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The Savage World of Doctor Grordbort

In a pulpy alternate universe, a great inventor named Doctor Grordbort is selling ray guns and rockets to colonize the solar system. We went to New Zealand and interviewed the artist who created Grordbort’s world. Greg Broadmore, pictured below with one of his creations, is an artist and concept designer at Peter Jackson’s Weta Workshop.…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz Feb 20

It’s Your Friday Night Battlestar Commenter Liveblog

Last week, we learned almost everything there is to know about the Final Five’s occasionally tawdry back story. This week, in “Deadlock,” we can expect some major fallout. Spoilers ahead! You know what to do. Pop some corn, open a bottle of that soy vodka they make on the Hitei Kan, and get ready for…

Television Annalee Newitz Feb 20

Tron 2 Vehicle Designer Daniel Simon Is an Intergalactic Hardware Visionary

Daniel Simon, the guy designing the lightcycles and other crazy vehicles for Tron 2, previously published Cosmic Motors, a compendium of otherworldly vessels you will never drive, but spend your life wishing you could. https://gizmodo.com/tron-2-trailer-video-makes-pants-wet-worldwide-5029479 You can hit the guy’s blog for new concepts, or buy his 2007 book—$19.77 isn’t a lot for all those…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Feb 20

The Really Real Mac Mini We’ve Always Wanted

This Mac mini is definitely real. It’s also like a USB humping dog orgy waiting to happen. [BoingBoing Gadgets] https://gizmodo.com/mac-mini-2009-leak-analyzed-declared-fake-5157263

Tech News Matt Buchanan Feb 20

Seagate’s FreeAgent Theater HD Media Player Is a Set-Top Dock for Hard Drives

Last night, I previewed Seagate‘s FreeAgent Theater HD Media Player, which docks those super-slim FreeAgent 2.5″ USB drives in order to connect your video files to your TV. The Free Agent Theater HD Media Player uses composite, S-Video and component video inputs, coaxial out for Dolby Digital surround sound. Its integrated dock is for the…

Tech News Andi Wang Feb 20

My House Is a Mess

Apartment therapy‘s Unplggd did a post about my working habits and work place. How nice of them! [Unplggd]

Tech News Brian Lam Feb 20

Why Does This Apple iBook Have a Microsoft BSOD?

So there’s this commercial on TV right now for some computer maintenance service with technologically-inept people frustrated over their crappy, virus-laden, machines. At one point an iBook even flashes a BSOD…wait, what? Oh, the joys of low budget commercials and oblivious ad men! If El Jobso saw this, he would be furious! Plus, they show…

Tech News Adrian Covert Feb 20

Which Movie Should Win the Oscar For Best Visual Effects?

There are only three movies in the category, but the competition should be fierce. Should the Oscar go to the Dark Knight, Iron Man or the Curious Case of Benjamin Button? Which Movie Should Win the Oscar for Best Visual Effects? ( polls)

Movies Sean Fallon Feb 20

Snowmodo Reader Meetup: Who Needs A Ride?

To make our Snowmodo meetup at Northstar-at-Tahoe accessible to everyone, we need to arrange a carpool or bus. So we ask you guys, who needs a ride and how can we make it happen? https://gizmodo.com/gizs-snowmodo-reader-meetup-saturday-april-4th-north-5143084 Carpool: For those of you who want to carpool, we would suggest that you turn the comment’s section of this…

Gadgets Christopher Mascari Feb 20

Woman’s Hair Weave May Have Stopped Bullet

Say what? A Kansas City woman with a tight weave gets shot at by her boyfriend through a car window. Later, the cops find a spent bullet in her hair. Did the hair stop it? Apparently some weaves are tighter than others. (Apparently, some relationships are tighter than others too.) After 20-year-old Briana Bonds told…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Feb 20

Nintendo DSi Was Originally a Monster With Two DS Slots

Only Nintendo would be this crazy. The original Nintendo DSi design had two DS card slots—not SD people, I type good dammit—so it could hold two DS games at once. It was also monstrous. In a session of “Iwata Asks,” the DSi’s design team reveals how the DSi we know and meh came to be.…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Feb 20

Scientist Tries to Create a Phaser to Shoot Lightning Balls

Apparently, sometimes lightning comes in ball form, slowly falling out of the sky and exploding on contact. Unsurprisingly, people want to turn lightning balls into weapons. Oh, humanity. Ball lightning is incredibly rare and hasn’t been replicated in a lab, but that didn’t stop Dr. Paul Koloc from getting funding from the Missile Defense Agency…

Tech News Adam Frucci Feb 20

Why Most Content Apps Suck (But Some Would Be Amazing)

Today we had a false-alarm that South Park‘s rejected video-portal app hit Cydia—it was just third-party shite. But the news made us question specialty content apps: Most are worthless but a few are desperately needed. https://gizmodo.com/apples-puritanical-review-system-kills-south-park-iphon-5155031 By specialty content apps, we mean iPhone or iPod Touch apps that are either portals to online content or…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Feb 20

One Google Search Uses 1000 Computers

Every time you Google “Krispy Kreme cheeseburger” or “how to relieve herpes” or “laser cats,” it takes the processing power of up to 1,000 machines. In a talk at WSDM 2009, Google Fellow Jeff Dean revealed some statistics about how Google’s operations have grown from 1999 to 2009, and it’s pretty mind-boggling. Queries have gone…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Feb 20

HP Implements Pay Cut for 100k Employees

HP will begin instituting a pay cut to its 100,000 employees, with some as high as 20 percent. (HP’s CEO Mark Hurd will be taking the max cut.) HP also plans to cut back other employee benefits such as 401k plans. [WebGuild]

Tech News Erica Ho Feb 20

Nuclear Grade Duct Tape: You Wouldn’t Want To Be Gagged With This Stuff

In case you missed it, there is a bigger, badder duct tape in town. Used mostly in the nuclear power, shipping and steel industries, this stuff can handle just about anything. 3M’s Nuclear Grade Performance Plus Duct Tape is certified for low leachable halogens and sulfur and can handle temperatures up to 200-degrees Fahrenheit. It’s…

Tech News Sean Fallon Feb 20

How To Bring Hulu Back to Boxee and XBMC

Today was supposed to be the day Hulu stopped streaming content to to your TV via Boxee, but luckily there could be a way to get around this problem. https://gizmodo.com/boxee-loses-hulu-later-this-week-5156150 An XBMC team developer with the forum handle “d4rk” has developed a quick and dirty plug-in that should get Hulu back up and running (although…

Television Sean Fallon Feb 20

What Exactly Is Superman’s Leash, Anyway?

Slashfilm reports a password-protected Legendary Pictures website calls the next Superman film Superman Unleashed, a sequel to Superman Returns. (Not a reboot, in other words.) But Legendary and Warners are still hearing pitches from writers.

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Feb 20

Siftables Intelligent Blocks Look Like the Future of Interactive UI Design For Kids

Shown off at the 2009 TED conference (aka Mosquito Madness), these Siftables blocks are location aware, motion sensitive, touch interactive and work with other blocks to take on a variety of functions. Monstermunch posted on the Siftables, which have a 3-axis accelometor that allows for gesture-based controls, and an OLED touchscreen that allows direct user…

Tech News Adrian Covert Feb 20

Skloib’s TV Drehturm Cabinet Rotates Between TV and Fireplace

Austrian company Skloib is known for making high end furniture. One of their latest creations, the “TV Drehturm” is a rotating TV cabinet and fireplace all-in-one. I like the idea of rotating focal points much more than I like the idea of trying to cram both a TV and a fireplace into a single area,…

Tech News Sean Fallon Feb 20

The Savage World of Doctor Grordbort

It’s Your Friday Night Battlestar Commenter Liveblog

Tron 2 Vehicle Designer Daniel Simon Is an Intergalactic Hardware Visionary

The Really Real Mac Mini We’ve Always Wanted

Seagate’s FreeAgent Theater HD Media Player Is a Set-Top Dock for Hard Drives

My House Is a Mess

Why Does This Apple iBook Have a Microsoft BSOD?

Which Movie Should Win the Oscar For Best Visual Effects?

Snowmodo Reader Meetup: Who Needs A Ride?

Woman’s Hair Weave May Have Stopped Bullet

Nintendo DSi Was Originally a Monster With Two DS Slots

Scientist Tries to Create a Phaser to Shoot Lightning Balls

Why Most Content Apps Suck (But Some Would Be Amazing)

One Google Search Uses 1000 Computers

HP Implements Pay Cut for 100k Employees

Nuclear Grade Duct Tape: You Wouldn’t Want To Be Gagged With This Stuff

How To Bring Hulu Back to Boxee and XBMC

What Exactly Is Superman’s Leash, Anyway?

Siftables Intelligent Blocks Look Like the Future of Interactive UI Design For Kids

Skloib’s TV Drehturm Cabinet Rotates Between TV and Fireplace

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