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more about #octopus more comments → TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H.: I guess now all the Watchmen-fans know why the Squid was left out, it was busy getting some quality time with an acquaintance. Getting all hot and ste... more » badhatharry: Stop giving the terrorists ideas. more » Kaiser-Machead: By the suns of Warvan! So awesome. more » blacktop: Robot octopus... Rocktopus! more » Hello Mister Walrus: Great, so our robot rulers will be a race of giant penises? Just great. more » OMG! Ponies!: Robot squids. Yeah, that could never have a laser arc-welder and listening apparati attached to it to be used to hunt down humans. more » OMG! Ponies!: Nice to know that the Great C'thulhu is a discerning videophile. I'll keep that in mind next time that the stars are right. more » scarbrtj: Well, anyway, there is for all practical purposes no visual difference between 1920x1080i and 1920x1080p, and I'm even talking "visual information." E... more » SegamanXero: that octopus in the picture is about to do the "CRAB BATTLE!" more » TimurY: Yes, good caption. more » -
#art
Cyberoctopus Attacked by Steamships
Yeah, usually our featured images are photos, but Alex Broeckel's photorealistic rendering—of that all-too-likely scenario that we will soon battle giant robo-octopuses using the power of steam—well, it just made horrifying, paranoia-inducing sense. [io9] -
#robots
Soft Robotics Offer the Automatons Yet Another Way to Take Over the Earth
Between this post about "soft robots," those nanotube muscles we talked about earlier this week, and the last scene of Battlestar Galactica, I have no doubt that our future is very robotic indeed. More » -
#science
Octopuses Notice and Prefer High-Def TVs, Unlike Dad
Extremely important research is being done in Australia right now, and it's yielding extremely important results: octopuses are officially more technically discerning than about 1/5th of the American public. More » -
#lighting
Tentacle Chandeliers (To Class Up the Place)
By artist Adam Wallacavage, these "Pulsatilla" chandeliers are both a bit gorgeous and disturbing. But replace that light bulb with a vagina, and you have at least one Gizmodo writer's ultimate fantasy. More » -
#gadgets
Octopus Toy Brings New Meaning to Octopussy
Back away from the toy, children. Because its eight "tingling tentacles" aren't meant for alliteration alone. Fully waterproof and ready for the tub, the Screaming O Screaming Octopus Clitoral Vibrator seems like an odd choice to us for one's clitoral vibration needs, but then again, we're not its target sex. If you're interested, it'll run about $20 (or a little under $3/tentacle). More » -
#jamesbondsshoweraccessory
The Shower Octopus
As useful as those hanging shower trays are, they can't compare when it comes to the cool factor with this Shower Octopus. Although pricey, the octopus gives you enough arms to hold five bottles in mid-air—something octopuses are known for. More »
