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Google CEO Thinks Buzz Privacy Worked Just Dandy

So much for apologies! Google CEO Eric Schmidt yesterday described user discomfort over Buzz’s privacy issues as “confusion,” saying that “nobody’s personal information was disclosed.” This is, of course, complete and utter manure. https://gizmodo.com/google-admits-buzz-testing-sucked-and-they-are-very-v-5473660 Buzz’s privacy problems are widely documented. Google’s misadventure in social networking has already inspired an FTC complaint and a class action…

Tech News Brian Barrett Feb 18

Spielberg Is Creating A Time Traveling Dino-Drama

Steven Spielberg is playing around with dinosaurs again. His new television show, which he’s calling Terra Nova, puts him in the directors chair, and sounds like it might help us forget about The Land of The Lost entirely. The trades are reporting that Spielberg is working with Peter Chernin on a time traveling drama. Which…

Television Meredith Woerner Feb 18

Scientist Discovers Fruit Peel and Newspaper Can Be Turned Into Ethanol Fuel

Rubbish powered the DeLorean’s Mr. Fusion Home Energy Reactor power source in Back To The Future, so it makes sense that now we’re in the future we can make ethanol fuel from fruit peel. It’s the work of professor Henry Daniell at the University of Central Florida, who can also turn newspaper into fuel fit…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Feb 18

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io9 Meredith Woerner Feb 18

Verizon Apps Turn Your Droid or Imagio Into an All-In-One FiOS Remote

Verizon’s Mobile Remote is an app for Windows Mobile and Android (though for the time being, just the Imagio and Droid) which lets you control your FiOS box locally over Wi-Fi, and share photos from your smartphone. While Verizon’s promo video implies that it’s a makeshift solution—”if you can’t find your remote”—from the looks of…

Tech News John Herrman Feb 18

Steve Jobs: Flash Video Would Make the iPad Battery Life 1.5 Hours

According to Steve Jobs, running Flash video on the iPad would cut its battery life from 10 hours to a measly 1.5. At least, that was his pitch to Wall Street Journal execs recently. But could it possibly be true? Well, yes and no. Jobs is picking and choosing here between hypothetical versions of Flash.…

Tech News Brian Barrett Feb 18

Gorgeous New Covers For Jules Verne’s Classics

Illustrator Jim Tierney has designed a series of interactive covers for Jules Verne’s most cherished novels. Wave-shaped dust jackets for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea? Pop-up spaceships for From the Earth to the Moon? Yes, please. For his senior project, University of the Arts student Jim Tierney reimagined the covers of Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Feb 18

LEAK: iSandwich 4G

According to multiple, reliable industry sources, this iSandwich 4G video is both real and delicious. How Microsoft will eat lunch knowing that this new menu offering exists, I do not know.

Tech News Mark Wilson Feb 18

Create The Ultimate ChatRoulette Matchups

Random chat site ChatRoulette is absolutely nuts. It’s the best place on the internet to see a random naked fat man having intercourse with a piece of fruit or a stuffed animal. But it’s so rife with possibilities! What sorts of random pairings of people would be absolutely epic on ChatRoulette? What sorts of interactions…

Tech News Adam Frucci Feb 18

Glimpse Mirror Opens the Door to Doppelgängers

No special technology to see here, just clever design. The Glimpse Mirror by designer Sarah T. Kang opens a door into any surface. Inside, you’ll find yourself—only a bit fatter than you’d remembered. [mocoloco]

Tech News Mark Wilson Feb 18

Update: Students Knew “MacBook Cameras Turned On Randomly” as School Administrators Gave Technical Excuses

One of the students involved in the class-action lawsuit against the administrators who used school-provided laptops to spy on them, contacted Gizmodo with details about what was happening. https://gizmodo.com/school-spies-students-through-their-laptop-cameras-5474614 Frequently, the green lights next to our [Early 2008 MacBook] iSight webcams will turn on. The school district claims that this is just a glitch. We…

Privacy & Security Jesus Diaz Feb 18

How Playing Dungeons & Dragons Makes You A Better Author

If you spent hundreds of hours playing Dungeons & Dragons in your youth, it turns out that time wasn’t wasted. Three successful authors tell Suvudu that D&D gave them the experience points to write decent novels and stories. Wizards Of The Coast is putting out a new “red box” edition of the D&D starter set,…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Feb 18

Gadget Deals of the Day

Gadget-heads aren’t usually known for our upper-crust mannerisms, so if you want an invite to the next opera gala check out the free etiquette ebook. Now I can finally figure out what all those forks on my table are for. Top Deals: • Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty (PC) for $49.99 plus free shipping (normally…

Tech News Don Nguyen Feb 18

How Roger Ebert Will Get His Voice Back

Years of battling cancer have left film ubercritic Roger Ebert without a portion of his jaw, and consequentially, his voice. Esquire’s superb profile outlined his efforts to regain a voice—his voice—but left us wondering: How will that work? From Esquire: Ebert is waiting for a Scottish company called CereProc to give him some of his…

Tech News John Herrman Feb 18

You Can Now Download iPhone Apps Up to 20MB Over 3G

I think you’d have to nearly suicidal to attempt it—especially if you’re in NY or SF—but Apple’s doubled the max size of apps you can download over 3G to 20MB. [9to5Mac]

Tech News Matt Buchanan Feb 18

Camera Concept Separates Screen From Lens, So Subject Can See the Shot First

We’ve seen several new camera formats recently—micro four thirds, 3D cameras, heck, even Polaroid has made a return. But a camera where the lens and the screen can separate, so the subject can hold the screen? Madness. https://gizmodo.com/smiley-fujifilm-3d-point-and-shoot-camera-does-video-l-5320136 It is merely an idea in designer Xi Zhu‘s head unfortunately—but I can see Fujifilm being inspired…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Feb 18

Babies With Laser Eyes: Nadir Or Gutter Of Web Culture?

A new and totally inexplicable meme is sweeping the internet. Mutant infants with laser vision. Are these tots the harbingers of a new dark age, or a sign that culture is now 100% intellectually bankrupt? Let us contemplate. It’s easy to understand the appeal of a baby with laser eyes – its adorable mini-human shenanigans…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Feb 18

The Way Of Stopping An Asteroid Impact That J.J. Abrams And Michael Bay Never Thought Of

If an asteroid really was on a collision course with Earth, blowing it up wouldn’t do much good because the chunks would still have the same momentum. So what do you do? “How I Saved The World” has the answer. The story, by Bulgarian author Valentin Ivanov, appeared in Mike Brotherton’s online anthology of astronomy-based…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 18

Razer Vespula Gaming Mouse Pad Review: 2 Surfaces, 1 Pad

The promise of a gaming mousepad is somewhat intangible—”more precise mousing.” But can you really tell if it’s letting you headshot more dudes? Razer’s Vespula, however, offers something you can feel: Two completely different mousing surfaces in one. The Damage Thirtee-five dollars, retail—meaning you’ll probably be able to find it for cheaper. The Verdict An…

Reviews Matt Buchanan Feb 18

The New Crow Could Start Flying This Summer

Director and screenwriter Stephen Norrington speculates that the final draft for his new Crow film will be done this month, which means filming can begin this summer. Commence mascara-streaked crying, Crow purists. [Mania]

Movies Meredith Woerner Feb 18

Google CEO Thinks Buzz Privacy Worked Just Dandy

Spielberg Is Creating A Time Traveling Dino-Drama

Scientist Discovers Fruit Peel and Newspaper Can Be Turned Into Ethanol Fuel

Wolfman Gallery

Verizon Apps Turn Your Droid or Imagio Into an All-In-One FiOS Remote

Steve Jobs: Flash Video Would Make the iPad Battery Life 1.5 Hours

Gorgeous New Covers For Jules Verne’s Classics

LEAK: iSandwich 4G

Create The Ultimate ChatRoulette Matchups

Glimpse Mirror Opens the Door to Doppelgängers

Update: Students Knew “MacBook Cameras Turned On Randomly” as School Administrators Gave Technical Excuses

How Playing Dungeons & Dragons Makes You A Better Author

Gadget Deals of the Day

How Roger Ebert Will Get His Voice Back

You Can Now Download iPhone Apps Up to 20MB Over 3G

Camera Concept Separates Screen From Lens, So Subject Can See the Shot First

Babies With Laser Eyes: Nadir Or Gutter Of Web Culture?

The Way Of Stopping An Asteroid Impact That J.J. Abrams And Michael Bay Never Thought Of

Razer Vespula Gaming Mouse Pad Review: 2 Surfaces, 1 Pad

The New Crow Could Start Flying This Summer

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