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Lightning Review: Aliph’s Spankin’ New Jawbone (Verdict: Better and Better)

The Gadget: Aliph’s second-gen Jawbone has a revamped design, improved noise-blocking technology, and is 50% slimmer than Aliph’s original Bluetooth headset. https://gizmodo.com/slimmer-hotter-aliph-jawbone-2-bluetooth-headset-gets-378338 The Price: It’s out today in black for $130. Silver and gold models will be available soon. The Verdict: The new Jawbone beats its predecessor from top to bottom in comfort and sound.…

Reviews Benny Goldman May 15 '08

Virgin and SK Telecom Actually In Talks Despite SK’s Denials

Even though SK Telecom denied being in talks with Virgin Mobile to merge it and the Helio brands, Virgin Mobile is having none of it. VM said that they were in the “early stages” of discussions, but there aren’t any “assurances that any transaction will result.” Sounds like someone at Virgin is using the press…

Tech News Jason Chen May 14 '08

First Live Shots of Metal Gear Solid 4 Bluetooth Headset

We’ve been dreaming of using the Metal Gear Solid 4 Bluetooth headset for secret pantsing missions every since we laid eyes on it. Other than these new shots that will probably self-destruct soon, no new details we didn’t already know: Bluetooth 2.0, eight-hour talk time, 160 standby, drops on June 12 with the game itself.…

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 14 '08

LG Develops World’s Largest Elliptical and Circular-Shaped LCDs

This isn’t the first round LCD display to show up on the radar, but LG claims that their new 6-inch elliptical and 1.4-inch circular-shaped LCDs are the largest in the world. Both versions are capable of displaying up to 262,000 colors with a near 160 degree viewing angle, which could prove useful in devices like…

Tech News Sean Fallon May 14 '08

Astak’s Mentor E-Book Reader Priced Below $200

The e-book reader battle has taken the inevitable turn towards the competitive pricing front with the announcement that Astak is releasing the “Mentor” reader priced under $200 for the base 5-inch model. There will also be a 6 and a 9.7-inch version, but all will include 128MB RAM (expandable to 4GB with SD card), a…

Gadgets Sean Fallon May 14 '08

Samsung and LG Come Together for US Mobile DTV Standard

Usually, about the only thing rivals LG and Samsung see eye-to-eye on is that Korean food is awesome. But they’re coming together to propose a new co-developed mobile DTV standard to the Advanced Television Systems Committee, in the hopes that it’ll be quickly adopted and get the mobile TV ball a-rollin’. (Guess the Nokia deal…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan May 14 '08

Casio Celebrates 25 Years of G-Shock With Four New Models

Casio just unveiled four new G-Shock models at their 25th anniversary event tonight in NYC. Kanye West is here, but the watches are definitely taking front and center. Two are analog, the other two digital, and all feature Multi-Band 6 atomic time synchronization and solar batteries. The one above is the MT-G, or Metal Twisted…

Tech News Benny Goldman May 14 '08

Junk Computers Could Fuel Cars One Day: Holding Breath…Now

You know that crappy computer you have been meaning to toss out? Hold on there, my friend—the next breakthrough vehicle fuel source could be contained within its valuable circuit boards (although most likely not). Scientists in Romania and Turkey have employed a combination of catalysts, high temperatures and chemical filtration to remove toxic chemicals from…

Tech News Sean Fallon May 14 '08

What Gadget Can You Not Live Without, Even for a Day?

According to a survey by IDC and Nortel, for over a third of people, their cellphone is the most important thing in their pocket—they’d even leave their wallet and keys at home if they could only take one thing with them for 24 hours. If I had to leave the house for a day and…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan May 14 '08

The Tempo Chair For Rebellious Workaholics

Your job has you on the go nearly 24/7, which means that every so often you may have to drop everything and shoot out a quick email, jot down important notes or even pick up on an impromptu meeting. The Tempo Chair by Andrea Ruggiero aims to supply a functional piece of furniture where you…

Tech News Sean Fallon May 14 '08

7 Reasons Why Scifi Book Series Outstay Their Welcomes

Click to viewWhy do so many amazing novels sprawl into so-so trilogies? Let alone blah tetralogies, or dull ten-book series? Blame “Herbert’s Syndrome,” in which a great writer gets tempted to keep writing about a popular universe, like Frank Herbert’s Dune, long after its expiration date. (The Fantasy Review coined the term “Herbert’s Syndrome” back…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 14 '08

Scott Lobdell Tells io9 The Fates of the Galaxy Quest Crew

What happened to the crew of the Protector after their ship crash landed into the scifi convention? We asked Scott Lobdell, writer of the new Galaxy Quest comic, based on the comedy movie about actors who meet aliens who have taken their old science fiction show way too literally. After the jump, check out an…

io9 Meredith Woerner May 14 '08

PC Club and Club IT Closed, Laying Off All Employees

Reader dudersnoopz tipped us off to PC Club and its subsidiary Club IT both closing down yesterday, laying off all its employees and declaring bankruptcy. Because PC Club is pretty much a regional store (we have one or two fond memories of picking up parts there in the ’90s), it’s unlikely that they’ll get another…

Tech News Jason Chen May 14 '08

Intel Germany CEO Spills on Atom-Based Mini-Tablet iPhone

Through the fabulously true-to-life magic of machine translation comes word from ZDNet.de that Intel Germany CEO Hannes Schwaderer has confirmed an upcoming, larger (more tablet-y?) “version of the iPhone” based on Intel’s Atom platform. Supposedly, the beefier unit size isn’t due to the Atom chipset, but to the previously rumored bigger 720×480 display. https://gizmodo.com/intel-reveals-all-about-atom-processor-range-374976 This…

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 14 '08

Wall-E Has Gotten Loose And Is Roaming L.A. Streets

Disney’s adorable robot was spotted wandering the streets of L.A., in a fully animatronic version that looks just like the animated incarnation. Watch the video as he rolls up on the tips of his tracks, peers into the videographer’s lens, and waves. WALL-E even fields a few questions from passer-bys on the sidewalk . But…

io9 Meredith Woerner May 14 '08

Google Maps Adds Wikipedia Articles, Geotagged Photos, Real Estate Listings

Google Maps has just added even more information for your geographical perusal, including the option to place links to Wikipedia articles and geotagged photos from Panoramio on top of your maps. It’s a cool way to see shots of areas taken with a more artful eye than the Street View vans as well as check…

Tech News Adam Frucci May 14 '08

We Will Beam Advertisements Directly Into Your Brain

You’re walking down the street and suddenly a voice starts whispering seductively in your ear. “It’s a surplus of style . . . Don’t you want to chill in the Gap’s surplus shorts?” Have you finally lost it and started hallucinating bad ad campaigns speaking inside your head? Nope, you’re experiencing a technology that’s already…

io9 Annalee Newitz May 14 '08

Official Indiana Jones Fedora Available Now For Nerds Everywhere

The reason that the official Indiana Jones Fedora is available on Think Geek is that only geeks think that they can pull off wearing a fedora in the year 2008. The only fedora you (us) nerds should stick to is Red Hat’s version, leaving Indiana Jones’ to the still handsome but greying Harrison Ford. If…

Movies Jason Chen May 14 '08

ASIMO Robot ‘Conducts’ Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Asimo, Honda’s consistently-unimpressive robot that they awkwardly walk out for press conferences to prove to everyone that they’re working on vague, future-related projects, is at it again! This time, he’s been spotted “conducting” Yo-Yo Ma and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, caught here on NBC’s Today Show. It’s all quite ridiculous and probably not a little…

Tech News Adam Frucci May 14 '08

Why Kevin Conroy Is The One True Voice Of Batman

For 17 years Kevin Conroy has leant his intimidating, gravely voice to the animated Batman. In fact, many would argue the Conroy is the Father of the Batman whisper. Many actors have tried and failed to re-create this raspy overtone (George Clooney went with smarmy and look how well that went). Now Conroy’s voice is…

Movies Meredith Woerner May 14 '08

Lightning Review: Aliph’s Spankin’ New Jawbone (Verdict: Better and Better)

Virgin and SK Telecom Actually In Talks Despite SK’s Denials

First Live Shots of Metal Gear Solid 4 Bluetooth Headset

LG Develops World’s Largest Elliptical and Circular-Shaped LCDs

Astak’s Mentor E-Book Reader Priced Below $200

Samsung and LG Come Together for US Mobile DTV Standard

Casio Celebrates 25 Years of G-Shock With Four New Models

Junk Computers Could Fuel Cars One Day: Holding Breath…Now

What Gadget Can You Not Live Without, Even for a Day?

The Tempo Chair For Rebellious Workaholics

7 Reasons Why Scifi Book Series Outstay Their Welcomes

Scott Lobdell Tells io9 The Fates of the Galaxy Quest Crew

PC Club and Club IT Closed, Laying Off All Employees

Intel Germany CEO Spills on Atom-Based Mini-Tablet iPhone

Wall-E Has Gotten Loose And Is Roaming L.A. Streets

Google Maps Adds Wikipedia Articles, Geotagged Photos, Real Estate Listings

We Will Beam Advertisements Directly Into Your Brain

Official Indiana Jones Fedora Available Now For Nerds Everywhere

ASIMO Robot ‘Conducts’ Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Why Kevin Conroy Is The One True Voice Of Batman

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