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Chic Louis Vuitton For Geeks Tee

Megan Lara has created a wonderful tongue-in-cheek version of the famous Louis Vuitton pattern—customized for geeks—that you can now get on a t-shirt over at Threadless. Dubbed Geek Chic, the pattern replaces the usual LV symbols with multi-sided die, power buttons, mathematical symbols, and even a four-way controller. But you’ll want to act fast and…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

See the timeline of Weyland Industries and witness the birth of the David android

The full Prometheus trailer isn’t the only exciting new media Ridley Scott is sharing today. The Weyland Industries website has been updated with a timeline of the corporation, along with a video of the birth of a certain android. Minor spoilers. If you head over to the Weyland Industries site, you can see the full…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter footage features vampire decapitations on an exploding train!

We’ve seen WonderCon’s exclusive Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter footage, and it’s chock full of our sixteenth president taking his trusty axe to evil vampires’s chests. It’s exactly the sort of crazy over-the-top action you’d expect from the director of Wanted! The footage starts with Abraham Lincoln (Benjamin Walker) and his longtime friend and valet Will…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

This Tiny Display Measures Less Than an Inch But Still Packs As Much Resolution As the New iPad

Cramming a QXGA display with a resolution of 2048×1526 into a device as small as the iPad might seem like an impressive accomplishment. But Forth Dimension Displays have managed to squeeze that same number of pixels into a display that’s smaller than an inch. And since Apple claims that it’s impossible for the human eye…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Ridley Scott and the cast of Prometheus talk the film’s human-like androids and Alien‘s influence

The trailer for Prometheus, director Ridley Scott’s epic return to science fiction and the Alien universe in particular, is set to debut later tonight. But we got an early sneak peek at WonderCon, and here’s our spoiler-y report! The trailer begins with a shot of waterfalls on an alien world, while Charlize Theron’s corporate character…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

In the biohacker nation of Vodkovia, each athlete is enhanced for optimal Olympic performance

In the future nation of Vodkovia, each athlete’s body is reshaped to enhance their natural talents: wider eyes for archers, additional arms for wrestlers, and extra joints to give gymnasts a literal leg up. The other countries may not like it, but Team Vodkovia is taking the Olympics by storm. These strange concept photos come…

io9 Lauren Davis

Survivalist’s Snowboard Transforms Into Skis, a Shovel, and a Saw

The folks over at Signal Snowboards like to take time out every month and see what kind of crazy snowboard contraptions they can come up with. And this month they created the perfect snowboarding multi-tool for those who like to get away from it all. The Survivor Split—as they dubbed their creation—not only separates into…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Watch Honest Abe wield his blessed axe in the new Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter trailer

The action-packed second trailer is out for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, and it gives us more insight into the president-to-be’s vampire hunting history. Watch Lincoln consecrate his axe blade with holy water and send those antebellum bloodsuckers back to Hell. [via Comic Book Movie]

Trailers Alasdair Wilkins

Ride a jet-mounted pegasus in the anime adventures of Kim Jong Un

The official North Korean press may consider themselves masters of propaganda, but if they truly want to win the hearts and minds of the next generation, why not create an anime starring their heroic supreme leader, Kim Jong Un? College Humor creates the ultimate Kim Jong Il propaganda video. Why give your supreme leader a…

io9 Lauren Davis

Baboons kidnap puppies and raise them as their own

Be warned, this video starts off horribly sad, but it’s still a fascinating behavior from one of our primate cousins. Baboons in Saudi Arabia kidnap feral puppies away from their packs, bringing them up in the baboon family. As hard as this is to watch, I wonder if our own ancestors engaged in similar behavior…

io9 Lauren Davis

Man’s Best Friend Doesn’t Need Its Own Air-Conditioner

Pet owners try to do everything they can to make their pets as comfortable as possible. But if you’re content to let your dog sleep outside, Climate Right’s dedicated heating and air conditioning unit for their dog house is a bit much. Since it’s only capable of heating or cooling up to 350 cubic feet…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

An incredible view of the Milky Way stretched above a distant monsoon

Earth and space combine to create a striking image from photographer Bret Webster. The Milky Way almost looks as though it’s come crashing through our atmosphere in a fury of thunder and lightning. Webster’s site is filled with incredible photographs juxtoposing the night sky with more terrestrial terrain, resulting in almost supernatural images of the…

io9 Lauren Davis

The Smaller and Quieter Sequel To the Tread Watch Is Still a Visual Treat

The three main complaints about Devon Works’ original Tread watch were that is was gigantic, it was noisy, and it was expensive. So the company addressed all three of those issues with their recently unveiled Tread 2 available later this year. https://gizmodo.com/devon-tread-1-watch-keeps-your-wrist-busy-at-all-times-5520787 Not only is the Tread 2 considerably smaller than the original—relatively speaking—but the…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Concept Art Writing Prompt: Repo’ed Man

Each Saturday, we present the Concept Art Writing Prompt, where we present you with an image, and invite you to post a story based on that image in the comments. This week, we have a simple illustration of a man who’s been recalled and packed up. Is he a defective android? An unwanted pet? A…

io9 Lauren Davis

Disney created an amazing John Carter animation — in 1957

In 1957, legendary disney animator Ward Kimball created a cartoon vision for Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Barsoom that was innovative and filled with truly bizarre alien creatures. This animated Mars only lasts for a minute, but it’s a fun journey. In 1954, Walt Disney began providing ABC with hour-long Disneyland specials in exchange for ABC helping…

io9 Lauren Davis

Meet the curious cat scientists of the 1960s

The 1960s were a thrilling era in the development of the feline sciences. The structure of cat DNA (the double felix) had already been discovered, and astronomers were working to put cat on the moon. Relive that golden era of scientific discovery with the Tumblr series Cat Scientists of the 1960s. This single serving Tumblr…

io9 Lauren Davis

Does the World Really Need a Smartphone-Controlled Rice Cooker?

The world may not, but according to Panasonic, Japan certainly does. The company’s new SR-SX2 is about as fancy as rice cookers get, since it includes wireless RFID hardware letting it be programmed and configured using an Android smartphone. Set to hit the market in June for well over a grand, the rice cooker works…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Planet of the Apes dance party remix reveals Charlton Heston’s disco underpants

The real reason Charlton Heston came to the Planet of the Apes? To dance. Brad Hasse adds some much-needed glow sticks and turntables to the classic film, converting the humans vs. apes showdown into a dance-off for the fate of the planet, all set to a Benny Benassi medley. But the apes are shocked at…

io9 Lauren Davis

CG Iron Man picture taunts us with dreams of a Pixar Avengers movie

Digital artist Victor Hugo (as far as I can tell, his real name) created this fantastic 3D image of Tony Stark hanging out in his lab. Now that Disney has its white-gloved fingers in both Marvel and Pixar, we have to ask: How isn’t this already a movie? Be sure to check out the full-sized…

io9 Lauren Davis

How a Particle Accelerator Works: Explained With Donuts and Chocolate Bars

Using a fried dough and Kit Kat stop-motion animation, the folks over at Elements explain how a synchroton particle accelerator—like the Large Hadron Collider—accelerate particles up to the speed of light. And who knows, if high school teachers used baked goods as educational aids, maybe more kids would be excited about pursuing a career in…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Chic Louis Vuitton For Geeks Tee

See the timeline of Weyland Industries and witness the birth of the David android

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter footage features vampire decapitations on an exploding train!

This Tiny Display Measures Less Than an Inch But Still Packs As Much Resolution As the New iPad

Ridley Scott and the cast of Prometheus talk the film’s human-like androids and Alien‘s influence

In the biohacker nation of Vodkovia, each athlete is enhanced for optimal Olympic performance

Survivalist’s Snowboard Transforms Into Skis, a Shovel, and a Saw

Watch Honest Abe wield his blessed axe in the new Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter trailer

Ride a jet-mounted pegasus in the anime adventures of Kim Jong Un

Baboons kidnap puppies and raise them as their own

Man’s Best Friend Doesn’t Need Its Own Air-Conditioner

An incredible view of the Milky Way stretched above a distant monsoon

The Smaller and Quieter Sequel To the Tread Watch Is Still a Visual Treat

Concept Art Writing Prompt: Repo’ed Man

Disney created an amazing John Carter animation — in 1957

Meet the curious cat scientists of the 1960s

Does the World Really Need a Smartphone-Controlled Rice Cooker?

Planet of the Apes dance party remix reveals Charlton Heston’s disco underpants

CG Iron Man picture taunts us with dreams of a Pixar Avengers movie

How a Particle Accelerator Works: Explained With Donuts and Chocolate Bars

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