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AMC’s Prisoner Defeats Dark Knight’s Nolan In Speed Trials

Most people would be worried if Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan was making a project that competed with theirs, but not The Prisoner’s producer. Which makes her either very brave… or just deluded. Michele Buck, who’s producing AMC’s mini-series remake of the classic 1960s British spy drama, is unfazed at the idea of her series…

Movies Graeme McMillan Dec 15 '08

2000 Year Old Computing Calendar/Clock Replica Is Better Than Your Taskbar Calendar

A man reconstructed the 2000 year old Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient "computer" built by the Greeks to keep track of the moon, the planets and cycles. It’s as amazing now as it was then. The video shows off how it worked. Turning the dial shifted the moon, the sun and planets around the Earth and…

Tech News Jason Chen Dec 15 '08

DJ Caruso Talks About Fearsome Females from “Y: The Last Man”

As DJ Caruso’s script for his Y: The Last Man adaptation nears completion, his vision of the films’ all-female world is taking shape. He’s revealed what we can expect from his core female characters. Caruso is adapting Brian K. Vaughn’s graphic novel series Y: The Last Man, about a young man, Yorick, and his monkey…

Movies Lauren Davis Dec 15 '08

Boy Allegedly Shot Parents Who Took Halo 3 Away

After his parents took away Halo 3, Daniel Petric shot them both, killing his mother, according to the prosecution in this 17-year-old’s murder trial. Daniel Petric was caught with Halo 3 on his way into the house after sneaking out to buy the game. His father then took it, placing the game in a lockbox—the…

Tech News Mark Wilson Dec 15 '08

The Secret Career of 19th Century Naturalist Ernst Haeckel

You’ve probably seen Ernst Haeckel’s amazing naturalist drawings of squid and other creatures of the sea. But did you know he started his career as a greeting card designer? Historical detective John Holbo uncovered this heretofore unknown detail about the celebrated nineteenth century naturalist’s life, and has released several of Haeckel’s long-lost Christmas cards. Holbo…

io9 Annalee Newitz Dec 15 '08

Socket Deer: Antlers For Your Outlets

Leaving your gadgets on the floor while charging is barbaric (besides, the floor is made of lava). Prop up your precious portables with these handy Socket Deer antlers. The rubber antlers come affixed to the plate and are available in three different deer types (just in case you had a favorite). The manufacturer also claims…

Gadgets Sean Fallon Dec 15 '08

Caption Contest: The PS Not So P

Boing Boing Gadgets’ attempt: “Sony Takes Delivery of Kaz Hirai’s New Throne” Mine: “And still, Sony makes room for only one analog stick.” [bbGadgets]

Tech News Mark Wilson Dec 15 '08

Toasty Charger is Part of a Power-Packed Battery Breakfast

Over the last few years, pop culture has become enamored with all things toast (and bacon). Everyone loves a cool toaster—except this one isn’t cooking up bread. It’s powering-up your gadgets. https://gizmodo.com/canned-bacon-guarantees-full-heart-failure-in-24-hours-5012656 The “Toasting Charger” concept by Hyun-A Ko is designed to charge your batteries like a toaster cooks bread to a golden brown. Just…

Tech News Sean Fallon Dec 15 '08

Wolverine Rides A Helicopter Of Hate — Now In HD

See our hairy friend Wolvie stop a motorcycle with his claws, slice open a truck and jump mid explosion onto a helicopter, all in high definition glory in the Wolverine Origins trailer. Not only is this action completely bonkers, we get to see Gambit bring the baton twirling pain, a better look at Ryan Reynolds…

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 15 '08

Man Stuff – The Best of Uncrate

This week at Uncrate: We stay warm with the Mr. Heater Big Buddy Portable Heater, speed up our gift wrapping with the OpenX Precision Wrapping Paper Slitter, and check out the Boardwalk Photo Booth. We also take the new Volkswagen CC out for a spin, hone our golf games with the Gyro Swing, and get…

Tech News Mark Wilson Dec 15 '08

You Can Now Comment on Gizmodo With Your Facebook Account

If you’ve always wanted to comment on Gizmodo but didn’t want to sign up for yet another login, now you can comment using your Facebook account. Here’s how. First, go to any post that you want to comment in. Then, click the Facebook Connect button, enter your login and you’re done. Your username will have…

Social Media Jason Chen Dec 15 '08

Samsung Pixon May Be First 8MP US Camera Phone

Compliments of the FCC, we have some confirmation of rumors that Samsung will be releasing the 8MP Pixon M8800L smartphone to the US market. https://gizmodo.com/spied-t-mobile-branded-samsung-may-be-the-states-first-5104382 While initial reports suggested that the Pixon camera/phone would be arriving to T-Mobile, new hardware specs reveal it uses AT&T-compatible 850 and 1900 MHz WCDMA. Sorry T-Mobile fans. As the…

Tech News Mark Wilson Dec 15 '08

Things Improve on “Eleventh Hour” with Flesh-Eating STDs

CBS’ hit science escapism show Eleventh Hour has blossomed over the last two weeks, getting weirder, more futuristic, and pushing a “scientists are better than jocks” agenda. Spoilers ahead. Last week’s episode was positively endearing in its bizarreness. Though there are (thankfully) never conspiracies on Eleventh Hour, the episode “Spring Break Sucks” did give us…

Television Annalee Newitz Dec 15 '08

First Glimpse Of Casshern Director’s Ninja Epic

Here’s the long-awaited teaser trailer for Goemon, the ninja movie directed by Kazuaki Kiriya (Casshern). How science fictional is this ballistic film? Hard to tell. There’s a steam boat, but no sign of Sasuke, the clockwork robot ninja who pals around with Goemon in the video games. (Sasuke has a switch that flips him between…

Anime Charlie Jane Anders Dec 15 '08

iPhone Geisha Will Dance For You For A Small Fee

Finally, my own personal Geisha inside my iPhone. What amazing feats of artistry, beauty and elegance does she have in store? Well, it looks like she dances, slowly. You can spin the view of her tatami room around with your finger. This app is still forthcoming, so hopefully a nice tea service or cigar-lighting-for-d-bags trick…

Tech News John Mahoney Dec 15 '08

SimCraft Apex Racing Simulator Offers Vomit-Covered Thrills

We have seen racing simulators plenty of times in the past, but few can offer a vomit-inducing three degrees of freedom (roll 40°/pitch 25°/yaw 40°) like the Apex SC830. In fact, the SC830 is so realistic in its motion that it is good enough to train racing professionals. It features a custom USB “Plug-and-Play” hardware…

Tech News Sean Fallon Dec 15 '08

Did XSKN Leak the New iPhone, Again? (We Doubt It)

Before the iPhone 3G was released, a Chinese case manufacturer named XSKN showed a case with a curved back that ended up resembling the iPhone 3G. Now, XSKN has leaked their iPhone nano case. Real? https://gizmodo.com/3g-iphone-case-shows-thicker-curvier-backside-and-fro-391705 iDeals China claims that it is, and offers plenty of specs to back it up. They say that the…

Tech News Mark Wilson Dec 15 '08

OS X Update 10.5.6 Available Now

The latest OS X update just popped. See the complete list of improvements and fixes after the jump and at Apple. Updated 6:10PM EST. Update: If you’re having trouble with update, try the combo one, per Lifehacker’s suggestion. https://lifehacker.com/mac-os-x-10-5-6-update-now-out-5110383 Looks like a pretty commonplace list. A couple of standouts are better compatibility with AT&T 3G…

Tech News John Mahoney Dec 15 '08

Star Trek Returns To Television… Sort Of

Star Trekky spoof Boldly Going Nowhere is mere inches away from getting picked up on Fox. But don’t let the choice of network fool you — this comedy will probably bring the biting humor in a big way, as the brilliant minds behind It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia (Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton)…

Television Meredith Woerner Dec 15 '08

Six-Legged Robot Chair Makes a Statement in the Office

These days, you’ve gotta do everything you can to stand out at the office so you don’t get laid off. Like tromp around in a terrifying, six-legged robo-chair. The Hexabot is a DIY robot chair that lets you walk around like some sort of half-rate comic book villain, and it’s awesome. Unfortunately, turning or maneuvering…

Tech News Adam Frucci Dec 15 '08

AMC’s Prisoner Defeats Dark Knight’s Nolan In Speed Trials

2000 Year Old Computing Calendar/Clock Replica Is Better Than Your Taskbar Calendar

DJ Caruso Talks About Fearsome Females from “Y: The Last Man”

Boy Allegedly Shot Parents Who Took Halo 3 Away

The Secret Career of 19th Century Naturalist Ernst Haeckel

Socket Deer: Antlers For Your Outlets

Caption Contest: The PS Not So P

Toasty Charger is Part of a Power-Packed Battery Breakfast

Wolverine Rides A Helicopter Of Hate — Now In HD

Man Stuff – The Best of Uncrate

You Can Now Comment on Gizmodo With Your Facebook Account

Samsung Pixon May Be First 8MP US Camera Phone

Things Improve on “Eleventh Hour” with Flesh-Eating STDs

First Glimpse Of Casshern Director’s Ninja Epic

iPhone Geisha Will Dance For You For A Small Fee

SimCraft Apex Racing Simulator Offers Vomit-Covered Thrills

Did XSKN Leak the New iPhone, Again? (We Doubt It)

OS X Update 10.5.6 Available Now

Star Trek Returns To Television… Sort Of

Six-Legged Robot Chair Makes a Statement in the Office

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