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First Ever Eclipse Scene Starts The Vampire Werewolf War

We’re excited for David “30 Days Of Night” Slade’s Twilight movie Eclipse. Why? Because it will be a film that isn’t full of long glances and Bella scream-crying-lip-biting. It’s all about action, plus crazy Jane’s back. Already this looks better than New Moon because the director didn’t ask Robert Pattinson to wear lipstick. Also, the…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Swiss Autopsy Robot Comes Online

Virtobot may be helping humanity now, but it’ll know all our weaknesses when Skynet achieves sentience. That’s because it’s the world’s first autopsy robot – and it can examine a dead body inside and out without ever lifting a scalpel. The University of Bern’s Virtobot uses MRIs and computer tomography to take a 3D snapshot…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

A Predators Reveal, Plus Transformers 3 Dinobots And The Secrets Of Hit Girl!

Robert Rodriguez explains the deeper meaning of Predators, Joshua Duhamel talks Transformers 3 characters, and Kick-Ass’ screenwriter reveals Hit-Girl’s freakiest lines. And find out what to expect from Caprica’s midseason finale. Plus Lost, Hot Tub, Fringe, Chuck, Supernatural and SGU. Predators: Here’s Robert Rodriguez at SXSW discussing the origins of the project and who the…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

Hillcrest Labs Pairs Kylo “TV Browser” with Motion-Sensing Loop Pointer

Remember the Loop? It was an accelerometer-equipped remote for media centers that arrived last June. It worked pretty well. Now the company behind it, Hillcrest Labs, is going to try its hand at a web browser called Kylo—for television! https://gizmodo.com/the-loop-controls-your-tv-like-the-wii-for-100-5290975 The main reason for Kylo’s existence is to work with—and presumably sell—its $100 motion-sensing Loop…

Television Jack Loftus

The Brazilian SciFi Short “Analog” Is Minimalist Cyberweirdness

This creepy-cool trailer for EBBËTO’s 25-minute-long film Analog is an agoraphobe’s worst nightmare -a machine keeps a man alive during a deep space journey. Unfortunately, the machine begins to reassess its programming, and a lot of symbolic oddness precipitates. Here are the details on the flick, which is currently making the festival rounds: ANALOG is…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Spider-Man Battles Samurai In 1970s TV Stills

In the Seventies, The Amazing Spider-Man aired on CBS, Nicholas Hammond was Peter Parker, and the show’s theme song was pornoriffic. Take a trip down memory lane with these photographs from an era when Spidey fought crime in his PJs. [Waffyjon’s Flickr via Coming Attractions Of The Past] And here’s the intro to The Amazing…

Television Cyriaque Lamar

What If Superheroes Were Elements?

It’s Marvel’s Avengers as you’ve never seen them before… Namely, as abstract personifications of elements from the periodic table. Artist Das Chupa is the genius behind this version, and he’s given Superman the same treatment here. [Zero Lives]

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

Sky, ESPN, acTVila 3D Programming All Inbound This Summer

It’s no surprise given the current hype level, but there are no less than three 3D programming announcements making the rounds today. Two of the three deal with—surprise!—sporting events. ESPN 3D, which we’ve heard about before, will produce and air a 3D MLB Home Run Derby on July 12 during the All-Star break. This is…

Television Jack Loftus

When Happy Endings Seem Important, After All

Here’s my terrible, heretical admission about the last season of Lost: I enjoy the flash-sideways. No, wait, that’s not it. What I meant to say was: I don’t care if they answer all of the questions about mythology or not. I can feel your stares of disdain from here, but they won’t change my mind.…

Television Graeme McMillan

Will Google Leave China Because Of Hacking And Censorship?

Google will likely be pulling the plug on Google.cn by the end of the month. According to the web search giant, China’s stringent censorship and the hacking of Gmail accounts have driven Google to relinquish 35.6% of China’s search market. Even though the Chinese search engine Baidu’s 58.6% share of Chinese searches eclipses Google’s 35.6%…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Old-Timey Predator Will Joyride Into Your Heart

I say old bean, is that a Yautja on a penny-farthing velocipede? By gum, I haven’t beheld such a spectacle since eleventy-twelve! And lo! Our pedal-pushing intergalactic sportsmen totes one of those newfangled heliumized air bladders! What delicious farce! [Gavwoodhouse’s Deviant Art page via Superpunch]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Is Corot-9b Cool Enough To Be Earth-2?

Scientists have discovered what may be the first exoplanet to mirror Earth’s climate, which may be a major breakthrough in the study of planets in other solar systems. The planet, given the catchy name of Corot-9b, is only one of more than 400 found that orbit other stars, but the first whose temperature can be…

io9 Graeme McMillan

The Hilarious Lost Recaps Of Someone Who’s Never Seen Lost

Even the most ardent Losties find the show inscrutable at times, but can you imagine what Season 6 looks like to someone who’s never seen the show? The wonderfully bemused blog Never Seen Lost tries (and fails) to keep up. Massive confusion and weird Easter eggs are the name of the game for Lost –…

Television Cyriaque Lamar

Warners Unveil DC Movie Strategy… Maybe

How to replace a multi-million dollar movie franchise with Harry Potter? Well, if you’re Warner Bros., the answer seems to be “Suddenly realize you own a company that’s specialized in creating movie franchise IP for years.” Enter the DC years… Speaking at ShoWest this week, Warners movie head Alan Horn told theater owners that they…

Movies Graeme McMillan

Scarier Monsters And Super-Creepy Doctor/Companion Relationships In New Who?

The new Doctor Who will see familiar monsters be scarier than even before, according to new showrunner Steven Moffat, and that’s not even describing the new Doctor/companion relationship… Mild spoilers ahead. With the press push for the new Doctor Who season well underway in the UK, Moffat has been teasing what fans should expect from…

Television Graeme McMillan

Steampunk Dinosaur Madness in Luc Besson’s “Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec”

You don’t need to speak French to appreciate how awesome this trailer is for Luc Besson’s latest SF flick. A brilliant, sexy adventurer named Adèle Blanc-Sec has discovered a dinosaur egg – and now a pterodactyl threatens steampunk Paris! The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec hits theaters in late April, and as far as I…

Movies Annalee Newitz

Book Artists And Designers Pick Their Favorite Recent Covers

What’s more amazing — the arresting loveliness of many recent SF book covers, or how different from each other they are? SFSignal asked artists and designers for their favorite recent covers. Here are a few of the ones they picked. It’s well worth checking out the whole feature over at SFSignal, both for the gorgeous…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

First Teaser Trailer For The Return Of Futurama!

Thanks to the Panama Wormhole — which is a sort of Comedy Central Channel in space, Futurama is coming back in June! And here is the first trailer.

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Why V’s Reality Makes Less Money Than Its Promise

The ratings may have fallen during its four week run, but that didn’t stop ABC’s V from being one of the largest moneymakers on television last year. How good a position does that put the show in for next year? Forbes lists V as the fifth largest moneyspinner on television in 2009, but notes that…

Television Graeme McMillan

Space Rays Might Be Responsible For Crashing Your Car

Toyota vehicles have been having a problem with sudden, uncontrollable acceleration lately. It’s been variously attributed to faulty circuits and driver error, but the real culprit might be radiation from beyond the skies. Every day, the Earth is bombarded with trace amounts of radiation from space. It poses no threat to humans—at least, no direct…

io9 Alex Eichler

First Ever Eclipse Scene Starts The Vampire Werewolf War

Swiss Autopsy Robot Comes Online

A Predators Reveal, Plus Transformers 3 Dinobots And The Secrets Of Hit Girl!

Hillcrest Labs Pairs Kylo “TV Browser” with Motion-Sensing Loop Pointer

The Brazilian SciFi Short “Analog” Is Minimalist Cyberweirdness

Spider-Man Battles Samurai In 1970s TV Stills

What If Superheroes Were Elements?

Sky, ESPN, acTVila 3D Programming All Inbound This Summer

When Happy Endings Seem Important, After All

Will Google Leave China Because Of Hacking And Censorship?

Old-Timey Predator Will Joyride Into Your Heart

Is Corot-9b Cool Enough To Be Earth-2?

The Hilarious Lost Recaps Of Someone Who’s Never Seen Lost

Warners Unveil DC Movie Strategy… Maybe

Scarier Monsters And Super-Creepy Doctor/Companion Relationships In New Who?

Steampunk Dinosaur Madness in Luc Besson’s “Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec”

Book Artists And Designers Pick Their Favorite Recent Covers

First Teaser Trailer For The Return Of Futurama!

Why V’s Reality Makes Less Money Than Its Promise

Space Rays Might Be Responsible For Crashing Your Car

NASA Rover Finds Glowing, Ruby-Like Crystals on Mars for the First Time

Anker Prime Docking Station Hits Its Lowest Price as Amazon’s Spring Sale Winds Down (14 Ports With 160W Output)

Google TV Streamer 4K Drops to an All-Time Low, Final Hours in Amazon Spring Sale to Turn Any TV Smart on a Budget

The New ‘Masters of the Universe’ Trailer Brings Eternia to Life

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

UGREEN Bluetooth Tracker 4-Pack Now Just $7 Each With iOS and Android Support, While AirTag Stays at Full Price

Trump Posts Concept Art of His Presidential Library, and It’s AI Slop

Forget Tower Desktop, GMKtec Mini PC Drops to a Record Low as Amazon Clears Out Final Spring Sale Stock

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

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