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Mars Rover Hit By Cosmic Ray, Gains Amnesia

It’s not exactly the secret origin that Marvel Comics promised us, but a cosmic ray may have given NASA’s Mars rover Spirit the superpower of… forgetfulness. Are strange things afoot on the red planet? Spirit’s latest bout of troubles started on January 25th, when it failed to carry out its pre-determined daily duties. But then…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Toshiba TG01 Windows Mobile Smartphone In Action, Looks Even Better

“Sleek, elegant design,” says the official video of the Toshiba TG01 smartphone. And it’s true. But their interface demo also shows why it may be the best Windows Mobile weapon against Android, iPhone, and Blackberry. https://gizmodo.com/toshiba-tg01-may-be-best-windows-mobile-answer-yet-to-i-5145181 Click to view As you can see, Toshiba not only has created a slim 9.9mm-thick smartphone with a generous…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Microsoft On Windows 7 UAC Security Hole: “This is Not a Vulnerability”

Even though the gaping breach in Windows 7‘s User Account Control feature seems, to all eyes, like a pretty easy fix, Microsoft appears to be in denial mode with MS expert Mary Jo Foley. https://gizmodo.com/huge-security-flaw-in-windows-7-user-account-control-5142837 As we’ve reported, various Windows security hounds have found that the new, less-naggy User Account Control (which doesn’t bug you…

Tech News John Mahoney

Dragonball Evolution’s Giant Monster Rears Its CG Head In New Footage

In the latest footage from Dragonball Evolution, there’s a first look at a monstrous new enemy. Feast your eyes on the fury, along with production details, plot summary, and additional footage. Spoilers ahead! Greetings Shenron — or at least the giant dragon that I assume is Shenron, who comes out to play when the seven…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Next-Generation iPhone 3G’s June Release Rumor Doubtful

Looks like the the alleged June release rumor for the next-generation next-gen iPhone doesn’t hold much water. A UAE journalist has warned us about the very poor track record of the publication that carried it. https://gizmodo.com/next-generation-iphone-3g-to-arrive-on-june-the-arabs-5145125

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Torchwood Tease In Your Future

If you’ve been jonesing for some new Torchwood, your wait is almost over – the official trailer for this summer’s Torchwood: Children of Earth mini-series is about to make its world debut this weekend. According to Digital Spy, the new, one-minute trailer for the mini-series will go live on the BBC’s Torchwood site on Thursday…

Television Graeme McMillan

NYT: Microsoft’s Jerry Seinfeld/Bill Gates Ads Were a Huge Failure

The NYTimes has an otherwise duhh account of Apple’s recent advertising success, but among the mundanity is this little confirmation: the Seinfeld/Gates ad was among the worst their quoted media expert has ever tested. Brand Keys, a market research company, did a direct comparison of Microsoft and Apple ads over the last two months. Aside…

Tech News John Mahoney

Vmedia: Like Mini UMD for Netbooks Covered in Feces, But Worse

So what exactly is a Vmedia disc? Well, it’s pretty much the worst idea ever. Vmedia believes that their 1GB mini optical disc (promised to hit 2GB if you just give them enough time), is worth a piece of the space and price in your next netbook. A Vmedia disc has many advantages over flash…

Tech News Mark Wilson

The Solution For Iron Man 2’s “Too Many Villains” Problem: Introspection!

Spoiler frenzy! Robert Downey Jr. has some new clues about Iron Man 2 villains. New Transformers 2 rumors surface. There’s a new Terminator Salvation pic. Plus hints on Dollhouse, Fringe, Lost, Smallville, T:SCC and Heroes. Iron Man 2: It’s still up in the air whether Mickey Rourke will accept a pittance to appear in this…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

WiiGator to Load Gamecube Backups Without Modchips

Through software alone, WiiGator promises to load backups of Gamecube games on the Wii. Loaded through the Homebrew Channel, WiiGator seems to work well enough in this video clip. But, according to the sharp eyes of one YouTube commenter, the gameplay does seem to be a bit quicker than normal…by two or three times. Hopefully…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Take the Geek Social Aptitude Test (GSAT) With a Handy Web App

51. I sometimes create interactive online tests inspired by recent Gizmodo posts. —Thanks, Jason! https://gizmodo.com/gsat-the-geek-social-aptitude-test-5142331

Tech News John Herrman

Death Star Costs $15.6 Septillion, 1.4 Trillion Times the US Debt

If you had $15.6 septillion and 94 cents in your account, would you save the world from the economic crisis or build a Death Star, destroy the world, and move on to invade the galaxy? A guy called Ryszard Gold-who probably is an alien villain from the Outer Rim planets and got a 49-point score…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Hidden Nametag Camera Looks Slick, Will Probably Get You Caught

Hidden camera rule #17: try not to put them in things that people intently stare at as soon as they meet you. The AME-105 fake ID card gets a lot of things right—this disguise is in many ways ideal for spy-camming, as the circuitry, battery, 4GB of flash memory and 352×288/15fps video camera can all…

Tech News John Herrman

Acer’s First Smartphone Has Awkward Style, Solid Potential

As Acer’s entry into the smartphone market approaches, details of handsets are beginning to leak. BGR has pictures of one: a touchscreen QWERTY phone with a decidedly novel approach to pop-out keyboarding. https://gizmodo.com/acer-joining-the-smartphone-wars-on-february-16th-5140831 BGR’s sources didn’t have much to say about the device, except the easily-guessable fact that it would run either Windows Mobile or…

Tech News John Herrman

Android G1 Finally Makes It and Appears On First TV Role

Yes my friends, finally—and with everyone probably sick of so many iPhone guest star appearances—the T-Mobile G1 Android cellphone has made it to the TV screen. And in 90210, no less. Whatever that is. According to the IMDB: 90210 on The CW is an edgy, contemporary spin- off of the iconic drama Beverly Hills, 90210.…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

India’s $10 ‘Laptop’ Basically a Big, Dumb Joke

After the aggressively lame “unveiling” we were all subjected to yesterday, details have finally emerged about the $10 Sakshat “laptop.” It’s not a laptop! Or much of anything, really. https://gizmodo.com/indias-10-sakshat-laptop-announcement-is-a-complete-5145585 The thing, as described by the Times of India: A storage device containing megabytes of data info which can be accessed by a user by…

Tech News John Herrman

Danish Students Invent Auto-Lowering Toilet Seat. Ha. Ha.

Some students in Denmark have invented a toilet that functions like a punchline in some god awful 90s sitcom. The seat automatically lowers itself after you flush. LOL GENDER WARS OMG. The kids, from Skjern Technical College, managed to win the Young Enterprise entrepreneurial award for “best product.” Great. You know what this encourages, guys?…

Tech News Elaine Chow

Garmin-Asus Nuvifones Coming: First G60, Then WM, Then Android

Forget Eee Phones: Garmin and Asus have created a strategic alliance to design, build and sell co-branded Nuvifones, starting with the original one—now called G60—and probably moving towards Windows Mobile and Android. https://gizmodo.com/nuvifone-garmin-drops-a-phone-into-the-gps-350894 Yes, the delayed Nuvifone is still scheduled to come out in the first half of 2009. There’s no carrier or price announcement…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

U.S. Flew to the Top in Wind Power Production Last Year

The U.S. surpassed Germany as the biggest producer of wind power in 2008, I guess proving that its alternative energy efforts haven’t just been a load of hot air. New wind projects made up 42% of the U.S.’s total new power-producing capacity added last year, adding 8.4GW of new facilities into the grid. That brought…

Tech News Elaine Chow

Google Latitude: Friend Finding Maps on Smartphones and PCs

Google’s released Latitude, a Maps tool that allows for automatic tracking of friends in real time, using a laptop, Symbian 60, Blackberry, WinMo and soon, iPhone or Android. Laptops and cellphones (when not using GPS) can locate to a fair level of accuracy using geotagged Wi-Fi and cellular tower points in a database that Google’s…

Tech News Brian Lam

Mars Rover Hit By Cosmic Ray, Gains Amnesia

Toshiba TG01 Windows Mobile Smartphone In Action, Looks Even Better

Microsoft On Windows 7 UAC Security Hole: “This is Not a Vulnerability”

Dragonball Evolution’s Giant Monster Rears Its CG Head In New Footage

Next-Generation iPhone 3G’s June Release Rumor Doubtful

Torchwood Tease In Your Future

NYT: Microsoft’s Jerry Seinfeld/Bill Gates Ads Were a Huge Failure

Vmedia: Like Mini UMD for Netbooks Covered in Feces, But Worse

The Solution For Iron Man 2’s “Too Many Villains” Problem: Introspection!

WiiGator to Load Gamecube Backups Without Modchips

Take the Geek Social Aptitude Test (GSAT) With a Handy Web App

Death Star Costs $15.6 Septillion, 1.4 Trillion Times the US Debt

Hidden Nametag Camera Looks Slick, Will Probably Get You Caught

Acer’s First Smartphone Has Awkward Style, Solid Potential

Android G1 Finally Makes It and Appears On First TV Role

India’s $10 ‘Laptop’ Basically a Big, Dumb Joke

Danish Students Invent Auto-Lowering Toilet Seat. Ha. Ha.

Garmin-Asus Nuvifones Coming: First G60, Then WM, Then Android

U.S. Flew to the Top in Wind Power Production Last Year

Google Latitude: Friend Finding Maps on Smartphones and PCs

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