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See Through The Future Through The Eyes Of Takamatsu

Kazuki Takamatsu’s paintings may look digital, but his X-Ray-esque visions of the future are entirely handmade. Click through for some beautifully alien takes on girls, machines, cityscapes and weird alien tech. Via

io9 Graeme McMillan Sep 26 '09

Homemade Astro-Photography: Look Out, Hubble

Wired has a selection of reader-submitted space photos, and they’re more impressive than I could have imagined. This one is a shot of the Pelican Nebula, 2,000 light years away, with a 114-minute exposure. Awesome. [Wired]

Space & Spaceflight Dan Nosowitz Sep 26 '09

Friday Ratings Disappoint For Dollhouse, Smallville

Not a good sign for Dollhouse or Smallville last night; both shows’ premieres averaged around 2.5 million viewers (with Dollhouse slightly ahead), a drop compared with last season’s final episodes. Time to start the deathwatches again, perhaps? [Mediaweek]

Television Graeme McMillan Sep 26 '09

Producers: FlashForward Has To Last Three Seasons At Least

Ratings for Thursday’s premiere were strong, but even in a worst case scenario, producers for ABC’s FlashForward say they’ll need three seasons to properly tell the story they’ve started. Looks like we’re in for a long haul. Talking to the British SFX magazine, co-creator and producer David Goyer said, We pitched [ABC] a fairly excessive…

Television Graeme McMillan Sep 26 '09

Microsoft Has Great Ads To Rival Apple’s, But Won’t Air Them On TV

Can Microsoft ever do anything right? The company has some produced some pretty good advertising for Windows 7, but for some inexplicable reason, the ads will not be shown on TV. Microsoft’s best advertising in years is restricted to a dusty corner of YouTube, where no one will see them. After making everyone squirm with…

Tech News Brian Lam Sep 26 '09

It Ain’t Over Until The Fat Spider Sings, Apparently

Not only is the Spider-Man musical Turn Out The Dark back on track, but if what musical Green Goblin Alan Cumming is saying is true, we’re even more worried about it than before. Talking to the LA Times, Cumming said that he expects the musical to open on or around the original date of February…

io9 Graeme McMillan Sep 26 '09

I Get By With a Little Help From a Vaporizer and Pancake Machine

After closing Thursday night, we had a bit of spare time and so ended up just hanging out and running a few tests on the Volcano Vaporizer and the Chefstack pancake machine. They passed. Gizmodo Gallery 2009 Details Groupe 267 Elizabeth Street New York, NY 10012 The Gallery is open now through this Sunday, September…

Tech News Brian Lam Sep 26 '09

God Is Dead and Angels Visit Whorehouses on “Supernatural”

No, “God is dead” isn’t a spoiler – it’s just a theory among some of the angels who started Armageddon on Supernatural. Last night’s episode taught us more about angelic powers, including Lucifer’s big plans for Sam. Spoilers ahead! I’m really starting to wonder if Dean might be better off without Sam. I mean, I…

Television Annalee Newitz Sep 25 '09

Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post

A-Holes Make $4,000 Per Day on Viagra Spam…Fungus-Treated Violin Sounds Better Than Stradivarius…Chinese iPhone Pricing: The Opposite of AT&T…Heating and Air Conditioning via Window Panes? I learned a scary thing today: Pharmaceutical spam can generate over $4,000 per day, says Ars, calculated by the commission the referring spammers get from sales at online pharmacies. In…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Sep 25 '09

Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ Review: An HD Video Decoder That Actually Works

Seagate built this second-gen FreeAgent Theater+ to be equally Mac and PC friendly, and to decode any video file you throw at it, regardless of resolution, framerate or other variable. Despite a crappy interface, the mission is a genuine success. The Price $150 without drive; $290 with 500GB drive included. The Praise As I mentioned,…

Reviews Wilson Rothman Sep 25 '09

So What Did You Think Of Tonight’s Dollhouse Episode?

Joss Whedon‘s shocking mindwiping-brothel show Dollhouse came back tonight. You can read our review of the episode here. But what did you think of it? https://gizmodo.com/weve-seen-tomorrow-nights-all-new-dollhouse-5363782

Television Charlie Jane Anders Sep 25 '09

Answer Measy’s Questions, Learn Which Gadget Is Right For You

Picking gadgets is hard enough when you know about all the gadgets that are more or less in the ballpark you’re looking for, but what if you’re starting naked? Measy may make the process easier by asking you questions. All you have to do (eventually, when the site’s launched) is fill in details like brand…

Gadgets Jason Chen Sep 25 '09

This Is How Michael Jordan Would Use a Kindle

Some people use their Kindles to read books. Others get Kindles to spend hours practicing crazy moves with them, like this reader today at the Gizmodo Gallery. Watch him spin the Kindle like a Michael Jordan would spin a basketball. https://gizmodo.com/gizmodo-gallery-2009-the-details-5360008 Read more about our Giz Gallery 09 here, follow @gizgallery on Twitter and see…

Commerce Jesus Diaz Sep 25 '09

Ramp Champ Mixes Skeeball With Flicking

Ramp Champ, a $2 iPhone game by the Iconfactory guys, is guaranteed to look good—and it does. But does it play well? Yeah, it does. Combine the addictiveness of skeeball with the iPhone-ness of flicking something with your finger and you get Ramp Champ. Various icons (it’s Iconfactory, after all) pop up, move around and…

Tech News Jason Chen Sep 25 '09

Dennis Quaid Sticks His Throbbing Lance Into Sean Connery

Sean Connery is the last dragon on Earth, and Dennis Quaid is a soon-to-be-unemployed dragon-hunter, in Dragonheart. So they cook up a great scam: Quaid pretends to kill Connery’s dragon over and over, and gets paid every time.

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Sep 25 '09

The Mechanical Lion Only Lies Down With A Clockwork Princess

Kiriko Moth, who created the gorgeous imagery for our Future Metro section last week, combines Art Nouveau styling with science fiction and fantasy themes. Check out our gallery for more of her gorgeous, retro-futuristic work. Check out more of Kiriko Moth’s work on her website.

io9 Annalee Newitz Sep 25 '09

Microsoft Getting Cleverer and Cleverer With New Multitouch Screen Keyboard

Oh, those smart rascals at Microsoft are on a roll. I love their Courier tablet concept, and now they may have found the way to make on-screen multitouch keyboards actually work great—even for touch typists like me. https://gizmodo.com/courier-first-details-of-microsofts-secret-tablet-5365299 The problem with screen keyboards is that you actually have to look at the screen to hit…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Sep 25 '09

Another Frog With Fangs Is Discovered In Southeast Asia

Just weeks after discovering a frog with fangs in Papua New Guinea, the World Wildlife Federation is reporting another 163 new species in southeast Asia, including another frog with fangs. This new frog, discovered in Thailand, apparently feeds on birds. https://gizmodo.com/rodents-of-unusual-size-found-in-volcanic-lost-world-5355001 Also on the list of newly discovered species is the tiger-striped pitviper (Cryptelytrops honsonensis).…

io9 StephenGoldmeier Sep 25 '09

Woman Becomes Pregnant While Already Pregnant

A woman in Arkansas became pregnant with a male fetus while already two and a half weeks pregnant with a female fetus. Superfetation, while rare, occurs occasionally in humans when a woman ovulates more than once in a month, occasionally resulting in the release of an egg while the woman is already pregnant. [MSNBC via…

io9 Lauren Davis Sep 25 '09

Data Shows What Everyone Knows: Gimmicky Apps Aren’t Used Frequently

Think about how many times you use gimmicky apps—fart generators, zit poppers—past the first few days after you downloaded them. Now think about news and social networking ones. Big difference, right? This study by Flurry Inc. shows that news apps are used and retained the most past a 90 day period after purchase, followed up…

Tech News Jason Chen Sep 25 '09

See Through The Future Through The Eyes Of Takamatsu

Homemade Astro-Photography: Look Out, Hubble

Friday Ratings Disappoint For Dollhouse, Smallville

Producers: FlashForward Has To Last Three Seasons At Least

Microsoft Has Great Ads To Rival Apple’s, But Won’t Air Them On TV

It Ain’t Over Until The Fat Spider Sings, Apparently

I Get By With a Little Help From a Vaporizer and Pancake Machine

God Is Dead and Angels Visit Whorehouses on “Supernatural”

Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post

Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ Review: An HD Video Decoder That Actually Works

So What Did You Think Of Tonight’s Dollhouse Episode?

Answer Measy’s Questions, Learn Which Gadget Is Right For You

This Is How Michael Jordan Would Use a Kindle

Ramp Champ Mixes Skeeball With Flicking

Dennis Quaid Sticks His Throbbing Lance Into Sean Connery

The Mechanical Lion Only Lies Down With A Clockwork Princess

Microsoft Getting Cleverer and Cleverer With New Multitouch Screen Keyboard

Another Frog With Fangs Is Discovered In Southeast Asia

Woman Becomes Pregnant While Already Pregnant

Data Shows What Everyone Knows: Gimmicky Apps Aren’t Used Frequently

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