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The iPhone Would’ve Sucked If the Rumors Were True

Everybody knew the iPhone was coming—just like everybody knows the tablet coming. Funny thing is, (nearly) everybody got everything else about it wrong. If we’d all been right, the iPhone would’ve sucked. From Technologizer’s round-up of pre-iPhone iPhone coverage, here’s some of the most of tragicomically wrong specurumorbobulation: • An Apple phone’s functions could be…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Dec 28 '09

Alan Alda Wants To Peel Open Your Brain

From hosting Scientific American Frontiers to writing a play based on Einstein’s letters, Alan Alda is a true geek. We caught up with him to find out about his exploration of the human brain for PBS, called The Human Spark. Many don’t realize that Alda has a geeky side. Known for his 11 year story…

io9 Sonia Zjawinski Dec 28 '09

Take the Stretch Vespa to Your Next Hipster Prom

Vespa South Africa calls this four-seater a “family car.” Apparently South African families don’t pack much for road trips? Not to mention how silly it sounds for an angry father to threaten to “turn this Vespa around this instant!” No, the stretch Vespa should clearly be marketed to its rightful clientele: roving gangs of urbanites…

Tech News Brian Barrett Dec 28 '09

Nolan Floods Your Brain With Dark Surrealism In New Inception Trailer

Watch Leo DiCaprio become the Morphius to his assistant, Ellen Page’s Neo, as he and his well dressed team of brain-busters attempt to rob your mind. The latest Christopher Nolan Inception trailer is out. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a powerful CEO, Page as his assistant, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a khaki suited bad-ass and…

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 28 '09

The Algorithm Protecting GSM Calls Has Been Cracked

The A5/1 privacy algorithm, a code which is used to protect the privacy of about 80 percent of all mobile calls worldwide, has been deciphered and made public. It remains to be seen whether it’s time to panic just yet. The algorithm in question has been used to encrypt GSM calls since 1988, but this…

Privacy & Security Rosa Golijan Dec 28 '09

My Second iMac Is Busted, Too

My first iMac arrived with a jaundiced screen, so Apple sent me a replacement. After unpacking, it took only moments for me to diagnose the system as being flawed in the exact same manner. Yes friends, I’m two for two! https://gizmodo.com/i-spoke-too-soon-my-imac-is-ed-too-5424639 Just like my first 27-inch iMac, the screen is inflicted with the yellow screen…

Tech News Mark Wilson Dec 28 '09

In Radiolab, And Great Design, We Trust

For years, we’ve been fans of the WNYC show Radiolab. We’re not alone; five artists from around the world created these sold out limited-edition prints to raise money for the show, and a second set is to follow next year.

io9 Graeme McMillan Dec 28 '09

Gadget Deals of the Day

Today’s Dealz is beefier than beef stew, with tons of fresh post-Christmas savings on laptops, TVs, and games galore. Check out Hobomodo for a free pass to 24 Hour Fitness, so you too can get beefier than beef stew. Top Deals: • 14.1″ HP Pavilion dv4t Laptop for $449.99 (normally $599.99). • Wii Fit Plus…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Dec 28 '09

Win a New Camera With Which to Document Your Drunk Ass on New Year’s Eve

Take this survey, email the last question to [email protected], and you could win a Canon PowerShot SD 1200 IS—just in time to snap embarrassing photos of you and your posse partying like a herd of Snookies. [Rules.] http://gawker.com/5425961/j-is-for-jersey

Tech News Chrissie Lamond Dec 28 '09

Evil GPS Leads a Couple to the Frozen Wilderness to Die

A couple was stuck in the untamed winter wilderness of eastern Oregon for three days after following their evil SUV’s GPS navigator’s directions. They were saved by a do-gooder GPS in their phone. The couple got trapped in the snow for three days in the Winema-Fremont National Forest after their SUV’s navigator told them to…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Dec 28 '09

Jeff Bezos on the Inevitable Obsolescence of Books

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos tells Dan Lyons, aka FSJ, just how deep his “missionary zeal” for spreading the gospel of the Kindle runs: One day, it’s going to kill books entirely. The full quote: Lyons: Do you think that the ink-on-paper book will eventually go away? Bezos: I do. I don’t know how long it…

Commerce Matt Buchanan Dec 28 '09

AT&T Resumes Selling iPhones to NY

Last week, AT&T mysteriously stopped offering NY the option to purchase an iPhone online. This week, the option is back. No one knows why…except AT&T, of course. [9to5Mac] https://gizmodo.com/at-t-stops-online-ny-iphone-sales-due-to-network-frailt-5435029

Tech News Mark Wilson Dec 28 '09

Next Stop, Virtual Panhandling!

If not having enough change to give to every downtrodden soul on the subway doesn’t make you feel bad enough, now you have to pretend you don’t see the abused girl staring out from a flat-screen at the bus stop. The poster, which has been put up at the Tottenham Court Road bus shelter in…

io9 Sonia Zjawinski Dec 28 '09

Science Fiction Has Been “Dying” For A Long Time

Tired of people claiming science fiction is dead because real life has “caught up” with it? They’ve been saying that since Sputnik, points out Dave Truesdale over at Asimov’s, responding to Neal Asher’s rant about doomsayers who pronounce SF dead.

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Dec 28 '09

When To Buy Apple Products

If you’re even thinking about buying an Apple product, wait until after you’ve read this guide to product cycles and refreshes. It’s not always a good time to buy—and now might be an especially bad one for some. We’ve taken a good look at the handy Buyer’s Guide over at MacRumors and given you some…

Tech News Brian Barrett Dec 28 '09

WebOS 1.3.5 Coming Today: Faster, Stronger But Not iTunesier

WebOS 1.3.5 for the Palm Pixi and Pre should be dropping today, with better battery life and MMS fixes, according to yanked release notes. Not there: a fix for broken iTunes support. Has Palm given up the gambit? [AllThingsD]

Tech News Matt Buchanan Dec 28 '09

The Making of Avatar, The Bootleg

“For me, the real impetus for this project was the movie Avatar.” Two minutes of glorious mockumentary follow this line, though I’m not sure it’s possible to top Cameron’s own rhetoric. Either way, however, it’s a must-watch. [Twitter via TechCrunch] https://gizmodo.com/how-james-cameron-would-fake-titanic-today-5431271

Movies Mark Wilson Dec 28 '09

Gravity Well Chart Helps You Plan Your Planetary Escape

Need to figure out how much energy you’ll need to escape the gravitational pull of the solar system’s planets and moons? This chart compares the gravity wells of our neighboring celestial bodies. [xkcd]

io9 Lauren Davis Dec 28 '09

Graphic Designers Reinvent Science Fiction Television

Graphic designers are facing off as they re-envision pop culture. Something Awful turned some of our favorite video games into graphic book covers. Olly Moss did the same with more games. Now another artist has turned to television for inspiration. https://kotaku.com/a-second-serving-of-classic-reimagined-game-covers-5145909 https://kotaku.com/if-only-game-covers-were-as-classy-as-book-covers-5140732 These posters of well known scifi shows (and a few purely geeky shows)…

Television Sonia Zjawinski Dec 28 '09

Montreal, U.S.A. (1901)

According to the February 11, 1901 Akron Daily Democrat (Akron, OH) the official program of President McKinley‘s inauguration in 1901 was to leave no ambiguity about the ambitions of the United States; complete domination of the western hemisphere. After doing some quick research it seems likely that this “futuristic” inaugural program described in the article,…

Tech News Matt Novak Dec 28 '09

The iPhone Would’ve Sucked If the Rumors Were True

Alan Alda Wants To Peel Open Your Brain

Take the Stretch Vespa to Your Next Hipster Prom

Nolan Floods Your Brain With Dark Surrealism In New Inception Trailer

The Algorithm Protecting GSM Calls Has Been Cracked

My Second iMac Is Busted, Too

In Radiolab, And Great Design, We Trust

Gadget Deals of the Day

Win a New Camera With Which to Document Your Drunk Ass on New Year’s Eve

Evil GPS Leads a Couple to the Frozen Wilderness to Die

Jeff Bezos on the Inevitable Obsolescence of Books

AT&T Resumes Selling iPhones to NY

Next Stop, Virtual Panhandling!

Science Fiction Has Been “Dying” For A Long Time

When To Buy Apple Products

WebOS 1.3.5 Coming Today: Faster, Stronger But Not iTunesier

The Making of Avatar, The Bootleg

Gravity Well Chart Helps You Plan Your Planetary Escape

Graphic Designers Reinvent Science Fiction Television

Montreal, U.S.A. (1901)

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