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Buy the Iron Man 2 Suitcase Suit…Sans Suitcase and Iron

Forget t-shirts. Remember the Iron Man 2 suitcase scene? (It was the best, worst, most ludicrous part of the film.) Now that suit actually exists, minus every technology of note, for motorcycle riding! Price TBA. [Universal Designs via ChipChik]

Tech News Mark Wilson Jun 11

A drug that could make you sleep until you starve

When you’re starving and tired, how does your brain decide whether you should sleep or keep hunting for food? This basic survival decision may be hardwired into two genes, and scientists have figured out to control them. The brain systems that control sleep and eating are connected in most mammals, including humans. Scientists have long…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jun 11

Underwater Photography With the Canon 5D Mark II

Yesterday, we looked at some gorgeous underwater photography taken with the Canon 5D Mark II. Today, we have an article explaining a bit of the logistics behind such shooting, from the waterproof gear to the reasons you’ll curse into bubbles. Drew Wong, for the site WetPixel, tested a pair of waterproof camera housings for the…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jun 11

Picasso’s Guernica, from the inside out

For an Absolut-sponsored mural in Rome, artist Ron English took another look at Pablo Picasso’s landmark commentary on the horrors of the Spanish Civil War, by reimagining it as an x-ray. Still horrific, in a whole new way. [Geekosystem]

io9 Marc Bernardin Jun 11

The NBA finals will determine Better Off Ted’s final fate

Sad that you never got a chance to properly say goodbye to Better Off Ted? Well you may have your chance after all. If the NBA finals end in the next two games, ABC will air the never-before-seen final episodes. ABC announced that the two never-aired Better off Ted episodes, which include the season finale,…

Television Meredith Woerner Jun 11

Men In Black Returning In 3D In 2012

Will Smith has confirmed in a video that he’s “about to make 3D look goooood,” when Men In Black III launches in 2012—in 3D. The film is slated to open May 25th, 2012, and will see Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones return to their roles from 1997 and 2002. It’ll be directed by the…

Movies Kat Hannaford Jun 11

Technotise: What the hell is it and why is Hollywood spending millions to remake it?

Thanks to a deft faux trailer edited together by Jaron Pitts — using footage from Avatar, Resident Evil, and The Island — Warner Bros. hired the writer of Shutter Island to adapt this little-seen Serbian animated scifi thriller. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Technotise ball was set in motion when producers Scott Glassgold and…

Movies Marc Bernardin Jun 11

Motorola Droid Xtreme To Be Called Droid X?

These impending Motorola Android phones are getting rather tricky, aren’t they? So far we know the Droid 2 Shadow will be the successor to last year’s Droid, with a slide-out keyboard. The Droid Xtreme is the keyboard-less phone which was found in a Verizon gym the other week, but is said (thanks to some spy-shots…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 11

Batman’s made up his mind, he’s keeping Superman’s baby

Here’s a little bit of lunacy to round out your week. We give you Batman, pregnant with Superman’s child. [via Eat Liver via TheDailyWhat]

Movies Meredith Woerner Jun 11

Microsoft’s San Diego Store Opening On iPhone 4 Launch Day

Uh-oh, I hope San Diego‘s Apple store won’t have too many people queuing outside on June 24th for an iPhone 4. That could be pretty embarrassing for the Microsoft store opening four doors down, on the very same day. A shopper/BetaNews reporter at the Fashion Valley Mall in San Diego discovered the store would be…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 11

Why you should use lasers to kill bugs

Sure, we have iPhones and running water and imitation crab meat, but when it comes to bugs, most of us still swat them with a flat surface attached to a stick. Find out how it should be done. Of course some of you out there in readerland are feeling superior right now because you own…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Jun 11

Will Smith’s Men In Black Video, a supercute Toy Story trailer, Doctor Who hints and Summer Glau talks The Cape!

Friday’s spoilers include Transformers 3 casting, Will Smith pimping Men In Black, a Twilight clip, Doctor Who shockers, and Summer Glau explaining how bloggers fight crime. Plus Jonah Hex, Nikita, Stargate, Last Airbender, Walking Dead, Chuck, V and True Blood. Transformers 3: Now that you know this movie will be way better than the last…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jun 11

Using An Undersea Glider To Record a Terabyte of Whale Noises

At the tail-end of last year, researchers managed to successfully collect close to a terabyte of recordings of beaked whales off the coast of Hawaii, using the first acoustic-equipped undersea glider to travel to the depths, some 1,000m down. It was notable because normal acoustic recording instruments can’t detect the beaked whales’ noises, which mostly…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 11

North Korea Is New Hotbed For Tech Outsourcing

Despite it being pretty-much closed off to the world, North Korea is the next boom place for IT and tech outsourcing, PC World has reported. Flash games are being developed there for outside publishers, largely thanks to the home-grown talent. US companies aren’t allowed to outsource to the country naturally, thanks to government restrictions, but…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 11

Super-Thin Waterproof Speakers Are Swimming Their Way To Cellphones

As you can tell from the picture, these speakers are dead skinny. 0.9mm thick, to be exact, making them perfectly-sized for cellphones, cameras and other portable gadgets which may require all the parts to be waterproofed. Murata, based in Kyoto, Japan, created what they’re calling the world’s first “ultra-thin waterproof piezoelectric speaker,” which is said…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 11

New PS3 Model Numbers Spotted On FCC

With E3 just ’round the corner, it’s no surprise that the FCC has outed a couple of new PS3 models. Hang on…new PS3 models? Sadly it’s probably not another redesign, instead looking just like new chipsets. The PS3 models have the serial numbers of CECH-2501A and CECH-2501B, with both including 802.11b/g Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR.…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 11

Who Knew The Speak & Spell Team Was So Sexy?

A portrait of the team behind the Speak & Spell toy has come to light, via the good ship SexyPeople. Aren’t they a handsome bunch? Many of us would’ve owned one, but did you know it launched at CES 1978? Yep, that’s the very same CES which Gizmodo reports from every year in Vegas. Bet…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 11

Microsoft To Talk Xbox 360 3D Gaming Soon?

According to Andrew Oliver from Blitz Games Studios, “Microsoft are going to be making an announcement about [3D] at some point soon.” E3 next week, perchance? [Develop via Kotaku]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 11

Tipsters Welcome: Share With Us

Have something to get off your chest? Come across an unreleased device you want to tell the world about? Someone at your company doing something they shouldn’t be? See something cool we haven’t posted about? Tell us! Our emails are all there, on the left, so if you’ve got something exciting or juicy or explosive…

Tech News Gizmodo Jun 11

Test Shows That Movie Theater 3D Glasses Really Are Disgusting

Good Housekeeping decided to test 3D glasses in several movie theaters in order to see if they are really as gross and germ-ridden as we think. Results? A cringe-inducing yes. The sample size for the test was rather small, but the results were completely disgusting: The Good Housekeeping Research Institute tested seven pairs of movie…

Movies Rosa Golijan Jun 11

Buy the Iron Man 2 Suitcase Suit…Sans Suitcase and Iron

A drug that could make you sleep until you starve

Underwater Photography With the Canon 5D Mark II

Picasso’s Guernica, from the inside out

The NBA finals will determine Better Off Ted’s final fate

Men In Black Returning In 3D In 2012

Technotise: What the hell is it and why is Hollywood spending millions to remake it?

Motorola Droid Xtreme To Be Called Droid X?

Batman’s made up his mind, he’s keeping Superman’s baby

Microsoft’s San Diego Store Opening On iPhone 4 Launch Day

Why you should use lasers to kill bugs

Will Smith’s Men In Black Video, a supercute Toy Story trailer, Doctor Who hints and Summer Glau talks The Cape!

Using An Undersea Glider To Record a Terabyte of Whale Noises

North Korea Is New Hotbed For Tech Outsourcing

Super-Thin Waterproof Speakers Are Swimming Their Way To Cellphones

New PS3 Model Numbers Spotted On FCC

Who Knew The Speak & Spell Team Was So Sexy?

Microsoft To Talk Xbox 360 3D Gaming Soon?

Tipsters Welcome: Share With Us

Test Shows That Movie Theater 3D Glasses Really Are Disgusting

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