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Toy Story 3 Gets the Beautiful HD Trailer It Deserves

Click to viewIt’s hard to believe that it’s been over ten years since Toy Story 2. But watching this stunning full Toy Story 3 trailer, I know now that it was worth the wait. It’s great to see old friends return, and to see the humans finally looking so lifelike. We’re still a few months…

Movies Brian Barrett Feb 11

Just How Doomed Are Flashforward And Caprica?

Two freshman TV shows are showing severe danger signs. ABC shortened FlashForward’s first season by one episode, as the drama named three new showrunners. Meanwhile, Caprica’s third episode got just 1.13 million viewers, less than Swamp Loggers. Now that David S. Goyer has left FlashForward just a few months after taking over as the sole…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Feb 11

Digital Storm’s BlackOPS PC Can Probably Run Entire Star Destroyers

Like Darth Vader’s underpants, the new Intel Core i7 and i5-based Digital Storm BlackOPS PCs are made of lusty black aluminum. Also like Darth Vader’s underpants, they are liquid cooled. There are three models available, starting at $1,709 with the 2.66GHz Core i5-750 and ending with the 3.2GHz Core i7-960. They can pack up to…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Feb 11

Two Important Updates to Gizmodo: #Broken and #Lifechanger

Gizmodo is a blog, yes, but it’s also become a more encompassing entity—one that’s dynamically enriched by its readership. And we can think of nothing more important for you to share than the real-world stories about your gadgets. Our larger commenting guide can tell you more about the ins and outs of commenting on Gizmodo…

Tech News Mark Wilson Feb 11

Lenovo C315 All-In-One Has Touchscreen Powers For Only $650

Today Lenovo unveiled their C315 touchscreen all-in-one desktop. It may not be the peppiest system on the market, but $650 for a 20-inch touchscreen AIO PC sounds pretty good to me. Full specs aren’t available yet, but we do know that the C315 houses an AMD Althon CPU, 4GB of memory, and ATI Mobility Radeon…

Tech News Brian Barrett Feb 11

You Light Up My Life. Or Do You? Bright Stars and Dark Energy

For decades astronomers have used the Astronomical Magnitude Scale to measure the brightness of stars. But what if they’re measuring with an inaccurate ruler? And how could that screw up the quest to understand dark energy? The Astronomical Magnitude Scale (see bottom of post) is a logarithmic scale used to measure the brightness of stars…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Feb 11

Skyfire Browser Is Coming to Android

Skyfire makes one of the best browsers for Windows Mobile, a fully Flash compatible app that draws on Skyfire’s server-side compression to make browsing bearable on slower connections. Today, they’ve announced that they’ve gobbled up kolbysoft, the company that makes alternative Android browser Steel. Sounds promising, right? Skyfire’s CEO feels the same way: https://gizmodo.com/skyfire-1-5-brings-more-speed-less-ugly-5422355 By…

Tech News John Herrman Feb 11

Survey Shows Half of Phone Break-Ups Are Texted

It’s an admittedly small sample size from a start-up social network, but even so: that’s ice cold. MocoSpace surveyed 20,000 of its 10.3 million members, and found that SMS is the weapon of choice for 47% of phone break-ups. Other disheartening statistics gleaned from the study: a third of MocoSpace users have used their phone…

Tech News Brian Barrett Feb 11

An Interview With a ‘Nigerian Prince’

We’ve all received the Nigerian Letters, or 419 scams. And I doubt I’m the only one who was tempted to follow up, just to see how the scam worked. Now Scam Detective published a 3-part interview with a reformed prince. The process he shares is enlightening. It also explains all the bad English. John [the…

Privacy & Security Mark Wilson Feb 11

Nokia Could Hit Back With A Mammoth 12-MP, 720p-Shooting N8-00 Phone Next Week

Nokia’s slashing the number of smartphone models by half this year, but at least we know one of them will be a doozy, if true: the N8-00 is rumored to sport a 12-megapixel lens and the new Symbian^3 OS. https://gizmodo.com/nokia-to-halve-smartphone-production-in-2010-official-5418797 That camera lens will be big news for Nokia, as it’ll also shoot in 720p…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Feb 11

TiVo’s Got Something Major Coming March 2nd

TiVo’s leaked product manuals and product shortages have had us expecting something new from the company for weeks now. Today, invites went out for a March 2nd launch event, and if you trust TiVo, it’s a big one. https://gizmodo.com/premiere-tivos-next-hd-dvr-possibly-revealed-in-instru-5437422 We’ve been hearing whispers that TiVo has a shakeup coming to their hardware line since last…

Television John Herrman Feb 11

What Is Paranormal Romance?

One of the biggest-selling subgenres in the science fiction and fantasy worlds is something called “paranormal romance.” This catchall term gets applied to everything from vampy erotica and space opera, so we asked popular paranormal romance authors to define it. Marjorie M. Liu is the bestselling author of the Hunter Kiss and Dirk & Steele…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz Feb 11

Office For Mac 2011 First Look: Ribbons, Sharing, and… Outlook?

Preemptive apologies to those of you who read Gizmodo to get away from work: Sorry! Now pay attention: The next version of Office for Mac is on its way, and we’ve got a sneak peak. There’s been a funny disconnect over the years between Office for Mac and Office for PC, which staggered release dates…

Tech News John Herrman Feb 11

A Trip Into a Fractal Trillions Larger Than the Known Universe

I haven’t had my cereal with funny colored powder yet and I’m already tripping: Here’s a trip into fractal down to a e.214 magnifying factor. If it existed in the real world, it would be trillions larger than the Universe. The final magnification is e.214. Want some perspective? A magnification of e.12 would increase the…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Feb 11

Book Of Eli Directors Want Akira Next

Rumors are circulating that the Hughes Brothers’ next project could be a live-action remake of Akira. But they don’t just want one film — the Warner Brothers picture is planned as a two-parter. New York Magazine says Warners is in negotiations with the Albert and Allen Hughes to direct a live-action remake of Otomo’s cult…

Movies Meredith Woerner Feb 11

Mice Endure Electrical Shocks For Chocolate

Is chocolate as addictive as heroin? Possibly. In a new study, mice willingly subjected themselves to electrical shocks in pursuit of a chocolate treat. Italian researchers set out to discover just how much compulsive behavior plays a role in eating disorders. Rossella Ventura, leader of the research team at the Santa Lucia Foundation in Rome,…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Feb 11

Where Microsoft’s Money Really Comes From

It’s no shock to see that with unglamorous but vital products like Windows and Office, Microsoft is basically printing money. But where’s the Xbox? The Zune? Windows Mobile? Bing? Oh, they’re there. You just have to look a little closer. Microsoft’s most visible products that aren’t Windows and Office fall under two divisions: Entertainment and…

Tech News John Herrman Feb 11

A First Look at Robot Land (Disneyland for Terminators)

$230 million of Robot Land’s $600 million budget has been secured. And in case the project never breaks ground (or the robots don’t let us in), we have a load of renders showing us what it would have looked like. https://gizmodo.com/korea-opening-first-robot-theme-park-for-humans-5152998 Featuring attractions like Robot Water Park, Robot Battle Stadium, Robot Flower Island, Robot Museum…

Tech News Mark Wilson Feb 11

G-Point Mouse Is Not a Very Good Valentine’s Gift

This sleek fire red mouse may be a perfect Valentine’s gift. Smooth and beautiful. Until you see the whole thing from above. See what I mean? [Yanko Design] Bad Valentine is our own special take on the beauty—and awkwardness—of geek love.

Tech News Jesus Diaz Feb 11

More New Toys Pour Out Of Toy Story 3’s Lastest Trailer

Meet all the brand new toys in Toy Story 3’s daycare center from hell, including Barbie’s boyfriend, decked out in some classy light blue short-shorts — and he’s voiced by Michael Keaton. Let hope he uses his Beetlejuice voice. Already in this teaser we can see a ton of toys for younger kids. There’s a…

Movies Meredith Woerner Feb 11

Toy Story 3 Gets the Beautiful HD Trailer It Deserves

Just How Doomed Are Flashforward And Caprica?

Digital Storm’s BlackOPS PC Can Probably Run Entire Star Destroyers

Two Important Updates to Gizmodo: #Broken and #Lifechanger

Lenovo C315 All-In-One Has Touchscreen Powers For Only $650

You Light Up My Life. Or Do You? Bright Stars and Dark Energy

Skyfire Browser Is Coming to Android

Survey Shows Half of Phone Break-Ups Are Texted

An Interview With a ‘Nigerian Prince’

Nokia Could Hit Back With A Mammoth 12-MP, 720p-Shooting N8-00 Phone Next Week

TiVo’s Got Something Major Coming March 2nd

What Is Paranormal Romance?

Office For Mac 2011 First Look: Ribbons, Sharing, and… Outlook?

A Trip Into a Fractal Trillions Larger Than the Known Universe

Book Of Eli Directors Want Akira Next

Mice Endure Electrical Shocks For Chocolate

Where Microsoft’s Money Really Comes From

A First Look at Robot Land (Disneyland for Terminators)

G-Point Mouse Is Not a Very Good Valentine’s Gift

More New Toys Pour Out Of Toy Story 3’s Lastest Trailer

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