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T-Mobile’s Customer Delight Day is Tomorrow (Free Minutes!)

T-Mobile is holding their Customer Delight Day tomorrow, Saturday, November 15, so that means if you love the magenta be sure to swing by the nearest T-Mobile store to score a few freebies. Drop in for a free 100 bonus minutes or bring a (T-Mobile) friend to receive 200 bonus minutes. If you refer a…

Tech News Erica Ho Nov 14

Firestrike: World’s First Solid-State Battlefield Laser Now Available

Get ready for some real pew pew, because Northrop Grumman has just announced that the first ever high-energy, solid-state lethal laser for actual war applications is now available for ordering. This means that you can pay now a few millions and get yours for Xmas. The new Firestrike units offer 15 kilowatts of power, but…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Nov 14

Commuting Will Be A Breeze (1957)

The October 22, 1957 Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune (Chillicothe, MO) ran this image of a flying bus of the future. Commuting will be a breeze in the future, according to a national science magazine, which envisions tomorrow’s workers traveling from home to business at 100 m.p.h. via a ducted-fan flying bus like the one above. The design,…

Tech News Matt Novak Nov 14

Walmart Gadget Doorbusters Might Save Black Friday

The trifecta is complete: Best Buy and Circuit City’s Black Friday ads are weak, disgustingly disappointing sauce, leaving it up to Walmart to save Black Friday. CNN Money gives us the first peek at the ad Walmart plans to reveal Nov. 24, and reveals that there’s still hope since it’s happily gadget heavy, with perhaps…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Nov 14

Nintendo Says F You With One-Time-Use Wii Speak Code

Ars discovered that the upcoming Nintendo Wii Speak peripheral—a microphone that finally lets you communicate to other Wii users online—comes with a 16 character code to download the “Wii Speak” channel. This is a one time use code, which cannot be replaced if lost. What does this mean to you? It means you can NEVER…

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 14

The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week

Too busy getting chased around by a motorcycle terminator all week? Don’t worry, we’ve compiled a list of the best stories of the week, just for you. Highlights this week include shorties, scifi cereal, cult sneakers, Dollhouse cheerleading, and tips on how to hit on an alien.Terminator 4 Concept Art Shows Half Breed Robo Killers…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 14

Dealzmodo: MacBook Air with Parallels $1150

Out with the old, in with the new. Course, if you’re okay with the old, you can usually pick it up for cast-off prices. Like the previous-gen MacBook Air, which MacMall is dumping for $1150 after a $100 mail-in rebate with free shipping. To sweeten the deal, you also get Parallels for free after rebate.…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Nov 14

It’s Your Own Mobile, Weaponized Laser Unit!

You’re heading out to the territories on Saturn’s moon Europa and things could get dicey. Or maybe you’re here on Earth, but you don’t like the idea of walking around those alien-infested cities at night without some good firepower. That’s where Northrop Grumman’s new KILLSTRIKE weaponized laser comes in. No, we’re not kidding. These babies…

io9 Annalee Newitz Nov 14

The New Post Layout: Yep, It’s Bigger

As some of you have probably noticed, things look a little different inside posts. Like, bigger. It’s not your imagination, or your new contacts. We’ve bumped up the font size to be a bit more readable, and stuff now sprawls across a lot more of your monitor—800 pixels of it, actually. We’ve also moved metadata,…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Nov 14

An Identity Crisis For The Doctor In Doctor Who’s Christmas Special

The first two minutes of the Doctor Who 2008 Christmas Special just aired as part of the BBC’S Children In Need charity night, and you can also watch it online here. Looks like David Tennant has finally found someone who enjoys saying “Allons-y” with as much gusto as he does. To donate to the Children…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Nov 14

What The Borg Queen Should Have Looked Like

The biggest disappointment of Star Trek: First Contact was the Borg Queen. She shouldn’t have existed in the first place — what’s next, Borg royal jelly? — but the Bride-Of-Frankenstein design was super underwhelming and lacked a certain zing. Now some original Borg Queen concept art has turned up online, and it shows a few…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Nov 14

Batman: The Brave And The Bold Premieres Tonight

The spirit of Bob Haney lives on with tonight’s premiere of Batman: The Brave And The Bold on Cartoon Network at 8pm. The new show teams up a happier, gentler Batman than we’ve seen for awhile with a host of lesser-known DC Comics superheroes, including Green Arrow, Aquaman and Plastic Man, starting tonight with the…

io9 Graeme McMillan Nov 14

Matchbook-Sized Motor Sets 1 Million RPM Record

Researchers from ETH Zurich’s Department of Power Electronics have developed a matchbook-sized motor that can spin faster than any other machine in the world—over 1,000,000 rpm. In order to keep it from falling apart at such high speeds, the researchers employed a titanium shell, ultra-thin copper wire for the windings and a mysterious top-secret iron…

Tech News Sean Fallon Nov 14

New Potter Trailer Proves Kids With Wands Still Cooler Than Twilight

Want magic and fantasy elements in a present-day, post-industrial setting? The reigning champion remains Harry Potter, as this new trailer for Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince proves. Twilight’s troubled-but-pretty kids are still amateurs compared to the Potter gang. And the good news? Half-Blood Prince is already looking worlds better than the last Potter, plus…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 14

WowWee Rovio Driver App Now Available For the iPhone

If you have enjoyed using the built-in iPhone application on WowWee’s three-wheelin’ Rovio robot, then head on over to the App Store because “Rovio Driver” looks like a major upgrade. The free app adds head position / rotation controls and the camera view appears to be much larger than the standard version. Damn, I might…

Tech News Sean Fallon Nov 14

Zack Snyder Goes Heavy Metal!

A big part of the excitement around the Watchmen movie comes from Zack Snyder’s incredible shot-by-shot attention to detail. And he’s already proven that he shines in a more CG-heavy film, like 300. So the news that Snyder is on board to direct one of the segments in the new Heavy Metal animated film is…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Nov 14

Get Ready for Cheap Nvidia Graphics Cards

ATI has been hitting Nvidia hard with its 4000-series big guns like the Radeon HD 4870 X2, and they’re starting to feel it, with ATI successfully clawing away marketshare from Nvidia. Which has Nvidia skurred. So, sources say, Nvidia’s readying a barrage of price cuts to keep the territory loss to a minimum. If it…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Nov 14

India’s First Lunar Mission Proves a Smashing Success

India has officially landed on the moon. Today, the Indian Space Research Organisation advanced its first deep space mission, Chandrayaan-1, by releasing its Moon Impact Probe, which successfully crash landed near the moon’s south pole and opened an exciting new chapter in Asia’s space exploration.ISRO reports that at 8:31 pm Indian Standard Time, the Moon…

io9 Lauren Davis Nov 14

Question of the Day: Has the Tech Company You Work For Cut Jobs?

According to a recent analyst study, we are on pace to lose 180,000 tech jobs this year—the most since 2003. Even without the figure, we could have assumed that things are epically bad. You can’t get through a day’s worth of news without hearing about some big tech company layoffs. In this month alone, Circuit…

Tech News Sean Fallon Nov 14

Catching up: Gears

Hey Brian, Are you excited? I’m excited. Why am I so excited? Because we’re getting ready for our Gizmodo vs. Wired match in Gears of War 2, which you’re going to be participating in. Maybe. If we can’t find someone better at video games that is (just kidding). I’m also excited about finally getting Wii…

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 14

T-Mobile’s Customer Delight Day is Tomorrow (Free Minutes!)

Firestrike: World’s First Solid-State Battlefield Laser Now Available

Commuting Will Be A Breeze (1957)

Walmart Gadget Doorbusters Might Save Black Friday

Nintendo Says F You With One-Time-Use Wii Speak Code

The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week

Dealzmodo: MacBook Air with Parallels $1150

It’s Your Own Mobile, Weaponized Laser Unit!

The New Post Layout: Yep, It’s Bigger

An Identity Crisis For The Doctor In Doctor Who’s Christmas Special

What The Borg Queen Should Have Looked Like

Batman: The Brave And The Bold Premieres Tonight

Matchbook-Sized Motor Sets 1 Million RPM Record

New Potter Trailer Proves Kids With Wands Still Cooler Than Twilight

WowWee Rovio Driver App Now Available For the iPhone

Zack Snyder Goes Heavy Metal!

Get Ready for Cheap Nvidia Graphics Cards

India’s First Lunar Mission Proves a Smashing Success

Question of the Day: Has the Tech Company You Work For Cut Jobs?

Catching up: Gears

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