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Lightning Review: Kensington’s Wireless USB Universal Docking Station Is the World’s First

The Gadget: Kensington’s new docking station is the first to offer wireless USB connectivity. A DVI external monitor (DVI-to-VGA adapter included) and up to five peripherals spring to life when your WUSB-enabled laptop PC comes within a 15 foot range. The Price: $219–$230 The Verdict: I’ll be dammed—it works. If you are one of the…

Reviews Sean Fallon Sep 17

New Quarantine Pics Show Day Glo Slumber Party From Hell

New stills from the plague-zombie movie Quarantine show it’s not really an infected undead virus party without black lights and themed dancers. Don’t they look like zombie strippers? I can just picture it: “We got a call about an undead noise complaint – you guys aren’t making enough noise!” Then they rip off their tear-away…

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 17

Chevy Volt Uses GPS to Maximize Electric Engine Use

Points to Chevy for utilizing GPS in a brilliant way. Their new Volt features plug-in batteries powering an electric engine that, while promising, are only good for a 40-mile range without gas backup. So what do you do if you want to burn as little gas as possible, other than stay far below 40 miles…

Tech News Mark Wilson Sep 17

Kendra Shaw Comes To The Sarah Connor Chronicles!

The Terminator TV show, the Sarah Connor Chronicles, has already added Shirley Manson and Busy Phillips to its cast, but perhaps the coolest bit of casting is yet to come. Stephanie Jacobsen, who played the druggie officer Kendra Shaw in the Battlestar Galactica TV movie “Razor,” is coming to Sarah Connor as another resistance fighter…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Sep 17

How to Fictionalize Science Beautifully

Science fiction is usually defined as a story that incorporates elements of science, but rarely does scifi actually take the form of a scientific paper or research volume. That’s why Janet Chui and Jason Erik Lundberg’s A Field Guide to Surreal Botany from Two Cranes Press is so startling and pleasurable to read. This slim,…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz Sep 17

Google Maps Mobile App Now Does Full-Screen Street View

Google’s been busy with the Street View drones-and now you can see their tireless work on your phone with today’s new version of the Maps app. Standing on your boring corner, you can full-screen, say, Tokyo’s streets and compare. The new version also adds more accurate geolocations and a few other interface tweaks, which Googler…

Tech News John Mahoney Sep 17

Apple Confirms 4GB Nano

Following the appearance of mysterious images this morning, Apple has apparently confirmed the existence of a new 4GB nano. Speaking with an Apple spokeswoman, Reg Hardware discovered that the company made a “limited number of 4GB iPod nanos for some international markets.” Just how many were shipped out and to what countries specifically remains a…

Tech News Sean Fallon Sep 17

$30,000 Damascene Straight Razor: Beware of Accidental Decapitation

Using a straight razor in the era of Gillette Fusion seems like suicide to me, but if you are the adventurous type looking for the closest shave imaginable—I give you the Damascene. Hand-forged in Germany with 128 layers of the same legendary Damascene steel used to craft Crusader’s swords, this limited edition razor is not…

Tech News Sean Fallon Sep 17

Screw “Day the Earth Stood Still” and Watch This!

A bunch of giant robots are coming to Earth, and they’re about to judge us for our nasty ways. There will be killing and car chases and awesome 1980s teen stars like Judd Nelson and C. Thomas Howell. Oh yes . . . in fact, C. Thomas Howell is directing the soon-to-be-classic, straight-to-DVD flick where…

Movies Annalee Newitz Sep 17

Microsoft Almost Bought Nintendo, And More Revelations by Peter Moore

When Peter Moore, ex Microsoft VP in charge of the Xbox division walked onto the stage at E3 (now working for EA), you could literally feel the energy of the room pick up. Journalists and fans alike were more entertained seeing this balding guy presenting some sports game rehashes than they were during big budget…

Tech News Mark Wilson Sep 17

Awesome Lego Mario Model Built Using NextEngine 3D Scanner

This is awesome. A Lego and 3D fanatic took a small Mario figurine, scanned it into a computer using the NextEngine 3D Scanner and used the data to create a near-perfect replica in Lego bricks, just much larger. Click the small picture for a much bigger version, and go check out the source to see…

Tech News Adam Frucci Sep 17

Your Prius Has Been Plotting Against You All Along

It was only a matter of time until the hybrid car got sick of being the answer to all of humanity’s problems and lashed out in an uncontrollable Christine-style rage, killing a bunch unsuspecting greenies. Check out the first car-smashing pics from the movie Hybrid, the environmentally friendly car that snapped. [Ecranlarge]

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 17

NY Driver’s License Embedded With RFID: Doubles as a Passport

New York is joining Washington State and North Carolina by offering motorists the option to purchase an Enhanced Driver’s License (EDL) with an embedded RFID chip. The license will enable travelers to pass in and out of Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean without having to use a traditional passport. The DMV also notes that…

Tech News Sean Fallon Sep 17

BSG Ending Not What You Expect, Claims Star

While we may not know exactly what lies ahead for the crew of Battlestar Galactica as the show speeds towards its conclusion next year, but we do now know that the end of one particular character isn’t what the writers may have initially intended, or what you may be expecting. Get ready to start your…

io9 Graeme McMillan Sep 17

Homebrew DS-DSLR Uses Nintendo DS as a Canon EOS Remote

Really nice piece of DS homebrew here: when photographer Steve was searching for a less bulky alternative to tethering his Canon 5D to his laptop for remote functions during shoots, he didn’t have to look further than his DS Lite, which he was always packing anyway. With a custom cable that connects through the GBA…

Tech News John Mahoney Sep 17

New MacBook Pro Revealed?

T-Systems (owned by Deutsche Telekom like T-Mobile, but not like Mr. T) is apparently selling a very interesting MacBook Pro. All the specs are exactly the same as the current gen. But does that look like a MacBook Pro you’ve ever seen? The “safe” explanation is that it’s just a mock/mix-up. The other possibility, that’s…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Sep 17

Postie Is Back! More Heroes Webisodes Coming Your Way

Oh joy, NBC is coming back with more Heroes webisodes, and it’s about time. I’ve missed my poorly written postal yelly friend, his overly-attractive-for-a-Postman girlfriend and their cat. According to Heroes Spoilers, NBC is having a casting call for new webisodes. Which shocks me, because I can’t believe they used actual actors for the suit-wearing…

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 17

Dumping Someone Is Hard, Even if That Someone Is a Sex Doll

Here’s a tip: when disposing of a very lifelike sex doll, leaving it in a shallow grave bound up and wrapped in a sleeping bag is not the best way to do so. You know, because someone might stumble upon a sleeping bag with hair coming out of one end and feet coming out of…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Sep 17

First Look at Earth 2

A team of researchers at the University of Toronto have captured the first image of a planet orbiting a sun-like star. The image (click to enlarge) was taken at the Gemini Observatory in Hawaii, and the planet you’re seeing here is about six times the mass of Jupiter. It’s much farther from its star than…

io9 Annalee Newitz Sep 17

New RCA Antennas Boost Flatness to Reception Ratio

I’ve had a lot of success with RCA’s A1500, a flat, living room friendly UHF/VHF antenna that’s capable of receiving OTA HD. But it’s not amplified, meaning it won’t be right for many viewers who want to pump their signal a bit. Now RCA is expanding their flat antenna line with amplified and “smart” antennas.…

Tech News Mark Wilson Sep 17

Lightning Review: Kensington’s Wireless USB Universal Docking Station Is the World’s First

New Quarantine Pics Show Day Glo Slumber Party From Hell

Chevy Volt Uses GPS to Maximize Electric Engine Use

Kendra Shaw Comes To The Sarah Connor Chronicles!

How to Fictionalize Science Beautifully

Google Maps Mobile App Now Does Full-Screen Street View

Apple Confirms 4GB Nano

$30,000 Damascene Straight Razor: Beware of Accidental Decapitation

Screw “Day the Earth Stood Still” and Watch This!

Microsoft Almost Bought Nintendo, And More Revelations by Peter Moore

Awesome Lego Mario Model Built Using NextEngine 3D Scanner

Your Prius Has Been Plotting Against You All Along

NY Driver’s License Embedded With RFID: Doubles as a Passport

BSG Ending Not What You Expect, Claims Star

Homebrew DS-DSLR Uses Nintendo DS as a Canon EOS Remote

New MacBook Pro Revealed?

Postie Is Back! More Heroes Webisodes Coming Your Way

Dumping Someone Is Hard, Even if That Someone Is a Sex Doll

First Look at Earth 2

New RCA Antennas Boost Flatness to Reception Ratio

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