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Mars Needs Moms, But Has A Big Screen Director

Dan Fogler of Fanboys confirmed to the press that he would be joining up with Robert Zemeckis for the movie of Mars Needs Moms, the children’s book by Berkeley Breathed (of Opus’ Bloom County comic strip fame.) The story follows a brave little boy who goes to Mars to save his kidnapped Mommy. [ComingSoon]

Movies Meredith Woerner

The Week in iPhone Apps: Place Your Bets

This Sunday, your phone can help you gamble. It can also let you become a carjacker for one brief moment, and bring you closer to the lovely Ben Gibbard. To the Store. Payback: It’s no Chinatown Wars, but Payback is a solid GTA-clone for the iPhone. Lots of guns, lots of driving, and really, really…

Tech News John Mahoney

The Hamster Rocket Is a Blast!

Most hamsters are content to hang out on a wheel all day. The intrepid prefer a ball. But the truly courageous, they long to go where no hamster has gone before. The Hamster Rocket Ship Funhouse allows your furry little rodent to pretend he has all the opportunity of a NASA astronaut, while simultaneously making…

Space & Spaceflight Mark Wilson

Sony Ericsson’s Premier 3 Walkman Phone Rips Directly From CDs via 3.5mm Jack

If you can get past the hot pink, Sony Ericsson‘s Premier 3 Walkman phone has a really cool look. Plus it has some interesting features—including the ability to rip music directly from a CD. The Premier 3 is part of Japanese phone company KDDI’s Spring 2009 line-up and it features a beautiful 3″ (480×854l) display,…

Tech News Sean Fallon

What Happens When Wars Are Fought By Robots?

Journalist Peter Singer has a new book out called Wired for War, about all the scifi-influenced tech being deployed on battlefields right now, including autonomous robots. He explains the folly of robot war. In a terrifically intriguing – and occasionally frustrating – interview with Mother Jones, Singer says: There was an editorial in the Washington…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Should I Drink This?

Should I drink this?

Tech News Jason Chen

Win 7 Tip: Miss Vista’s Quick Launch? Here’s How You Get It Back

The taskbar in Windows 7 is a revamped combination of the previous Quick Launch and Vista’s taskbar, but if you really, really miss Quick Launch, then keep reading. https://gizmodo.com/win-7-tip-the-taskbar-is-the-most-useful-new-ui-change-5132160 1. First, right-click on the taskbar and turn off “Lock the Taskbar.” 2. Right-click the taskbar, hover over Toolbars, and select New Toolbar. 3. When it…

Tech News Erica Ho

Michael Bay Sets Robot Fighting Terms Between Terminators And Transformers

Will there never be peace in the world of giant fighting-bots? Apparently not, if Michael Bay has anything to do about it. Bay has finally admitted he’d love to McG’s Terminators fight his Transformers. We’ve been covering Bay’s challenge to McG over robot supremacy in this summer’s movies, but now he’s finally made it known…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Skeleflex T-Rex Powerflex Lab Brings History Alive…Literally

Some kids just can’t learn from a book. The Skeleflex T-Rex takes a hands-on approach to teaching kids a simple lesson about archaeology, dinosaurs and playing God. Each bone segment of the T-Rex snaps together with ball joints. When completed, the skeleton can be installed on a powered platform that brings it alive with stomping…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Phone Booths Learn to Adapt in the Cellphone Era

“If you think this is bad, you should see my cousin. He’s a porta-potty.” [Lyon Festival of Lights via DVICE]

Tech News Mark Wilson

Kyle XY’s Freakiest — And Most Useful — Superpower Yet

Kyle, the superpowered test-tube baby from ABC Family’s Kyle XY, has demonstrated some bizarre abilities. But in this exclusive clip from Monday’s episode, he shows off his weirdest power of all: super-vomit. Spoilers below. If you’ve been following Kyle XY, you’ll know that Amanda finally kicked Kyle to the curb after she saw him kissing…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

US Soldier Explains Why He Uses a Rifle Stock to Shoot Photographs

When we recently posted a Vietnam-era Bolex camera with a rifle stock attached, we thought the concept was a little nuts. Then Army Reserve Staff Sgt. and wartime photographer Jeffrey Duran set us straight. https://gizmodo.com/a-vietnam-reporters-8mm-camera-gun-if-looks-could-kill-5141251 In our original post, we speculated that using a gun stock for shooting a camera seemed like a good way…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Microsoft Confirms No More Windows 7 Betas

We expected this, but Microsoft has confirmed that there won’t be anymore Windows 7 beta releases. Just the hot little release you’re playing with. There will be a followup (possibly private) release candidate, which “will be Windows 7 as we intend to ship it.” Any changes from it will address “only the most critical issues…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

The Megastructures Where You’ll Live in Space

Where will you live when we move from our savage planetary existence to interstellar life on massive, engineered structures? We’ve got a gallery of concept art featuring some gorgeous, awe-inspiring ideas.

io9 Annalee Newitz

6 Gadgets For Bitter Guys That Couldn’t Care Less About the Super Bowl

Am I angry that my team didn’t make it to the Super Bowl? You bet I am. This list is for bitter fans—or guys that didn’t give a damn in the first place. And remember, even if the Super Bowl doesn’t excite you this year, the gadget deals surely will. https://gizmodo.com/super-bowl-hdtv-and-gadget-deals-5140613 [Original Image via Flickr]

Gadgets Sean Fallon

Watchmen’s Axis Of Evil Has A Dangerous “Package”

New stills from Zack Snyder‘s Watchmen are popping up all over, and the movie’s minor bad guys are looking pretty crazy, nothing says evil like a giant swastika. Plus check out Nite Owl‘s snow gear. Thanks to Total Film, we can now get an better look at the villains from Zack Snyder’s Watchmen movie that…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Jack Potty, Because Potty Training Wasn’t Disgusting Enough

My kid is almost the age where I need to consider potty training incentives. Walmart suggests the $15 Jack Potty toilet/slot machine (get it?) with sensors that “detect a deposit and trigger lights and sounds.” For $15, I can’t imagine exactly how good those sensors are—my experience with Jack Potty‘s brand, Safety 1st, has not…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

Hyperion To Stand Still For New Director

The movie version of Dan Simmons‘ Hyperion has found its director: Scott Derrickson, the man who helped Keanu Reeves make the Earth Stand Still in last year’s remake. Should we be afraid? According to Variety, Derrickson will direct Hyperion Cantos, which combines the first two novels in the Hyperion series. The script will be written…

Movies Graeme McMillan

Microsoft Says Former Employee Spied On Them For His Startup Company

The guys at SeattlePi have uncovered a bit of espionage going on in Redmond. According to Microsoft, a former employee took a position with the company in order to spy on them for his startup. In a lawsuit filed in King Couny Superior Court in Seattle, Microsoft alleges former employee Miki Mullor, founder of Ancora…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Web Design Sketchbook Beckons Web 3.0: Back to Nature Edition

While most web design takes place on computers, innovators are using a watershed material to imagine websites—paper. The Web Design Notebook adds that one thing even the most accomplished of artists can’t seem to conceptualize in their mind’s eye, the influence of the browser window, to the canvas. This notebook is filled with 45 templates…

Books & Comics Mark Wilson

Mars Needs Moms, But Has A Big Screen Director

The Week in iPhone Apps: Place Your Bets

The Hamster Rocket Is a Blast!

Sony Ericsson’s Premier 3 Walkman Phone Rips Directly From CDs via 3.5mm Jack

What Happens When Wars Are Fought By Robots?

Should I Drink This?

Win 7 Tip: Miss Vista’s Quick Launch? Here’s How You Get It Back

Michael Bay Sets Robot Fighting Terms Between Terminators And Transformers

Skeleflex T-Rex Powerflex Lab Brings History Alive…Literally

Phone Booths Learn to Adapt in the Cellphone Era

Kyle XY’s Freakiest — And Most Useful — Superpower Yet

US Soldier Explains Why He Uses a Rifle Stock to Shoot Photographs

Microsoft Confirms No More Windows 7 Betas

The Megastructures Where You’ll Live in Space

6 Gadgets For Bitter Guys That Couldn’t Care Less About the Super Bowl

Watchmen’s Axis Of Evil Has A Dangerous “Package”

Jack Potty, Because Potty Training Wasn’t Disgusting Enough

Hyperion To Stand Still For New Director

Microsoft Says Former Employee Spied On Them For His Startup Company

Web Design Sketchbook Beckons Web 3.0: Back to Nature Edition

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