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Why The Beastie Boys Made A Star Trek Cameo

Perhaps my favorite Star Trek in-joke is this video explanation for the Beastie Boys’ song “Sabotage” playing during baby Kirk’s wild ride. Turns out Shatner had a problem with the word “sabotage.” [Topless Robot]

io9 Meredith Woerner May 13

Dick’s Tears To Flow Into Theaters

Ready for a new movie based on a classic Philip K. Dick novel, from the people who are bringing you Terminator Salvation? Halcyon Pictures have announced plans to film Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said. Dick’s 1974 novel, about a man who wakes up one day to discover that he doesn’t exist, isn’t the most…

io9 Graeme McMillan May 13

Apple’s Tablet: The Story So Far

With so many rumors about an Apple tablet buzzing around, it’s hard to believe Apple wouldn’t announce one this year. But what do we really know about this thing? Apple fans are an expectant bunch, and one thing or another has gotten their hopes up nearly every year since the death of the Newton. But…

Tech News John Herrman May 13

X Prize Team to Send Swarm of Spiders to the Moon

Team Italia, one of the organizations competing to land a robot on the moon by 2012, is planning to launch a swarm of spiders designed to move fast and collect data through sensors and cameras. Team Italia still has a long way to go to win the Google X Prize—which will award to $20 million…

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz May 13

The Shipping Docks Are Crowded With Alien Vessels In Spring

She loved to watch the alien ships come in, bearing their loads of spice and AI processors. There was a perfect view of the star yards from her tiny apartment in the projects. One day, she was going to pilot one of those ships – leave behind these dingy hallways where kids peddled black pharma…

io9 Annalee Newitz May 13

Metal SGP Gadget Trim: Is This Really How To Treat a Gadget You Love?

SGP is selling these metallic stickers which go on and around the LCDs, panels and other parts of gadgets. Some look okay, like the HTC phone above. Some are far worse. This DSLR is tricked out exactly how I imagine a greasy paparazzi would carry a new Canon 5D Mark II as he stalked his…

Tech News Brian Lam May 13

New Harry Potter And The Sexual Awakening

All the ladies want a piece of Ronald and Harry in Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince. Watch as Potter plants the seeds for the the slow and inevitable Hermione cat-fight scene. It’s been a long road, waiting for these teens to grow up to the point where the men start humiliating themselves for the…

io9 Meredith Woerner May 13

PhoneSuit MiLi iPhone Battery Pack Review

The Gadget: A 2000mAh battery pack for the iPhone that gives you portable juice for up to a day as well as a USB port for your other gadgets. The Price: $80 The Verdict: Thinner than the Fastmac iV, but less charge and it doesn’t come with an on-board flashlight. https://gizmodo.com/fastmac-iv-iphone-charger-and-backup-battery-lightning-5132419 Unlike the iV’s 30-pin…

Reviews Jason Chen May 13

The U200 Is MSI’s Upcoming 12-Inch Netbookish Laptop

Just like we’ve seen manufacturers like Dell push netbooks to the 12-inch barrier, Engadget China spotted a new offering from MSI that looks to follow suit. The Vista system features a 12-inch (1366 x 768) LED screen, GMA 4500M integrated graphics, 802.11n Wi-Fi, 2GB RAM, and 250GB of storage, when equipped with a 3-cell battery,…

Tech News Mark Wilson May 13

Meet Torchwood’s Children In July

Set your alarm clocks. Torchwood’s return is only two months away. BBC America has confirmed that they’ll be showing the five-part “Children of Earth” in July, thus also confirming the UK airdate. We’ve known for awhile that Torchwood’s experimental third season – five episodes to be shown nightly over the course of a week –…

io9 Graeme McMillan May 13

Smelly Refrigerator Strikes Down AT&T Office

AT&T may be worried about the Palm Pre, but they should be much more worried about refrigerators that smell so bad they force the evacuation of over 300 office employees. It’s true, an office refrigerator, unplugged for disinfection and scrubbed with some unsuitable cleaning supplies, grew so rank that it made over 20 people in…

Tech News Mark Wilson May 13

True Blood Stills And Video Show Vampire-Free Flag Football, For Jesus

Look at all the fun shirtless activities for vampire-hating culties. Jason Stackhouse strips off his shirt, and lets go of his love for vampires, in a set of new True Blood stills. I love the ominous cross-glamour pose with Jason. Plus looks like the puppy went for a swim. True Blood will air June 14th…

io9 Meredith Woerner May 13

Pirates Breach the DSi with the DSONEi

You’d only need to be a little skeptical to realize that the main impetus behind the DSi was to thwart the rampant piracy on the DS. Well the DSi had a good run… https://gizmodo.com/nintendo-dsi-review-5197200 …a few months… The DSONEi could be the new R4, a drag ‘n drop ROM loader that plays games from the…

Tech News Mark Wilson May 13

Lost’s Island Is Eternal?

If you’re hoping for the next (and final) season of Lost will answer all mysteries and explain all questions, you’re in luck, says co-creator Damon Lindelof. But certain things will remain afterwards, apparently. Talking to the Hollywood Reporter about the possibility of a Lost movie to follow the series, Lindelof said, There can always be…

io9 Graeme McMillan May 13

Steve Jobs Permitted to Bulldoze (Historic?) Mansion

In 1984, Steve Jobs purchased the 17,250, 14-bedroom Spanish Colonial Revival Jackling House. Built in 1925 by copper mining mogul Daniel Jackling, many thought it historic, but Jobs never really liked the home. As quoted in the NYT, Jobs said of Jackling: ”He was a very wealthy man. Unfortunately, he didn’t have very good taste.”…

Tech News Mark Wilson May 13

Most Dangerous Shuttle Mission Ever Gets Off to a Rough Start

They may have made it to space without blowing up, but just one day into their famously dangerous mission, the crew of the space shuttle Atlantis already have something to worry about: heat shield damage. https://gizmodo.com/space-shuttle-launch-live-video-coverage-here-5249077 The scar, spotted during a standard survey of the shuttle’s heat shields, was described by NASA as “appear[ing] very…

Space & Spaceflight John Herrman May 13

The Making Of Terminator Salvation’s Harvester Attack, Plus Who’s In Star Trek 2?

Today’s spoiler-blast includes a new Terminator Salvation clip and our first Star Trek 2 hints. Plus Land Of The Lost TV spots, and Battlestar Galactica TV movie talk. Plus Lost, Transformers, Heroes and Smallville. Spoiler-alert! Terminator Salvation: McG introduces a clip (shown to Pizza Hut customers) which details a Harvester’s attack on a trashed 7-Eleven,…

Television Charlie Jane Anders May 13

WWDC Keynote Monday, June 8th 10AM: As Expected, No Steve Jobs

Apple’s WWDC Keynote will happen on Monday June 8th, at 10am. Phil Schiller will be presenting, as he has the last two Apple events. It’s tempting to start asking, “Where’s Steve?”, because it’s June. Don’t. Somewhere along the way, people worked the question into their mind that it was a possibility that Steve Jobs would…

Tech News Brian Lam May 13

Windows Marketplace for Mobile Now Open to Developers

Not much has been left to mystery with Microsoft’s Windows Mobile app store—we even know what it’ll look like. Now it has officially opened its doors to developers, and published all the rules. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-what-the-windows-mobile-marketplace-looks-like-5239852 Microsoft seeded most of the important stuff in advance, and at first glance these new materials don’t contain many surprises. A…

Tech News John Herrman May 13

Intel Smacked With Staggering $1.45 Billion Fine in Euro Antitrust Case

In the largest trust-busting fining in EU history—about twice as severe as the infamous Microsoft antitrust ruling of 2004 and a hair worse than the ensuing $1.44 billion penalty for noncompliance—Intel has been ordered to pay $1.45 billion by European Commission regulators. What the hell did they do? EU competition commissioner Neelie Kroes said Intel…

Tech News John Herrman May 13

Why The Beastie Boys Made A Star Trek Cameo

Dick’s Tears To Flow Into Theaters

Apple’s Tablet: The Story So Far

X Prize Team to Send Swarm of Spiders to the Moon

The Shipping Docks Are Crowded With Alien Vessels In Spring

Metal SGP Gadget Trim: Is This Really How To Treat a Gadget You Love?

New Harry Potter And The Sexual Awakening

PhoneSuit MiLi iPhone Battery Pack Review

The U200 Is MSI’s Upcoming 12-Inch Netbookish Laptop

Meet Torchwood’s Children In July

Smelly Refrigerator Strikes Down AT&T Office

True Blood Stills And Video Show Vampire-Free Flag Football, For Jesus

Pirates Breach the DSi with the DSONEi

Lost’s Island Is Eternal?

Steve Jobs Permitted to Bulldoze (Historic?) Mansion

Most Dangerous Shuttle Mission Ever Gets Off to a Rough Start

The Making Of Terminator Salvation’s Harvester Attack, Plus Who’s In Star Trek 2?

WWDC Keynote Monday, June 8th 10AM: As Expected, No Steve Jobs

Windows Marketplace for Mobile Now Open to Developers

Intel Smacked With Staggering $1.45 Billion Fine in Euro Antitrust Case

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