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An Island Sinks Into The Ocean, Lost To Human Habitation

Global warming has displaced the first of many refugees: Papua New Guinea has begun evacuating the Carteret Islands, which have been sinking into the ocean for years now, but they’re finally lost to human habitation. According to Dan Box at The Ecologist: The evacuation of the Carteret Islands [has] begun. This morning I stood on…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 11 '09

All-American Tech: What’s Hot Here (and Nowhere Else)

People are always eager to point out cool technologies that America ignores, but what about the ones that we—and only we—use? Enough with the grousing: Here’s what we’ve got that they don’t. https://gizmodo.com/six-technologies-that-passed-america-by-5162719 TiVo For a long while, TiVo was the undisputed king of TV recording. Other DVRs have come a long way in the…

Commerce John Herrman May 11 '09

Gadget Deals of the Day

Need to recover from all the Mother’s Day fanfare? A new camcorder, 46″ LCD TV, and some cheapo $6 DVDs should do just nicely. Computing and Peripherals: • Lenovo ThinkPad X200 12.1″ Tablet Laptop for $1,239.20 plus free shipping (normally $1,549—use coupon code USPEMAILMD). • Dell Inspiron 15 Intel Dual Core 2GHz 16″ Laptop for…

Tech News Odelia Lee May 11 '09

Thousand-Year-Old Characters Get A Makeover In True Blood Season 2

HBO has released a few behind the scenes looks at the making of True Blood Season 2, giving us some new scene peeks — and a closer look at Eric’s new vampire hairdo. New Bob Dylan Vamp Dance And Stare Off: Good to see more Eric and his fresh new ‘do. Its one thing to…

io9 Meredith Woerner May 11 '09

This Is What It Was Like to Drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan

The historical rupture of the atomic bomb makes the moment it was dropped almost ahistorical—Hidezaku Furuya’s videogame documentary forces you to inhabit it as a crewmember of the Enola Gay. It’s quite startling. Each person playing the game wears a headset, speaking the lines onscreen like a member of the Enola Gay’s crew as it…

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 11 '09

Star Trek: The Backlash Begins?

Let’s see: Star Trek gets great reviews, a good opening weekend and nerdgasms aplenty. So that would mean the backlash should be along any… minute… Yeah, this could be it. I’m not talking about random Trekkies/Trekkers/Trekfans/whateverthey’recalled disliking the movie; that’s all fine and dandy. I’m more interested in essays complaining that the costumes weren’t consistent…

Movies Graeme McMillan May 11 '09

Denon’s DBP-2010CI and DBP-1610CI Blu-ray Players: Pay More for Less

Denon’s DBP-2010CI and DBP-1610CI Blu-ray players are made with high-end components, but at $700 and $500 respectively, they are missing perks found in much cheaper players. They both have what pretty much every $300 Blu-ray player from Samsung, LG, Sony or Panasonic has: • An Ethernet port for BD-Live and firmware updates • DivX and…

Gadgets Wilson Rothman May 11 '09

Denon’s Latest Receiver Line Starts at $350, Loves iPods and HDMI

Denon has refreshed their complete line of receivers, meaning that you can read the press release below to discern the precise discrepancies between the 9 new/updated models. What I find notable is what’s become standard in the line: USB iPod connectivity, analog-to-HDMI conversion, and Dolby Pro Logic IIz decoding (which adds front height channels). Also,…

Tech News Mark Wilson May 11 '09

Denon AH-NC600 Earbuds Cancel Noise, Right Down To Touched Cables

Denon has announced the AH-NC600—their first foray into noise canceling earbuds. They claim this new model can reduce ambient noise by 99% while delivering high quality sound. Speaking of noise reduction, all three of their new models, including the AH-C710 and AH-C360 feature a Radial Cascade Damper that reduces noise from touched cables. The AH-NC600…

Tech News Sean Fallon May 11 '09

Lexon Stuffs FM Radio Into a Twisty Tube

Who doesn’t love tubes? This Lexon tube looks like something you would shoot down a pipe at the bank, but it’s actually a FM radio that you twist to turn stations. [Singulier via Aquire]

Tech News Sean Fallon May 11 '09

Microsoft Axum Programming Language Focuses on Multi-Core Processor Development

The latest .NET-based programming language by Microsoft is Axum, which was previously known as Maestro. It’s neat because it’s aware of concurrent computing, the paradigm of having multiple processes or programs run simultaneously, which makes it optimal for taking advantage of multi-core processors. [MSDN via Slashdot]

Tech News Jason Chen May 11 '09

Mr. Miyagi Busted My Balls So Hard

I failed miserably trying to catch a fly with chopsticks in Mr. Miyagi’s Fly Catcher Game. Honestly, it’s because a fat woman in a green shirt walked by and made it go wonky. [ITP]

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 11 '09

New Snow Leopard Feature: Access Mac Files from Windows in Boot Camp

Maybe the best front-end feature from Snow Leopard yet: HFS+ drivers will let you access your Mac’s files from Windows in Boot Camp, making running multiple OSes on one machine more seamless. https://gizmodo.com/how-to-install-windows-7-on-your-mac-using-boot-camp-5132325 One other bit Ars rounds up: The Grand Central APIs—Apple’s built-in multi-core mojo—are finalized, meaning that the OS is likely feature-complete as…

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 11 '09

Two Space Shuttles Prepped For Launch, In One Of Their Very Final Missions… To Probe Our Cosmic Origins

Later today, Space Shuttle Atlantis will be lifting off from Florida for the last ever servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. Today’s mission also marks the 30th mission for the Orbiter, which first launched in October of 1985 with STS-51-J. The primary mission will be to install new equipment and upgrades for Hubble, which…

io9 AndrewLiptak May 11 '09

The 100-Year Alarm Clock

Time rendered in machined metal: The largest gear in “Time in Six Parts” takes 100 years to complete one revolution—when it’ll crash to the ground, waking up the giants that’ve conquered the earth. [Che-Wei Wang at ITP]

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 11 '09

The Sun Is Weaker Than It’s Been In 80 Years, Apparently

Fueling fears about the dimming sun, scientists are predicting that the current solar cycle is not only running a year or so late, but will also be the weakest cycle since 1928. Solar disaster! https://gizmodo.com/why-is-the-sun-getting-dimmer-5225214 The current cycle of activity, officially called Cycle 24, will peak somewhere around May 2013 with roughly 90 sunspots a…

io9 Graeme McMillan May 11 '09

Generic Wii Fit Balance Board Is Cheap, Still Comes at a Cost

This Wii Fit Balance Board offered by Chinavasion is just $65—not a bad price as the Balance Board is only offered in a Wii Fit bundle for $90. But we wouldn’t recommend the purchase. A quick look at the measurements reveals that this generic board is roughly 2 1/2 inches narrower than Nintendo’s board and…

Tech News Mark Wilson May 11 '09

What if Harry Potter Was Real?

Eagerly awaiting the next Harry Potter movie, but wanting something with a bit more depth and reality-bending? Then DC Comics‘ new series The Unwritten may be just what you’re looking for. The new monthly series, debuting this week with a specially-priced $1 launch issue, follows Tommy Taylor, real-life inspiration of a series of popular kids’…

io9 Graeme McMillan May 11 '09

Microsoft Finally Confirms Windows 7 Will Launch by December

Raise your hand if you’re surprised—especially after RC1—but Microsoft’s finally confirming that Windows 7 will launch this year, “in time for the holiday shopping season.” Vague, but it’s something. Still, what about back to school? https://gizmodo.com/windows-7-rc1-10-things-you-need-to-know-5241882 Microsoft Delivers New Wave of Technologies to Help Businesses Thrive in Today’s Economy Company announces Windows 7 on track…

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 11 '09

You Too Can Own John Connor’s Robot-Stomping Boots

Are you trying lead a resistance against a race of homicidal machines? Well, you need the proper footwear. When John Conner stomps Terminator faces, he wears the Oakley S.I. Assault Boots. For a cool $185 you too can wear the boots Connor sports in Terminator Salvation. The S.I. Assault boot features prime urethane shock absorption,…

Movies Adam Frucci May 11 '09

An Island Sinks Into The Ocean, Lost To Human Habitation

All-American Tech: What’s Hot Here (and Nowhere Else)

Gadget Deals of the Day

Thousand-Year-Old Characters Get A Makeover In True Blood Season 2

This Is What It Was Like to Drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan

Star Trek: The Backlash Begins?

Denon’s DBP-2010CI and DBP-1610CI Blu-ray Players: Pay More for Less

Denon’s Latest Receiver Line Starts at $350, Loves iPods and HDMI

Denon AH-NC600 Earbuds Cancel Noise, Right Down To Touched Cables

Lexon Stuffs FM Radio Into a Twisty Tube

Microsoft Axum Programming Language Focuses on Multi-Core Processor Development

Mr. Miyagi Busted My Balls So Hard

New Snow Leopard Feature: Access Mac Files from Windows in Boot Camp

Two Space Shuttles Prepped For Launch, In One Of Their Very Final Missions… To Probe Our Cosmic Origins

The 100-Year Alarm Clock

The Sun Is Weaker Than It’s Been In 80 Years, Apparently

Generic Wii Fit Balance Board Is Cheap, Still Comes at a Cost

What if Harry Potter Was Real?

Microsoft Finally Confirms Windows 7 Will Launch by December

You Too Can Own John Connor’s Robot-Stomping Boots

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