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Were The Middle Ages Better Than Today?

Futurist and media maven Douglas Rushkoff has just published Life, Inc., a book about how corporations control and permeate our lives. In a recent interview, Rushkoff says the middle ages were better than our corporate-controlled future. Peggy Nelson interviewed Rushkoff for the blog Reality Sandwich, and summed up one of the major themes of Life,…

io9 Annalee Newitz

External iPhone Mic Supposedly Gets 10x Better Audio ‘Reception’

Brando’s claiming 10x better audio reception on this external, swivelable iPhone microphone. Even if it doesn’t get 10x better reception, it should get 2x better reception, which is worth $14 for most people. [Brando via Dvice]

Tech News Jason Chen

The Aliens Of District 9 Take Action, In New Full Length Trailer

The first full-length trailer explains more of the story of Neill Blomkamp’s alien-intolerance film District 9, showing off the alien’s new weapon that can pluck rockets out of the sky. But there’s more, including alien bug babies and power suits. So apparently the aliens have invented a spray that turns jumpy MNU agents into “one…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Are You Worried About North Korea And Their Defense Technology?

We have heard a lot recently about North Korea and their missile program (or lack thereof), but do you really consider them a threat to the US? How should we handle the situation? https://gizmodo.com/north-korea-now-attacking-us-government-sites-sources-5310143 Are You Worried About North Korea and Their Defense Technology?(poll) How Should We Handle North Korea?(polls) [Image via Kim Jong Il…

Tech News Sean Fallon

An Experimental Rocket Soars Over The Coast, On Its Way To A Pre-Planned Disaster

A specially designed rocket soars over Wallops Island, VA, on its way to test a new astronaut escape system for NASA’s Orion spacecraft, due to start launching in 2015. Want to see the fancy new escape system? There are parachutes… Learn more via Popular Science. Images by AP.

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

This May Be Nikon’s 2009/2010 Roadmap

Nikon’s 2009 AND 2010 roadmap may have been leaked on Grafika, detailing the upcoming bodies and lenses the company is working on. Head to Nikon Rumors for the full list, but the short of it is that the D3000 and the D300 with HD movie are coming in August, D700X in October, D4 and D400…

Tech News Jason Chen

Nokia Patent Hints At a Wearable Input Sleeve That Reacts To Human Skin

Nokia is really getting their ass handed to them in the smartphone market, and this remote input sleeve patent hints at one way the company is thinking about the future. https://gizmodo.com/analysts-say-nokia-really-is-doomed-by-2013-apple-to-p-5309470 The idea, of course, is to use wearable electronics to control the UI across a range of gadgets—but I’ll be dammed if I need…

Tech News Sean Fallon

54 Percent Of You Are Total Perverts

According to our recent poll, 44% of you have filmed yourself having sex wile 10% opted for pictures only. Based on this data, I can only assume that the majority of Giz readers are total perverts. https://gizmodo.com/what-is-the-best-technology-to-use-when-you-film-yourse-5309337 You may also be interested to know that a digital camera with video took 39% of the vote…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Welcome to Harmony

Welcome to the 3rd generation Prius, where Man’s wants and Nature’s needs agree. Using the wind, the sun and advanced hybrid technology, Prius balances our demand for mobility with the natural order of things. Options shown.

Tech News Chrissie Lamond

Two More Android Updates This Year

In addition to the one minor and one major (Cupcake) update Google rolled out, there’s going to be two more updates for the 2009 year. One’s minor and one’s major (Donut). [Mobile Crunch] https://gizmodo.com/google-android-2-0-donut-has-universal-search-and-text-5271590

Tech News Jason Chen

Microsoft’s Gazelle Browser Could Be the Google Chrome OS Competitor?

That Google Chrome OS counter Microsoft was supposedly working on could be this Gazelle browser, which wants to treat the browser more like an OS. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-has-a-counter-to-chrome-os-on-monday-5310276 The Gazelle prototype is supposed to do stuff like protect webapps from each other, and isolate different browser tabs (like Google Chrome does now and Firefox is going to…

Tech News Jason Chen

A Closer Look At SGU’s Redesigned Stargate

Here’s an exclusive new featurette showcasing Stargate Universe’s Col. Everett Young — including an up-close-and-personal look at the ancient Stargate’s brand new look. Plus another dark new SGU trailer awaits your discerning eye, below. Click to view Hmmm this new cast (what little we’ve seen of them so far) is really starting to grow on…

io9 Meredith Woerner

The Middleman Is Part Of Day One’s DNA

Javier Grillo-Marxuach created The Middleman, last year’s best (and most upbeat) TV show. Now he’s moving on to Day One, NBC’s series about global Armageddon. Has his Middle-optimism deserted him? We asked him. Minor spoilers ahead. Yesterday, we posted a leaked trailer for Day One, which starts airing in March on NBC. Grillo-Marxuach is joining…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Nokia: iPhone 3GS Has a Crappy Camera, N97 Rocks Faces

Need more evidence that Nokia just doesn’t get it? Here’s what UK General Manager for Nokia Mike Loughran says about the N97 versus the iPhone 3GS: https://gizmodo.com/analysts-say-nokia-really-is-doomed-by-2013-apple-to-p-5309470 “The new iPhone is an evolution rather than a revolution and for people trying to decide whether to get a Nokia N97 or an iPhone, it comes down…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Gadget Deals Of The Day

We’ve got some sweet Hobomodos today to satisfy your insatiable appetite for free stuff. Be sure to check out the Freaks and Geeks complete series on DVD, it’s absolutely sublime. Computing and Peripherals: • 15.6″ Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop for $389 (normally $549). • 23″Samsung 2333SW Widescreen LCD Monitor for $152.99 plus free shipping (normally…

Tech News Don Nguyen

The Bizarre History of the 1960s Scifi Puppet Series Too “Twisted” For TV

If you were a fan of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s Thunderbirds series, then get ready for your mind to explode. A group of intrepid fans have discovered a marionette-style show from the Anderson era, which TV execs tried to suppress. The series Captain Stargood, clearly a naughty tip of the hat to the Andersons’ squeaky-clean…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Promise SmartStor NS4600 Network Storage with Time Machine Support Review

The Gadget: A RAID-enabled, four drive, DLNA supporting, internet streaming, Apple Time Machine supporting NAS that, while not a Windows Home Server, has tons of functionality built into the tiny box. The Price: $434 on Amazon The Verdict: Strong. I hate going running down the feature list in reviews, but the NS4600 has quite a…

Reviews Jason Chen

Microsoft Has a Counter to Chrome OS on Monday?

Scoble hints at Microsoft announcing something along the lines of the Google Chrome OS next Monday, but he can’t give any more details since he’s under embargo. [Friendfeed via i4u] https://gizmodo.com/google-chrome-os-for-pcs-look-out-windows-and-os-x-5309736

Tech News Jason Chen

Sony Ericsson’s Android Rachael UI Makes Me Want to Ditch My iPhone

Sony Ericsson will use their own interface in their next Android-powered Rachael smartphone. The good news: It kicks serious ass. Check out the video demonstration, as well as the new images of this hot Android smartphone and the new Kiki. https://gizmodo.com/is-sony-ericssons-rachael-their-first-android-handset-5307466 As you can see in the video, the user interface in the 7.2Mbps HSDPA…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Eee Lights Up Like Christmas Whenever a Message Comes In

With all the lights that adorn modern notebooks, it’s truly a shame that most of them aren’t at all useful. One modder, sharing this philosophy, added a 3-color LED to an Asus Eee 901 to track incoming messages. Combined with an extra microprocessor and some custom scripts, the RGB LED illuminates with a different color…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Were The Middle Ages Better Than Today?

External iPhone Mic Supposedly Gets 10x Better Audio ‘Reception’

The Aliens Of District 9 Take Action, In New Full Length Trailer

Are You Worried About North Korea And Their Defense Technology?

An Experimental Rocket Soars Over The Coast, On Its Way To A Pre-Planned Disaster

This May Be Nikon’s 2009/2010 Roadmap

Nokia Patent Hints At a Wearable Input Sleeve That Reacts To Human Skin

54 Percent Of You Are Total Perverts

Welcome to Harmony

Two More Android Updates This Year

Microsoft’s Gazelle Browser Could Be the Google Chrome OS Competitor?

A Closer Look At SGU’s Redesigned Stargate

The Middleman Is Part Of Day One’s DNA

Nokia: iPhone 3GS Has a Crappy Camera, N97 Rocks Faces

Gadget Deals Of The Day

The Bizarre History of the 1960s Scifi Puppet Series Too “Twisted” For TV

Promise SmartStor NS4600 Network Storage with Time Machine Support Review

Microsoft Has a Counter to Chrome OS on Monday?

Sony Ericsson’s Android Rachael UI Makes Me Want to Ditch My iPhone

Eee Lights Up Like Christmas Whenever a Message Comes In

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