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Asus Eee Box B202: Our First Look, Plus Official Specs (Only $300)

The other toy Asus brought for us to look at is their upcoming Eee Box, which will launch mid-July in the US. Running on a 1.6GHz Atom processor, it comes in Windows XP and Linux versions, both of which are blissfully cheap: $269 for the base 1GB RAM, 80GB storage Linux model, $299 for XP.…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan

A Genetic Mutation That Causes Humans to Walk on All Fours

In 2005, scientists discovered a few families in Hungary where some of the adults only walked on all fours. Few understood the causes of this rare condition, called Unertan syndrome. Some scientists speculated that the quadrupedal people had simply never learned to walk upright due to learning disabilities and lack of access to proper medical…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Billboards to Get Cameras, Determine What You Want to Buy via Your Face

Billboards might be about to get a little less passive, as a number of startups begin adding cameras to them to record just who is looking at them. Yes, billboards are going to start watching you to see if you’re watching them. The future is now! The companies claim, of course, that the cameras won’t…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Asus Reveals Bamboo-Trimmed U6, Ditches All-Bamboo EcoBook Concept

Asus showed us its newest U6 fashion laptop, trimmed with bamboo to give it an eco-friendly nature vibe. It works—the thing is exceptionally elegant, and you’ll pay for that: the thing will ring up at around $2000. But what happened to the all-bamboo Asus EcoBook? Apparently, it’s tough to pull off heat management. So way,…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

Optimus Prime T-Shirt Transforms into Arrest Threat at Airport

We love Transformers here at Giz, but it looks like the UK’s already slightly-crazed authorities don’t. A guy called Brad Jayakody was recently barred from boarding a flight at Heathrow Airport’s new Terminal 5 because his T-shirt had a picture of Optimus Prime brandishing a gun. https://gizmodo.com/optimus-prime-usb-hub-speaks-but-wont-stomp-across-your-387030 Yup, you got it: a cartoon robot with…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

Fringe Has Less X, More Alias-Style Mythology

It had to happen: For weeks we’ve been telling you that JJ Abrams’ new Fox show Fringe is nothing but an updated X-Files for the 21st century (ignoring the fact that the old X-Files has a new movie out this summer, which probably means that it’s still the X-Files for the 21st century). But now…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Free Starbucks Wi-Fi Launches Tomorrow

Our friend and Starbucks addict Dave Zatz says that Starbucks’ long-overdue free Wi-Fi is officially launching tomorrow. Info comes from the manager of his usual haunt, who gave him a peek at the store memo and signage, though he couldn’t take photos. No word on whether iPhone access is coming back tomorrow (or June 9th),…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Trailcart: World’s First Pedal-Powered 4WD Off-Road Vehicle

It seems like something that would have been invented before, and by red-blooded Americans for whom off-roading is a way of life, but the Trailcart, according to TreeHugger, is the world’s “first pedal-powered four-wheel-drive off-road vehicle,” and it was invented by a clever German fellow named Frank Fraune. From a technical point of view, the…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

Sex Robots Are Less Sexy Than You’d Think

What will it look like when two mechanical lifeforms embrace in love? Now that I’ve seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t say I’m disappointed, but robots sure have a long way to go before they’re accepted into the animal kingdom for their procreational merits. Still, these two robots use singing, laser-based “heat” signals…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

After Aliens, Marvel Comics To Be Invaded By Zombies From Another Dimension

Marvel Comics’ superheroes may have survived Secret Wars, Civil War and even a Secret Invasion, but this fall, they may find that their latest threat is something even harder to swallow than usual. When our heroes come face to face with zombie versions of themselves in the upcoming Marvel Zombies 3, will they have bitten…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Constant Garden Speakers: Make Your Desk Look Like Shrek Crop Field

A design team at Umea Design School created Constant Garden to act as a desktop speaker that gently plays gardeny sounds (“Oh— would you look at those weeds?!”) and act as an audio secretary, prompting you about appointments. It’s designed in rubber, and each of those Shrek-ear-like fronds holds a mini speaker that also lights…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

Two Problems and One Solution for Friday’s Battlestar Episode

I like a fast-moving plot, but the breakneck speed at which events unfolded and characters did about-faces on Friday’s Battlestar Galactica episode was frankly untenable. The human vs. robot drama reached a fever pitch in last week’s kickass episode, but this week’s story, called “Sine Qua Non,” made several obvious mistakes. Familiar characters veered so…

Television Annalee Newitz

Gigabyte M912 Spotted, Photographed, Drooled Upon

We’ll probably hear finalized details tomorrow when it’s officially unveiled at Computex tomorrow, but here’s the first shot of the Gigabyte M912. An 8.9″ convertable touchscreen laptop packing an Atom processor, it’s supposed to be another promising entrant to the lightweight, budget laptop ring. Hopefully we’ll know just how budget Gigabyte means within the week.…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

Earth Trek Phone Stand is USB Hub, Card Reader Too

Sure, this all-in-one from Earth Trek is no good-looking gadget stand like the iClooly, but it’d be hard to beat it for convenience. You can use it to prop up your cellphone (though how does it stick on? … magic? love? glue?) and also charge it through a range of swappable connectors. It’s also a…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

Avatar Spoilers 06/02

Here’s a new plot summary for Avatar, the new James Cameron science fiction movie which comes out in December 2009: Avatar is supposed to be a larger-than-life space epic that tells the story of a ex-Marine trapped on a alien world filled with all sorts of strange and exotic life forms. When his body is…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

The Triple-Jointed Assassin’s Sexy Car Dance

We’re back, with even more spoilers. Angelina Jolie proves she’s a master of car-fu, in a new Wanted clip that aired during the MTV Movie Awards. Also, there’s a brief new synopsis of James Cameron’s new movie Avatar, and a new cellphone promo for The Dark Knight that showcases a major plot element. And there’s…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Ballmer Egg Attack Eulogized In Flash Game

Leave it to the Flash game makers of the world to treat a public egging with all the sensitivity and care of a mother kitten. While Steve Ballmer may have been attacked in Hungary, his sacrifice for Microsoft will not be forgotten. In Egg Attack!, you can play as the breakfast assassin or big Steve…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Wanted Spoilers 06/02

Here’s a new clip from Wanted, which is partly stuff that was already in the movie’s trailer. But it gives a bit more detail on exactly how Angelina Jolie manages to drive a car while being splayed out on the hood and shooting at a truck. And in case you were still in doubt that…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Secret Invasion Spoilers 06/02

Here’s the cover for Secret Invasion #6, which gives away a key plot twist: Captain America, Thor and Iron Man team up to fight the Skrulls for the first time since Avengers Disassembled. Of course, it’s not really the same Cap or the same Thor, so their interactions will be a bit different in any…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

WD Joins 7200rpm Club with 320GB 2.5-Inch Scorpio Black Drives

Today Western Digital announced its Scorpio Black 2.5″ drive line, which reach 7200rpm, though at 5400rpm power demands. Like certain Fujitsu and Hitachi drives announced earlier this year, the speedy drives will ship in capacities from 80GB up to 320GB. The top model, with built-in free-fall sensor for drive protection, costs $250. [WD] https://gizmodo.com/fujitsus-7200rpm-2-5-inch-drives-first-to-hit-320gb-371368

Tech News Wilson Rothman

Asus Eee Box B202: Our First Look, Plus Official Specs (Only $300)

A Genetic Mutation That Causes Humans to Walk on All Fours

Billboards to Get Cameras, Determine What You Want to Buy via Your Face

Asus Reveals Bamboo-Trimmed U6, Ditches All-Bamboo EcoBook Concept

Optimus Prime T-Shirt Transforms into Arrest Threat at Airport

Fringe Has Less X, More Alias-Style Mythology

Free Starbucks Wi-Fi Launches Tomorrow

Trailcart: World’s First Pedal-Powered 4WD Off-Road Vehicle

Sex Robots Are Less Sexy Than You’d Think

After Aliens, Marvel Comics To Be Invaded By Zombies From Another Dimension

Constant Garden Speakers: Make Your Desk Look Like Shrek Crop Field

Two Problems and One Solution for Friday’s Battlestar Episode

Gigabyte M912 Spotted, Photographed, Drooled Upon

Earth Trek Phone Stand is USB Hub, Card Reader Too

Avatar Spoilers 06/02

The Triple-Jointed Assassin’s Sexy Car Dance

Ballmer Egg Attack Eulogized In Flash Game

Wanted Spoilers 06/02

Secret Invasion Spoilers 06/02

WD Joins 7200rpm Club with 320GB 2.5-Inch Scorpio Black Drives

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