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Vudu $200 Off

It’s hard to read whether this is desperation or just a good deal, but Vudu has knocked $200 off its player, now just $100—you just gotta buy $50 of movie credits too. [Vudu via Engadget]

Tech News Matt Buchanan Dec 23 '08

A Complete List Of Who’s Back At The Start Of Lost Season Five

Today’s extreme spoilers include Land Of The Lost, Push, and Lost images. Permanent death on Heroes! Shocking BSG video and Sarah Connor hints! Transformers! Smallville guest star! Plus Supernatural, Eleventh and Fringe. Mega spoilers!! Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen: OMG toy spoilers! Some guy got hold of an action figure for Scrapper/Dirtboss, the Transformer that…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Dec 23 '08

An Extensive, Obsessive Performance Test Of… USB Keys?

Test Freaks wrangled as many flash drives as they could and ran them through an oddly intense testing regime, finding out that your choice in USB stick brand may actually matter. The test is by no means exhaustive, as there are many hundreds—if not thousands—of USB drives on the market today. The test did include…

Tech News John Herrman Dec 23 '08

Last-Minute Xmas Tree Ideas Include Alcohol, Doughnuts, and Other Office Supplies

If you don’t have a Xmas tree yet, don’t worry, because here we love procrastinators—the leaders of tomorrow. Here’s a catalog of last minute ideas, including my personal favorite: The Doughnut Xmas Tree. [pfadvice]

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 23 '08

Running Out of Options, Psystar Challenges OS X Copyrights

In the latest bizarre turn in a protracted, anything-goes legal battle, Psystar is basically claiming that Apple doesn’t own the copyright for OS X. Sound unlikely? It probably is. According to court papers filed on Psystar’s behalf: Apple is prohibited from bringing action against Psystar for the alleged infringement of one or more of the…

Tech News John Herrman Dec 23 '08

Energizer Solar Recharger Will Juice Up Your Batteries, USB Gadgets

Energizer’s Solar Recharger looks, at first glance, like a confused device. Is it an iPod battery extender? AA charger? Solar adapter? Well, it’s all of these things, which is why it’s awesome. The heart of the gadget is a simple battery charger, intended for regular rechargeable AA and AAA batteries and primarily powered by an…

Tech News John Herrman Dec 23 '08

Catching Up: Ski Season

Hey Jason, how’s the Bay Area been? I’m at Lake Tahoe and I took my friend’s 4runner up. Wasn’t a good idea. I needed extra space to carry stuff, but his all season tires are really beat up and its not doing so well in the snow. Bad gadgets are annoying, bad tires are terrifying.…

Tech News Brian Lam Dec 23 '08

NSFW: Boob App on the iPhone is Obviously Called iBoobs, Obviously Not Approved

Sir? Could I interest you in a boobs app for your iPhone? Perhaps one that’s motion sensitive, so you can jiggle it at will? Ooooh, I’m sorry. It’s not possible. Apple has denied our application on the grounds that it’s either obscene, pornographic, offensive or defamatory. Apologies! Maybe with the upcoming NSFW category in the…

Tech News Jason Chen Dec 22 '08

Why Kids Deserve Crappy Gadgets This Holiday

This may sound weird, but maybe the children—the future engineers, programmers and techs of our world—deserve crappy gadgets as presents this holiday. It’s not that I think all kids are bad. Nor is it about avoiding breeding spoiled brats. Buying high end gadgets for kids is not quite like buying new driver a sportscar. Not…

Tech News Brian Lam Dec 22 '08

PlayStation Home Voice Chat Restored, Screws Sex Chats with Reality Again

After cutting down the voice chat feature in PlayStation Home, Sony PlayStation Network’s Abigail Murphy says that their new 1.05 update brings the feature back but limiting it to users’ personal spaces and clubhouses: PlayStation Home update 1.05 is scheduled to be released on December 22. With this new update, users will be able to…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 22 '08

Now You Can Read Twilight, Golden Compass On Your iPhone

If your one dream in life was to read the teenage vampire novel Twilight on your iPhone and pay twice as much as normal, you can now die happy. ScrollMotion has designed a book reading interface wrapper for the iPhone and partnered with major publishing houses like Simon & Schuster, Random House, Houghton Mifflin and…

Tech News Jason Chen Dec 22 '08

Man’s Life in the Space Age (1962)

Fun House has posted some fun images from the 1962 World’s Fair in Seattle, which was also known as the “Century 21 Exposition.” The image above is a map which “illustrates your trip through the World of Century 21.” Previously on Paleo-Future: Seattle World’s Fair Official Souvenir Program (1962) Frederick & Nelson Ad (1962) Century…

Tech News Matt Novak Dec 22 '08

The Ancient Maya Predicted Bicycles and VCRs

If you need a hoot, check out 2012: Science or Superstition, all about the ancient Mayan prophesy that the world ends in 2012. Which apparently has much to do with VCR clocks. As our “experts” tell us, the Earth was created for a billion people on bicycles, not 7 billion in SUVs. Wow, really? Good…

Movies Annalee Newitz Dec 22 '08

Nanoparticles Will Make Your Teeth Too Slick For Bacteria

Using a polishing technique previously employed in the semiconductor industry, a professor has discovered that it’s possible to make a tooth too slick to have bacteria stick to. For reals. The professor and his student have shown that “bad” bacteria cannot stick to the surface, which is great, since it’s the type of bacteria that…

Tech News Jason Chen Dec 22 '08

Textecution Tries to Stop Your Kid From Texting While Driving

The biggest flaw of touchscreen phones is that they’re even more dangerous (and annoying) to type on while driving than button-y phones. Textecution is a G1 app that won’t let you text, period, while driving. The way it works is pretty simple: It taps the G1’s GPS, and if you’re moving more than 10MPH, it…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Dec 22 '08

How the Dual Display Works In the IBM ThinkPad W700

If you were curious about how the secondary display works in the new dual display IBM ThinkPad W700 laptop, take a look a this video. It looks pretty sleek and sturdy to me. [Uberbin] https://gizmodo.com/crazy-ibm-thinkpad-w700ds-has-integrated-secondary-disp-5113768

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 22 '08

Hercules Is A Pegasus-Flying Detective Of The Future

Legacy Filmworks is are producing five films based on the comic titles from Arcana. First of the five will be Paradox, starring the lovely locked Kevin Sorbo and directed by Stargate Atlantis alum Brenton Spencer. Sorbo is a homicide detective on a parallel Earth ruled by magic… until someone commits a crime using the unknown…

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 22 '08

Adorably Old And Pudgy Seagal Still Deciding Who Lives And Who Dies

Where do aged action stars go? Steven Seagal is still using his sword skills to defeat vampires in this Against the Dark trailer, and it’s nice to see him up and about again. Packs of vampires are attacking the city, and it’s up to Steven Seagal and a group of kids to end the slaughter…

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 22 '08

HTC May Make Second Android Phone By April, Says Unreliable Site

Digitimes, who was already kinda wrong this morning, says that HTC will release a second Android phone by April and a third is already in development. https://gizmodo.com/garmin-confirms-android-phones-coming-in-late-2009-5115634 The third phone already being in development is a super-obvious rumor, since every company has tons of things going on simultaneously, but a second Android phone by April?…

Tech News Jason Chen Dec 22 '08

Official Mensa Alarm Clock Reminds You That You Are a Moron Every Morning

What could be better than a super loud alarm clock at 6 am? How about a super loud alarm clock that makes you feel like an idiot? https://gizmodo.com/sonic-bomb-alarm-clock-lightning-review-it-explodes-yo-5055531 That’s right, the UK branch of the Mensa society for smarty pants has released a brain training alarm clock that combines groggyness, loud noses and puzzles (a…

Tech News Sean Fallon Dec 22 '08

Vudu $200 Off

A Complete List Of Who’s Back At The Start Of Lost Season Five

An Extensive, Obsessive Performance Test Of… USB Keys?

Last-Minute Xmas Tree Ideas Include Alcohol, Doughnuts, and Other Office Supplies

Running Out of Options, Psystar Challenges OS X Copyrights

Energizer Solar Recharger Will Juice Up Your Batteries, USB Gadgets

Catching Up: Ski Season

NSFW: Boob App on the iPhone is Obviously Called iBoobs, Obviously Not Approved

Why Kids Deserve Crappy Gadgets This Holiday

PlayStation Home Voice Chat Restored, Screws Sex Chats with Reality Again

Now You Can Read Twilight, Golden Compass On Your iPhone

Man’s Life in the Space Age (1962)

The Ancient Maya Predicted Bicycles and VCRs

Nanoparticles Will Make Your Teeth Too Slick For Bacteria

Textecution Tries to Stop Your Kid From Texting While Driving

How the Dual Display Works In the IBM ThinkPad W700

Hercules Is A Pegasus-Flying Detective Of The Future

Adorably Old And Pudgy Seagal Still Deciding Who Lives And Who Dies

HTC May Make Second Android Phone By April, Says Unreliable Site

Official Mensa Alarm Clock Reminds You That You Are a Moron Every Morning

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