Gizmodo: bioshock

Mimic BioShock's Body-Mod Splicing With Your Own EVE Hypodermic Needles

Jason Chen — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:06:44 EST

The world of BioShock shows what one tremendously interesting direction of hacking your body will be like. Imagine injecting yourself with flame-throwing or electric-throwing inducing stem cells and you'll get the picture. Now you can pretend with props!

These EVE hypos cost only $23 and even have LEDs to make it seem like the real thing. The actual needle looks way too thick to actually inject anything into any part of your body, unless you're thinking what we're thinking. But who needs fire and/or electricity shooting out of their ass? Oh wait, everyone. [Play via Nerd Approved]

This week, Gizmodo is exploring the enhanced human future in a segment we call This Cyborg Life. It's about what happens when we treat our body less as a sacred object and more as what it is: Nature's ultimate machine.

Sony PS3 Update Will Sell You Premium Themes

Elaine Chow — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:00:00 EDT

Sony has dropped a brand-new feature on its PS3 console that will let you buy Premium themes—specialized themes that contain high-quality graphics, customized buttons, and (sometimes) special sounds. Since they cost real money, PS3 users will have an option to preview the images before deciding to drop the cash. The company plans on releasing 6 to 10 premium themes every month, which will run the gamut from anime-styled to NCAA-franchised content. It's pretty, but is it worth your penny? [Playstation Blog via Kotaku]

BioShock Plus Accelerometer-Powered FPS Coming to iPhone

Jason Chen — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:20:00 EDT

We've already seen a demo of Quake 3 Arena running NETWORKED on two iPhones with accelerometers, but news is some more similar games are coming this way. First, there's Re-Volt, made by some Canadian developer, that'll have Quake-ish graphics and feature tilt and touch controls as well. Then, even better, there will be BioShock. Yes, that BioShock. The one with the fantastic mood and storytelling. Who knows how bastardized the iPhone version will be, but we want it. [Pocket Gamer (BioShock) and Pocket Gamer (Re-Volt)]