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Steve Jobs: The Authorized Biography Coming to iBooks (and Other Fine Establishments)

There’ve been many books documenting the life of Steve Jobs, attempts to worm inside of Steve’s brain. The NYT reports that Walter Isaacson, Time magazine’s former managing editor, will write the first authorized biography, however. Steve’s supposedly invited Isaacson to tour his childhood home, even. I wonder what kind of conditions Isaacson had to agreed…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Placeholder SKUs Show Up in Best Buy’s Inventory in Preparation for iPad or New MacBook Pros?

A while back, MacBook Pro SKUs mysteriously disappeared from Best Buy‘s inventory system. We thought that this could be signaling that the long-awaited MacBook Pro refresh is finally near. https://gizmodo.com/best-buys-macbook-pro-skus-go-missing-might-mean-core-5467241 The three new SKUs appearing in the inventory database now could either be those new MacBook Pros or they could be the Wi-Fi only iPads.…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Photoshop Cook Would Be One Delicious Application

Photoshop’s got a lot going for it already, but this is clearly its higher calling: to make scrumptious butter cookies with a few clicks of the mouse. Too bad that Adobe Photoshop CS3 Cook exists only as cardboard in an adorable stop-motion video… for now. All I know is I’m calling dibs on judging the…

Tech News Brian Barrett

When Space Opera Becomes Art

Spaceships roaring across depthless vistas, weapons flaring into the vacuum. Can any visions really live up to our mental images of the glory of space opera? Hell yes, and here’s the concept art to prove it. We decided to cure our Monday blues by seeking out some of the coolest space-opera concept art on the…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

These Speakers Look Like Lamps Which Look Like Star Wars Characters

I thought these were lamps with built-in alarm clocks, but they’re actually speakers from toymaker Funko. Not much info about them, but they definitely look like a great match for that Darth Vader alarm clock. [Fanboy via Nerd Approved] https://gizmodo.com/darth-vaders-head-will-freak-you-up-every-morning-5232854 Toy Fair is the annual event where we get to completely regress back to childhood…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Futuristic And Genetically-Engineered Families That Already Exist

We all know that IVF and other innovations can help infertile couples have children. But can science also help family structures emerge that have never existed before, like kids with three parents? It already has. Here are four examples. On the TV series Caprica, the pagan culture on an alien planet produces very unusual families.…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Engineer Builds Dragon to Deal With Snowpocalypse

Remember Frosty the Fire-Breathing Snowman? This is Sparky the Snow-Melting Dragon. He was built by Nick and Anna—the folks who made Frosty—and he’s helping them deal with a snow-filled driveway. https://gizmodo.com/frosty-the-fire-breathing-snowman-caught-on-video-5469138 Note that I don’t know what these fire-breathing beasts’ real names are, but I think Frosty and Sparky seem fitting. [Thanks, Nick and Anna!]

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Oxyfit Oxygen-Boosting Backpack

The thought that always occurs to me when I’m exercising—besides “why am I exercising?”—is, “I wish I had more oxygen right now.” The Oxyfit backpack gives me up to 50% more oxygen. Here’s how it works. The tube, which goes in front of your face like you were Neil Patrick Harris answering phones for a…

Tech News Jason Chen

We Want To Live In This Robot Squid Submarine

The trailer for this retro-futurist short about a mechanical squid-shaped submarine has us wrapped in its mechanical tentacles. Brace yourself for the new squidpunk era, with The Anachronism. Here’s the official synopsis for Matthew Gordon Long’s new film: On a sun-dappled summer day a science expedition propels two children towards an enigmatic encounter at the…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Why Tilt Your Head When You Can Bend Your Vision?

Reading while flat on your back’s difficult. You need to either prop up your head or hold the book awkwardly above your face. Why go through that when you can use these glasses to “bend your vision” and remain supine? Sold by Hammacher Schlemmer, the Supine Reading Glasses use “two optical-quality glass prisms that bend…

Books & Comics Rosa Golijan

The Real-Life Version Of Lost’s Airplane Freakery

Need a bizarre airplane moment while you wait for the next episode of Lost? Tumblr blog “5 Minutes Before The Crash” documents the horror, surrealism, and insanity of airport life. You won’t be able to look away. I’ve culled a few of the most terrifying images here, but there are also plenty of whimsical and…

Television Annalee Newitz

How 3D Works: A Simple Picture Guide

3D technology can be confusing, but if you just need to know the basics of how it works and prefer to get your information in picture form, then it’s your lucky day. https://gizmodo.com/giz-explains-3d-technologies-5084121 Click on the image for a closer look. Now, if this left you wanting to run out and buy a 3D TV,…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Display This Profanity-Laced Nemesis Poster And Win

Mark Millar recently auctioned off the alter ego of the titular nemesis in Nemesis, his upcoming “Batman as a supervillain” series. Now he says retailers who display this charmingly profane Nemesis poster win free ad space in the comic itself. https://gizmodo.com/how-to-make-yourself-infamously-immortal-5467747 Millar said this about his latest promotion: The idea is a unique opportunity to…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Old Film Slides Give Your Windows a Stained Glass Effect

I keep staring at this window covering made of Kodachrome film slides and thinking of stained glass windows in churches. It’s so gorgeous and you could easily make a curtain like it yourself. According to Flickr User YarnZombie, the Kodachrome curtain project was quite simple: The slides date from the 50s and early 60s, and…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Arizona Invaded By Steampunk Pole-Dancing Robots

Steampunk is taking over Arizona! First Mesa, AZ clothing store Evermore Nevermore hosted a “Steampunk Spectacular” over the weekend (including this steampunk rifle) and now Scottsdale, AZ has a steampunk art show including sculptor Eddie Schenck, who makes steampunk pole-dancers. Evermore Nevermore’s “Steampunk Spectacular” featured art and gas-mask-wearing sailor girls, and you can read more…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Aperture 3 Swallowing Hard Drives Whole With Crazy Memory Leak

Lotsa people are having serious memory leak problems with Aperture 3—even our Wilson, who woke up this morning to find that Aperture had eaten his entire hard drive, using it all for virtual memory. https://gizmodo.com/apple-aperture-3-brings-a-little-bit-of-iphoto-to-pro-p-5467543 Apple’s in “no comment” mode. Which hopefully means “no comment because we’re so busy working on a patch.” [CW]

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Super-War Plays Out At Super-Speed

For a story that’s been nearly two years in the making, DC Comics’ War of The Supermen isn’t hanging around. The four-part series will begin and end its run in May, offering weekly updates from the front line. War is the culmination of the “New Krypton” storyline that’s been running in various DC Comics (including…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

This DIY Magnetic Power Adapter Will Keep Your Laptop Safe

Ever trip over a power cord and launch your laptop across the room? Me either, but that’s probably because of my laptop’s MagSafe breakaway magnetic power adapter. If your laptop doesn’t have one, check Lifehacker’s guide for a DIY version. https://lifehacker.com/add-a-diy-magsafe-connector-to-protect-your-laptop-5472066 You’ll need an existing power cord and about $32 in materials: Neodymium Ring-Shaped Magnets…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Windows Phone 7 Apps: What We Know, What We Don’t

The first time Microsoft mentioned apps today, it was to mock Apple, and they completely nailed what’s wrong with the iPhone app metaphor. But apps define the smartphone experience, so what’s the plan for Windows Phone 7? It’s… coming together. https://gizmodo.com/windows-phone-7-first-videos-5471970 When the iPhone launched without apps, Microsoft countered with the most impressive, humiliating figures…

Tech News John Herrman

Jabra Clipper Headset: Bluetooth Undercover

Bluetooth technology really is handy and wonderful. Wearing Bluetooth headsets, though, can be a bit of a fashion and comfort nightmare. Enter the Jabra Clipper, which discretely gives any pair of 3.5mm headphones the Power of Bluetooth. The controls are in the 20-gram Clipper itself, which you can, well, clip to your clothes. It connects…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Steve Jobs: The Authorized Biography Coming to iBooks (and Other Fine Establishments)

Placeholder SKUs Show Up in Best Buy’s Inventory in Preparation for iPad or New MacBook Pros?

Photoshop Cook Would Be One Delicious Application

When Space Opera Becomes Art

These Speakers Look Like Lamps Which Look Like Star Wars Characters

Futuristic And Genetically-Engineered Families That Already Exist

Engineer Builds Dragon to Deal With Snowpocalypse

Oxyfit Oxygen-Boosting Backpack

We Want To Live In This Robot Squid Submarine

Why Tilt Your Head When You Can Bend Your Vision?

The Real-Life Version Of Lost’s Airplane Freakery

How 3D Works: A Simple Picture Guide

Display This Profanity-Laced Nemesis Poster And Win

Old Film Slides Give Your Windows a Stained Glass Effect

Arizona Invaded By Steampunk Pole-Dancing Robots

Aperture 3 Swallowing Hard Drives Whole With Crazy Memory Leak

Super-War Plays Out At Super-Speed

This DIY Magnetic Power Adapter Will Keep Your Laptop Safe

Windows Phone 7 Apps: What We Know, What We Don’t

Jabra Clipper Headset: Bluetooth Undercover

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