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HTC Incredible (Or Supersonic?) Glimpsed On Video

Both the Incredible and Supersonic have had their leaky moments, and due to the similarities it’s difficult to tell which model is shown here. I’m leaning towards the Incredible, which is meant to be the Verizon version of the Desire. https://gizmodo.com/htc-incredible-turns-up-on-verizon-wireless-system-imp-5479895 The video’s in pretty poor quality, but you can see it’s got the same…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Feb 26

Samsung’s 3DTV Gets Early Review: “You Won’t Be Sorry You Bought This”

Samsung’s first 3DTV has been reviewed ahead of release by the UK’s largest tech site, TechRadar, who has has nothing but glowing words to say about it, claiming “we don’t reckon you’ll be sorry you bought this Samsung.” They watched Monsters Vs. Aliens on the 40C7000 TV, with a BD-C6900 Blu-ray player from Samsung. The…

Gadgets Kat Hannaford Feb 26

These iPhone Cookies Make Me Want To Go On An All-Gadget Diet

I like edible gadgets and I definitely like to eat them. That’s why I’m tempted to track down a Japanese bakery called Green Gables and get half a dozen of these tasty-looking iPhone cookies. [Nobon via Cult of Mac] https://gizmodo.com/sweet-confession-i-ate-a-chocolate-apple-tablet-5347285/

Tech News Rosa Golijan Feb 26

NASA Project M Puts Scientists’ Avatars On the Moon

NASA can put humanoids on the Moon in just 1000 days. They would be controlled by scientists on Earth using motion capture suits, giving them the feeling of being on the lunar surface. I’d pay to use one. Imagine sending every scientist to the Moon Back in the Lunar exploration days, scientists had to tell…

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz Feb 25

On My Friend’s Hard Childhood and, So Very Tangentially, Gadgets

Joel Johnson, who ran Gizmodo a while before he rejoined us, is my friend and fellow nerd. I love him. When he wrote this dark story about his childhood, I cried. And surprisingly, I thought about gadgets. Joel’s story is about the sexual abuse he was dealt by his adoptive parent, and how he and…

Tech News Brian Lam Feb 25

Blockbuster to Close 500 Locations

You might’ve recently walked the aisles of one of Blockbuster’s 3,525 locations while looking for a good make out movie. Five hundred of those locations are closing. [MSN via Digg]

Tech News Rosa Golijan Feb 25

Nintendo, on Competition (Note to Self: Remember This In Five Years)

The Wall Street Observer: “Microsoft is working on controller-free gaming technology and Sony is developing a motion controller…Are you worried?” Nintendo’s Reggie: “We do not fear any competitor.” Me: Well, that settles that. [WSJ]

Tech News Matt Buchanan Feb 25

Do You Prefer to Pay More For Your Cellphone Now Or Later?

Once upon a time, buying cellphones was easy. You’d go for the cheaper deal and leave it at that. But what about when you’re faced with the choice of paying more now or more over time? Which do you chose? The NY Times has an interesting example of this dilemma: Let’s say that you buy…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Feb 25

Magic Flute Speakers Probably Run on Rocket Fuel

These Magic Flute loudspeakers from S W Speakers would look more at home on a fighter jet than in my living room. But that’s entirely my living room’s fault. There aren’t a lot of details available about the Magic Flute, other than that it’s the first entry from S W Speakers in the loudspeaker market,…

Tech News Brian Barrett Feb 25

5,382 Square Feet of Solar Panels Make This the World’s Largest Solar-Powered Boat

Some think that this—the PlanetSolar—is the sort of boat Kevin Costner should have had in Waterworld, but all I’m really contemplating is hopping on board for her first journey around the world in 2011. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-what-kevin-costner-should-have-had-in-waterworl-5480391 The PlanetSolar took 13 months to build and is nearly 102 feet long, almost 50 feet wide and stands 24-1/2…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Feb 25

Ann and Jeff VanderMeer Announce “Steampunk Reloaded” Anthology Lineup

Writing/editing team Ann and Jeff VanderMeer are following up their insanely successful Steampunk Anthology (Tachyon Press) with a second book, Steampunk Reloaded, that focuses more on steampunk art and culture, including nonfiction essays and gorgeous illustrations. Here’s what’s in store. The anthology comes out October of this year, and the VanderMeers have announced the lineup:…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz Feb 25

Na-na Na-na Na-na Na-na Batplane!

Meet Bat. Bat is an unmanned aircraft system with a 12-foot wingspan, short wave infrared camera, real-time moving target indicator, and dual payloads. In other words, this is what Batman himself would use for recon. Northrop Grumman, the company behind the Bat series of UAVs has reported that the first test flights were a success,…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Feb 25

How The New Crazies Is Scarier Than Romero’s Original

We talked infectious diseases with The Crazies director Breck Eisner. And learned the great pains he took to make sure George Romero’s film was updated correctly. Rule number one: These people aren’t zombies, they’re alive — and full of rage! Why did you want to remake George Romero’s Crazies? I was originally approached by [producers]…

Movies Meredith Woerner Feb 25

The Nerdiest Way You’ll See a Door Opened All Week

Take a Linksys running custom firmware, tap into the hardware to power a circuit controlling the locks, and SSH into the router with custom iPhone and Android apps to flip the circuit. Easy, right? [Sunlight via Make via Engadget]

Tech News Matt Buchanan Feb 25

And Tesla the Twain Shall Meet

Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla: The most powerful of minds, and the best of friends. Here, a captivated Sam Clemens tests Tesla’s inductively powered incandescent lamp. The mad scientist lurks in the background, like, well, a mad scientist. It’s not terribly surprising that the two men were friends, since they were both revered figures in…

Tech News John Herrman Feb 25

Dubai’s 2 Million Gallon Shark Tank Is Leaking

The shark-filled aquarium at the Dubai mall, full of 33,000 sea creatures and 2 million gallons of water, has sprung a leak through its 30-inch acrylic walls. This won’t end well! Updated: Now with video! The leak had people wading out of the mall. A representative for Dubai’s civil defense force said they’ve got the…

Tech News Adam Frucci Feb 25

China Miéville Explains Why J.G. Ballard Is A Giant Of Science Fiction

China Miéville’s indispensible review of J.G. Ballard’s newly released complete stories does more than celebrate Ballard, whose influence permeates all types of fiction. He also makes a great argument for why Ballard belongs to science fiction. Not only does Ballard’s fiction feature such SF commonplaces as space travel and future dystopias, it also makes use…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Feb 25

Ambient Light Concept Pleasantly Reminds You Your Gadgets Are Wasting Energy

It’ll be at least a decade before the Bloom Box solves our energy crisis. In the meantime, you’re gonna have to turn off your gadgets. This concept uses ambient light to gently remind you which are still sucking power. https://gizmodo.com/giz-explains-fuel-cells-and-bloom-energys-miracle-box-5479460 The design bears the creatively-sequenced name Saving Energy Multitap, and it’s intended as a replacement…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Feb 25

Leonardo DiCaprio Brings Us Space Porn In 3-D Imax

Your computer screen isn’t big enough to do justice to the massive images the Hubble Space Telescope has been sending back. So check out the new film Hubble 3-D, with exclusive Imax spacewalk footage. We’ve got some high-res images below. Leonardo DiCaprio narrates this documentary about the Hubble Space Telescope, which hits Imax theaters on…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 25

Ask Paolo Bacigalupi About Windup Girl

For the past few days, we’ve been discussing Paolo Bacigalupi’s novel The Windup Girl in our io9 book club meeting. Now you can ask Paolo about the book! He’ll be joining us here in comments tomorrow at 12 PST. Please reserve the comments section here for specific questions to Paolo – you can continue debating…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz Feb 25

HTC Incredible (Or Supersonic?) Glimpsed On Video

Samsung’s 3DTV Gets Early Review: “You Won’t Be Sorry You Bought This”

These iPhone Cookies Make Me Want To Go On An All-Gadget Diet

NASA Project M Puts Scientists’ Avatars On the Moon

On My Friend’s Hard Childhood and, So Very Tangentially, Gadgets

Blockbuster to Close 500 Locations

Nintendo, on Competition (Note to Self: Remember This In Five Years)

Do You Prefer to Pay More For Your Cellphone Now Or Later?

Magic Flute Speakers Probably Run on Rocket Fuel

5,382 Square Feet of Solar Panels Make This the World’s Largest Solar-Powered Boat

Ann and Jeff VanderMeer Announce “Steampunk Reloaded” Anthology Lineup

Na-na Na-na Na-na Na-na Batplane!

How The New Crazies Is Scarier Than Romero’s Original

The Nerdiest Way You’ll See a Door Opened All Week

And Tesla the Twain Shall Meet

Dubai’s 2 Million Gallon Shark Tank Is Leaking

China Miéville Explains Why J.G. Ballard Is A Giant Of Science Fiction

Ambient Light Concept Pleasantly Reminds You Your Gadgets Are Wasting Energy

Leonardo DiCaprio Brings Us Space Porn In 3-D Imax

Ask Paolo Bacigalupi About Windup Girl

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