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A sneak peek at Glee’s upcoming Rocky Horror tribute

It’s time for Halloween episodes, and surprise — Glee is going Rocky Horror. Check out a few stills of the cast — no big surprise that Finn’s playing Brad, but we’re kind of surprised at who took on Eddie. The show will include these Rocky Horror gems, “Science Fiction Double Feature,” “Damn It, Janet,” “Whatever…

io9 Meredith Woerner Oct 12 '10

Geeky Gamers Build Working Computers out of Virtual Blocks

Ben Craddock has been busy gathering Redstone. He collects blocks of the virtual material from deep within the game world of Minecraft, then pulverizes it into a powder and sets to work. For most Minecraft players, Redstone might wind up in a virtual torch that will light their way when the sun goes down or…

Tech News Priya Ganapati - Wired Oct 12 '10

iOS 4.2 Beta 3 Now Available to iPhone and iPad Developers

Looks like iOS 4.2 Beta 3 is now available for download in the iOS Developer Center. We’ll be taking a look and letting you know what’s new since the last beta shortly. [Apple]

Tech News Rosa Golijan Oct 12 '10

Is This the New Palm Pre II?

French site MobiFrance claims that this is the new Palm Pre II. It looks almost the same as the previous model but, according to them, the renewed WebOS 2.0 smartphone will come with a 1GHz processor and 512MB of RAM. If this is true, I’m underwhelmed. After HP purchased Palm, I was really hoping for…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Oct 12 '10

You Can Scan Bar Codes From the Amazon iOS App Now

True story: when I’m out shopping, before I make an impulse by I compulsively check what Product X goes for on Amazon. Which is why being able to scan bar codes from the Amazon app is a major time-saving win. I know, I know, there are bar code scanning apps that I could use to…

Tech News Brian Barrett Oct 12 '10

“The Event” episode that we want to see – and the one we don’t

If you are able to selectively remember only a few key scenes from last night’s episode of “The Event,” you will have watched one of the coolest scifi shows on TV. If not, let us gripe together. But first, let’s focus on the positive. Sophia, the alien leader and integrationist Dr. Xavier of the alien…

io9 Annalee Newitz Oct 12 '10

Google Earth Adds Kite View Photos To Its Collection

Frank Taylor is sailing around the world, using a kite to take aerial photographs of the places he visits. In many cases, his photos are better than the ones in Google Earth. So Google’s replacing its old shots with Frank’s. Frank’s in the midst of a five year trip around the globe on the Tahina…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Oct 12 '10

Touch a piece of science fiction history — and help keep live SF readings alive!

The Fantastic Fiction series at New York’s KGB Bar has featured everyone from China Mieville to Joyce Carol Oates, and brought SF to countless hard-drinking literati. Now you can support it and own some amazing science fiction memorabilia! Fantastic Fiction’s organizers, Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel, are holding a raffle to raise money for the…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Oct 12 '10

Gadget Deals of the Day

Get comfortable, and out some amazing deals on some Lenovo and HP Laptops, a 1TB External Hard Drive, and then grab yourself a pair of free slippers. Top Deals: • 17.3″ HP dv7 Core i5 Laptop w/Blu-ray for $829.99 with free shipping (normally $1,049.99 – use coupon code NBQ175523) • 1TB Fantom GreenDrive GD1000EU External…

Tech News Adam Harris Oct 12 '10

Nick Swardson Is a Friend to Gay Robots and Wheelchair-Bound Cats Alike

Watch him embody the spirit of weird in his brand-new Comedy Central sketch show Nick Swardson’s Pretend Time. Witness him as Lady Gaga’s brother Garry, a cop who shares his sister’s sartorial gene, work the mean streets in lace tranny sleeves. Nick Swardson’s Pretend Time, Comedy Central’s brand-new sketch show starring Nick Swardson (formerly of…

Tech News Gawkercreative Oct 12 '10

In the forests of Siberia, Yetis are fighting bears

Russians are concerned that a growing battle between bears and the “human like” Yeti of the forests will cause trouble this winter, when the defeated bears come into villages looking for food. According to the Voice of Russia: The director of the International Center for Hominology Igor Burtsev assures that yetis leave traces of their…

io9 Annalee Newitz Oct 12 '10

iPhone 4 Cracked Glass Cases Almost Double the iPhone 3GS’

When the iPhone 4 was revealed, it was obvious that its design was more fragile than the previous generation: If you double the glass panes, the accidental shattering rate will increase too. Now there is data to confirm this theory. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-apples-next-iphone-5520164 According to consumer electronics warranty company SquareTrade, the “aluminosilicate glass seem to crack at…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Oct 12 '10

Giz Explains: Why You Look Different in Photos Than You Do in the Mirror

Yesterday morning, you looked good. Yesterday evening, before you went out, you’re pretty sure you looked real good. So who the hell is this schlub in the Facebook album from last night, tagged with your name? It’s a phenomenon nestled somewhere between universal annoyance and urban legend: People see something different in the mirror than…

Television John Herrman Oct 12 '10

82 Striking Photos of Smoke

Like water, smoke is beautiful, powerful and unpredictable. The 82 photos from this week’s Shooting Challenge not only capture smoke as smoke, but smoke as demons, jellyfish and…OK…sometimes just as smoke. Lead Shot – Toasted The set-up is trivial: an industrial hot lamp (700wt) is shining at a small angle from from below and the…

Tech News Mark Wilson Oct 12 '10

First look at Daft Punk inside Tron City, plus an all-new digitized track

Here’s the first official picture of Daft Punk on the grid in Tron Legacy. Also, take a listen to their latest Tron track “The Game Has Changed,” on the TRON Facebook page.

Movies Meredith Woerner Oct 12 '10

Shooting Challenge Smoke Gallery 1

Camera: Olympus Model: E-P1 F-stop: 5.5 Exposure Time: 1/400 ISO: 200 Lens: 14-42 M.Zuiko Light: 1 x flood light approx:400W This is my first shooting challenge (and a new camera) and it was actually much harder than I first thought! I totally underestimated the amount of light that you need to get a good picture…

Tech News Adam Harris Oct 12 '10

Shooting Challenge Smoke Gallery 2

Taken with a Canon Rebel T1i, ISO 200, f/5.0, 1/25 sec with 18-200mm lens. First contest submission ever! I ended up burning up to 6 incense sticks at once to get lots of smoke and I had trouble getting the right amount of light, but in the end, my work paid off. -Chris Morey The…

Tech News Adam Harris Oct 12 '10

Cosmic strings are super-massive, ultra-thin cracks in the universe

Cosmic strings are theoretical fault lines in the universe, defective links between different regions of space created in the moments after the Big Bang. And they might be theoretical no longer – distant quasars show the fingerprints of these strings. Compared to cosmic strings, black holes seem downright sensible. These strings – no relation to…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Oct 12 '10

Test Driving Google’s Driverless Car

Click to viewThat driverless car Google’s been working on? Good Morning America spent some time behind the wheel. They even played chicken with it. https://gizmodo.com/google-is-road-testing-cars-that-drive-themselves-5659935 The car’s already traveled 140,000 miles, depending on cameras and a scanning laser to do the driving so you don’t have to. You just tell it your destination and it…

Tech News Brian Barrett Oct 12 '10

Watch a building get demolished and rebuilt in 3 minutes

It took 45,000 photos and three years, but the videographer Ramon was able to condense the reconstruction of a Paris office building into approximately 180 seconds. It’s like architectural time travel. [GOOD]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Oct 12 '10

A sneak peek at Glee’s upcoming Rocky Horror tribute

Geeky Gamers Build Working Computers out of Virtual Blocks

iOS 4.2 Beta 3 Now Available to iPhone and iPad Developers

Is This the New Palm Pre II?

You Can Scan Bar Codes From the Amazon iOS App Now

“The Event” episode that we want to see – and the one we don’t

Google Earth Adds Kite View Photos To Its Collection

Touch a piece of science fiction history — and help keep live SF readings alive!

Gadget Deals of the Day

Nick Swardson Is a Friend to Gay Robots and Wheelchair-Bound Cats Alike

In the forests of Siberia, Yetis are fighting bears

iPhone 4 Cracked Glass Cases Almost Double the iPhone 3GS’

Giz Explains: Why You Look Different in Photos Than You Do in the Mirror

82 Striking Photos of Smoke

First look at Daft Punk inside Tron City, plus an all-new digitized track

Shooting Challenge Smoke Gallery 1

Shooting Challenge Smoke Gallery 2

Cosmic strings are super-massive, ultra-thin cracks in the universe

Test Driving Google’s Driverless Car

Watch a building get demolished and rebuilt in 3 minutes

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