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Satellite Photo of Discovery Awaiting Its Last Launch

After numerous space shuttle launch delays, I had to abandon Cape Canaveral and return to NYC, depressed because a) I’m not going to see the launch, b) it’s cold and raining here and c) the strippers are better in Florida. Maybe the real reason of the delay is that there’s a fraking satellite on Discovery’s…

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz

The early universe caught a fever from super-energetic black holes

The universe is thought to have consistently become cooler over time. But about 1.5 billion years ago, the cosmos overheated in a massive temperature spike, caused by runaway black holes that pumped tons of ultraviolet radiation into the universe. The universe’s initial temperature was north of 10^28 Kelvin, and even a billion years later it…

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How Hannu Rajaniemi turned a single chapter into a three-book deal

It isn’t every day that a brand-new author lands a three-book, five-figure book deal on the back of a single chapter. SciFiNow’s Sam Bandah talks to Finnish author Hannu Rajaniemi about how it happened. The response to Hannu Rajaniemi’s debut, futuristic cyberpunk heist novel The Quantum Thief has been phenomenal, with a wave of critical…

Books & Comics Sam Bandah -- SciFiNow

Lego Ornament Gallery

“O Christmas Tree” greeting card image. “Twas The Night Before Christmas” greeting card image. “Happy Holidays” greeting card image. Lego ornament designs.

Tech News Christina Bonnington

Build a Lego Ornament with Powerpig

Glass balls, tacky sequined stars, little trains—most ornaments suck. But these custom Lego designs from Giz illustrator emeritus Powerpig, do not suck. They are the coolest tree-adornment we’ve seen in some time. Here’s how to make you own. Powerpig’s site offers more than one way to piece together some plastic cheer. You might think November…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Microsoft Kinect Gutted: Four Microphones, Two Cameras, And One Very Important Fan

Oh my! When the folks at iFixit tore down a Microsoft Kinect they found a strong little fan among the many, many sensors. They suspect that Microsoft’s a bit paranoid about heat dissipation after the Xbox 360’s red-ring-of death problems. https://gizmodo.com/xbox-kinect-review-its-a-brand-new-console-5680205 If you’re curious about what’s inside this sleek little gadget, here’s a summary courtesy…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Where did science fiction come from? A primer on the pulps.

Pulp historian Jess Nevins, author of Encyclopedia of Fantastic Victoriana, takes you deep into the weird history of the scifi pulps, 1900-1950. Get ready for amazing science and astounding adventure! This is the first in a series on the pulps. The pulps are enjoying a resurgence. DC Comics recently brought back several pulp heroes, including…

Books & Comics Jess Nevins

App Deals of the Day

Love great apps? Like them cheap or free? Find them here! Free Apps: iOS: • Chop Chop Soccer (iPhone) for $0 (normally $1.99) • Monster Game Pack (iPhone) for $0 (normally $4.99) • Tris Revenge (iPhone) for $0 (normally $2.99) • Tree Connect (iPhone) for $0 (normally $0.99) • Fish Soccer (iPhone) for $0 (normally…

Tech News Adam Harris

Video of 4th Floor Building Exploding, From All Angles

Well, not *all* angles admittedly, but the cameraman was displaying some fancy editing skills when shooting a 4th floor explosion in Japan a few years back. It’s believed the explosion dates back to 2003, when an employee set off a bomb in Nagoya, Tokyo, over a pay dispute. Supposedly the bomber killed himself, plus his…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

First look at Uwe Boll’s third Bloodrayne movie — featuring Nazis who want to make Hitler a vampire!

Uwe Boll’s career is like an unstoppable tidal wave of sewage. Apparently someone has decided to let him make a third Bloodrayne movie, this time featuring the Nazis from the video game. Check out the poster and a couple stills. The poster was unveiled at AFM 2010, and posted over at Dread Central. And here’s…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Get a swelled head with MegaMind concept art!

An early sketch of Megamind that’s closer to the finished version, art by Tony Siruno Different versions of Megamind, by Craig Kellman, Andy Bialk and Andy Bialk. Megamind’s battle suit, looking curiously Iron Man-esque, art by Kory Heinzen One of the supervillains in the Doom Syndicate who don’t appear in the film, Hot Flash Another…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

How Fanboys, Fandroids and Crackberry Junkies See Each Other

I think this is the best summary I’ve seen of how all those smartphone platform fans see each other. Spot on. Sure, it’s missing Symbian talibans and the Palm minority. And it probably would need to be updated soon with Windows Phone 7 users, but it’s good. [C-Section—Thanks Charlie!] https://gizmodo.com/windows-phone-7-series-everything-is-different-now-5471805

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Why the Android Facebook App Has Sucked, Historically

The Android Facebook app has, until recently, always been gangly and malnourished compared to its iPhone counterpart. Why? Google bought out the sole dude who worked on it for Facebook. “It was kind of frustrating,” says the Zuck. [TechCrunch] https://gizmodo.com/android-gets-a-pretty-pretty-facebook-app-5604564

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Let’s Help This Cute Kid Find His Stolen Backpack

Shortly after the year’s Halloween festivities had ended, this adorable little guy discovered that some dude had absconded with his superhero backpack. Adding insult to injury, it contained his hard-earned Halloween candy and his PSP. Listen to him tell it… These are the facts: sometime during the day or days after Halloween, in California’s Bay…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Back To The Future, Bollywood-style! Man travels back to the 1970s to fix his parents’ marriage

A man is scared to get married because his parents’ marriage is such a disaster — so he decides to travel back to the 1970s in a time machine to give both parents a makeover. It could only be Bollywood. Seriously, between the insanely cute posters and the ridonkulously catchy trailer, our hearts have pretty…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Google Instant Search Is Now Available On Your iPhone And Android Devices

If you’re a fan of Google’s sometimes awkward Instant Search feature then I’ve got some great news for you: It’s now available on your iPhone or Android devices—as long as you’re running Froyo or iOS 4. [Google Blog]

Tech News Rosa Golijan

The 10 best SF/fantasy books of the year, according to Amazon.com

Amazon has published its list of the best science fiction and fantasy books of the year, and chances are you’ve got some catching up to do. There’s a nice mix of books you’ve heard of and some you definitely haven’t. The list includes some pulpy fiction, notably Richard Kadrey’s Kill The Dead, and some steampunk…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

What is This?

Space-age jelly? A new art installation from Jeff Koons? A scary CGI sextoy massager? Let’s all pull together now, before opinions are polarized even more… It’s actually a macro photo of ferrofluid (a liquid made from nanoscale ferromagnetic particles, which can turn magnetized very quickly), shot while it’s in the presence of magnets. Photographer Linden…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Ominous Abandoned Six Flags Is a Few Zombie Hordes Short of the Apocalypse

A video adventurer was daring enough to infiltrate this abandoned Six Flags outside New Orleans—derelict since Hurricane Katrina—and record footage. The environs are haunting, to say the least—and we watched with the expectation of some zombie cameos. The footage is, beyond being the picture perfect backdrop for a post-apocalyptic flick, an eery reminder of the…

Tech News Sam Biddle

What Does Gizmodo Sound Like?

We need a theme song. So we’re asking you mad geniuses for help. Fire up GarageBand, send us your brilliant original composition, and you could win a sick audiophiliac prize pack from Shure in addition to the honor, prestige, and glory that comes with penning the Gizmodo theme song. So here’s how to enter: Send…

Tech News Gawkercreative

Satellite Photo of Discovery Awaiting Its Last Launch

The early universe caught a fever from super-energetic black holes

How Hannu Rajaniemi turned a single chapter into a three-book deal

Lego Ornament Gallery

Build a Lego Ornament with Powerpig

Microsoft Kinect Gutted: Four Microphones, Two Cameras, And One Very Important Fan

Where did science fiction come from? A primer on the pulps.

App Deals of the Day

Video of 4th Floor Building Exploding, From All Angles

First look at Uwe Boll’s third Bloodrayne movie — featuring Nazis who want to make Hitler a vampire!

Get a swelled head with MegaMind concept art!

How Fanboys, Fandroids and Crackberry Junkies See Each Other

Why the Android Facebook App Has Sucked, Historically

Let’s Help This Cute Kid Find His Stolen Backpack

Back To The Future, Bollywood-style! Man travels back to the 1970s to fix his parents’ marriage

Google Instant Search Is Now Available On Your iPhone And Android Devices

The 10 best SF/fantasy books of the year, according to Amazon.com

What is This?

Ominous Abandoned Six Flags Is a Few Zombie Hordes Short of the Apocalypse

What Does Gizmodo Sound Like?

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