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The gadgets coming out today are sure to make any kid happy, now even toddlers can get in on the netbook action with Asus’ Disney Netpal. • The Samsung Gravity 2 has been released for T-Mobile; the “messaging slider” is squarely aimed at tweens with support for AIM, Windows Messenger and Yahoo Messenger as well…

Tech News Don Nguyen Aug 19

5 Things You Didn’t Know About District 9

There’s a lot more to District 9 than just exploding Tesla guns. Did you know one actor played all the aliens, plus some major scenes were improvised? We list the top things you should know about the new alien epic. https://gizmodo.com/the-science-behind-district-9s-blood-splattering-alien-5340140 After the District 9 roundtable and a one-on-one with director Neill Blomkamp, we found…

io9 Meredith Woerner Aug 19

Sanctuary DVD Will Take You Behind the Monster-Hunting Green Screen

Missed the first season of Syfy’s series starring monster hunters and protectors, Bigfoot, and a vampire Nikola Tesla? The upcoming Sanctuary DVD set features all 13 episodes from the show’s first season, as well as the eight original webisodes used to sell the series to Syfy. Plus, one of three “making of” featurettes explains the…

Television Lauren Davis Aug 19

I Want To Kill Clockman

I don’t know what the hell this alarm clock is saying, but I have the urge to beat the crap out of it. Apparently, Clockman never shuts up—and you’re supposed to choose a version based on your blood type. That’s right, there are AB, B, O and A Clockmen for some reason only the Japanese…

Tech News Sean Fallon Aug 19

Your Freezing, Clicking MacBook Pro Hard Drive Just Got Better

Have one of those 500GB 7200rpm hard drives in your MacBook Pro that’s pissing you off ’cause you bought for speed, but it’s like freezing and clicking and stuff? Apple’s just dropped the fix—well, they’ve released the firmware update for the drive, hopefully it’s the fix. [Apple via MacRumors]

Tech News Matt Buchanan Aug 19

Documentary Deploys Spy Tech to Trump Japanese Dolphin Killers

If you haven’t at least seen the trailer for The Cove, a documentary about Japan’s dolphin slaughter ring, it’s worth a watch if only to witness some of the most poised documentary footage since Winged Migration. How’d they shoot it? This second clip examines the filmmakers’ arsenal of high def toys, including fake rocks developed…

Movies Mark Wilson Aug 19

Beautiful Vagueness Plagues Days Missing

Does Days Missing, the new comic book from Roddenberry Productions, live up to the high points of Gene Roddenberry’s legacy on the original Star Trek? Well, almost… if only we had a better idea of what was actually going on. There’s a lot of potential in the opening of Days Missing, but there’s also a…

io9 Graeme McMillan Aug 19

What Is Your Nerdiest Shirt? Show and Tell

Does your wardrobe consist mostly of t-shirts with subjects like sci-fi movie references, software or hardware promotion, and/or other cultural nerdisms? Show us what you got in the comments (bonus points if you are wearing it at work). [T-Shirt via Loiter]

Tech News Sean Fallon Aug 19

I’m Enrolling in Starf Leet Clown College

Here are altered clips from four of the year’s biggest movies, made infinitely better by the insane geniuses at Fatal Farm. Oh how I wish all of these movies were all like this. Fatal Farm made these for the MTV Movie Awards, but they were apparently a bit too insane for their tastes. I guess…

Movies Adam Frucci Aug 19

Outland Gets a Remake — And an Entirely New Plot

Warner Bros. has announced its plans to remake Outland, the space western that starred Sean Connery as a federal marshal investigating the mysterious deaths of miners on Io. But this so-called remake plans to change most elements of the original. The announcement from Warner is upfront about the changes between the original film and the…

Movies Lauren Davis Aug 19

Samsung’s Android InstinctQ For Sprint Spotted In Leaked Pics

What is the InstinctQ? Well, these leaked pics from phandroid reveal a QWERTY slider for Sprint that is clearly running on Android. It’s definitely sweet looking—and it appears to be a logical alternative to the HTC Hero for Sprint customers that prefer QWERTY over a touchcreen. Of course, the details on a release date and…

Tech News Sean Fallon Aug 19

Future Ford Hybrids Will Tell Energy Grid When To Power Up

Ford has come up with a smart new system that enables drivers to tell their hybrid car precisely when and how long to charge from the grid—potentially helping you to save money on electricity. This new technology – which builds on Ford’s advancements such as SYNC®, SmartGauge™ with EcoGuide and Ford Work Solutions™ – allows…

Tech News Sean Fallon Aug 19

Nyko Charger Grips Wiimotes with Magnets, Refills Through Jackets

Nyko’s latest Charge Station IC is a pretty unique idea in the otherwise ubiquitous design world of Wiimote charging stations. Holding two Wiimotes through the power of magnetism, the Charge Station can top off controllers via induction, whether they are wearing silicon sleeves or loaded with Wii Motion Plus add-ons (or whatever other crazy extensions…

Tech News Mark Wilson Aug 19

The Shakespearean Heroes Science Fiction Should Steal From

William Shakespeare was the J.J. Abrams of his day, reinvigorating Elizabethan England’s worn-out action-adventure franchises. And Shakespeare’s writing still has clues for today’s story-smiths. Characters who switch from nice to nasty? Secret passions? Strange disguises? The Bard got there first. There’s a reason actors are so juiced up to do Shakespeare, besides the fancy speeches…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Aug 19

JBL/Roxy Headphones Won’t Make You a Better Surfer, But Look Cool and Sound Good

Taking a note from Vivienne Tam and HP’s love affair, Roxy partnered with JBL to put out a line of audio gear designed “for women, by women.” The neon headphones look sweet and pack solid sound. https://gizmodo.com/hp-vivienne-tam-special-edition-laptop-gets-fashionable-5047737 On the turboprop plane down to Kite Boarding camp in North Carolina the hot blue and green $70…

Tech News Joanna Stern Aug 19

See The Maps Hitler Liked To Dream Of

Wondering what the world would have looked like if Germany had won the Second World War? These maps of a world that could have been offer two glimpses of the united fascist Europe we fought to avoid. [Via Dark Roasted Blend]

io9 Graeme McMillan Aug 19

Hey Microsoft, We Still Want Zune for the Mac

We’ve been asking for Zune on the Mac since 2006, the original release of the original Zune. In fact, it’s almost a yearly thing that we keep reminding that we want Zune Plus and the other Zune features on Macs. https://gizmodo.com/zune-on-the-mac-not-quite-yet-217618 GDGT picks up the thread by bugging Microsoft yet again, laying out why Zune…

Tech News Jason Chen Aug 19

Doug Jones On Legion’s Biblical Violence: “All Heaven Breaks Loose”

You may remember Doug Jones‘ freaktastic galloping entrance in the Legion trailer. We asked the melty ice-cream man of death himself, Doug Jones, about his role and whether this boil-popping thriller is going to get even more disgusting. https://gizmodo.com/legions-red-band-angel-war-trailer-descends-upon-humani-5336080 We were ecstatic to interview Doug Jones at the Wrath of Con party over Comic Con…

io9 Meredith Woerner Aug 19

College Tech Gadgets: Then and Now

From 35mm SLRs in the 50s to electronic-typewriters of the 80s, PC World has a timeline of gadgets that most changed campus life. For me, it was a giant CRT (which doubled as my room heater). What about you? As school goes back, it’s a fun reminder that the laptop wasn’t always the essential piece…

Tech News Danny Allen Aug 19

Your Trash Attains Sentience in Alien Sculptures

In Brandon Jan Blommaert‘s “Eco Station” sculptures, discarded objects are recycled into alien bodies and set loose against Earthly landscapes. Blommaert creates whimsical scenes of trash-inspired aliens and monsters: a giant bird made of plastic trophies, a pair of critters who retrieve their companion’s head (which is made up of back issues of Nature), and…

io9 Lauren Davis Aug 19

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5 Things You Didn’t Know About District 9

Sanctuary DVD Will Take You Behind the Monster-Hunting Green Screen

I Want To Kill Clockman

Your Freezing, Clicking MacBook Pro Hard Drive Just Got Better

Documentary Deploys Spy Tech to Trump Japanese Dolphin Killers

Beautiful Vagueness Plagues Days Missing

What Is Your Nerdiest Shirt? Show and Tell

I’m Enrolling in Starf Leet Clown College

Outland Gets a Remake — And an Entirely New Plot

Samsung’s Android InstinctQ For Sprint Spotted In Leaked Pics

Future Ford Hybrids Will Tell Energy Grid When To Power Up

Nyko Charger Grips Wiimotes with Magnets, Refills Through Jackets

The Shakespearean Heroes Science Fiction Should Steal From

JBL/Roxy Headphones Won’t Make You a Better Surfer, But Look Cool and Sound Good

See The Maps Hitler Liked To Dream Of

Hey Microsoft, We Still Want Zune for the Mac

Doug Jones On Legion’s Biblical Violence: “All Heaven Breaks Loose”

College Tech Gadgets: Then and Now

Your Trash Attains Sentience in Alien Sculptures

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