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Zune HD Hands On: Photos and Video Tour

Having just played with a prototype for a few minutes, I’m really impressed with the Zune HD. I’ve got a video, too, showing off how well the animations work. The device is tighter and more physically beautiful than the iPod Touch and it’s got a better UI, the main menu’s scrolling so natural through the…

Tech News Brian Lam May 28 '09

Nikon Setting Up 360-Degree Matrix Camera Array on MTV Movie Awards Red Carpet

Take 50 Nikon D700s, arrange them in a circle, get them all to fire at once, then play them back in sequence, and you get a crazy 360 array—like the kind used in The Matrix—live on the red carpet of the MTV Movie Awards. LIVE FROM THE RED CARPET…NIKON, THE OFFICIAL CAMERA SPONSOR OF 2009…

Tech News Wilson Rothman May 28 '09

Palm Pre GSM Version “in a Few Months” and There’s a Special Line for iPhone Converts

From our Palm at All Things Digital liveblog with Jon Rubinstein and Roger McNamee: Jon confirms that the Palm Pre GSM is coming “in a few months.” https://gizmodo.com/palm-pre-the-definitive-guide-and-faq-5133554 Roger also confirms that there’s a special line for iPhone converts: “Of course, the line wraps around uranus.” Oh, that Roger. [All Things Digital Coverage] https://gizmodo.com/palm-pre-better-than-viagra-5272185

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 28 '09

Mini Vodo Inspires Jedi From Beyond the Grave

If you can’t wait to expand your Star Wars Miniatures game into new territory, we’ve got a treat for you. It’s a sneak peek at one of the characters in the upcoming Jedi Academy expansion, who will quickly become your favorite tentacled pal. Of course, you can see the full story over at Robot Viking,…

io9 Annalee Newitz May 28 '09

In The Future, Brian Eno Will Squirt Crazy Juice Directly Onto Your Retinas

The Sydney Opera House finally achieves its destiny of looking like a space cruiser being eaten by the jealous gods of hyperspace, in an art installation by musical superfreak Brian Eno. The U2/Devo producer blasted some of his tie-dye-esque art onto the walls in an installation called “77 Million Paintings.” “77 Million Paintings,” of course,…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 28 '09

12-Megapixel Sony Ericsson Idou Is Now Satio; Smokin’ Hot Model Sold Separately

Sony Ericsson gets it: Why show the 12-megapixel phone that’s already been introduced, when you can just show it obscured in various ways by insanely beautiful women? https://gizmodo.com/sony-ericsson-idou-smartphone-appears-with-whopping-12-5202641 Yep, Sony “announced” the Satio, a new name for the Idou it showed off in Barcelona last spring. The GSM HSDPA handset has a 3.5″ widescreen display…

Tech News Wilson Rothman May 28 '09

Sony Ericsson Aino Lets You Remote Control and Watch Videos From Your PS3 From Anywhere

Sony Ericsson’s Aino isn’t the PSP phone, but maybe it’s the next best thing—it’s the first phone with Remote Play, so you can remotely control your PS3 and watch videos from it over Wi-Fi or anywhere through the internet. Why the hell didn’t Sony do this before? https://gizmodo.com/video-of-ps3-and-psp-dancing-over-wifi-playstations-re-216445 It also has a new feature called…

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 28 '09

Palm Pre: “Better Than Viagra”

Palm’s Jon Rubinstein hushing up key investor (and notorious chatterbox) Roger McNamee in this goofy D7 video. [AllThingsD] https://gizmodo.com/palm-asks-the-sec-to-dismiss-roger-mcnamees-senseless-i-5167804

Tech News Wilson Rothman May 28 '09

Sony Ericsson Yari Requires You to Move Like a Dork to Play Games

The Sony Ericsson Yari has gesture gaming. Instead of moving the phone or clicking buttons, “you make moves in front of the screen to get right in the middle of the action.” Oooooooook. Seriously, can somebody explain to me how can you get in the middle of the action while moving in front of a…

Tech News Jesus Diaz May 28 '09

Palm’s Jon Rubinstein Interview at All Things D Liveblog Archive

I’ll be liveblogging an interview of Jon Rubinstein in a few minutes, from All Things D. They’re promising some important news never seen or heard of even in rumors. Archive below: 3:24 PM ON MAY 28 2009 B. Lam: Jon Rubinstein and Roger McNamee are on stage. McNamee is known for making bold statements in…

Tech News Brian Lam May 28 '09

First Look At An Alien World From James Cameron’s Avatar

The first official concept art from Avatar is out, giving us a glimpse at what could be an alien species from planet Pandora — and it reminds us slightly of the Pitch Black beasties, which apparently you can ride like Falcor. Thanks to MarketSaw for finding these official, yet exotic, pictures from the book The…

io9 Meredith Woerner May 28 '09

Android Might Be the First Robot Japan Doesn’t Love

This got to be a pretty familiar trope with the iPhone in Japan: It’s just not advanced enough, since it’s missing things like bill payments, RFID, mobile TV and other crazy stuff. Analysts are saying the same dim fate awaits Android when it floats in on the HTC Magic. https://gizmodo.com/question-of-the-day-will-the-iphone-win-over-japan-5012945 The Magic’s going to go…

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 28 '09

The Real* Reason Terminator Salvation Flopped

Forget about talk about disappointing writing and McG’s choppy direction, there’s only one reason why Terminator Salvation failed at the box office, and his name is Barack Obama. Don’t believe me? I have a chart. Look at who was President of the United States when the last Terminator movies were released (Or, for that matter,…

io9 Graeme McMillan May 28 '09

Gadget Deals of the Day

With all these crazy laptop deals, free coffee and Unreal Tournament 3, I think the world is telling your insomniac self it’s game time. Computers and Peripherals: • HP Pavilion G60t 16″ Core 2 Duo Laptop with 320GB HDD for $489.99 plus free shipping (normally $599 – use coupon code SV2130). • Lenovo ThinkPad SL500…

Tech News Andi Wang May 28 '09

Hulu Desktop Is a Peek at the Future of TV

Everytime somebody has said that Hulu killed TV, they were exaggerating. Until now maybe. Hulu Desktop sure looks a whole lot like the future of TV. It’s a media center type of application—like Front Row or Boxee or Netflix or Windows Media Center—that gives you full access to Hulu with an Apple Remote or Windows…

Television Matt Buchanan May 28 '09

Update Classic TV Shows for the 21st Century

For this week’s Photoshop Contest, I want you to take classic TV shows from the past and bring them into the 21st century. Insert gadgets, change their locations, add characters; do whatever you want to give them an update. Send your best work to me at [email protected] with “Classic TV” in the subject line. Name…

Gadgets Adam Frucci May 28 '09

Our Love For Steampunk Is A Longing For Machines That Don’t Suck

Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet impressarios Kelly Link and Gavin J. Grant have signed up to publish a new anthology of young-adult steampunk stories, featuring well-known authors, comics creators and YA authors. We asked Grant why people — especially young people — are so fascinated with steampunk. Link and Grant’s STEAMPUNK!: An Anthology of Fantastically Rich…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 28 '09

A Rare Tour of IMAX Cameras

There are 26 IMAX film cameras in the world today. At IMAX HQ, I got to play with 4 of them (and take plenty of photographs for you). The camera workshop is an homage to IMAX’s most appealing attributes, their mechanical, analog craftsmanship. In short, it’s a pigsty filled with solder and screws and clamps…

Tech News Mark Wilson May 28 '09

Manga Collection Ruled “Child Pornography” By US Court

An Iowa man was convicted of possessing child pornography last week because some of the books in his vast collection of Japanese manga (comics) appeared to depict minors engaged in sexual acts. How exactly can a court determine whether a comic book character is a “minor” or not? 39-year-old Christopher Handley, an office worker, was…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz May 28 '09

Google Wave Is a Frothy Collaborative Mix of Chat, IM, Twitter and Google Docs in Real-Time

I have the feeling Google Wave is something you’re gonna have to use to really understand: In the simplest terms, it’s a live chatroom with a spread of documents, photos and/or videos, where you can reply to any part of any message or anything that’s shared, and it’s all real-time. The idea is to drag…

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 28 '09

Zune HD Hands On: Photos and Video Tour

Nikon Setting Up 360-Degree Matrix Camera Array on MTV Movie Awards Red Carpet

Palm Pre GSM Version “in a Few Months” and There’s a Special Line for iPhone Converts

Mini Vodo Inspires Jedi From Beyond the Grave

In The Future, Brian Eno Will Squirt Crazy Juice Directly Onto Your Retinas

12-Megapixel Sony Ericsson Idou Is Now Satio; Smokin’ Hot Model Sold Separately

Sony Ericsson Aino Lets You Remote Control and Watch Videos From Your PS3 From Anywhere

Palm Pre: “Better Than Viagra”

Sony Ericsson Yari Requires You to Move Like a Dork to Play Games

Palm’s Jon Rubinstein Interview at All Things D Liveblog Archive

First Look At An Alien World From James Cameron’s Avatar

Android Might Be the First Robot Japan Doesn’t Love

The Real* Reason Terminator Salvation Flopped

Gadget Deals of the Day

Hulu Desktop Is a Peek at the Future of TV

Update Classic TV Shows for the 21st Century

Our Love For Steampunk Is A Longing For Machines That Don’t Suck

A Rare Tour of IMAX Cameras

Manga Collection Ruled “Child Pornography” By US Court

Google Wave Is a Frothy Collaborative Mix of Chat, IM, Twitter and Google Docs in Real-Time

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