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Sony Pictures Television to Offer DivX Movie Downloads

Adding more gasoline to the whole format war bonfire, Sony Pictures Television has announced that they will start distributing movies online using the DivX format. The files wil play in DivX Certified devices, including the recently updated PlayStation 3 as well as the updated Xbox 360. This, and not Blu-ray vs HD DVD, is the…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jan 11 '08

New Movie Celebrates Galactic In-Breeding

The quest for classic scifi texts to bring to the big screen may finally have gone too far. Ron Howard’s Imagine Entertainment and Universal Pictures are negotiating for the rights to film E.E. “Doc” Smith’s Lensmen novels, which are so dated that any adaptation will be either unrecognizable or unwatchable. And yet the series helped…

io9 Charliejane Jan 11 '08

Even More Booth Babes from CES 2008

You’re telling us you can’t get enough of the booth babedom, so we found a few more shots from the letches at Think Computers. Check out this drop-dead gorgeous woman here up front, along with two more on the next page—but you’ll have to mosey on over to the Think Computers site for 29 more.…

Tech News Charlie White Jan 11 '08

Custom Master Chief Transformer: (Gasp) Having…Trouble… Breathing!

When I came across this custom Master Chief transformer, I have to admit that my heat skipped a beat. If yours did too, you are a huge geek and we love you for it. And the best part is you can actually own this bad boy if you are up to the task of outbidding…

Tech News Sean Fallon Jan 11 '08

Wes Craven Getting A Shocker, Again

Wes Craven’s 1989 filmShocker, also known as “The Boss From X-Files as A Serial Killer With Electrical Powers” and not the hand gesture with an entirely different meaning, is gearing up for a sequel at some point this year. This is one of those “why the hell would they?” cases where the original was so…

io9 Kevin Kelly Jan 11 '08

Handpresso, for a Espresso Caffeine Fix Anywhere

Most coffee you get on the road tastes like creek mud, so take along this $140 Handpresso, your own portable manual espresso maker that’ll press out some skull-popping brew in no time flat. Let’s see a video of the thing in action: Just add a single-serve pod of finely ground burnt coffee beans and hot…

Tech News Charlie White Jan 11 '08

Children To Get A Little Iron Man In Their Video Diet

Can’t wait for this summer’s Iron Man movie? Need some hot Tony Stark action right now? Then head to Marvel’s cynical new attempt to lure children back to their clutches, Marvelkids.com, which is running an exclusive animated serial (or, to use their term for it, “advervideo”. Yes, that’s “advert” and “video” put together. Told you…

io9 Grae Jan 11 '08

Photo Light Skateboard Enables 24-Hour SK8 Fanaticism

Okay SK8rZ, save up your mom’s pennies, because here comes the Photo Light Skateboard, lighting up sidewalks and metal stair railings with enough LEDs to illuminate that Christmas tree sitting on the curb. Between 29 and 54 LEDs draw attention to you, but it’ll cost you $110 to $200 for the privilege of riding atop…

Tech News Charlie White Jan 11 '08

Tata Nano Isn’t a Music Player or Tits, Nay, It’s a $2500 Car

The words “Tata Nano” have nothing to do with tiny music players, but the car going by that name’s price and size are still nearly small enough to dance on the head of a pin. Introduced in India for $2500, another feature of the car worthy of the word “nano” is probably going to be…

Tech News Charlie White Jan 11 '08

A Perfect Stem Cell Harvest

Now you can have your embryo and donate it to stem cell science too. A team of researchers has proven that it’s possible to harvest one cell from an early-stage embryo called a blastocyst without harming the developing creature. In other words, no unborn babies have to be harmed to create stem cells. One day,…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jan 11 '08

“It’s Kinda of a Grayish-Yellowish-Off-White Looking Thing”

Harry Knowles of Ain’t It Cool News attended a screening of Cloverfield tonight, and he spills it about the monster: “It has a tail, it has teeth and freaky eyes…it’s kinda of a grayish-yellowish-off-white looking thing. But more important than the creature is what this fucker does. He basically goes bug-nuts.” Oh, and the lice…

io9 Kevin Kelly Jan 11 '08

iPhone Starbucks Ordering Screens Look Like the Real Thing, Precede Apple Patent

Click to viewIf you wanted to know how Apple’s iPhone ordering and paying patent could work in Starbucks, check these amazing screens created by designer Phil Lu. They not only look like the real thing, but the most impressive thing is that they were actually made before the Apple patent was publicized: https://gizmodo.com/apple-patent-shows-ordering-paying-by-iphone-and-queu-338555 We asked…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jan 11 '08

Retro-Styled Matrix M6001 Watch Takes You Back in Time

The Matrix M6001 watch reminds us of a perfectly restored 1960 Ford we were riding around in at CES this week, with its shiny dashboard and retro speedometer numerals. Unlike most gimmicky watches from the East, this $74 one’s easy to decipher. Bonus pic on the next page: Take your pick of band colors to…

Tech News Charlie White Jan 11 '08

The Ugliest Plane in the World

This Canadian Vickers Velos airplane is infamous as the ugliest and most worthless plane in the world. Not only does it have the distinction of appearing in Popular Aviation’s “Ugly Plane Gallery,” but even the Royal Canadian Air Force (who commissioned it as an “Aeroplane for Photographic Surveying” in 1926) called it “most unsuitable for…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jan 11 '08

It’s a Jack-on-Locke Smackdown in 49 Lost Photos

49 new promo photos came out for the first couple episodes of Lost season four. They reveal who teams up with Jack and who teams up with Locke. They also show a gun standoff and someone lighting a flare. Click through for some pretty spoiler-y photos. [Lyly Ford]

io9 Charliejane Jan 11 '08

Cloverfield’s Apocalyptic Narcissism

Morning spoilers is ready to gorge you on sugary info and rumors. For one thing, we have dozens of new Cloverfield production stills that don’t reveal much. (But at least they’re less blurry than trailer screengrabs.) Also, there are spoilers for Day The Earth Stood Still, Smallville, Chuck and Lost. Click through to let the…

Television Charliejane Jan 11 '08

Garmin to Roll Out ‘Bobcat’ GPS Software at Macworld

Garmin’s trying to catch some of the Apple buzz for the upcoming Macworld next week, code-naming its latest software project “Bobcat” and being all secretive about it and stuff. There’s no indication of what the software will do, but all guesses are welcome. We’ll go first: How about some GPS action for the iPhone? No,…

Tech News Charlie White Jan 11 '08

Universal Won’t Support HD DVD Exclusively, Blu-ray Victory Imminent Says Variety

Updated after the jump The end of the war is near: Hollywood insider Daily Variety has confirmed that Universal will no longer exclusively support HD DVD. Following Warner’s defection to Blu-ray and reports on the clause that allows Paramount to publish Blu-ray titles too, the end of Universal’s exclusivity deal may be one blow too…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jan 11 '08

MTube, the Smallest PC in the World in Action

Click to view Maybe we missed the MTube at CES because at 3.34 x 3.34 x 0.78 inches and 5.3 ounces, this Linux-based WiMax- and Wi-Fi-enabled UMPC is the smallest “full featured” computer in the world. Or maybe because we ran out of time and had to run to the adult entertainment expo to keep…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jan 11 '08

Rocket to the Moon (1967)

This concept drawing of the Disneyland ride Rocket to the Moon was featured in the exhibition Behind the Magic – 50 Years of Disneyland and can be found in the book of the same name. The caption appears below. First opened in 1955 as “Rocket to the Moon,” this attraction was totally re-designed for the…

Tech News Matt Novak Jan 10 '08

Sony Pictures Television to Offer DivX Movie Downloads

New Movie Celebrates Galactic In-Breeding

Even More Booth Babes from CES 2008

Custom Master Chief Transformer: (Gasp) Having…Trouble… Breathing!

Wes Craven Getting A Shocker, Again

Handpresso, for a Espresso Caffeine Fix Anywhere

Children To Get A Little Iron Man In Their Video Diet

Photo Light Skateboard Enables 24-Hour SK8 Fanaticism

Tata Nano Isn’t a Music Player or Tits, Nay, It’s a $2500 Car

A Perfect Stem Cell Harvest

“It’s Kinda of a Grayish-Yellowish-Off-White Looking Thing”

iPhone Starbucks Ordering Screens Look Like the Real Thing, Precede Apple Patent

Retro-Styled Matrix M6001 Watch Takes You Back in Time

The Ugliest Plane in the World

It’s a Jack-on-Locke Smackdown in 49 Lost Photos

Cloverfield’s Apocalyptic Narcissism

Garmin to Roll Out ‘Bobcat’ GPS Software at Macworld

Universal Won’t Support HD DVD Exclusively, Blu-ray Victory Imminent Says Variety

MTube, the Smallest PC in the World in Action

Rocket to the Moon (1967)

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