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MIT Student Turns His Body Into a Computer

The tech world has been buzzing for the past week over an MIT Media Lab student project which converts any surface – including the human body – into a touchpad that controls a mobile computer in your pocket. Using just $350 of off-the-shelf technology, Pranav Mistry created the device for the Fluid Interfaces group at…

io9 Annalee Newitz Feb 9 '09

Unintended Gadget Fusion Puts It Where It Doesn’t Belong

German artist Christian Weber has put together a series of photographs entitled Unintended Fusion that focuses on connecting unrelated gadgets. It’s amusing but, to be honest, its not much weirder than some of the real convergence devices out there (See exhibit A and exhibit B.) [EyeShots via Dezeen via Boing Boing Gadgets] https://gizmodo.com/fingers-on-with-the-mp3-lederhosen-and-hunting-jacket-295908

Gadgets Sean Fallon Feb 9 '09

Posthumans Go Hollywood! (Maybe.)

Are we finally going to get a posthuman mass culture? With movies like Surrogates and Avatar hitting theaters later this year, it may be now or never. Both Surrogates and Avatar feature posthuman heroes, in very different ways. And television’s Lost is starting to look as though its protagonists are going to wind up evolving…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Feb 9 '09

Nikon’s New DX 35mm f/1.8 Prime: The First Lens You Should Buy For Any DX Nikon DSLR

Shooting with a prime (non-zoom), normal (50mm-equivalent) lens will make you a better photographer. This is a fact. But getting into the normal-prime sweetspot on non-full-frame DSLRs is tough. This Nikkor makes it easier. Even though Nikon’s had the same lens mount for decades, their low-end DSLRs require on-board AF motors for auto-focus, which limits…

Tech News John Mahoney Feb 9 '09

Coffee Mug Houses Lovely Digital Frame

You know what there’s not enough of in the world? Coffee mugs with integrated digital photo frames. (If you answered clean water, peace or medical care, thanks for playing, idiot.) The Digi-Mug is packed with 1MB of memory (not a typo) that allows you to store 50 or so images for playback on its 1.5-inch…

Tech News Mark Wilson Feb 9 '09

Zombie War in the Middle East, Brought to You by the Outlander Team

The team behind kickass Vikings vs. aliens flick Outlander, Dirk Blackman and Howard McCain, have been hired to write Zombies of Mass Destruction, a flick about an army of zombies in the Middle East. Based on a comic book, ZMD sounds appropriately awesome for Blackman and McCain. According to Hollywood Reporter: The comic, created by…

Movies Annalee Newitz Feb 9 '09

Should Sprint Drop the Palm Treo Pro With the Palm Pre On Its Way?

Sprint has taken their sweet time pushing out the Windows Mobile 6.1 Palm Treo Pro—but with the Palm Pre on its way, is the Pro even worth releasing at this point? https://gizmodo.com/palm-pro-delayed-again-5149987 Should Sprint Release the Palm Treo Pro With the Palm Pre On Its Way? ( polls)

Tech News Sean Fallon Feb 9 '09

“Mind Over Ship” Explains What Clones Really Want

It’s one thing to lose a job to someone with more skills, but quite another when that person was genetically engineered to replace you. And will go on to replace your whole family too. The fear of being fundamentally replaceable is one of the many anxieties that squirms through David Marusek’s new novel, Mind Over…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz Feb 9 '09

Vintage Gaming Ties Futilely Subvert Corporate Authority

If a red tie is considered to exude power and authority at some business lunch, then an Asteroids tie must allude to nothing less than intergalactic domination. Oh, who are we kidding? You have a crappy office job (whether you make a lot of money or not) that doesn’t allow you to sit around and…

Tech News Mark Wilson Feb 9 '09

All Episodes of Star Trek TOS, MacGyver, Twin Peaks and More Now Available For Free Streaming

It’s not quite Hulu, but CBS just dropped a ton of their old favorites into a decent flash web player, serving them up for free with a couple short ad clips. Plus, Melrose Place! The flash player kind of sucks, but apparently the site works internationally, which isn’t always the case for these types of…

Television John Mahoney Feb 9 '09

Script Pages Show 4400 Reasons To Watch “V” Reboot

Will ABC’s reboot of V be another retro-disaster, along the lines of Bionic Woman and Knight Rider? After reading a ton of script pages from the pilot, we’re actually somewhat optimistic. Thar be spoilers below. The script pages were released for casting purposes, but they appear to be genuine pages from the pilot. In a…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Feb 9 '09

The Joyd*ck Mods Your Penis Into a Joystick (NSFW)

The Joydick is a DIY cock ring that turns a penis into a 4-way joystick, with masturbatory strokes replacing as button presses. Honestly, I’m not sure I’d be able to get past lv.1. The original joystick case, now gutted, can then be turned into a kleenex box. To learn how to make your own, check…

Tech News Brian Lam Feb 9 '09

It Takes an Absolutely Ridiculous Amount of Energy to Power the Death Star’s Laser

Blowing up a planet is no small feat, but the Death Star’s laser manages it easily. But the energy consumed is a bit much. Like a full week’s worth of the sun’s total output. Yes, in order to blow up a planet the size of earth, you’ll need to harness about 2.2 x 10^32 joules.…

Tech News Adam Frucci Feb 9 '09

CO2 Skyscraper Scrubs Away Smog With 400 Trees

The idea is actually very simple: construct a tower fitted with 200-400 trees in areas of high pollution. Basically, it works like a gigantic filter—scrubbing smog and converting CO2 into oxygen. Furthermore, the trees inside the structure would be nourished using a windmill-powered pump system, so it would not significantly contribute to our energy consumption.…

Tech News Sean Fallon Feb 9 '09

Palm Pro Delayed Again

The delayed February 15th date we heard for Palm’s flagship Windows Mobile phone, the Palm Pro, has slipped again, according to Boy Genius. It may be one of the best Windows Mobile phones ever, but I’m happy enough waiting for the Palm Pre, so this doesn’t bother me one bit. [Boy Genius Report] https://gizmodo.com/palm-treo-pro-delayed-but-does-anyone-care-5138668

Tech News Brian Lam Feb 9 '09

Anne Hathaway Dons Super Cape For Stephen Chow Comedy?

Even though Stephen Chow passed on the Green Hornet picture with Seth Rogen, he’s not done playing with the super-genre. In fact, rumor has it he’s cast Anne Hathaway in a new superhero comedy. According to Wei Dasen (reporting in China.org.cn) Chow’s company has its sites set on a CG-heavy, explosion-packed comedy. Chow mentioned before…

Movies Meredith Woerner Feb 9 '09

BlackBerry Gemini 9300: The Curve-y 3G BlackBerry We Really Want

A fresh dump from Boy Genius’s RIM spy reveals this perfect-through-evolution BlackBerry: The Gemini 9300 is about the size of the svelte BlackBerry Curve 8900, but with 3G and a bigger, higher resolution screen. Want. https://gizmodo.com/t-mobile-blackberry-curve-8900-first-impressions-5140597 It, in other words, is all of the Bold’s power—maybe even more power than the Bold, with a faster…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Feb 9 '09

Goats Genetically Engineered to Produce Drugs in Their Milk

On Friday, the US Food and Drug Adminstration stopped dragging its feet and acknowledged that tomorrow’s drugs are just as likely to be made in the bosoms of goats as they are to come out of a laboratory. The latest craze among drug makers is “pharming,” or the practice of creating special, genetically-engineered animals that…

io9 Annalee Newitz Feb 9 '09

Now The Cockroaches Have Helicopters To Scare Us

Because, sometimes, all science needs to do to prove its worth is create the ideal way of freaking your insect-phobic friends out, may we introduce the Remote-Control Flying Cockroach. I may be grossed out. The product is available from Gizmine, who explain its existence thusly: We offer very popular, authentic USB sushi drives for people…

io9 Graeme McMillan Feb 9 '09

How One Fed Up Employee Quit Circuit City

When a man takes a stand, it’s not always against some super villain or asteroid hurling toward Earth. In most cases, it’s a simple gesture, like knocking stuff over at Circuit City. Gizmodo scored an interview (as part of our larger series) with one Circuit City employee who was at his breaking point. https://gizmodo.com/their-final-words-as-the-grunts-of-circuit-city-5146694 Me:…

Tech News Mark Wilson Feb 9 '09

MIT Student Turns His Body Into a Computer

Unintended Gadget Fusion Puts It Where It Doesn’t Belong

Posthumans Go Hollywood! (Maybe.)

Nikon’s New DX 35mm f/1.8 Prime: The First Lens You Should Buy For Any DX Nikon DSLR

Coffee Mug Houses Lovely Digital Frame

Zombie War in the Middle East, Brought to You by the Outlander Team

Should Sprint Drop the Palm Treo Pro With the Palm Pre On Its Way?

“Mind Over Ship” Explains What Clones Really Want

Vintage Gaming Ties Futilely Subvert Corporate Authority

All Episodes of Star Trek TOS, MacGyver, Twin Peaks and More Now Available For Free Streaming

Script Pages Show 4400 Reasons To Watch “V” Reboot

The Joyd*ck Mods Your Penis Into a Joystick (NSFW)

It Takes an Absolutely Ridiculous Amount of Energy to Power the Death Star’s Laser

CO2 Skyscraper Scrubs Away Smog With 400 Trees

Palm Pro Delayed Again

Anne Hathaway Dons Super Cape For Stephen Chow Comedy?

BlackBerry Gemini 9300: The Curve-y 3G BlackBerry We Really Want

Goats Genetically Engineered to Produce Drugs in Their Milk

Now The Cockroaches Have Helicopters To Scare Us

How One Fed Up Employee Quit Circuit City

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