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Gadget Deals of the Day

If you’re still a little hung over from last night’s #GizDay festivities, cool your throbbing headache with some extra-sweet deals on a Core i3 Lenovo Laptop, a 2TB External Hard Drive, or some free Starbucks Business Cards. Top Deals: • 15.6″ Lenovo G560 Core i3 2.26GHz Laptop for $535.80 with free shipping (normally $893). •…

Tech News Adam Harris Aug 13 '10

Nanotech tea bag creates safe drinking water instantly, for less than a penny

A new “tea bag” uses nano-fibers to suck contaminants and bacteria out of water, providing a desperately-needed, cheap solution for the billions of people without clean drinking water. Researchers at South Africa’s Stellenbosch University made the device from the same material used for the bags of the country’s popular rooibos tea. Inside the sachets are…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Aug 13 '10

Are You Directionally Challenged?

Just take this little survey, email the last question to [email protected], and you’ll be entered to win a $150 best buy.com gift card that you can put toward a GPS if you so choose. Then, a future of being directed toward your destinations by a firm yet soothing voice is that much closer. Turn right.…

Tech News Gawkercreative Aug 13 '10

Google Calls Oracle Lawsuit A Baseless Attack On The Open-Source Java Community

Oracle, the company who acquired Sun Microsystems, the Java programming language and related technology in a nice package deal, accused Google of patent and copyright infringement in relation to those technologies. Based on its response, Google isn’t happy: https://gizmodo.com/oracle-files-lawsuit-against-google-for-patent-and-copy-5611746 We are disappointed Oracle has chosen to attack both Google and the open-source Java community with…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Aug 13 '10

Gizmodo Day Celebrated in 70 Countries

From Buenos Aires to Buffalo, over 1,500 of you met yesterday to talk gadgets. You sent in dozens of photos on #GizDay, Twitter, and Facebook. In New York, Gizmodo staff, friends, and some lucky readers ate some Gizmodo burgers. We’re still compiling images, so please continue to send them in! Reader-Submitted Images from Around the…

Tech News Scott Kidder Aug 13 '10

Nikon D3100 Leaked Details Reveal a 14 Megapixel CMOS Sensor and 1080p Video

The September issue of Foto Digital prematurely printed specs about the Nikon D3100, which will launch around August 19. The leaked details include its 14 megapixel CMOS sensor, brand new EXPEED 2 image processor, and improved 1080p video support. The EXPEED 2 image processor will allow it to reach light sensitivities of ISO 100 to…

Tech News Christina Bonnington Aug 13 '10

Meet Gizmodo’s Latest Guest Artist: Chuck “No Pattern” Anderson

Odds are high that you’ve seen Chuck “No Pattern” Anderson’s work before. He’s illustrated everything from the Windows 7 home screen to album covers to magazine art. Chuck’s latest project: making Gizmodo posts look better than ever. https://gizmodo.com/ask-the-artist-how-windows-7s-iconic-home-screen-evolv-5395720 Mr. Anderson’s client list is impressive, including Atlantic Records, Nike, Sony, Warner Brothers Records, Pepsi, Google, and…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Aug 13 '10

Extremely Thin, 3G-Capable Sony Readers Coming Soon?

Rumor is that there’s a new batch of Sony Readers coming soon: The PRS-350 and the PRS-650. They are described as being under 10mm thick and all-around better than previous models. The PRS-650 should be Wi-Fi-enabled and possibly 3G-capable and the slightly larger of the two models with a six-inch screen. There’s no official word…

Books & Comics Rosa Golijan Aug 13 '10

A toothpaste-like gel that can heal wounds six times faster than normal

A gene therapy in the form of a thick gel is about to revolutionize wound treatment. The gel is called Nexagon, and when you apply it to a wound, it reprograms the cells to heal more quickly and efficiently. Unlike an antibiotic cream, which promotes healing by preventing infection, Nexagon is actually speeding up your…

io9 Annalee Newitz Aug 13 '10

The next Terminator movie will be a 3-D animated sequel to the original Terminator. Will Arnie be back?

One thing everybody knows about Terminators: They always keep coming, no matter what you do. But the next installment of Skynet’s plan to destroy humanity will come in a surprising form: a PG-13 animated sequel to the original Terminator. As we’ve mentioned a bunch lately, the movie rights to Terminator have been tied up in…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Aug 13 '10

Disney debuts its Star Tours 2 video of death

Star Wars Celebration V is underway and already news is pouring out. Disney has released the brand new Star Tours video, that wants you to visit the beautiful death-trap Alderaan. Check out what the upgraded Disney ride holds for you. Disney will relaunch the Star Wars ride Star Tours [now with 3D] in 2011. But…

Movies Meredith Woerner Aug 13 '10

Tarantulas Shown on 3DTVs to Cure Arachnophobia Just Seems Plain Evil

Apologies if you suffer from arachnophobia, and did not expect a picture of a tarantula to ever appear on Gizmodo. Sky seemingly thinks the only way to cure a fear of spiders is to show them some—in 3DTV. It’s largely a PR stunt designed to drum up some interest in the impending launch of Sky’s…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Aug 13 '10

Brick director Rian Johnson will start filming his time-travel movie in January

Great news! Production Weekly tweeted that Looper, the time travel thriller from Brick director Rian Johnson, starts filming in January. This movie takes place in a dark near future, when time travel hasn’t been invented yet but soon will be. And criminals send people back in time from 20 or 30 years in the future,…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Aug 13 '10

Massive Sun Halo Coronal Ejection Just Needs Some Interstellar Marshmallows

Last week, the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) detected a full halo coronal mass ejection. Fortunately, the Sun didn’t actually burp straight into our direction, so we were safe. This is the video of it: A “halo” cloud is one that appears to surround the Sun on all sides as it expands, meaning it is…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Aug 13 '10

Gizmodo Days Around the World Gallery

Reader-submitted photos through #GizDay, Twitter, Facebook! San Diego Return to: Gizmodo Day Roundup https://gizmodo.com/gizmodo-day-celebrated-in-70-countries-5612377 Delhi, India Return to: Gizmodo Day Roundup College Station, TX Return to: Gizmodo Day Roundup Atlanta, GA Return to: Gizmodo Day Roundup New York Return to: Gizmodo Day Roundup Gainesville, FL Return to: Gizmodo Day Roundup Honduras Return to: Gizmodo Day…

Tech News Scott Kidder Aug 13 '10

The Traditional “Turning of the LEGO Bricks” Ceremony

Recently construction began on the second LEGOLAND Discovery Center in the United States. But before any real work could be done, a “Turning of the LEGO Bricks” ceremony had to occur. Yes, it’s as silly as this picture suggests. Basically thousands of those lovely LEGO bricks were poured onto the ground as the local mayor,…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Aug 13 '10

Princess of Mars fanfic from the 1960s puts some damn clothes on Deja Thoris

The Onion AV Club’s editor has been reviewing a stash of pulpy paperbacks he got at a garage sale, and now Keith Phipps has hit on a fascinating double-novel by a semi-forgotten author. It’s sort of twisted, quasi-feminist Barsoom fan-fiction. I’d never heard of A. Bertram Chandler before reading Phipps’ review, but I’m now dying…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Aug 13 '10

Who Will Watch the Watchmen? More Watchmen!

A few things to be concerned with here: first, Google Street View has gone meta. Second, apparently those vans travel in packs. Third, the universe just collapsed in on itself, the end. [Google via Reddit]

Tech News Brian Barrett Aug 13 '10

Gizmodo Day @ 4food

Photos by Gary He Return to: Gizmodo Day Roundup https://gizmodo.com/gizmodo-day-celebrated-in-70-countries-5612377 Return to: Gizmodo Day Roundup Return to: Gizmodo Day Roundup Return to: Gizmodo Day Roundup Return to: Gizmodo Day Roundup Return to: Gizmodo Day Roundup Return to: Gizmodo Day Roundup Return to: Gizmodo Day Roundup Return to: Gizmodo Day Roundup Return to: Gizmodo Day Roundup…

Tech News Scott Kidder Aug 13 '10

Play Some FarmVille, Then Book a Delta Flight on Facebook

No longer should IT managers get away with blocking Facebook on company computers, now Delta’s added the ability to book a flight right there in that open Facebook tab. Nevermind that your boss probably knows Delta takes bookings elsewhere. Facebook users must download the Ticket Window app, which displays flight information for browsing and purchasing.…

Social Media Kat Hannaford Aug 13 '10

Gadget Deals of the Day

Nanotech tea bag creates safe drinking water instantly, for less than a penny

Are You Directionally Challenged?

Google Calls Oracle Lawsuit A Baseless Attack On The Open-Source Java Community

Gizmodo Day Celebrated in 70 Countries

Nikon D3100 Leaked Details Reveal a 14 Megapixel CMOS Sensor and 1080p Video

Meet Gizmodo’s Latest Guest Artist: Chuck “No Pattern” Anderson

Extremely Thin, 3G-Capable Sony Readers Coming Soon?

A toothpaste-like gel that can heal wounds six times faster than normal

The next Terminator movie will be a 3-D animated sequel to the original Terminator. Will Arnie be back?

Disney debuts its Star Tours 2 video of death

Tarantulas Shown on 3DTVs to Cure Arachnophobia Just Seems Plain Evil

Brick director Rian Johnson will start filming his time-travel movie in January

Massive Sun Halo Coronal Ejection Just Needs Some Interstellar Marshmallows

Gizmodo Days Around the World Gallery

The Traditional “Turning of the LEGO Bricks” Ceremony

Princess of Mars fanfic from the 1960s puts some damn clothes on Deja Thoris

Who Will Watch the Watchmen? More Watchmen!

Gizmodo Day @ 4food

Play Some FarmVille, Then Book a Delta Flight on Facebook

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