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How to survive a zombie apocalypse during the holidays: A video instructional

It’s good to be prepared for all contingencies — so here’s a holiday zombie survival guide! From the great minds at Team Unicorn.

Movies Meredith Woerner

Why Most 3D Movies Suck Right Now

Wanna know why most 3D movies are pretty crappy right now? A top CG supervisor from a big visual effects studio risks his job to explain it all—from the piss-poor tech of fake 3D to the greed. [Gizmodo] https://gizmodo.com/the-movie-studios-big-3d-scam-5493832 P.S. You can buy this anti-3D shirt right here. P.P.S. Anyone else look at that guy…

Movies Matt Buchanan

Android Market Gets AT&T Direct Carrier Billing

Good news for Android-having AT&T subscribers: Direct carrier billing is now available in the Android Market. It’ll just take a few taps to set it so that all your Market purchases are added to your monthly bill, no muss, no fuss. So if your New Years resolution was to buy a whole bunch more apps…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Is a Gift Card a Good Gift?

When you give someone a gift card, you’re essentially putting down the cash to let them buy whatever present they want. It’s definitely one of the easiest gifts you can give, but is it a good one? Point: The Case For Gift Cards What do I want for Christmas? I dunno! Peace on earth, etc.…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

You are what your parents eat

Proving once again that life is utterly unfair, it appears that your parents’ diet can leave a permanent mark on your genetics. Researchers put male mice on a low-protein diet as soon as they were weaned. And it seems this dietary restriction got passed on. The mice’s offspring were born with a metabolism which made…

io9 Tim Barribeau

Watch Moody and Shteyngart represent for science fiction

If you’re in New York on Jan 4., check out literary/SF writers Rick Moody and Gary Shteyngart headlining the New York Review of Science Fiction’s reading. It’s guest-curated by Ron Hogan, who just wrote this super-eloquent defense of genre fiction.

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Dial Numbers Using Your Nose and a $1 iPhone App

Here’s a reason to blow your nose often: the NoseDial app embiggens contacts for nose-dialing in the frosty cold. You’ll need never remove a glove again. This app needn’t be seasonal, however: see limbless iPhone-users. [NoseDial via SlashGear via OhGizmo]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

The miniature changes wrought by apocalypse

These images are part of photographer and diorama-maker Lori Nix’s latest series, called The City. Each image is a miniature recreation of a post-apocalyptic scene. Nix explains how she creates her work, and what inspires her: I have been building dioramas and photographing the results since the early 1990s. As I’ve working through various bodies…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Skateboarding: Curiously Less Extreme in 3D

I’m not one of those people who gets a rush out of partaking in extreme sports—a rush of ANXIETY, maybe!—but I must say that this 3D clip of a fellow bombing a hill looks not altogether unpleasant! [Flickr]

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

If you go back in time, don’t fear the giant sea scorpions

The world is losing monsters left and right. First the T-Rex went vegetarian and turned into a bird, and now it looks like giant, ancient sea scorpions might have eaten only greens as well. https://gizmodo.com/the-most-terrifying-meat-eating-dinosaurs-suddenly-went-5715384 Up until recently, it was thought that every time a person ordered lobster off a menu at a seafood restaurant,…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

10 Terrific PC Accessories

What PC accessories should put on your must-have list for 2011? The ones you should borrow, beg for, and steal (ok, maybe not steal) from all of your tech-savvy friends? These ones. For this mega-list of PC accessories (that you should acquire as soon as you’re done reading said article), we called in a smattering…

Tech News David Murphy - MaximumPC

Torchwood could run another seven years

One day, you could find yourself debating whether Torchwood season ten was as good as season nine, if current plans continue. At least, star John Barrowman says the current plan is for seven more years of the Doctor Who spinoff. Talking to a newspaper about the new U.S.-U.K. co-production, Torchwood: The New World, Barrowman said:…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Path iPhone App Adding Support For Videos Today

Don’t just share photos using the Path iPhone app. From later on today, you’ll be able to share 10-second long videos too. Tag them, share them, and then wonder why people no longer talk to you in real life. [TechCrunch] https://lifehacker.com/what-is-path-5690184

Tech News Kat Hannaford

How Do You Reach the Moon with Your SLR? Strap on Five Huge Lens Extenders (Updated)

So you want to snap some detailed shots of the moon’s surface, but you’re over 200,000 miles away and lack any sort of telescope. No problem! At least if you have a bevy of focal length extenders. Improvised astronomy! The crew at BorrowLenses stacked five Canon 2x focal length extenders under their 800mm lens, providing…

Space & Spaceflight Sam Biddle

How Gary Ross beat out Sam Mendes and David Slade to direct Hunger Games

Scoring the director’s chair in the live-action movie adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ wildly popular Hunger Games series was no easy task. But Gary Ross knew exactly what to show the studio to beat out all the other Hollywood contenders. The Hunger Games is set in a post-apocalyptic Earth where every year the governing “Capitol” holds…

Movies Meredith Woerner

iPad 2 Rumor: Bigger Speaker, Flatter Back, Very Slightly Smaller?

The closer we get to a potential iPad 2 release—and we’re still probably several months away—the more questionably sourced rumors will pop up. This one, from a Japanese Apple-enthusiast blog, at least explains that weird case from before. https://gizmodo.com/duh-ipad-2-coming-out-in-april-5708459 The word over at Kanteidan Blog (translated), from “sources in China,” is that iPad 2 will…

Tech News Brian Barrett

The Man-Made Rainbow Machine

Typically Mother Nature decides when we get to see a rainbow. College professor and artist Michael Jones McKean isn’t exactly the patient type, so he made a machine that generates two-story rainbows with the flip of a switch. McKean, a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, has been conducting experiments on rainbows since 2002. He’s finally…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Writer may have revealed which comics the Superman reboot is based on. Plus watch 14 minutes of V season two!

David Goyer reveals which comics story in particular helped him understand Superman. The Avengers is headed to New Mexico, Ron Howard discusses his The Dark Tower adaptation, and watch the first 14 minutes of V’s second season right now. Spoilers! Superman Reboot Screenwriter David Goyer acknowledges his comic book influences in the foreword for the…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

Solar Radio Doubles As USB Charging Multitool for Adventurers

Eton’s Raptor doesn’t know if it’s a radio, a weather-gauge or a bottle opener. An inbuilt solar-panel charges the li-Ion battery, powers the AM/FM/digital tuner, and also juices-up your phone through the miniUSB port. Planning an expedition through uncharted territory? You also get a compass, chronograph, altimeter and barometer to keep you on track and…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

LG’s Tegra 2-Boasting Optimus 2X Phone On Sale Next Month in Europe

Europe will see LG’s Optimus 2X next month, which will be the world’s first cellphone with a Tegra 2 chip. It’s rumored to cost £470 ($720), and will ship with Android 2.2. [TechRadar] https://gizmodo.com/lg-optimus-2x-the-first-dual-core-smartphone-5714038

Tech News Kat Hannaford

How to survive a zombie apocalypse during the holidays: A video instructional

Why Most 3D Movies Suck Right Now

Android Market Gets AT&T Direct Carrier Billing

Is a Gift Card a Good Gift?

You are what your parents eat

Watch Moody and Shteyngart represent for science fiction

Dial Numbers Using Your Nose and a $1 iPhone App

The miniature changes wrought by apocalypse

Skateboarding: Curiously Less Extreme in 3D

If you go back in time, don’t fear the giant sea scorpions

10 Terrific PC Accessories

Torchwood could run another seven years

Path iPhone App Adding Support For Videos Today

How Do You Reach the Moon with Your SLR? Strap on Five Huge Lens Extenders (Updated)

How Gary Ross beat out Sam Mendes and David Slade to direct Hunger Games

iPad 2 Rumor: Bigger Speaker, Flatter Back, Very Slightly Smaller?

The Man-Made Rainbow Machine

Writer may have revealed which comics the Superman reboot is based on. Plus watch 14 minutes of V season two!

Solar Radio Doubles As USB Charging Multitool for Adventurers

LG’s Tegra 2-Boasting Optimus 2X Phone On Sale Next Month in Europe

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