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I Pity the Fool Who Didn’t Know About Mr. T’s App Store Contribution

Apologies in advance, Mr. T, for not reporting on your very first App store contribution sooner. That said, I pity the fool who doesn’t download iPity today! https://gizmodo.com/happy-birthday-mr-t-392435 Stop rubbing your eyes. Yes, this is a real app. It went up yesterday and lists for $0.99. What do you get for a dollar, you ask?…

Tech News Jack Loftus Jan 11

Attention Battlestar Galactica Fans: I Can Guess the Final Cylon’s Identity

The last season of Battlestar Galactica is upon us, and the big question is: Who is the final Cylon? You probably don’t know, and I sure don’t, but I have some excellent guesses. (OK, yes—way, way back, back when George W. Bush was still the president, I confessed to giving up on BSG after only…

Television Josh Wimmer Jan 11

FCC Chief Blasts Obama’s Call to Delay Digital TV Changeover

Just last week, President-elect Obama asked Congress to stop the analog TV shut down, due to funding issues and confusion. At CES yesterday, FCC chief Kevin Martin was having none of that at all. https://gizmodo.com/obama-asks-congress-for-analog-tv-shutdown-delay-5126573 “[W]e’ve spent a lot of time and energy getting ready for the February 17 date,” Martin said during a CES…

Tech News Jack Loftus Jan 11

Take a Survey, Win a Flip

The holidays left us with tons of gadgets, so take this survey and we’ll give one winner a new FLIP Digicam. Email [email protected] with the last question of the survey to enter. Standard Rules.

Tech News Erin Pettigrew Jan 11

Windows 7 Open Beta Download Limit Lifted Until January 24

The 2.5 million user limit for Microsoft’s Windows 7 open beta program has been lifted. Up until January 24, it’s a free-for-all, even if the number of downloads surpasses 2.5 million. [CNET] https://gizmodo.com/windows-7-beta-now-available-to-everyone-5127314

Tech News Jack Loftus Jan 11

Jedi Toy Makes Your Child Into Hayden Christensen’s Next Target

In case you’ve suspected that your child has an above-average amount of midichlorans in their bloodstream, now you’ll have a cheap and easily-available way to check their Jedi potential: A real-life “Force Trainer.” The toy, expected to be released this fall, uses a wireless headset to read the brain activity of its wearer before using…

io9 Graeme McMillan Jan 11

AT&T Cruisecast: 20 Satellite TV Channels For the Car

Come this spring, parents will have another tool at their disposal when it comes to shutting up kids in the backseat. Called Cruisecast, it’s AT&T’s foray into car-based satellite TV, and it’s expensive. And heavy. To get the promised 20 channels of satellite TV programming, users will have to install a 3lb., 11.3-by-10.3-by-4.3-inch antenna on…

Television Jack Loftus Jan 11

Who Created Dark Knight’s Joker?

It was the movie of last year, and at the center of The Dark Knight was Heath Ledger’s compelling Joker. But… who really invented the worryingly sane Clown Prince of Crime? Maybe not Chris Nolan. Author F. Paul Wilson had a chance to see The Dark Knight recently, and found Ledger’s Joker rather… familiar: Yeah,…

Movies Graeme McMillan Jan 11

Pentagon Goes Green With 4,000 LED Installation

Apparently, even the tough-as-nails Pentagon, home of the Department of Defense, has a soft spot for green technology, as word comes to us today that 4,000 LED fixtures will illuminate the building’s Wedge 5. The LED program was detailed in a section of Title III, a Department of Defense program, and will be completed by…

Tech News Jack Loftus Jan 11

Heroes And Pushing Daisies Come Closer Together

Pushing Daisies may be dead, but that doesn’t mean that producer Bryan Fuller isn’t looking out for the stars of his former show. In fact, one of them is about to show up on Heroes. Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Swoosie Kurtz – who played Chuck’s Aunt (no spoilers here) Lily Charles in Pushing Daisies…

Television Graeme McMillan Jan 11

Rogue NASA Science Team Pitches New Spacecraft Designs to Obama

NASA, when it isn’t finding rogue space lights or mysterious BOOMs of the non-Steve Jobsian variety, is apparently sending rogue science teams to brief President-elect Obama on the future of the space program. https://gizmodo.com/hubble-finds-unidentified-object-in-space-scientists-p-5049896 These teams weren’t sanctioned by NASA top brass, so in a way they are effectively going rogue, not unlike an Alaskan…

Space & Spaceflight Jack Loftus Jan 11

What Can Barack Obama Learn From Superheroes?

Not content with sharing comic covers with Spider-Man, Barack Obama is now being called America’s “Last Action Hero” and given tips about being a better superhero. Has this preemptive hero worship finally gone too far? Variety’s Peter Bart is the one who wants to see the President-Elect in tights: Everything Obama unveils carries the message:…

io9 Graeme McMillan Jan 11

Xbox 360 IPTV Service Not Dead, Just Sleeping (and Testing)

An IPTV service for Xbox 360 was alluded to in a 2007 CES keynote, but it’s been quiet on that front ever since. What’s the deal? If you’re British, you might be in luck! At CES 2009, Microsoft Mediaroom PR reps, while doing their little spin dance, did manage to let slip that “multiple carrier…

Tech News Jack Loftus Jan 11

Dave Coulier Would Love the Finger Scissors Concept

Designer Effrat Gommeh sketched out a pair of scissors that slip over the index and middle fingers and actually cut when you make that cutting motion Uncle Joey loved so much on Full House. The scissors are actually a great-looking design concept, and though it seems you’d get less leverage using two fingers than with…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Jan 10

Palm Pre’s App Store Christened the App Catalog

Palm’s new developer site reveals the Pre’s App Store/Marketplace challenger will be named the Palm App Catalog. It also notes that the SDK is only in private prerelease at the moment. Despite the SDK only going out to a few select partners, Palm has launched its Developer Blog to help prospective developers stay informed about…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Jan 10

This Is The End, Stargate Atlantis

Last night was the final Stargate Atlantis episode and we sat through, box of keelnex in hand, ready for the long goodbye. So long, SGA… and thanks for all the nonsensical space jargon, spoilers. Todd the Wraith is back, bringing a plot point with him. Turns out Todd is a crappy leader and his crew…

Television Meredith Woerner Jan 10

Smart Cash Register Knows Who You Are and How Best to Empty Your Wallet

Mixing real life shopping with the Internet’s “up-selling” capabilities, Intel’s cash register is able to recognize you and give Amazon-esque recommendations, based on things you’ve purchased in the past. At the upcoming National Retail Federation show, Intel will unveil a prototype of a cash register that takes the traditional cash-box to a whole new level.…

Tech News Andi Wang Jan 10

Dancing Zombies Promote TV Recycling at CES via Extreme Awkwardness

An organization called Take Back My TV invaded CES yesterday, sending in “zombies” to harass the Panasonic booth. Their message is great, but boy is this video tough to watch. The zombies represent, uh, unrecycled TVs or something, I guess. And it appears that they got kicked out really quickly, so in order to make…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jan 10

As Seen at CES: Microsoft Surface Fail [UPDATED]

Intrepid reader Yves Milord snapped a pic of what might be the first error message seen on a Microsoft Surface. UPDATED It’s not a system-wide fail, and we still like the Surface, but who doesn’t love an error during promotion? Microsoft “goons” apparently hustled Yves immediately out after he snapped this shot, before he could…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Jan 10

Exercise Your Democratic Right To Vote For io9!

We’ve already told you about io9.com’s nomination for Best Culture Blog in the 2008 Weblog Awards , but this is our polite way of telling you that if you’ve not cast your vote (for us) yet, there’s still time – Voting remains open until Tuesday. And even if you have already voted (for us), you…

io9 Graeme McMillan Jan 10

I Pity the Fool Who Didn’t Know About Mr. T’s App Store Contribution

Attention Battlestar Galactica Fans: I Can Guess the Final Cylon’s Identity

FCC Chief Blasts Obama’s Call to Delay Digital TV Changeover

Take a Survey, Win a Flip

Windows 7 Open Beta Download Limit Lifted Until January 24

Jedi Toy Makes Your Child Into Hayden Christensen’s Next Target

AT&T Cruisecast: 20 Satellite TV Channels For the Car

Who Created Dark Knight’s Joker?

Pentagon Goes Green With 4,000 LED Installation

Heroes And Pushing Daisies Come Closer Together

Rogue NASA Science Team Pitches New Spacecraft Designs to Obama

What Can Barack Obama Learn From Superheroes?

Xbox 360 IPTV Service Not Dead, Just Sleeping (and Testing)

Dave Coulier Would Love the Finger Scissors Concept

Palm Pre’s App Store Christened the App Catalog

This Is The End, Stargate Atlantis

Smart Cash Register Knows Who You Are and How Best to Empty Your Wallet

Dancing Zombies Promote TV Recycling at CES via Extreme Awkwardness

As Seen at CES: Microsoft Surface Fail [UPDATED]

Exercise Your Democratic Right To Vote For io9!

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