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Why Nuking A Killer Asteroid Won’t Work

It’s the thrilling climax to many asteroid apocalypse movies, but it doesn’t stand up to science. Apparently, blowing up a large object in space comes with its own problems… not the least of which is, it probably won’t work. New Scientist reports on research by Don Korycansky of UC Santa Cruz and Catherine Plesko of…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Apple’s Magic Mouse Gets Decidedly Unmagical Ergonomic Fix

The Magic Mouse, for all of its sleek lines and multitouch, uh, magic, can feel a little awkward in the hand. MMFixed has the solution: a stick-on hump that gives your fingers some leverage and your palm some lovin’. I’m in a good place with my trackpad right now. I’ve finally mastered the multitouch gestures…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Spider-Man Musical Like Being Dumped, Says Star

Now missing a Mary Jane, will the Spider-Man musical ever happen? Alan Cumming, the show’s Green Goblin, thinks so, but likens his involvement to a bad relationship where he’s been hurt once too often. We sense another musical split coming… MTV spoke to Cumming about the musical, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, and its current…

io9 Graeme McMillan

FCC Proposing Its Plan For America’s Net Future To Congress This Week

As the intertubes overtake boob tubes and telephone tubes as our primary mode of communication, it becomes increasingly important to ensure that access is available and affordable for all Americans. The FCC’s ambitious new plan looks to do just that. The plan, which will likely be proposed to Congress on Tuesday, got the front page…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

NBC’s Superhero Soap Wins Over Geek Blog Crowd In One Simple Move

The makers of new NBC drama The Cape have proven that they knows how to win over tastemakers in the nerd field with the news that they have cast Summer Glau in the show… as a crusading blogger. Glau will play Orwell – dig the subtle reference – a character described as “a cute and…

Television Graeme McMillan

Audio-Technica BoogieBox Speaker Handles the Heaviest of Metals

There’s no shortage of cutesy portable speakers for listening to music when you’re out and about. But if you want something that doesn’t feel like it’s going to snap in two, the Audio-Technica BoogieBox will do you a solid. The BoogieBox houses two 70mm speakers in its toolbox body and includes protective bumpers in case…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

2 Minutes Of Footage From Robert Rodriguez’s New Predators

Behold the “darkest” Predators yet, and their new canine best friends. Last night at SXSW, producer Rodriguez and the director Nimrod Antal showed the first ever footage of their new Predators film. Check out this video sneak peek. https://gizmodo.com/alice-braga-the-new-predators-are-the-darkest-yet-5489844 Gotta hand it to Rodriguez for admitting that no one will ever be as bad ass…

Movies Meredith Woerner

A Reminder of How Sad the Internet Can Look Without Flash

When we discussed the iPad and whether it was worth giving in to the peer pressure and pre-ordering it, a commenter decided to remind us of his reason for resisting: No Flash. And yes, it can make things look sad. https://gizmodo.com/the-litany-of-ipad-submission-5491903 Of course these screenshots are from an iPhone, but the iPad presently has the…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

This Power Strip Has an Entire Miniature City On It

As part of a graduate show at the Kyoto University of Art and Design, students built miniature cities out of common household objects—including this power strip. They’re just missing mini-people. [Spoon Tamago via Crib Candy via Boing Boing]

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Black Ninja Monday is When the Commenter Trolls Get Their Due

Several star commenters have noted recently that the troll factor is rising again. This post is reminder that all comments wasting words and the comment moderator’s time wondering about such issues as “why does gizmodo love/hate/get paid by company XYZ?” may result in zero warnings and then a ban. And whatever happens to your comment…

Tech News Brian Lam

By Your Accelerometers Combined, I Am Quake Catcher!

What if computers could be turned into a worldwide earthquake detecting network? With the Quake Catcher software and your laptop’s built-in accelerometer, that might just be possible. Elizabeth Cochran, an earth scientist at UC Riverside, has already managed to get about 1,000 people to install Quake Catcher and has been tracking the date submitted by…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

“Clash Of The Titans” Remake Has a Sense of Humor About Itself, Say Writers

This afternoon I spoke to Clash of the Titans writers Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi about the upcoming monsterfest featuring Sam Worthington, swords, and a really giant kraken. They gave me hope that this adventure tale won’t take itself too seriously. io9: How did you update this movie for the new millennium? Hay: All those…

Movies Annalee Newitz

Friday Night Funnies: 8 Images to Close Out the Week

It’s been a long week and we could use a laugh. We’ve already started worrying about taxes and pre-ordering iPads, among other stresses. To sum it all up, here are some illustrations from a cartoon maestro called Lunchbreath. Tobias Lunchbreath is the award-worthy author of numerous contributions to the prestigious IMDB “2Fast2Furious user comments” section,…

Tech News Lunchbreath

R/C Helicopters + Petri Dish + Flying Whale Snot = Science

Instead of harpooning a whale for samples, wouldn’t it be easier to just collect their snot using an R/C helicopter? It seems like we’re close to a point where all field scientists should be paired up with robotic research assistants. [Make via BB]

Tech News Brian Lam

Honestly The Worst Scary Monster Sex Scene Of All Time (Maybe NSFW)

Whenever you see a Slutty Girl and a Redneck having sex in the woods where a Scary Monster is lurking, you know something bad is about to happen. Add a Naughty Santa’s Helper outfit, and you’ve got Maximum Wrongness. NSFW? This scene, from Search For The Beast, is just disturbing on so many levels. Let’s…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

This Week’s Gaming Stories You Cannot Miss

We’ve all heard about the PlayStation Move by now, but a lot of other neat stuff happened this week in video games, including God of War III’s release, Civ 5 details and…a Battlestar Galactica MMO?? Frankenreview: God Of War III The game cost over $40 million to produce. It’d better be good. https://kotaku.com/frankenreview-god-of-war-iii-5490011 Battlestar Galactica…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Finally, The Secrets Of Firefly’s Shepherd Book Will Be Told!

We’ve been waiting years for the comic book that tells the backstory of Firefly’s Shepherd Book, called The Shepherd’s Tale. And now it’s finally coming out, written by Zack Whedon from a detailed scene-by-scene outline by his brother Joss. We’ve heard little hints about Book, including that he found God in a bowl of soup,…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Did You Know That Octopus Love High Definition Crabs?

New research shows that the advantages of HDTV aren’t lost on octopuses. A recent study on octopus behavior made the upgrade from CRT sets to HDTVs for the playback of octopus-related videos, like one of a tasty crab. Whereas the octopuses had previously ignored the videos—researchers surmise that on the CRT sets the images were…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week

Up to your ears with Ben Linus’ homework all week? Never fear we have the best of the week right here. This week extreme dwarf systems, exclusive pics from the “Latin District 9” Monsters, and insights from the FlashForward cast. Lost Fan Will Create 365 Pieces Of Art For Each Day Of The Year Lost…

io9 Meredith Woerner

This Week’s Best iPhone Apps

In this week’s bipolar app roundup: Foursquare, squared! Slow ISPs, tattled on! Videos, easily streamed! Street Fighter fans’ high standards, met! Twitter apps, set free! Your entire life, documented! Your every plan, shared! And more… This Week’s Apps To view the gallery as a single page, click here. https://gizmodo.com/this-weeks-apps-5492311 This Week’s iPhone News on Giz…

Tech News John Herrman

Why Nuking A Killer Asteroid Won’t Work

Apple’s Magic Mouse Gets Decidedly Unmagical Ergonomic Fix

Spider-Man Musical Like Being Dumped, Says Star

FCC Proposing Its Plan For America’s Net Future To Congress This Week

NBC’s Superhero Soap Wins Over Geek Blog Crowd In One Simple Move

Audio-Technica BoogieBox Speaker Handles the Heaviest of Metals

2 Minutes Of Footage From Robert Rodriguez’s New Predators

A Reminder of How Sad the Internet Can Look Without Flash

This Power Strip Has an Entire Miniature City On It

Black Ninja Monday is When the Commenter Trolls Get Their Due

By Your Accelerometers Combined, I Am Quake Catcher!

“Clash Of The Titans” Remake Has a Sense of Humor About Itself, Say Writers

Friday Night Funnies: 8 Images to Close Out the Week

R/C Helicopters + Petri Dish + Flying Whale Snot = Science

Honestly The Worst Scary Monster Sex Scene Of All Time (Maybe NSFW)

This Week’s Gaming Stories You Cannot Miss

Finally, The Secrets Of Firefly’s Shepherd Book Will Be Told!

Did You Know That Octopus Love High Definition Crabs?

The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week

This Week’s Best iPhone Apps

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