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35,000 plant specimens gathered over the past 200 years remain unclassified

Botanists estimate there are 70,000 species of flowering plant still waiting to be identified. They also suspect that about half of those were already found up to 200 years ago, and nobody has gotten around to identifying them yet. This is what happens when there are way, way more plants than any human could ever…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Total Mutant Catastrophe: The Latest X-Men Set Pics

A batch of new set pics from the set of Matthew Vaughan’s X-Men: First Class reveal the filming of a crucial scene where disaster strikes mutantkind. Spoilery pics and speculation below. Comic Book Movie has a collection of shots from the set of the new X-Men movie, which is shooting in Jekyll Island, Georgia. Looks…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Remote Controlled Mice Today, Remote Controlled Humans Tomorrow

You may not have to wait until the year 2154 for your own remote-controlled body. Mark Stephen Meadows discusses wetware technology and how the science-fiction of Avatar is quickly becoming science fact. During a radio interview in December of 2009, I was asked, “Do you think the vision of Avatar is something we’ll see in…

Tech News Mark Stephen Meadows

What Is This Weird Opening On These iPad 2 Cases? (Updated)

This is supposed to be an iPad 2 case, now for sale in bulk by a Chinese case manufacturer. Surprisingly, the design’s top right opening is consistent with the rear-facing camera rumor. But what’s that hole on the lower corner? Updated. That’s where the speakers are now, but it seems way to big for them.…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Heartwarming Gifts For the Goofy Romantic

Yeah, you could get longstem roses or pearls or make fancy dinner reservations. But I’m betting that special someone wouldn’t mind a little more creativity this holiday season. Here are some offbeat gifts to woo your geeky gal or guy. 1. 8-Bit Dynamic Life Shirt, $18 (each): When this t-shirt is separated from its mate,…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Flight Control for iPhone Gets Updated With Online Multiplayer And Voice Chat

Flight Control, the uber-popular iPhone game, recently got an update on iPhone and iPod Touch to include online multiplayer through Game Center. The new multiplayer mode (already available on iPad) is just as addicting as the single player: you land either red planes or blue helicopters and yellow planes and send the planes you don’t…

Tech News Casey Chan

I Want To Stay At This Tron Hotel Room Inside An Ice Hotel

This Tron-inspired hotel room is already perfect. You can tell that by just looking at it. But the fact that it’s built inside the Ice Hotel in Sweden makes it even more jaw-droppingly incredible. Now I have to stay there. The designers, Ben Rousseau and Ian Douglas–Jones of Extreme Design, are “massive fans” of Tron…

Tech News Casey Chan

Spend the holiday with Hedy

A biography of Hedy Lamarr, movie star and anti-Nazi inventor, is up for grabs. To win the book, tell us about your favorite WW II anti-Nazi inventions. https://gizmodo.com/the-gorgeous-geek-genius-who-helped-invent-the-cell-pho-5704921 A member of University Press of Kentucky has contacted us, offering a free hardcover biography of Hedy Lamarr to an io9 reader. Hedy Lamarr: The Most Beautiful…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Russell Brand takes on kiddie Beetlejuice movie role RentaGhost

If your mansion house needs haunting, just call Russell Brand! Warner Brothers and Brand are taking on the British kiddie series about renting spirits from the netherworld, RentaGhost, and rebooting it for American cinema. Deadline is reporting that Warner Brothers is developing RentaGhost to have a bit more of a ghoulish “Beetlejuice” flavor, starring Russell…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Reviewers Love This Cheap-Ass TV (Because It’s Fantastic)

Let’s be frank. The Vizio brand doesn’t exactly connote… greatness. You might think it’s a bargain-bin TV, or one for your dorm, or one you get because you simply can’t afford something better. But this econo-panel apparently kicks ass. The Vizio XVT3SV series comes in a handful of sizes—from 42 and to 55-inches. The 42…

Reviews Sam Biddle

Just a little flaming dinosaur to brighten your day

Greg Broadmore, Weta concept artist and creator of Dr. Grodbort’s world of steampunkery, whipped up this excellent Flamosaurus earlier this week. Just a little reminder things can be awesome, even if you’ve had a long week. [via King of Fatboss]

io9 Annalee Newitz

Amazon Could Be the Next Site Brought Down by Wikileaks’ Supporters

Wikileaks’ powerful allies have declared war against Amazon.com, after already ticking PayPal, Visa and Mastercard off their lists this week. Given Wikileaks was booted from Amazon’s servers last week, it’s not surprising the site has been thrown in the stocks. https://gizmodo.com/amazon-ejects-embattled-wikileaks-from-its-servers-5703536 The @Op_Payback Twitter account tweeted just an hour ago “TARGET: WWW.AMAZON.COM LOCKED ON!!” and…

Commerce Kat Hannaford

The Best, Most Disgruntled Ink Cartridge Description You’ll Ever Read

Sometimes, a man reaches his breaking point. He realizes that he’s, say, a copywriter for InkCartridges.uk.com, and that he’s tired of writing boring ink cartridge descriptions all day, and he snaps in hilarious ranting fashion. This is that glorious moment. I don’t know the name of the man responsible for the product description of Remanufactured…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Afghanistan’s strangest gift to one U.S. soldier: an awareness of the dead in our midst

A soldier comes home from Afghanistan with a strange gift — she can see ghosts. How did Deborah Coates’ Wide Open manage to win a three-book deal with Tor? Here’s how Publishers Marketplace describes Coates’ first book, which convinced Tor to ante up for her whole trilogy: Deborah Coates’s WIDE OPEN, in which a woman…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Follow Me. Call Me. I Love You. Be Stupid.

What do you have to say in ten characters or less? You’d better think of something clever, because Diesel Watches wants you to have a brand-new LED panel watch, into which you can program anything you like. Ideas include: BrushTeeth, Pay Bills, High Score… Diesel’s new watches feature a scrolling LED message display, a silicone…

Tech News Gawkercreative

Sledding Behind a Commuter Train Is One Festive Death Wish

Let’s say you’ve got a kickass sled and plenty of snow, but no nearby hills to plummet down. Are you thinking what this guy’s thinking, and tying your sled to the back of a fast-moving train? Please don’t! It’s unclear whether this guy ended up in jail or the hospital or both, but you know…

Tech News Brian Barrett

No Ordinary Family proves heroes are only as good as their sidekicks

This week’s No Ordinary Family was the funniest and the darkest episode the show has produced so far, with sidekick angst and teenage awkwardness contrasted with telekinetic suicide and forced mind-wiping. “No Ordinary Sidekick” had me fooled. It had seemingly committed to being the light comedy episode – the one-liners were flying fast and furious,…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

A Rooftop Park in the Middle of New York

Aside from Manhattan’s sprawling Central Park, it’s not always easy to find some pleasant green space—which is what makes Lincoln Center’s new rooftop lawn such a terrific idea. A grassy hill in a busy urban center—the perfect compromise. The project, dubbed the Hypar Pavilion, adds 7,200 square feet of gently sloping grass (and a restaurant…

Tech News Sam Biddle

See Michael Sheen and Daft Punk in Tron Legacy, plus Michael Bay talks the secrets of Transformers 3!

The latest Tron Legacy clip focuses on the drinking/partying aspects of life in the Grid. More familiar characters are joining The Hobbit. The man playing a possible villain in the Spider-Man reboot doesn’t know much about his character either. Spoilerage! Tron Legacy Here’s a new clip showing off Michael Sheen as Castor and Daft Punk’s…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

The Tannenboing: A Different Kind of Christmas Tree

For those tired of traditional Christmas trees—their prickly needles, their tiresome ornaments, their limited lifespans—there’s another way! The Tannenboing, which bills itself as the “modern, sustainable” Christmas tree, is low on upkeep and high on surreal futuristic style. So what exactly is your new tree? A brushed aluminum spiral that extends to a height of…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

35,000 plant specimens gathered over the past 200 years remain unclassified

Total Mutant Catastrophe: The Latest X-Men Set Pics

Remote Controlled Mice Today, Remote Controlled Humans Tomorrow

What Is This Weird Opening On These iPad 2 Cases? (Updated)

Heartwarming Gifts For the Goofy Romantic

Flight Control for iPhone Gets Updated With Online Multiplayer And Voice Chat

I Want To Stay At This Tron Hotel Room Inside An Ice Hotel

Spend the holiday with Hedy

Russell Brand takes on kiddie Beetlejuice movie role RentaGhost

Reviewers Love This Cheap-Ass TV (Because It’s Fantastic)

Just a little flaming dinosaur to brighten your day

Amazon Could Be the Next Site Brought Down by Wikileaks’ Supporters

The Best, Most Disgruntled Ink Cartridge Description You’ll Ever Read

Afghanistan’s strangest gift to one U.S. soldier: an awareness of the dead in our midst

Follow Me. Call Me. I Love You. Be Stupid.

Sledding Behind a Commuter Train Is One Festive Death Wish

No Ordinary Family proves heroes are only as good as their sidekicks

A Rooftop Park in the Middle of New York

See Michael Sheen and Daft Punk in Tron Legacy, plus Michael Bay talks the secrets of Transformers 3!

The Tannenboing: A Different Kind of Christmas Tree

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