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Range Rover 2010’s 12-inch Dual View Touchscreen Satisfies Two People at Once

The 510 HP 2010 Range Rover will have a dual view touchscreen, meaning the driver and passenger sees two different images based on their respective angles. https://jalopnik.com/2010-range-rover-sport-gets-510-hp-supercharged-v8-5203409 This seems like one of the first (if not the first) production vehicles to incorporate dual view, and allows the driver to use the GPS while the front…

Tech News Jason Chen

Giz Explains: What a RAID Hard Drive Array Is (and Why You Want One)

RAID: It’s not just for Warcraft nerds anymore. If you’ve got a ton of music, photos and video and you don’t know about RAID hard-drive arrays yet, read this—or wave your precious media files buh-bye. RAID sounds like vaguely scary, like something you to do a French village if you’re a Viking or what you…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Stay Organized

When you have more than a few documents or web pages open at once, your screen can get a little chaotic. But thanks to a special window arrangement utility on the Sony® VAIO® Lifestyle PC with Intel® Inside, you can organize them all with one simple touch. Click here to see how it works.

Tech News Chrissie Lamond

Myst For iPhone Preview Video: Hope You Like Tapping

Remember how the “groundbreaking” game Myst for PC was clickfest 1993? It’s now going to be tapfest 2009 for your iPhone. From the video, it’s pretty much the same game. You go around a pre-rendered world solving puzzles in order to something something something—I never actually finished it. It does look like a pretty decent…

Tech News Jason Chen

Did April Fool’s Day Come Late In The Buffyverse?

Years after everyone gave up on a big-screen Buffy The Vampire Slayer movie, a new report has surfaced that Sarah Michelle Gellar is finally ready to come back to the role that made her famous. What made Gellar allegedly change her mind about coming back to Buffy? According to ShowbizSpy, it was a new script…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Art Peaks Forever as Two Chicks Lightsaber Battle in Their Underwear Without Irony

If two women were to ever lightsaber dueled for my affection, I might need to slice myself in half to accommodate the needs of them both. [Thanks Nick!]

Tech News Mark Wilson

Man Becomes Cyborg For The Sake Of Art

Take a close look at that picture. There’s no camera trickery going on, and no special effects; that man really does have an LED implanted in his right eye socket. And that’s only the beginning. The man in question is Canadian filmmaker Rob Spence, and don’t worry; the LED is only temporary. But that’s not…

io9 Graeme McMillan

The Fuego Element Grill Is Awesome Until It’s Swiped Off Your Back Porch

I have a cheap hibachi on my porch—who the hell cares about stealing that? The Element grill from Fuego is another story though—this thing is a work of art. The Element comes in a variety of colors, it has a 24,000 btu dual-burner with different zones for either direct or indirect heating, and it’s small…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Neuma Hybrid Tattoo Machine: Even Tattoos Are Going Hybrid

We don’t write about many tattoo machines here on Giz, preferring to keep our gelatinous arms free from skin-breaching contraptions. But the Neuma Hybrid has an interesting pitch. The original Neuma was the world’s first air-driven tattoo machine. Its design somehow promised a less painful tattoo (we’re confused as to how since the needle is…

Tech News Mark Wilson

What Is The Observer Trying To Tell Us About American Idol?

If you paid close attention to American Karaoke Idol last night, you may have noticed The Observer planted in the front, only furthering our suspicion that Adam Lambert is truly a guylinered alien. Also here’s our homeboy at Nascar, another place where weird things go down that I’ll never fully understand (so both of these…

Television Meredith Woerner

What is Dragon Ball?

In its original form, Dragon Ball is a manga (Japanese comic) written and drawn by Akira Toriyama from 1984 to 1995. Published by Shueisha, one of the three biggest Japanese publishers, it was the most popular series in Weekly Shônen Jump, a 400+ page comic anthology which features about 20 ongoing serials by different artists.…

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What is Dragon Ball Z/Dragon Ball GT/Dragon Ball Kai/etc.?

In Japan, the original manga is, and always has been, Dragon Ball. (The original Japanese title is the phonetic English words “Dragon Ball,.”) However, when the series was optioned for TV, things got complicated. The original Japanese anime series, based on the manga, was also called Dragon Ball. It ran from 1986 to 1989, and…

io9 Jason.thompson

So is it Science Fiction or Fantasy or What?

The quick answer is: (1) yes, (2) both and (3) as long as your definition of “science fiction” isn’t too particular. The world of Dragon Ball is full of high technology, most notably the convenient pocket-sized capsules (as seen in the trailer) which pop open into motorcycles, houses, guns or what have you. Several of…

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Isn’t Dragon Ball just a bunch of speedlines and ripped dudes with bad hair screaming “It’s over 9,000!”

Yes. No. Sort of. Many of the stereotypes about Dragon Ball come not from the original manga but rather from the anime adaptations, particularly Dragon Ball Z. The anime, like many popular anime TV shows including Bleach and Naruto, was not produced in “seasons” like American shows; it was produced continuously, one episode a week,…

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Dragon Ball 101

The movie Dragonball: Evolution opens Friday, and complaints among fans make the arguments about Watchmen look like nitpicks about Dr. Manhattan’s genitals. What’s the story on this flick, and the manga phenomenon that inspired it? Dragonball: Evolution is the live action adaptation of Akira Toriyama’s manga Dragon Ball. Fans of the original manga and anime…

Movies Jason.thompson

I Switched to Mac After a Lifetime of Windows, and It Doesn’t Matter

This weekend, my Dell laptop caught a virus that made it inoperable less than a week after a complete reformat and reinstall. So I bought a Mac laptop. Yeah, I’ve used Windows machines for essentially my entire life, but switching turned out to be not that big a deal. Why? Because an OS isn’t that…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Bulma, Goku, Piccolo, Chichi – what’s up with the names?

Silly names, usually involving foreign words, are a trademark of Japanese manga for children. It’s sometimes easy to forget that Dragon Ball was originally printed in a magazine for junior high students (the average age of Weekly Shônen Jump readers is approximately 12-14). Furthermore, Toriyama had his comedy background to consider. Here’s a few of…

Movies Jason.thompson

What do Dragon Ball fans think of the live-action version?

With any movie adaptation of a popular story, there are criticisms. One fairly thorough list of differences between the anime and manga is here. Here are some of the main points: * In the film, Goku is a semi-normal high school student, rather than a childish monkey-boy with a tail who lives in the woods.…

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What exactly are the Dragon Balls? (Minor Spoilers)

The Dragon Balls are seven magic orbs about the size of baseballs, each with a number of tiny glowing stars in them, from one to seven. An ancient legend explains their powers: when the seven Dragon Balls are gathered together and the correct invocation is made, a mighty dragon appears and grants any one wish…

Movies Jason.thompson

Galaga Remix Lightning Review: Classic Space Shootin’ For iPhone

The App: One of the most resilient game franchises of all time just hit the App Store today in Galaga Remix, with both the classic Galaga arcade game and an updated Remix version from Namco. The Price: $6 for full version, with a free Lite version to try as well. The Verdict: I miss arcades!…

Reviews John Mahoney

Range Rover 2010’s 12-inch Dual View Touchscreen Satisfies Two People at Once

Giz Explains: What a RAID Hard Drive Array Is (and Why You Want One)

Stay Organized

Myst For iPhone Preview Video: Hope You Like Tapping

Did April Fool’s Day Come Late In The Buffyverse?

Art Peaks Forever as Two Chicks Lightsaber Battle in Their Underwear Without Irony

Man Becomes Cyborg For The Sake Of Art

The Fuego Element Grill Is Awesome Until It’s Swiped Off Your Back Porch

Neuma Hybrid Tattoo Machine: Even Tattoos Are Going Hybrid

What Is The Observer Trying To Tell Us About American Idol?

What is Dragon Ball?

What is Dragon Ball Z/Dragon Ball GT/Dragon Ball Kai/etc.?

So is it Science Fiction or Fantasy or What?

Isn’t Dragon Ball just a bunch of speedlines and ripped dudes with bad hair screaming “It’s over 9,000!”

Dragon Ball 101

I Switched to Mac After a Lifetime of Windows, and It Doesn’t Matter

Bulma, Goku, Piccolo, Chichi – what’s up with the names?

What do Dragon Ball fans think of the live-action version?

What exactly are the Dragon Balls? (Minor Spoilers)

Galaga Remix Lightning Review: Classic Space Shootin’ For iPhone

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