Are we ready for 3D? As CG supervisor and avid moviegoer, I’m sad to say that I’m not convinced we are. Yet. And the worse is yet to come, as studios try to milk us all for these half-baked goods. The only time that I have felt it was worth it was Avatar …

Ninth time’s the charm, sometimes! At least that’s Microsoft’s hope with IE9, which they’ve just announced at Mix, brings new HTML5 support (including HTML5 video!), hardware-accelerated graphics for text and images, and a totally new JavaScript engine. Constantly updating. Microsoft issued a release just before the actual announcement and demo at the Mix…

Streaming HD video. Uploading gigantic files. Surfing the web comfortably . These aren’t things you’d normally expect on 3G. But T-Mobile’s beefed up HSPA+ network, which I tested recently in the first city to launch, handled these tasks beautifully. Simultaneously. While the other carriers are looking past 3G to 4G technologies—Sprint with its …

You need to look at these photos. The 167 entries in this week’s “Monotone” Shooting Challenge are of a completely humbling, professional quality. Lead Shot “My Bokeh and Blue painting… This is actually just a macro shot of some left over paint from this weekend’s home improvement episode. I used 1 SB…

Windows Phone 7 Series: It’s a thing ! And it looks pretty great, so far. Last month’s announcement , though, left a lot of questions . Questions which are answered here, in Gizmodo’s live updated coverage of Microsoft’s MIX 2010 keynote. How exactly will multitasking work? What about those incredible cross platform game demos ? Whither WinMo 6.x , and…

If you’re in the market for a netbook—the gimpy kittens of the laptop jungle—know this first: on the inside, they’re all basically the same. Making the little differences all the more important! And yes, they do add up. For our Battlemodo, we decided to look only at netbooks…

For this week’s Photoshop Contest , I asked you to turn today’s user-friendly gadgets into cold, utilitarian Soviet-era relics. It’s probably for the best that these don’t actually exist. First Place —Bobo the Teddy Second Place —Paul Vasco Third Place —Goodie to You Dot Com

For this week’s Shooting Challenge , I asked you to capture a photography by the light of just one candle. Your response, as always, was remarkable. Most Meme “Taken with a tripod mounted Canon XSi with a Canon 50mm f1.8 and an extension tube. Exposure was f/2 @ 1/50s, ISO 320.” [ Ed note: …

With over six million views in six days, OK Go ’s video for ” This Too Shall Pass ” is the latest in their unprecedented string of runaway YouTube hits. Lead singer Damian Kulash shared OK Go’s video philosophy—and history—with Gizmodo. Q: At this point, OK Go may…

It’s official, Valve’s digital distribution service Steam is coming to Mac, and bringing Left 4 Dead 2 , Team Fortress 2 , Counter-Strike , Portal , and the Half-Life series (along with Source) with it this April. But there’s more. Apparently, through Steam Play, gamers will be able to play supported titles (anything built on Source, it…