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HKC Pearl is the Ultimate Knockoff Phone (It Runs Android!)

You have to respect any phone that takes its brand name and styling cues from HTC, model name from RIM and then throws Android on it. Because that’s exactly what the HKC Pearl did. Ok, maybe its not the ultimate knockoff when you look at the tech specs, but the phone actually isn’t too shabby,…

Tech News Adrian Covert Dec 25 '08

My Favorite PR Christmas Card of the Year

It’s not uncommon for the press to receive Christmas Cards from members of PR, but this one from Everpeace Tech seemed…particularly noteworthy.

Tech News Mark Wilson Dec 25 '08

Lenovo OPhone Sizes Up Against iPhone, iPhone 3G

Some China bloggers got hold of a Lenovo OPhone shell and did a sizemodo against the iPhone and iPhone 3G. Verdict: Similar slimness with more features. *swoon* I know what I want for Christmas. The OPhone is roughly 1mm bigger than the original iPhone in all dimensions, measuring in at 115.84×61.57×12.03mm. Besides the volume rocker,…

Tech News Elaine Chow Dec 25 '08

2008: The Year Science Fiction Became Science Culture

This year, the top twenty movies in the US grossed 3.7 billion dollars. Science fiction movies accounted for 2.5 billion of that. In 2008, scifi rocketed out of the basement to become scicult. Movies are really just a small piece of the pop culture pie currently being wolfed down by science fiction. You’ve got space…

io9 Annalee Newitz Dec 25 '08

Fox Sets Fire To Your Dreams Of Seeing Watchmen In March

Will Zack Snyder’s Watchmen be the legendary lost movie that nobody got to see? Fox just won its long legal battle over rights to Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ graphic novel. (Actually, it’ll be fine.) Judge Gary A. Feess had said he needed a trial to untangle the thorny issues involved in Fox’s and Warner…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Dec 25 '08

Leaked 2009 Blackberry Roadmap Hints at Touchscreen Bold, Storm Slider

A supposed 2009 Blackberry Roadmap posted on TmoNews Forums suggests that we’ll not only be seeing the Curve 8900 next year, but also a touchscreen Bold and a Storm with a slide-out keyboard. Forum moderator Godzilla posted the roadmap, which offers minimal details actual specs. It only says that the touchscreen Bold (9900, codename “Pluto”)…

Tech News Adrian Covert Dec 24 '08

Last Minute Holiday Gadget Gift Deals

These deals may be a little too late for Christmas, but we’ve found a few ways to lighten your wallet if you just can’t wait for Boxing Day! Have some beer—on us, of course—and happy holidays! Gaming: • Guitar Hero Les Paul Wireless Guitar for $19.99 (normally $49.99). • Xbox 360 (refurbished) for $169.99 (normally…

Gadgets Andi Wang Dec 24 '08

Spend $15 and Give Your Multitouch Trackpad Tablet-esque Functionality

The Pogo Sketch stylus promises to add tablet-like functionality for laptop’s multi-touch trackpad (YES, including the Macbook). While it probably isn’t the same as a real tablet, it beats drawing crap with your finger. The Pogo Sketch looks pretty similar to previously-released Pogo Stylus for the iPhone (and probably uses the same type of tip),…

Tech News Adrian Covert Dec 24 '08

You Will Probably Be Reading Gizmodo on Christmas Day

It’s okay, everyone’s doing it: Two-thirds of adults will be online for an average of 84 minutes tomorrow. So we’ll all be, collectively, reading Giz, and avoiding our families. [Evening Standard via Fark]

Tech News Matt Buchanan Dec 24 '08

Best of io9’s Found Footage: NSFW, Just the Way You Like It

Nearly every day, io9 brings you a tiny dose of cinematic what-the-hellery called Found Footage. As a year-end treat, here are the ten most popular FF posts of 2008. NSFW, of course. Click the links to see the awesomeness. Not every Found Footage is NSFW, but you voted with your clicks and made the most…

Movies Annalee Newitz Dec 24 '08

Cops Will Soon Be Zapping Drunks With Lasers Instead of Tasers

The Department of Justice is working on two new weapons descended from the Air Force’s “pain beam” Active Denial System—and wants to put them in the hands of your local boys in blue. https://gizmodo.com/nonlethal-gun-makes-you-wish-you-were-shot-with-bfg-219370 One is a backpack-sized portable ADS that uses microwaves to roast your skin, creating what the Pentagon gingerly calls a “repel…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Dec 24 '08

What Do You Think the New Term For “Netbook” Should Be?

Today we learned that an obscure UK company called Psion has claimed ownership of the term “netbook.” If we can’t use that term anymore, what should we call it? Give us your best ideas. https://gizmodo.com/psion-orders-websites-to-stop-using-the-term-netbook-5117806

Tech News Sean Fallon Dec 24 '08

Best Buy Manager Fired For Also Allegedly Taking Kickbacks

Corporate corruption isn’t just limited to Fry’s Electronics (surprise!); a Best Buy vendor-relations manager was also recently fired for being accused of doing just about the same thing. https://gizmodo.com/frys-electronic-store-vp-allegedly-embezzled-65-millio-5117092 Says the Star Tribune: Robert Paul Bossany, 37, of Prior Lake, was charged with one count each of conspiracy and money laundering after federal authorities said…

Tech News Jason Chen Dec 24 '08

Massive Flood of Toxic Ash Swallows Tennessee Area, Heads to Mississippi River

A pond of fly ash sludge at a Tennessee coal plant was breached earlier this week, and the toxic ash flooded out over 2.6 million cubic yards of the local landscape. This makes it officially larger than the Exxon Valez spill in terms of sheer size, though there’s a big difference between the effects of…

io9 Annalee Newitz Dec 24 '08

The Future Of Publishing? You May Be Looking At It

Depressed about the state of the publishing industry? Not as much as you should be. Just in time for holiday cheer, Salon.com posted a detailed look at just what’s been going wrong with the publishing industry, and it’s pretty sobering. You might have heard about Black Wednesday, and the massive layoffs that have hit pretty…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Dec 24 '08

The Middleman Episode You Never Saw

Just to torment us, The Middleman creator Javier Grillo-Marxuach posted one page from an unfilmed script… and OMG. It’s the darkest, weirdest Middle-moment yet. How can we not see how this turns out? [The Middleblog]

Television Charlie Jane Anders Dec 24 '08

Best of Giz Explains 2008: Stuff You Absolutely Need to Know

I hope you guys learned as much reading Giz Explains this year as I did writing them. Here are the best, the ones explaining stuff you absolutely must know. • Every Video Format You Need to Know: Do you download video from the internets? Read this! It also has delicious pancakes. https://gizmodo.com/giz-explains-every-video-format-you-need-to-know-5093670 • Why HD…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Dec 24 '08

Computer-Generated Paper Accepted for Prestigious Technical Conference

A prankster who submitted a computer-generated research paper to the International Conference on Computer Science and Software Engineering discovered that not only was his fake paper accepted – its “author” is to chair a panel. The prankster, known only by his pseudonym Schlangemann (which he used to submit the paper), created the paper using SCIGen…

io9 Annalee Newitz Dec 24 '08

Living In Rewind Doesn’t Erase These Characters’ Problems

Humans are always trying to become younger, to reverse aging and return to childhood. Here are some characters who live backwards — and find life in rewind isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Benjamin Button (“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” by F. Scott Fitzgerald): A backwards life is no fairytale for Benjamin Button,…

io9 Lauren Davis Dec 24 '08

Incredible Crayon Physics Drawing Game Coming to iPhone

Crayon Physics, the astounding 2008 Independent Games Festival Grand Prize Winner, is coming to the iPhone very soon. You can see why it’s perfect for the iPhone and we want to play so, so badly: So simple, but so intuitive and thoughtful that it borders on magical—yes, we’re talking about a puzzle game here. If…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Dec 24 '08

HKC Pearl is the Ultimate Knockoff Phone (It Runs Android!)

My Favorite PR Christmas Card of the Year

Lenovo OPhone Sizes Up Against iPhone, iPhone 3G

2008: The Year Science Fiction Became Science Culture

Fox Sets Fire To Your Dreams Of Seeing Watchmen In March

Leaked 2009 Blackberry Roadmap Hints at Touchscreen Bold, Storm Slider

Last Minute Holiday Gadget Gift Deals

Spend $15 and Give Your Multitouch Trackpad Tablet-esque Functionality

You Will Probably Be Reading Gizmodo on Christmas Day

Best of io9’s Found Footage: NSFW, Just the Way You Like It

Cops Will Soon Be Zapping Drunks With Lasers Instead of Tasers

What Do You Think the New Term For “Netbook” Should Be?

Best Buy Manager Fired For Also Allegedly Taking Kickbacks

Massive Flood of Toxic Ash Swallows Tennessee Area, Heads to Mississippi River

The Future Of Publishing? You May Be Looking At It

The Middleman Episode You Never Saw

Best of Giz Explains 2008: Stuff You Absolutely Need to Know

Computer-Generated Paper Accepted for Prestigious Technical Conference

Living In Rewind Doesn’t Erase These Characters’ Problems

Incredible Crayon Physics Drawing Game Coming to iPhone

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