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Xbox 360 IPTV Service Not Dead, Just Sleeping (and Testing)

An IPTV service for Xbox 360 was alluded to in a 2007 CES keynote, but it’s been quiet on that front ever since. What’s the deal? If you’re British, you might be in luck! At CES 2009, Microsoft Mediaroom PR reps, while doing their little spin dance, did manage to let slip that “multiple carrier…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Dave Coulier Would Love the Finger Scissors Concept

Designer Effrat Gommeh sketched out a pair of scissors that slip over the index and middle fingers and actually cut when you make that cutting motion Uncle Joey loved so much on Full House. The scissors are actually a great-looking design concept, and though it seems you’d get less leverage using two fingers than with…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Palm Pre’s App Store Christened the App Catalog

Palm’s new developer site reveals the Pre’s App Store/Marketplace challenger will be named the Palm App Catalog. It also notes that the SDK is only in private prerelease at the moment. Despite the SDK only going out to a few select partners, Palm has launched its Developer Blog to help prospective developers stay informed about…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

This Is The End, Stargate Atlantis

Last night was the final Stargate Atlantis episode and we sat through, box of keelnex in hand, ready for the long goodbye. So long, SGA… and thanks for all the nonsensical space jargon, spoilers. Todd the Wraith is back, bringing a plot point with him. Turns out Todd is a crappy leader and his crew…

Television Meredith Woerner

Smart Cash Register Knows Who You Are and How Best to Empty Your Wallet

Mixing real life shopping with the Internet’s “up-selling” capabilities, Intel’s cash register is able to recognize you and give Amazon-esque recommendations, based on things you’ve purchased in the past. At the upcoming National Retail Federation show, Intel will unveil a prototype of a cash register that takes the traditional cash-box to a whole new level.…

Tech News Andi Wang

Dancing Zombies Promote TV Recycling at CES via Extreme Awkwardness

An organization called Take Back My TV invaded CES yesterday, sending in “zombies” to harass the Panasonic booth. Their message is great, but boy is this video tough to watch. The zombies represent, uh, unrecycled TVs or something, I guess. And it appears that they got kicked out really quickly, so in order to make…

Tech News Adam Frucci

As Seen at CES: Microsoft Surface Fail [UPDATED]

Intrepid reader Yves Milord snapped a pic of what might be the first error message seen on a Microsoft Surface. UPDATED It’s not a system-wide fail, and we still like the Surface, but who doesn’t love an error during promotion? Microsoft “goons” apparently hustled Yves immediately out after he snapped this shot, before he could…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Exercise Your Democratic Right To Vote For io9!

We’ve already told you about io9.com’s nomination for Best Culture Blog in the 2008 Weblog Awards , but this is our polite way of telling you that if you’ve not cast your vote (for us) yet, there’s still time – Voting remains open until Tuesday. And even if you have already voted (for us), you…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Disney Star Guitarist: Guitar Hero, But With Real Guitars

Any real guitarist will tell you that Guitar Hero has nothing to do with any real-world instrument. Disney, surprisingly, has created an educational and inoffensive spin that uses a real guitar as a controller. Disney Star Guitarist, made with help from Washburn Guitars, uses the same style of “falling notes” that Guitar Hero and Rock…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Asus Eee HTPC-In-A-Keyboard Specs: Includes Wireless HDMI, 5″ Display, Our Collective Drool

We got a look at Asus’ so-crazy-it’s-brilliant HTPC keyboard concept earlier this week, but now we’ve got the important specs save the big two: pricing and availability. https://gizmodo.com/eee-keyboard-an-entire-touchscreen-home-theater-pc-5124985 The keyboard is packing a 5-inch built-in display, a 1.6 GHz Atom proc, 1 GB of RAM, 16/32 GB SSD, WiFi, and Bluetooth. As far as ports,…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Is There Anything Jar-Jar Can’t Ruin?

You know that there’s something wrong with last night’s Clone Wars episode when the thing I spent most time thinking about while watching it was that Jar-Jar sounded different than usual. Another misfire awaits. The most frustrating thing about “The Gungan General” was that you could, if you squinted a bit and filled in a…

Television Graeme McMillan

Voice-Activated Amulet Remote Saves Unnecessary Reaching and Stretching

If you’re as lazy as I am, you’ve endured marathons of My Super Sweet 16 because the anguish of physically picking up the remote and channel surfing is just too much. Well, no more! Designed as the world’s first voice-enabled remote control for Vista Media Center, the Amulet Remote makes it easy for you to…

Tech News Andi Wang

When Does Historical Revisionism Become Alternate History?

I hadn’t realized how many quasi-revisionist works about the Nazis and the Holocaust had come out recently until I read this Times article. It’s almost like a stealth Man In The High Castle. Except that in this alternate history, the Nazis don’t win — they get softened. They become not quite so bad. There’s the…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

World’s First 1 TB 2.5″ SSD from PureSilicon Is the Dream Drive

pureSilicon has created what seems to be the first 1 TB, 2.5″ SSD. One terabyte, dudes. 2 and a half inches. Wrap your brain around that. The drive, named the Nitro (because it’s as fast as nitrogen? Is nitrogen fast?), is the first to hit the impressive barrier of this size and capacity, achieved through…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Is This How The Spider-Man Movies Will Redeem Themselves?

With the news that Spider-Man 4 could feature Morbius, The Living Vampire, we think we’ve figured out the plot for the next movie, and it’s gotten us excited at the goofy possibilities. Spoilers ahead. MTV’s Splash Page blog caught Sam Raimi’s comments in a recent interview about one of his favorite Spider-villains as a sign…

Movies Graeme McMillan

Boxee Updated: Now In Public Alpha, Adds Joost and BBC iPlayer

We’re big fans of Boxee, the slick cross-platform media center, so it’s great to see that they’re still adding features. Not only that, but it’s now easier than ever to snag a download. https://gizmodo.com/how-to-max-out-apple-tvs-potential-with-boxee-5082130 Boxee is now in public alpha for Mac, Ubuntu, and Apple TV (that means available for everyone!), and in private alpha…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Samsung Goes Long and Wide with High End Point-and-Shoot

Samsung’s new 10.2 MP HZ10W has some features you might not expect: an ultrawide Schneider lens and a whopping 10x optical zoom. It’s a point-and-shoot that’s managed to learn a few high-end tricks. The HZ10W features an “ultra-wide angle” 24mm Schneider lens and a 10x optical zoom with telephoto capabilities up to 240mm, which according…

Gadgets Dan Nosowitz

Actors Who Get Fandom

The best part of falling for a show is discovering that the actors in it are just as shamelessly fannish as you are. Lo and behold, there are a lot more actor geeks than you think! It’s difficult to separate an actor from her character, especially when the acting is of high caliber. Of course,…

io9 Nivair H. Gabriel

Will Talking Save The Day For Watchmen?

It’s your daily Watchmen legal battle update – and, as has become customary about this story, forget what we told you yesterday, because the situation has changed… again. https://gizmodo.com/will-we-know-watchmens-fate-by-monday-5126771 After asking Judge Gary Feess to issue an early ruling on Friday about whether or not Fox had the right to block them from releasing Zack…

Movies Graeme McMillan

Irony Alert: Unabomber’s Stuff to Be Auctioned Off Online

A San Francisco court ruled that the writings and possessions of Theodore Kaczynski, the famed Unabomber and enemy of internets everywhere, will be sold online to pay restitution to his victims’ families. Ah, the irony. Kaczynski had appealed from jail that sale of his writings constitutes a violation of his freedom of expression, and while…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Xbox 360 IPTV Service Not Dead, Just Sleeping (and Testing)

Dave Coulier Would Love the Finger Scissors Concept

Palm Pre’s App Store Christened the App Catalog

This Is The End, Stargate Atlantis

Smart Cash Register Knows Who You Are and How Best to Empty Your Wallet

Dancing Zombies Promote TV Recycling at CES via Extreme Awkwardness

As Seen at CES: Microsoft Surface Fail [UPDATED]

Exercise Your Democratic Right To Vote For io9!

Disney Star Guitarist: Guitar Hero, But With Real Guitars

Asus Eee HTPC-In-A-Keyboard Specs: Includes Wireless HDMI, 5″ Display, Our Collective Drool

Is There Anything Jar-Jar Can’t Ruin?

Voice-Activated Amulet Remote Saves Unnecessary Reaching and Stretching

When Does Historical Revisionism Become Alternate History?

World’s First 1 TB 2.5″ SSD from PureSilicon Is the Dream Drive

Is This How The Spider-Man Movies Will Redeem Themselves?

Boxee Updated: Now In Public Alpha, Adds Joost and BBC iPlayer

Samsung Goes Long and Wide with High End Point-and-Shoot

Actors Who Get Fandom

Will Talking Save The Day For Watchmen?

Irony Alert: Unabomber’s Stuff to Be Auctioned Off Online

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