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Have Gadgets Turned Us All Into Lazy Morons?

We have all heard how TV, game consoles and computers are being blamed for obesity—or that people don’t read as much, write as much and that we rely too much on technology. Seriously, if it wasn’t for calculators I would be counting on my fingers—and many of us would die of starvation if deprived of…

Gadgets Sean Fallon

Breaking John Mayer News: Jennifer Aniston Ends Relationship Because He Twittered Too Much

“This heart didn’t come with instructions,” Twittered John Mayer, after Jennifer Aniston ended their relationship over the phone. The reason for the breakup? He twittered too much. Apparently, John Mayer didn’t have time to write or call or text, offering up the “I’ve been so busy with work” excuse when Aniston called him up. Unfortunately…

Tech News Jason Chen

If You Can Light the Water Coming From Your Tap on Fire, You Might Have a Problem

A couple in Colorado thought they detected the scent of gas coming from their tap water. The test was simple: put a match to their water. What resulted is both awesome and terrifying. Unfortunately, they’re having a hell of a time finding the source of the natural gas leak that’s causing their water to be…

Tech News Adam Frucci

DVD Version Of BSG’s Finale Will Include A Cylon Love Triangle

Ronald D. Moore explained what to expect from the extended DVD cut of the Battlestar Galactica finale. Apparently, the three-hour-plus final episode originally included a series of flashbacks focusing on the start of the relationship between Boomer and Tyrol, including their first kiss. And we saw “the beginning of Helo having his longing for her,”…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

That Homeless Guy Outside Starbucks? He Probably Has a Cellphone

A really surprising story in the Washington Post today: 30-45 percent of D.C. homeless people have cellphones, and they’re unexpectedly essential to their way of life. The Post talks to several homeless people and advocates, but Chris, a recovering crack addict, probably has most the stereotype-busting story of all. He works various entry-level jobs and…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan

And Now, The Periodic Table of Game Controllers

Inspired by the Periodic Table of Typefaces, Flickr artist Pixel Fantasy decided to chart out the jungle of game controller button configurations into a similarly geekgasm-inducing chart. It’s mighty pretty in high-res. https://gizmodo.com/the-periodic-table-of-typefaces-5169466 I like the choice to omit the actual shell of the controllers themselves, opting instead to focus on the button arrangement, floating…

Tech News John Mahoney

Blade Runner’s Original Ending: Yes, Deckard’s A Replicant

A few precious pages from an early screenplay for Blade Runner have turned up online, and they’re radically different than the version you saw on screen. They end with Deckard realizing he’s a Replicant. Blade Runner went through many drafts on its way to the screen, and that’s not even counting the last-minute revisions that…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Concept Gives Mac Mini a Dockable Desktop Radio Friend

This concept by designer Sebastian Sauvage basically takes the iPod dock concept and maximizes it for the Mac Mini, with a stackable (and coolly retro) radio receiver module and two Mini-esque speakers. If you’re one of the 20 people still listening to AM/FM broadcasts and not streaming from the Mac Mini that’s an integral part…

Tech News John Mahoney

$120 R2D2 Computer Fashioned From Love and a Trash Can

One Star Wars fan/PC modder built this R2D2 case from under $120 in parts (spoiler: he started with a trash can). By custom cutting a stainless steel trash can, R2 had his base. Now he just needed some detail work. So the modder dremeled like a mad man before adding wooden legs, LEDs and Vikureen…

Tech News Mark Wilson

The Battlestar Galactica Finale You Didn’t See

The Battlestar Galactica ending you saw last Friday wasn’t the one that creator Ronald D. Moore originally had in mind. RDM told us how the show could have ended: with one pissed-off, grudge-holding cylon. Besides the upcoming movies and Caprica would you ever revisit the Battlestar characters? You know, you never say never – which…

Television Meredith Woerner

Vuze (aka Azureus) Makes Torrenting Video Even Better With Easy Conversion and Streaming

Azureus (now Vuze) has always been one of the bloatier BitTorrent clients, but I’ve stuck with it because I like the new UI. Now it’s even more useful: It streams and converts videos automatically. There’s a new Devices tab that’ll ask you to install some extra components, like a transcoder and a plug-in to push…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Most Awesome Chemistry Machine at the Photon Factory

This crazy machine is a new kind of microscope that can identify a chemical based on just a few atoms. Awesomely, it sucks up intense X-ray beams from a synchrotron to do it. Developed by a research team in Japan, this method of magnifying the nanoverse is called Synchrotron Radiation Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy. Testing was…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Steve Ballmer on Zune’s Future: “I Won’t Say Full Steam Ahead”

What’s the future of the Zune? It’s a question that Steve Ballmer sort of answered last week. They’re not abandoning it, but it doesn’t look super bright and shiny, either. https://gizmodo.com/is-microsoft-abandoning-the-zune-zune-guy-smells-so-5029803 Baller said that they’re “going to keep going with Zune” but “I won’t say full steam ahead, because that implies acceleration of investment, but…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Laurie And Arnett Ad-Libbed Monsters Vs. Aliens

The comedic ensemble cast of Monsters Versus Aliens improvised their own lines – and even went back and forth over a period of years, redoing the same scenes, co-director Conrad Vernon told io9. Spoilers ahead… In Monsters Versus Aliens, a woman named Susan gets hit by a meteor and becomes a bleach-blonde giant on her…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Gadget Deals of the Day

I’m croak(ed), you’re broke, but never fear, Gizmodo is here, the day is Monday, with hobomodos hooray! (You try rhyming something on a Monday. Ain’t easy, I tell ya.) Computing & Peripherals • Seagate FreeAgent XTreme 1.5TB External Hard Drive for $159.99 plus free shipping (normally $190). • Asus VW266H 25.5″ Widescreen LCD Monitor for…

Tech News Erica Ho

The Flood of Mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI Adapters for Macs Begins With Apogee

Apple’s free licensing of the Mini DisplayPort spec is finally bearing fruit: Besides Monoprice’s MDP-to-HDMI adapter, Apogee informs that their own is now finished, will be coming soon to a “major reseller.” https://gizmodo.com/apples-mini-displayport-will-be-official-part-of-displa-5131032

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Sub-$2000 Tata Nano is Officially The World’s Cheapest Car

India’s Tata Nano has been in the works for some time, but pre-orders are starting today with a MSRP of 100,000 rupees (under $2000)—officially making it the cheapest car in the world. https://gizmodo.com/tata-nano-isnt-a-music-player-or-tits-nay-its-a-2500-343811 The price jumps up to around $2400 when you factor in the additional costs associated with excise fees, transportation, taxes, etc—but the…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Let Your Heart Be Devoured By Motorbot Mutt

It looks like a monster from Tremors crossed with a turd, with maybe a little bit of Giger’s Alien thrown in, but I can’t help it: I’m kind of in love with Motorbot’s custom Mutt. Motorbot (AKA Kelvin Olson)’s custom Mutt is part of APW Art Gallery’s Custom Mutt Show, opening in a couple of…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Wall-E/Watchmen Trailer Mashup is Pure Genius

Sure, Wall-E had some dark overtones to it, but not as many as this fake trailer makes it seem. I want to see a movie-length remix like this. [Videosift via The Daily What]

Movies Adam Frucci

Anti-Corporate Libertarian Futurism in “The Unincorporated Man”

Imagine the late, philosophical Heinlein crossed with cheesetastic 1980s Buck Rogers TV series, and you’ve got a good feel for political economy adventure novel The Unincorporated Man. Written by California brothers Dani and Eytan Kollin, the novel has garnered advance praise from Kage Baker and Robert J. Sawyer, as well as earning its first-time authors…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz

Have Gadgets Turned Us All Into Lazy Morons?

Breaking John Mayer News: Jennifer Aniston Ends Relationship Because He Twittered Too Much

If You Can Light the Water Coming From Your Tap on Fire, You Might Have a Problem

DVD Version Of BSG’s Finale Will Include A Cylon Love Triangle

That Homeless Guy Outside Starbucks? He Probably Has a Cellphone

And Now, The Periodic Table of Game Controllers

Blade Runner’s Original Ending: Yes, Deckard’s A Replicant

Concept Gives Mac Mini a Dockable Desktop Radio Friend

$120 R2D2 Computer Fashioned From Love and a Trash Can

The Battlestar Galactica Finale You Didn’t See

Vuze (aka Azureus) Makes Torrenting Video Even Better With Easy Conversion and Streaming

Most Awesome Chemistry Machine at the Photon Factory

Steve Ballmer on Zune’s Future: “I Won’t Say Full Steam Ahead”

Laurie And Arnett Ad-Libbed Monsters Vs. Aliens

Gadget Deals of the Day

The Flood of Mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI Adapters for Macs Begins With Apogee

Sub-$2000 Tata Nano is Officially The World’s Cheapest Car

Let Your Heart Be Devoured By Motorbot Mutt

Wall-E/Watchmen Trailer Mashup is Pure Genius

Anti-Corporate Libertarian Futurism in “The Unincorporated Man”

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