Gadget maker MagicJack recently lost a defamation lawsuit that it filed against Boing Boing. The judge dismissed its case and ordered it to pay us more than $50,000 in legal costs. MagicJack dials wrong number in legal attack on Boing Boing
James Cameron took few chances with his latest movie’s plot. But how could it be otherwise, when $400m is on the line? Here’s five ideas to get us started… What storytelling risks could Avatar have taken?
Comic fandom’s rarely held to be a welcoming place for girls. But one correspondent remembers fondly her trip to the 1978 San Diego Comic-Con, when she was a wee 8-year old. Other females, however, were few and far between. A girl at the 1978 comic-con
“It boasts a totally separate sonic spectrum than the other forms of electronic music,” says David Viens. “It brings back fond memories.” Chip Sounds
Named the “Daily Edition,” Sony’s new ebook reader hits stores next month. Notwithstanding differences between the respective libraries, it offers all the best features of its main rival, the Kindle. But Sony says it offers one thing that Amazon won’t: actual ownership of your books. Sony, B&N promise to rekindle rights for book owners
Channel 4’s documentary-style drama, The Execution of Gary Glitter, imagines an alternative Britain that reintroduces the death penalty and hangs the celebrity sex offender. It’s a story about the moral quandary of capital punishment, generously garnished with the British media’s creepy obsessions. Glittergeddon!
Weird headsets that read people’s minds? It sounds like dystopian science fiction, but these gadgets are set to be the holiday season’s hot toys. Brainwave toys are back
By subjecting nationalist toad Nick Griffin to the Two-Minute Hate, the U.K.’s media establishment turns a fool into a victim. Dear Britain, please stop helping the fascists
He designed the bizarre, beautiful Sorapot, and recently turned his talents to audio. Joey Roth on design
Every time I see my living room bookshelf, I feel silly. This is because it’s the ultimate poseur bookshelf. Delete this book
When I was a kid, I found a TRS-80 Model 100, a motorcycle and a giant pig in a forest clearing. Spontaneous gadget generation amid mushroom rings in woods near Worthing, England.
If there’s an instinct that Microsoft can’t put to bed, it’s the one that led to more versions of Vista than can be counted on one hand. Microsoft announces 20 editions of Windows 7! (j/k)
The Peek, a simple handset that looks like a cellphone but does nothing but email, makes an argument for cheap, on-the-go messaging. Peek Email Theory
Some of the best, the worst, and the weirdest ads in computer history. 8 megabytes of JPEGs after the jump! 101 Classic Computer Ads
A gallery of imaginary Apple products, for bbGadgets. Fake Apple Products