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All Crazy Hell Breaks Loose In Dollhouse Episode 8

Just how quickly will Dollhouse start going berzerk after the first six newbie-friendly episodes? Check out this synopsis for episode eight, “Needs”: When Echo, Sierra and Victor awaken in the Dollhouse with most of their original personalities and memories intact, Echo leads the charge to free the Actives from their apparent captivity and escape the…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

What’s Wrong With A Hunger Games Movie?

At first blush, a movie version of Suzanne Collins’ media-saturated death-sport novel, The Hunger Games, sounds like a great idea. Until you realize the major pitfall that movie faces, that is. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Lionsgate picked up distribution rights to the Hunger Games movie, which will be produced by Nina Jacobsen and her…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Giz Explains: What Makes The Five Smartphone Platforms Different

Smartphones have all advanced over the past few years, and mostly do the same things. But if you look at the details, you’ll find that—depending on your needs—one may be way better than another. Most smartphone platforms support touchscreens and/or keyboards, and let you browse the internet, run apps, view photos and play games/music/movies. And…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Sex Bookshelf Perfect For Novels, Pictures of Obama

Designer Arun Kumar Francis had one thing on his mind when creating this “Sexy” bookshelf. And, apparently, it involved an erotic fantasy about our President. Thankfully, this design is only a concept. [Coroflot via TDB]

Tech News Sean Fallon

The Night Battlestar Galactica Took Over The U.N.

Last night, I sat among the Twelve Colonies with Admiral Adama and President Roslin at the United Nations’ ECOSOC Chamber, to talk about human rights issues, and fill the space with “So Say We All.” Backed by the bizarre red-and-white U.N. curtains, Ronald D. Moore, Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell and David Eick gathered to…

Television Meredith Woerner

42 Even More Ludicrous Control Schemes Apple Might Just Try

The new cable-only controls on the iPod Shuffle are downright ludicrous in my opinion, but that scheme pales in comparison to some of these absolutely insane control ideas. https://gizmodo.com/ipod-shuffle-review-2009-5169174 First Place — Chris Thomas Second Place — Carlos Garrido Third Place — Steve Heinrich

Tech News Adam Frucci

Shuttle X50 Touchscreen Nettop Makes Me Miss My Lunchbox

The Shuttle X50 is a touchscreen nettop that isn’t afraid to be manhandled around the house The X50, first spotted at CES, features a 15.6-inch, 16×9 touchscreen along with Windows XP, a dual core Atom 330 processor, 160GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, 802.11n Wi-Fi, memory card reader, 1.3MP camera and an impressive five USB…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Catching Up: Thank You

Hey, just a quick note to say thanks to everyone who tuned into our liveblog. Jason and the team at HQ were all super quick and coordinated and the photos were nice (thanks to the Nikon D700 we rented). And as always, WordPress was lightning fast on refreshes and stable as a rock encased in…

Tech News Brian Lam

Desktop Hydroponics Are Perfect for the Corporate Jungle

There’s really no reason that a pot filled with soil can’t sit next to your computer, but something about a hydroponics system just feels more thematic. Desktop Hydroponics, available for $40, is a means to grow herbs at your desk. Essentially a plastic shell with some sponges and nutrient mix, its slot-type top should hold…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Now You Can Throw Captain America’s Mighty Shield (Well, Online)

Finally, your dreams of fighting Doctor Doom and Magneto are about to come true… well, kind of; Marvel has announced plans for an MMO based on its kids’ line, Super Hero Squad. Although no release date has been announced yet, Newsarama.com writes that Marvel’s partner in the MMO, Gazillion Entertainment, have been quietly staffing up…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Monster Developing Ultra-Thin HDMI Cable

Monster Cable has teamed up with silicon chip developer Redmere to develop ultra-thin HDMI cable that deliver a 10.2 GB/s data rate. The idea is to make it easier to deal with a mass of cables, but we all know that anything from Monster is going to carry a hefty price tag. Details have not…

Tech News Sean Fallon

New Star Wars Villain Is Both Bad And Ugly

Here’s a new special trailer for Friday’s episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, focusing on the new character, Lee Van Cleef-inspired bounty hunter Cad Bane. With minor spoilers, below… In the episode, Count Dooku seeks to spring a Separatist prisoner from Republic captivity, but his profile prevents him from getting close enough to set…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

ViewSonic Is Making a Lap Crushing 22-Inch “Notebook”

ViewSonic, not exactly a major player in the laptop world, is apparently making up for their small stature with a 22-inch notebook. Sounds like a classic case of pen..otebook envy. [Digitimes]

Tech News Matt Buchanan

The Public School of Tomorrow (1912)

The March 7, 1912 Spirit Lake Beacon (Spirit Lake, IA) published a piece by V.A. Arnold titled, “The Public School of Tomorrow.” It’s interesting to see transportation discussed as a way to revolutionize education in the early 20th century. An excerpt from the piece appears below, along with the article in its entirety. Our future…

Tech News Matt Novak

Teens Capture Amazing Shots 20 Miles from Earth’s Surface With a Balloon

Using a $77 Nikon Coolpix and a $60 latex balloon filled with helium, a team of teenage students captured these remarkable shots from 20 miles above the Earth’s surface. Radio-synced to Google Earth, the team tracked the package as it soared 885 feet per minute into the sky, taking shots on a periodic timer. The…

Space & Spaceflight Mark Wilson

Ben Linus Wants A True Blood Cameo

New Zealand’s “in case of vampire” posters provide the perfect protection from kiwi vamps. But in other fang news, it sounds like Michael Emerson is a big vamp fan… and he’s thirsty for some blood. Carrie Preston, who plays the vamp-hating (but now converted and tolerant) waitress ,talked a little bit about her red-headed character…

Television Meredith Woerner

The Genius Behind Scanwiches.com’s Juicy Sandwich Porn

If you read websites about food, NYC or general wackiness, there’s a good chance you’ve recently run into Scanwiches—a Tumblr with nothing but flatbed scans of bisected deliciousness. Here’s the story behind the site. I love Scanwiches. It’s a fantastic concept, aesthetically beautiful, and its creator and I both share similar tastes, like the ridiculously…

Tech News John Mahoney

All the Alternate Histories in “Other Earths”

Explore all the myriad ways of alternate history in Other Earths (DAW Books), ten new stories and a kickass must-read Lucius Shepard novella in a collection edited by Nick Gevers and Jay Lake. What if the Nazis won WWII? What if Al Gore became President? What if Robert E. Lee used dinosaurs at the Battle…

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IBM Wants Sun for $7 Billion

Sun—once a bright star in the technology universe, who even wanted to buy Apple—is about to get swallowed by IBM for $7 billion, say New York Times’ sources. [NYT]

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Wolverine Is Skilled at Cable Management

An astute observation by GeekSugar has revealed that Wolverine Mighty Muggs toys make great cord wranglers. Not a bad solution for only $11. [Geeksugar via Unplgged and Hasbro]

Tech News Sean Fallon

All Crazy Hell Breaks Loose In Dollhouse Episode 8

What’s Wrong With A Hunger Games Movie?

Giz Explains: What Makes The Five Smartphone Platforms Different

Sex Bookshelf Perfect For Novels, Pictures of Obama

The Night Battlestar Galactica Took Over The U.N.

42 Even More Ludicrous Control Schemes Apple Might Just Try

Shuttle X50 Touchscreen Nettop Makes Me Miss My Lunchbox

Catching Up: Thank You

Desktop Hydroponics Are Perfect for the Corporate Jungle

Now You Can Throw Captain America’s Mighty Shield (Well, Online)

Monster Developing Ultra-Thin HDMI Cable

New Star Wars Villain Is Both Bad And Ugly

ViewSonic Is Making a Lap Crushing 22-Inch “Notebook”

The Public School of Tomorrow (1912)

Teens Capture Amazing Shots 20 Miles from Earth’s Surface With a Balloon

Ben Linus Wants A True Blood Cameo

The Genius Behind Scanwiches.com’s Juicy Sandwich Porn

All the Alternate Histories in “Other Earths”

IBM Wants Sun for $7 Billion

Wolverine Is Skilled at Cable Management

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