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A Double Solar Eclipse, with the Silhouettes of the Moon and the International Space Station

This is a once-in-several-lifetimes photograph. Thierry Legault journeyed from France to Oman to get this picture, showing a solar eclipse — in which the International Space Station is also transiting the sun at the same time. Click to enlarge. [BadAstronomy]

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Why You Should (and Shouldn’t) Care about CES

It’s an orgy of consumption. A showcase of next year’s last year’s models. Where silicon meets silicone. Las Vegas without all the gambling, booze, or sex. It’s the Consumer Electronics Show, and it can be pretty awesome. Relevant, even! Don’t let the “consumer” in the title fool you—CES is equal-parts business show, where buyers from…

Tech News Joel Johnson

We’re Not Touching Windows 7 Tablets With a Ten-Foot Stylus

There’s no way Windows 7 tablets aren’t going to suck. We’re going to see a lot of them this week. And they’re going to suck. They’re going to be fat. One of the ways they’re going to distinguish themselves from the invading armada of cheaper, tinier Android tablets, is that they’re to be bigger. Here’s…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

With a Livescribe Smartpen, Discover the 2011 Version of You

In honor of the Lifehacker 2011 Resolutions Theme Week, here’s a handy tip: Livescribe™ smartpens can help you keep track of your New Year’s resolutions by recording anything you hear, write, and draw. Just tap on your notes to play back your recordings! You can also save and share your recordings by synching your smartpen…

Tech News Gawkercreative

Samsung and RealD’s New 3D Display Tech Means No More Bulky Glasses

Samsung and Real3D have combined forces to create a 3D display for the living room that houses the active shutter technology in the display&em;instead of the glasses&em;meaning you can wear the same glasses you get in theaters. The two companies are calling the new display technology RDZ, and it promises to provide a full resolution…

Gadgets Adrian Covert

This Is What Happens When You Inhale Computer Cleaner While Driving With a Car Full of Guns

If you’re going to inhale those pressurized aerosol cans used for cleaning your computer, don’t do it while driving, like this guy. Not only did he crash into a restuarant with a car full of guns, he injured three people According to Patch, after Geoffrey Hathaway crashed his Infinity G35 into a burger spot in…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Experiment Confirms Viking Actually Did Find Organic Compounds on Mars 30 Years Ago

Decades after scientists said NASA’s Mars missions had found inconclusive evidence of organic compounds on Mars, a new study says not only are there organics on Mars, but Viking found them back in the 1970s, and scientists completely missed them. The new study of the Viking program’s finding was initiated after the August 2008 discovery…

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The One iPad Stylus We’ll Allow You to Buy: Griffin’s Crayola

I think we’re all in agreement that styluses are stupid objects designed for products unworthy of our time. Now that’s settled, let’s take a look at one I’d actually buy—it’s cute, and even comes with a Crayola app. There are plenty of coloring-in apps for the iPad already, but ask any kid and they’ll tell…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Read a famous propaganda comic about life in Soviet America

In 1947, the Catechetical Guild Educational published Is This Tomorrow: America Under Communism, a propaganda comic classic about the impending Sovietification of America. According to the comic, Communist saboteurs would maintain dissident camps in Alaska and North Dakota. This comic was marketed as an educational book by Catechetical, which was founded by Father Louis Gales…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

The Palm WebOS Tablets We’re Dying to See Are a Month Away

It looks like the tablets we’re actually excited about seeing—HP’s tablets running Palm’s webOS—are a month away, February 9, to be precise. Hopefully we’ll see some genuinely new Palm phones too. https://gizmodo.com/hp-files-for-palmpad-trademark-likely-webos-tablet-n-5590902

Tech News Matt Buchanan

IdeaPad U1 Hybrid and LePad Tablet: Lenovo’s Voltron Re-forms

A few months ago, it looked like Lenovo’s crazy-neat dual-processor U1 hybrid was pure vaporware. Turns out it just needed a little retooling. The U1 Hybrid is back, giving Lenovo’s LePad Android tablet a Windows 7 dock. So what’s new? https://gizmodo.com/ideapad-u1-hybrid-hands-on-meet-voltron-he-could-be-a-5440922 First and best, Lenovo’s smartly ditched the proprietary interface that made the U1 Hybrid…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Killer Captured By Victim Just Before Fatal Shooting

The man with the .45 handgun is Michael Gonzales. Just a second after this image was captured, he fired various shots against the man holding the camera. He was photographing his wife and daughter just hours before the New Year. The victim was Caloocan City’s councilman Reynaldo Dagsa, a 35-year old Philippine politician who was…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

The clip all Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle ficcers must see

Stuntman Stephen Ho describes his attempt to bring the Donatello suit into the bedroom. Even though the suit was from The Secret of the Ooze, and thus a piece of film history, it did not work for him. [Via The Daily What]

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Deals of the Day

Today’s deals include a 42″ 3d Plasma HDTV, a 21″ Dell LCD monitor, and a Nike shoe giveaway starting at 3PM EST. Top Deals: • 42″ Panasonic VIERA TC-P42GT25 3D Plasma HDTV for $850 with free shipping (normally $1199.98 {Savings of $350 / 29% off}) • 21.5″ Dell ST2210 1080p Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor for…

Tech News Gizmodo Deals

See what V’s “Visitors” look like without their human skin sacks

Ready to see what the visitors from ABC’s alien television series really look like without their human suits? Now you can. Check out the lizard beasts in their creepy alien glory! Spoilers ahead. USA Today has released this image of the Visitors: But if you want to see the creature in motion, you’ll have to…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Invasive species destroyed biodiversity and triggered Earth’s worst extinction event

375 million years ago, Earth suffered through its worst extinction event ever: 95% of all species perished. But here’s the paradox: extinctions weren’t actually any more common then than they are now. The real secret is that Earth’s biodiversity collapsed. At the end of the Devonian Period, around 378 to 375 million years ago, animal…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Onkyo’s New Audiophile-Grade Gear Goes Retro

Pulling design cues from products of old, Onkyo is applying a 1980s aesthetic to their high-end line of home theater gear, which includes a power amp, preamp and CD player. Outfitted with premium components, Onkyo’s latest line of audio gear features separate circuitry for digital and analog signals, along with distortion reduction for higher frequencies.…

Tech News Adrian Covert

The Daytum iPhone App Makes Personal Data Collection Beautiful

Data is everywhere. How many miles you’ve run, how many coffees you’ve gulped, how many films you’ve watched—it can get overwhelming. Daytum’s new iPhone app might be the prettiest way to keep track of it all. The freshly minted app is a companion to the Daytum website, conceived as a “personal year report designer” by…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

First cast photo from Red Dawn remake shows Guerrilla teen militia The Wolverines

A cast photo of the new crew of Wolverines from the Red Dawn remake is out. It doesn’t look official, but it certainly looks like the original. Just one thing is missing: their letterman jackets! Click on the image to enlarge, and for side-by-side comparison. Clearly Chris Hemsworth is the Patrick Swayze character, it’s a…

io9 Meredith Woerner

DC brings back letters to the editor

DC comics is bringing back letters to the editor. Will you take advantage? Last year comic books jumped another dollar, from $2.99 to $3.99. In response, fans began leaving a lot of stuff on the shelf. People might like comics, but not if each issue takes a big bite out of a ten dollar bill.…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

A Double Solar Eclipse, with the Silhouettes of the Moon and the International Space Station

Why You Should (and Shouldn’t) Care about CES

We’re Not Touching Windows 7 Tablets With a Ten-Foot Stylus

With a Livescribe Smartpen, Discover the 2011 Version of You

Samsung and RealD’s New 3D Display Tech Means No More Bulky Glasses

This Is What Happens When You Inhale Computer Cleaner While Driving With a Car Full of Guns

Experiment Confirms Viking Actually Did Find Organic Compounds on Mars 30 Years Ago

The One iPad Stylus We’ll Allow You to Buy: Griffin’s Crayola

Read a famous propaganda comic about life in Soviet America

The Palm WebOS Tablets We’re Dying to See Are a Month Away

IdeaPad U1 Hybrid and LePad Tablet: Lenovo’s Voltron Re-forms

Killer Captured By Victim Just Before Fatal Shooting

The clip all Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle ficcers must see

Deals of the Day

See what V’s “Visitors” look like without their human skin sacks

Invasive species destroyed biodiversity and triggered Earth’s worst extinction event

Onkyo’s New Audiophile-Grade Gear Goes Retro

The Daytum iPhone App Makes Personal Data Collection Beautiful

First cast photo from Red Dawn remake shows Guerrilla teen militia The Wolverines

DC brings back letters to the editor

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