Latest

Ted Chiang redefines how everybody will write about artificial intelligence

Science fiction’s full of wishful thinking about artificial intelligence: It’ll spring up on its own. It’ll become smarter than us in no time. Ted Chiang’s new novella, The Life Cycle of Software Objects, will change how you think about A.I. Spoilers ahead! Although I’ll try to avoid giving away anything major. And not only that,…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Jul 27 '10

HP’s 30 Inch, Billion Color-Displaying ZR30w Monitor Reviewed

HotHardware has a thorough review of the HP ZR30w, a 30″ LCD monitor with exceptional color resolution. Their verdict? The S-IPS panel and huge color gamut make for an excellent display that’s affordable among its peers. https://gizmodo.com/hps-new-30-zr30w-display-can-show-over-a-billion-color-5552558 HotHardware lauded the $1,300, 2560×1600, ZR30w for its S-IPS panel, which afforded great quality and color reproduction. They…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jul 27 '10

Gadget Deals of the Day

Today you can get your sugar-free and money-free fix in one can. But don’t run off to get your free Pepsi right away. Peruse our smorgasbord of gadget deals first. Top Deals: • 55″ Toshiba REGZA 55ZV650U 1080p 240Hz LCD TV for $1,159.00 plus free shipping (normally $1570 – use coupon code 55G300U). • 11.6″…

Tech News Jeremiah Dobruck Jul 27 '10

Dell Streak Priced: $299 With Contract, $549 Without

The remaining details of Dell Streak’s release continue to trickle out. This morning we learned it would eventually run Froyo. Now we know the price: $299 with a 2 year AT&T contract or $549 unlocked. Updated https://gizmodo.com/your-dell-streak-questions-mostly-answered-5597561 Update: Dell pulled the page with this pricing info, and Twitter account MattatDell, presumably someone at Dell whose…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jul 27 '10

A chart converting Earth Time to a standardized Metric Time, for space colonists

If human culture spread across several planets and no one lived on Earth, chances are a new way of tracking time would develop for the sake of inter-planetary communication, trade, and travel. I’m writing this science fiction novel … so I made this chart for my own perspective. After all, if a day wasn’t the…

io9 David Shultis Jul 27 '10

How Fast Is Your iPhone, Really?

If you are considering upgrading your iPhone to a newer model, Mike Hellers and Chris Pinnock made a video that will help you decide: A no-prisoners speed race between the original Jesusphone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, and iPhone 4. If you are going to buy the obvious winner, you should also consider our review and…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jul 27 '10

DC Universe Online: The best superhero movie you’ll never see

A new CG trailer for Sony’s DC Universe Online game features what might be the best superhero battle ever committed to the screen. Seriously, it’s so good, it’ll make you weep for what doesn’t exist…yet. That’s as epic a battle between dudes with capes as I’ve ever seen. Wonder Woman, especially, comes off like the…

io9 Marc Bernardin Jul 27 '10

72 Ravishing Refractions

Refraction is a mind-bending idea. Light passes through a clear object, and it comes out the other side, inverted. The Shooting Challenge results that follow are must-sees, the winner is astounding and…well…we busted a cheater, too. https://gizmodo.com/shooting-challenge-spherical-refraction-5592763 Lead Shot – Horizon Evening sunset across Puget Sound. Shot was taken with a Nikon D90 and 50mm…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jul 27 '10

Refraction Shooting Challenge Gallery 1

Equipment: Old Canon SLR -Kristina Swanson I wasn’t really sure where to start with this, so I decided to head down to the local garden shop. When I saw this glass sphere, I thought it was perfect. It seemed flawless under normal light. But when I put a candle behind it, every little flaw and…

Tech News Jeremiah Dobruck Jul 27 '10

Refraction Shooting Challenge Gallery 2

Camera: Cannon Rebel XTI Lens: 18 – 55 mm Settings: F5.6 ISO 800 (approximate, I had to keep changing the settings while trying to get this particular shot.. bubbles aren’t very good still models. 😉 ) I took my kids out and had them blow a bunch of bubbles so I could get the shot.…

Tech News Jeremiah Dobruck Jul 27 '10

Meet your true ancestor: The segmented worm

Segmentation, the replication of anatomical structures throughout the body, is found in many animal species. It’s also a huge reason why all those species succeeded, and it comes from a single common ancestor 600 million years ago. Specifically, segmentation refers to instances where identical anatomical units are repeated on the axis running from the top…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jul 27 '10

This Is How Mars Can Turn Into a New Earth

Mars. The most tantalizing of all planets, with mountains three times as tall as Mount Everest and canyons 2,485 miles long and four miles deep. Our next stop in our return to the stars. And possibly our next home. https://gizmodo.com/why-we-need-to-reach-the-stars-and-we-will-5247705 We are not nearly there yet. We don’t have the technology. Heck, we barely have…

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz Jul 27 '10

$45 Yard Sale Find Turns Out to Be $200 Million Worth of Lost Ansel Adams’ Negatives

Rick Norsigian found a couple of boxes full of glass negatives at a yard sale and bought them for $45, negotiated down from $70, 10 years ago. Now, he’s discovered that they’re early photographs of Ansel Adams worth $200 million. The 65 glass negatives are early photos by the famed photographer that were thought to…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jul 27 '10

Want to win a DVD of Clash of the Titans?

We loved Clash of the Titans (see io9’s enthusiastic review), and our only complaint was that the 3D looked crappy. That’s why it’s a perfect DVD flick, because you get all the campy, fun goodness of giant monsters and none of the tacked-on 3D stuff. Now you can win a Clash of the Titans DVD…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jul 27 '10

Anna Fermanova Is America’s New Sexy Russian Outlaw

Mere weeks after America banished sexy Russian spy Anna Chapman, another may have surfaced: 24-year-old Anna Fermanova is accused of smuggling military technology to Moscow. She has a bellybutton ring and wears bikinis on Facebook. Meet America’s new sexy outlaw. The Smoking Gun reports that Fermanova is under house arrest in Texas awaiting trial for…

Tech News Maureen O'Connor Jul 27 '10

The Man Who Wrote The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo First Author To Sell a Million Kindle Books

Stieg Larsson, the deceased Swedish author who wrote the all-of-a-sudden-very-popular books The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest, has become the first author to sell a million Kindle books, granting him induction into Amazon’s “Kindle Million Club.” Any guesses who the next…

Commerce Kyle VanHemert Jul 27 '10

Google Will Conquer the Final Frontier With Simplicity

It’s no secret: Google loves space. The company sponsors the $30 million Lunar X Prize and hosts a radical, detailed maps of Mars and the Moon. Tiffany Montague, oversees all of these projects, coordinating Google’s effort to commercialize the cosmos. Montague, a former Air Force reconnaissance pilot, is the subject of a profile by the…

Space & Spaceflight Kyle VanHemert Jul 27 '10

Marvel’s releasing a Tron Legacy prequel comic that reveals the aftermath of Tron

Marvel Comics will fly its Mouse flag this October with TRON: The Betrayal, a two-issue miniseries that will explain what happened between Tron and December’s Tron Legacy. Here’s the plot synopsis from Marvel’s press release: The storytelling picks up in the aftermath of Walt Disney Pictures’ first film in its franchise TRON. Kevin Flynn is…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Jul 27 '10

New Power Cost Monitor Lets Anyone Use Microsoft Hohm

Microsoft Hohm, the energy usage-tracking web app, just got a whole lot easier to use. Microsoft and Blue Line Innovation have created a power meter reader so anyone can use Microsoft Hohm to see exactly how much money they’re wasting. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-hohm-tracks-home-energy-usage-via-webapp-5302074 Previously in order get real-time home energy data on your Hohm profile, you had…

Tech News Casey Chan Jul 27 '10

Review: Incase Convertible Book Case For iPad

One of these items is not a book. But it feels like one. This is the first time I’ve ever liked a case that made a gadget 3x as thick, and with that extra padding, the iPad feels just right. At launch, the iPad was noted by many to feel heavier than it looked. It’s…

Reviews Brian Lam Jul 27 '10

Ted Chiang redefines how everybody will write about artificial intelligence

HP’s 30 Inch, Billion Color-Displaying ZR30w Monitor Reviewed

Gadget Deals of the Day

Dell Streak Priced: $299 With Contract, $549 Without

A chart converting Earth Time to a standardized Metric Time, for space colonists

How Fast Is Your iPhone, Really?

DC Universe Online: The best superhero movie you’ll never see

72 Ravishing Refractions

Refraction Shooting Challenge Gallery 1

Refraction Shooting Challenge Gallery 2

Meet your true ancestor: The segmented worm

This Is How Mars Can Turn Into a New Earth

$45 Yard Sale Find Turns Out to Be $200 Million Worth of Lost Ansel Adams’ Negatives

Want to win a DVD of Clash of the Titans?

Anna Fermanova Is America’s New Sexy Russian Outlaw

The Man Who Wrote The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo First Author To Sell a Million Kindle Books

Google Will Conquer the Final Frontier With Simplicity

Marvel’s releasing a Tron Legacy prequel comic that reveals the aftermath of Tron

New Power Cost Monitor Lets Anyone Use Microsoft Hohm

Review: Incase Convertible Book Case For iPad

Latest news

China’s Ministry of State Security Accuses ‘Spy Turtles and Spy Fish’ of Stealing Sensitive Marine Data

Everyday Robovac Champions—Roborock Qrevo S Pro & QV 35A Head to Head

How to Watch Turkey vs Paraguay Free Live Stream: the 2026 World Cup From Anywhere

How to Watch Brazil vs Haiti Free Livestream from Anywhere

‘Vampire: The Masquerade’ Officially Joins ‘Dungeons & Dragons’

Norway Says AI Ain’t for Education

Save 75% and Get 3 Free Months on NordVPN + Antivirus (Test Results Included)

‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ TV Series Greenlit by Peacock

Latest Reviews

Logitech’s Folding Travel Mouse Fails at the One Thing That Matters Most

Maingear MG-1 (2026) Review: A Clean, Serene Gaming Machine for a Premium Price

Segway Navimow X430 Review: A Featureful Mow-Bot

GoPro Mission 1 Pro Review: The Best GoPro, Just Not the Best Camera

The Best Tech Gifts for Father’s Day 2026

This Ultrasonic Knife Is More Than Just a Gimmick—at Least Sometimes

Razer Hammerhead V3 HyperSpeed Review: Exceptionally Mediocre

The Best Gadgets of May 2026

Let us help you find what you’re looking for...