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Repo Man Unloads His Alien Baggage Onto Repo Chick

The sequel to Repo Man starts filming next month, according to Production Weekly. Not only that, but the sequel to the cult classic, Repo Chick, has a female star, and a bit of a serious message about the mortgage foreclosure crisis. The idea of a Repo film with a “message” makes me severely uneasy. Slashfilm…

io9 Meredith Woerner

OpeniMac Trying to Pick Up Where Psystar is Leaving Off

We all know how well things are working out for Psystar, so it is a little puzzling why an Argentinian company is choosing to push their luck by building more Mac clones. https://gizmodo.com/shady-organization-behind-psystar-apple-claims-5101968 Still, if you are the kind of person willing to drop serious cash on a shady overseas knockoff, then you will be…

Tech News Sean Fallon

$99 Apple Cellphone Inevitable, Analyst Says

The Kaufman Bros.—technology market analysts, plumber aficionados, and part-time acrobatic artists—are arguing that the $99 Apple-branded cellphone is going to happen, echoing what Charlie Wolf already said. Really. One of these days: https://gizmodo.com/iphone-could-hit-99-analyst-says-5069217 While we are not sure of exact timing, we think a $99 Apple-branded cell phone is inevitable. As we mentioned in our…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Speaker Cuckoo Clock Blasts You Out of Bed

This recently unearthed project by designer Stéphane Vigny combines a Swiss cuckoo clock and a loudspeaker to create what is pretty much the most awesome cuckoo clock ever. In fact, the only way it could be more awesome is if Vigny incorporated a deep baritone voice recording saying “CUCKOO” “CUCKOO”, as our own Jason Chen…

Tech News Sean Fallon

It’s . . . Dungeons & Dragons Dance Music?

I really couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw this music video, recommended by tipster Scott Barrett. It’s so cheesy and over-the-top that it pretty much exists in a pocket universe of its own. Bad pop! Bad hair! Fighting dragons! Latex-clad ladies with swords! Seriously, keep watching even though your eyes are screaming in pain.…

io9 Annalee Newitz

When Is It Okay For Science Fiction To Cling To The Past?

Science fiction was supposed to be about the future, so why is it obsessed with its own past? The L.A. Times picks up this familiar lament, in an article appearing Sunday as part of a special science fiction section. And you might be slightly surprised at what William Shatner has to say. Practically in the…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

YouTube Goes ‘HD’

There have long been rumblings of YouTube in HD coupled with all sorts of workarounds to get your content uploaded in higher quality. Now YouTube HD has launched for real. https://gizmodo.com/youtube-getting-hd-in-three-months-323099 There’s some debate as to whether or not the content really meets the minimum 720p/1080i HD standard, and you can read more about that…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Gallery Today: DeLorean, Meetup, Free Shirts, Deathmatch

Hey, the Gizmodo Gallery is open again, and we’ve got some fun stuff happening today and only today, including a reader meetup with free t-shirts and cheap beer. And a DeLorean. https://gizmodo.com/gizmodo-limited-edition-iphone-launch-t-shirts-272864 • The DeLorean, with full Back to the Future rigging, will be here at 5pm, parked in front of the Gallery. Maybe we…

Tech News Brian Lam

Bush Airport Sets Up Karaoke Booths, Makes Traveling a Bigger Nightmare

Have a flight heading into George Bush airport in Houston? You might want to make some adjustments now that management has set up karaoke booths to entertain (?) weary travelers. According to Caroline Schneider, assistant airport manager for customer service: “During the holidays, we have a lot of our novice travelers,” she said. “We thought…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Can The World’s Most Powerful Flashlight Light My Cigarette?

Among the many wonders at Gizmodo Gallery, we’ve got a couple Wicked Lasers Torches to play with-the world’s most powerful, nearly weapons-grade flashlights that put out light so intense it can burn paper. So when it came time for a cigarette, we knew what to reach for… https://gizmodo.com/lightning-review-the-wicked-lasers-torch-flashlight-ca-5054103 Yeah, awesome. Thanks to the Giz reader…

Tech News John Mahoney

Will Sigourney Weaver Be In Ghostbusters 3?

All this time I’ve been obsessing about the return of Bill Murray’s Peter Venkman in the Ghostbusters 3, I completely forgot about Dana Barrett. Signourney Weaver voiced her opinion whether or not she’s ready for more evil dog possessions, and her character’s possible future with Venkman. In an interview with MTV, Weaver revealed that not…

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‘Tenth Floor Please’ Says The Japanese Janitor Robot Stepping Into the Elevator

Fuji Heavy Industries (very heavy) and Sumitomo have introduced the future of industrial cleaning automatons—a beefed-up Roomba-like bot that not only cleans a Japanese office tower’s filthy floors, but takes the elevator to cover the whole building all by itself. The ‘bot interfaces with an office tower’s elevators via an optical control system (which it…

Tech News John Mahoney

Do Android Strippers Dream Of Electric Lapdances?

These robot pole-dancers work hard for the money, along with their lamp-headed DJ friend. They’re part of the weird MuTate Modern exhibition, at the Behind The Shutters gallery in London, which also includes a tricked-out MIG jet and a giant 3-D animated face. [BBC]

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

You’re Never Too Old for Gmail Stickers

I see what you’re up to, Google. You think that just because you’re giving away free Gmail stickers that I’ll adorn my house, car and forehead with free advertisements. How did you know?? To be fair, there’s actually some useful stuff in this kit. The included keyboard overlays can remind you of Gmail shortcuts (the…

Tech News Mark Wilson

iPhone Coffee Table is a One Way Ticket to Lonelytown

I know you like your iPhone. That’s great. But really, if you build a coffee table that looks like an iPhone, complete with icon coasters, you’ve gone too far. We’ve seen iPhone coasters before, and those were bad enough, but this take things to a whole new level. Also: it’s made completely out of cardboard,…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Take Us to Your Nom Noms

Monkey people, we can haz your planet? We gots a Gort. [via National Geographic Photo Contest] Thanks, Marilyn Terrell!

io9 Annalee Newitz

New Watchmen Mobile Game Makes Alan Moore Cry

We’ve already told you about the Watchmen video game, but little did we know that that cynical cash-in was only the start. May I interest you in the Watchmen Cell Phone Game? https://gizmodo.com/alan-moores-worst-nightmare-watchmen-video-game-5090809 Glu Mobile – who are already working with Warner Bros to create mobile games based on Superman, Bugs Bunny and The Dark…

Movies Graeme McMillan

Dealzmodo Hack: Make Your Old USB Stick Into a Digital Multitool

With 8GB flash drives available for under $20 and 32GB drives edging into the mainstream, nobody can blame you for shelving old USB sticks. But there are a surprising number of uses for those rickety, sub-gigabyte keychains. There are nearly endless ways to bring a USB stick out of retirement, and they’re not just gimmicks:…

Tech News John Herrman

Elaborate Wall-Mounted Fireplaces For Holiday Ambiance

Wall-mounted fireplaces are nothing new, but the new Icoi (Icoya) and Yan-Li designs from Arkiane are a lot more elaborate than most of the products that are already on the market. https://gizmodo.com/wall-mountable-fireplace-heats-up-your-living-room-215118 Apparently, the butterfly design of the Icoi fireplace was inspired by a god worshiped by the ancient Incas while the Yan-Li features three…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Imagining Life After the Invisibility Cloak

Researchers claim that the creation of an invisibility cloak is feasible with future technology, and that soon humans could have the ability to blend in with their surroundings. Not content to wait for science to catch up with imagination, Dutch artist Desiree Palmen uses paint to camouflage her subjects, giving us a taste of what…

io9 Lauren Davis

Repo Man Unloads His Alien Baggage Onto Repo Chick

OpeniMac Trying to Pick Up Where Psystar is Leaving Off

$99 Apple Cellphone Inevitable, Analyst Says

Speaker Cuckoo Clock Blasts You Out of Bed

It’s . . . Dungeons & Dragons Dance Music?

When Is It Okay For Science Fiction To Cling To The Past?

YouTube Goes ‘HD’

Gallery Today: DeLorean, Meetup, Free Shirts, Deathmatch

Bush Airport Sets Up Karaoke Booths, Makes Traveling a Bigger Nightmare

Can The World’s Most Powerful Flashlight Light My Cigarette?

Will Sigourney Weaver Be In Ghostbusters 3?

‘Tenth Floor Please’ Says The Japanese Janitor Robot Stepping Into the Elevator

Do Android Strippers Dream Of Electric Lapdances?

You’re Never Too Old for Gmail Stickers

iPhone Coffee Table is a One Way Ticket to Lonelytown

Take Us to Your Nom Noms

New Watchmen Mobile Game Makes Alan Moore Cry

Dealzmodo Hack: Make Your Old USB Stick Into a Digital Multitool

Elaborate Wall-Mounted Fireplaces For Holiday Ambiance

Imagining Life After the Invisibility Cloak

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