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Asus ROG XG VGA Multimedia Docking Station Gets Revealed

Asus’s ROG XG, the “world’s first VGA and multimedia docking station” for notebooks has just been revealed in full. The “Republic of Gamer” XG comes bundled with a EN8600GT/HTDP/256M graphics card, has a built-in express card interface, Dolby sound technology which can simulate 5.1 sound through two speakers, and a four-port USB hub. And still…

Gadgets Kit Eaton May 28 '08

Our Weirdest Hulk And Doctor Who Rumors — Confirmed!

Some of the weirdest rumors about Incredible Hulk and Doctor Who have received confirmation from official sources, making us feel like our rumor-mongering was actually responsible journalism all along. To celebrate, we’re dredging up some new casting calls from Transformers 2, not to mention some bitch-slapping Dragonball reports. There are also six new clips from…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 28 '08

TiVo Cheats on Amazon for Disney Content

While TiVo’s offered Amazon Unbox downloads for some time, apparently TiVo isn’t opposed to playing the field. The company just signed another video on demand partner, Cinemanow, to bring in Disney content. Their library is tiny with only 1,500 titles and we’re not certain whether TiVo will only be accessing their Disney content. But there…

Commerce Mark Wilson May 28 '08

Hacked Wii Balance Board Surfs Google Earth

From a technical standpoint, what’s going on here isn’t all the mind-blowing. A group of German students are using the Wii Balance Board (from Wii Fit) as an input to navigate Google Earth. But what is notable is that the board was programmed to allow users to surf Earth ala unconventionally transparent marketing ploy super…

Gadgets Mark Wilson May 28 '08

Scientists Working on Matrix-esque Brain-Computer Interface

A team at Caltech is working on a MEMS-based robot probe that will be able to slowly creep electrodes into your brain to connect up to specific neurons. Creepy indeed, but with potential uses for advanced control of prosthetic limbs, Luke Skywalker-style. But the idea has greater potential for “state-of-the-art experimental techniques for electrophysiology.” according…

Gadgets Kit Eaton May 28 '08

New Secret X-Bomber Is Not So Secret Anymore

Northrop Grumman is working on a new classified bomber prototype for the Air Force, at an estimated cost—according to their financial statements—of $2 billion. Apparently, the first version will require human/clone/Cylon pilots, with a high-endurance unmanned model possibly following after that. According to military industry magazine DTI, there is a high probability that the New…

Tech News Jesus Diaz May 28 '08

Samsung’s “Safari Browser” Likely Just S60’s WebKit Browser

Samsung has presented their L870 Symbian-based smartphone at the S60 Summit 2008, which has started today in Barcelona. Some blogs are speculating that it includes Apple’s Safari, even while neither Samsung’s own press release, nor Apple or Nokia or anyone at the S60 organization have said it is actually the Apple Safari running on Symbian…

Tech News Jesus Diaz May 28 '08

GPS-Tracked Biggest Drawing in the World is Complete Fake

You know that so-called “biggest drawing in the World” made by pin-point DHL mailings of a GPS tracker? Well, all you doubting commenters were right: it’s a complete and utter fake. While artist Erik Nordenankar was allowed into a DHL warehouse, that’s about it as far as any real mail is concerned. A note on…

Gadgets Kit Eaton May 28 '08

Asus Eee PC 1000 to Debut First Week of June

According to an invitation from Chairman Jonney Shih, Asus will present their EeePC 1000 at Computex 2008, the classic IT fair to kick off in Taipei next week, starting on June 3. The 10-inch EeePC 1000 will appear alongside the newly-redesigned 9-inch EeePC 901. https://gizmodo.com/asus-eee-pc-901-images-show-new-refinements-possibly-a-390557 “ASUS is looking forward to welcoming you during Computex 2008…

Tech News Jesus Diaz May 28 '08

I-O Data’s Mini Bluetooth Keyboard is Cute, Looks Familiar

Sure, Bluetooth keyboards that help with text-entry to your cellphone or PDA aren’t new. But this one from I-O Data has three things going for it: it’s petite, it doesn’t fold with over-complicated mechanisms and it’s very cute. Dare I say it’s taken a few style pointers from a bigger, shinier Bluetooth cousin? Yes, I…

Gadgets Kit Eaton May 28 '08

Modded Kids Snowmobiles to be Used to Aid Climate Research

Instead of trekking across ice sheets and into dangerous areas to gather data on climate change, scientists from the Georgia Institute of Technology are going to send robots in instead. Dubbed SnoMotes, the in-development robots are modified kids snowmobiles—chosen for their cheapness and resilience—packed with navigation gear and sensors, and able to work as a…

Gadgets Kit Eaton May 28 '08

Sony Sountina Glass Speaker Rocks You for $10,000

Sony’s sci-fi looking 6-foot glass speaker is turning into an actual product: the Sountina NSA-PF1—designed for larger rooms and halls—will give you a 50Hz to 20kHz frequency response, analog and digital audio inputs, and a blue, amber or purple-lit 3-foot organic glass tweeter for just $10,000. [AV Watch] https://gizmodo.com/sonys-tall-omnidirectional-speaker-is-cool-looking-vag-299143

Gadgets Kit Eaton May 28 '08

Phoenix to NASA: “Houston, We Have a Probstatic”

Just two days after touchdown, NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is having problems with their UHF radio, which was used more than a hundred times before but now is refusing to work. Without it, you can’t give orders to the spacecraft, but don’t fret: fortunately they can use the orbiter Odyssey to relay…

Gadgets Jesus Diaz May 28 '08

The Origin Of The Most Unstoppable Fighting Duo Of All Time — With Diagrams

I love scenes from movies where someone explains a totally batshit piece of backstory in a completely rational way — especially if there’s infographics. This sequence from Watchers III, which aired on the Sci Fi Channel a few months ago, is an all-time classic, with its great mixture of stock footage and cheesy computer animation…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 27 '08

Windows 7 Features Revealed

Click to viewClick to viewHere’s what Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer revealed about Windows 7 at All Things Digital a few minutes ago. The biggest “feature” is the touch and multi-touch integration, which takes many of its roots from Microsoft’s Surface Table, and will be available as an interface options for other apps. Here’s some…

Tech News Jason Chen May 27 '08

Windows 7: First Official Photos

The first legit shots of Windows 7, the successor to Windows Vista, were just unveiled by Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer in person at the All Things D conference. It’s the evolution of the surface table, using multitouch on the desktop. Looks like Tablet PC. I’m not impressed so far, but only because it doesn’t…

Tech News Brian Lam May 27 '08

The Truth About That Regrown Severed Finger

Earlier today we talked about how the U.S. government is investing a ton of money into regrowing severed fingers with pig powder. This art project by California artist Tim Hawkinson, who is fascinated by the weirdness of human bodies, deals with the bizarreness of reconstructing severed fingers. Check out what Hawkinson has stuffed inside this…

io9 Annalee Newitz May 27 '08

All Things D Live: Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer Interview

UPDATE: Windows 7 photos and feature details here. Highlight videos, way easier to digest than my liveblog, are after the jump. https://gizmodo.com/windows-7-first-official-photos-393552 Click to view Click to view 6:15 We’re here. Things should start in a few. 6:23 Wow, Owen Thomas from Valleywag was kicked out of the entire hotel. He’d planned to sit at…

Tech News Brian Lam May 27 '08

Crystal Foosball Tables Suck All of the Fun Out of the Game

We have seen long foosball tables, hi-fi foosball tables and even beautiful foosball tables before, but none can compare to the luxury and elegance that the Teckell Collection can provide. The tables come in a number of different versions, but they all feature a crystal frame with shiny aluminum players—potentially making them the most expensive…

Tech News Sean Fallon May 27 '08

London’s Olympic Stadium to be ‘Flatpack,’ Portable

London’s Olympic Stadium is going to be huge, providing seating for over 80,000 people. The problem is, after the games leave there won’t be as many uses for a stadium of that size. The solution? Construct it out of flatpack materials like an Ikea bookshelf, then just take it down and move it elsewhere after…

Gadgets Adam Frucci May 27 '08

Asus ROG XG VGA Multimedia Docking Station Gets Revealed

Our Weirdest Hulk And Doctor Who Rumors — Confirmed!

TiVo Cheats on Amazon for Disney Content

Hacked Wii Balance Board Surfs Google Earth

Scientists Working on Matrix-esque Brain-Computer Interface

New Secret X-Bomber Is Not So Secret Anymore

Samsung’s “Safari Browser” Likely Just S60’s WebKit Browser

GPS-Tracked Biggest Drawing in the World is Complete Fake

Asus Eee PC 1000 to Debut First Week of June

I-O Data’s Mini Bluetooth Keyboard is Cute, Looks Familiar

Modded Kids Snowmobiles to be Used to Aid Climate Research

Sony Sountina Glass Speaker Rocks You for $10,000

Phoenix to NASA: “Houston, We Have a Probstatic”

The Origin Of The Most Unstoppable Fighting Duo Of All Time — With Diagrams

Windows 7 Features Revealed

Windows 7: First Official Photos

The Truth About That Regrown Severed Finger

All Things D Live: Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer Interview

Crystal Foosball Tables Suck All of the Fun Out of the Game

London’s Olympic Stadium to be ‘Flatpack,’ Portable

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London’s Olympic Stadium to be ‘Flatpack,’ Portable

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