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Nintendo Game Available on eBay for Just $12,000

A NES cartridge is being sold on eBay for $12,000. These limited-edition gray cartridges were given to the 90 semi-finalists of the 1990 Nintendo World Championship, a contest that pitted children in a feast of carnage, Mario worshiping and Tetris psychedelia that apparently was inspired by an equally psychedelic movie: The Wizard, with Fred Savage.…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Nov 26 '07

Journeyman Coming To A Premature End

NBC’s time-traveling drama Journeyman will be journeying to a very abrupt series end with episode 12, set to air in either December or January. Too bad he couldn’t hop back in time and fix the writer’s strike before it started.

io9 Kevin Kelly Nov 26 '07

The World’s Most Effective Speed Bump

Here’s the perfect way to slow down those doggone kids driving their noisy pocket rockets, invading the neighborhood at high speed without regard to the peace and personal safety of the local inhabitants. This Deutsch-speaking dude has created an unusually powerful gadget that will teach those whippersnappers a lesson. Profoundly satisfying. If only these expertly…

Tech News Charlie White Nov 26 '07

Douglas Adams’ Widescreen Imagination

When the movie came out, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy had already been a radio show, a TV show, a book series and a computer game. So why make a movie? For the amazing spectacle of planet-making technology, judging from this clip. Arthur Dent visits the “factory floor” where his new friend Slartibartfarst creates custom-made…

io9 Charliejane Nov 26 '07

New Pix From The Incredible Hulk Reveal… Ed Norton In A Red Hoodie

Ed Norton wears a red hoodie in these new pictures from the set of The Incredible Hulk in Rio De Janeiro. While we haven’t seen the big green machine much from this film, it’s an interesting twist on the red hulk / green hulk ploy from Marvel. http://io9.com/scifi/hulk/you-may-not-like-him-when-hes-angry-but-what-about-when-hes—-red-322991.php

io9 Kevin Kelly Nov 26 '07

Antidepressants Promise Long, Happy Lives to Roundworms

A recent clinical trial involving several members of the Caenorhabditis elegans species in Seattle showed that the worms that given antidepressants lived up to 31% longer than their unmedicated brothers and sisters. Of course, the scientists at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center hope to someday apply this longevity trick to expand humans’ time on…

io9 LISA KATAYAMA Nov 26 '07

Ambient Football Scorecast Keeps NFL Fans Up To Date All the Time

Watching football is clearly the best way to get scores to the games you’re interested in, but if you’re unable to view the games due to being busy or having them blacked out in your area, this fancy new Ambient Football Scorecast should keep you all up to date. It displays football scores in real…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Nov 26 '07

O’Neill H4 Campack is a Self-Contained Ski Video Shooting Studio

If you want an easy way to record your skiing adventures, this O’Neill H4 Campack hooks up to its own helmet-mounted camera, letting you control its portable media player/recorder with a huge record button on the shoulder strap. The player nestled inside has enough battery power for recording four hours of your winter sports hijinks.…

Tech News Charlie White Nov 26 '07

What Kind of Outer-Space God Will Batman Be?

Rumor has it Batman will ascend to the next evolutionary level and become a New God. This move would remove Batman from his pulp detective roots and make him firmly a science-fiction hero because the "New Gods" in DC Comics aren’t supernatural. They’re more like ultra-powerful aliens in outer space. The most important question now…

Books & Comics Charliejane Nov 26 '07

Hello Kitty Toilet Paper Dispenser Advances Buttocks Tech

Other than the iPod dock toilet paper speaker we thoroughly tested, there hasn’t been any real advancement in the area of ass wiping technology in the past few years. This Hello Kitty dispenser changes everything with its automated dispensing unit that lets you program exactly how many sheets you want for your next wipe—which may…

Gadgets Jason Chen Nov 26 '07

What You Missed Last Weekend

The break is over for now, but here is your opportunity to catch up with the best of the extra-long holiday weekend just past: • We issued a verdict on the Amazon Kindle… in bed. • We were impressed by Mark Richardson’s iMac commercial. • Rock Band drums went cross platform. • Our wallets whimpered…

Tech News Haroon Malik Nov 26 '07

Other NBC Shows Could Teach Bionic Woman A Few Things

Our truncated TV season will soon draw to a close. Luckily, all of the network TV shows seem to be drawing all of their loose ends together towards some sort of climax/cliffhanger, judging from this week’s episodes. All except one: Bionic Woman. Minor spoilers follow. If you were going to judge from the above promo…

io9 Charliejane Nov 26 '07

Germans Can Now Unlock iPhone Using iTunes

As expected, the Germans can now get their unlocked 999€ ($1473) iPhones. The big news is that they don’t come already unlocked. They are normal iPhones, and to unlock them you only need to use iTunes: https://gizmodo.com/t-mobile-germany-sells-1-478-unlocked-iphone-to-avoid-325298 When you buy the $1473 iPhones, the IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number is recorded and sent to…

Tech News Charlie White Nov 26 '07

Shazam’s Magic Word Is Fan-Wank

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson let the fans dictate which role he should play in the upcoming Shazam movie, according to About.com. Johnson was trying to decide between playing Captain Marvel (the good guy) and Black Adam (the bad guy). Really, the only difference between the two is that Black Adam is evil. And an Arab.…

io9 Charliejane Nov 26 '07

Touchscreen-Enabled HDD Enclosure Keeps Your Porn Secure

Touchscreens! The make you think of the future, don’t they? Either that, or ATM machines from the past decade or so. Either way, this external HDD case from ezSECU features a touchscreen that makes you put in a password before you can retrieve your precious porn and pirated movies collection. Yeah, stick it to the…

Tech News Adam Frucci Nov 26 '07

UK Could Ban Pirates from Using the Web

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry wants the UK—and probably everyone else on the planet—to follow French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s example and ban everyone who uses the intertubes to share copyrighted files: The plan will force ISPs to cut service if they catch you downloading copyrighted material three times. A spokesman from the Phonographic…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Nov 26 '07

Robots Will Be the Perfect Casual Sex Partners

Seth Lloyd, an MIT engineering professor, has published a bracingly sniffy review of David Levy’s new book on sex and love between humans and robots. Bottom line: No robot love anytime soon, but get ready for lots of robot sex. [L.A. Times Book Review]

Books & Comics Matthew DeBord Nov 26 '07

MP3 Player, Steampunk Style

Here’s how they listened to MP3s back in the late 19th century, using this steampunk Ambient Enhancer. Handmade by a guy who calls himself Porkshanks, it features a gutted pair of vintage Cannonball Empire headphones whose innards were replaced with modern-day Sony earphones. He wrapped some handmade leather and brass around an ordinary MP3 player,…

Tech News Charlie White Nov 26 '07

“Battlestar Galactica: Razor” Delivers Old-School Awesome

The entire fall season of SciFi Channel’s acclaimed humans vs. cylons show Battlestar Galactica was contained in a two-hour “television event” called Razor. In a smart move, show creator Ron Moore takes this episode back to an intriguing era during season two of the show when Galactica discovered Battlestar Pegasus, commanded by tough-as-shit Admiral Cain.…

Television Annalee Newitz Nov 26 '07

10 Cyber Monday Deals Worth Checking Out

You didn’t want to stand out in the cold for your deals on electronics, risking death by trample to save a few bucks? We can’t blame you. So here are 10 great deals you can get from the comfort of your own home during the internet’s version of Black Friday, Cyber Monday. Hit the jump…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Nov 26 '07

Nintendo Game Available on eBay for Just $12,000

Journeyman Coming To A Premature End

The World’s Most Effective Speed Bump

Douglas Adams’ Widescreen Imagination

New Pix From The Incredible Hulk Reveal… Ed Norton In A Red Hoodie

Antidepressants Promise Long, Happy Lives to Roundworms

Ambient Football Scorecast Keeps NFL Fans Up To Date All the Time

O’Neill H4 Campack is a Self-Contained Ski Video Shooting Studio

What Kind of Outer-Space God Will Batman Be?

Hello Kitty Toilet Paper Dispenser Advances Buttocks Tech

What You Missed Last Weekend

Other NBC Shows Could Teach Bionic Woman A Few Things

Germans Can Now Unlock iPhone Using iTunes

Shazam’s Magic Word Is Fan-Wank

Touchscreen-Enabled HDD Enclosure Keeps Your Porn Secure

UK Could Ban Pirates from Using the Web

Robots Will Be the Perfect Casual Sex Partners

MP3 Player, Steampunk Style

“Battlestar Galactica: Razor” Delivers Old-School Awesome

10 Cyber Monday Deals Worth Checking Out

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