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The Space Invaders Are No Less Deadly As Coasters

Over the past few decades, the Space Invaders have been tamed. Formerly vicious killers, the systematically brutal alien race now lets of steam by waging war on water rings. Comprised of 200 tiny walnut and maple squares, these Space Invaders coasters run $50 or five. At that price, you might not want to assemble a…

Tech News Mark Wilson Apr 6 '09

Giant Lego Nintendo DSi Timelapse Construction Video

You saw Sean Kenney’s 7-foot long, 250 pounds blue Nintendo DSi made out of 51,324 Lego pieces. It took him 200 hours to build it, as you can see in this timelapse video. https://gizmodo.com/huge-lego-dsi-takes-picture-of-huge-lego-cat-5198577 If you are in New York City, go to the Nintendo World Store at the Rockefeller Center to see this massive…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Apr 6 '09

Pogoplug Review: Share Any USB Disk Over the Net (Even to iPhone)

The people behind Pogoplug may have raised the price to $100, but they managed to deliver a way to share any USB drive over the internet that’s incredibly easy—and it even works with iPhones. https://gizmodo.com/pogoplug-turns-any-hard-drive-into-a-network-share-for-5126038 Pogoplug is just a white brick with one USB port, one Ethernet port, and one power cord. You shove in…

Reviews Jason Chen Apr 6 '09

Graffiti for Wii Video Shows 100% Silly Fun, 0% Mess

The Wii Spray concept project by University of Weimar’s Martin Lihs is now a reality, as you can see in this video. You can pick colors pointing at patches, and even use stencils. https://gizmodo.com/wii-spray-wiimote-hack-breaks-up-the-family-fun-with-a-5014389 The toy itself doesn’t require a Wii to work: It uses Flash on a normal PC as the platform, and the…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Apr 6 '09

New Chinese Missile Can Destroy US Supercarrier in One Go

Hooray for the Chinese, for they have developed a super cool new anti-ship ballistic missile with low radar signature and unpredictable flight path which can destroy US Navy Supercarriers on one go! Oh, wait. According to the latest intelligence report, the new missile—a modified Dong Feng 21—can strick carriers or any other warship within a…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Apr 6 '09

Nikon Entry-Level DSLR with Articulating Display Spyshots

Allegedly, this is Nikon’s new entry-level DSLR. It has the D60’s size and a flip screen LCD. According to the forum member who posted it, the images were taken during the filming of a commercial. This person says he was just “passing by” and snapped the “spy” photos. Life is just a big chain of…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Apr 6 '09

Lego Rock Band to Brick and Roll This Year

According to a missing slide from Harmonix senior designer’s presentation at GDC, there will be a Lego Rock Band this year. The question is: Will it come with custom instruments like the Beatles’ version? https://gizmodo.com/beatles-rock-band-will-come-with-custom-beatles-instru-5165089 Obviously—since the slide was not in the final presentation—Dan Teasdale didn’t say a word about it, so we don’t know.…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Apr 6 '09

Next Generation iPhone May Have FM Transmission Capabilities

Oh, what is this? In addition to the previously unearthed features, the next generation iPhone’s guts will have full FM transmission and reception capabilities, according to its spec sheet: https://gizmodo.com/unconfirmed-next-gen-iphone-includes-support-for-802-1-5199267 The BCM4329 includes both FM transmit and receive capabilities. FM transmit enables consumers to stream music directly from a personal media players (PMPs) or mobile…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Apr 6 '09

Mystery Huge Box Hint #3: Uhura’s Bra

Here’s another clue to uncover the huge box mystery: The new Star Trek TV spot. In it, Kirk is kicking ass and Uhura’s bra—unlike bra-less Betty—is armor plated. (I’m partial to yellow lace.) https://gizmodo.com/mystery-huge-box-hint-2-a-peek-inside-5191377

Tech News Jesus Diaz Apr 6 '09

T-Mobile Further Blurs Cellphone/Laptop Line With Android-Powered Tablet In 2010

The New York Times is reporting tonight that T-Mobile will release a new tablet and home phone in 2010, and that both devices will be powered by Google’s open source OS, Android. The NYT says “confidential documents” revealed the unnamed home phone would plug into a docking station, and will come complete with a device…

Tech News Jack Loftus Apr 6 '09

IBM Withdraws $7 Billion Bid For Sun Microsystems

The $7 billion deal between IBM and Sun Microsystems has all but failed, say sources at the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. Sources say Sun balked at IBM’s latest offer and IBM eventually withdrew sometime today. https://gizmodo.com/nearly-official-7-billion-sun-swallowed-by-ibm-5197473

Tech News Jack Loftus Apr 5 '09

Frenchy Mutants Are Much More Frightening Than These Intolerant Zombies

There’s is nothing worse than fighting with your boyfriend because he’s contracted some terrible Mutant virus that you’ve now got to get tested for, before you both turn into mutants. Zombie diseases are the worst. Mutants: Check out the latest trailer for David Morley’s French film Mutants, where one pregnant woman has to fight off…

Movies Meredith Woerner Apr 5 '09

North Korea Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Fails Miserably

According to the US Northern Command, the infamous North Korean launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile—which went over Japan terrifying Brian Ashcraft—has been a complete failure, with its payload falling into the Pacific Ocean: NORAD and USNORTHCOM monitor North Korean launch April 05, 2009 PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Apr 5 '09

It’s Time To Face The Jazz Music, Sam Raimi

Sam Raimi denies responsibility for Spider-Man 3, and you people? You tell him that he’s apologizing for the wrong thing. Is there no way for this financially secure, successful, famous movie director to win? So Raimi told Empire that he didn’t have creative control over the third Spider-Man movie, and that Venom and other elements…

Movies Graeme McMillan Apr 5 '09

A Day In The Life Of Sylar

He may play a superpowered psycho killer, but Heroes’ Zachary Quinto loves his dog and is prone to hugging his co-workers. How do we know? Because we’ve seen Bordeaux, a great behind the scenes short. Originally produced for the city of Bordeaux’s New Year celebrations last year, the five minute movie was constructed entirely out…

Television Graeme McMillan Apr 5 '09

NASA Testing Next Generation Firefighting Gear for Fires… In Spaaace!

In space, no one can hear you scream “Fire.” Not that it’d matter, as few people could recognize a microgravity fire anyway. This means space firefighting gear needs to be special. NASA is on it. First, a primer. Fire in microgravity isn’t the flickering kind that happened when you set the house ablaze with your…

Space & Spaceflight Jack Loftus Apr 5 '09

Touchscreen MRT800 Is Lenovo’s First Personal Media Player

There’s very little from Lenovo’s laptop side that appears with their splash into the PMP front. The specs for their newly announced China-bound MRT800 are pretty standard, and there’s nary an HD screen in sight. The MRT800 doesn’t have a release date or pricing yet, but if it’s anything like the specs, it could also…

Tech News Jack Loftus Apr 5 '09

Utne Reader Podcast

I sat down with Jeff Steverns Guntzel and Bennett Gordon at the Utne Reader offices in Minneapolis to talk about the Paleo-Future blog. You can listen to the podcast here. The year 2009 looked very different when seen from the 1950s. Nuclear powered cars roamed the streets and people feasted on meal pills for dinner.…

Tech News Matt Novak Apr 5 '09

But Gay Marriage Will Destroy the Fabric of Society

Sometimes you come here expecting me to be funny, but this weekend, in light of what happened in Iowa on Friday, I’m afraid I’ve got to get serious. Deadly serious. About stopping gay marriage. http://gawker.com/5197067/gay-marriage-in-iowa Now listen. I’ve never met a gay person, and I don’t expect to, but I’m sure they’re all fine individuals,…

io9 Josh Wimmer Apr 5 '09

Le Whif Inhaler Stinks of Chocolate, Marketing Ploy

Harvard professor David Edwards wrote a graphic novel envisioning a future world where people ingested their food by smelling, or “whiffing,” it. That vision begot Le Whif, the chocolate inhaler. “Over the centuries we’ve been eating smaller and smaller quantities at shorter and shorter intervals,” Edwards said. “It seemed to us that eating was tending…

Tech News Jack Loftus Apr 5 '09

The Space Invaders Are No Less Deadly As Coasters

Giant Lego Nintendo DSi Timelapse Construction Video

Pogoplug Review: Share Any USB Disk Over the Net (Even to iPhone)

Graffiti for Wii Video Shows 100% Silly Fun, 0% Mess

New Chinese Missile Can Destroy US Supercarrier in One Go

Nikon Entry-Level DSLR with Articulating Display Spyshots

Lego Rock Band to Brick and Roll This Year

Next Generation iPhone May Have FM Transmission Capabilities

Mystery Huge Box Hint #3: Uhura’s Bra

T-Mobile Further Blurs Cellphone/Laptop Line With Android-Powered Tablet In 2010

IBM Withdraws $7 Billion Bid For Sun Microsystems

Frenchy Mutants Are Much More Frightening Than These Intolerant Zombies

North Korea Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Fails Miserably

It’s Time To Face The Jazz Music, Sam Raimi

A Day In The Life Of Sylar

NASA Testing Next Generation Firefighting Gear for Fires… In Spaaace!

Touchscreen MRT800 Is Lenovo’s First Personal Media Player

Utne Reader Podcast

But Gay Marriage Will Destroy the Fabric of Society

Le Whif Inhaler Stinks of Chocolate, Marketing Ploy

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