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Six Mac Placeholder SKUs Appear in Future Shop’s Inventory System

Obviously, six Mac placeholders showing up in Future Shop’s inventory system isn’t a reason to jump to conclusions about new MacBooks—but it certainly doesn’t do anything to dispel any of the other rumors floating around out there either. [Future Shop and Macrumors]

Tech News Sean Fallon Sep 24

Don’t You Get It? The Spirit Is Supposed To Be Funny!

Yesterday, it was Gabriel Macht, today, it’s Samuel Jackson trying to convince us that Frank Miller’s The Spirit movie is really some kind of wacky comedy instead of Sin City 2. Talking to MTV, Jackson said that the movie is “sort of Wile E. Coyote with real people. We hit each other with big things…

io9 Graeme McMillan Sep 24

Yankee Stadium Gets a Glorious Lego Send-Off

For die-hard Yankee’s fans like myself, this has definitely been a year to forget. I think everyone would agree that the season itself was a total disaster, and I’m sure that there are a lot of people that are sad to see the old stadium go. Lego artist Sean Kenney is one of those people,…

Tech News Sean Fallon Sep 24

Question of the Day: Have You Changed Your Mind About Android and the G1?

After yesterday’s information explosion covering the good, the bad and the ugly about Android and the T-Mobile G1, I can’t help but wonder whether or not public perception of the platform and its first phone has changed. Are you more excited, less excited, or have your feelings remained the same? Did you even care in…

Tech News Sean Fallon Sep 24

Who Should Take Over As Batman (Other Than Dick Grayson)?

It’s looking more and more likely that the Bruce Wayne will be passing the Bat-mantle along to a successor. But who? Dick Grayson is the most likely choice, but he’s too emo, and his last stint at the Bat (in “Prodigal”) degenerated into angsty ramblings. Chances are Dick would wear the cowl for a few…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Sep 24

This Pumpkin Fears No Smoke Monster

Forget the sappy triangle eyes from the Halloween jack-o-lanterns of yesterday. With the days ticking away until Halloween it’s time for some serious brainstorming on costumes, candy and of course decorations. We’ll slowly edge you into the full frontal scifi Halloween-assault starting with some awesome pumpkin designs from Pink Raygun. This year display your love…

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 24

Motorola Embeds CDMA Femtocell into Digital Photo Frame

I have to hand it to the guys at Motorola for coming up with the idea to integrate a femtocell and a VoIP soft phone into a digital photo frame. Femtocells help cover weak spots in a cellular network by sending calls over the internet—which is a good idea except that it would involve yet…

Tech News Sean Fallon Sep 24

Eco Media Revolution: Part PMP, Part Cellphone Defibrillator

The original Eco Player was a wind-up PMP that offered 40 minutes of music per one minute of cranking. It was chunkier than a nano, but it also wasn’t gonna run out of juice in the Himalayas, either. The new Eco Media Revolution is the sequel, a 4GB A/V player that also packs an SD…

Tech News Mark Wilson Sep 24

Movie Sequels: Ripped From the Science Headlines!

Sometimes a movie premise is so absurd that the plot must’ve been hastily cobbled together after reading a sensational headline. With this in mind, we asked ourselves: Just how hard can it be to come up with the plot to a scifi sequel? We scanned some recent real-life science headlines for inspiration and drummed up…

io9 Nisha Gopalan Sep 24

IR Car Chases Beams of Light Like an Angry Cat

Most R/C cars are controlled by radio frequencies and a miniature steering wheel, but this car follows a dot of infrared light wherever you want it to go (similar to a cat chasing a laser). The only catches are that the car doesn’t look to read throttle commands and it can only recognize light up…

Tech News Mark Wilson Sep 24

Chicago Gizmodo Reader Meetup: Saturday, September 27th

Wired’s Nextfest opens to the public in Chicago’s Millennium Park on September 27th. So we figured it was the perfect time to throw a get-together for the Midwestern contingent of our readership. Those guys in Tahoe and New York have had their fancy parties, and it’s time to show ’em how we do it here…

Tech News Mark Wilson Sep 24

Pulp Classic The Swordsman of Mars Rescued from Publisher’s Brutal Hack Job

Otis Adelbert Kline’s fantastic pulp taleThe Swordsman of Mars was first published in Argosy magazine in 1933. Reprints from the 1960s hacked and slashed at the original text, chopping away entire chapters and completely rewriting huge sections. But now, the entire story has been published in its original form for the first time in over…

Books & Comics Ed Grabianowski Sep 24

Baikonur Cosmodrome in Big, Beautiful Pictures

I am so drawn to all things Baikonur. It’s been Russia’s primary spaceport since 1955—the world’s oldest. Maybe it’s the sharpness of the pop in my mind when considering many of humankind’s most stunning moments of excelsior have originated from the dusty, rusty Kazakh steppe. Maybe it’s because Sergio Leone should have made a movie…

Space & Spaceflight John Mahoney Sep 24

Where’s All The Sunny Happy Science Fiction?

Science fiction used to be the literature of the bright cheerful future, with the flying cars and the intrepid heroes and stuff. But that can-do, yes-sir spirit has gotten dented recently, with more science fiction books that accentuate the negative. A new article in the Guardian blames those hippie New Wavers and those Cyberpunk kids,…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Sep 24

Lightning Review: The Wicked Lasers Torch Flashlight Can Burn Paper

The Gadget: The Torch flashlight from Wicked Lasers is currently being reviewed by Guinness as the world’s most powerful flashlight. At 4100 lumens, the Torch can easily start fires and even fry eggs. The Price: $300 The Verdict: Simply put, the Torch flashlight is like carrying around a floodlight in your hand. It is easily…

Reviews Sean Fallon Sep 24

T-Mobile G1 Info Dump

Not sure what was going on yesterday with all that T-Mobile G1 Android coverage? We’ve got the solution. Here’s all you need to tell your push Gmail from your App Markets from your Street View Compass. • The full details and specs on the T-Mobile G1 • We get our hands on it • Sizemodo:…

Tech News Jason Chen Sep 24

3D Darth Vader Wall Clock Springs into Action When the Lights Go Out

Just when you think that every possible opportunity for Star Wars merchandising has been explored, the folks at England’s Wesco Limited come up with this 3D Vader helmet clock. Sure, clocks have been done before, but this particular version features glowing red eyes and a breathing sound effect that kicks in when the lights go…

Tech News Sean Fallon Sep 24

Force Unleashed The Movie?

Is the Secret Apprentice going to get his big-screen debut? Rumors circulating over at Skywalker Ranch seem to be pointing to yet another Star Wars movie undertaking. If you’ve had a chance to tackle the new video game you know the main character is meaty enough for his own DVD release, but a whole major-budget…

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 24

Chevy Orlando is Totally the Minivan of the Future, Dude

This is the 2010 Chevy Orlando, a concept vehicle due to be shown off at the Paris Motor Show next week. It’s pretty similar to the 2010 Chevy Cruze, but as you can see, it’s got some pretty dramatic blue lighting on its exterior. I’m not quite sure if its completely ridiculous or totally awesome;…

Tech News Adam Frucci Sep 24

Extinct Tortoise Could Make a Comeback

When Charles Darwin wrote about giant tortoises living on Floreana in 1835, he noted a marked decline in their population from previous years. Eleven years later, another visitor to the island declared the entire species extinct. But a fortuitous discovery has led researchers to believe that they can bring this animal back from the evolutionary…

io9 Lauren Davis Sep 24

Six Mac Placeholder SKUs Appear in Future Shop’s Inventory System

Don’t You Get It? The Spirit Is Supposed To Be Funny!

Yankee Stadium Gets a Glorious Lego Send-Off

Question of the Day: Have You Changed Your Mind About Android and the G1?

Who Should Take Over As Batman (Other Than Dick Grayson)?

This Pumpkin Fears No Smoke Monster

Motorola Embeds CDMA Femtocell into Digital Photo Frame

Eco Media Revolution: Part PMP, Part Cellphone Defibrillator

Movie Sequels: Ripped From the Science Headlines!

IR Car Chases Beams of Light Like an Angry Cat

Chicago Gizmodo Reader Meetup: Saturday, September 27th

Pulp Classic The Swordsman of Mars Rescued from Publisher’s Brutal Hack Job

Baikonur Cosmodrome in Big, Beautiful Pictures

Where’s All The Sunny Happy Science Fiction?

Lightning Review: The Wicked Lasers Torch Flashlight Can Burn Paper

T-Mobile G1 Info Dump

3D Darth Vader Wall Clock Springs into Action When the Lights Go Out

Force Unleashed The Movie?

Chevy Orlando is Totally the Minivan of the Future, Dude

Extinct Tortoise Could Make a Comeback

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