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Sleepy Eyed Astro Boy Wallpapers Will Ignite Your Desktop

Astro Boy, the robot with awesome hair and ultimate daddy issues, powers up in four gorgeous new wallpapers, straight from the Tezuka Production company. They’re part of Project Atom, dedicated to promoting the new Astro Boy film. The CG film comes out in October 23d. [via Superpunch]

io9 Meredith Woerner

Celebrate The Birth Of A Baby Genius, Eureka Style

The first family of Eureka has a baby shower, and we can’t wait to see what crazy gadgets the town of geniuses gives. In other TV news, the True Blood gang returns from Dallas and Monk investigates an alien abduction. Monday: Clash of the Gods – On a realllly slow night, catch up on what…

io9 Caitlin Petrakovitz

A “Blunt Puncture” Machine That Precisely Measures Condom Reliability

How do condom manufacturers do scientific tests on their wares? Using this machine, apparently, which imitates the circumstances under which “breakage” might occur. According to the scientific paper from Contraception journal that describes this device: Over a period of 7 years, broken condoms returned to a supplier (SSL, Durex) via consumer complaints were examined to…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Spider-Man 5 And 6 Screenplays Already Being Written?

Spider-Man 4 isn’t even close to filming until next year, and already Sony is getting ready to crank out the fifth and a sixth films. James Vanderbilt, who wrote the first draft of the Spider-Man 4 screenplay, has been asked to pen Spider-Man 5 and 6 by Sony. According to the trades, many of the…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Beware Thailand’s Cyborg Elephant Army

What do you call a three-legged elephant? “The future,” apparently, as Thai elephant Motola is fitted with a prosthetic leg months after another elephant in the same hospital received one. Should we be concerned about these new cybernetic pachyderms? The 48-year old Motola was fitted with her permanent prosthetic leg yesterday, ten years after she…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Here It Is, Caprica’s Moment Of Zen, From Patton Oswalt

Fan-turned-comedian Patton Oswalt is living the dream: He’s joining the cast of Caprica as a Jon Stewart-esque late night host who puts Daniel Graystone (Eric Stoltz) and his wife Amanda (Paula Malcomson) under the lens. Oswalt is taking on the role of Baxter Sarno, a comic in the city of Caprica who also hosts his…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Behind the Scenes of District 9

At least from audience response I’ve spotted on Twitter, District 9 may be the saving grace of mostly lousy summer science fiction. Here’s a look behind the scenes compliments of Wired. Click to viewDirector Neill Blomkamp shares his thoughts on his casual presentation of special effects while WETA Workshop designer Greg Broadmore talks about designing…

Movies Mark Wilson

Why Are We Talking About District 9 Oscars Already?

It’s not even been released for a week, and already, people are talking about how District 9 is going to be robbed of the Oscars it apparently so richly deserves. What is going on? No less a media organ than the LA Times is already claiming foul at the movie’s chances with mainstream gongs, pointing…

io9 Graeme McMillan

James Cameron Admits Avatar Is Dances With Wolves In Space

James Cameron says Avatar may seem familiar — but there are twists you won’t see coming. Meanwhile, there’s a precious glimpse of Supernatural season five, righteous Zombieland/Legion posters, and a Fringe storyboard. Plus Shorts, 2012, FlashForward, Smallville, Chuck and Stargate. Avatar: Asked whether Avatar is a “classig going native film,” in the style of At…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Robo Geisha Dance Off Plus New Snow Beasts To Scare You Cold

This week in Cult: Find out what’s lying beneath the ice, and see two more clips from the buzz-saw face robot killer Robo Geisha. Hypothermia Ever since The Thing, we’ve been in love with snowy monster tales. Larry Fesenden’s latest flick seems like a B-horror-film delight on ice. He explained the premise to Fangoria as…

Movies Meredith Woerner

RIP, Elvis Presley

Thirty-two years ago today, the King of Rock’n’Roll, Elvis Aaron Presley, shuffled off this mortal coil and into countless stories and alternate histories where… well, that didn’t happen. To commemorate the anniversary of his death, here’s our favorite What If. Rest in Peace, Elvis. Watch out for those Egyptian kings in the afterlife.

io9 Graeme McMillan

Raygun Gothic Rocketship Blasts Off!

The Raygun Gothic Rocketship is, according to its fearless crew, a “rococo retro-futurist, future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.” Click through to see what they mean. The team, who also engineered the infamous Steampunk Tree House, describe the project as intended to creatively explore our ideas about evolution and technology…

io9 Sarah Hope Williams

Syfy Aware Of Its Own Ridiculousness

We may make with the snark about Syfy’s Original Movies around here, but if Syfy SVP of Digital Craig Engler’s Twitter is anything to go by, we’re not the only ones. Or even the funnier ones. Dammit. On Thursday, Engler admitted a sad truth: As far as I can tell no movie title we ever…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Chemistry Turns Out To Be Chemical

Scientists believe that the hormone oxytocin is responsible for creating intimate bonds between humans… But there’s much more to it than just being Love Potion No. 9, as new studies are showing: Finches beware! The Guardian reports that researchers at Indiana University have experimented with finches’ levels of mesotocin, the finch version of oxytocin: When…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Summer 2009: What Just Happened?

With District 9 a bona fide hit and GI Joe amazing all by not crashing and burning, the summer movie season of 2009 has ended just as it began: Surprising a lot of people. What lessons can we learn? Nature Abhors A Superhero Vacuum (But Apparently Abhors Wolverine Even More) After last year’s crunch of…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Finally, The Best Use For Lego Is Revealed

Lego Voltron. I’m not even sure I need to say anything other than that. Lego Voltron, people. You can thank Grand Admiral for his months of work, and click through the gallery to see the evidence of greatness. Voltron [Flickr] GALLERY

io9 Graeme McMillan

THIS IS A DISASTER: ASSAULT ON SAN DIEGO

Hello all. It’s been a while. After traveling, family visits, technical difficulties, and paid work I am finally glad to bring you a new video, and this ain’t no trailer. I took my camera down to San Diego, came back, and ran it through the Disaster computer and this is what came out. Sure, you’ve…

io9 GarrisonDean

Return To Return To The Planet Of The Apes

Wondering what to do with your lazy Sunday afternoon? Why not spend it in the company of some cartoon monkeys? The entire short-lived Return To The Planet Of The Apes animated series from the ’70s is now available online. A classic of 1970s Filmation technology – which, if you’re me, reminds you of that old…

Television Graeme McMillan

Third Time Lucky For Lestat Movie?

We should’ve known; plans are afoot to reboot Anne Rice‘s Vampire Chronicles series as a movie franchise after two failed attempts, and this time Universal Pictures aren’t messing around – They’re talking to one of our favorite stars to headline. According to Bloody Disgusting, Robert Downey Jr. is in negotiations with the studio to play…

io9 Graeme McMillan

District 9 Wins The Weekend, Cost-Effective Award

It’s not just one of the most anticipated movies released this summer, but District 9 may also turn out to be one of the most profitable, having made almost half of its budget back within its first day of release. Neill Blomkamp’s movie about alien refugees in South Africa took in an impressive $14.2 million…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Sleepy Eyed Astro Boy Wallpapers Will Ignite Your Desktop

Celebrate The Birth Of A Baby Genius, Eureka Style

A “Blunt Puncture” Machine That Precisely Measures Condom Reliability

Spider-Man 5 And 6 Screenplays Already Being Written?

Beware Thailand’s Cyborg Elephant Army

Here It Is, Caprica’s Moment Of Zen, From Patton Oswalt

Behind the Scenes of District 9

Why Are We Talking About District 9 Oscars Already?

James Cameron Admits Avatar Is Dances With Wolves In Space

Robo Geisha Dance Off Plus New Snow Beasts To Scare You Cold

RIP, Elvis Presley

Raygun Gothic Rocketship Blasts Off!

Syfy Aware Of Its Own Ridiculousness

Chemistry Turns Out To Be Chemical

Summer 2009: What Just Happened?

Finally, The Best Use For Lego Is Revealed

THIS IS A DISASTER: ASSAULT ON SAN DIEGO

Return To Return To The Planet Of The Apes

Third Time Lucky For Lestat Movie?

District 9 Wins The Weekend, Cost-Effective Award

Tesla Goes Ahead and Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Fully Human-Controlled

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

Good News! You Can Finally Change That Ridiculous Gmail Address

ExpressVPN Just Launched ExpressAI: Your Prompts Are Now Invisible

VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

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

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Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

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

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