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The NSA to Store a YOTTABYTE of Your Phone Calls, Emails and Other Big Brothery Stuff

In Utah, the National Security Agency is building a $2 billion storage facility that will house and analyze all forms of electronic communication…a potential yottabyte of everyone’s (formerly) personal data. So how big is a yottabyte? CrunchGear puts it well: There are a thousand gigabytes in a terabyte, a thousand terabytes in a petabyte, a…

Privacy & Security Mark Wilson

A Bureau of Mole Men, A Clamor of Clones, and More Fantastical Collective Nouns

Wondering what to call a group of androids, a legion of Jedi, or a bevy of Bigfeet? Wondermark comes to your rescue with this handy chart of collective nouns for all manner of science fictional and supernatural beings. [Wondermark]

Books & Comics Lauren Davis

Did You Wake Up Basked in the Warm Glow of Wimax?

There’s a pretty good chance you did, especially if you live in the Carolinas: Sprint just flipped the switch on Wimax in a bunch of cities, from Chicago to Raleigh. They may yet hit that 80 market target. [Sprint via Phone Scoop] https://gizmodo.com/clearwire-swears-theyll-have-wimax-in-80-markets-in-18-5308387

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Maingear Shift’s Spartan Case Belies Meaty High Performance PC Line

Maingear, the custom PC maker and purveyor of tramp stamp laptops, has let loose a duo of simplistic-looking desktop towers this morning designed to “shed the bling” and focus instead on what’s going down inside the case. https://gizmodo.com/maingear-ex-l-18-the-worlds-fastest-laptop-with-a-tram-5321918 Both the the Shift: Intel P55 and the Shift: Intel X58 are powered by Intel Core i7…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Michael Bay Talks Transformers 3! Meet Doctor Who’s New Robot Companion! Exclusive Caprica Set Pics!

Today’s spoilers include a secret video where Michael Bay explains how Transformers 3 will be more emotional. Plus clips from Doctor Who, “The Waters Of Mars,” and exclusive pics of a gorgeous Caprica set. Plus Lost, Twilight, Supernatural and V. Transformers 3: A secret video hidden on the Blu-Ray disc of Transformers: Revenge Of The…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Only 3 Percent of Americans Think It Should Be Legal to Text and Drive

I didn’t think 97 percent of Americans were in agreement about anything, but apparently they are about texting while driving: They think it should be illegal. A mere 3 percent don’t care, or didn’t answer cause they were busy texting. And half think it should have the same penalty as drunk driving. Steeeep. What’s fascinating…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Whole Baby Wiimote Peripheral Confirms I’m Trapped in Bizarro World

I’d suspected so for years, but this baby doll Wiimote add-on proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that something is just not right with this Earth. Bundled with the upcoming Wii game Baby and Me (in Australia), this doll-mote uses the Wiimote’s speaker to make the baby cry or laugh. Turn on the Wii…

Tech News Mark Wilson

T-Mobile UK Gets the HTC Touch HD2 November 9, Now What About the U.S?

Current rumors suggest the HD2 won’t hit the States until early next-year, probably on T-Mobile. But now that T-Mo UK has locked-in November 9, will the uber WinMo 6.5 handset arrive sooner? Update: HD2 launch event in Taipei this week… https://gizmodo.com/rumor-htc-hd2-arriving-on-t-mobile-in-the-u-s-5381327 As you can see on the invite, the HD2 will be getting all official…

Tech News Danny Allen

Xbox 360 Bundle With Star Trek and Transformers 2 Movies

The Xbox 360 may or may not be getting that Blu-ray drive, but a new marketing strategy bundles the console with Star Trek or Transformers 2. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-says-no-xbox-blu-ray-drives-period-says-ball-5388075 Confirmed exclusively for the UK at the moment, the packages include an Xbox Elite, an extra controller and the related movie on USB (not DVD). You may also…

Movies Mark Wilson

Is Apple Trying to Kill Hackintosh Netbooks? OS X 10.6.2 Ditches Atom CPU Support

Coders have confirmed that the developer build of Snow Leopard 10.6.2 nixes support for netbook Atom processors. Nothing’s final yet, of course, but given Apple’s lame fight with Palm over iTunes compatibility, are hackintosh netbooks next in the firing line? https://gizmodo.com/apple-and-palm-the-itunes-syncing-fight-is-officially-5393038 The current recommendation is to stick with 10.6.1 if you’re running Snow Leopard, or…

Tech News Danny Allen

Odd: Japanese Burger Joint’s Human-Powered Vending Machine

We all know the Japanese like crazy burgers—and even crazier vending machines—and here’s a fun mix of the two. This machine in Tokyo actually backs onto a kitchen where a cook pops them into the machine by hand. https://gizmodo.com/i-ate-the-windows-7-burger-5394184 Drop 100 Yen and you’ll get a Tateishi Hamburger in no time, but if you want…

Tech News Danny Allen

GSM Motorola Droid (aka Milestone) Gets Multi-Touch Support!?

Talk about unfair: this video appears to show that the GSM version of the Motorola Droid will support multi-touch gestures like pinch-zoom. The U.S version doesn’t do multi-touch, even though Android 2.0 supports it, so what gives? https://gizmodo.com/droid-in-deutschland-you-shall-be-called-milestone-5394549 Maybe it goes back to the whole multi-touch patent issue with Apple, I don’t know. If it…

Tech News Danny Allen

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Hot creature 3D action, or at least let’s assume this thing will come flying out at yah. Hammerhead baby, want to ride it now. We have sharp teeth…seeeeeee. Hexxus was here. Listen to the noise this fella makes in the video, it’s adorable! Channeling Dilophosaurus. Kitty! You’ll have to wash that off before supper. Lovely…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Lenovo A70z and A58e Business Computers Will Assist/Anesthetize Your Office

Sure, nobody gets excited about business computers, and these Lenovos (including the company’s first business all-in-one) are pretty snooooore. But one of them could be your next office computer, and it’s our duty to inform and educate you fine cubicle-folk. Let’s look at the best-case scenario: The A70z all-in-one. It’s thoroughly unremarkable in specs, offering…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

The Experts’ Picks for Notable Books of the Year at World Fantasy Con

At the World Fantasy Convention this weekend, I moderated a panel about the most notable books of the past year. Experts from the worlds of publishing, bookselling, and fandom weighed in. Here are their picks. The panel included a lively discussion of trends over the past two years in fantasy and science fiction, and included…

io9 Annalee Newitz

A Stop Motion Apocalypse And Time Traveling Tips

Doesn’t everyone know the rules of time traveling already? Well apparently, no, they don’t. Plus, check out this end of the world short and see how miniature Earth is left in ruins. Ghost Machine What would happen if the Ender’s Game kids started up their own virtual Gitmo? British film Ghost Machine shows what happens…

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Liza Trombi’s picks

GALILEO’S DREAM by Kim Stanley Robinson THE WINDUP GIRL by Paolo Bacigalupi A IS FOR ALIEN by Caitlin Kiernan WIRELESS by Charles Stross.

io9 Annalee Newitz

Annalee Newitz’s picks

Transition, by Iain Banks Santa Olivia, by Jacqueline Carey Anathem, by Neal Stephenson Julian Comstock, by Robert Charles Wilson Shadow of the Scorpion, by Neal Asher Cyberabad Days, by Ian McDonald The Alchemy of Stone, Ekaterina Sedia

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Jo Fletcher’s Picks

Jo Fletcher’s Picks for 2008-09 AVILION by Robert Holdstock (Gollancz) – the first direct sequel to his WFA-winning MYTHAGO WOOD, and it remains one of the most emotive and magical settings I’ve come across. LAVINIA by Ursula Le Guin (Gollancz) Published in the UK in 2009 so it counts, and I’m mentioning it again because…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Justin Ackroyd’s Picks for 2008-09

Justin Ackroyd’s Book List The Australian Connection: Deborah Biancotti – A Book of Endings John Harwood – The Seance Anthony O’Neill – The Unscratchables Justine Larbalestier – How to Ditch Your Fairy Karen Warron – Slights Scott Westerfeld – Leviathan Is this list influenced by crime fiction? Jedediah Berry – The Manual of Detection Michael…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The NSA to Store a YOTTABYTE of Your Phone Calls, Emails and Other Big Brothery Stuff

A Bureau of Mole Men, A Clamor of Clones, and More Fantastical Collective Nouns

Did You Wake Up Basked in the Warm Glow of Wimax?

Maingear Shift’s Spartan Case Belies Meaty High Performance PC Line

Michael Bay Talks Transformers 3! Meet Doctor Who’s New Robot Companion! Exclusive Caprica Set Pics!

Only 3 Percent of Americans Think It Should Be Legal to Text and Drive

Whole Baby Wiimote Peripheral Confirms I’m Trapped in Bizarro World

T-Mobile UK Gets the HTC Touch HD2 November 9, Now What About the U.S?

Xbox 360 Bundle With Star Trek and Transformers 2 Movies

Is Apple Trying to Kill Hackintosh Netbooks? OS X 10.6.2 Ditches Atom CPU Support

Odd: Japanese Burger Joint’s Human-Powered Vending Machine

GSM Motorola Droid (aka Milestone) Gets Multi-Touch Support!?

Avatar Gallery

Lenovo A70z and A58e Business Computers Will Assist/Anesthetize Your Office

The Experts’ Picks for Notable Books of the Year at World Fantasy Con

A Stop Motion Apocalypse And Time Traveling Tips

Liza Trombi’s picks

Annalee Newitz’s picks

Jo Fletcher’s Picks

Justin Ackroyd’s Picks for 2008-09

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