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Dark Knight Sequel Release Date Of 2011?

Dark Knight producer Michael Uslan spilled the beans on the release date of the next Batman movie. Uslan told the Courier-Post that the picture could come out as soon as 2011. Of course, he was totally mum about who the big baddies would be — but we all know it’s Cher, as Catwoman, in the…

io9 Meredith Woerner

ION LP2CD Turntable Rips Your Vinyl Records Straight to CD

If you still listen to music on vinyl simply because you’re too lazy to update your collection, the LP2CD turntable rips your records directly onto CDs, without needing to go through a computer. Previously, we told you about the LP2Flash turntable that converted your vinyl records, to MP3 files, onto a flash drive. Similarly—if CD’s…

Tech News Andi Wang

Gadget Deals of the Day

We know times are tough, but the only way to make money is to spend money. So crack open that bruised 401k and do some shopping! Car Audio • Kenwood DNX5120 6.1-Inch-Wide Double-DIN In-Dash Navigation with USB/iPod Direct Control/DVD Receiver for $499.99 (normally $550 – valid today only). Computing • Samsung SyncMaster 923NW Widescreen LCD…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

What a Stormtrooper Is Made Of

Over 4,000 people around the world are part of the 501st Legion, a group of costumed stormtroopers who attend conventions and charity events en masse. What inspires them to do it? In 1997, two Star Wars fans, Albin Johnson and Tom Crews, donned their new sets of white stormtrooper armor and set off for the…

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Your Fellow Commuters Will Adore the WiiBook

How do you kill time during your commute? You play DS? Pfft. Amateur. Real men carry Wiis. This custom-built Wii is made for portability (OK, honestly, it looks a lot like a Wii, which is already small, with a 5-inch screen hooked on top and a pretty shoddy looking battery pack hanging off the back).…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Lamborghini Murcielago ATV: A Cute Wittle Italian Replica

If you’re like us, when you think 4×4, you think beer, mud, friends and exotic sports cars with impossible-to-afford sticker prices and impossible-to-pronounce names. Spotted at Tokyo Auto Salon 2009, this mini Lamborghini Murcielago is really a 4×4 ATV. We’re guessing that a Lambo might not make for the best off-roading vehicle—there’s not much clearance…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Warning: 10.5.6 MacBooks May Freeze After Jailbreaking iPhone 3G

This weekend, I learned the hard way that trying to jailbreak an iPhone 3G using a MacBook running 10.5.6 can totally freeze up the machine later on. Here are the specifics: UPDATED Short version: Be careful with that latest QuickTime update if you have run any “DFU fix” Automator scripts on your unibody (Late 2008)…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

Sexual Swordplay, 80s Montages and Murder Dominate McG’s 20,000 Leagues

Curious as to what the Terminator Salvation director has in store for Captain Nemo? Check out all the details on McG’s Nemo origins tale, stuffed to the gills with montages and sexy sword-fighting. Thanks to IESB, we’ve got additional details as to how the movie version of Nemo becomes the angry underwater sea captain. And…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Ethernet Cable Action Figures

Who needs Gi-Joe when you can build your own badass action figures with some cable? Seriously, this is brilliant. I think it is worthy of an art exhibit. Think about it—a whole platoon of these characters arranged in some giant battle scene diorama. It would speak of the role of technology in warfare and how…

Tech News Sean Fallon

12 Centrifuge Test Videos: Man vs. G-Force

If you came here to see bulging eyes and dudes passing out, you are in luck. OObject’s centerfuge collection has em’. One guy even held 10Gs for 3 minutes. Impressive. [OObject]

Tech News Sean Fallon

Star Trek VI’s Original Cut Finally Comes Out On Blu-ray

Star Trek VI didn’t just save the Klingon Empire — it restored the honor and dignity of the original Trek cast. So why has it taken 18 years to get the theatrical cut on video? I remember being blown away when I saw The Undiscovered Country in the theater. It was no Wrath of Khan,…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

The World Map In Domains

While you know .com as the most popular top level domain, every country has a unique TLD of its own known as a country code. Here is the entire world in those country codes. Available for $30, Country Codes of the World is a 24″ by 36″ representation of the globe in which each country…

Tech News Mark Wilson

James Taylor Gives Unfortunate Taxi Passenger an iPod Loaded With His Songs

What’s that? Airport security forced a 20-year old woman to give up her $140 iPod Nano to pay for a $49 cab ride after her credit card was declined? James Taylor to the rescue! The cabbie claimed that he would return the iPod for the fare, but James Taylor has swooped in after hearing that…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Suddenly The 1970s Look A Lot Awesomer Than I Realized

Artist Dusty Abell posted this panoramic – and brain-melting – image of television’s science fiction characters and superheroes of the 1970s, and now I’m obsessively trying to name them all. Click to enlarge. Bigger version at the link, too. [via Chris Roberson]

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

New Paint Could Block Wi-Fi From Nosey Neighbors

Living in an apartment building, I can spot about twenty active Wi-Fi networks at a time. And the worst part is that they can all see me, too. While we’ve had RF-blocking paint to cellphone signals for some time, manufacturers have been thwarted when attempting to stop higher frequencies, like we have on home networks.…

Privacy & Security Mark Wilson

Evidence Of Five Windows 7 Retail Versions Surprises No One

This is not news anybody wants, but it’s also maybe the least surprising news you’ll hear all day: it looks like there will be at least 5 retail packages for Windows 7. This screengrab, which purports to be from a fresh Win 7 beta build number 7025, shows Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Business and…

Tech News John Mahoney

Has The Green Hornet Fallen Already?

Did Stephen Chow’s departure from Seth Rogen’s Green Hornet kill, not just our interest in the movie, but also the movie itself? That seems to be the rumor going around right now. Hitflix.com is reporting rumors, going around Sundance last week, that it was “highly unlikely” that Green Hornet” will be made this year, following…

Movies Graeme McMillan

Sears: Plasma TVs Have to Be Recharged Every 5 Years, So Buy Our Pricey Warranty

Anthony successfully navigated the obstacle course of buying an HDTV—turning down bogus pricey add-ons. But then Sears called him at home, imploring him to buy a warranty because plasma TVs need to be recharged. WTF? https://gizmodo.com/how-to-buy-an-hdtv-today-or-any-day-5099489 A few days after Anthony bought his plasma HDTV and turned down Sears’ $300/3 year protection plan, a rep…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

How To Prepare For Death, Amazon Style

What does an Amazon warrior do before facing certain death? Get some love action and team up with giant talking gorillas, if these preview pages from this week’s Wonder Woman is anything to go by. The issue features the third chapter in the current Rise of the Olympian storyline that, if rumors are to be…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

Video Games Outsold DVD and Blu-ray For the First Time in 2008

According to data by Media Control GfK International, video games outsold the combined forces of DVD and Blu-ray worldwide for the first time in 2008. While DVD and Blu-ray sales dropped a combined 6% last year (selling $29 billion in product), video games grew by 20%, to $32 billion. Technically, people still bought more movies…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Dark Knight Sequel Release Date Of 2011?

ION LP2CD Turntable Rips Your Vinyl Records Straight to CD

Gadget Deals of the Day

What a Stormtrooper Is Made Of

Your Fellow Commuters Will Adore the WiiBook

Lamborghini Murcielago ATV: A Cute Wittle Italian Replica

Warning: 10.5.6 MacBooks May Freeze After Jailbreaking iPhone 3G

Sexual Swordplay, 80s Montages and Murder Dominate McG’s 20,000 Leagues

Ethernet Cable Action Figures

12 Centrifuge Test Videos: Man vs. G-Force

Star Trek VI’s Original Cut Finally Comes Out On Blu-ray

The World Map In Domains

James Taylor Gives Unfortunate Taxi Passenger an iPod Loaded With His Songs

Suddenly The 1970s Look A Lot Awesomer Than I Realized

New Paint Could Block Wi-Fi From Nosey Neighbors

Evidence Of Five Windows 7 Retail Versions Surprises No One

Has The Green Hornet Fallen Already?

Sears: Plasma TVs Have to Be Recharged Every 5 Years, So Buy Our Pricey Warranty

How To Prepare For Death, Amazon Style

Video Games Outsold DVD and Blu-ray For the First Time in 2008

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