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iPhone 1.1.3 Firmware Update is Official

Click to viewThe iPhone got its expected firmware upgrade, delivering version 1.1.3 that we’ve seen and debated about before. It delivers new features like the ability to send SMS messages to multiple recipients at once, faux-GPS on Google Maps via triangulation, Google Maps showing the hybrid map view, drag and drop icons on the home…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Hottest Sex Robots Of Science Fiction

Reiko is a pleasure bot, designed to go out and collect sexual experiences for her corporate masters to sell as virtual reality recordings, in the cyber-porn movie I.K.U. She goes to sex raves and transforms from android to human form. Or she hangs out in a glowing pink web, spangled with dildos. Some of the…

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Apple Time Capsule Server for Wireless Time Machine Backups

Click to viewAt Macworld 2008, Apple just announced Time Capsule, a full Airport Extreme base station with 802.11n wireless and four Ethernet ports, plus server grade hard drives to back up all of the Leopard Macs in the house. Did we call this or what? OK, minus the leopard spots, that is. Yes, all signs…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

Meet The New Gods, Same As The Old Gods

All of the coolest comics arriving this week are reprints of classic material. But when that includes a Grant Morrison pop-art gem, Kirby at his spaciest and the weirdest Marvel mash-up ever, it’s not such a bad thing. Read on for our recommendations. The first great reprint arriving Wednesday is Doom Patrol Volume 6: Planet…

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Apple Macworld 2008 Liveblog Archive

7:39 am ON Jan 15 2008 Jason Chen: Gizmodo Live at Macworld 2008 Keynote. The keynote starts Tuesday, January 15 @ 9:00 AM PST (12:00 PM EST), but we’re going to start liveblogging hours before that, giving you color commentary on the area, the attendees, and any secrets we can glean from uncovered banners. 7:59…

Tech News Jason Chen

All Systems Go: 700MHz Auction Rules and Bidders Stamped in Stone

I know I’m a geek because I’m almost as giddy for this as I am for MacWorld: The rules and bidders (214 of ’em) for 700Mhz spectrum auction, which starts on Jan. 24, have been finalized. No surprises here—the heavies like AT&T, Verizon and Google have their shit in order and the C block fireworks…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Axe-Wielding Mutant Monster Loves Nudists

Yeah, you’ve all heard about how bad movies like Battlefield Earth and Blonde Ambition are, but this one makes both of those look like Citizen Kane. The Monster of Camp Sunshine was one of the nudist exploitation films that came out in the 1960s, and it features bad acting, an incoherent plot, mutant monster, mad…

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Gin and Tonic Fog Will Get You Drunk, I Think

Like being drunk but hate drinking? Well, why drink? At the GAT FOG exhibition that took place way back in 2004 (we just found out about it, OK?), there was a contraption set up in a big room that pumped out Gin and Tonic fog. Yes, seriously. This insanely dangerous sounding experience was “art,” apparently.…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Which Comic Book Movie Will You Save For Your Sickbed?

This year will see a huge crop of movies based on comic books. Some of them, you’ll want to see in the theater on opening day, to take advantage of the Imax-y bigness and THXish boom-booms. Others, you may just want to wait and catch on DVD. In bed. When you’re sick and out of…

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High-End Oxygen Bar Slows Down Canine Aging

Dogs are slowly replacing human children. In Japan, there are already more households with dogs than there are households with kids, and the service industry is right up there to pamper them. Here we see a canine oxygen bar—just one of the many luxury services available to dogs in Japan, like haute couture and yoga.…

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Apple Store Is Gone With the Wind, What Do You Expect Will Come Back?

The Apple Store has been down for a long time now. As far as we can recall, it has never been down so long before a keynote, which may be a sign about what we already said last week: this keynote is going to be huge, even if the announcements could be tiny and paper-thin.…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Judd Apatow Thinks Fanboys Can’t Handle Cancer

Will long-awaited feelgood nerd movie Fanboys find itself swallowed by the Judd Apatow comedy juggernaut? That’s the rumor doing the rounds right now, according to Ain’t It Cool. The movie – which stars Heroes’ Kristen Bell and features cameos from a slumming-it Carrie Fisher and a grateful for the paycheck Billy Dee Williams – centers…

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Here’s an Idea for HD DVD: Just Give Up

Even if you don’t take Hitler’s word for it, you probably have the feeling that Blu-ray has won, following Warner Bros.’ decision to ditch HD DVD. Questex analyst Thomas K. Arnold has a real innovative solution: https://gizmodo.com/the-downfall-of-hd-dvd-now-available-on-blu-ray-344885 “I’m hoping Toshiba, Universal and Paramount will take the high road and, for the good of the entire…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

Brain Scans Reveal That Inflation Gets You Hot

Inflated prices trigger the pleasure centers in your brain more than fair ones. Not only is the idea of buying something expensive more exciting than buying something on sale, but you’ll actually get more genuine pleasure out of something expensive — even if it’s not worth the cost. A group of social scientists at CalTech…

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CES Prank: No Harm Will Come, I Promise

While responding to the press reaction to our CES prank, I neglected to mention one important thing on the mind of some readers: So far, no AV techs have gotten in trouble for it. Making sure no one ever gets in trouble for it is my highest priority, and I’ll be taking the rest of…

Tech News Brian Lam

Philips Patents Expressive Pen That Writes Out Your Mood

The designers at Philips have been busy “emotionizing” their products, what with the cuddly Aurea TVs, and their emotional reactive jewelry. Now they have got designs on the humble pen, with a patented invention for a writing implement that actually records the mood of the writer while they’re writing stuff. Its finger contact sensors detect…

Tech News Kit Eaton

She Wanted Her Flying Car, and She Got It . . . for $131,700

eBay member Prattesgirl has a feedback score of 29, and 100% positive feedback. Apparently those are the qualities, along with $131,700, that allowed her to buy the last Sky Commuter prototype test aircraft in existence yesterday after 82 nail-biting bids. If $131,000 seems a little pricey for this retro-futuristic airborne wonder, consider this: it cost…

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Stupid Race for Ultimate Card Reader Continues with 65-in-1 Model

Remember that 62-formats-in-1 card reader for your desktop PC from last week? Old Hat. Check it out: an extra three formats, including SDHC, are apparently readable by this little number, though we’re still at a loss as to what they all are. The next edition will also read your mind and your future in tea…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

Kalashnikov AK-47 Converted into Wiimote

Now you can convert your very own AK-47 and feel like a Soviet soldier while killing crazy bunnies and Zelda goblins. It may not be as cool as firing a bazooka in a 360-degree environment, but it definitely beats the Nintendo Wii Zapper. We talked with its creator about all the details: https://gizmodo.com/mersive-360-degree-high-definition-humvee-simulator-bri-325237 Jesus Diaz:…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Nominees for the Philip K. Dick Award Announced

Locus has announced the finalists for the Philip K. Dick Award, which goes to the best work of scary, hallucinogenic, dystopian fiction each year. Finalists include Elizabeth Bear, for Undertow, and Karen Traviss, for Ally. Winners will be announced March 21 at Norwescon. [Locus]

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz

iPhone 1.1.3 Firmware Update is Official

Hottest Sex Robots Of Science Fiction

Apple Time Capsule Server for Wireless Time Machine Backups

Meet The New Gods, Same As The Old Gods

Apple Macworld 2008 Liveblog Archive

All Systems Go: 700MHz Auction Rules and Bidders Stamped in Stone

Axe-Wielding Mutant Monster Loves Nudists

Gin and Tonic Fog Will Get You Drunk, I Think

Which Comic Book Movie Will You Save For Your Sickbed?

High-End Oxygen Bar Slows Down Canine Aging

Apple Store Is Gone With the Wind, What Do You Expect Will Come Back?

Judd Apatow Thinks Fanboys Can’t Handle Cancer

Here’s an Idea for HD DVD: Just Give Up

Brain Scans Reveal That Inflation Gets You Hot

CES Prank: No Harm Will Come, I Promise

Philips Patents Expressive Pen That Writes Out Your Mood

She Wanted Her Flying Car, and She Got It . . . for $131,700

Stupid Race for Ultimate Card Reader Continues with 65-in-1 Model

Kalashnikov AK-47 Converted into Wiimote

Nominees for the Philip K. Dick Award Announced

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