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The Charred Horizon Of Terminator Salvation’s Los Angeles

We’ve got an exclusive look inside Terminator Salvation‘s burned-down countryside. Click through to see what happens when you light a T-800 on fire. Check out our high-res gallery full of Terminator glory. Terminator Salvation will be out May, 21, 2009

io9 Meredith Woerner May 8

Slooh: Control Big Telescopes Around the World in Your PJs

Used by astronomers for years, Slooh is an online service that lets people control space telescopes around the world and take images in real time. They’ve now launched a novice version for you and me. Slooh controls a global network of mountain top telescopes located in Chile, Australia, and Europe, offering 24 hour views of…

Space & Spaceflight Odelia Lee May 8

The Trouble With Space Toilets

Even when astronaut guest blogger Leroy Chiao isn’t asked, he knows people are dying to know: What’s the deal with relieving yourself when there’s no gravity to contain the mess? How does it actually work? In the early days, there were no restroom facilities onboard spacecraft. The first flights were only supposed to last minutes,…

Space & Spaceflight Wilson Rothman May 8

Next-Gen T-Mobile G1 May Have a Slide-out QWERTY

Boy Genius says the next-gen T-Mobile G1 (Bigfoot) supposedly seems to continue the practice of having a slide-out QWERTY, but this time, won’t have that curved chin blocking your right hand. The phone will also supposedly launch in October for $150, so hold out if you want an Android phone on T-Mobile, but don’t like…

Tech News Jason Chen May 8

Lumopro Hot Shoe Lets Any Flash Do It with Any Camera

The LumoPro Hot Shoe Universal Translator is an adapter that lets you link any flash with any camera—except Sony’s. And anything that makes artificially-incompatible things mix and match is a winner for us. https://gizmodo.com/sony-product-timeline-is-a-glorious-gadget-history-less-5245132 The LumoPro Hot Shoe Universal Translator comes with a male hotshoe that connects to the camera, and a female that connects…

Tech News Jesus Diaz May 8

Read The Story That Helped An SF Book Compete With A Booker Prize-Winning Author

Chris Beckett‘s story collection The Turing Test has gotten shortlisted for the prestigious Edge Hill Prize, and you can read the title story online. Meanwhile, the alternate-history Sidewise Awards also named their finalists. Beckett’s book is straight-up SF, featuring robots, computers, virtual reality, alien planets and genetic manipulation. Reviewing the book earlier this year, the…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders May 8

Hitchcock-Style Mystery Awaits Aboard CBS’ New Station

Murder aboard the International Space Station? It’s not a previously unknown Agatha Christie novel, but the question behind Eureka writer Johanna Stokes‘ Station, now being adapted into a movie by the people behind I, Robot. Created and written by Stokes, Station, originally published as a four-issue comic mini-series last year, gives you the ultimate “locked…

io9 Graeme McMillan May 8

Eating Like an Astronaut: Our Six-Course Space Food Taste Test

Eating is one of life’s most important activities, and the same applies in space. Every astronaut eats three times a day, and yesterday for lunch, Adam and I had space food. It was awesome. So how did everything taste? On the whole, surprisingly good! But before we delve into our detailed taste test, a word…

Space & Spaceflight John Mahoney May 8

Iron Man Sits On His Donut Throne

Tony Stark wears his new suit, perched atop a donut shop. Has our noble hero abandoned his steady diet of hookers, pills and booze? Also, did he get his tips frosted? He looks blonder. [People] http://io9.com/5243674/gwyneth-paltrow-getting-kinky-for-iron-man-2

io9 Meredith Woerner May 8

Elgato Video Capture Records Analog Stuff Directly to the Mac

Elgato’s Video Capture takes in analog video—RCA or S-Video—and captures it directly to Macs via USB. It’s useful for converting VHS tapes, set-top box recordings, older camcorders and various other analog sources to H.264, which you can then transfer to iPods, iPhones and PSPs, depending on what you have. The Video Capture costs $100, but…

Tech News Jason Chen May 8

Brave & Bold Returns With Unfortunate Love Story

While other shows may be ending with explosive finales, our favorite cartoon Batman: The Brave And The Bold returns tonight with a story of inappropriate crushes and jailbreaks. We have a clip to whet appetites. “Night of The Huntress,” the first of 13 new episodes of Batman: The Brave And The Bold, airs tonight at…

io9 Graeme McMillan May 8

Asus T91 (Convertible Eee) Arriving to UK Next Month

I find the Asus T91, spotted at CES, to be one of the most interesting netbooks coming to the market today. I mean, it’s a mini convertible touchscreen laptop with GPS and a TV tuner. It’s also under an inch thick and weighs two pounds. That’s why I’m glad to see that Asus has finally…

Tech News Mark Wilson May 8

The Konami Code Works on Facebook

Geekologie’s found that if you log into facebook, type in the Konami code outside of a text box and hit enter, the site fills with Star Trek ish lens flares. [Geekologie]

Social Media Brian Lam May 8

New Star Trek Game Beaming to iPhones

EA has just released a Star Trek game for the iPhone/iPod touch. Star Trek, while pretty enough in these screens, looks to be a pretty standard shooter. You steer the Enterprise with the accelerometer, tap the screen to fire and, if you live, watch Mr. Spock and Captain Kirk embrace after, at long last, cleansing…

Tech News Mark Wilson May 8

Real-Life Mega Sharks

If you’re excited about upcoming monster fest Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus, then this giant basking shark should get you seriously revved up. https://gizmodo.com/mega-shark-versus-giant-octopus-noms-on-san-francisco-5241733 At 33 feet long, the basking shark is one of the biggest sharks in the oceans (the biggest is the whale shark). Unlike its toothy brethren, however, it prefers a whale’s…

io9 Annalee Newitz May 8

Graffiti Cuckoo Clocks Tell the Time While Looking Crazy

Stefan Strumble takes cuckoo clocks and turns them into cartoony, graffiti-inspired pieces of crazy art. I don’t quite get the “What the fuck is Heimat?” thing on all of them, but apparently it’s a joke about a German word that doesn’t translate to English. OK then! In any case, these are certainly a lot more…

Tech News Adam Frucci May 8

LA Times’ Teen Posse Pans Transformers 2

The LA Times has a Teen Movie Squad, a group of representative teens they use to test out summer trailers. Sadly, the one film marketed almost specifically for them did not thrill the teen palate. The kids all sat down and voiced their opinions about the Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen trailer. While it’s hard…

io9 Meredith Woerner May 8

Logitech Harmony 1100 Touchscreen Universal Remote

The Gadget: The Logitech Harmony 1100, a touchscreen, color universal remote that follows up the Harmony 1000 as the top-end unit in Logitech’s remote line. The Price: $500 The Verdict: It’s good at what it’s supposed to be, but it’s very expensive and suffers from the fact that touchscreen remotes, as a concept, are not…

Reviews Jason Chen May 8

Sony Ericsson Claims PlayStation Phone “Could Happen”

It may or may not be wishful thinking on the part of a struggling company, but Sony Ericsson president Hideki Komiyama claims that a PlayStation phone, similar to the existing Walkman and Cybershot phones, “could happen”. [FT via Kotaku] https://gizmodo.com/the-playstation-phone-was-blocked-by-sony-5132812

Tech News Mark Wilson May 8

The Springback Is the Ultimate Shuttlecock, For Whatever That’s Worth

You know that kid who was always inviting you over to play his new invented sport of hockey crossed with skateboarding crossed with couch cushions? Well that kid grew up and created the Springback. OK, technically, the $12 Springback is intended for Peteca, a traditional Brazilian sport that’s like badminton without the rackets. But we…

Tech News Mark Wilson May 8

The Charred Horizon Of Terminator Salvation’s Los Angeles

Slooh: Control Big Telescopes Around the World in Your PJs

The Trouble With Space Toilets

Next-Gen T-Mobile G1 May Have a Slide-out QWERTY

Lumopro Hot Shoe Lets Any Flash Do It with Any Camera

Read The Story That Helped An SF Book Compete With A Booker Prize-Winning Author

Hitchcock-Style Mystery Awaits Aboard CBS’ New Station

Eating Like an Astronaut: Our Six-Course Space Food Taste Test

Iron Man Sits On His Donut Throne

Elgato Video Capture Records Analog Stuff Directly to the Mac

Brave & Bold Returns With Unfortunate Love Story

Asus T91 (Convertible Eee) Arriving to UK Next Month

The Konami Code Works on Facebook

New Star Trek Game Beaming to iPhones

Real-Life Mega Sharks

Graffiti Cuckoo Clocks Tell the Time While Looking Crazy

LA Times’ Teen Posse Pans Transformers 2

Logitech Harmony 1100 Touchscreen Universal Remote

Sony Ericsson Claims PlayStation Phone “Could Happen”

The Springback Is the Ultimate Shuttlecock, For Whatever That’s Worth

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