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Mannequin Lamps Make Our Sex Lives Feel Very Lame

These mannequin-inspired lamps, aptly named At Your Command, are the most awkwardly sexy lighting devices since Mr. Parker’s “major award” from The Christmas Story. From designers at Daniel Loves Objects, the At Your Command lamps evoke the intense imagery of a censored orgy filled with a mutant race of man in which skin is made…

Tech News Mark Wilson Feb 19 '09

The Space Car Artist Who Will Make the Tron 2 Lightcycles Throb

Daniel Simon has designed cars for VW & Bugatti, but his real passion is vehicles like this one from beyond the galaxy. Now he’s relocated to Los Angeles to work on Tron 2. While he was designing cars for VW, Simon also designed cars for a fictional company located in another galaxy called Cosmic Motors.…

Movies Annalee Newitz Feb 19 '09

Mirrored Ping Pong Table is Great for Swinging Bachelors and Flashy Drug Dealers

Nothing says “I know how to party” like a ping pong table completely covered in mirrors. After all, you can’t do lines off a regular ping pong table, right? The table, titled “Reflection” (Oh, now I get it) is an art piece by Rirkrit Tiravanija, and it’s on display at NYEHaus on Gramercy Park in…

Tech News Adam Frucci Feb 19 '09

Science Fiction Publishing Has Gotten Way Bigger, And Yet Way Smaller

You’ve got all these smaller groups in the field that are no longer able to really talk to each other, so there’s less of a central conversation… You can’t just stick a rocketship on the cover of a book and expect it to sell. That’ll work for the Hard SF readership, but that’s not going…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Feb 19 '09

Console Controller Soaps Wash Up Your Sweaty Gaming Hands

Brilliant soap maker (soapsmith? soapist?) Digitalsoaps sells bars molded as gaming controllers. The blue olive oil NES controllers are sold out, but you can still get one in orange glycerine, or go for PlayStation. Check out the Etsy shop here—they’re all around five bucks. [Digitalsoaps – Etsy via BBG]

Tech News John Mahoney Feb 19 '09

Wachowskis Not Going Anywhere Near Superman Reboot

That rumor we reported the other day, about Warner Bros. talking to the Wachowskis about rebooting the Superman franchise with a new movie? Apparently, made of the same stuff as the fuel in Speed Racer’s gasoline-free cars. Slashfilm heard from two informed sources, who said there have been no Super-discussions with the Wachowskis at any…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Feb 19 '09

Lightning Review: Duracell Powerpack 450 Talking Portable Power Unit

The Gadget: Duracell’s Powerpack 450 is a portable power source for AC, DC and USB-powered electronics. It also features a vehicle jump starter, air compressor, flashlight and a voice feature. https://gizmodo.com/the-duracell-powerpack-450-talks-you-through-a-jump-sta-5079783 The Price:$120-150 The Verdict: As a portable power source, the Powerpack 450 is outstanding. It cranks out 340W continuous (450W peak) of AC juice,…

Reviews Sean Fallon Feb 19 '09

You Can Now Buy the Awesome SNES Gamepad for Wii

The SNES gamepad for Wii was formerly available exclusively through Club Nintendo Japan (a customer loyalty program), but now a third party exporter/retailer has gotten their hands on a few to sell. https://gizmodo.com/snes-controller-for-wii-unboxed-looks-incredibly-authe-380572 This SNES pad for Wii is pretty much just like the Classic Controller, but it’s identical in feel and style to the…

Tech News Mark Wilson Feb 19 '09

Dragonball 2 Is Already In The Pipeline

Even before Dragonball Evolution comes out, there’s already a screenplay for Dragonball II, according to star Justin Chatwin. So what happens? “The second one goes more into the whole legacy and the genealogy of Dragonball. It goes more in-depth into a real Dragonball series, the kind of intergalactic world of Dragonball.” [DB The Movie]

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Feb 19 '09

Ricoh CX1 Point and Shoot Does In-Camera High Dynamic Range, 120fps Slow-Mo

Even if most high dynamic range photos on Flickr make you want to barf, it’s still incredibly useful for creating images that match what the naked eye sees. The Ricoh CX1 does HDR images in-camera. It’s not the first (a few Pentax DSLRs do it, the K20 and K200) but it may very well be…

Tech News John Mahoney Feb 19 '09

Sprint Loses Another Million Subscribers, $1.6 Billion

It’s a quarterly ritual for Sprint at this point: Another 1.3 million subscribers have fled, another $1.6 billion down the tube. You have to wonder if this spiral’s ever gonna stop spinning. [Yahoo] https://gizmodo.com/sprint-loses-another-1-3-million-customers-326-millio-5079583

Tech News Matt Buchanan Feb 19 '09

Warner Bros. Forced Watchmen’s Laurie To Go Cold Turkey

The Watchmen movie pays insane attention to the graphic novel… except the main accessory in superheroine Laurie Juspeczyk’s life, her opium-pipe-looking smokes. Why do the movie’s supermen get to smoke, but not the superwomen? It’s no secret that Zack Snyder paid insane attention to the detail in Watchmen. We’ve seen full pages of Tijuana bibles,…

Movies Meredith Woerner Feb 19 '09

This Is How the Invasion Begins

Sure, Gakken Kagaku No Tamago start off as weird little toy UFO robots that are controlled entirely by banging on stuff. But one day, when they’ve successfully infiltrated every home on the planet, they’ll suddenly stop responding to your frantic thumping. After years of following our orders to put their plan into motion, they’ll pop…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Feb 19 '09

SunCat Solar Batteries: Well That Was Obvious

Rechargeable batteries can be a bit of a pain—you have to carry around an adapter, find an outlet, and even bend over to plug in the adapter. It’s hell, really. The SunCat batteries solve all of these issues while giving the environment a firm pat on the butt by wrapping standard NiMH rechargeable batteries (1.8V)…

Tech News Mark Wilson Feb 19 '09

Terra May Take Post-Apocalyptic Cuteness Too Far

I really want to like Battle for Terra, the 3-D animated movie where survivors of a destroyed Earth argue over whether to conquer the way-too-cute peace-loving aliens. But this new trailer makes it really hard. There’s a lot to like here, including super-splashy space battles that will probably look great in 3-D, and a dark…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Feb 19 '09

Nyko Wand WiiMote Alternative Priced at $35 in April

Nyko’s Wand is the industry’s first Wiimote alternative, and it’s a great one at that (see our impressions here). This April, you’ll be able to pick it up for $35. Or there are two bundles: https://gizmodo.com/the-nyko-wand-may-be-just-as-good-as-the-wiimote-or-ev-5128055 Wand Action Pak Get the Wand along with the Pistol Grip for $50 this June. The Pistol Grip uses…

Tech News Mark Wilson Feb 19 '09

First (Third Party) Games Supporting Wii MotionPlus Revealed

Since the E3 announcement of Wii MotionPlus and WiiSports Resort, Nintendo has been silent as to the new control platform’s development. But according to EA, things are moving ahead as planned. https://gizmodo.com/wii-motionplus-hands-on-verdict-melancholy-bliss-5025659 EA has announced the first wave of third party games that will support Wii MotionPlus controls: Tiger Woods 10 and a new tennis…

Tech News Mark Wilson Feb 19 '09

Man Stuff – The Best of Uncrate

Wave-busting watercraft, gut-busting food, stink-fighting powder, and mind-numbing action – get what you really wanted for Valentine’s with the week’s best from Uncrate. This week at Uncrate: We enjoy the real sugar taste of Pepsi Throwback, rip through the waves aboard the Multimarine Composites VSV MarySlim, and get a bellyache from just looking at This…

Tech News Mark Wilson Feb 19 '09

Exactly How Many Kinds Of Terminators Are There In Terminator 4?

Today, we’re indulging in toy spoilers (Terminator 4) and soundtrack spoilers (Dragonball). Plus the BSG clip you’ve waited for, and clips and dirt on Heroes, Eleventh Hour, V, Smallville and Dollhouse. What’s next: hair spoilers? Terminator Salvation: We already blew your mind with those Japanese Terminator toys for kids. But some other Japanese toy ads…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Feb 19 '09

Mobile World Congress 09: The Good, The Bad, the Ugly and the Boring

Despite the new HTC Magic, the Sony Ericsson Idou, and Windows Mobile 6.5—which still is not Windows Mobile 7—the Mobile World Congress was a bag of lame. Some blame the economic crisis. I don’t. https://gizmodo.com/android-g2-hands-on-close-to-perfection-5154984 I blame the state of the technology. The lack of real innovation and news. Touch was finally everywhere—two years after…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Feb 19 '09

Mannequin Lamps Make Our Sex Lives Feel Very Lame

The Space Car Artist Who Will Make the Tron 2 Lightcycles Throb

Mirrored Ping Pong Table is Great for Swinging Bachelors and Flashy Drug Dealers

Science Fiction Publishing Has Gotten Way Bigger, And Yet Way Smaller

Console Controller Soaps Wash Up Your Sweaty Gaming Hands

Wachowskis Not Going Anywhere Near Superman Reboot

Lightning Review: Duracell Powerpack 450 Talking Portable Power Unit

You Can Now Buy the Awesome SNES Gamepad for Wii

Dragonball 2 Is Already In The Pipeline

Ricoh CX1 Point and Shoot Does In-Camera High Dynamic Range, 120fps Slow-Mo

Sprint Loses Another Million Subscribers, $1.6 Billion

Warner Bros. Forced Watchmen’s Laurie To Go Cold Turkey

This Is How the Invasion Begins

SunCat Solar Batteries: Well That Was Obvious

Terra May Take Post-Apocalyptic Cuteness Too Far

Nyko Wand WiiMote Alternative Priced at $35 in April

First (Third Party) Games Supporting Wii MotionPlus Revealed

Man Stuff – The Best of Uncrate

Exactly How Many Kinds Of Terminators Are There In Terminator 4?

Mobile World Congress 09: The Good, The Bad, the Ugly and the Boring

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