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This Laptop Thief Has Balls Of Steel

According to a police report, 19-year old Jesse Phoutthaphaphone…pppppthft was sitting by a cracked window in his home, typing on MySpace when a thief suddenly popped in the window and stole the laptop right out of his hands. “I was typing and all of the sudden just woosh! I was like oh, what the hell?”…

Tech News Sean Fallon

How Will BluRay Add To Your Hogwarts Curriculum?

Now that we’ve seen some of the fancy ways BluRay can enhance Watchmen, what does the next Harry Potter DVD have in store for us? Also, there are possible release dates for the final Potter movies. https://gizmodo.com/zack-snyder-walks-you-through-each-insane-watchmen-deta-5303661 At the Potter press conference, producer David Heyman and director David Yates filled us in on what we…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Sheet Music for Amazon Kindle DX Gets Rid of the, Um, Sheet

Good idea or terrible idea? Sheet music on the Kindle. The catalog has 20,000 titles and they’re cheap, about $3. Or you can always read a bunch of law textbooks. Fun! [Amazon via Gadget Lab]

Commerce Matt Buchanan

The Solution to the Energy Crisis: Urine

Did you know that urine has properties that make it a great source of energy? That’s right: peeing in your gas tank might actually do something in the not too distant future. Gerardine Botte, an Ohio University professor, sees the liquid as a solution thanks to the particular composition of its major component, urea. Its…

Tech News Adam Frucci

The Court Declares Superman’s Copyright Situation Confusing

Despite Warner’s legal victory against the family of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel over the character’s copyright, the legal future of Clark Kent seems even more complicated than ever – leading the court to appoint an expert to explain it all. In an announcement, the California Court presiding over the ongoing Siegel/DC/Warners Superman case declared that…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

$300 Virtual On Joysticks Are Faithful to the Original

You could buy the $15 Xbox Live Arcade game Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram and play it with a regular controller. Or you could cowboy the fuck up and buy Hori’s $323 dual joystick controller designed specifically for Virtual On. This is the second design of these sticks, redesigned after fans complained that the first ones…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Dr. Doom’s Stand Up Tape: “Take Sue Storm, Please!”

Let’s give it up for stand-up comic Doctor Victor von Doom — it should be no surprise that all his jokes are about the Fantastic Four. Not all of his jokes are hits, but the guy’s got moxie. NSFW language.

io9 Meredith Woerner

The Max Launch Abort System Launch Makes Me Want to Be an Astronaut Again

Looks like Flash Gordon came to Virginia this Wednesday. Here you have images and video of the spectacular Max Launch Abort System in action. Sadly, the spiffy spacecraft won’t be in Orion. Maybe they can send me one to test. https://gizmodo.com/orion-crew-test-module-timelapse-build-367722 MLAS—named after Maxime Faget, the designer for the Aerial Capsule Emergency Separation Device in…

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz

BlackBerry Onyx Loses a Trackball, Gains a Trackpad

The leaked-to-all-hell BlackBerry Onyx may have undergone one last change before heading to manufacture: judging by this shot nabbed by BlackBerry Underground, it’ll have a Curve 8520-esque optical trackpad—not a trackball. https://gizmodo.com/blackberry-onyx-shows-its-face-one-part-bold-one-part-5248692 This feature has been a persistent rumor since the original Onyx shots hit the web, though the fact that it contradicted the actual…

Tech News John Herrman

DC Does Its Best To Make Latest Lobo Revival Rock

DC Comics is resurrecting one-time popular intergalactic biker/bounty hunter Lobo with a writer sure to appeal to the character’s core audience: Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian. Is this the latest example of headline-hunting stunt casting or a moment of editorial genius? Ian confirmed the news in a recent interview, telling the Quietus that he found Lobo…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Sexy Jennifer’s Body Poster, Tron 2 Story Details, And A Better Look At Destro’s Mask From G.I. Joe

It’s a Friday spoiler assault! Including your best look so far at Destro’s mask from G.I. Joe, a new Jennifer’s Body trailer and saucy poster, and a Tron synopsis. Plus: Stargate videos, sassy Ali Larter/Heroes pics, and early Dollhouse spoilers. G.I. Joe: Toy spoilers! How we’ve missed you! New toys from Hasbro reveal a better…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Android, Chrome OS Relationship Confusing Everyone, Including Google

Just as companies were starting to get serious about installing Android, a mobile Linux OS, on netbooks, Google announces Chrome, a Linux OS. The relationship between the two OSes is already getting tense, or at the very least, awkward. https://gizmodo.com/acer-planning-an-android-netbook-for-q3-of-this-year-5275329 Google CEO Eric Schmidt is now admitting that it took him quite a while to…

Tech News John Herrman

Nintendo on the Wii Vitality Sensor: You Just Don’t Understand

The Wii Vitality Sensor was met with a very harsh, possibly unfair reception when it was announced at E3. Now, Nintendo is getting a little defensive about their upcoming medical instrument game peripheral. https://gizmodo.com/wii-vitality-sensor-turns-wii-into-definitive-nursing-h-5275846 Nintendo’s North American President Reggie Fils-Aime explained that the Vitality Sensor is just the latest in a chain of products that…

Tech News John Herrman

Olympus Stop Motion E-P1 Ad Concept Is Clever (Also, Stolen)

The Olympus Pen E-P1 is a beautiful Micro Four Thirds tribute the famous Pen half-frame SLR of the 1960s, so it’s only appropriate that the most distinctive part of their advertising campaign is, well, inspired by a previous work. https://gizmodo.com/olympus-e-p1-micro-four-thirds-camera-goes-legit-with-1-5292179 Above, you see Olympus’ “The PEN Story,” a charming collection of some 9600 prints strung…

Tech News John Herrman

Microsoft Silverlight Now Supports GPU Video Acceleration

Download links are live for the latest version of Microsoft’s softly maligned not-Flash plugin, and they come bearing gifts. Ars breaks the new features down: • Media: GPU hardware acceleration, new codec support (H.264, AAC, MPEG-4), raw bitstream Audio/Video API, and improved logging for media analytics • Graphics: GPU Acceleration and hardware compositing, perspective 3D,…

Tech News John Herrman

OCZ Sabre OLED Keyboard (Unofficial Codename: Optimus Budgetus) Priced at $135

The OCZ Sabre asked us to compromise, featuring a sharply limited number of display-integrated keys, so we asked it to do the same: dip below $200, or else. Today, ZipZoomFly is listing the Sabre at a reasonable $135.00. https://gizmodo.com/ocz-sabre-does-oled-custom-keys-on-the-cheap-5300949 For comparison, ThinkGeek sells the Optimus Maximus, the great grandpappy of the OLED-in-a-key concept, for a…

Tech News John Herrman

The Beginner’s Guide to Google Voice

Confused by all the number-changing, grouping, re-routing, and transcribing going on in Google Voice? Head over to Lifehacker to check out their excellent guide to all things Google Voice. [Lifehacker] https://lifehacker.com/how-to-ease-your-transition-to-google-voice-5311254

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Amazing Music Video Is an International Webcam Collage

Click to view Well, isn’t this heartwarming and adorable. Japanese band Sour had fans use webcams in intricate, unexpected ways to create this lo-fi music video for their song “Hibi no Neiro.” We promise you’ll crack a small, satisfied smile. [Vimeo, thanks Jack!]

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Altoids Tin Catapult Will Make You Feel, and Act, 10 Years Old Again

Here’s an Instructables to bring back the obnoxious kid that lives not so far down in all of us: Learn how to turn one of those miniature Altoids tins into a tiny catapult. It’ll be fun for nobody but you. We like Instructables like this one because not everyone has a damn laser cutter lying…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Beware, Criminals: Japanese Police Now Equipped With Chintzy, Inaccurate Paintball Guns

Paintball guns for police sort of make sense, if you live in a country of incredibly timid criminals. But why do the guns have to look like they were bought at the dollar store? The plasticky firearms feature a laser sight but it doesn’t seem much help, since those demonstrating the “color ball launchers” can’t…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

This Laptop Thief Has Balls Of Steel

How Will BluRay Add To Your Hogwarts Curriculum?

Sheet Music for Amazon Kindle DX Gets Rid of the, Um, Sheet

The Solution to the Energy Crisis: Urine

The Court Declares Superman’s Copyright Situation Confusing

$300 Virtual On Joysticks Are Faithful to the Original

Dr. Doom’s Stand Up Tape: “Take Sue Storm, Please!”

The Max Launch Abort System Launch Makes Me Want to Be an Astronaut Again

BlackBerry Onyx Loses a Trackball, Gains a Trackpad

DC Does Its Best To Make Latest Lobo Revival Rock

Sexy Jennifer’s Body Poster, Tron 2 Story Details, And A Better Look At Destro’s Mask From G.I. Joe

Android, Chrome OS Relationship Confusing Everyone, Including Google

Nintendo on the Wii Vitality Sensor: You Just Don’t Understand

Olympus Stop Motion E-P1 Ad Concept Is Clever (Also, Stolen)

Microsoft Silverlight Now Supports GPU Video Acceleration

OCZ Sabre OLED Keyboard (Unofficial Codename: Optimus Budgetus) Priced at $135

The Beginner’s Guide to Google Voice

Amazing Music Video Is an International Webcam Collage

Altoids Tin Catapult Will Make You Feel, and Act, 10 Years Old Again

Beware, Criminals: Japanese Police Now Equipped With Chintzy, Inaccurate Paintball Guns

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