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The Motive: Balloon Boy’s A-Hole Parents Were Developing a Reality Show

Wondering why anyone would want to trick the world into thinking their 6-year-old was flying away in a gigantic party balloon? Well, it turns out that the Heenes were developing a reality show with the Wife Swap production company. And as we all know, the best way to get a deal made in Hollywood is…

Tech News Adam Frucci Oct 16 '09

Dragon Ball, Spice and Wolf, and “Low-Class Filth” in Manga (NSFW)

Why have so many manga titles – including the ever-popular Dragon Ball – been censored in the United States? The fact is that fans here buy manga because they love the Japanese sensibility that censors want to whitewash out. “What a hideous and polluted land I have come to unawares!” -the Shinto deity Izanagi upon…

io9 Jason Thompson Oct 16 '09

Throwing a Windows 7 Launch Party in NYC or SF? We Want to Crash It

Microsoft’s Windows 7 parties had to have been born of a flameout—a last, desperate, obviously insane idea from a marketing exec on the tail end of a three-week bender. Which is why we’d love to go to one. https://gizmodo.com/inside-the-windows-7-launch-party-kit-hides-the-worst-b-5376407 So if you’re located in SF or NYC, managed to get your hands on one of…

Tech News John Herrman Oct 16 '09

Brilliant Vado Shower Head Is a Refreshing Squid Attack

It may look like the business end of a squid, but I have a feeling the Sculpture showerhead from Vado would be bad ass in the bathroom. Think about it—you can set those tentacles up to spray water in any direction. It’s kind of like blending elements of traditional shower heads, rain shower heads and…

Tech News Sean Fallon Oct 16 '09

Lost, Vampire Diaries Actor To Star In “American Pan’s Labyrinth”

Vampire Diaries star Ian Somerhalder isn’t stepping too far outside of his teen horror genre with new project Cradlewood – It’s being described as the next step for Twilight fans who’ve outgrown Stephenie Meyer’s novels. Somerhalder will play the cursed heir to a family fortune, who’s destined to be killed by a demon if he…

io9 Graeme McMillan Oct 16 '09

America Finally Has a Mobile DTV Standard

After plenty of half-hearted attempts at mobile video from wireless carriers and Qualcomm, the ATSC has defined a standard that should, at long last, bring live streaming video to our phones. About time we got a DMB equivalent. https://gizmodo.com/qualcomm-flo-tv-personal-television-hands-on-250-to-s-5375872 Keep in mind we’re not talking about VCast, Sprint TV or whatever other service your carrier…

Tech News Chris Jacob Oct 16 '09

Being Based on Assassin’s Creed Doesn’t Make a Concealed Blade Less Unsettling

If you’re really into Assassin’s Creed, you should probably stick to just replaying the game or collecting figurines. Because buying a replica “extension knife” is a great way to have everyone think you’re an unstable psycho. Seriously guys, you don’t want to be caught carrying around a knife designed to be hidden in your sleeve…

Tech News Adam Frucci Oct 16 '09

Snow Leopard Beats Windows 7 In Almost Every Count on Mac Hardware

CNET has spent some time testing 64-bit Windows 7 and Snow Leopard on a MacBook Pro, currently the only machine that officially supports both of them natively. Snow Leopard wins in all accounts except one: Gaming. Of course, you can argue that Windows is not as optimized as Mac OS X in that machine. On…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Oct 16 '09

CHART OF THE DAY: Google’s Massive Cash Flow In Context II

Google turned in another solid quarter yesterday, with free cash flow coming in at $2.5 billion. Think about it: that’s a $10 billion run rate for a company that didn’t exist ten years ago. How does that stack up to other companies? It’s still not close to Microsoft, but it’s pulling away from Time Warner.…

Tech News The Business Insider Oct 16 '09

Gadget Deals of the Day

Thank goodness it’s Friday. Also, thank goodness for all these deals—like big savings on laptops from Dell and Lenovo. If you’re looking to cut loose this weekend, update your Wii catalog with Wii Sports Resorts and Wii Music. Top Deals: • Lenovo IdeaCentre K230 Desktop for $649.00 plus free shipping (normally $999 – use coupon…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Oct 16 '09

District 9’s Aliens Could Have Looked Much, Much Weirder

If you thought the stranded aliens in District 9 looked disturbing in the film, just check out some of the designs designer David Meng came up with first. New concept art also includes guns, spaceships, and more creepy signs. We already showed you Greg Broadmore’s concept art for the movie’s alien mothership, but now here…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Oct 16 '09

Choose The Winner of the Maximum Tailgate Gadget Contest

The final two are up! Going head to-head we have Michael W.’s Portable Sports Bar vs. Alex R.’s Ultimate BBQ Trailer in the Maximum Tailgate gadget smackdown. Vote now and send one of them to the Big Game in Miami! https://gizmodo.com/portable-sports-bar-5375705/ For more info on the two best tailgating gadgets of all time, click below!…

Tech News Chrissie Lamond Oct 16 '09

Android 2.0 First Look: Fresh Face, Sick Speed

While Android 1.6 is still writhing around in amniotic fluid, BGR had the nerve to publish shots of version 2.0 “Eclair,” which doesn’t even have a formal due date yet. They look great. Sorry, 1.6: I’m already over you. https://gizmodo.com/giant-eclair-delivered-to-google-android-2-0-imminent-5382024 You’re best off trudging through the entire gallery here, since BGR has annotated every little…

Tech News John Herrman Oct 16 '09

Samsung Screen Resists Merciless Hammering Without a Scratch

Color me impressed. Watch as this guy relentlessly beats this new Samsung flexible screen with a mallet. Amazingly, the 2.8-inch active matrix OLED—only 0.01 ounces, and 20 micrometers thick—keeps running happily, without a single scratch. [Gadget Lab]

Gadgets Jesus Diaz Oct 16 '09

Amazing District 9 Concept Art

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io9 Charlie Jane Anders Oct 16 '09

Razer Orochi Bluetooth Notebook Gaming Mouse Review

Razer’s second wireless gaming mouse, Orochi, goes Bluetooth and pint-sized. It feels surprisingly great, actually, but the tracking sensor doesn’t quite live up to its promise of portability. https://gizmodo.com/razer-orochi-bluetooth-laser-gaming-mouse-with-4000dpi-5321230 Price(y) Orochi is $80, which is steep for a Bluetooth mouse, even one that travels well. It’s especially painful considering the sensor’s finickiness means it doesn’t…

Reviews Matt Buchanan Oct 16 '09

io9 Costume Show Weekly Standouts

From the utter adorableness of homemade Dalek dresses, to a brooding Crow on the New York subway, we’ve got a few standouts from the io9 Halloween Costume show this week. Check out your fellow io9ers’ costumes, and post yours too! All month long we’re running the io9 Halloween Costume Show in a Flickr pool. Want…

io9 Annalee Newitz Oct 16 '09

Life: Think of It As Planet Earth Part II

Life, the BBC’s latest totally unbelievable nature documentary, is airing in 10 episodes between now and Christmas. Not only is the footage as incredible as you’d expect; the studio sent some production notes our way explaining how scenes were shot. “Filming the bouncing toad was very challenging; the remote mountain plateau is one mile high…

Movies Mark Wilson Oct 16 '09

Shady Microsoft Plugin Pokes “Critical” Hole In Firefox Security

Microsoft has acknowledged that they slipped the .NET Framework Assistant plugin into Firefox via Windows Update this past February, and that it has poked a “critical” hole in the browser’s security (effectively bringing Firefox down to IE’s level). Microsoft has deemed the hole to be a “critical” security threat, as it gives webmasters the ability…

Tech News Sean Fallon Oct 16 '09

Galactic Weather Discovery Changes Our Understanding of the Solar System

The Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, has provided NASA with a completely unexpected view of solar winds. Turns out that these “winds” of charged particles are shaped by nearby stars. This discovery completely changes our picture of the solar system. Scientists are using IBEX to create a more accurate map of the boundary between interstellar…

io9 Annalee Newitz Oct 16 '09

The Motive: Balloon Boy’s A-Hole Parents Were Developing a Reality Show

Dragon Ball, Spice and Wolf, and “Low-Class Filth” in Manga (NSFW)

Throwing a Windows 7 Launch Party in NYC or SF? We Want to Crash It

Brilliant Vado Shower Head Is a Refreshing Squid Attack

Lost, Vampire Diaries Actor To Star In “American Pan’s Labyrinth”

America Finally Has a Mobile DTV Standard

Being Based on Assassin’s Creed Doesn’t Make a Concealed Blade Less Unsettling

Snow Leopard Beats Windows 7 In Almost Every Count on Mac Hardware

CHART OF THE DAY: Google’s Massive Cash Flow In Context II

Gadget Deals of the Day

District 9’s Aliens Could Have Looked Much, Much Weirder

Choose The Winner of the Maximum Tailgate Gadget Contest

Android 2.0 First Look: Fresh Face, Sick Speed

Samsung Screen Resists Merciless Hammering Without a Scratch

Amazing District 9 Concept Art

Razer Orochi Bluetooth Notebook Gaming Mouse Review

io9 Costume Show Weekly Standouts

Life: Think of It As Planet Earth Part II

Shady Microsoft Plugin Pokes “Critical” Hole In Firefox Security

Galactic Weather Discovery Changes Our Understanding of the Solar System

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