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Windows 8 Consumer Preview Coming on February 29

Microsoft promised we’d see the Windows 8 Consumer preview before the end of February, and they’re holding true to the word. The company has arranged a small event in Barcelona during Mobile World Congress to unveil the latest version of the upcoming OS on February 29, the very last day of the month (during a…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Glowing Extending Buckles Eliminate Seat Belt Hide-and-Go-Seek

It’s certainly a safety improvement, but Mercedes’ new active seat belt buckle should also eliminate the utterly annoying game of trying to find the connectors that have inevitably gotten stuck in-between the back seat cushions of a car. The addition of bright glowing LEDs making them easier to spot, particularly in the dark, is a…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

The 10 Most Unnecessary Giant Monster Movies Of All Time

Not every scifi film can star a Brobdingnagian shark or lizard. Some movies must make due with giant livestock, vermin, and apes who aren’t named King Kong. Here are 10 of the most superfluous creature features ever made. 1.) The Godmonster of Indian Flats (1973) This trash classic stars an eight-foot-tall killer sheep that has…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

What if Wes Anderson directed a Batman movie?

What if the symmetry-obsessed, muted-palette-loving director took on The Dark Knight? More importantly, who would Jason Schwartzman play? Behold Alfred Pennyworth, the Life Nocturnal. The LA Times’ Sean Hartter’s has dreamt up three very different Batman movies by Matthew Vaughn, Todd Philips and Wes Anderson. Here’s the rundown on the faux-Anderson’s version, Alfred Pennyworth, the…

Movies Meredith Woerner

The Bomb Squad X-Rayed a Suspicious Package and Found a Cat Inside

In a disturbing story (that comes with a happy ending!), the bomb squad of Amherst, New York responded to reports of a suspicious package but instead of figuring out which color wire to cut, they found a living cat sealed inside the box. The package was actually x-rayed first (I guess they didn’t hear any…

Tech News Casey Chan

Google Will Trade You Money for Your Privacy

Normally, focus groups only require a few hours of your time, with a free lunch and a little bit of money for your troubles. Google now has plans to start focus grouping as well, except that they’ll only give you a five dollar Amazon gift card in exchange for letting them spend three months observing…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Genetic weapons could kill only the people you hate

Bacillus anthraces — more commonly known as anthrax — is not to be trifled with. Once the bacterium enters the blood stream, it releases a lethal cocktail of toxins that spreads rapidly throughout the body, leading to severe tissue damage, bleeding, and respiratory collapse. The fact that anthrax spores can infect a host via inhalation…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Horizontal Showers: Good Idea or Great Idea?

Not since peanut butter met chocolate has there been such an awesome pairing as showering and lying down as offered by Dornbracht’s new Horizontal Shower unit. It’s perfect for someone, like myself, who can barely remain standing in the morning. First unveiled at a trade show in Basel, Switzerland a few weeks ago, the shower…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Guess who’s coming back for Avengers Vs. X-Men?

In Marvel Comics’ forthcoming Avengers Vs. X-Men miniseries, we’re promised some heavyweight superhero duels and the return of the Phoenix Force to Earth. https://gizmodo.com/marvel-comics-spills-the-beans-on-their-big-2012-event-5865591 https://gizmodo.com/an-exclusive-first-look-at-colossus-versus-red-hulk-fro-5877494 https://gizmodo.com/who-will-gambit-duke-it-out-with-in-avengers-vs-x-men-5875485 But in author Rick Remender’s Secret Avengers, it appears as if another cosmic personage is getting a resurrection. Your eyes do not deceive you — that’s Captain Marvel blasting…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

Purple squirrel running rampant through Pennsylvania

Last Sunday, Percy and Connie Emert of the lamentably named Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania discovered a purple squirrel in their backyard. The couple found the fuchsia beast in a squirrel trap that they’d left out to prevent the rodents from stealing food from bird feeders. To glean further insight on this animal’s odd hue, Accuweather interviewed…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

The Miraculous NASA Breakthrough That Could Save Millions of Lives (UPDATED)

There are no hospitals in space. The closest E.R. is back on Earth, and astronauts can’t exactly jump in a cab to get there. So what happens if the sun burps out a massive blast of radiation while an astronaut is space-amblin’ by? The NASA Biocapsule—made of carbon nanotubes—will be able to “diagnose” and instantly…

Health Brent Rose

Meet Three Innovators Changing What’s on Your Smartphone Screen

Hand-held devices are revolutionizing the creative tech industry, and pioneers in the field have taken cues from the technological advancements of the LG Nitro HD, including the True HD IPS Display with 16:9 widescreen capabilities. Gizmodo partnered with LG Nitro HD to bring you On Display, an exclusive original video series in which digital animation…

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What new terrors await us on The River? The show’s star spills the secrets

You’ve seen the creepy ghosts hiding beneath the water of ABC’s new series, The River. But what horrors could possibly be lurking in the shadows? We chatted with actor Joe Anderson (a.k.a. the former deputy from The Crazies) about playing Bruce Greenwood’s surly son and what scares him deep in the Amazon. How has your…

Television Meredith Woerner

How a Laser Could Make Your Hard Drive 1,000 Times Faster

The reason people are so pumped about solid-state hard drives right now is because they’re super-speedy. But if you think your SSD is fast, just wait until a new breed of laser-based hard drives comes to market. https://gizmodo.com/giz-explains-ssds-and-why-you-wish-you-had-one-5453498 A team of scientists has demonstrated an amazing new way of writing data to magnetic storage devices.…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Legally-Dubious Retro “Apple” iPhone Cases Will Be Sued into Oblivion

If you’re looking for a way to protect your iPhone and also stick a giant, MIA-sized middle finger into almost every possible realm of intellectual property law, these cases, “resembling” classic Apple computers, are for you. Cease and decisitalicious. I do kind of admire the extent to which Schreer Delights does not give a shit…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Nature’s Greatest Predator Reduced To Blaring Your LMFAO

It was once considered nature’s most fearsome predator, and made us afraid to go back in the water. But now the great white shark has been reduced to a passive iPhone amplifier, blasting out your Nicki Minaj and MIA. Designed by Schreer Delights and available from Shapeways starting at $70 (depending on the material you…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

And now, President Obama playing with a marshmallow cannon

Yesterday, President Obama hosted over 100 students at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for the second annual White House Science Fair. Young scientists of all ages showed off projects in subjects ranging from robots, to rocketry, to energy conservation. Fourteen-year-old Joey Hudy even brought an air cannon capable of launching marshmallows upwards of 175 feet. ABC news…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Watch the Amazing BigDog Robot’s Big Brother Romp Around the Woods

The BigDog robot was terrifying and all, but its big brother the Legged Squad Support System (LS3) is stronger, lasts longer, and should make life way easier for our soldiers. Here’s what it looks like in the great outdoors. https://gizmodo.com/alphadog-is-the-new-generation-of-the-creepiest-robot-e-5845419 The LS3 runs quieter than BigDog did, because it’s meant to accompany squads in the…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

An iPhone Used as a Hockey Puck at 82 MPH

If you want to sell something in tech, you can either employ cleavage or violence. In this case, the boys at G-Form are demoing their new iPhone case by beating the hell out of it with a hockey stick. Sure! There’s not a whole lot to say here. The case is meant to be tough.…

Tech News Sam Biddle

The Secret Satanic Conspiracy Behind Madonna’s Halftime Show

Sure, M.I.A.’s waggling middle finger caused a grand mal kerfuffle among the 37 Super Bowl viewers who were still sober enough to notice it. But far more insidious symbolism was at play during the 2012 halftime show. We are referring to, of course, the subliminal Satanic-Illuminati-Freemason messages that permeated Madonna’s set. What’s that? You didn’t…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Windows 8 Consumer Preview Coming on February 29

Glowing Extending Buckles Eliminate Seat Belt Hide-and-Go-Seek

The 10 Most Unnecessary Giant Monster Movies Of All Time

What if Wes Anderson directed a Batman movie?

The Bomb Squad X-Rayed a Suspicious Package and Found a Cat Inside

Google Will Trade You Money for Your Privacy

Genetic weapons could kill only the people you hate

Horizontal Showers: Good Idea or Great Idea?

Guess who’s coming back for Avengers Vs. X-Men?

Purple squirrel running rampant through Pennsylvania

The Miraculous NASA Breakthrough That Could Save Millions of Lives (UPDATED)

Meet Three Innovators Changing What’s on Your Smartphone Screen

What new terrors await us on The River? The show’s star spills the secrets

How a Laser Could Make Your Hard Drive 1,000 Times Faster

Legally-Dubious Retro “Apple” iPhone Cases Will Be Sued into Oblivion

Nature’s Greatest Predator Reduced To Blaring Your LMFAO

And now, President Obama playing with a marshmallow cannon

Watch the Amazing BigDog Robot’s Big Brother Romp Around the Woods

An iPhone Used as a Hockey Puck at 82 MPH

The Secret Satanic Conspiracy Behind Madonna’s Halftime Show

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