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Hear The Big Daddy/Hit Girl Sing-Along That Was Cut From Kick-Ass

We’re already reeling from Nic Cage’s Adam West impersonation in Kick-Ass. But when his movie daughter/superhero Chloe Moretz, aka Hit-Girl, told us Cage sang in one deleted scene, we couldn’t believe it. Until she sang it for us. At the Kick-Ass roundtables, we asked got to ask Moretz plenty of questions about her upcoming feature,…

Movies Meredith Woerner Apr 9

Stanley Kubrick Acting Psycho On The Set Of “The Shining”

How did Stanley Kubrick get so much intensity out of Shelley Duvall and Jack Nicholson during the filming of The Shining? By freaking them out with insane demands and 90 retakes, judging from this making-of footage. [via Big Other]

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Apr 9

iPad Dashboard App Rejected For “Contradicting iPad’s User Experience”

This is the Dashboard app for iPad. It brings OS X’s dashboard to the iPad. Cool, right? Well, you’re not getting it. Apple rejected the app because it “contradicted the iPad’s user experience,” which is a weak excuse and underestimates the user considerably. You’d think that if a person went out and downloaded the Dashboard…

Tech News Jason Chen Apr 9

The Fastest Gaming Processors for Any Budget

If you don’t have the time to research the benchmarks, fear not. Tom’s Hardware has come to your aid with a simple list of the best gaming CPUs offered at each and every pricepoint. Before You Read the List The big news in March was the introduction of the worlds first hexa-core CPU for the…

Reviews Tom's Hardware Apr 9

Scott Pilgrim Creators Brace For A Fan Backlash

When the trailer for the live adaptation movie of indie darling comic book Scott Pilgrim went live, it crashed Apple and pushed the first volume into Amazon’s top 100 sellers. Now the creator and filmmakers are nervous it’s being over-hyped. Bryan Lee O’Malley explained to Variety his fears for the Scott Pilgrim movie, and his…

Movies Meredith Woerner Apr 9

What Is This?

Sharp. Black. Buttons. A power cord. We see Art Lebedev’s logo, so “alien weapon” can be ruled out right off the bat. But actually, the truth is still fairly epic. It’s a laser beam clock called Reflectius. Sixty rotating mirrors redirect a beam of light in glorious overkill fashion, simply to tell you the time.…

Tech News Mark Wilson Apr 9

Gadget Deals of the Day

It’s Friday! And what better way to spend a Friday than with Dealzmodo? Hm, we can’t even think of one. Okay, maybe there’s a couple. But will hitting the bar feel better than buying a new mouse? Yeah, thought so. Top Deals: • Logitech MX 1100 Cordless Laser Mouse for $38.99 with free shipping (normally…

Tech News Casey Chan Apr 9

Your Palm Pre Can Now Run Basically Any Linux Application

iPhone OS is on perpetual lockdown. Android hacking’s boring, considering the platform’s Linux credentials. It’s webOS, Palm’s Linux-based OS, where some of the best gratuitous, for-the-hell-of-it hacking is taking place nowadays. Exhibit A: OpenOffice, running on a Pre. A Pre! This hack is about 23 sweaty steps more obscure than your run-of-the-mill webOS Quickinstall homebrew…

Tech News John Herrman Apr 9

Preacher: Why One of Comics’ Most Revered Properties Might Never Become a Movie

The Garth Ennis-Steve Dillion comic — about a man of the cloth, his ex-assassin girlfriend, and their Irish vampire bud — got a shot of class when Sam Mendes signed on to direct. That was nice while it lasted. Preacher ain’t had it easy in Hollywood. Back in the late ’90s, Tank Girl director Rachel…

Movies Marc Bernardin Apr 9

All Amazon’s AT&T Phones On Sale For 1 Cent

If you’re set to hop on board AT&T’s network, Amazon has a tasty deal: it’s selling every AT&T phone it offers for one penny, with a new 2-year contract. Among those included: the Motorola Backflip and the BlackBerry Bold 9700. Among those not included: iPhone and the Nexus One. OK, so Amazon’s stock doesn’t exactly…

Commerce Kyle VanHemert Apr 9

The iPad Is Just a Big iPod Touch Ugly-Ass Laptop

Here we see the first prototype of the LapDock, a laptop docking station for the iPad. How this is more convenient or practical than Apple’s keyboard/dock is beyond me. Just stop, lousy iAccessory makers. Please, please, stop. [ipadlaptdock]

Tech News Mark Wilson Apr 9

A Rare Look Into the Space Shuttle’s Engines

I always wanted to know how a rocket engine looked right from below, peeking into its nozzles. So I got a high definition NASA photography of Discovery approaching the ISS, and passed it through Photoshop. Here’s the result. Click to zoom into the 2000px wide image and see all the details A unique clear view…

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz Apr 9

64GB Zune HD Now Available for $350

The big daddy of the Zune HD family is now available for order. Aside from the increased capacity, it’s the same as the older Zune HDs, coming in 7 snazzy colors. It’ll set you back $350. [Zune Originals]

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Apr 9

Beer Bottles Reblown Into Glassware

Why is it that we’re perfectly fine reusing some glass and completely refuse to reuse other glass? For $60, you can buy a six pack of tumblers, made from real beer bottles. [Windy City Glass via MAKE via boingboing]

Tech News Mark Wilson Apr 9

Olivia Dunham Vs. The Cancer Hand!

Last night’s Fringe felt pretty run-of-the-mill after the previous week’s incredible episode. Olivia dithered, Walter made taffy, and a creepy guy ran around giving people bubble-wrap face. Spoilers ahead… The most interesting part of last night’s Fringe was probably our journey into the center of Olivia Dunham’s dysfunctional personality, and her broken relationships. Olivia has…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Apr 9

Visual Tricks Can Make Downloads Seem Quicker

Click to viewTwiddling our thumbs while waiting for files to download is one of the great frustrations of our high-speed, technologically interconnected world. Computer scientists are unlikely to eliminate the waiting any time soon, but they’ve done the next best thing. Chris Harrison at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, working with Zhiquan Yeo and…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Apr 9

Scosche reVIVE II Dual USB Charger Can Charge Your iPad

The iPad won’t charge with all USB chargers. But that’s because your USB chargers are weak. The reVIVE II Dual USB Charger can charge both your iPad and your other weakling gadget. The reVIVE II is not weak. The Scosche reVIVE II Dual USB Charger comes in two different models, one for your car and…

Tech News Casey Chan Apr 9

Download the New Firefox Beta That Doesn’t Crash When Videos Do

Mozilla’s serving up a beta of Firefox Lorentz, a version of the browser that runs Flash, Quicktime, and Silverlight videos as a separate processes. If plug-in-caused crashes and stuttering YouTubes have you red in the face, Lorentz offers sweet relief. I’m one of those people who has upwards of a dozen tabs open at all…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Apr 9

Neil Gaiman Delivers His Fairy-tale Instructions

Collaborating with award-winning fantasy illustrator Charles Vess, Gaiman is releasing a gloriously rendered book of his poem, Instructions, later this month. But this animated short promo, narrated by Gaiman, is awesome in and of itself. The lush plumminess of Gaiman’s voice mated with the gorgeousness of Vess’ art makes this how-to-survive-a-fairy-tale primer more than a…

io9 Marc Bernardin Apr 9

V Actor Promises The Resistance Will Get More Competent Soon

Are we going to be witnessing the last temptation of Father Jack soon? Actor Joel Gretsch talked to us about fighting aliens, struggling with his faith, and being tempted by the fruit of another. Spoilers ahead… We were huge fans of Gretsch from his role as Tom Baldwin on The 4400, the previous show from…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Apr 9

Hear The Big Daddy/Hit Girl Sing-Along That Was Cut From Kick-Ass

Stanley Kubrick Acting Psycho On The Set Of “The Shining”

iPad Dashboard App Rejected For “Contradicting iPad’s User Experience”

The Fastest Gaming Processors for Any Budget

Scott Pilgrim Creators Brace For A Fan Backlash

What Is This?

Gadget Deals of the Day

Your Palm Pre Can Now Run Basically Any Linux Application

Preacher: Why One of Comics’ Most Revered Properties Might Never Become a Movie

All Amazon’s AT&T Phones On Sale For 1 Cent

The iPad Is Just a Big iPod Touch Ugly-Ass Laptop

A Rare Look Into the Space Shuttle’s Engines

64GB Zune HD Now Available for $350

Beer Bottles Reblown Into Glassware

Olivia Dunham Vs. The Cancer Hand!

Visual Tricks Can Make Downloads Seem Quicker

Scosche reVIVE II Dual USB Charger Can Charge Your iPad

Download the New Firefox Beta That Doesn’t Crash When Videos Do

Neil Gaiman Delivers His Fairy-tale Instructions

V Actor Promises The Resistance Will Get More Competent Soon

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