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Harman Kardon’s Iconic Soundsticks Go Wireless

Ever since they first arrived in 2001, Harman Kardon’s soundsticks always stuck a harmonious chord in balancing price, looks and performance. Designed by Jonny Ive himself, the first Soundsticks were inducted into MoMA’s permanent collection. And now, they’ve gone wireless. For the most part, the speakers are the same: 10 watts in each satellite and…

Hansel and Gretel trailer will fatten you up… with action!

We have an early contender for the most ridiculous movie of 2013: Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters. Delayed from summer 2012 because this film would have looked like a sillier version of Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter, it’s now coming out in January. And holy crap, does this look ridiculous. The above trailer gives pretty much…

Al-Jazeera Gets the Crap Hacked Out of It (Updated)

There are hacks, and then there are hacks. After this morning’s apparent Apple UDID dump, Al-Jazeera’s English website has been defaced in about the most conspicuous way possible. But who’s responsible? https://gizmodo.com/antisec-leaks-1-million-apple-device-ids-obtained-durin-5940183 Clearly someone with a bone to pick with Al-Jazeera. But who is this Al-Rashedon? An opponent of Al-Jazeera’s coverage of Syrian civil war?…

14 Photos You’ve Never Attempted Before

We’re all stuck in a rut. We go to the same places, eat the same things. Yet we’re at our most creative when we’re doing something new. So for this week’s Shooting Challenge, all of you did just that. https://gizmodo.com/shooting-challenge-something-totally-new-5938589 WINNER: Home Theater My girlfriend’s uncles, Andrew (Drew) Souders & Mark Ridge, built an amazing…

No, organic foods aren’t more nutritious than other kinds

Many of us pay a huge premium at the grocery store for items that are labeled as “organic” — or feel guilty if we don’t. The coveted “organic” label is supposed to mean something is all-natural, and therefore better for you. But it’s not true. A recent study suggests the $27 billion organic food industry…

The io9 Book Club is in session! Let’s talk about Maureen McHugh’s After the Apocalypse.

Welcome to the monthly meeting of the io9 Book Club. In August, we read Maureen McHugh’s After the Apocalypse. Jump into comments to get started talking about it! For those unfamiliar with the io9 book club, here’s how it works: You read the book. We create a special book club post on io9 when the…

Watch the entire pilot for J.J. Abrams’ Revolution right now

The pilot for Eric Kripke and J.J. Abrams’ blackout series Revolution — directed by Iron Man’s Jon Favreau — is online right now! The series takes place 15 years after a worldwide blackout takes out every single electrical device on the planet, including engines and batteries. What happens after the government falls and the local…

Facebook Handled Its IPO Exactly Right

Andrews Ross Sorkin wrote a piece for the NY Times that was just ridiculous. He put the blame squarely on the back of the CFO of FB. Talk about getting it 180 degrees wrong. It’s easy to dump on the Facebook IPO as its stock price continues to fall and fall and fall. “Facebook messed…

Introducing Migaloo, the world’s first canine archeologist

A three-year-old female black labrador cross named Migaloo has become the world’s first trained archeology dog. Working with Brisbane dog expert Gary Jackson, she is expected to help archeologists uncover ancient grave sites across Australia. And looking to the future, it’s expected that Migaloo and other archeology dogs will work on excavations at ancient civilisation…

Landline Handset Desperately Wishes It Was a Smartphone

Like a child who hopes to feel like a grownup by putting on their parent’s clothing, Philips’ new S10 cordless handset could easily be mistaken for a modern smartphone. But it’s not. It’s a complete fraud! Silly landline, you’re not fooling anyone with your grownup disguise. Now as landline phones go the S10 is certainly…

This Tiny Smartphone Shelf Can Hold Thousands of Books, Photos, CDs, and Movies

It might seem like a waste of time to install a shelf that’s barely six inches long. But damned if this magnetically enhanced Plank doesn’t seem like the perfect place to stash your smartphone and keys when you get home every night. Since the magnets are located on the underside of the shelf they’re promised…

Watch a man age 12 years in 8 minutes, thanks to 4,514 self-portraits

Oh, the joys of extreme long-term video projects. Photographer Noah Kalina — who previously (and famously) took a snapshot of himself once a day over six years — has tacked another six-point-five years onto this unfinished visual diary. It’s a stark reminder that every single person on the planet drank an eensy bit out of…

10 Most Epic Love Stories in All of Science Fiction

Science fiction gives us space wars and robot uprisings, but there’s nothing as huge and awesome as a love story that spans star systems or timelines. Here’s our list of the top 10 greatest romances in science fiction. Note: This list is just our personal preferences, plus those of our friends whom we polled online.…

Ask Our Photographer How He Snapped the Best Cameraphone Shots You’ll See All Day

While we were stuck at our desks, photographer Taylor Davidson used our Intel-Inspired Ultrabook™ Shooting Challenge as an excuse to barge off to Boston, where he set about shooting some sports at the city’s parks and playgrounds. Well, he’s back, and hanging out in the comments at Deadspin, ready to take your questions. So flip…

This week: Nokia, Motorola, Amazon. Next week: Apple. September 19th, we just heard? HTC. EVERYONE’S GOT NEW STUFF.

New Walking Dead clips tease a much scarier season

Last year on The Walking Dead, we spent a lot of time pulling bloated walkers out of tainted wells and talking about our feelings. But this year promises to be much different, what with the addition of The Governor, the prison, and Merle! And these super short clips also seem to be promising more blood,…

Ask Apple Vs Samsung Jury Foreman Velvin Hogan Whatever You Want

A few weeks ago, Samsung got hit with $1.05 billion penalty for violating Apple’s patents and copyrights. It took the jury just a few days to decide on the massive penalty. Jury foreman Velvin Hogan probably had more to do with the.the speed of the decision-and its outcome-than anyone. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-vs-apple-verdict-apple-wins-huge-5937762 By now, you might have…

And now, historical samurai armor built for a dog

Dogs have been used in military operations for centuries, but this outlandish suit of canine samurai armor from the Edo period is truly something special. Historically, there’s a loose precedent for forcing your puggle into that undignified Darth Vader costume every Halloween. This one-of-a-kind rawhide suit and lacquered wooden mask was for sale on the…

The iPhone 5 Is Coming on September 12

If you’re holding out on buying an iPhone until the new one is out, mark down Apple’s just-announced September 12 event on your calendar: that could be the day the phone is revealed. Posted by The Loop, the invite says the event will begin at 10 AM PDT at the Yerba Buena Center in San…

Every Time You Torrent, Feds Log Your IP in Just Three Hours

Anyone who has downloaded pirated music, video or ebooks using a BitTorrent client has probably had their IP address logged by copyright-enforcement authorities within three hours of doing so. So say computer scientists who placed a fake pirate server online—and very quickly found monitoring systems checking out who was taking what from the servers. The…