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Is This the Full-Frame 18-Megapixel Leica M9 and Mysterious Leica X1?

A supposed shot of Leica’s M9—expected to be announced 9/9/09—complete with specs, was found on this Flickr page that’s now locked, and it looks way interesting: a full-frame 18-megapixel CCD sensor. Oh, and what’s this, the Leica X1? https://gizmodo.com/leica-m9-appears-for-four-blurry-seconds-in-promo-video-5349812 The X1 looks just as intriguing, actually, taking a different tack with a 12-megapixel CMOS APS-C…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Sep 2

Will You Be Getting a Flu Vaccine This Fall?

Flu season is just around the corner, and this year immunologists will be on the alert making sure that H1N1 swine flu doesn’t get out of control. What will you do to protect yourself? io9 pal Rene Najera, a public health worker with the state of Maryland, wrote in to ask if we could do…

io9 Annalee Newitz Sep 2

Sequels to the First Decent Headphones I Ever Owned: Sennheiser PX-100 II and PX-200

The first decent headphones I owned were Sennheiser’s PX-100. I got ’em for $30, and I was blown away, since it was the first time I heard something truly better than $20 shitcans. Now, Sennheiser’s got a sequel: PX-100 II. Oh, and the PX-200 II. Like before, the PX-100 II has an open design and…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Sep 2

God Joins Supernatural’s Apocalyptic Battle, Plus More Sexy Images from Gamer

Supernatural’s apocalypse gets a few new players, including the Four Horsemen and God. Gamer gets a few more bikini-clad pictures, and Kick-Ass gets an animated sequence. Plus, The Vampire’s Assistant, Stargate Universe, The Host 2, FlashForward, Fringe, and Defying Gravity. Kick-Ass This one might be a spoiler for the comic book as well: John Romita…

Television Lauren Davis Sep 2

The PS3 Slim Loads Game(s) Faster with Firmware 3.0

In videos from last weekend, we learned that the PS3 fat boots itself faster than the Slim, but the Slim had the edge when it came to loading games. Now with new firmware 3.0, the Slim loads games even faster. In this demonstration, conducted by the same source as the original testing, we see the…

Tech News Mark Wilson Sep 2

Kodak ESP 3250 and 5250 All-in-One Printers Let You Skimp on Ink Costs

Kodak updated their all-in-one printer line with the ESP 3250 and ESP 5250. Both use Kodak’s Kodacolor technology, which lets them subsist on extremely cheap ink, which is great for extremely cheap people like myself. The ESP 3250 (above) is similar to the ESP 3, but for the same $130 price point it adds a…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Sep 2

HTC Mega Becomes Touch2 WinMo 6.5 Smartphone

Meet the HTC Touch-successor: the Touch2 (previously codenamed the Mega). The 2.8-inch touchscreen will run HTC’s TouchFLO interface over WinMo 6.5, which will have a revamped Internet Explorer mobile browser, My Phone backup service, and access to Windows Marketplace. Microsoft’s app store for all 6.x WinMo phones arrives on October 6, along with a bunch…

Tech News Danny Allen Sep 2

The Host 2

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Cirque Du Freak

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io9 Charlie Jane Anders Sep 2

Nokia Dishes Booklet 3G’s Full Specs and Price

After teasing its 10.1-inch netbook with 3G and Assisted-GPS, Nokia has confirmed an impressive 16-cell (12-hour) battery and coughed-up full specs: Windows 7, 1.6GHz Atom Z530 processor, 120GB hard disk, 1GB RAM, 802.11n Wi-Fi, and HDMI. Price: €575 ($810) before-subsidies. https://gizmodo.com/nokia-booklet-3g-netbook-packs-gps-3g-hdmi-and-wind-5344095 The Booklet 3G is pretty thin (just 0.78-inches), and will have a hot-swappable SIM…

Tech News Danny Allen Sep 2

Nokia N97 Mini Gets Official: €450 ($640) in October

An extensive preview filled us in on the N97 not-so Mini, but it now has a price: €450 ($640) pre-taxes and subsidies. It should be available off contract in “many markets”, and includes Lonely Planet guidebooks and Facebook “Lifecasting”. https://gizmodo.com/nokia-n97-mini-not-so-mini-keyboard-not-great-either-5344943 Premiering on the N97 Mini, the Lifecasting with Ovi feature lets you publish your GPS…

Tech News Danny Allen Sep 2

Nokia World Kicks Off: X6 and X3 Music Phones Debut

And the Stuttgart craziness begins. The X6 is like a slimmed down 5800 XpressMusic, (3.2-inch touchscreen, 5-megapixel camera), while the X3 (2.2-inch non-touchscreen) has a slide-out numeric keypad, and is the first Series-40 OS phone to be Ovi Store-enabled. https://gizmodo.com/nokia-5800-xpressmusic-hands-on-with-nokias-first-s60-5058030 The X6 also has 32GB storage, TV-out and Comes With Music unlimited downloads (delayed to…

Tech News Danny Allen Sep 2

µTorrent iPhone App Rejected, Heads Over to Cydia

µMonitor is little iPhone app that lets you remotely control µTorrent back at your computer. But like Transmission’s Drivetrain app, it’s been banned by Apple on anti-piracy grounds. Usefully, however: Jailbreakers can still pick it up via Cydia. https://gizmodo.com/how-to-use-bittorrent-like-a-pro-5187630 It kind of sux that even a monitoring app got banned. But, according to Apple: …this…

Tech News Danny Allen Sep 2

Microsoft and Intel Promise Longer Laptop Battery Life in Windows 7

At an event in San Francisco yesterday, Wintel claimed that upcoming processors, and Windows 7‘s improved power management will provide longer battery life, and better performance in certain programs. They demonstrated power drain by playing a DVD on two identically configured ThinkPad T400s: one with Windows 7 (15.6 watts), the other with Windows Vista (20.5…

Tech News Danny Allen Sep 2

Sony Plans to Introduce 3D LCD Television by End of 2010

The Wall Street Journal reports that Sony is planning to introduce a 3D LCD TV by the end of 2010. Sony’s been in a bit of a slump lately, and a push to 3D would certainly provide some excitement. https://gizmodo.com/plasma-hdtv-sales-soar-lcd-sales-steady-sony-loses-ev-5340445 This leak is all according to an unnamed source, so don’t get too worked up,…

Television Dan Nosowitz Sep 2

Best Space Villain Smack Talk Scene In Forever!

When you’ve wiped out the entire human race, you might expect to get some respect from those “homo technis” upstarts. But the galaxy just ain’t what it used to be, as you can see from this clip from Humanity’s End. Last year, we predicted Humanity’s End would be the B movie of the year, and…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Sep 2

Panasonic Lumix GF1 Camera Improves on the Olympus E-P1… But Not By Much

As leaked, Panasonic’s third Micro Four Thirds camera, the GF1, matches the small size of the Olympus E-P1 while adding a built-in flash and some great new lenses. https://gizmodo.com/cool-panasonic-lumix-gf1-4-3-may-end-up-being-my-next-c-5331641/ Besides the size and shape, the Lumix GF1 is very similar to the E-P1: Same 12.1 MP sensor, same 720p video and HDMI-out and same $900…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Sep 2

HealthMap App Will Tell You How Diseased Your Neighborhood Is

Ever wondered if someone in your neighborhood has a case of Swine Flu, African Horse Sickness, Chicken Pox, or other infectious diseases? Today’s your lucky day: the HealthMap app will show you up-to-date reports and even send push alerts. To be completely honest, I was terrified when I first opened this app up. I did…

Health Rosa Golijan Sep 1

Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post

Oh My God, They Took Our Gmail!…Actual-Size Gundam To Face Actual-Size Typhoons…Verizon’s $50 Globetrotter…A Mouse Trap For Depressed Mice Who See Death as an Inevitability So Why Fight It? We all felt that disturbance in the Force today when Gmail, stalwart keeper of all our secrets and lies, somehow managed to shut itself off for…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Sep 1

Apple Approves Vonage Mobile VoIP App

Did our ranting and the FCCs investigation have an effect on Apple’s app approval process? First they approved Spotify’s streaming app, now they’ve approved Vonage’s Mobile VoIP app? How about revisiting the Google Voice app while Apple’s feeling nice? https://gizmodo.com/apples-chickenshit-approval-process-has-gone-too-far-5325539 According to CNET, Vonage is currently beta testing the Mobile VoIP app and expects to…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Sep 1

Is This the Full-Frame 18-Megapixel Leica M9 and Mysterious Leica X1?

Will You Be Getting a Flu Vaccine This Fall?

Sequels to the First Decent Headphones I Ever Owned: Sennheiser PX-100 II and PX-200

God Joins Supernatural’s Apocalyptic Battle, Plus More Sexy Images from Gamer

The PS3 Slim Loads Game(s) Faster with Firmware 3.0

Kodak ESP 3250 and 5250 All-in-One Printers Let You Skimp on Ink Costs

HTC Mega Becomes Touch2 WinMo 6.5 Smartphone

The Host 2

Cirque Du Freak

Nokia Dishes Booklet 3G’s Full Specs and Price

Nokia N97 Mini Gets Official: €450 ($640) in October

Nokia World Kicks Off: X6 and X3 Music Phones Debut

µTorrent iPhone App Rejected, Heads Over to Cydia

Microsoft and Intel Promise Longer Laptop Battery Life in Windows 7

Sony Plans to Introduce 3D LCD Television by End of 2010

Best Space Villain Smack Talk Scene In Forever!

Panasonic Lumix GF1 Camera Improves on the Olympus E-P1… But Not By Much

HealthMap App Will Tell You How Diseased Your Neighborhood Is

Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post

Apple Approves Vonage Mobile VoIP App

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