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Lenovo IdeaCentre K210: Desktops Are Still Cool, Right Guys? Guys?

Lenovo is preparing to release a fancy new desktop, the IdeaCentre K210. Featuring specs up to an Intel Core 2 Quad processor, 3GB of RAM, optional Blu-ray drive, multicard reader, webcam with VeriFace recognition and anti-bacterial keyboard, none of the specs will scream ultimate gaming machine, but the PCs start at just $379 (with the…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Amazon Knows Something About My Wife That I Sure Don’t

My wife-who has never browsed for power tools in her life-was greeted with this page on Amazon this morning. So does a store know my wife’s hobbies and interests better than I do? Meh, wouldn’t be the first time. Won’t be the last.

Commerce Mark Wilson

Batman’s Best Friend Reveals Villain Of Third Bat-Movie

What Bat-menace will grace the big screen in the next Batman movie to come after Dark Knight? Gary Oldman, who plays good cop Jim Gordon, and director Christopher Nolan spilled the beans in an interview. But Nolan also hinted he may not be around to complete his Bat-trilogy. Also, they addressed the tricky issue of…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Bisected Lenses Are Mechanically Intricate Yet Poetically Utilitarian

While it’s not uncommon to get a glimpse into the intricate inner-workings of fine watches, it’s rare that we get the same opportunity to see what’s under the hood of classic cameras. Here’s a bilateral slice of a Leitz lens that was part of a 1930s Leica camera-sitting over a plain red backdrop, its stoic…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Help Johnny Rico Blast Bugs In Starship Troopers Video Game

Finally you’ll be able to drill the giant brain bug’s face, shoot off the legs of soldier insects and join in the co-ed communal shower fun. Casper Van Dien, the man who gives bug-killing Johnny Rico his rugged good looks, says Sony’s approached him to do an “online thing,” based on Starship Trooper 3: Marauder…

io9 Meredith Woerner

GLaDOS GPS Voice Might Make You Think the Directions are a Lie

Sure, a Knight Rider GPS system is cool if you’re in your 40s and remember watching the show when it was first on, but what about people looking for a GPS navigator with a more contemporary cultural reference? How about GLaDOS from Portal, one of the best games of the last few years? https://gizmodo.com/knight-rider-gps-with-kitts-voice-5018469 Sure,…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Dash GPS’s Major June 2008 Update Lets You Plot Custom Routes

Dash navigator’s latest update rolls out today, allowing for a few key improvements. • My Route records your local paths between two points (or locations within 1/2 mile of those points) and recommends the route along side traditional GPS routes next time you make the trip. • Searches for points of interest “along the way”…

Tech News Brian Lam

Mark Millar Teases Next Wanted?

Wanted is on-course to be one of the most successful R-rated movies ever: Its opening weekend was the most successful June opening for an R-rated movie, and the sixth-most successful R-rated opening in history. Now the original comic book’s creator Mark Millar is talking about what to expect from the future of the Fraternity in…

io9 Graeme McMillan

PlayStation 3 Firmware 2.4 in Photographs

We’ve already seen two videos of Sony’s latest 2.4 firmware for the PS3 (that hits July 2nd, incidentally), but sometimes the story is easily told in good old fashioned photography. So here are some direct feed shots of the new firmware, including plenty of material on the new achievements trophies. There’s nothing jaw-dropping going on…

Tech News Mark Wilson

What’s Going On With The Battlestar Galactica Movies?

We’ve reported on the rumored TV movie spin-offs from SciFi’s Battlestar Galactica before, but now we’re hearing very conflicted reports as to what stage those movies are at. Are they still just being batted around as ideas for some potential continuation of the franchise… or beginning production in little over a month? It depends on…

io9 Graeme McMillan

35,310 Lego Star Wars Clone Trooper Army Invades Earth

What are 35,310 Lego Star Wars Clone Troopers mini-figs doing together, apart from planning a planet invasion after breaking out of the giant Lego storage cathedrals? Raising awareness and funds for autism, that’s what. So if you wondered where all those helmets at the Lego stormtrooper cloning machine go to, check the gallery for some…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Nikon D700 Leaked in Magazine

Guess what was spotted in the latest issue of Germany’s ProfiFoto magazine? Yes, you guessed it—the absolutely worst-kept secret in the photography world, the Nikon D700. We’re still expecting the official announcement on July 1st (as it’s been long-rumored). Until then, enjoy this small scan of the magazine from which one can pull absolutely no…

Tech News Mark Wilson

NYC Giz Meetup Was Successful, if a Bit Soggy

This past Saturday, a brave group of Giz readers braved 90 degree heat followed by raging thunderstorms to hang out in Coney Island, drink some beers and watch some totally inept minor league baseball. It was awesome. Sure, we all got caught in what felt like the storm of the century right when we entered…

Tech News Adam Frucci

It’s Bertie, the Pipebomb Robot Toy

Bertie the Robot is a sentient pipebomb, trained for desert combat and handy with both a handgun and a rocket launcher. He’s got a lot of cool gear, but I’m still not sure how he aims when he has no eyes and a hole in his head. Conceived and built by artist Ashley Wood, Bertie…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Sony Mylo 2 Now Records Video, Supports 16GB Memory Sticks

Are any of our readers sporting Mylo 2s? If so, carrying that smartphone-sans-phone is finally starting to pay off as today’s firmware update brings video recording. There’s other stuff too-16GB Memory Stick and general UI improvements-but the video is the big upgrade. Just stick with that Mylo 2 a little longer and who knows what…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Unhappy 70th Birthday, Superman!

It’s June 30th, DC Comics’ official birthday for the Man of Steel, whose first appearance occurred seventy years ago this month in the first issue of Action Comics. It’s true that DC has avoided making a big deal out of Superman’s 70th birthday for some reason, but let’s take a look and see what they’ve…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Pleo Turns One, Learns How To Make Itself Over $100 Cheaper

Pleo, the robot dinosaur loved by everyone—except dogs and blogs—is celebrating its first birthday a little early by going on sale for $235. Head over to Ugobe’s store from now til July 11 and use semi-creepy coupon code PLEOWORLDISONE, and the dino can be yours for a cool $115 less than usual. Whether you teach…

Tech News Benny Goldman

New Official Details About Hellboy 2, Transformers 2, Heroes And Sarah Connor Chronicles

Apparently there’s something called “spoiler stress” that comes from reading too many spoilers, and it can shorten your life! So handle our new motherlode of spoilers for Hellboy 2 and Journey To The Center Of The Earth 3-D with caution. And don’t let all of the crazy spoilers/rumors about Saturday’s finale of British time-travel show…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

MSI Wind Getting Desktopified

Just as MSI saw the opportunity to create an Eee of their own with the Wind, so too will they create an Eee Box with their Wind mini-desktop. The internals will be very similar between each version of the Wind, with the desktop featuring the same 1.6Ghz Atom processor and 35W power supply as the…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Rock Band 2 Announced, Sets Hardware and Software Precedents

Any fans of Rock Band in the audience? I said, ARE THERE ANY FANS OF ROCK BAND IN THE AUDIENCE??? YEAAHHH!!!!!!! Rock Band 2 is on the way. Here are the full details, along with a picture of the new guitar. 1, Better Hardware According to Harmonix: “Quieter, more realistic, and more reliable instruments” 2.…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Lenovo IdeaCentre K210: Desktops Are Still Cool, Right Guys? Guys?

Amazon Knows Something About My Wife That I Sure Don’t

Batman’s Best Friend Reveals Villain Of Third Bat-Movie

Bisected Lenses Are Mechanically Intricate Yet Poetically Utilitarian

Help Johnny Rico Blast Bugs In Starship Troopers Video Game

GLaDOS GPS Voice Might Make You Think the Directions are a Lie

Dash GPS’s Major June 2008 Update Lets You Plot Custom Routes

Mark Millar Teases Next Wanted?

PlayStation 3 Firmware 2.4 in Photographs

What’s Going On With The Battlestar Galactica Movies?

35,310 Lego Star Wars Clone Trooper Army Invades Earth

Nikon D700 Leaked in Magazine

NYC Giz Meetup Was Successful, if a Bit Soggy

It’s Bertie, the Pipebomb Robot Toy

Sony Mylo 2 Now Records Video, Supports 16GB Memory Sticks

Unhappy 70th Birthday, Superman!

Pleo Turns One, Learns How To Make Itself Over $100 Cheaper

New Official Details About Hellboy 2, Transformers 2, Heroes And Sarah Connor Chronicles

MSI Wind Getting Desktopified

Rock Band 2 Announced, Sets Hardware and Software Precedents

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