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#sheets
This iPod Touch Puts You In Sleep Mode
Earlier today I lamented the relative lack of sleep-enhancing gadgets. The Internet answered with these sheets that transform your bed into a giant iPod Touch. I don't think it functions, but it is certainly compatible with puns. [Ellos via Techeblog] -
#diy
Turn Tiles into a 3D Fish Tank Background
If you're bored with the plain background of your fish tank, you can add a 3D background inexpensively with this simple guide. [Lifehacker] -
#capsules
Read About Capsule Living and Feel Better About Your Dinky Apartment
Twenty years ago, Capsule Hotel Shinjuku 510 was a place where Tokyo's businessmen could get a quick night's sleep after a long day at the office. Today its an apartment building for those left unemployed by the devastating recession. More » -
#winter
Build a Storage Bin Igloo
If you've got a hankering to build a snow shelter but a lack of igloo-perfect snow conditions, you can use this trick to make a pseudo-igloo very easily. [Lifehacker] -
#2009inreview
The 2009 Science Stories That Freaked You Out The Most
Science news is always enthralling, but sometimes a story is so mind-blowing that it causes your neurons to grow in new directions. Here are the 10 science stories on io9 that grabbed your attention the most last year. [io9] -
#photography
Zap Some Neon Life Into Your Old Photographs
The Kirlian Photography Device uses high voltage discharges to capture beautiful, luminescent images directly from ordinary film. It is not a machine I'd recommend using in the darkroom. More » -
#betteroffted
Better Off Ted Reveals The Origins Of Doctor Who's Tin-Plated Bad Guys?
As if it needed to do more to win our love, Better Off Ted revealed the graveyard of failed Veridian Dynamics robots last night... Including a very familiar killer in the back left. Who knew Davros worked in corporate America? [io9] -
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#beverages
Make Your Own Bailey's Irish Cream
If you love the rich, creamy taste of Bailey's Irish Cream, why not set aside some time this week to whip up a homemade batch in your kitchen? It's easy, and you only need a few common ingredients. [Lifehacker] -
#roundup
The Week In Gizmodo
A lot went down this past week, the last of the year and the decade. People always start looking back this time of year, and we were no exception. But there was plenty of crazy in the here and now. More » -
#earthquakes
The Tug of Celestial Bodies Causes the Very Ground to Shake
Here's a novel explanation for California's earthquakes: Blame the sun and the moon. According to researchers at UC Berkeley, their combined gravity is just enough to set the San Andreas Fault in motion. [io9] -
#repair
Repair Warped Vinyl Records with Two Sheets of Glass
There might be audio treasures stashed in a relative's record collection, but only if you can restore the discs to less topographic conditions. Wired's How-To Wiki offers a guide to restoring that warped vinyl with careful heat application. [Lifehacker] -
#sleep
WakeMate Helps You Sleep Smarter With Your iPhone
The WakeMate, a sensor-laden wristband packaged with sleep analysis software, determines the optimal wake-up point in your REM cycle and adjusts your alarm for that moment. It also lets you say you really use your iPhone 24/7. More » -
#rant
Will 2010 Be The Year Of Superheroic Niceness?
With Marvel Comics promising a new Heroic Age, and DC teasing a post-Blackest Night universe less full of death, will 2010 be the year that superheroes learn to smile again? And, if so, is that a good thing? [io9] -
#downloads
RSSOwl Newsreader Updates to 2.0, Adds Feed Importing, Search Features
Windows/Mac/Linux: Feed reader RSSOwl has long been a favorite of open-source advocates, despite being a bit less powerful than its competition. Version 2, however, brings OPML import/export, sharing, and smart searching, finally giving it powers to rival its desktop counterparts. [Lifehacker] -
#radio
This Radio Is Hard To Tune, Easy To Look At
Radio Active, a project by industrial design student Erez Bar Am, is a wall-mounted analog radio. That's all good and well. The frustration begins when you realize you have to rearrange it every time you want to change the station. More » -
#thomaspynchon
Science, Fiction, and Pynchon: Three Great Tastes That Go Together?
When describing Thomas Pynchon, words that usually come to mind are 'difficult', 'long', and probably 'difficult' again. And that's a shame, because he's a phenomenal writer, one with a surprisingly savvy take on the world and how it's run. [io9] -
#aquariums
Spillarium Tank Keeps Fish Acutely Aware of Their Mortality
Why bore your fish with a humdrum aquarium when you can house them in the Spillarium, a spherical 5 gallon tank that features color-changing LED lights and a spilling waterfall that plunges into a bigger fish's ceramic maw. More » -
#avatar
Own Your Own Piece Of Avatar
Well, someone had to do it: Available on eBay right now (and for another 4 days), 3 grams of Unobtainium, the ridiculously-named fictional McGuffin from Avatar. It even levitates, as an accompanying video "proves." Click through to see for yourself! [io9] -
#tablets
Google and HTC Working On a Chrome OS Tablet
Everyone is clamoring about tablets these days—ourselves included—so it's not too surprising that Google and HTC are set to join the fray. They are reportedly working together on a Chrome OS Google Tablet. More » -
#futurism
Welcome To The World Of Ten Years From Now
What lies ahead in the next decade? According to one British newspaper, our next ten years will be filled with medical advances, the collapse of culture and post-internet politics. We're not even sure what that last one means... [io9] -
#lifehackertop10
Top 10 Mind Hacks for Making Your Resolutions Stick
Nothing but the strength of your convictions can keep a self-improvement promise going for at least 365 days. You can, however, boost your chance at success and outwit your worst habits with some motivational devices and clever thinking. [Lifehacker] -
#cartoon
So, the Future Is Here. Now What?
The 2000s are gone. They didn't bring the future, those Aughts. Doesn't matter. 2010 is rolling. Watch out for those flying cars when you go to pick the laundry in your jetpack. [Nedroid Comics via The Daily What via m0ddie] -
#motorola
Motorola Calgary / Droid Devour Gets Shot Up In Silver, New Info
Motorola making a device in more that one color? You don't say… One of our connects sent us the above photo of the Motorola Calgary / DROID Devour / Whatever, and confirmed the specifications we posted a few months back. More » -
#spidermarriage
Marvel Returns To Scene Of Spider-Man's Love Crime
The final pieces of Marvel's Spider-Man 2010 jigsaw puzzle have been revealed, and it looks like the publisher is looking to upset fanboys one more time by bringing back the question of whether Spidey ever actually got married or not. [io9] -
#downloads
Ei.cfg Removal Utility Lets You Use Any Product Key With Your Windows 7 Disc
Windows: Windows 7 install discs are edition-specific—if you've got a valid license key, you still need the right disc for installation. The ei.cfg Removal Utility, however, lets you create a new, universal installation ISO for Windows 7. [Lifehacker] -
#imagecache
Road Signs To Tell It Like It Is This Year
With an unexpected snowfall blanketing much of the East Coast for New Years, someone—either a traffic worker with a sense of humor or an average Joe with a sense of civic duty—reprogrammed this New England traffic sign. More » -
#netbooks
HP's Pine Trail-Equipped Mini 210 HD and Friends Leak Before CES
With CES only a week away, photos and incomplete specs for 8 new machines from HP have leaked, including an upgraded Mini 210 HD netbook now touting a N450 Pine Trail processor. More »
