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Screw the Voice Plan: The Rumored Google Phone May Be Data/Voip Only

Mike Arrington’s following up yesterday’s rumor of the Google Phone with an interesting angle: That it may be VOIP and data only, having no traditional voice plan. Sounds like the telcos worst nightmare. But Mike notes that AT&T is already ok with setting up Windows and Blackberry phones with data only plans (but not iPhones)…

Tech News Brian Lam Nov 18 '09

Wii Pray Producer Will Reach Bajillionaire Status (Before Descending Into Hell)

"A family shouldn’t have to wait until Sunday to worship the Lord. Now you can go to church every day without leaving your home." Mass: We Pray is a video game parody that doesn’t outright admit to making fun of the Wii, but for some reason, that makes it only more endearing. Because I know…

Tech News Mark Wilson Nov 18 '09

Asus TS Mini NAS Windows Home Server Backups Up to 10 PCs

Have you heard of that new service that allows you to connect to the Internet at one gigabit-per-second to access your very own two terabytes of storage space? Me neither. That’s probably why you need the Asus TS Mini NAS. These Intel Atom N280 1.66GHz Windows Home Servers can back up to ten PCs and…

Tech News Adam Lam Nov 18 '09

The Prisoner: All You Need Is… Wha?

Like last year’s Life On Mars remake, AMC’s The Prisoner remake both gained and lost points by having a totally insane ending. And let’s be honest: nobody’s going to miss that guy singing “Dem Dry Bones.” Spoilers below. So like Sam Tyler’s 1973 head trip, it turned out The Village was all in Number 6’s…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Nov 18 '09

Walmart Black Friday Ad Leaks With $78 Blu-ray Player

Unlike many other Black Friday retailers, Walmart has some legitimately sweet gadget deals going on—like a Magnavox NB500 Blu-ray player for $78 and a whole mess of HDTVs. * Indicates a doorbuster item Computers Acer 17.3″ Blue Laptop w/4GB Memory, 320GB Hard Drive and Windows 7 Premium (Online Only) – $498.00 eMachines 15.6″ Notebook w/AMD…

Tech News Sean Fallon Nov 18 '09

Sony Ericsson’s Custom Android Interface Is Called Nexus

Sony Ericsson‘s custom interface for Android on the X10—and other OSes, like Symbian and Windows Mobile in time-is going to be called Nexus. Like other custom UIs du jour, it’ll integrate a bunch of services, like for social networking. https://gizmodo.com/watch-the-xperia-x10s-rachael-interface-in-action-5395865 Example: Sony Ericsson Timescape, the “signature” Nexus app, sounds a lot like HTC’s Sense in…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Nov 18 '09

Daybreakers’ PSA Reminds Vampires: Turn In Any Humans You See

Here’s a nice little video reminder from Bromley Marks Pharmaceuticals — who are trying their best to keep humans alive, to feed the dying vampire species from our dystopian future. Check out the latest Daybreakers video! As a reminder, here’s the full trailer for Ethan Hawk and Willem Dafoe’s futuristic vampire thriller, Daybreakers. https://gizmodo.com/can-ethan-hawkes-daybreakers-make-vampires-edgy-again-5302795 Here’s…

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 18 '09

Hands-On Gifts for Hackers, Makers and the DIY Obsessed

Hi there, I’m Phil. I live in an electronics factory, and regularly need to pluck microcontrollers out of my feet when walking around barefoot. I thought I could bring some of that joy to you in a gift guide. It’s going to be a little different than just the usual crap you can buy—it’s a…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Nov 18 '09

Qualcomm Ebook Display Ups the Ante with Full Color and Video

Qualcomm has developed a 5.7-inch (1,024×768) display for ebook readers that not only renders color and video; it does so with enough power efficiency to challenge a black and white, still-frame Kindle. The “mirasol” technology mimics iridescent butterfly wings by deploying charged, color-inducing membranes over a layer of mirror. It’s a technology that, if integrated…

Commerce Mark Wilson Nov 18 '09

Ecomodo – The Best of Treehugger

This week on TreeHugger.com, bacteria that glows when it senses landmines, grass-covered computer mouses, a super sponge that absorbs anything but water, an awesome Garmin GPS add-on greens your driving, and more… Scientists Create Bacteria that Lights Up Around Landmines It seems like something straight out of a science fiction film, but this new bacteria…

Tech News Jaymi Heimbuch Nov 18 '09

Michael Jackson’s 3D Body Scans on eBay for $1.5 Million

This just seems wrong. A U.S businessman claims he’s been sitting on 3D scans from 1996, when MJ was aged 37. It’s rumored the singer wanted a virtual or robot double, and this data, if real, would enable just that. You might remember that Jackson had once planned a 50-foot mecha with a moving face…

Tech News Danny Allen Nov 18 '09

Photo of Boeing’s Matrix Laser Destroying an Air Drone

Boeing has successfully tested their new Matrix laser over airborne targets, which is a world’s first. In total, they shot down five drones at various ranges. That’s a lot of pew pew in a day. The Air Force and Boeing achieved a directed-energy breakthrough with these tests. MATRIX—Mobile Active Targeting Resource for Integrated eXperiments—performance is…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Nov 18 '09

Global Frequency Gets a Second Crack at the Small Screen

Warren Ellis has confirmed that the CW is attempting to adapt his comic book series Global Frequency, with a pilot written by Scott Nimerfro. The real question is, can they bring back Michelle Forbes from the original pilot? [Warren Ellis]

Television Lauren Davis Nov 18 '09

AT&T’s Tech Support People Are Just as Happy as Their Customers (Updated)

It’s just plausible enough to be real, and just real enough to be crushingly depressing. UPDATE: It’s fake! But the actual transcript is sort of funny too: As supplied to us by AT&T, the much more flattering “inspiration” for the prank: [13:14:24] Darlene: I apologize for the problem. Please contact an AT&T Wireless representative at…

Tech News John Herrman Nov 18 '09

The Most Upsetting Video of an Automatic Chicken Plucker You Will See Today

This is Janet’s Whizbang Chicken Plucker, built using the instructions from the hit bestselling book Anyone Can Build a Tub-Style Mechanical Chicken Plucker. It is absolutely fucking horrifying, and I apologize in advance. [Eat Me Daily via Kottke]

Biology Adam Frucci Nov 18 '09

Strapya Theatre Presents: Dude Trying to Score with MP3 Card*

*DISCLAIMER: That’s Strapya’s official promotional YouTube video title. I wanted to tell you all about Strapya’s ultra-thin Music Card player, but I’m having an extremely hard time concentrating after watching this spot. Advertising genius or marketing suicide? You decide. I don’t know if they are going to sell a lot of these 0.2-inch thin, 0.7-ounce…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Nov 18 '09

It Takes 147,456 PowerPC Processors To Out-Think a Single Stupid Cat Brain

Also on IBM’s cat-sized-brain-simulation materials list: 143 terabytes of RAM, miles and miles of cabling, a million watts of electricity, 6675 tons of air conditioning equipment, and an acre of floor space. Cats: they’re kinda dumb. They only seem smarter than dogs because they’re not so friendly, and our society judges kindness harshly. It’s true!…

Artificial Intelligence John Herrman Nov 18 '09

Gaming Manuals That Will Prepare You For An Alternate World

You can’t wander into the speculative future (or alternative past) blindly – you need a guide to show you the way. These five game manuals are the best at explaining aliens, mutants, angry robots and even non-sparkly vampires. Call of Cthulhu RPG: Malleus Monstrorum. With the subtitle, “Lore of Things Beyond,” you know this book…

io9 Ed Grabianowski Nov 18 '09

Scientists Make Breakthrough With First Programmable Quantum Processor

In the future, quantum computers will accomplish in seconds what would take years with our best computers today. Physicists at NIST have made a significant leap towards this goal by demonstrating the first “universal” programmable quantum information processor. In other words, this is the first time anyone has developed a processor that can handle any…

Tech News Sean Fallon Nov 18 '09

HypnosEye: The World’s First Ironic Projector

You know those faux-retro plastic cameras you see at stores like Urban Outfitters? The ones skinny people in skinny jeans use to take pictures of themselves dancing, or looking very serious, but not really? This is that, as a projector. The HypnosEye throws up a few red flags right out of the gates: Instead of…

Tech News John Herrman Nov 18 '09

Screw the Voice Plan: The Rumored Google Phone May Be Data/Voip Only

Wii Pray Producer Will Reach Bajillionaire Status (Before Descending Into Hell)

Asus TS Mini NAS Windows Home Server Backups Up to 10 PCs

The Prisoner: All You Need Is… Wha?

Walmart Black Friday Ad Leaks With $78 Blu-ray Player

Sony Ericsson’s Custom Android Interface Is Called Nexus

Daybreakers’ PSA Reminds Vampires: Turn In Any Humans You See

Hands-On Gifts for Hackers, Makers and the DIY Obsessed

Qualcomm Ebook Display Ups the Ante with Full Color and Video

Ecomodo – The Best of Treehugger

Michael Jackson’s 3D Body Scans on eBay for $1.5 Million

Photo of Boeing’s Matrix Laser Destroying an Air Drone

Global Frequency Gets a Second Crack at the Small Screen

AT&T’s Tech Support People Are Just as Happy as Their Customers (Updated)

The Most Upsetting Video of an Automatic Chicken Plucker You Will See Today

Strapya Theatre Presents: Dude Trying to Score with MP3 Card*

It Takes 147,456 PowerPC Processors To Out-Think a Single Stupid Cat Brain

Gaming Manuals That Will Prepare You For An Alternate World

Scientists Make Breakthrough With First Programmable Quantum Processor

HypnosEye: The World’s First Ironic Projector

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