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Can You Really Shoot Print-Quality Portraits With a Red Epic Video Camera?

There are murmurings in the tech word that eventually still cameras will be replaced with video cameras, and photographers will simply pore through thousands of frames to find the perfect shot. And curious if that day had already come, Fstoppers pitted a Red Epic against a Hasselblad H3D-22. The results were surprising. Both cameras were…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski May 29 '12

10 Changes That Must Have Steve Jobs Rolling In His Grave

I miss Steve Jobs. The tech world is so boring. So beige. Things haven’t been the same without his show-and-tells, him slamming people left and right, or his email replies in the middle of the night. http://gawker.com/5539717/ Apple hasn’t been the same either. And, wherever he is, Jobs probably doesn’t like some of the things…

Tech News Jesus Diaz May 29 '12

First footage of The Host feels like Invasion of the Body Snatchers meets Dawson’s Creek

Holy cow, the first ever footage from Stephenie Meyer’s latest book adaptation The Host is drowning in angsty teen romance. Watch as an collection of attractive teens run through tunnels while dealing with their alien possessed friend played by Saoirse Ronan (who plays “Wanda” the alien stuck inside the teen Melanie’s body). Forget the alien…

Movies Meredith Woerner May 29 '12

In this week’s comics, Doctor Who and Star Trek cross universes!

What’s coming into comic shops tomorrow? A clash of two venerable television shows, Batman battling architecture-themed supervillains, and a new issue of Jeff Smith’s Rasl. Set sonic screwdrivers to stun. First things first, IDW Publishing is releasing Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation ², a miniseries that sees two foes from these stalwart science…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar May 29 '12

If Only Digital Cameras Were as Beautiful as These Restored Vintage Rangefinders

There is so much beauty in those dusty old cameras you see at thrift stores and flea markets, but you don’t buy them because they probably don’t work at all. Ilott Vintage resurrects those treasures, and makes them better than ever. The tinkerers at Ilott have taken mid-century gems such as Canon’s Canonet line, the…

Tech News Michael Hession May 29 '12

In 10 days you’ll be aboard the USCSS Prometheus

June 8 is almost here, which means that you are thisclose to seeing the USCSS Prometheus in all its future-tastic glory. For the official countdown clock and an exclusive premiere red carpet cam, head here. And there’s more. Verizon has teamed with Twentieth Century Fox to bring you an online Prometheus mini-game in which you…

io9 Sponsored post May 29 '12

Adjustable Sliding Lens Glasses Let You Tweak Your Prescription

The Eyejusters aren’t the world’s first adjustable eyeglasses that can be tweaked without the need for an optometrist. But they take a new approach to the idea that seems to offer some distinct advantages. Previous efforts have used flexible liquid-filled lenses that become thinner or thicker as liquids are pumped in and out. But the…

Health Andrew Liszewski May 29 '12

How NASA Uses Astronaut Pee to Hunt Osteoporosis

When astronauts venture into space, their bones degrade because of the microgravity conditions they encounter. Currently, such bone wastage is usually diagnosed by scans—so NASA developed a new test which analyzes urine to spot bone loss in its early stages. The new technique, developed by scientists at Arizona State University in conjunction with NASA, looks…

Health Jamie Condliffe May 29 '12

This rock could spy on you for decades

America is supposed to wind down its war in Afghanistan by 2014. But U.S. forces may continue to track Afghans for years after the conflict is officially done. Palm-sized sensors, developed for the American military, will remain littered across the Afghan countryside — detecting anyone who moves nearby and reporting their locations back to a…

io9 Noah Shachtman - Danger Room May 29 '12

Alleged iPhone 5 Case Has Aluminum Back, Smaller Dock Connector (Updated)

9to5mac and iFixyouri say this could be the back for the next iPhone. If real, the next iPhone would have an aluminum alloy back, bigger speaker/mic, and a smaller dock connector. Apparently the part comes from a Chinese supplier who, according to iFixyouri, is reliable. But not even they know if it is for an…

Tech News Adrian Covert May 29 '12

If You Do This With Your iPad, You Don’t Deserve an iPad

We didn’t think there was greater tech sin than recording a video in portrait mode. We were wrong. On the bus late last night, I witnessed the greatest user horror. Don’t do this. Ever. Ever ever. https://gizmodo.com/psa-please-turn-your-damn-cellphone-sideways-when-reco-5697423 On a late night bus from Washington to New York, I chose to sit next to a young,…

Tech News Sam Biddle May 29 '12

Take a Trippy Google Maps Road Trip Around This Tiny World

Looking to get away this Summer but your budget won’t take you farther than a couple of blocks from your apartment? Just do what artist ‘A Ghost Train’ did with their music video for Chemin Vert and let Google Maps take you on a mind-warping trip around the world. The frenetic pace of the video…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski May 29 '12

No One Needs a Facebook Phone—Especially Facebook

That rumor’s back. The one about Facebook making its own phone. Except this time the New York Times is saying it, complete with reports of former Apple engineers coming aboard to make Zuck mobile. https://gizmodo.com/nyt-facebook-is-working-on-its-own-smartphone-again-5913717 It seems more certain than ever that Facebook’s going to vomit out a handset sometime next year. What a terrible…

Social Media Brian Barrett May 29 '12

New Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter trailer gives The Gettysburg Address new meaning

We’ve got two new trailers for Timur Bekmambetov’s presidential vampire movie, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter. The first trailer gives the Gettysburg Address some supernatural subtext. The second is a red-band clip show of the carnage Honest Abe inflicts on a few fangers. It’s got that lovely sharp slo-mo Timur is known for, plus a pretty…

Trailers Meredith Woerner May 29 '12

World of Warcraft‘s “Leeroy Jenkins” meme, reimagined as a heist film

Even if you have only a passing familiarity with the massive multiplayer online game World of Warcraft, you’re probably aware of “Leeroy Jenkins,” a comedy sketch/meme/recreation of real events about an oblivious player who dooms his teammates charging into a battle (video here, watch this first if you’ve never seen it). For the CFC Worldwide…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar May 29 '12

Alzheimer’s Drug Can Be Used to Treat Shopaholics

If you can’t walk into a store without buying something, help may be at hand. New research suggests that a drug designed to treat Alzheimer’s disease can be used to successfully treat people who suffer from shopping addictions. Serious addiction to shopping, which is correctly referred to as “compulsive buying disorder”, is actually a from…

Health Jamie Condliffe May 29 '12

Here Are the WWDC 2012 Schedule and App—Here’s What to Look For

Apple has posted the schedule for this year’s WWDC. If you’ve got an Apple developer account you can go to the schedule page and login with your username and password or anyone can download the app. What’s coming up? WWDC will take place this year from June 11 to June 15, and the app reveals…

Tech News Mario Aguilar May 29 '12

Crazy Shoulder Robot Turns Your Friends Into Jiminy Cricket

Have you ever been talking to a friend on the phone and lamented the fact they were so far away? That’s exactly the problem this bizarre shoulder-mounted MH-2, or ‘miniature humanoid’, seeks to solve. By turning them into a Jiminy Cricket sitting on your shoulder, minus the good advice. Powered by a hefty-looking backpack full…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski May 29 '12

Zombie fans, this is the most ominous real-life tweet you’ll ever read

Dear reality, please stop emulating almost every zombie story ever. It’s becoming unnerving. Between that naked man eating a guy’s face in Miami and this bafflingly sinister tweet from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s campus alert Twitter account, the undead apocalypse is seemingly ready to stumble out the gates at any moment. https://gizmodo.com/how-the-zombie-apocalypse-starts-naked-attacker-found-5913643 The…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar May 29 '12

Every Insane Moment From Syfy’s Supershark In One Funky Music Video

We know that you spent your Saturday night watching Supershark on Syfy… right? But just in case you missed it, this absolutely stunning music video features the Supershark theme song, a “1970’s Blaxploitation super hit” by R&B singer Harvey Scales. And it compresses every great moment from Supershark into two minutes and 32 seconds. Actually,…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders May 29 '12

Can You Really Shoot Print-Quality Portraits With a Red Epic Video Camera?

10 Changes That Must Have Steve Jobs Rolling In His Grave

First footage of The Host feels like Invasion of the Body Snatchers meets Dawson’s Creek

In this week’s comics, Doctor Who and Star Trek cross universes!

If Only Digital Cameras Were as Beautiful as These Restored Vintage Rangefinders

In 10 days you’ll be aboard the USCSS Prometheus

Adjustable Sliding Lens Glasses Let You Tweak Your Prescription

How NASA Uses Astronaut Pee to Hunt Osteoporosis

This rock could spy on you for decades

Alleged iPhone 5 Case Has Aluminum Back, Smaller Dock Connector (Updated)

If You Do This With Your iPad, You Don’t Deserve an iPad

Take a Trippy Google Maps Road Trip Around This Tiny World

No One Needs a Facebook Phone—Especially Facebook

New Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter trailer gives The Gettysburg Address new meaning

World of Warcraft‘s “Leeroy Jenkins” meme, reimagined as a heist film

Alzheimer’s Drug Can Be Used to Treat Shopaholics

Here Are the WWDC 2012 Schedule and App—Here’s What to Look For

Crazy Shoulder Robot Turns Your Friends Into Jiminy Cricket

Zombie fans, this is the most ominous real-life tweet you’ll ever read

Every Insane Moment From Syfy’s Supershark In One Funky Music Video

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