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Exclusive: The Plans For Steve Jobs’ New House

You knew Steve Jobs was tearing down his old mansion. You didn’t know what he was building in its place. Until now. https://gizmodo.com/steve-jobs-permitted-to-bulldoze-historic-mansion-5252151 After nearly a six years of detailed cost comparisons, environmental impact surveys, court appeals, and unrelenting legal kung fu with state and local preservationists, it appears the 1920s Woodside mansion Jobs bought…

Tech News Bryan Gardiner Sep 28

Two Mysterious New iPhone Versions Show Up in Apple TV Firmware

For the second time, reference to two unknown iPhone models have appeared, this time ’round in the Apple TV firmware. With the iPhone 4 known as “iPhone 3,1” internally, could “3,2” and “3,3” be alternative carrier versions? That’s what we wrote off April’s leaks as, which were found in the iPad OS filesystem. Five months…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Sep 28

Kindle for the Web Beta Lands on Your Browser

What is Kindle? First it was a thing, then an app for other things, and now it’s a website too. The new Kindle for the Web beta will let you read Amazon’s library in your browser—no thing necessary. Well, except a computer, I suppose. But still—this is good news for people who enjoy reading, as…

Commerce Sam Biddle Sep 28

Catfight on the catwalk: Last night’s Chuck had it all!

It’s a high-fashion beatdown, with Sarah and a supermodel spy trashing each other in the dressing room and on the catwalk. Just one of two all-time-great moments in last night’s Chuck. The other being Morgan Grimes’ management seminar. Spoilers ahead… In general, this was way more of a balanced episode than last week’s season opener.…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Sep 28

The Magnet War’s Latest Salvo: Buckyballs Backs Down

The brewing geek war between magnet magnates seems to be coming to a head. Buckyballs owner Jake Bronstein, who recently threatened Zen Magnets with an “army of lawyers” over their competing product, seems to have a new strategy: Hiding. For those unfamiliar with the magnetic brouhaha, the spat began when Zen Magnets started selling a…

Tech News Sam Biddle Sep 28

Video Box Battle Royale: Who Should Be Your TV’s New Best Friend?

With new offerings from Roku and Apple, and the grand impending entrance of Google TV, the crowd of little plastic boxes that all want to stream your video is getting packed. And confusing. But we’re here to help you compare. https://gizmodo.com/roku-internet-video-streamers-are-as-low-as-60-and-do-5645487 While you know an MP3 player will play MP3s, and a DVD player will…

Tech News Sam Biddle Sep 28

New Tron Legacy art gives us a better look at the Light Car

Tron Legacy is promising all sorts of upgraded digitized goodies that will make the old lightcycle look like a jalopy. Check out the first ever concept art for one of these upgraded programs: the light car! Also in this gallery is the headgear for Sam and Quorra, plus a few background images. For additional art…

Movies Meredith Woerner Sep 28

Hands-On: Apple Remote 2. OH YES!

We have been waiting for this one for a long time, but here it is: Apple Remote 2.0 is now available at the Apple Store. And oh boy, it’s dee-lish on the iPad. Updated with hands-on. https://gizmodo.com/has-apple-forgotten-about-its-remote-app-5599836 The new version is optimized for the Retina Display on the iPhone 4 and iPod touch, as well…

Reviews Jesus Diaz Sep 28

The Levytator Is A Curvy, Twisty, Bendy, Free-Forming Escalator

Unlike traditional escalators, the Levytator’s steps follows freeform curves which enables it to bend and turn like no escalator can. With the Levytator, it’s no longer just up and down. What’s even more unique is that the Levytator doesn’t have any “redundant” steps. Meaning that the steps you use to go up are the same…

Tech News Casey Chan Sep 28

The Great Red Spot, Jupiter’s eternal storm, is revealed in all its splendor

This photo mosaic combines photos from Voyager 1’s 1979 Jupiter flyby to provide our best view ever of the Great Red Spot, the gigantic storm that has raged on that planet for centuries and is twice as big as Earth. This amazing image is the work of Icelandic amateur image processor Björn Jónsson, who combed…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Sep 28

Guillermo del Toro will be improving all your Dreamworks animated features from here on out

Thanks to the popular How To Train Your Dragon, genre legend Guillermo del Toro has signed a deal with Dreamworks as an executive producer hired to help improve all of their animated features. His first project: Trollhunters! [THR]

Movies Meredith Woerner Sep 28

Panasonic Toughbook S9: An Armored Beast That Just Weighs 3 Lbs.

Panasonic’s Toughbooks have always been ultra-rugged warhorses, but at least the competition could titter about how bulky they are. Until the Toughbook S9 struts into the room: every bit as sturdy, with lightest 12.1-inch frame (with optical drive) around. The Toughbook S9 manages a 30″ drop rating, can withstand 220lbs of pressure to its top…

Tech News Brian Barrett Sep 28

Start an Instant Meeting at join.me. (Sweatpants Accepted)

Who needs a conference table? Projector? Or laser pointer? Have your meeting instantly wherever you are at join.me. Check out what these users are already saying about it. Wherever you are, there’s your meeting. Conference room? You don’t need no conference room. Head over to join.me and start your meeting instantly. Wondering if you could…

Tech News Gawkercreative Sep 28

Panasonic’s 50-Inch 3DTV Plasma on Sale for $1,100

Considering it started out at $2,100, that’s an absolute steal for a 3DTV. Act quickly though, as Amazon’s either made a mistake, or doesn’t have many left at that price. [Amazon via 3D-Display-Info]

Television Kat Hannaford Sep 28

One or two things that a robot does during off-hours

When they’re not working as military industrial units, robots like to take long nature walks and camp out in caves. At least, that’s what the manuals would lead you to believe. Justin Korthof, a community manager for game developer Robot Entertainment, wrote in email to io9: We have an occasional thing we do on our…

io9 Annalee Newitz Sep 28

Physicist Says There’s a 50% Chance Time Itself Will End Within Earth’s Lifespan

And now, for your pleasant Tuesday morning headline. A UC Berkeley physicist says that the laws of physics are simply incompatible with a model of the universe in which things just keep on going forever. So, bad news: they won’t. Berkeley physicist Raphael Bousso’s argument, considering it deals with the end of the universe and…

Space & Spaceflight Sam Biddle Sep 28

Ben & Jerry’s finally admits its ice cream isn’t “all natural”

Ben & Jerry’s finally agreed to remove the “all natural” label from their ice cream products, which contain hydrogenated oil, alkalized cocoa, corn syrup, and other ingredients that aren’t “natural” — eight years after a watchdog organization first raised concerns. Ben & Jerry’s, which is a unit of consumer product conglomerate Unilever, agreed to remove…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Sep 28

Sony Ericsson’s Mini Display For Android Phones Looks Like An iPod Nano

Sony Ericsson just announced LiveView, a new hardware accessory for Android 2.x phones. It’s a 1.3″ bluetooth mini-display that can be used as a remote control for your phone and worn like a watch. LiveView connects to your Android phone via an accompanying app. From there, it can be used to display texts, incoming calls,…

Tech News Casey Chan Sep 28

EcoModo – The Best of Treehugger

This week on TreeHugger, go-carts powered by chain saws, bike backpacks ight up with LED messages, an app that uses your phone’s camera to detect air pollution, cameras strapped to dive-bombing raptors, and more! 11 Open Source Projects that Make Free Information Rock The concept of sharing, when extended to information, can do amazing things,…

Tech News Jaymi Heimbuch Sep 28

Studios Want to Charge $30 For Early Movie Streaming

Bloomberg reports that Sony, Warner Bros., and Walt Disney are all in talks to offer a home streaming option for movies “soon after” their theater runs. Except they want to charge $30 for the privilege. The studios are all in talks with In Demand about giving a streaming option months in advance of DVD or…

Movies Brian Barrett Sep 28

Exclusive: The Plans For Steve Jobs’ New House

Two Mysterious New iPhone Versions Show Up in Apple TV Firmware

Kindle for the Web Beta Lands on Your Browser

Catfight on the catwalk: Last night’s Chuck had it all!

The Magnet War’s Latest Salvo: Buckyballs Backs Down

Video Box Battle Royale: Who Should Be Your TV’s New Best Friend?

New Tron Legacy art gives us a better look at the Light Car

Hands-On: Apple Remote 2. OH YES!

The Levytator Is A Curvy, Twisty, Bendy, Free-Forming Escalator

The Great Red Spot, Jupiter’s eternal storm, is revealed in all its splendor

Guillermo del Toro will be improving all your Dreamworks animated features from here on out

Panasonic Toughbook S9: An Armored Beast That Just Weighs 3 Lbs.

Start an Instant Meeting at join.me. (Sweatpants Accepted)

Panasonic’s 50-Inch 3DTV Plasma on Sale for $1,100

One or two things that a robot does during off-hours

Physicist Says There’s a 50% Chance Time Itself Will End Within Earth’s Lifespan

Ben & Jerry’s finally admits its ice cream isn’t “all natural”

Sony Ericsson’s Mini Display For Android Phones Looks Like An iPod Nano

EcoModo – The Best of Treehugger

Studios Want to Charge $30 For Early Movie Streaming

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