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Gear On the Ground In Haiti

We know that people are texting relief in record amounts and understand the challenges of rebuilding Haiti’s infrastructure. But neither have the immediacy of this shot: a hand held monitor revealing a living, conscious person trapped under the rubble. [SFGate] https://gizmodo.com/haiti-text-message-donations-top-10-million-5449712

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jan 16

Mophie and Flo Give iPhones Live TV and the Juice To Make It Last

Back in November we saw FLO TV running on the iPhone and weren’t sure what to make of it. Their partnership with Mophie makes it perfectly clear: new packs will bring live TV and extra juice to iPhones. https://gizmodo.com/flo-tv-shown-off-on-the-iphone-for-reasons-unknown-5409415 We thought that Mophie’s Juice Packs—slide-on cases that double your iPhone’s battery life—were a sound investment…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jan 16

Why Can’t We Let The Movie Spider-Man Grow Up?

So Sony have dumped Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire, and plan to reboot the Spider-Man movie franchise by taking Peter Parker back to his high school days to start all over. Sounds like half of a great idea, at least. I actually have nothing against bringing in new people to make the next Spider-movie, especially…

Movies Graeme McMillan Jan 16

The Week In Gizmodo

With the dire situation in Haiti dominating the news this week, text messages emerged as a powerful resource for relief. We cleared our minds and inboxes of everything CES-releated. Now, our attention turns fully to the Tablet. The devastation in Haiti was tough to take in, even via satellite or seismograph. Text messages proved to…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jan 16

The Future Will Offer Better Employment Possibilities

What kind of work awaits us in the future? A new British Government study has enlisted futurists and other forward-thinkers to answer that very question, and somehow, they still came up with a list that included “space pilot.” Really? The UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills asked research company Fast Future to consider what…

io9 Graeme McMillan Jan 16

Lots of Countries Are Getting Faster Internet But We’re Not One of ‘Em

Akamai released their quarterly State of the Internet report this week, along with this chart showing the fastest national networks in the world. From 2008 to 2009, on average, the world’s internet got 13% faster. America’s got 2.4% slower. There are tons of interesting tidbits to be found in Akamai’s State of the Internet report…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jan 16

Marvel To Cancel Every Single Avengers Comic

The Avengers titles have long been Marvel’s cash cows, but with the advent of Siege, every one of them will fall under the editorial ax this April. It looks as if one of two things are happening. Either A.) Marvel has decided that New Avengers is a wholly inappropriate name for a comic that debuted…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jan 16

Biometric Bouquet Changes Color For Cold Feet

The electrode-equipped Galvanic Skin Response Bouquet doesn’t give the couple much choice about wearing their hearts on their sleeves: a blue LED glows when they’re calm but a white one turns on when they becomes nervous. But that’s not all. The bride and the groom—who met, appropriately, working on a corset that tightens with heart…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jan 16

Step Into Space With Vincent Fourier

It took photographer Vincent Fournier four years to travel the world, taking pictures of important places associated with space travel for The Space Project, but it was more than worth it. Click through to see why. [Vincent Fourier]

io9 Graeme McMillan Jan 16

Project Of The Day: Knit Your Own Wonder Woman Sweater

Looking for the perfect pullover to go with your invisible plane? Then check out this awesome homemade Wonder Woman sweater. If you have the wisdom of Hera and patience of Athena, you too can make you own. Winter may just begun, but crime doesn’t take off when the mercury drops below 32°. Time to channel…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jan 16

Times Square’s Newest Video Billboard Stars FBI’s Most Wanted

Criminals have made it on Broadway thanks to the FBI’s newest video billboard, one which displays their stories-tall mugs alongside Diddy, oversized M&Ms, and other Times Square staples. The billboard, which was unveiled yesterday, is part of an agreement with Clear Channel that gives the FBI access to over 400 digital billboards in 33 cities…

Privacy & Security Kyle VanHemert Jan 16

Windows Mobile 7 Coming To LG Phones In September?

French blogger Eric from PresseCitron, currently meeting with LG at their Design Labs, tweeted that Windows Mobile 7 will be coming to LG handsets in September. The Tweets were taken down pretty quickly, but WMPoweruser captured them even quicker. Eric also tweeted that LG will be coming out with an Android 2.1 handset in April.…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jan 16

Why Booze And Babies Don’t Mix

It’s been said for years that drinking while pregnant could damage the child, and now science has come up with a reason why, claiming that alcohol can chemically alter a fetus’ DNA. Is this the start of Booze Mutants? The claim comes from Australian scientist Suyinn Chong at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, who…

io9 Graeme McMillan Jan 16

How Could This Do It Yourself Light Suit Not Improve Your Weekend?

This may not necessarily be the most practical DIY, but if you’re looking at that picture—I mean really looking—and you’re not thinking “I want to go to there,” well, I just don’t know what to tell you. Like Daft Punk before you, now you too can dazzle people with a line-y, glow in the dark…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jan 16

No New Star Trek For You… Yet

Looking forward to further adventures of JJ Abrams’ rebooted Enterprise crew on their ongoing Star Trek? Keep looking – Pocket Books has indefinitely postponed the spin-off titles scheduled to be released this summer. But why? TrekMovie had the news that the four planned novels following on from last summer’s Star Trek movie (Star Trek: Refugees,…

Movies Graeme McMillan Jan 16

Stop Losing Lens Caps With These DIY Clips

To be a photographer is to lose lens caps. They slide under stacks of paper and get kicked across floors. But armed with a shampoo bottle, an X-acto knife, and this guide, you can make your lens caps stay put. The simple system involves attaching a plastic hook to your camera strap and an elastic…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jan 16

Haiti Text Message Donations Top $10 Million

Faced with an “unprecedented mobile response,” mGive and the Red Cross have collected over $10 million in relief for Haiti. With text donations pouring in at a rate of 10,000 a second, and average donations of $10 automatically charged to phone bills of mobile users, mGive’s system has proved essential for those looking to contribute.…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jan 16

This Is What Happens When You Pee On Sasquatch [NSFW]

A motorcyclist decides to stop and pee by the side of the road… but he arouses the anger of Bigfoot, who seizes on the most convenient part of his anatomy, in this godawful, NSFW sequence from Night Of The Demon. I love how the head Sasquatch researcher tells his team this penile mutilation story by…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jan 16

The Greatest Archive of Junk Store Cameras

Laugh at the website’s design if you want, but the subject matter depicted therein is un-mockable: Decades upon decades of sometimes beautiful, sometimes ugly cameras bought from junk stores. Check out some of our favorites after the jump. God, these are great. Makes me want to go hit the Goodwill and pick up whatever 35mm…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Jan 16

This Is God’s Computer

He doesn’t believe in touchscreens or tablets, and maybe He is right. It’s all old school buttons and switches for The Dude in the Heavens. [Maneggs]

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jan 16

Gear On the Ground In Haiti

Mophie and Flo Give iPhones Live TV and the Juice To Make It Last

Why Can’t We Let The Movie Spider-Man Grow Up?

The Week In Gizmodo

The Future Will Offer Better Employment Possibilities

Lots of Countries Are Getting Faster Internet But We’re Not One of ‘Em

Marvel To Cancel Every Single Avengers Comic

Biometric Bouquet Changes Color For Cold Feet

Step Into Space With Vincent Fourier

Project Of The Day: Knit Your Own Wonder Woman Sweater

Times Square’s Newest Video Billboard Stars FBI’s Most Wanted

Windows Mobile 7 Coming To LG Phones In September?

Why Booze And Babies Don’t Mix

How Could This Do It Yourself Light Suit Not Improve Your Weekend?

No New Star Trek For You… Yet

Stop Losing Lens Caps With These DIY Clips

Haiti Text Message Donations Top $10 Million

This Is What Happens When You Pee On Sasquatch [NSFW]

The Greatest Archive of Junk Store Cameras

This Is God’s Computer

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