborgs Through The Ages: A Gallery

Cyborgs kick ass with their super-powered robot legs — but they’ve changed a lot over the years. Here’s our roundup of awesome images of cybernetic organisms, bionic superheroes and cyber-villains, from the 1960s to today. 1960s and before: 1970s: 1980s: 1990s: 2000s:

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

I Ain’t In This for Your Revolution, I’m In This for the Star Wars T-Shirts

Hans Solo or Guitar Solo? Dark Side or Who’s Your Daddy? Obi-Juan Kenobi makes me laugh too… hmmm, I’m having a hard time deciding which of these 22 Star Wars t-shirts will better fit the dorky nerd in me: For the dorky nerd outside me I’d need an M, thank you very much. You can…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

One Gene Tweak Could Make Chimps Talk

The reason why humans speak and chimps don’t is dependent on one gene, called FOXP2. New research reveals more about how humans’ FOXP2 leads to speech. Could genetic engineering on chimps bring on a Planet of the Apes scenario? It’s been known for a while that the FOXP2 gene is involved in human speech –…

io9 Annalee Newitz

First of the Quad Core i5 iMac Benchmarks

Electronista has benchmarked the new Quad Core i5 chips in the new iMac, and comparing his scores to mine, its pretty clear we’ve got almost 2x some scores in some CPU/memory tests. Specifically, using his charts and mine, it wasn’t hard to recognize the jump in the multithreaded, 64 bit results from geek bench in…

Tech News Brian Lam

Why Aren’t More People Talking About the Palm Pixi?

We, as in the tech press, are all over Palm’s new mini-Pre. But we, as in the internet, just don’t seem to care about it—just ask Google. https://gizmodo.com/palms-pixi-up-close-a-gallery-5403543 Compared against the Droid Eris, the decidedly secondary, little-advertised rebranded Hero that happens to be launching alongside the Droid Droid (and also happens to be the cheapest…

Tech News John Herrman

Take a Virtual Tour Through Google Street View On a Stationary Bike

Using a Vuzix headset, a laptop, Arduino and a bike sensor, Aki Mimoto was able to rig up his wife’s stationary bike to transport himself through a virtual Google Street View environment. Of course, that means you wouldn’t have to sit staring at a wall or a TV while exercising—you could virtually travel down roads…

Tech News Sean Fallon

More Details on Verizon’s Smartphone $350 Early Termination Policy

As you probably heard, Verizon Wireless is imposing a pretty nasty $350 early termination fee on its more impressive phones. It’s confirmed, and starts Sunday, so you might want to buy your phone now if possible. https://gizmodo.com/verizon-to-double-early-termination-fee-5396828 The good news, if there is any, is that the early termination fee only applies to early termination.…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

My Girlfriend’s Call to Dell: 90 Minutes, 10 Customer Service Reps, Nothing Accomplished

Lisa said to me, “Maybe Dell will let me swap out my new battery for a smaller one? I’ll just call and ask.” I felt a spike of fear. Which was legitimized within 2 hours. The call sounded painful from across the house. The first 10 minutes, it was clear she was talking to a…

Tech News Brian Lam

Dragon Age: Origins In Stores Now

Dragon Age: Origins is here. Ready for all that epic RPG combat? Dust off your mage outfit and plug in for the ride. Oh, and for the sexytimes. And for Tim Curry! https://kotaku.com/esrb-gives-up-sexytime-spoilers-for-dragon-age-5322823 https://kotaku.com/you-got-tim-curry-in-my-dragon-age-origins-5346872 Dragon Age: Origins, the new dark fantasy epic from BioWare is in stores now. NOW. Go get. 9 out of 10…

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Cyborgs Of The 2000s

Master Chief from Halo The revamped female Ultron, who’s partly made out of bits of Tony Stark, mixed with nanotech, with Tony Stark’s man-parts creepily reconfigured. The failed Bionic Woman revamp The failed Bionic Woman revamp, again Jason X, where Jason Voorhees goes into space in the distant future and gets upgraded into a scary…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Mad Catz Modern Warfare 2 Throat Mic and Controller Review (Xbox 360)

Madcatz has two new Xbox 360 peripherals out to compliment Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, a controller with mappable buttons and a badass throat mic. I actually like them both. Price $30 for the throat mic. $50 for the controller. Verdict Both peripherals are decent, but both could stand a $10-$15 price drop, too.…

Reviews Mark Wilson

The Star Wars Rap Gives Yoda The Threesome He Deserves

Yoda is a pimp, Luke gives a rap tribute to a crispy Aunt Beru and Uncle Owen, and the Emperor struggles to keep up with Lando Calrissian’s flow. Yes it’s another Star Wars rap video. ALL NEW! Star Wars Gangsta Rap: Chronicles Atom.com: Funny Videos | Atom Originals | Star Wars Gangsta Rap

Movies Meredith Woerner

Fleshbot Awards Recap Video

Intel Deems The Dual Core Atom 330 Too Hot For Netbooks

10 iPhone Apps To Augment Your Sad Reality

Behind the Scenes of Avatar

Disaster Movie Moments That Pissed Us Off The Most

Roland Emmerich Planning Not One, But Two Independence Day Sequels

Want To Upgrade Yourself? Head To The Bionic Body Shop

Use Your Own Digital Music Library to Generate Enemies for Symphony

Pop-Culture Cyborgs Through The Ages: A Gallery

I Ain’t In This for Your Revolution, I’m In This for the Star Wars T-Shirts

One Gene Tweak Could Make Chimps Talk

First of the Quad Core i5 iMac Benchmarks

Why Aren’t More People Talking About the Palm Pixi?

Take a Virtual Tour Through Google Street View On a Stationary Bike

More Details on Verizon’s Smartphone $350 Early Termination Policy

My Girlfriend’s Call to Dell: 90 Minutes, 10 Customer Service Reps, Nothing Accomplished

Dragon Age: Origins In Stores Now

Cyborgs Of The 2000s

Mad Catz Modern Warfare 2 Throat Mic and Controller Review (Xbox 360)

The Star Wars Rap Gives Yoda The Threesome He Deserves

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