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Ebert on Tron Legacy—Plot Is “A Catastrophe”

Movie critic Roger Ebert has completed his review of Tron Legacy. He says the 3D action sequences are great, but you might want to bring a phone or beer bottle label along to amuse you during the plot bits… The first few paragraphs of Ebert’s Tron Legacy review handle the deep, philosophical issues like “How…

Reviews Gary Cutlack

Ad-Supported Free Version of Flight Control Now On iTunes

Firemint, maker of the superb line-drawing game Flight Control, has released a demo version on iTunes. If you would like to see what the fuss is about or are a big fan of the movie Pushing Tin, it’s there now. The interesting thing about this retroactive sampler release is it’s not a mere demo—it’s what…

Tech News Gary Cutlack

The Sno-Melter (1960)

Having recently moved to Los Angeles from Minneapolis, my experience with snow this year has been limited to pixel-drenched dispatches that family and friends have beamed out from the unforgiving tundra. With historic blizzards, closed schools and caved in stadiums it sounds like the snowy season has been off to a punishing start in my…

Tech News Matt Novak

Vampire Microbe Loves Human Blood

Friends, this is Staphylococcus aureus. Staphylococcus aureus, here are some victims. You probably already knew each other. After all, the bacteria—origin of the MRSA superbug—lives in the nasal cavity of one third of all humans. Now scientists know why. They like human blood above all other kinds of animal blood. Scientists have found that the…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Nuclear Attack ‘More Survivable Than Most People Think,’ Say Government Officials

The bomb shelters of generations past? Maybe not so silly when it comes to surviving a nuclear attack, according to government officials who issued a study on emergency procedure following such an event. Their advice? Don’t flee; just get indoors. The New York Times says the Obama Administration is on a mission to make sure…

Tech News Adrian Covert

If You’d Like to Read More About This Choose Your Own Adventure Movie, Click Here

It’s no secret that we here at Gizmodo love the Choose Your Own Adventure series of books. This is why we got excited when we heard about, Turbulence, an interactive, feature-length film designed for touchscreen devices, like tablets or smartphones. https://gizmodo.com/choose-your-own-apple-ceo-adventure-5116396 Turbulence, which just won an award at the Berkeley Film Festival, is about three…

Movies Adrian Covert

LG Optimus 2X: The First Dual-Core Smartphone

LG pulled the covers off their Android-powered Optimus 2X smartphone, revealing the first handset to pack a Tegra 2 chipset—featuring a 1 GHz dual-core processor—under its hood. https://gizmodo.com/lgs-star-has-hdmi-port-and-tegra-2-chip-plus-froyo-fo-5702056 The added processing power apparently allows the Optimus 2X to playback 1080p video with no lag on its 4-inch, 800×480 screen, and can supply visuals to larger…

Tech News Adrian Covert

How to Make a DIY Gorillapod

If you’re in need of a sturdy-yet-bendy mini-tripod and aren’t willing to buy one, then this DIY Gorillapod project might be the ideal solution for you. The tripod is simple to make, looks good, and will do its job well. You’ll need some basic tools, Loc-Line modular hose, some connectors, and a little chunk of…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

All of These Lights Are At Your Command

Have you ever wanted to control 85 color-changing LED lights on the fly with the flick of a wrist? Ever wanted a custom soundtrack to go with that as well. If you live in Lima, Peru, it’s your lucky day. DJ Lights pretty much does what the name suggests: the light-based, interactive art installation follows…

Tech News Adrian Covert

The Future of Food Trucks

Thanks to the success of food trucks like Kogi BBQ’s, LA is considered responsible for the street food craze sweeping the U.S. This is why a USC architecture professor asked her students to design a food truck for the future. Produced for a class taught by architect Jennifer Siegal, these designs range from the practical,…

Tech News Adrian Covert

It’s Official: Printer Ink Cartridge Bombs Were Designed to Be Undetectable

We’ve discussed the printer ink cartridge bombs used by a group of terrorists about a month ago and we’ve pondered just how evildoers hide their bombs, but now we’re discovering exactly how terrifyingly well those explosives avoid detection. https://gizmodo.com/a-look-at-the-tech-inside-printer-cartridge-bombs-5678925 Ever since al-Qaeda’s Yemen branch snuck two bomb-packed printers onto cargo aircraft in October, it’s been…

Privacy & Security Spencer Ackerman - Wired

New advice on how to deal with a terrorist nuke attack

The Obama Administration has some simple advice for Americans, who could be subject to a surprise nuke attack from terrorists at any time. Says the New York Times: The government has a surprising new message: Do not flee. Get inside any stable building and don’t come out till officials say it’s safe. The advice is…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Corpse Bride director making a stop-motion Wizard of Oz war film

Corpse Bride co-director Mike Johnson wants to be king of the creepy Wizard of Oz movie spin-offs with his stop-motion war movie. His next project Oz Wars, sounds freakier than the wheelers. From the press release: Oz Wars, written by Rob Moreland (Space Chimps 1 & 2 and Vanguard’s upcoming live action City of Dragons)…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Printable Transistors? What Can’t Makerbot Do?

DIY’ers are losing their shit over these printable transistors. Why? Because they could make it that much easier to prototype intricate gadgets without having to send orders to a fabrication plant to have these components made. The process for making these transistors was designed by Mr.Kim and John Sarik who used a Makerbot printer and…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Stop By Tomorrow at 3pm EST for a Q & A with 4-Hour Body Author Tim Ferriss

Tim Ferris, whose new book we’ve been excerpting from all week, is going to be on-hand tomorrow at 3pm EST for 30 minutes to answer your questions. See you in the comments! Tim will do his best to answer as many questions as possible over the half hour, which means that he might not be…

Tech News Christina Bonnington

Watch every single 2000 AD cover fly by in 4 minutes

In honor of Britain’s most venerable science fiction comic magazine, a 2000 AD superfan has made a video collage of every single issue from February 1979 to December 2010. That’s over 1500 issues — a veritable thrill power overload! In this video, 7.5 covers zip by every second. Here’s the the soundtrack listing from videographer…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

Samsung Nexus S Review: How to Build an Android Phone for 2011

The funny thing about Android is that a new “best” phone comes out every few months. Fortunately, current Android owners don’t have to be terribly envious of the Nexus S, even if it is, yes, the best Android phone now. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-nexus-s-the-new-official-google-phone-5707215 Specs Samsung Nexus S specs Price: $199 w/ a 2-year contract on T-Mobile; $529…

Reviews Matt Buchanan

io9’s Ultra-Futuristic Science Fiction Gift Guide

The holidays are coming right up, and you’re still trying to figure out what the heck to get for friends and family. Don’t panic! We’ve got gift guides for everything from the best DVD sets, to the coolest nerd t-shirts. Image by the incredible Dan McPharlin (text added by io9). Know somebody with a Star…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The Fury of Zeus Unleashed

This photo was captured in Athens, at the parking lot of the Olympic Stadium, during a raging summer thunderstorm. It took 30 minutes and 42 shots to capture the 51 lightnings in this composite shot, using a Canon EOS 550D. According to the author, that big lightning that seems to touch his head stroke just…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

App of the Day: Friends for iPhone

You probably have more friends scattered across more social networks than you can even think of right now. Friends wants to be the place where you can find them all—and see what they’re saying, wherever they’re saying it. What is it? Friends, iPhone, $2. A contacts manager to end all contacts managers, Friends lumps your…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Ebert on Tron Legacy—Plot Is “A Catastrophe”

Ad-Supported Free Version of Flight Control Now On iTunes

The Sno-Melter (1960)

Vampire Microbe Loves Human Blood

Nuclear Attack ‘More Survivable Than Most People Think,’ Say Government Officials

If You’d Like to Read More About This Choose Your Own Adventure Movie, Click Here

LG Optimus 2X: The First Dual-Core Smartphone

How to Make a DIY Gorillapod

All of These Lights Are At Your Command

The Future of Food Trucks

It’s Official: Printer Ink Cartridge Bombs Were Designed to Be Undetectable

New advice on how to deal with a terrorist nuke attack

Corpse Bride director making a stop-motion Wizard of Oz war film

Printable Transistors? What Can’t Makerbot Do?

Stop By Tomorrow at 3pm EST for a Q & A with 4-Hour Body Author Tim Ferriss

Watch every single 2000 AD cover fly by in 4 minutes

Samsung Nexus S Review: How to Build an Android Phone for 2011

io9’s Ultra-Futuristic Science Fiction Gift Guide

The Fury of Zeus Unleashed

App of the Day: Friends for iPhone

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