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Check out an exclusive art preview of the next issue of the Fantastic Four!

Courtesy of Marvel Comics, here’s an exclusive sneak peek at the interiors of the next issue of Fantastic Four. This issue follows the big reveal of Fantastic Four #600 — the heroes are under attack by a bevy of cosmic foes and a certain somebody returns (this homecoming was probably spoiled in your local newspaper).…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

Google’s Chrome Browser Will Soon be Controlled by Gamepads

A lot of you read Giz using Google Chrome — which means a good percentage of you should be interested in the news that Chrome will soon have plug-and-play gamepad support added. It’ll work on any computer (or Chromebook) running the Chrome browser, and according to Google, will be a seamless experience. That means in…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Sony Planning PS4’s Arrival to Coincide With Next-Gen Xbox?

Sony’s gaming division is tracking the growing rumours of a new Microsoft console, with the aim being to release its PlayStation4 as near to it as possible — so there won’t be a huge headstart for Microsoft this time around. PlayStation Europe president Jim Ryan, speaking to Eurogamer, said it would be “undesirable” for the…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

New York State’s Official Insect Is Back From The Dead

We didn’t realise New York State even had an official insect, and that’s probably because it’s been missing for 29 years. But now, the nine-spotted ladybug is back. Since 1982, there hadn’t been a single nine-spotted ladybug — the official New York State insect — spotted anywhere in the state. So back in 2000, the…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

If You Do One Thing At Home Today, Update Your Parents’ Browser

You’re home. Yesterday you gorged on turkey, had too much to drink and watched enough sport to last you the month. Bored? Why not do your parents a favour and update their browser? Over at the Atlantic, Alexis Madrigal raises a call to arms: while you’re home for Thanksgiving, take out ten minutes to update…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Microsoft Wants To Turn Crazy-Ass Kinect Hacks Into Businesses

Since its launch, the Kinect has been hacked in hundreds of amazing and crazy ways. Now, Microsoft is planning to embrace that by helping Kinect-based start-ups realize their potential. https://kotaku.com/how-to-hack-your-kinect-30816442 Called “Kinect Accelerator“, the initiative will see Microsoft fund and nurture 10 aspiring groups of engineers and entrepreneurs, and give them the chance to turn…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

How Do You Fly a Mini to Mars?

On Saturday, the next Mars rover will start its journey to the red planet. Only this time, NASA is sending something the size of a car. How the hell? In the past, the rovers that NASA has sent to Mars have been fairly small. Sojourner, the first, was 65cm long and weighed 10kg. The next…

Space & Spaceflight Jamie Condliffe

Gifts for the mad scientist in us all

Whether they run their own lab or they’re just entering kindergarten, the mad scientist in your life will love these presents. The Elements App Don’t underestimate the impact of a carefully chosen digital gift. The Elements is essentially a beefed up, interactive periodic table, is one of the most popular apps for iPad, and comes…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

The Evolution of the Enterprise: From the Revolutionary War to Star Trek

Today is the 50th anniversary of the USS Enterprise CVN-65, the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier. Her first crucial role was in the Cuban Missile Crisis blockade, as part of the 2nd Fleet, in October 1962. The CVN-65 is the eighth US ship to bear the Enterprise name, following the Yorktown-class aircraft carrier USS Enterprise,…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Pre-Warmed Vehicles Should Be a Right, Not a Privilege

It only takes a few minutes for a car to warm up on a chilly morning, but that’s a few minutes when I’m uncomfortably shivering in the cold! So as extravagant as a car preheater sounds, I still want one. It sits atop the dashboard heating your car’s interior, or the windshield, with a couple…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Happy Thanksgiving from Giz

By now you’re probably either done or in the process of stuffing your stomach to the point of a hospital visit. Us too. This Thanksgiving, we’re more thankful than ever to have you along with us. You, and this stuff: Note: some of our staff was unable to provide thanks due to incapacitation from pie,…

Tech News Gizmodo

Retractable Tank Treads Make this Amphibious Boat Ready For Beach Assaults

Forget about finding a boat launch to easily slip the Iguana 29′ into the water. Tucked away against its hull are a set of retractable caterpillar treads that let it drive in and out under its own power. It was designed and developed by Antoine Fritsch and Tanguy le Bih as a way to make…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Picture of the Day: November 24, 2011

(SUPER)MAN CAVE | JC Richard’s limited edition “Fortress of Solitude” poster ($50) for Mondo, which goes on-sale sometime on Black Friday. The sale time will be randomly announced on Mondo’s Twitter account. Want to read today’s io9 stories a different way? Check out our blog view. Or visit Observation Deck, our general discussion forum.

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Simroid Trains Future Human Slaves In Robot Dental Hygiene

Its creators claim that Simroid, a next-generation dental patient simulator, has been developed to provide more emotional feedback to dentists in training. But I see the truth here; it’s just another way robots are preparing us for their eventual takeover. Developed at the Nippon Dental University Hospital with dental equipment maker Morita Manufacturing, Simroid is…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Price Check by Amazon: Make Sure You’re Really Getting a Good Deal

Tomorrow’s Black Friday. In the future, Thanksgiving will be known as Black Friday Eve. Families will condition their bodies to consume large amounts of poultry and starches to keep them fueled up for door-busting madness. While we await this dystopian future you can check out our Black Friday super chart and download Price Check by…

Commerce Roberto Baldwin

Enjoy the apocalypse!

Is the world going to come to an end? Certainly! The real question is how it might happen. That’s what this gallery is all about. I had fun putting together a recent book called Is the End of the World Near? In it, I got to play a cross between Cecil B. de Mille, Michael…

io9 Ron Miller

Admit it – you totally would have had sex with Neandertals

Now that we know for certain that early Homo sapiens had babies with Homo neandertalensis, it’s time to get real about what it was probably like when those two groups of early humans met in Europe. Homo sapiens had just trudged up out of Africa, and Neandertals had been living in Europe for hundreds of…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The Hilarious Ad Terry Gilliam Took Out In Variety To Protest The Re-editing Of Brazil

In 1985, Universal Studios bigwig Sid Sheinberg decided that director Terry Gilliam’s cut of Brazil wasn’t going to be marketable in America. Sheinberg and a group of editors therefore attempted to make the film more commercially palatable — the fruits of their labor was the cheerier, 94-minute “Love Conquers All” cut of the film. The…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

These Bicycle Wheel Animations Are Only Visible Through a Video Camera

To the naked eye, the intricate paper patterns attached to these bike wheels look like nothing but a blur when it’s in motion. But when filmed with a video camera, the limited frame rate reveals complex animations. The video was created by YouTube user TheManimation as part of their third year CSM dissertation on using…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Movie Meals Straight Out Of The 7th Circle Of Culinary Hell

Last year we brought you the expert’s guide to serving man on the day of thanks! This year, we’ve rounded up the most disgusting meals from television and TV to curb your appetite while you gorge. Bon appétit! https://io9.gizmodo.com/preview/serving-man-how-to-eat-like-a-cannibal-this-thanksgivi-5699171 Drag Me To Hell Eyeball Cake No one does gross-out horror/humor better than Sam Raimi. He…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Check out an exclusive art preview of the next issue of the Fantastic Four!

Google’s Chrome Browser Will Soon be Controlled by Gamepads

Sony Planning PS4’s Arrival to Coincide With Next-Gen Xbox?

New York State’s Official Insect Is Back From The Dead

If You Do One Thing At Home Today, Update Your Parents’ Browser

Microsoft Wants To Turn Crazy-Ass Kinect Hacks Into Businesses

How Do You Fly a Mini to Mars?

Gifts for the mad scientist in us all

The Evolution of the Enterprise: From the Revolutionary War to Star Trek

Pre-Warmed Vehicles Should Be a Right, Not a Privilege

Happy Thanksgiving from Giz

Retractable Tank Treads Make this Amphibious Boat Ready For Beach Assaults

Picture of the Day: November 24, 2011

Simroid Trains Future Human Slaves In Robot Dental Hygiene

Price Check by Amazon: Make Sure You’re Really Getting a Good Deal

Enjoy the apocalypse!

Admit it – you totally would have had sex with Neandertals

The Hilarious Ad Terry Gilliam Took Out In Variety To Protest The Re-editing Of Brazil

These Bicycle Wheel Animations Are Only Visible Through a Video Camera

Movie Meals Straight Out Of The 7th Circle Of Culinary Hell

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