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“Solar Sunflower” Collectors Lend Credibility to “Solar Farm”

In the spot where the old Robert Mueller airport used to be, the city of Austin is building, among other things, a solar farm made of these contest-winning, 16-foot-high “sunflower” style solar collectors. The collectors aren’t active yet, but when they’re switched on they’ll be used to power lights for a nearby hiking and biking…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Jul 13

Music, Mustaches and Marijuana Collide In Idiotic LP Smuggling Attempt From 1979

Thanks to some moronic Jamaican and Canadian drug smugglers, the 1979 mustache patrol cracked down hard on LPs that had the rare distinction of being certified "pot." Gizmodo ’79 is a week-long celebration of gadgets and geekdom 30 years ago, as the analog age gave way to the digital, and most of our favorite toys…

Tech News Sean Fallon Jul 13

Someone Finally Figured Out What a 600FPS Camera Is For

This 600FPS video of slow motion Japanese boobs is mesmerizing. Update: video’s back. Click to view There’s a reason why both Canon and Nikon are both made in Japan. And if you’re asking how I know this is Japanese without seeing the faces? Trust me, I can tell. [Boobieblog (NSFW) via Fleshbot (NSFW)]

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 13

A Decontamination Chamber Scene That Will Make You Feel Contaminated

Italian B-movie director Antionio Margheriti decided to make his own version of Alien in 1989. And just like Ridley Scott‘s monster, the creature in Alien From The Deep can affect humans. Luckily, there’s a cure… involving stripping to your underwear. Oh, and this scene is probably work-safe… we think. If only we’d known about this…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 13

This Would Make For an Interesting Coffee Table

As DeviantArt artist DivineError noted: Windows are made glass, so why not glass Windows? Download the wallpaper at DA. [Deviant Art]

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 13

Jesus The First Vampire, And Undead Hotel Amenities

After a week off, this week’s True Blood really delivered. Everybody was sexy dancing, whether in Jason’s mind or revved up on Eric’s v-juice — plus we got to see how the rich vampires roll, in Dallas. This was the first episode this season when we really got to start seeing how the other vampires…

Television Meredith Woerner Jul 13

Nintendo DS Game Selector Switches Between, Shows Off Your Top 3 Games

This Blaze Game Selector for the Nintendo DS Lite attaches to the DS’s back and allows you to toggle between 3 games with the flip of a switch. We’re not sure the marginal effort saved is worth the aesthetic sacrifice. The Selector features three slots for games and an indicator light to show which game…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Jul 13

Will People On Long Space Missions Inevitably Kill Each Other?

For 105 days, 4 Russians and 2 Europeans holed up in isolation in Moscow, to see if they could survive a mission to Mars without killing one another in frustration, while American scientists watched. Tomorrow, they’ll be freed. https://gizmodo.com/6-astronauts-subjected-to-brutal-psychological-experime-5192294 The experiment was designed to see if the crew could conduct experiments and deal with stressful…

io9 Megan Carpentier Jul 13

Stanford Cart: When Robots Started Seeing in 3D

Terminators have night and infrared vision. But they had to start somewhere, right? In 1979, a robot at Stanford called Cart that was radio-linked to a mainframe tracked and navigated 3D obstacles using a sliding camera for stereoscopic vision. First, they saw chairs littered around rooms. Then they saw us. [CMU] Gizmodo ’79 is a…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jul 13

Nike+ Sportband 2009 Reviewed (Verdict: Saves Money On an iPod)

Lisa @ BBG took the updated Nike+ Sportband for a run. The short of it is that it does what you think it does, and does it with a better screen than the original. https://gizmodo.com/official-59-nike-sportband-works-without-ipod-375156 The upside is that it’s only $59 and functions as a wristwatch when you’re not running. It doesn’t have all…

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 13

Your Brain Will Eventually Be Used Against You

Although every lie detector ever built has proved unreliable, scientists continue to search for that magic machine that will reveal dishonesty. Now two Harvard neuroscientists have hit on a “pre-crime” technique that reveals intent to lie before it happens. While some people already think that brain-imaging lie detectors are a scam, others remain convinced that…

io9 Megan Carpentier Jul 13

Did Battlestar Galactica Have The Worst Ending In Science Fiction History?

We’ve all had our problems with Battlestar Galactica’s weird solar flare-out of an ending, but was it actually the worst ending in the history of science fiction? That’s what Usenet luminary and Electronic Frontier Foundation Chairman Brad Templeton is claiming. Oh, and there will be spoilers for “Daybreak Parts 2 and 3” in this post,…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 13

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Tech News Jason Chen Jul 13

The Insane Work Behind Crafting Coraline’s Smile, Plus DVD Details

Bringing Coraline and her world to life took more than a few puppet heads. The crew on Coraline followed a detailed cataloging system to bring even the smallest puppet facial tick to life. Watch Coraline’s DVD extras reavealing the process. Tedious, no? This is one of the bonus features on theCoraline DVD, out July 21st.…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jul 13

Lexmark’s Touchscreen All-in-One Printers Are Simpler But Cheaper Than HP’s

That’s my takeaway from Lexmark’s trio of Wi-Fi touchscreen printers—Technologizer notes unlike HP, Lexmark’s touchscreen is designed to simplify, not like, print web content directly, as the HP models. But Lexmark’s start at $200. [

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jul 13

Verizon Phones Will Have Verizon’s App Store, No One Else’s

Talking up Verizon’s July 28 developer event, GigaOM drops the bit that Verizon’s “app store will be the sole marketplace on devices sold by the company meaning stores such as Research In Motion’s BlackBerry App World or Microsoft’s Windows Mobile Marketplace won’t get placement on Verizon handsets.” Granted, multiple app stores on one phone is…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jul 13

Were Gadgets More Reliable 30 Years Ago?

As we pointed out in our call for a revolution against beta culture—they don’t make em’ like they used to. But is that really true in your opinion? Were gadgets more reliable 30 years ago then they are today? https://gizmodo.com/a-call-for-revolution-against-beta-culture-5083371 Were Gadgets More Reliable 30 Years Ago?(trends) Gizmodo ’79 is a week-long celebration of gadgets…

Gadgets Sean Fallon Jul 13

Characters Who Say What The Audience Is Thinking

There’s nothing better than a character who can take a step back from the wreckage of a convoluted plot and say what we, the viewers, are already thinking. Here’s why we love characters who come out and admit the truth. We’ve all been there. Watching our favorite show when we realize that the situation we…

io9 Alexis Jul 13

iBum Photocopying Chair: Because “The Ass Is The Window Of The Soul”

According to the designer of the iBum, "the ass is the window to the soul." I suppose that is true for the kind of person who would buy a chair with a built-in butt photocopier. The concept is simple—motion sensors detect the presence of a victim and prompt the embedded photocopier to scan. The image…

Tech News Sean Fallon Jul 13

Cats Can Train Humans Better Than Humans Can Train Cats

Paranoid cat owners have always claimed that their cats manipulate them into doing whatever the cats want. According to a report in Current Biology, it’s true — and scientists have identified one of their insidious feline tactics. According to research by University of Sussex scientist Karen McComb, the combined purring-crying of a hungry cat triggers…

io9 StephenGoldmeier Jul 13

“Solar Sunflower” Collectors Lend Credibility to “Solar Farm”

Music, Mustaches and Marijuana Collide In Idiotic LP Smuggling Attempt From 1979

Someone Finally Figured Out What a 600FPS Camera Is For

A Decontamination Chamber Scene That Will Make You Feel Contaminated

This Would Make For an Interesting Coffee Table

Jesus The First Vampire, And Undead Hotel Amenities

Nintendo DS Game Selector Switches Between, Shows Off Your Top 3 Games

Will People On Long Space Missions Inevitably Kill Each Other?

Stanford Cart: When Robots Started Seeing in 3D

Nike+ Sportband 2009 Reviewed (Verdict: Saves Money On an iPod)

Your Brain Will Eventually Be Used Against You

Did Battlestar Galactica Have The Worst Ending In Science Fiction History?

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The Insane Work Behind Crafting Coraline’s Smile, Plus DVD Details

Lexmark’s Touchscreen All-in-One Printers Are Simpler But Cheaper Than HP’s

Verizon Phones Will Have Verizon’s App Store, No One Else’s

Were Gadgets More Reliable 30 Years Ago?

Characters Who Say What The Audience Is Thinking

iBum Photocopying Chair: Because “The Ass Is The Window Of The Soul”

Cats Can Train Humans Better Than Humans Can Train Cats

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