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Gigantor Lives!

Free from the planning and the scaffolding, the $1.5 million Gigantor (or Tetsujin) statue is now complete. https://gizmodo.com/japan-building-another-gigantic-robot-tetsujin-5303735 Measuring 60 feet tall and weighing in at 50 tons, just pray that a lightning bolt doesn’t strike the giant robot, lest he develop a consciousness before doing movie/TV impressions all day long. [Robot Watch via CrunchGear]

Tech News Mark Wilson Oct 6 '09

Verizon Promises Android Phones with Google Voice Support

Verizon has some of the crappiest phones available, so there’s been no shortage of leaks about it getting an Android phone. Now the Verizon/Google love-affair is official: Big Red will introduce two Android-based handsets “within the next few weeks”. https://gizmodo.com/why-verizon-customers-cant-have-nice-things-5361903 Verizon plans to support Google Voice, saying you either have an open device or you…

Tech News Danny Allen Oct 6 '09

WD Puts E-Labels on My Book Elite and Studio, Includes Dock With My Passport Elite Portable Drive

Hard drives have become so generic and commoditized, manufacturers are always trying to draw attention to their products in new ways. WD’s My Book desktop drives now get an ebook-like screen, while the portable My Passport Elite gets a dock. As cool as the e-labels concept is—soon to be found on My Book Elite (USB…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Oct 6 '09

Gateway’s EC18T Windows 7 Tablet Leaked Early?

A tipster has dished up a number of photos and spec details on a previously unknown Gateway Tablet PC. Likely arriving on October 22nd (alongside Windows 7), it has a convertible 11.6-inch screen, and an Intel Core 2 Duo processor. It’s believed the EC18T will support up to 4GB of DDR3 memory, and have Mobile…

Tech News Danny Allen Oct 6 '09

Kohjinsha Netbook Concept Has Dual 10.1-inch Screens

I’m still not sure about this dual-screen laptop thing, but it’s interesting to see more concepts come out of the woodwork. The latest is Kohjinsha’s dual 10.1-inch screen netbook prototype, which is on display at the CEATEC show in Japan. Like Lenovo W700, one screen can slide behind the other if you don’t need to…

Tech News Danny Allen Oct 6 '09

Windows Mobile 6.5 Review: There’s No Excuse For This

I really didn’t want to beat up on WinMo here, because at this point it just feels tired. But man, come on Microsoft, you’re giving me no choice. Windows Mobile 6.5 isn’t just a letdown—it barely seems done. We’ve been watching Windows Mobile 6.5—or Windows Phone, as Microsoft is sometimes calling it—for months, since Jesus…

Reviews John Herrman Oct 6 '09

New Moon Gallery

io9 Meredith Woerner Oct 6 '09

Verizon Bitch Slaps AT&T in “There’s A Map For That” Commercial

I’m not a fan of Verizon, but their newest ad made me giggle like a little girl. It’s a nice little jab at AT&T through mockery of Apple’s “There’s an app for that” tagline. [YouTube via Digital Daily]

Tech News Rosa Golijan Oct 6 '09

Good Things Do Come in Threes with Tap Tap Revenge 3

It’s got avatars, chat, and premium songs, oh my! Soon-to-be-released Tap Tap Revenge 3 focuses on the social side of things, and it looks like it might pull it off well. Or maybe I’m just giddy about the Tiësto tracks. Avatars and chat are the key to Tap Tap Revenge 3’s social side. The game…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Oct 6 '09

Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post

The App Store Finally Flashes Some Nipple…Feds Want Bloggers to Disclose Bribes—But Others Can Keep On Taking Them?…Sony’s PlayStation Motion Controller Has a Codename (Spoilers Ahead)…Apple Gets Huffy With Environment Haters OK, it’s not “pornography” (I can tell because I don’t want to pay for it, to riff on the old saying) but there’s a…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Oct 5 '09

Palm Doesn’t Want You To Buy Too Many Apps

There have been mentions of odd limits on how many apps you can install on your Palm Pre. Now there are whispers that Palm is ignoring this issue entirely. What gives, Palm? Don’t want to profit from app sales? The talk began with an innocent forum inquiry: I can’t recall how many built in applications…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Oct 5 '09

Electrical Shocks to the Brain Slow Down Gamers, May Speed Up Parkinson’s Patients

Researchers somehow found volunteers to willing accept electrical shocks while playing video games. Ooook. The study’s mostly good news though: Small zaps to the brain might help Parkinson’s patients. The bad news? They’d turn us into bad video game players. What researchers did to come to those conclusions is generate a “small electrical current in…

Health Rosa Golijan Oct 5 '09

Griffin eXport Cable Connects iPhone to Your Seat’s Airplane Entertainment System

Intrepid Runway Girl Mary Kirby has got her hands on the new Griffin eXport In-Flight Video Cable, which will let you connect your iPhone or iPod to the in-flight entertainment system in your airplane seat, displaying content and data. The Griffin cable uses the Panasonic eXport port standard, which is approved by Apple under the…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Oct 5 '09

Danger For Microsoft’s Project Pink?

A anonymous source told MobileCrunch that Microsoft’s Pink phone project might be in trouble. The source is anonymous, but sounds like someone who either worked for the project or somehow has a lot of insider knowledge of it. They say a good chunk of the Danger/Sidekick team that Microsoft purchased for their phone knowledge actually…

Tech News Jason Chen Oct 5 '09

From Abandoned Nuclear Missile Silo to Kickass Home

Apartment hunting sucks, so I can’t blame Bruce Townsley for just plain giving up and moving into an abandoned nuclear missile silo. Actually, after seeing more pictures of the place, I kinda wanna follow his example. It started as a 2,200 square foot fixer-upper with 6,000-pound blast doors and a “185-foot hole in the ground…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Oct 5 '09

First Look At Blackberry’s Essex and Rumors About the Dakota

Forget the mockups of the Blackberry Essex, what may be a picture of the real thing has leaked along with news of Dakota, RIM’s first phone with a “touchscreen in a conventional shape” and a “liquid lens.” https://gizmodo.com/blackberry-essex-the-tour-plus-wi-fi-and-a-trackpad-5350386 Yeah, it’s a blurry pic and it vaguely looks like the Tour (as expected), but then again…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Oct 5 '09

The 80s Now Have One More Cassette Tape Measure To Be Proud Of

Only Gama-Go would be able to take a Cassette Tape and make it into a pun-based product that’s both useful and compact. Plus, it’s only $8. [Gama-Go]

Tech News Jason Chen Oct 5 '09

Now This Is A Post-Apocalyptic Ruckus We Can All Subscribe To

Eat your blistery hearts out, Zombieland and The Road. They don’t make post-apocalyptic epics like 1985’s Wheels Of Fire anymore. Witness skin-peeling punks, a speechifying harem-gathering warlord, and the would-be rapist who gets knifed in the crotch. Plus machine-gun kick-boxing!

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Oct 5 '09

This Is a Photoshop and It Blew My Mind

PhotoSketch is an internet-based program that can take the rough, labeled sketch on the left and automagically turn it into the naff montage on the right. Seems unbelievable but—as the video shows—it works: According to authors, their software can take any rough sketch, with the shape of each element labeled with its name, find images…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Oct 5 '09

Stargate Universe: What Worked, What Didn’t

This weekend SGU had its dark, bleak, awesomely star-studded premiere. You sounded off your opinions about the brand new series — now hear ours. https://gizmodo.com/tell-us-what-you-thought-of-stargate-universe-5373543 From the start, this was a pretty compelling new series. Right away the SGU introduction music got me all worked up and excited. And no, I’m not going to point…

Television Meredith Woerner Oct 5 '09

Gigantor Lives!

Verizon Promises Android Phones with Google Voice Support

WD Puts E-Labels on My Book Elite and Studio, Includes Dock With My Passport Elite Portable Drive

Gateway’s EC18T Windows 7 Tablet Leaked Early?

Kohjinsha Netbook Concept Has Dual 10.1-inch Screens

Windows Mobile 6.5 Review: There’s No Excuse For This

New Moon Gallery

Verizon Bitch Slaps AT&T in “There’s A Map For That” Commercial

Good Things Do Come in Threes with Tap Tap Revenge 3

Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post

Palm Doesn’t Want You To Buy Too Many Apps

Electrical Shocks to the Brain Slow Down Gamers, May Speed Up Parkinson’s Patients

Griffin eXport Cable Connects iPhone to Your Seat’s Airplane Entertainment System

Danger For Microsoft’s Project Pink?

From Abandoned Nuclear Missile Silo to Kickass Home

First Look At Blackberry’s Essex and Rumors About the Dakota

The 80s Now Have One More Cassette Tape Measure To Be Proud Of

Now This Is A Post-Apocalyptic Ruckus We Can All Subscribe To

This Is a Photoshop and It Blew My Mind

Stargate Universe: What Worked, What Didn’t

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