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HTC Tilt 2 and HTC Pure WinMo 6.5 Phones Arrive on AT&T

Windows Mobile 6.5 rolls-out tomorrow, so expect to hear about a bunch of new handsets this week. Getting in early, AT&T has gotten official with its versions of HTC’s TouchPro 2 (Tilt 2; shown left) and Touch Diamond2 (Pure). Both phones use an enhanced TouchFLO 3D interface on top of WinMo 6.5, and here’s how…

Gadgets Danny Allen Oct 5 '09

Flash 10.1: Full Flash for Everyone But iPhone, Actually Playable HD Vids

A ton of good news about Adobe Flash 10.1: Full Flash is coming to Android, BlackBerry, Symbian, WebOS and Windows Mobile. and it’ll be actually GPU accelerated, meaning you can play back YouTube in HD perfectly. But the bad news? Nothing for the iPhone. “Still a closed device and not much progress there,” Adobe told…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Oct 5 '09

Romero Crazies Remake Actually Pretty Insane, Plus Twilight Sings

Remember the effeminate boy from High School Musical with all the fabulous hats? Well, he’s a singing vampire now. But in better news, the Romero Crazies remake seems actually crazy, which is a good thing. The Crazies This recent remake seems to be similar in spirit to Romero’s original. Town gets infected, starts killing its…

Movies Meredith Woerner Oct 4 '09

Deja Vu: Apple Sues Someone Because Their Logo Looks Like Fruit

As part of a legal maneuver worthy of Monster Cable, Apple has set its lawyers on Australia’s largest supermarket chain because their new logo is (they say) a tad too similar to their own. Exhibit A, Woolworths newly redesigned logo, is on the left. Apple’s iconic apple logo is on the right. Not that similar…

Tech News Jack Loftus Oct 4 '09

Looking Back On Three Months Of Wednesdays

DC recently completed its latest weekly series, the twelve-part anthology Wednesday Comics. Although the stories themselves are somewhat uneven, the cumulative effect of fifteen giant stories unfolding in an homage to the Sunday comics sections makes this worth seeking out. I’m not terribly optimistic that comic books will ever regain the kind of popular readership,…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Oct 4 '09

If Apple Produced Audio Components they Would Look Like the EK Amp

The Elekit EK Amp—a vacuum tube hybrid stereo amplifier—was designed by Koichi Futatsumata, but it could have been designed by Jon Ive or Dieter Rams himself. Simple, pure lines, and most probably out of my price range. https://gizmodo.com/1960s-braun-products-hold-the-secrets-to-apples-future-343641 The amplifier is made by a Japanese audio equipment manufacturer that usually sells do-it-yourself kits. The EK…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Oct 4 '09

Choose Your Own Disaster!!

Hello friends. Over the past few months I’ve been telling you what was a disaster, now the time has come for you to pick your own. Fall is officially in full effect, which means the big bad summer sci-fi season is over! Now, personally, I set my bar so impossibly high that no film could…

Movies GarrisonDean Oct 4 '09

Mayfair’s Office Trunk: For the Geek Who Telecommutes On Steamships

If Tom Hanks’ character had had this steamer trunk in Joe Versus the Volcano, he could have probably Googled “brain cloud,” discovered it was bullshit, and saved himself—and us—from having to sit through that movie. That’s because this steamer trunk has a secret—it doubles as a portable office worthy of the Titanic. That said, don’t…

Tech News Jack Loftus Oct 4 '09

How To: Install Homebrew On Palm Pre 1.2.1

WebOS 1.2(.1) is here, and yes: It broke homebrew. Amazingly, it only took devs about two days to bounce back. Here’s how to bring hundreds of free apps, tweaks and themes to your Pre, without flashing your firmware. https://gizmodo.com/palm-pres-webos-1-2-goes-live-5369604 Why Homebrew? Paid apps are due in the official App Catalog any day now—actually they’re running…

Tech News John Herrman Oct 4 '09

Hockey-Playing Tooth Fairy Trailer Puts the Rock in the Penalty Box

We warned you that Dwayne Johnson‘s hockey player turned tooth fairy movie was on its way. Now the trailer has arrived and you can watch the Rock sneak into kids’ bedrooms, battle cats, and get taunted by Billy Crystal. https://gizmodo.com/the-rock-as-the-tooth-fairy-hilarity-must-ensue-5364758 In the vein of his recent slew of family comedies, The Tooth Fairy star Johnson…

Movies Lauren Davis Oct 4 '09

ecoATM Automates Cellphone Recycling Process, Dishes Out Cash (Or a Tree)

Cellphone recycling services are ubiquitous today, but this is the first time I’ve seen the process automated and presented in a convenient ATM-like package. Updated. Supposedly, the ecoATM went live on Friday, in an Omaha furniture store, of all places. Update: It’s not a store, it’s a mart! Nebraska Furniture Mart. And it’s huge! The…

Tech News Jack Loftus Oct 4 '09

10 More Toys For Hollywood To Co-Opt

With Transformers and GI Joe amongst the most successful movies of the summer, it’s no surprise that studios are looking for the next big toy thing. But Battleship isn’t going to cut it… Not while these playthings are available. http://io9.com/5368428/what-was-the-most-successful-summer-movie Sectaurs The Set-Up: A toyline that only lasted one year – perhaps because the world…

Movies Graeme McMillan Oct 4 '09

Power Boat Concept Art Is Inspirational, But Where to Sit?

Seemingly right out of the Flight of the Navigator, this “Power Boat” sculpture is one Paul Reubens robot voice short of taking flight and time traveling around Lake Michigan. The “boat” is meant to inspire, says creator/product designer Joey Ruiter. Power Boat: For very small people or no place to sit. You decide. The Power…

Tech News Jack Loftus Oct 4 '09

The Great T-Mobile Sidekick Data Outage of 2009 Could End Monday, Maybe

Apparently, every T-Mobile Sidekick user from sea to shining sea has been without data access on their mobiles this weekend. Unfortunately, word on the wire is access should have returned yesterday (but it didn’t). How do we know this outage is serious business? Because it’s a trending topic on Twitter right now, that’s how. Celebrity…

Tech News Jack Loftus Oct 4 '09

Tron 2 “The Most Difficult Thing I’ve Ever Done,” Says Star

House star Olivia Wilde has been talking about her experience shooting Tron Legacy, calling it an “epic undertaking” and saying that it was the most difficult thing she’d ever done. Who knew Jeff Bridges was so hard to work with? Talking to Coming Soon, Wilde said, We shot some 20-hour days, we were wearing the…

Movies Graeme McMillan Oct 4 '09

Gyrowheel Gyroscopic Bicycle Wheel Will Eliminate Training Wheels

As a child, learning to ride a bike vexed me to no end. While my friends zipped around the neighborhood on two wheels, I plodded along on four, thanks to an embarrassing set of “training wheels.” Good news: They’re doomed. And it’s all thanks to this ingenious gyro-equipped bike wheel. Like the Seqway before it,…

Tech News Jack Loftus Oct 4 '09

Is V In Trouble Because ABC Is Scared Of Aliens?

Hidden in a recent report about the reformatting of Day One is a strange rumor about why ABC’s relaunch of V is in such trouble: Is the alphabet network afraid of one of the most basic ideas behind the show? Entertainment Weekly speculates that both the Day One mini-series change and V production stoppage are…

Television Graeme McMillan Oct 4 '09

Elusive BlackBerry 9700 (Onyx) Spotted Posing On Hardwood

The 3G capable BlackBerry 9700, rumored to have a completely unconfirmed November 11 launch date on T-Mobile, was recently spotted lounging around on some bloke’s floor. https://gizmodo.com/remainders-things-we-didnt-post-5362192/ And that’s pretty much it for now. Last we reported on this phone the release date was unconfirmed but realistic (November 11), the touch-based track pad was interesting,…

Tech News Jack Loftus Oct 4 '09

Is Syfy Better Than Sci-Fi?

It’s been months since Syfy changed its name, and now that the uproar has died down – and we’ve had a chance to see what Warehouse 13 and Stargate Universe are all about – we wonder: Was it worth it? Variety reports on the fact that Warehouse 13, the show that became the flagship for…

Television Graeme McMillan Oct 4 '09

Bellings Media Chef Addresses Unmet, Imaginary Demand for More Digital Recipe Displays

The Bellings Media Chef digitally displays recipe videos while you cook. Now, I’m not saying you could do this with your laptop and save money, but I am totally telling you could do this with your laptop and save money. Or better yet, do what I do: Forget this thing and take out one of…

Tech News Jack Loftus Oct 4 '09

HTC Tilt 2 and HTC Pure WinMo 6.5 Phones Arrive on AT&T

Flash 10.1: Full Flash for Everyone But iPhone, Actually Playable HD Vids

Romero Crazies Remake Actually Pretty Insane, Plus Twilight Sings

Deja Vu: Apple Sues Someone Because Their Logo Looks Like Fruit

Looking Back On Three Months Of Wednesdays

If Apple Produced Audio Components they Would Look Like the EK Amp

Choose Your Own Disaster!!

Mayfair’s Office Trunk: For the Geek Who Telecommutes On Steamships

How To: Install Homebrew On Palm Pre 1.2.1

Hockey-Playing Tooth Fairy Trailer Puts the Rock in the Penalty Box

ecoATM Automates Cellphone Recycling Process, Dishes Out Cash (Or a Tree)

10 More Toys For Hollywood To Co-Opt

Power Boat Concept Art Is Inspirational, But Where to Sit?

The Great T-Mobile Sidekick Data Outage of 2009 Could End Monday, Maybe

Tron 2 “The Most Difficult Thing I’ve Ever Done,” Says Star

Gyrowheel Gyroscopic Bicycle Wheel Will Eliminate Training Wheels

Is V In Trouble Because ABC Is Scared Of Aliens?

Elusive BlackBerry 9700 (Onyx) Spotted Posing On Hardwood

Is Syfy Better Than Sci-Fi?

Bellings Media Chef Addresses Unmet, Imaginary Demand for More Digital Recipe Displays

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