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Clicking Kitchen Grip Puts a Mouse in Dinner the Good Way

Much of my kitchen is filled with hand-sewn potholders in which you can see the details down to the thread. But in the digital age, we prefer to see things down to the pixel. The Clicking Kitchen Grip is perfect for those times you want to mentally point, click and drag your way to culinary…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jan 16 '09

A New Explanation For Why We’ll Never Visit Other Suns

Pessimism about our spacefaring future has become fashionable these days — people point to our limited lifespans and energy resources. But the World Of Technology blog just posted an argument I haven’t seen before. Blogger mayank points to all the usual reasons why it’ll be hard for our descendents to reach the nearest star system,…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jan 16 '09

NSFW: Wobble iPhone App Adds Boob Jiggle To Real Boobs, IS Approved

Who needs the fake boobies of iBoobs when Wobble lets you add boob jiggle to real photos? Just tap, resize, repeat, and any photo you have on your iPhone becomes an instant jigglefest. https://gizmodo.com/nsfw-boob-app-on-the-iphone-is-obviously-called-iboobs-5116493 We tested it out on our own subject, Mark Wilson. It wasn’t quite as appealing as the demo video above, but…

Tech News Jason Chen Jan 16 '09

The Week in iPhone Apps: And We Have Reached A New Low

See if you can guess which icon represents said “new low.” Have a guess? I bet you do. But thankfully, there were some legit cool apps this week too. Zit Picker: The aforementioned low. I write about it only to warn fellow Gizmodo fans, with hopes of condemning this app to the graveyard. You pick…

Tech News John Mahoney Jan 16 '09

Stargate Universe Loads Up On The Boys — And A Baby McKay

The next Stargate crew is slowly coming together, including the boyfriend from Ugly Betty, David Blue. The cast’s descriptions aren’t really putting the “Teen Stargate” rumors to rest, but we’re still intrigued. David Blue (former the lovable ex-boyfriend of Mark from Ugly Betty, pictured above) is playing Eli Wallace. He’s got the brains of a…

Television Meredith Woerner Jan 16 '09

Steve Jobs Considering Liver Transplant Says Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News is claiming that Steve Jobs is considering a liver transplant, citing “people who are monitoring his illness.” Does this mean Bloomberg talked to his doctors? His nurses? It’s unclear, since “people who are monitoring his illness” could technically mean quite a lot of people. In a telephone interview today, Jobs said he won’t…

Tech News Jason Chen Jan 16 '09

Gadget Deals of the Day

You could go out tonight, spend lots of money, get super drunk and hook up with a really attractive member of the opposite sex. Or you could stay in, make Easy Mac and shop. Computing • LaCie 750 GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive for $88.24 (normally $125). • iRobot® Looj 120 Gutter Cleaning Robot…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jan 16 '09

Handmaid’s Tale Too Politically Incorrect For Canadian Schools?

Margaret Atwood’s seminal dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale has been called many things before — but sexist? That’s what one Toronto parent is claiming in his quest to get it out of schools. Actually, it sounds as though Robert Edwards is mostly offended by the anti-Christian themes in Atwood’s seminal story of a future theocratic…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Jan 16 '09

Why I Shopped at Circuit City Instead of Best Buy

It wasn’t just because it was closer to my house. Or because it undercut Best Buy by at least a buck or two on new movies and CDs. No, I genuinely liked Circuit City better. https://gizmodo.com/circuit-city-to-liquidate-prices-may-go-up-to-msrp-5132968 Circuit City was always more honest. After they ditched commission in 2003, employees (rightfully) had a chip on their…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jan 16 '09

Do Androids Pray to Electric Gods?

The final episodes of Battlestar Galactica promise to reveal everything about the Cylon religion. But those toasters didn’t invent robo-faith — here’s a list of all the religions which robots have founded over the years. Robotology (Futurama): Robots who decide to trade the fun things in life – pornography, alcohol, electricity abuse, and the occasional…

io9 Lauren Davis Jan 16 '09

10 Gadgets That Help You Survive in Old, Beater Cars

My brother just got rid of an epic beater car. Over it’s 300K+ miles it has been smashed, burned and broken in every way imaginable. This post is for anyone that shares his pain. Flickr” />

Tech News Sean Fallon Jan 16 '09

The Thumbs Up Radio Doesn’t Clamour For Your Approval

Forget about your fancy MP3 player. Back in the day, if you wanted a stand-out audio device, it had to be shaped funny. The Wonderful Hand Radio is an homage to a bygone era, when you distinguished a clock by putting a radio in it, and you distinguished a radio by building a nicer clock.…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jan 16 '09

More Proof That Astronauts Ruin Everything

CG picture Planet 51 flips the first-contact story around, with a human astronaut visiting a xenophobic alien society (burger grilling and all!). But their Alien rip-off dogs are real acid-pissers, as this trailer shows. Dwayne Johnson (aka The Rock) is the voice of Chuck, the lonely astronaut exploring this new alien world, or Planet 51.…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 16 '09

China To Make Its MMORPG Players Register With Their Real Names And Government IDs

To combat a building wave of fear over gaming addiction and its scary, violent manifestations, Chinese players will soon spend 72 hours without bath or sleep leveling up without the comforting blanket of anonymity. https://kotaku.com/game-addict-swallows-saw-blades-to-commit-suicide-5129292 The registration system will go into effect this year. Real-name registration has been proven to reduce strongly addictive behavior in…

Tech News John Mahoney Jan 16 '09

T-Mobile G1 Getting “Cupcake” OS Update, May Be Targeted For Late January

Rumors about when/if the “cupcake” OS update might be heading for the G1 got a little more confirmation today as Google and Blog discovered after speaking with a G1 PDA Specialist. https://gizmodo.com/cupcake-roadmap-hints-at-whatll-be-in-the-next-android-5113029 According to the rep, the update (dubbed RC31) is, in fact, coming to the T-Mobile G1 with an end of January target for…

Tech News Sean Fallon Jan 16 '09

The Downfall of Circuit City, In Convenient Graph Form

Where did Circuit City go wrong? Maybe it was Divx. Maybe it was the elimination of commissions in 2003. Wherever it happened, this chart shows the last two years were miserable and ugly. [Consumerist]

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jan 16 '09

The Future Comes To Smallville – So Why Does It Seem So Familiar?

Last night saw the return of Smallville with the show’s most anticipated episode this season for comic geeks. But how did the Legion of Super-Heroes (and writer Geoff Johns) hold up in their series debut? The honest answer would be an uncertain “Pretty well, maybe?” While Johns’ script was perfectly fine, it was also more…

Television Graeme McMillan Jan 16 '09

Ustream’s Upcoming iPhone App Lets You Watch Obama Inauguration (Or Any Stream) On Your iPhone

Ustream, who brought you the Shiba Inu Puppy Cam, is working on an iPhone app that can stream any of their videos—including Obama’s Inauguration—for the official App Store. Their CEO told TechCrunch that users will be able to “participate” in the live chat of the stream directly on the phone. It’s the 16th now, and…

Tech News Jason Chen Jan 16 '09

Darth Vader Gas Mask

Artists Tristan Eaton and AZK ONE have been invited to join the Vader Project based on their collaborative work on this sweet Darth Vader gas mask. If you are unfamiliar, the Vader Project is a traveling exhibition that displays artistic reimaginings of the iconic Darth Vader helmet. I have to admit, this work is particularly…

Tech News Sean Fallon Jan 16 '09

Sanitized Battlestar Galactica Screener Riles Up Critics

SciFi Channel sent out screeners of tonight’s Battlestar Galactica premiere to critics, minus the episode’s most important scene. Needless to say, reviewers were not pleased. Has anti-spoiler mania gone too far? When reviewers (including yours truly at io9) received their screener DVDs of tonight’s episode, they also got a note from SciFi Channel explaining “with…

Television Annalee Newitz Jan 16 '09

Clicking Kitchen Grip Puts a Mouse in Dinner the Good Way

A New Explanation For Why We’ll Never Visit Other Suns

NSFW: Wobble iPhone App Adds Boob Jiggle To Real Boobs, IS Approved

The Week in iPhone Apps: And We Have Reached A New Low

Stargate Universe Loads Up On The Boys — And A Baby McKay

Steve Jobs Considering Liver Transplant Says Bloomberg News

Gadget Deals of the Day

Handmaid’s Tale Too Politically Incorrect For Canadian Schools?

Why I Shopped at Circuit City Instead of Best Buy

Do Androids Pray to Electric Gods?

10 Gadgets That Help You Survive in Old, Beater Cars

The Thumbs Up Radio Doesn’t Clamour For Your Approval

More Proof That Astronauts Ruin Everything

China To Make Its MMORPG Players Register With Their Real Names And Government IDs

T-Mobile G1 Getting “Cupcake” OS Update, May Be Targeted For Late January

The Downfall of Circuit City, In Convenient Graph Form

The Future Comes To Smallville – So Why Does It Seem So Familiar?

Ustream’s Upcoming iPhone App Lets You Watch Obama Inauguration (Or Any Stream) On Your iPhone

Darth Vader Gas Mask

Sanitized Battlestar Galactica Screener Riles Up Critics

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