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Dubai’s Technosphere Concept Would Fit Right Into a Disney Park

I think they ran out of weird building designs, because the centerpiece of Dubai’s Technopark looks like it was copied from Epcot’s Spaceship Earth. Whatever happened to architecture proposals for Dubai being completely nuts? https://gizmodo.com/tarzans-making-his-reservations-at-this-frame-hotel-5390473 Granted, the resemblance to Spaceship Earth might be unavoidable when the Technosphere is meant to represent the state of Earth’s…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Oct 29 '09

Watch the Second Avatar Trailer — Without the Blur

After playing in theaters all week, the non-blurry version of the second Avatar trailer has finally come online. You can now see inside the Marine compound and watch Pandora’s epic battles without squinting. This is a foreign version of the trailer, hence the subtitles. The official, subtitle-free version comes out tomorrow morning. Click to view…

io9 Lauren Davis Oct 29 '09

Lost Sets Update

The Flame, with new Dharma logo The back of the Temple The beach camp, with wreckage and stuff. Animal-skin lean-to, near where Claire gave birth Otherville, looking trashed

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Oct 29 '09

Twin Apple Fangirls Pwn Twin PC Clones

See what I meant? The command + C and command + V t-shirts look so much better. And I’d rather have daughters than sons. The latter are just too rambosterous. [Flickr via Geeks Are Sexy] https://gizmodo.com/i-want-to-have-twins-just-to-get-them-these-awesome-t-s-5390916

Tech News Jesus Diaz Oct 29 '09

If My Brain Ran Windows, This Would Be How My Task Manager Looks

The caption on the image is “me before coffee,” but I think the resource allocation could be appropriate for any blood-caffeine level. And right now it definitely describes exactly how I feel. [Abstruse Goose]

Tech News Rosa Golijan Oct 29 '09

Microsoft Retail Store PCs Will Be Crapware-Free, But I’m Still Unsatisfied

No one likes uninstalling bloatware, trialware, and craplets from their freshly unboxed PCs. Microsoft finally acknowledges this by skipping the unnecessary third-party software in Microsoft retail store PCs. That’s truly great, but they should do a little more than that. I realize that the key reason behind all that preinstalled junk is to make a…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Oct 29 '09

Samuel Jackson vs. Shark – Who Wins?

We were talking earlier today about the fine film that is Deep Blue Sea, featuring deadly sharks and a great moment of Samuel L. Jackson munching. After he delivers a speech about why it’s bad to fight. Deep Blue Sea is about a group of scientists who bio-engineer supersharks in order to cure Alzheimers, and…

io9 Annalee Newitz Oct 28 '09

Teen Fatally Stabbed Over Computer Volume

It can suck having to listen to the sounds blasting from other people’s computer speakers. But no matter how bad the music or how annoying the game sounds, I don’t think anyone’s gotten stabbed over the issue until this kid. Fourteen year old Matthew Gorzynski was stabbed in the chest by fifteen year old William…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Oct 28 '09

Remainders: Stuff We Didn’t Post (And Why)

I have a splitting headache. There was so much real news today, mostly Android-y, we happily skipped this junk: GM’s Wi-Fi, Apple Store POS, Virgin/Helio, Xbox Sky and a Blu-ray player only dumb people will buy. Dun dun DUN. GM’s offering in-car internet for $500 and +$29 a month. Great! This is a stupid thing…

Tech News Brian Lam Oct 28 '09

The ROPID Robot Jumps And Runs Like An Excited Kid

This cute, lil’ Japanese robot is like a kid after too much candy, but somehow it’s got better balance than most of us after a long day of writing posts. Check out how it lands gracefully after some high jumps. Aside from supposedly being the fastest runner and best jumper among similarly constructed robots, ROPID…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Oct 28 '09

Liveblogging Couple’s Pirate Captors May Have Been Apprehended

Seven Somali pirates who may have played a role in the kidnapping of liveblogging couple, Paul and Rachel Chandler, are currently in the custody of the European Union. Their involvement is still unproven and the Chandler’s remain missing. https://gizmodo.com/pirates-may-have-captured-around-the-world-liveblogging-5391282 The captured pirates’ link to the Chandlers is based on a message from “pirate spokesman” Farah…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Oct 28 '09

Windows 7 Guides: The Best Of

There is no one definitive Windows 7 guide—it’s a sprawling OS with a decades-long legacy, so nobody can cover it all. But with our powers combined, you’re in good hands. First Things First We covered everything we could in Gizmodo’s official eight-chapter mega-guide, so hit that up first. It’s a hearty first course, and it’s…

Tech News John Herrman Oct 28 '09

Sony Gadgets Of All Ages Stripped Down And Photographed

iFixIt and Wired got together to cajole people into tearing down their favorite Sony products. And while autopsies usually give me the creeps, I’ll admit that seeing this hardware spread apart left me hot under the collar. https://gizmodo.com/with-robot-performed-virtual-autopsies-your-corpse-get-5391108 Among my favorites were the alarm clock, the CyberShot, the old-school Discman (I have one like it…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Oct 28 '09

HTC Hero Among First To Get Android 2.0 Update

According to HTC’s Twitter feed, the no-longer-tragically-flawed HTC Hero is getting a sprucing up with an update to Android 2.0. Will the OS actually shine through this time, or is HTC’s Sense UI gonna continue running the show? [Twitter] https://gizmodo.com/htc-hero-review-ambitious-but-tragically-flawed-5318860

Tech News Rosa Golijan Oct 28 '09

How Motorola Stopped Sucking

So, uh, how did this company make this phone? A happy accident, it turns out. https://gizmodo.com/motorola-loses-another-231-million-still-praying-to-g-5234342 Right after taking the cursed reins of Motorola, then-incoming CEO Sanjay Jha had a short town hall meeting and was accosted by a Moto engineer working on Android, Rick Osterloh, as he came off the stage. “By the end…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Oct 28 '09

Your Next-Generation DVD May Be Made From Mantis Shrimp Eyes

Scientists have discovered that the eyes of the mantis shrimp (pictured) possess a feature that could make DVDs and CDs perform better than ever before. According to the journal Nature: Nicholas Roberts and colleagues discovered that the wave plate in the mantis shrimp’s eye has an elegant design which includes an incredible level of achromaticity,…

io9 Annalee Newitz Oct 28 '09

I Want A Bracelet To Match This WWSJD License Plate

Business Insider thinks that this license plate they spotted in Cupertino stands for “What would Steve Jobs do,” but I think I think the SJ is short for Scarlett Johansson. Either way, where do I order the bracelet? [Business Insider]

Tech News Rosa Golijan Oct 28 '09

Google Voice Is Only Blocking Like 100 Numbers Now

Google Voice has gone from blocking a decent swath of phone numbers—ranging from sex chat lines to nuns to some simply rural digits—to around 100. https://gizmodo.com/now-at-t-wants-the-fcc-to-investigate-google-voice-5368114 The FCC, being all about neutrality nowadays, is probably still going to flick Google in the balls over it, though Google says they “have good reason to believe [those…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Oct 28 '09

Why I Like To Write About The Apocalypse

I think we’re programmed for hardship. In my experience, human beings are happiest when they’re working themselves to the bone. People are more likely to feel adrift and unsatisfied when they have too much leisure time. Obstacles are good. Here’s why. For hundreds of thousands of years, life was brutal. It still is for a…

io9 Jeff Carlson Oct 28 '09

Google Music Search Turns Your Results Pages Into Personal Radios

As rumored, Google Music Search (aka Onebox) is a music search feature that appears inside Google search that will give you not a little 30-second clip, but a full song play. https://gizmodo.com/how-will-googles-rumored-music-service-work-updated-5386574 Basically, as you can see in the picture, you will see play buttons alongside different songs when you get search results. If you…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Oct 28 '09

Dubai’s Technosphere Concept Would Fit Right Into a Disney Park

Watch the Second Avatar Trailer — Without the Blur

Lost Sets Update

Twin Apple Fangirls Pwn Twin PC Clones

If My Brain Ran Windows, This Would Be How My Task Manager Looks

Microsoft Retail Store PCs Will Be Crapware-Free, But I’m Still Unsatisfied

Samuel Jackson vs. Shark – Who Wins?

Teen Fatally Stabbed Over Computer Volume

Remainders: Stuff We Didn’t Post (And Why)

The ROPID Robot Jumps And Runs Like An Excited Kid

Liveblogging Couple’s Pirate Captors May Have Been Apprehended

Windows 7 Guides: The Best Of

Sony Gadgets Of All Ages Stripped Down And Photographed

HTC Hero Among First To Get Android 2.0 Update

How Motorola Stopped Sucking

Your Next-Generation DVD May Be Made From Mantis Shrimp Eyes

I Want A Bracelet To Match This WWSJD License Plate

Google Voice Is Only Blocking Like 100 Numbers Now

Why I Like To Write About The Apocalypse

Google Music Search Turns Your Results Pages Into Personal Radios

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