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First poster for The Dark Knight Rises shatters Gotham’s skyline

It’s finally here! The first ever official look at Chris Nolan’s final Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises, is out in this striking teaser poster. It promises a dark day for Gotham City. Rumor has it the first ever teaser trailer will also be out this week. The Dark Knight Rises is slated to open…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jul 12

This Is War: Watch the Libyan Revolution Explode through the Lens of a Helmet Cam — Part 1

Humphrey Cheung worked in tech journalism and IT for years. Then, this spring, he had enough. But instead of switching jobs, he strapped on a digital camera, armor, and flew to Libya. This is what a real rebellion looks like. What you’ll see here is a unique crawl through the battle against Qaddafi from the…

Tech News Humphrey Cheung Jul 12

This Wednesday, Wolverine meets Ahmadinejad and Dollhouse returns to comics

There’s a ton of promising new books this week. The X-Men file for divorce, Dollhouse returns with the new adventures of Alan Tudyk, and Jeff Smith of Bone releases a new issue of his awesome science fiction comic RASL. First Issues A series to watch this week is Nightly News author Jonathan Hickman’s new creator-owned…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Jul 12

TiVo Finally Has an iPhone App

Long available for the iPad, TiVo is bringing its talents to the iPhone. Depending on what type of TiVo you have, TiVo’s app will let you cruise through the show schedules, manage recordings, fast forward and rewind TV and more. https://gizmodo.com/multitask-with-tivos-ipad-app-5694827 TiVo Premiere users will get all the goodies while TiVo Series 3, HD and…

Tech News Casey Chan Jul 12

Godzilla-Maru Deep Sea Drill Pokes the Ocean’s Deepest Holes

If Land of the Lost taught me anything, it’s that cool things lurk just below the surface of the earth (and Will Ferrel is the greatest actor of his generation). That’s where the Chikyu Hakken Deep Sea Drill comes in. The Deep Sea Drilling Vessel D/V Chikyū Hakken (“Earth Discovery” aka “Godzilla-Maru”) is a Japanese…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Jul 12

George R.R. Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire may turn out to be eight books instead of seven

Talking to the Atlantic, George R.R. Martin admits that he may not be able to wrap up his massive A Song of Ice and Fire series in just two more books. He says that wrapping everything up in two more books is “my plan, my intent, that’s what I’m going to try to do. But…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jul 12

Klipsch’s Headphones Keep On Noise-Cancelling For 45 Long Hours

That’s “hella-long,” our editor Joe has assured me, and just in case you’re willing to test that one out yourself, they can be used as normal stereo headphones should the battery run out of juice. Coated in leather and with a 40mm woofer and 15mm tweeters inside, Klipsch’s Mode cans haven’t been priced yet but…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jul 12

AMD Claims the Radeon HD 6990M Is the Fastest Consumer GPU

Mere weeks after NVIDIA claimed to have the fastest GPU on the market, AMD is now claiming supremacy with their Radeon HD 6990M graphics card, despite having a lower clockspeed by over 500MHz. According to Laptop Mag, The Radeon HD 6990M has a 1.7 billion transistors, 700MHz processor, 2GB DDR5 RAM, and has support for…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jul 12

Everyone Can Be Famous For 15 Minutes With the Andy Warhol Museum’s iPhone App

Grab this app now while it’s only $1 and you too will be turning your pals into Andy Warhol prints, only for them to post them as their Facebook profile pics and take all the credit for your “hard work.” The DIY POP app from the Andy Warhol Museum and Carnegie Mellon University uses a…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jul 12

How Did This Owl Ghost Magically Appear On a Window Pane?

“For the Unholy Underpants of Voldemort, what bollocking sorcery is this?” That’s probably what Sally Arnold thought when she arrived to her house and saw this perfect image of an owl over the window. How did this spookiness happen? According to the boffins from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, this freaky image…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jul 12

Is Obsolete Tech an Inalienable Right?

Today’s superfluous political grappling comes via Texas, where Republican rep Joe Barton’s incensed by legislation mandating efficient incandescent lightbulbs. Rather, he and his backers claim, Americans should be able to screw-in whatever they damn please. Is old tech really a liberty? Although the bulb battle isn’t a strictly partisan one, the AP reports, (the original…

Tech News Sam Biddle Jul 12

An astronaut’s-eye-view of Space Shuttle Discovery’s flight deck

Sadly, none of us are going to be able to cruise around in the decommissioned Space Shuttle Discovery from here on in, so the best we can get is this hypnotizing virtual panorama of the Discovery’s flight deck. https://gizmodo.com/discoverys-final-mission-in-pictures-5780711 [Via Metafilter]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jul 12

Help Apex Book Company expand the global distribution of their dark scifi and fantasy books

Want to support indie publishing in the age of book mega-corporations? Of course you do, especially if that means you’ll get more edgy horror, philosophical science fiction, and unusual books you’d never see if every publishing imprint were owned by the same company. That’s why we’re excited that indie publisher Apex Book Company, creators of…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz Jul 12

Sly Tweet Says Samsung’s Making the Nexus Prime Android 4.0 Phone

The next-best-thing to hit the Androidworld is rumored to be the Nexus Prime—and thanks to an accidental tweet by Samsung Romania, we know they’re definitely building it. Even if they retracted the tweet later. [@SamsungMobileRO via AndroidCommunity] https://gizmodo.com/will-samsungs-nexus-prime-be-the-next-best-android-ph-5815813

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jul 12

You Can Look at These Pretty Steinway S15 Speakers, but You Probably Won’t Touch

The Steinway S15 speaker is a beauty, with a 600W peak power, 2-way speaker construction, and a design suitable for a steel foundry. But this for the rich and famous only: 2.1 configurations start at $22,000. [Steinway via Extravaganzi]

Tech News Adrian Covert Jul 12

This Real Life Up House Looks Exactly Like the Movie

We were all amazed when we saw the real life Up House that could fly with balloons. I might be more amazed at this Up House though, it’s an exact replica of the one Carl and Ellie lived in. Exact. http://gizmodo.com/5779676/the-video-of-the-real-life-up-house-flying-away Bangerter Homes, the developer, sought out permission from Disney before building the 2,800 square…

Tech News Casey Chan Jul 12

The Man, the Moon, and the Lawsuit

The United States, over the years, collected two hundred and thirty moon rocks. About half are missing. Now a lawsuit is under way to figure out who has the rights to a rock that took a turn into private hands. The US government should have its hands on a lot more moon than it does.…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Jul 12

Revamped MacBook Airs to Pack Backlit Keyboards (Again)?

Backlit keyboards are a nice touch, which is why it was frustrating to see them yanked off newer MacBook Air models. But the impending newest of the new will bring back the light, says AppleInsider’s anonymous source. [AppleInsider]

Tech News Sam Biddle Jul 12

When Spotify Launches In the US, It Might Be Invite-Only

If the US launch is anything like the European launch, existing users—including Europeans—will be able to share limited invites with keen Americans. So, y’know, if you know any friendly Europeans, get your bribes in now. https://gizmodo.com/rejoice-spotify-us-invites-are-officially-here-5818564 This slow invite-only approach will help Spotify retain its exclusive reputation, whilst also ensuring their servers aren’t too hammered…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jul 12

Holy Batman and His Bloody Amazing 9,000-Brick Lego Batcave!

I’m glad Lego genius Alex Schranz has made this 9,000-brick Lego model—which includes multiple levels, a Batmobile, security systems, elevator and everything else—of the actual Batcave I’m planning to build with 9 billion Lego bricks. Thanks Alex! [Flickr]

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jul 12

First poster for The Dark Knight Rises shatters Gotham’s skyline

This Is War: Watch the Libyan Revolution Explode through the Lens of a Helmet Cam — Part 1

This Wednesday, Wolverine meets Ahmadinejad and Dollhouse returns to comics

TiVo Finally Has an iPhone App

Godzilla-Maru Deep Sea Drill Pokes the Ocean’s Deepest Holes

George R.R. Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire may turn out to be eight books instead of seven

Klipsch’s Headphones Keep On Noise-Cancelling For 45 Long Hours

AMD Claims the Radeon HD 6990M Is the Fastest Consumer GPU

Everyone Can Be Famous For 15 Minutes With the Andy Warhol Museum’s iPhone App

How Did This Owl Ghost Magically Appear On a Window Pane?

Is Obsolete Tech an Inalienable Right?

An astronaut’s-eye-view of Space Shuttle Discovery’s flight deck

Help Apex Book Company expand the global distribution of their dark scifi and fantasy books

Sly Tweet Says Samsung’s Making the Nexus Prime Android 4.0 Phone

You Can Look at These Pretty Steinway S15 Speakers, but You Probably Won’t Touch

This Real Life Up House Looks Exactly Like the Movie

The Man, the Moon, and the Lawsuit

Revamped MacBook Airs to Pack Backlit Keyboards (Again)?

When Spotify Launches In the US, It Might Be Invite-Only

Holy Batman and His Bloody Amazing 9,000-Brick Lego Batcave!

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