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DC Ent Prez: No Plans For Superman Movie

Apparently, there’s one character who won’t be benefiting from Warner’s creation of an entire division to better leverage DC Comics‘ characters in movies, television and other media. Has the Superman’s Curse finally struck the Man of Steel himself? Diane Nelson, the president of the new DC Entertainment division, told MTV that Superman isn’t anywhere on…

Movies Graeme McMillan Sep 15 '09

Gadget Deals of the Day

Dealzmodo has plenty of game bargains today. Direct2Drive is celebrating their fifth anniversary with huge discounts on great games, and Best Buy is giving away copies of X-Blades for the Xbox 360. Top Deals: • 15.6″ Dell Vostro A860 Core2Duo Laptop for $399 (normally $549). • Bioshock (PC) for $5 (normally $18). • Ensure 8…

Tech News Chris Jacob Sep 15 '09

Archos Phone Tablet May Be Too Big for Your Pockets Unless You Are Andre the Giant

After the Android-based Internet tablet, the fabled Archos phone may become a reality too. A 0.39-inch thick reality called the Archos Phone Tablet, which will have a sharp 854×480 resolution 4.3-inch touchscreen, and 3G connectivity. https://gizmodo.com/archos-5-internet-tablet-hands-on-android-power-but-w-5358355 The Archos Phone Tablet will use a 1GHz ARM processor and the Android operating system. It’s kind of big…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Sep 15 '09

Bose SoundDock 10 Has a Subwoofer In Its Belly, $600 Tag On Its Forehead

When does an iPod dock stop being an iPod dock? When it weighs 20 pounds? When it has a subwoofer the size of a child’s head? When it costs $600? Whatever you do, don’t ask Bose. Bose SoundDock 10 sits a few notches above any of its stablemates, both in size and price—this thing is…

Tech News John Herrman Sep 15 '09

Hell is Other Teddy Bears

Luke Chueh is best known for his bizarre and often bloody paintings of otherwise adorable bears and bunny rabbits. In his latest series, he reinterprets Dante’s Inferno, casting his cute critters as the eternally damned. Chueh’s Inferno series, as well as some of his other paintings, are currently on display at Gallery 1988 in Los…

io9 Lauren Davis Sep 15 '09

Massive Offshore Wind Farm Will Power 200,000 Danish Homes

This week, 91 wind turbines in the ocean will begin powering hundreds of thousands of Danish homes. And the beautiful wind farm is also a vacation spot: People can rent hotel rooms on a nearby ocean platform. Eco-sea tourism? The farm is called Horns Rev 2, and was commissioned by the Danish utility Dong Energy.…

io9 Annalee Newitz Sep 15 '09

42 Shocking Discoveries the Newly-Upgraded Hubble Didn’t Make

For this week’s Photoshop Contest, I asked you to imagine some truly shocking discoveries that the newly-rejiggered Hubble might make. And if the stuff you guys came up with really is out there, maybe we’re better off focusing on Earth. First Place Second Place Third Place

Space & Spaceflight Adam Frucci Sep 15 '09

Create Your Own Gawker Media Hybrid

Be like thousands of satisfied GizHackSpin users and create a custom Gawker Hybrid, made possible by Toyota Prius. Read your favorite titles in one place, with the content you want from each. What’s your hybrid creation? Try it here »

Tech News Chrissie Lamond Sep 15 '09

How Would Dubai Look In the Future?

Ah Dubai, you and your glittery airports and your insane skyscrapers and your Death Star islands. If you don’t fall into the desert first, this is how you may look in the future. https://gizmodo.com/glittery-16-million-square-feet-dubai-terminal-3-is-lar-5065812 For some reason, some production company thought it would be nice to promote themselves using an annoying fake trailer depicting a…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Sep 15 '09

How the Sea Monsters Got into “Sense and Sensibility”

Injecting submarines and man-eating jellyfish into Jane Austen may sound like a simple, gimmicky feat, but Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters author Ben H. Winters claims writing the book required a great deal of ingenuity, research, and Jules Verne. In today’s edition of Slate, Winters outlines his writing process for Quirk Books‘ followup to…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis Sep 15 '09

Archos 5 Internet Tablet Hands On: Android Power, But Where’s the Flash?

The new Archos 5 Internet Tablet is indeed powered by Android, and improves all around over its predecessor, with more storage and a better interface. But something’s still missing. https://gizmodo.com/archos-a5s-and-a5h-tablets-look-blah-unless-the-a-st-5345938 The Archos 5 improves on some of the complaints we had about the previous Archos 5. Archos has upped the storage with loads of options—it…

Tech News Joanna Stern Sep 15 '09

Army of Darkness Invades the iPhone

I can’t speak for everyone here, but I have no need for email or bank account transfers on the go. Mobile web browsing is overrated as are thousands of songs in your pocket. But an Army of Darkness iPhone app???????? Today, the iPhone fulfills its Destiny. The Army of Darkness Soundboard—which is completely freakin’ free—plays…

Tech News Mark Wilson Sep 15 '09

Hallowe’en Brings Spider-Man Musical Tickets

While it remains to be seen whether Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark will even open as planned next year, a spokesman for the show has confirmed that tickets will go on sale for the musical October 31st. [New York Times]

io9 Graeme McMillan Sep 15 '09

DIY Cardboard iPhone Dock Could Have Come From Apple

This do-it-yourself cardboard iPhone dock is so pretty that it actually could have been designed by Jonathan Ive himself. Of course, if Ive had designed it, it would have an Apple logo and sell for $40 instead of being free. Pretty sweet. Go get the PDF and do it yourself here. [iPhone Dock via Unplggd]

Tech News Jesus Diaz Sep 15 '09

Wall Street Journal iPhone and BlackBerry App Free Lunch Is Over

Well, this is a shame, if inevitable: The Wall Street Journal will soon start charging non-subscribers 2 bucks a week to use its iPhone app, which is currently free (and better than the NYT app). Even subscribers will have to pony up an extra buck a week for the privilege. https://gizmodo.com/wsjs-free-iphone-app-is-already-better-than-the-nyt-app-5214944 More ominously, while revealing…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Sep 15 '09

Mission One Electric Bike Breaks World Speed Record

From concept to real product: The Mission One electric bike—designed and made by Yves Behar and Mission Motors—is now the world’s fastest electric bike at 161mph (260km/h). And they got a video to prove it. https://gizmodo.com/mission-one-to-be-worlds-fastest-electric-motorcycle-5146464 The bike broke the record on September 1, averaging 150.059mph, and reaching a top speed of 161mph. The most…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Sep 15 '09

Why Should We Study Zombie Attacks?

Last month, a group of mathematicians grabbed headlines with their mathematical model of the zombie apocalypse. But as one science journalist notes, such studies are more than amusing academic anecdotes; they can actually serve a very legitimate social interest. Patrick J. Kiger, a journalist and blogger for the Science Channel, has been criticized for focusing…

io9 Lauren Davis Sep 15 '09

Medicare Would Rather Buy $8000 Computer than $150 iPhone App

Say that, all things equal, you could fix a problem for $8000 or fix the same problem for $150. Which would you choose? Clearly, you are not Medicare. Proloquo2Go is a text-to-speech iPhone app that’s meant to aid those with autism, cerebral palsy, ALS, Down Syndrome—pretty much anyone who has a disability that makes speaking…

Tech News Mark Wilson Sep 15 '09

EcoModo – The Best of TreeHugger

This week on TreeHugger, Nanosolar reaching super solar efficiency, deep sea robots, tapping trees to power gadgets, a solar vest that is, ahem, cool, and more. Nanosolar has broken radio silence and the news is good. They’ve simultaneously released information about three things, including possibly hitting grid parity with their solar cells, starting mass production,…

Tech News Mark Wilson Sep 15 '09

Beasts, Giant Secrets And Alternate Futures Await

Ignore your familiar superheroes this week; the Comics We Crave are all about unfamiliar faces (or unfamiliar takes on familiar faces), the stories we never saw on television and even an alternate history of the 21st Century. Who could resist? Let’s get the familiar names out of the way first, shall we? Marvel have the…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Sep 15 '09

DC Ent Prez: No Plans For Superman Movie

Gadget Deals of the Day

Archos Phone Tablet May Be Too Big for Your Pockets Unless You Are Andre the Giant

Bose SoundDock 10 Has a Subwoofer In Its Belly, $600 Tag On Its Forehead

Hell is Other Teddy Bears

Massive Offshore Wind Farm Will Power 200,000 Danish Homes

42 Shocking Discoveries the Newly-Upgraded Hubble Didn’t Make

Create Your Own Gawker Media Hybrid

How Would Dubai Look In the Future?

How the Sea Monsters Got into “Sense and Sensibility”

Archos 5 Internet Tablet Hands On: Android Power, But Where’s the Flash?

Army of Darkness Invades the iPhone

Hallowe’en Brings Spider-Man Musical Tickets

DIY Cardboard iPhone Dock Could Have Come From Apple

Wall Street Journal iPhone and BlackBerry App Free Lunch Is Over

Mission One Electric Bike Breaks World Speed Record

Why Should We Study Zombie Attacks?

Medicare Would Rather Buy $8000 Computer than $150 iPhone App

EcoModo – The Best of TreeHugger

Beasts, Giant Secrets And Alternate Futures Await

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