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Future Windows Mobile Roadmap

Mary Jo Foley’s saying that we’ll see Windows Mobile 6.5 devices in September of this year, and confirms that Windows Mobile 7 will be seen on devices in 2010. [AllAboutMsft] https://gizmodo.com/motorola-ceo-says-windows-mobile-7s-not-coming-til-2010-5145355

Tech News Brian Lam Feb 4 '09

Their Final Words as The Grunts of Circuit City

You don’t need to know my name. I was just a lowly salesman at Circuit City. But know that these people losing their jobs are not just my coworkers. They are my friends. [The following words are quotes from the tales of over a dozen real CC sales folks, managers, liquidators, and corporate workers. I’ve…

Tech News Brian Lam Feb 4 '09

Man Arrested For Allegedly Strangling His Girlfriend with a Wii Controller

Daniel Alvarez, 21, of Austin, Texas was recently arrested for allegedly attempting to strangle his girlfriend with a Wii controller. Why? Because she wanted to know who stole the cookies from the cookie jar. Alvarez’s girlfriend, Christina Alvarado, had apparently woken him up after she had discovered her Girl Scout Cookies had gone missing. An…

Tech News Andi Wang Feb 4 '09

Solving Coraline’s Naked Old Lady Problem

Coraline director Henry Selick shared with us all the details of creating his eerie masterpiece, from half-naked puppet drama to recreating a stop motion rain storm in the new movie adapted from Neil Gaiman‘s novel. Selick, who has a cult following of his own with this past work on The Nightmare Before Christmas had a…

Movies Meredith Woerner Feb 4 '09

Brondell Perfect Flush Helps You Save Water By Giving You Two Flushing Options

Although having two built-in flushing options on toilets is nothing new, the Brondell Perfect Flush kit lets you mount the two-button flushing options onto your own toilet, without help from a professional plumber. The idea behind having flushing options is that the two major bodily ejections differ in quantity, so they should be flushed down…

Tech News Andi Wang Feb 4 '09

Nikon’s Fabre Photo EX DSLR Stereoscopic Microscope Blows Things Up

This super crazy looking gadget is Nikon’s new stereoscopic microscope that can be attached to your Nikon DSLR for some serious close-up photos. Don’t have a DSLR? You can also attach this to some point-and-shoots. After mounting it to the back of your Nikon DSLR, you can take detailed photos with a magnification of 20x…

Tech News Andi Wang Feb 4 '09

Our Favorite Lifehacker Posts of the Week

This week, Lifehacker shows us how to make fonts from our own handwriting, get better sounds from in-ear headphones and save money by brewing our own coffee. • Easily tweak your photos (in Windows) with PhotoPerfect • File & Folder Unlocker app tells you what other processes have a certain file locked down, then allows…

Tech News Jason Chen Feb 4 '09

Is This How Car Makers Think We Talk?

Hughes Telematics stopped by to show us and our buddies at Jalopnik the in-car connected tech they’re pitching to OEMs, which was actually pretty great. But it did include this perfect piece of generational misunderstanding. Yes, this car will text your colleagues “b 15 m l8” next time you’re running late. Like Ford’s Sync service,…

Tech News John Mahoney Feb 4 '09

Can Azerbaijan Really Turn Its Polluted Bay into a Futuristic Resort?

Architecture firm BIG has just announced plans to completely terraform Azerbaijan’s Zira Island, making this heavily-polluted region of the Caspian Sea (top) into an eco-resort (bottom). Can the island really be saved? Dutch architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) envisions this luxury resort as a recreation of seven famous mountains on mainland Azerbaijan, which is…

io9 Annalee Newitz Feb 4 '09

Deceased Ex-Football Player’s Shady Half Sister Foiled By Microsoft Office Fonts

At a recent Hall of Fame news conference, a woman claiming to be Ex-Cowboys receiver Bob Hayes’ half sister read an emotional thank you letter written by him in 1999. But something is amiss. Bob Hayes died in 2002 and this letter was supposedly a thank you pre-written in the the hope that he would…

Tech News Sean Fallon Feb 4 '09

Future Faucet Looks Like It Should Be In a Museum

Award winning architect Zaha Hadid has applied her love of curvy, metallic design into this cutting edge faucet. Seriously, it could easily be part of a sculptural exhibit at some fancy modern art museum. https://gizmodo.com/zaha-hadids-dubai-opera-house-design-makes-me-see-cylon-5013802 The touch sensitive controls can deliver filtered or unfiltered hot and cold water via two channels in the faucet neck—and…

Tech News Sean Fallon Feb 4 '09

Thor Rolls A Joint

This is just one frame from the dramatic tale of a Thor action figure and his adventures at precisely 4:20 one afternoon. You need to watch this right now. I’m not sure why I think it’s so funny. I mean, I just keep laughing. Now I’m eating cereal. And chips. And, like, cereal chips. Dude.

io9 Annalee Newitz Feb 4 '09

Secret Real Life Fringe Marriage Fuses Co-Stars Together For Life

Fringe co-stars are now forever united in love and J.J. Abramsness. Aw, I love it when people on TV who I think I know but don’t get married. Shoot first and ask questions later character Olivia Dunham played by Anna Torv married her on-camera dead-brain lover John Scott (Mark Valley) in December of last year.…

Television Meredith Woerner Feb 4 '09

Watch and Listen To The Geniuses of This Week’s TED Conference On Your iPhone

Are you feeling dumb today? I kind of am, and if I had time, I’d cure that by watching one of the TED Conference’s smarties present what’s beautiful, inspiring and interesting to them. We’ve featured TED talks on the site pretty frequently (and the Medium column had a good explanation recently in the New York…

Tech News John Mahoney Feb 4 '09

17-Inch MacBook Pros Delayed For At Least Two More Weeks

For unknown reasons, the release date of the 17-inch MacBook Pro has been pushed back until February 19th. [Appleinsider]

Tech News Sean Fallon Feb 4 '09

Tragic Death Reminds Us To Lock Down Our Washing Machines And Other Large Gadgets

This very sad story of a 4-year-old girl dying in a washing machine when her 15-month-old brother hit the start button reminds us to lock up our machines, especially around small children and pets. [MSNBC]

Tech News Jason Chen Feb 4 '09

Have You Ever Fought Over a Gadget?

With all of the horror stories in the news these days about people resorting to violence over gadgets, I’m starting to worry about our obsession with technology. https://gizmodo.com/knife-wielding-teen-holds-parents-hostage-over-cellphon-5140041 I mean, just today I read that a gamer beat up his girlfriend because she ended up killing his character by standing in front of the TV.…

Gadgets Sean Fallon Feb 4 '09

Launch The Alert Vipers, With Your Very Own Battlestar Car

Don’t you wish your driveway played host to this Viper car, straight out of Battlestar Galactica? Butch pilot with mental issues and a sexy flightsuit not included. Put together by Rick Murphy and inspired by BSG’s ships, The Trylon Viper car was sold as a kit in the 1990s, and what an amazing package that…

Television Meredith Woerner Feb 4 '09

Digital TV Change Over Date Moved to June 12

It’s official: The digital TV change over date is now June 12. [B&C]

Television Brian Lam Feb 4 '09

Gadget Deals of the Day

Another day, another list of sweet gadget deals. So, without further ado, let’s whip out that credit card and start accruing some debt. Bluetooth • Jawbone Bluetooth Headset for $29.99 (normally $45 – valid until 2/11. Use rebate form). Computing & Accessories • Lenovo IdeaPad S10e 10.1″ 1.60GHz Netbook for $298.99 plus free shipping (normally…

Tech News Sean Fallon Feb 4 '09

Future Windows Mobile Roadmap

Their Final Words as The Grunts of Circuit City

Man Arrested For Allegedly Strangling His Girlfriend with a Wii Controller

Solving Coraline’s Naked Old Lady Problem

Brondell Perfect Flush Helps You Save Water By Giving You Two Flushing Options

Nikon’s Fabre Photo EX DSLR Stereoscopic Microscope Blows Things Up

Our Favorite Lifehacker Posts of the Week

Is This How Car Makers Think We Talk?

Can Azerbaijan Really Turn Its Polluted Bay into a Futuristic Resort?

Deceased Ex-Football Player’s Shady Half Sister Foiled By Microsoft Office Fonts

Future Faucet Looks Like It Should Be In a Museum

Thor Rolls A Joint

Secret Real Life Fringe Marriage Fuses Co-Stars Together For Life

Watch and Listen To The Geniuses of This Week’s TED Conference On Your iPhone

17-Inch MacBook Pros Delayed For At Least Two More Weeks

Tragic Death Reminds Us To Lock Down Our Washing Machines And Other Large Gadgets

Have You Ever Fought Over a Gadget?

Launch The Alert Vipers, With Your Very Own Battlestar Car

Digital TV Change Over Date Moved to June 12

Gadget Deals of the Day

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