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What Does Your Cryptic Kindle Allusion Mean, Colbert?

We’ve heard Jon Stewart’s feelings. And now this, right before the Report started last night. And no, he’s not talking about shipping delays, nerds. But what he is talking about I have no idea. [Colbert] https://gizmodo.com/jon-stewart-is-totally-not-buying-the-kindle-2-5159269

Commerce John Mahoney Feb 27 '09

Warner’s New Superhero Movie Sounds Like Suicide

Warner Bros. have announced plans for a Suicide Squad movie, based on the DC Comics series, leading us to wonder whether we’re slowly hearing about a Marvel-esque cross-movie franchise plan from the studio. Squad, announced by Warners on Wednesday, centers around supervillains who are offered the chance to complete dangerous covert missions for the US…

io9 Graeme McMillan Feb 27 '09

The Glow Mirror Creates Instant Halo Effect

You’ve always felt special, important to humanity. But when you look in the mirror, reality sets in. You’re not even ugly, you’re just mundane. The Glow Mirror will fix that. Looking past the creepy android mockup for a moment, the Glow Mirror is actually a pretty interesting product. Layered with photo luminescent material, the mirror…

Tech News Mark Wilson Feb 27 '09

Are Video Games Teaching Kids The Skills They Need For The Apocalypse?

Are video games like Fallout 3 teaching our children the skills they’ll need, like gathering dew from human skulls, when their world eventually turns into a brutal hellscape? A video debate helps you decide. Once again, The Onion AV Club knocks it out of the park with a great debate about whether of not kids…

io9 Meredith Woerner Feb 27 '09

How Obama Really Became President

How does a one-term US Senator become President of the United States and enter office with crazy approval ratings? Previously unseen footage (click to embiggen) reveals Obama’s secret: the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. UPDATE. Update Turns out, this animation is made from a photo series by prestox, which you can check out, all super clear…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Feb 27 '09

Is The Sarah Connor Chronicles Cancelled?

There’s a rumor going around that Fox’s Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles has been cancelled, and that it’s not even a sure thing that the show will complete its second season. But is it true? In a word, no. In three words, well, not yet. The reports (like this one) are taking their lead from…

io9 Graeme McMillan Feb 27 '09

Dell Mini 9 Is Down to $200 For One Day Only

Bettering their previous deals by $50, I’d say it’s high time to pick up a Mini 9 for Hackintoshing, wouldn’t you? https://gizmodo.com/dealzmodo-dell-inspiron-mini-9n-now-250-5149058 It’s the low-end spec’d Ubuntu-only Mini, so you probably want to bump the RAM up to 1GB or 2GB and the SSD up to 16GB if you’re planning on installing OS X which…

Tech News John Mahoney Feb 27 '09

Captain Kirk And Batman Confront Their Arch-Enemies

Today’s spoilers include a picture of a major Star Trek moment, and new Wolverine posters. And we’ve got sneak peeks from Knowing, BSG, Sarah Connor, and Brave And The Bold. Spoilers: your window into futureland. Star Trek: A new image from TotalFilm shows Kirk and Spock coming face to face with the movie’s Romulan villain,…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 27 '09

A Larger, Touchscreen Kindle 3 Coming This Year?

While we first saw the Kindle 2 months ago in a leak, there’s been another nagging rumor, one of a Kindle with a full 8.5″x11″ display. And according to DigiTimes, that Kindle still exists. https://gizmodo.com/kindle-2-first-hands-on-5149634 Sneakily tacked on a post about Amazon’s e-ink display manufacturer Prime View International, the publication states: Amazon plans to launch…

Commerce Mark Wilson Feb 27 '09

Sony Not Denying Plans for a PSP 2 Without UMD

In an MTV interview with John Koller, head of PSP marketing in the US, Sony should have set the record straight on those nasty PSP 2 rumors. But they didn’t. https://gizmodo.com/psp-2-coming-in-time-for-holiday-09-5160444 MTV Multiplayer: Ok. Just so we can have this as clear as we can get it: the rumor out there is that there’s going…

Tech News Mark Wilson Feb 27 '09

Sir Howard Stringer Named Supreme Leader of All Things Sony

Howard Stringer, up until now Sony’s CEO and most public face, has been named President as well. An interesting move, as he’s always been surpisingly frank about Sony’s unwieldy size and structure. https://gizmodo.com/howard-stringer-says-sonys-so-big-it-makes-same-gadget-5061425 Sir Howard—who Wilson presciently anointed as one of the next Gadget Gods last month—has lived near the top of the company for…

Tech News John Herrman Feb 27 '09

Samsung Jumpstarts The VIA Nano Bandwagon With Its 12″ NC20 Netbook

Samsung has (finally) become the first major netbook manufacturer to adopt VIA’s hot, hot Nano platform, announcing today the 12″, fat-batteried NC20. https://gizmodo.com/leaked-samsung-nc20-is-another-pricey-12-inch-netbook-5116086 Catered to a niche well above its 10″, Atom-powered NC10 stablemate, the NC20 is has decidedly un-netbooklike specs. Aside from the 1.3GHz VIA Nano ULV U2250 processor and the choice of XP…

Gadgets John Herrman Feb 27 '09

Apple Purging App Store Of Every Last Emoticon Enabler

Developers who’ve either made a dedicated emoji-enabler or included the functionality as a feature in their apps have received notification that they need to stop with this Japanese smiley stuff, like, now. https://gizmodo.com/simple-hack-enables-roughly-one-gazillion-japanese-emot-5097380 Here it is, summarized by one of the guys who makes TypingGenius: https://gizmodo.com/how-to-text-with-adorable-japanese-emoji-on-your-iphone-5146201 As of today, Apple has informed us that they…

Tech News John Herrman Feb 27 '09

LG Might Be Ready To Give Up on Plasma TVs Altogether

According to Korean outlet 47News, an LG VP has indicated that the company, barring any drastic change in sales or costs, might just stop producing plasma TVs. UPDATE: They wouldn’t be the first by any stretch—Pioneer and Vizio have both recently clenched the sphincter on plasma production, citing low profitability. If razor-thin profit margins are…

Tech News John Herrman Feb 27 '09

Why I Now Hate Epson Printers

A few months back, I reviewed Epson’s Artisan 800 printer, and I loved it. Tonight, I hate its shiny plastic guts. In fact, I may never touch another Epson product again because of this… https://gizmodo.com/epson-artisan-800-all-in-one-lightning-review-5062889 I have a crucial fax I need to send early tomorrow morning. Crucial. I need to print 15 pages of…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Feb 27 '09

Australian Censorship Scheme Gets Blocked By Opposition Leaders

Thankfully many of the people down under have their heads the right way around – Australia’s proposed censorship regime has been toppled by mass political opposition, which blocked any legislation required to start the scheme. https://gizmodo.com/australia-to-build-great-firewall-down-under-5064310 The Australian Communications and Media Authority‘s blacklist already contains 1370 sites, only 674 of which actually relate to child…

Tech News Elaine Chow Feb 27 '09

Astronaut Invents Zero-G Coffee Cup Because, Out in Space, Nobody Can Hear You Burn Your Tongue

Though I’ve never tried it, I guess coffee just doesn’t taste as good coming out of an aluminum bag. That’s the only reason I can think of for inventing this astronaut coffee cup. The On-Orbit Coffee Cup uses surface tension to hold liquid in zero-g. It was invented by astronaut Donald Pettit after what we…

Space & Spaceflight Elaine Chow Feb 27 '09

World’s Stupidest, Most Expensive iPhone Mod Yet Costs 2.5 Million Dollars

$2.5 million. Two. Point. Five. Million. Dollars. That’s what some idiot is going to pay for what could be the most expensive iPhone mod ever, the iPhone 3G “Kings Button”. Why oh why people would like to pay for this horror, this pinnacle of bad taste deep fried in 18-carat yellow gold and 160 diamonds,…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Feb 26 '09

World’s Most Powerful Industrial Robot Can Lift Entire Car Frames, Tear Apart Several Humans at Once

Leave it to the Germans to invade Poland or create Titan, the world’s strongest industrial robot. They can go either way: One day they are in Krakow, and the next their robot lifts a ton. Titan—which has a payload of one ton and can reach 10.5 feet— is made by Kuka Roboter GmbH. What does…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Feb 26 '09

iMafia for iPhone Circumvents the App Store, Sells Other Apps In-Game…and Apple Willingly Approves

The iMafia game for iPhone is not only the first app with an approved, in-game microtransaction system, but that system also doubles as a platform to promote and purchase other iPhone apps. The system, developed by PlayMesh, basically allows you to buy additional premium content for the MMO-esque game, where you point and click your…

Tech News Adrian Covert Feb 26 '09

What Does Your Cryptic Kindle Allusion Mean, Colbert?

Warner’s New Superhero Movie Sounds Like Suicide

The Glow Mirror Creates Instant Halo Effect

Are Video Games Teaching Kids The Skills They Need For The Apocalypse?

How Obama Really Became President

Is The Sarah Connor Chronicles Cancelled?

Dell Mini 9 Is Down to $200 For One Day Only

Captain Kirk And Batman Confront Their Arch-Enemies

A Larger, Touchscreen Kindle 3 Coming This Year?

Sony Not Denying Plans for a PSP 2 Without UMD

Sir Howard Stringer Named Supreme Leader of All Things Sony

Samsung Jumpstarts The VIA Nano Bandwagon With Its 12″ NC20 Netbook

Apple Purging App Store Of Every Last Emoticon Enabler

LG Might Be Ready To Give Up on Plasma TVs Altogether

Why I Now Hate Epson Printers

Australian Censorship Scheme Gets Blocked By Opposition Leaders

Astronaut Invents Zero-G Coffee Cup Because, Out in Space, Nobody Can Hear You Burn Your Tongue

World’s Stupidest, Most Expensive iPhone Mod Yet Costs 2.5 Million Dollars

World’s Most Powerful Industrial Robot Can Lift Entire Car Frames, Tear Apart Several Humans at Once

iMafia for iPhone Circumvents the App Store, Sells Other Apps In-Game…and Apple Willingly Approves

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