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“Xbox, Earl Grey, Hot”: Microsoft Kinect Should Think Bigger Than Games
Microsoft’s Kinect motion-tracking system for the Xbox 360 looks perfectly okay for gaming. Maybe it’s a Wii-fighter; maybe it isn’t. But beyond gaming, Kinect might be Microsoft’s chance to own the living room—and everywhere else we live. We learned a few things about Kinect (now-abandoned-codename: “Natal”) today. We saw a few games, including the inevitable … Continued
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SlingPlayer Mobile For Android Looks Close (If You’re In The UK)
SlingPlayer’s Mobile app for Android is close to getting the ribbon-cutting treatment, if a sign-up page for interested Android users is anything to go by. This follows a job listing last year by Sling, wanting a designer experienced in Android. An iPhone app already exists for the popular throwing-TV-around-the-globe service, but if the job listing … Continued
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The New Xbox 360: Fully Detailed
It’s smaller, has more ports, runs quieter and costs the same: $300. It has a 250GB hard drive and built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi. They’re shipping the new Xbox 360 to retailers today. (They’re sending out one for free to everyone here, supposedly). Update: Here are some detailed specs. One of the most interesting details is that … Continued
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Conscience off, dick on: True Blood’s back, bitches
True Blood has returned to us! Pick up right where it left off last year, and find out what happened to Vampire Bill, how Jason’s penis is doing, and who is dream sexing! NSFW screengrabs. Welcome back True Blood, it’s been way too long since I’ve watched a werepuppy and a stick-in-the-mud vampire wag their … Continued
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Monday App Giveaway: Banzai Rabbit for iPhone
Back when it was called Frogman, Matt praised Banzai Rabbit for its gorgeous 3D graphics and for wearing its influences—the Tick and Frogger among them—on its superhero-costume sleeve. Now the developer’s giving 50 lucky Giz readers free copies. Revolutionary Concepts, the prolific developers behind our last giveaway for Karate Champ, are back with Banzai Rabbit, … Continued
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Mysterious sounds whose origins have never been explained
In 1977, researchers at Ohio State picked up this narrow-band radio signal emanating from somewhere beyond the constellation Sagittarius. It was exactly the kind of signal you’d expect from an extraterrestrial intelligence. What was it? The sound became known as the “wow signal” because the astronomer who first saw it in a readout circled the … Continued
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The iPhone Leash: For Fanboy’s Best Friend
Technically, MyPhoneLeash prevents your clumsy mitts from letting your phone hit the floor. In practice, it’s an opportunity to make at least five “dropped calls” jokes a day. Oh, and you’ll look ridiculous. That, too. How does MyPhoneLeash work? Let’s ask their website: Step 1: Place desired label on the face of your PhoneLeash. Step … Continued
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Meet Craig Shoji, artist of forbidden worlds
You’ve marveled at Craig Shoji’s rich, detailed work in Avatar and Alice In Wonderland, and soon you’ll be seeing his world-building in Thor. Check out some of his amazing art and discover what his favorite project has been. Craig Shoji has only been working in the industry for a few years, but he’s already made … Continued
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This Toaster Is Actually a Dead Person
This is Anne Lindeboom. She was born in 1920 and died in 1984. Now, she is a toaster. Or better said, her ashes are. The toaster was created by Dutch artist Wieke Somers. She uses a prototype printing machine to create these objects, mixing dead people ashes and epoxy, which get melted in layers following … Continued
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What Is Xbox 360 Kinect?
Cameras? IR emitters? Natal? Kinect? Xbox 360? WTF? Give us three minutes. We can explain everything. Kinect is a camera for Xbox 360… Let’s boil this down to its most simple: Kinect is an Xbox 360 peripheral. Think of it as a webcam on steroids that plugs into the console’s USB port that looks like … Continued
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Gadget Deals of the Day
Congratulations to the US soccer team, defeating England 1-1 this weekend. Surely, the Americans must have found the glorious buzz of the Vuvuzela Horns to be a relaxing, soothing tone, helping them to secure their victory over the Brits. Top Deals: • Archos 5 32GB 5-Inch Android Internet Tablet for $299.99 plus free shipping (normally … Continued
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This Is Not How You Design a Robotic Vacuum Cleaner
You’ve got to love design concepts. This one, for example, takes a perfectly functional product—the Roomba—and makes it completely useless by putting it in the form of a robotic dog. Sigh. The only benefit of this reimagining of the Roomba is that it’s cute. Other than that, it makes no sense whatsoever. It makes the … Continued
By Adam Frucci - io9
Who’s more posthuman: Zombies or Vampires?
We all dream of upgrading beyond Human 1.0. But meanwhile, our fantasy worlds are full of creatures who’ve already become superhuman and semi-immortal. Which deathless creatures are closer to our cherished posthuman ideal: vampires? Or zombies? We already wrote recently about how zombies are eerily similar to posthumans in some ways. But really, any undead … Continued
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ESPN on Xbox 360 is Free For Gold Members (Updated)
Microsoft signed a deal with ESPN to bring ESPN to the Xbox. You get 3500 live sporting events, with most in HD. When you’re watching a game, you can pick a side (basically live polling), and real-time trivia questions you can answer too. Also access ESPN.com stats and highlights without leaving the game you’re watching. … Continued
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