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All-In-One Recycling Center Puts Everything in its Right Place

For those out there who obsess about keeping the recycling separate from the normal trash, your chariot has arrived. The All-In-One recycling center has an 8-gallon bin for cans and bottles and a 5-gallon bin for newspaper and junkmail. There’s a foot-activated can crusher that automatically drops the compressed rubbish into the bin, and a…

Tech News Adrian Covert Feb 10

Rehydr8 Water Filter Puts Brita To Shame

The word “awesome” is not used very often to describe a water filter, but the description is apt when referring to the Rehydr8 concept. Apparently, the filter would use the magic of thermoacoustic refrigeration—a process that relies on sound waves and an environmentally safe gas like helium to generate cooling. Furthermore, each bottle features a…

Tech News Sean Fallon Feb 10

Stop-Motion ModBook Upgrade Is Shop Class For Nerds

The ModBook—a tablet MacBook that you can use a stylus on—is cool, but have you ever wondered how it was made? Wonder no more. [ModBook]

Tech News Jason Chen Feb 10

Deadly Relative of Ebola Virus Came to U.S. Last Year

Officials at a Denver hospital admitted over the weekend that they treated a case of deadly Marburg hemorrhagic fever last year. Marburg is related to the Ebola virus, made infamous in bestselling book The Hot Zone, and kills 80 percent of those who contract it within days after exposure. The man who was treated in…

io9 Annalee Newitz Feb 10

31 Fart Apps In 90 Seconds

I’m not one for fart humor, but TUAW’s 31 Fart Apps In 90 Seconds made me laugh more than once, partially because the apps are so zany, partially because I’m mentally about 8-years-old, apparently. [TUAW]

Tech News Mark Wilson Feb 10

Dell Wasabi First Inkless Pocket Printer That’s Not Hideous

Zink’s inkless pocket photo printers aren’t new tech, but before Dell’s Wasabi rendition, they were drag, ugly boxes, not deliberately designed modernist rectangles. They’re $100 at the moment, though standard price will be $149. [Dell] https://gizmodo.com/zink-pocket-printer-iphone-companion-232549 GALLERY END

Tech News Matt Buchanan Feb 10

Cellphones Don’t Kill People, Crazy Homemade Guns Kill People

Not surprisingly, it turns out that there was more to the story behind the mysterious death of a Chinese computer salesman. Apparently, it was a crazy homemade gun that killed him—not an exploding cellphone. https://gizmodo.com/cellphone-explosion-kills-another-person-severing-his-5145534 The police have told newspapers that the man was carrying some sort of homemade firing device and nine bullets stashed…

Tech News Sean Fallon Feb 10

Star Trek’s Nose-Job Options Are Nearly Infinite

This new video for MMO Star Trek Online sure looks cool, but it also exposes how silly Star Trek‘s alien races are. “You can change their nose-crinkles! And their forehead-bumps! Pointy ears!” Um, yeah.

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 10

Lightning Review: Logitech Comfort Lapdesk

The Gadget: Logitech’s Comfort Lapdesk—a stylish, cushioned platform that keeps you from burning away your fertility while using a laptop on the couch. https://gizmodo.com/the-logitech-comfort-lapdesk-is-very-shiny-and-very-whi-5103994 The Price: $40 The Verdict: I can’t believe it’s taken this long for me to use a lapdesk of any sort, though Logitech’s offering seems pretty great in its own right.…

Reviews Mark Wilson Feb 10

Best Buy Could Be Offering BlackBerry Curve For Only $150

Rumor has it that Best Buy will be offering the BlackBerry Curve 8900 for $150 with a 2-year contract. In comparison, buying directly from T-Mobile could cost you between $200 and $300. On the other hand, if you insist on going contract-free, the leaked document claims a whopping price tag of $650 at Best Buy…

Tech News Sean Fallon Feb 10

Nathan Is the Worst Fascist Dictator Ever on Heroes

Last night’s Heroes brought on some seriously good evil with Sylar getting a cute new friend, but it also brought on the lameass evil with Nathan becoming the least authoritarian dictator ever. Spoilers ahead! Normally I don’t criticize a dictator for being non-authoritarian, because obviously that’s a good thing. But on a TV series that…

Television Annalee Newitz Feb 10

Sanyo’s Human Washing Machine From 1970

Back in 1970, Sanyo envisioned a future where manual bathing was obsolete and head-washing was (apparently) optional. At the World Expo in Osaka, Sanyo unveiled their plan in the form of the Ultrasonic Bath. Essentially, the device was a human washing machine that cleaned, massaged and dried the occupant in a fully-automated 15 minute cycle.…

Tech News Sean Fallon Feb 10

Sirius XM Is Going Bankrupt

I hope you have an umbrella because dead satellites are going to rain on our heads: Satellite radio Frankenstein XM Sirius is preparing “a possible bankruptcy filing.” All that for bankrupcty? [NYT – Thanks Ponies!] https://gizmodo.com/sirius-xm-merger-is-finally-approved-5029407

Tech News Matt Buchanan Feb 10

Rubik’s TouchCube Is The World’s First Touchscreen Rubik’s Cube

Sometimes we don’t know what we need, and certain magical companies make that decision for us. I’m afraid Techno Source may have done exactly that with this, the world’s first touchscreen Rubik’s cube. The TouchCube works just like its more antiquated brethren, but instead of grinding the actual spinning cogs (manual labor is for suckers!),…

Tech News John Mahoney Feb 10

Will Lost’s Time Travel Ever Make Sense?

By my count, we’ve seen three types of time travel recently on ABC’s Lost. Desmond’s mind-trips, the island itself vanishing, and people jumping around the island’s past. Will one theory ever explain all three? Personally, I love time travel stories, even when they don’t quite make sense – as is frequently the case. At least…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Feb 10

Insider Trading: You Give Us Data, We’ll Give You Money

We could make some clever comment about the economy, but we’ll spare you. Take our survey, and someone will win a $300 AMEX card. Survey ends Wednesday at 6pm EST, so get at it. [Rules]

io9 Chrissie Lamond Feb 10

Laptop Distracts Truck Driver, Truck Driver Kills Family of Six

As much as we love using technology everywhere, this sad story of a truck driver killing a family of six reminds us to never use laptops when driving. Seriously, don’t use your laptop when driving! Cut that shit out! And texting isn’t any better either. I don’t want you hitting me because you can’t control…

Tech News Jason Chen Feb 10

A Demo of Intel’s First 32nm Westmere Processors

At today’s San Francisco event, Intel mostly discussed what we know about the upcoming Westmere processor, but revealed they’re scrapping the next dual-core 45nm processors, in favor of 32nm Westmere chips in early 2010. https://gizmodo.com/intels-insanely-tiny-processor-roadmap-clear-path-to-5021907 The first Westmere chips will be the dual-core Clarkdale and Annendale processors, for desktop and mobile uses, respectively. In addition…

Tech News Adrian Covert Feb 10

Sprint’s Spring Phones: LG Rumor 2, Samsung Instinct Mini, HTC Cedar and Palm Treo Pro

Boy Genius lays bare Sprint’s slate of sequel phones for the next few months, and it’s actually a pretty decent lineup for the smartphone-averse. Next month, we’ll see the LG Rumor 2, a follow-up to the super popular texty slider (I know tons of people with the original). And maybe we’ll see the Treo Pro,…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Feb 10

Apocalyptic Projected Waterlines Depict a City Underwater

The Watermarks Project, going on this week in Bristol, England, is using projectors in a pretty interesting way. Artists are superimposing plausible high-tide lines onto buildings, demonstrating life should the Greenland ice cap melt. We believe that most (or all) of these shots are just photoshops teasing the actual projector installations. But it seems like…

Tech News Mark Wilson Feb 10

All-In-One Recycling Center Puts Everything in its Right Place

Rehydr8 Water Filter Puts Brita To Shame

Stop-Motion ModBook Upgrade Is Shop Class For Nerds

Deadly Relative of Ebola Virus Came to U.S. Last Year

31 Fart Apps In 90 Seconds

Dell Wasabi First Inkless Pocket Printer That’s Not Hideous

Cellphones Don’t Kill People, Crazy Homemade Guns Kill People

Star Trek’s Nose-Job Options Are Nearly Infinite

Lightning Review: Logitech Comfort Lapdesk

Best Buy Could Be Offering BlackBerry Curve For Only $150

Nathan Is the Worst Fascist Dictator Ever on Heroes

Sanyo’s Human Washing Machine From 1970

Sirius XM Is Going Bankrupt

Rubik’s TouchCube Is The World’s First Touchscreen Rubik’s Cube

Will Lost’s Time Travel Ever Make Sense?

Insider Trading: You Give Us Data, We’ll Give You Money

Laptop Distracts Truck Driver, Truck Driver Kills Family of Six

A Demo of Intel’s First 32nm Westmere Processors

Sprint’s Spring Phones: LG Rumor 2, Samsung Instinct Mini, HTC Cedar and Palm Treo Pro

Apocalyptic Projected Waterlines Depict a City Underwater

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