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Slow Dance with a Vampire: The 10 Best Bloodsucker Prom Songs

Teenage life is filled with unspoken inevitabilities: unplaceable angst, unfortunate haircuts, sitting next to that dream boat Dirk Perkins in trigonometry class. But what nobody ever tells you is that, at some point, you will go to prom with a vampire. Of course, I’m twisting the truth a smidge. Maybe you won’t go to prom…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 24 '11

Watch Gizmodo’s Joe Brown On ABC’s Nightline

Gizmodo’s Joe Brown appeared on ABC’s Nightline on Auguest 24, 2011 to talk about Steve Jobs stepping down as CEO of Apple. Watch the clip above! For media requests, please contact Kevin Prince at [email protected].

Tech News Scott Kidder Aug 24 '11

How to Pack Your Bag When You’re Walking into a Hurricane

The prudent thing to do when a hurricane’s a-comin’ is to run far and fast in the opposite direction. But for reporters, storm chasers, and idiots who decide to do just the opposite, the Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore breaks down what you need to exist in a hurricane. https://gizmodo.com/this-massive-hurricane-is-barreling-towards-the-east-co-5833587 The long and short of it?…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Aug 24 '11

Weird Tales Magazine starts a whole new weird journey

Weird Tales Magazine has been many different things, under many different sets of eyes, over the decades. And now, the magazine is starting yet another new chapter, as a new owner and editor takes over. Hugo-winning editor Ann VanderMeer (who also writes a regular column for io9) announced that she’s leaving the magazine as of…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Aug 24 '11

Google Settling with the US Government for $500 Million for Selling Drugs

Google’s in a bind. Government regulators will announce later today that they’ve reached a settlement for Google’s showing ads for companies that sell illegal drugs. $500 million for purported illegal advertising practices. And, this time, it may not be Google fault. https://gizmodo.com/googles-getting-subpoenaed-by-the-ftc-in-antitrust-prob-5814908 They were more of an unwilling patsy. In truth, Google’s has tried to…

Tech News Kwame Opam Aug 24 '11

A Man Found a Mysterious, Possibly Mafia-Connected Safe Inside a Casino Wall and Plans to Open It Live on the Internet

Mike Laub recently bought Bill’s casino in Lake Tahoe and was in the process of renovating the building. But when he started tearing down walls, Laub found a four foot tall, black locked safe that was hidden underneath a staircase and sealed off behind a wall. What the hell? How did no one know about…

Privacy & Security Casey Chan Aug 24 '11

We Hope Apple Wins the Patent Wars

Those brilliant Apple dickheads just got a new patent victory. And you know what? Good for them! Good for you too, Android users included. I hope they win all of their wars, because that would be good for all of us. What’s the ban A Dutch court has banned all trading of Samsung Galaxy S,…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Aug 24 '11

Next-Gen BlackBerrys Might Run Android Apps

Like the Playbook tablet, which will eventually run Android apps, Bloomberg says RIM apparently plans to enable the same functionality in their upcoming QNX phones. Lacking a bit of faith in your developer community are you now, RIM? https://gizmodo.com/the-blackberry-playbook-will-run-android-apps-5785540 We still have yet to see that feature surface in public for the tablet, but we’re…

Tech News Adrian Covert Aug 24 '11

Animals are adapting more rapidly to climate change than humans

While humans struggle over what to do about climate change, many other species already have a solution. A new study shows that animals, plants, and insects are responding quickly to changing temperatures, moving their habitats to cooler climates so swiftly that they’ve surprised scientists. As our planet becomes a less habitable place, some creatures are…

io9 Annalee Newitz Aug 24 '11

The Suitcase Drone Libyan Rebels Used to Help Win the War

The Libyan freedom fighters had some serious DIY brilliance, but at least one of their toys was store bought—the Scout micro UAV. The tiny three-pounder provided aerial recon on Qaddafi’s men, and helped kick their asses to Tripoli. DefenseTech reports the little quadrocopter “can fly for 25 minutes up to 13,000 feet and operate in…

Tech News Sam Biddle Aug 24 '11

What’s One Billion Times Brighter Than the Sun?

In the rolling Berkeley hills, under a dome that once housed its Nobel-Winning predecessor, lies the Advanced Light Source: an X-Ray generating system one billion times brighter than the sun. The Advanced Light Source is the world’s first third-generation synchrotron light source in its energy range. Located in the Berkeley Hills of Northern California, the…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Aug 24 '11

How technology has transformed short science fiction and fantasy

Technology is changing how you read and write everything — but short fiction is at the center of the technological vortex of change. At Worldcon, we attended a panel about the future of short fiction, and learned just how the world of short stories is changing. Top image: Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine cover art by…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Aug 24 '11

Time Warner Is Giving Away Slingboxes for Free*

Time Warner Cable, the bane of my existence, is offering a $300 rebate for Slingboxes that makes the whole thing free. Which is nice, except it’s only available for their Wideband Internet ($100/month) customers. The deal should start in September. [NY Times]

Tech News Casey Chan Aug 24 '11

Yesterday’s Earthquake Caused More Twitter Traffic than Bin Laden’s Death

What happens when you mix a relatively mild seismic event with an extremely dense population of the tech-savvy and self-centered east coast? Twitter-splosion! Yesterday’s quake let loose 5,500 tweets per second, beating Dead Osama and tying Fukushima’s 9.0. Priorities! Between the marble and brick federal egocentrism of DC and the media self-fellation of New York,…

Tech News Sam Biddle Aug 24 '11

Nikon’s First Rugged Cam (!), Super Bright Projector Mutant Camera and Pro Point-and-Shoot

So Nikon announced about a million new cameras today, including its first go-anywhere, do-whatever-the-hell-you-want-to-it point and shoot. It’s like when Gizmo eats after midnight, except with Nikon cameras instead gremlins. Here’s a quick rundown on each of them. AW100 The AW100 is Nikon’s first rugged point and shoot. Since we’re pretty well behind all-rugged-everything, that’s…

Gadgets Kyle Wagner Aug 24 '11

Clip Zip Lightning Review: So Tiny, So Cheap

While the once lush forrest of MP3 players is now a bone-filled, arid desert, there are still a few survivors. One of these hearty few is SanDisk with their Clip series. Like You’d forget you were wearing it if you didn’t have earbuds in, so it’s a fantastic running or gym player. A lot of…

Reviews Brent Rose Aug 24 '11

In Japan, you can go on a haunted hayride on a public train

Every August, the Keifuku Electric Railroad company in Kyoto, Japan runs a series of “ghost trains” or “yokai trains” on weekend evenings. On these trains, spirits and monsters from Japanese mythology scare the heck out of children who are shocked and betrayed that their parents would make them ride an electrical railway rife with supernatural…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 24 '11

This Time-Lapse of the Milky Way in South Dakota’s Skies Is the Best Good Morning I Could Ask For

Good morning indeed! We know Randy Halverson pretty well for his wonderful milky way time lapses. Here’s another, taken out in South Dakota and set to a beautiful score. [Vimeo via The Daily What]

Tech News Kwame Opam Aug 24 '11

Nokia Needs to Stop Making Symbian Phones RIGHT NOW

Hey look! There are three new Symbian phones out today. What? Where? Why, they’re over there, next to the pennyfarthings and the ham radios: the obsolete section. What the crap is going on here, Nokia? https://gizmodo.com/the-brightest-and-loudest-smartphones-in-the-world-run-5833888 Look, we all get it: Symbian used to be boss and blah blah first to blah blah N-Series blah…

Gadgets Joe Brown Aug 24 '11

Hackers Used Google to Steal Social Security Numbers from 43,000 Yalies

Hackers accessed personal information from 43,000 faculty, staff, students and alumni of Yale University all through Google. It’s called dorking. Specifically, Google dorking. And it’s scary easy what you can do. Thieves found an unprotected FTP server containing the names and social security numbers of the 43,000 yalies by just using Google’s FTP search function.…

Tech News Casey Chan Aug 24 '11

Slow Dance with a Vampire: The 10 Best Bloodsucker Prom Songs

Watch Gizmodo’s Joe Brown On ABC’s Nightline

How to Pack Your Bag When You’re Walking into a Hurricane

Weird Tales Magazine starts a whole new weird journey

Google Settling with the US Government for $500 Million for Selling Drugs

A Man Found a Mysterious, Possibly Mafia-Connected Safe Inside a Casino Wall and Plans to Open It Live on the Internet

We Hope Apple Wins the Patent Wars

Next-Gen BlackBerrys Might Run Android Apps

Animals are adapting more rapidly to climate change than humans

The Suitcase Drone Libyan Rebels Used to Help Win the War

What’s One Billion Times Brighter Than the Sun?

How technology has transformed short science fiction and fantasy

Time Warner Is Giving Away Slingboxes for Free*

Yesterday’s Earthquake Caused More Twitter Traffic than Bin Laden’s Death

Nikon’s First Rugged Cam (!), Super Bright Projector Mutant Camera and Pro Point-and-Shoot

Clip Zip Lightning Review: So Tiny, So Cheap

In Japan, you can go on a haunted hayride on a public train

This Time-Lapse of the Milky Way in South Dakota’s Skies Is the Best Good Morning I Could Ask For

Nokia Needs to Stop Making Symbian Phones RIGHT NOW

Hackers Used Google to Steal Social Security Numbers from 43,000 Yalies

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