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Compaq Presario CQ61 Isn’t a Netbook, It Is a Full On Laptop For $400

Sometimes I forget that for less than $399 you can still snatch up a pretty decent full size laptop or desktop. Thank you, Compaq for reminding me of this with the 15.6-inch CQ61 notebook and Presario 40101f. For a budget system, the CQ61 is actually a pretty sturdy notebook. It isn’t all that slim or…

Tech News Joanna Stern Oct 13 '09

HP Goes Multitouch Crazy With TouchSmart All-In-Ones and Tx2 Updates

HP was ahead of the touch game even before Windows 7’s finger friendliness, so it makes sense that the crazy computer maker decided to take after fluffy bunnies and breed lots of touch PCs. https://gizmodo.com/windows-7-touch-pack-surface-interface-without-the-big-5312022 In time for Windows 7’s launch, HP will release three new TouchSmart all-in-ones. The 20-inch TouchSmart 300 and the 23-inch…

Tech News Joanna Stern Oct 13 '09

HP LD4200tm 42-Inch Touch Display Hands-On: Meant For Retail Stores, Still Finger Fun

HP is smoking a big touch pipe, and its 42-inch finger friendly LCD is the ultimate rip. Unlike the TouchSmart, it is meant for use as digital signage in a store or for presentations. It’s still really fun to touch. The 42-inch 1920 x 1080 resolution monitor uses infrared touch technology (just like the TouchSmart…

Tech News Joanna Stern Oct 13 '09

Turn On Lamp Is Brought To You By The Letter “Q”

Inspired by the universal symbol for power (or the letter “Q” as it were), designer Marco Lana’s rechargeable Turn On lamp can be switched on or off depending on its orientation. Unfortunately for people named Quincy, Quinton or Quagmire, the Turn On lamp is only a concept at the moment. [Lana-savettiere via The Design Blog]

Tech News Sean Fallon Oct 12 '09

Your Choice: A Universal Media Tablet or an E-Ink Reader?

E-ink readers are great for book replication, but can’t play back video. A tablet like Microsoft’s Courier or the Apple Tablet may not handle books as well, but can do it all. Which is for you? https://gizmodo.com/courier-first-details-of-microsofts-secret-tablet-5365299 All-in-One Media Tablet or E-Ink Book Reader(poll)

Tech News Brian Lam Oct 12 '09

Now This is How the iPhone Should Handle Multitasking

I really hope someone at Apple sees these concept interfaces from Ocean Observations. They’ve taken the best elements of the Pre’s card system, combined them with Cover Flow, and created an awesome vision of multitasking on the iPhone. The designers also have an idea for managing the mess of home screens that comes along with…

Tech News Chris Jacob Oct 12 '09

Inflatable Photobooth May Just Be As Fun As a Inflatable Moonwalk

I can’t take a good picture of myself and a friend for the life of me, which is why I love this inflatable photobooth. Inside the traveling, blow up booth is a 11-megapixel camera. The digital images are automatically uploaded, stored online and then you can order prints from the website. Nope, it doesn’t print…

Tech News Joanna Stern Oct 12 '09

The Gyrofocus Fireplace Is The World’s Most Beautiful Object (Officially)

I don’t know if world peace was mentioned in the acceptance speech, but apparently the Gyrofocus fireplace took first place in the Pulchra design competition, a beauty contest for pretty objects. No surprise really, it’s a stunner. The Gyrofocus fireplace is classy, simple in appearance and “rotates 360° so it can be easily directed to…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Oct 12 '09

The Great Sidekick Data Outage of 2009: T-Mobile Offers $100 in Apology Money

T-Mobile sent out an update regarding the first great tragedy of the 21st century (involving Sidekicks): They’re still holding out hope for data recovery, but if they can’t, they’ll show how sorry they are with a $100 credit. https://gizmodo.com/t-mobile-sidekick-out-r-age-your-datas-probably-gone-f-5378805 T-Mo seems really sorry about this, you guys. Of course, they did lose a ton of…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Oct 12 '09

Blinded By Lens Flare: The Star Trek Gag Reel

The performances in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek reboot were smooth and flawless — on screen, at least. Here are all the goofs, giggles, beat-boxing incidents, and captain’s chair crashing pratfalls that didn’t make it. [via Pamela Hopkins]

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Oct 12 '09

Ham Dogger Creates Unholy Hot Dog Shaped Hamburgers

Not quite a true tube steak, not quite a hot dog, the Ham Dogger does one thing and one thing only—it molds your hamburger meat into a hot dog shape. But that’s not as stupid as it sounds. First of all, it doesn’t really matter what the shape of your patty is—the Ham Dogger still…

Tech News Sean Fallon Oct 12 '09

Apple Aware of Snow Leopard User Account Bug

Apple just passed along this statement, addressing the Snow Leopard user account bug that eats your user account. https://gizmodo.com/reports-snow-leopard-bug-eats-user-accounts-whole-5379817 We are aware of the issue, which occurs only in extremely rare cases, and we are working on a fix. And yeah, it’s obvious that it is a pretty rare bug, since you’d have heard about…

Tech News Jason Chen Oct 12 '09

Pris From Blade Runner Versus Jason Voorhees… In Space!

Speaking of space zombies… In Jason X, Jason gets frozen cryogenically and defrosted 450 years in the future… and then winds up having a head-exploding, face-sitting smackdown with a cute android, who’s clearly trying to be Pris from Blade Runner. Don’t worry, Jason gets better… thanks to nanotechnology. In the last 20 minutes, he gets…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Oct 12 '09

Ominous Cloud Formation Has Russians Fearing An Alien Attack

If you saw this over your head, what would you think? Aliens have come to kick our asses? God has come to kick our asses? Apparently, the bizarre cloud formation seen in Moscow recently is just a natural phenomenon. Talking to the Daily Mail, a spokesman from Moscow’s weather forecasting service said: “Several fronts have…

Tech News Sean Fallon Oct 12 '09

Your First Peek At Clive Barker’s Latest 3-D Project

Just in time for the spookiest holiday of the year, this Wednesday sees the release of Clive Barker’s Seduth 3-D, a brand new comic bringing Barker’s brand of horror up close and personal. Here’s a preview of what to expect. IDW’s official solicitation for the project goes a little something like this: Master of Horror…

io9 Graeme McMillan Oct 12 '09

A Brief History of Williard Boyle and George Smith, CCD Inventors and Nobel Winners

Williard “Mr. Modesty” Boyle and George “Three Page Dissertation” Smith, sailors extraordinaire and co-winners of this year’s Nobel prize in physics deserve time in our spotlight: They invented the CCD image sensors which gave our digital cameras eyes. https://gizmodo.com/nobel-prize-in-physics-rewards-fiber-optics-expert-ccd-5379071 It took them a while to get there, but once they crossed paths, Boyle and Smith…

Physics & Chemistry Rosa Golijan Oct 12 '09

Maurice Sendak To Concerned Parents: Go To Hell!

If you’re worried about taking your kids to see Where The Wild Things Are after reports of crying children having to leave screenings of the rough cut, halfway through, then Maurice Sendak has a message for you: “Go to hell.” http://defamer.gawker.com/358585/where-the-wild-things-are-test-screenings-are-making-children-cry A story in the Oct. 19 Newsweek contains this classic exchange: What do you…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Oct 12 '09

Dyson Air Multiplier Review: Making a $300 Fan Takes Cojones

Dyson’s newest invention, a window fan with no blades, is the most opulent, most eye-catching and most ludicrously overpriced gadget the company has released yet. And I sort of love it. Price The Air Multiplier runs $299 for the 10-inch version and $329 for the 12-inch version. I tested the 10. How a Blade-Less Fan…

Reviews Mark Wilson Oct 12 '09

Slow-Motion Sneeze: MythBusters Get Gross To Protect You From Swine Flu

We love high-speed photography, but seeing Adam hurl a juicy sneeze at Jamie in super slowmo is enough to make us smash our EX-F1s. Still, it’s for a noble cause: Awareness and avoidance of H1N1, aka Swine Flu. [Discovery]

Tech News Wilson Rothman Oct 12 '09

Windows Vista Was Awesome, Don’t You Remember?

The funny thing about Windows Vista is that the vast majority of launch reviews were really positive, just like the current ones for Windows 7, before it turned into an object of deep fear and intense loathing. Technologizer excavated the reviews from every major publication of the time, and the early reactions are kind of…

Reviews Matt Buchanan Oct 12 '09

Compaq Presario CQ61 Isn’t a Netbook, It Is a Full On Laptop For $400

HP Goes Multitouch Crazy With TouchSmart All-In-Ones and Tx2 Updates

HP LD4200tm 42-Inch Touch Display Hands-On: Meant For Retail Stores, Still Finger Fun

Turn On Lamp Is Brought To You By The Letter “Q”

Your Choice: A Universal Media Tablet or an E-Ink Reader?

Now This is How the iPhone Should Handle Multitasking

Inflatable Photobooth May Just Be As Fun As a Inflatable Moonwalk

The Gyrofocus Fireplace Is The World’s Most Beautiful Object (Officially)

The Great Sidekick Data Outage of 2009: T-Mobile Offers $100 in Apology Money

Blinded By Lens Flare: The Star Trek Gag Reel

Ham Dogger Creates Unholy Hot Dog Shaped Hamburgers

Apple Aware of Snow Leopard User Account Bug

Pris From Blade Runner Versus Jason Voorhees… In Space!

Ominous Cloud Formation Has Russians Fearing An Alien Attack

Your First Peek At Clive Barker’s Latest 3-D Project

A Brief History of Williard Boyle and George Smith, CCD Inventors and Nobel Winners

Maurice Sendak To Concerned Parents: Go To Hell!

Dyson Air Multiplier Review: Making a $300 Fan Takes Cojones

Slow-Motion Sneeze: MythBusters Get Gross To Protect You From Swine Flu

Windows Vista Was Awesome, Don’t You Remember?

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