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Pegasus Open 50 Log: Day 6/7, The Wind is Picking Up

The wind is picking up, and at the same time, the boat has to Jibe to port to adjust its path towards Hawaii. Philippe Kahn founded Borland, invented the Camphone, and decodes human motion. He’s also a fellow outdoorsman, splitting time skiing Tahoe and sailing in Santa Cruz. He’ll share his Transpac 2009 sailing race…

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Torchwood Was Amazing, But What Happens Next?

Torchwood’s five-day miniseries, “Children Of Earth,” is a new classic. By any measure, the five-day “event” format was a triumph. But does that mean Torchwood should have more “event” miniseries? Probably not. Relatively vague spoilers ahead. “Children Of Earth” was a huge experiment, format-wise: instead of doing a regular series of 13 episodes, the show…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Tweaked UI Spotted in Snow Leopard: More Changes to Come?

Despite having showed no changes to the OS X UI at WWDC, it looks like there are at least a few tweaks in the new test build. Could the minor changes spotted already indicate more are to come this fall? We all know Snow Leopard was designed for speed and stability rather than a UI…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Palm Pre Users Complain About Lack of On-Screen Keyboard

Smartphone users just don’t know what they want. One of the biggest, loudest complaints about all-touchscreen phones like the iPhone is its lack of a hardware keyboard, and now a survey shows Pre users most want a soft keyboard. The survey shows that users like the hardware keyboard but don’t like sliding it out every…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Is Superman Really Damaged Goods?

One of the more troubling things to come out of the Siegel/Warners/DC lawsuit decision this week was the feeling that everyone involved in creating Superman stories has already decided that the character is broken. Is Superman’s failure a self-fulfilling prophecy? Perhaps the most damning part of the decision document was the revelation that executives at…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Stackable iPod Dock Features As Many Air Filters as You Want

This iPod dock concept seems pretty feasible, if not incredibly practical in its current form: You can stack as many of the pods as you want underneath the dock itself, allowing for multiple speakers, lights, or (oddly) air purifiers. We like the idea of being able to add attachments to an iPod dock, since they’re…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Devastating Concept Art Constructs Villain

If Revenge of The Fallen’s Devastator looks more like CGI trickery than a convincing combination of construction vehicles, perhaps this piece of concept art showing what goes where will explain the thinking behind the even-more-giant Transformer. [Seibertron.com]

io9 Graeme McMillan

Failed Mobile and Desktop OSes That Time Forgot

In the wake of the Google Chrome OS news, it’s worth taking a look back at those other OSes that just didn’t quite make it. Not to say that Chrome OS is doomed, but these are murky, unforgiving waters. Some of the products on this list were or are vital to the computing industry as…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

New NASA Boss: Time To Put Up Or Shut Up

We may not have proof that new NASA chief nominee Charles Bolden is definitely the man for the job, but in his opening statements to the Senate Committee meeting recently, he did his best to convince us. In his opening statement to the Committee, Bolden described a NASA that had lost its way and needed…

io9 Graeme McMillan

World’s First “Bionic” Goose Is Probably Less Bionic Than Dick Cheney

This little gosling is adorable, sure, and we’re glad its broken leg was repaired so well. But we’re not sure a leg brace really counts as “bionic.” The gosling, named Betty, was found with a broken leg and delivered to the quintessentially-British-named Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital, where she was fitted with a miniature leg brace. The…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Is Britain Too Meek For Sci-Fi TV?

As Torchwood finishes its acclaimed Children of Earth miniseries, one British critic declares that its success is an aberration for a country that has consistently failed to produce any good science fiction television whatsoever. And yes, he’s including Doctor Who. Admittedly, Patrick West may shoot himself and/or his argument in the foot with his first…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Happy Birthday, App Store: Revolutionizing Mobile Computing Since 2008

On this auspicious day back in 2008, mobile computing was changed forever. The iPhone 2G had been a pretty toy, full of youthful promise, but it was the App Store that made the iPhone soar. https://gizmodo.com/first-iphone-app-store-walkthrough-verdict-works-perf-5023707 Of course, there had been apps before the App Store. BlackBerry and Palm users had been hunting down new…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Microsoft VP on Chrome OS: “Most of What Google Does Is Defensive”

Microsoft’s Vice President of Developer and Platform Evangelism, Walid Abu-Hadba, explained in an interview what he thinks Google’s real motivation for creating the Chrome OS might be, and according to him, it’s not out of love for the consumer. Abu-Hadba’s statement that “Most of what Google does is defensive” isn’t actually the tech world’s most…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Will Old Spock Reappear In The Next Trek Movie?

Think that Leonard Nimoy was in JJ Abrams‘ Star Trek as a way of appeasing old fans and passing the torch onto the new cast, only to never be seen again? Think again: Nimoy is open to reprising the character. Talking to SciFi Wire, Nimoy hinted that, depending on what the writers end up planning,…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Nixie Tubes: (Very) Slightly More Adult Pixy Sticks

The methods of caffeine ingestion range from typical (coffee) to X-TREEM (energy drinks) to sort of hardcore (5-Hour Energy), but none have been outwardly juvenile—until now. Each Nixie Tube packs 100mg of caffeine, about 20% more than a cup of coffee, and comes in colors and flavors a million percent less natural. They come in…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Warners Want You To Watch The Watchmen – Yet Again

Excited about the Director’s Cut of Watchmen? Don’t be… because there’s another version of the movie around the corner, and it’s the one that fans have been waiting for since day one. Announced, stunningly, by a flier contained in the packaging for the Watchmen: The Director’s Cut three-disc DVD set is Watchmen: The Ultimate Collector’s…

io9 Graeme McMillan

The Only Good Scene In “I, Robot”

For those of us who loved Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot, the Will Smith movie was a pile of confusing disappointment. But there is one scene in the movie that’s worthy of the original book, and this is it. Unfortunately it’s literally the last scene in the movie, which seems to begin right around the time…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post

First Among Equalizers…Some Crap Blog Posts Same BS AT&T/iPhone Rumor Twice…Reason #212 Why America Is Falling Behind…Can a Show Called IT Chicks Be God Awful? The Speakers as Equalizer concept is one of those things that sounds cool, then it seems dumb, then for a moment seems cool again before you finally settle on, “Yep,…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

And The Movie Green Lantern Is…

Well, that didn’t take too long: Deadpool’s Ryan Reynolds will be adding a second movie superhero to his resume with this evening’s announcement that he will play DC Comics‘ Green Lantern in 2011’s Warner Bros. movie. [Variety]

io9 Graeme McMillan

Watch and Learn: F/A-18 F Super Hornet Built From Ground Up

Solid as it looks shown here with all of its precious ordnance, the F/A-18 F Super Hornet strike fighter gets assembled one tiny piece at a time like anything else. See it all happen in glorious time-lapse photography: Click to view Funny to me how much the beginning of the process is all about straight…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

Pegasus Open 50 Log: Day 6/7, The Wind is Picking Up

Torchwood Was Amazing, But What Happens Next?

Tweaked UI Spotted in Snow Leopard: More Changes to Come?

Palm Pre Users Complain About Lack of On-Screen Keyboard

Is Superman Really Damaged Goods?

Stackable iPod Dock Features As Many Air Filters as You Want

Devastating Concept Art Constructs Villain

Failed Mobile and Desktop OSes That Time Forgot

New NASA Boss: Time To Put Up Or Shut Up

World’s First “Bionic” Goose Is Probably Less Bionic Than Dick Cheney

Is Britain Too Meek For Sci-Fi TV?

Happy Birthday, App Store: Revolutionizing Mobile Computing Since 2008

Microsoft VP on Chrome OS: “Most of What Google Does Is Defensive”

Will Old Spock Reappear In The Next Trek Movie?

Nixie Tubes: (Very) Slightly More Adult Pixy Sticks

Warners Want You To Watch The Watchmen – Yet Again

The Only Good Scene In “I, Robot”

Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post

And The Movie Green Lantern Is…

Watch and Learn: F/A-18 F Super Hornet Built From Ground Up

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