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Vote For Your New Master Now

Remember: You can cast your vote for the current Master of science fiction right here. The poll stays open until 2010, and we’ll announce the identity of our new overlord as the year begins. https://gizmodo.com/who-is-your-master-now-5433834

io9 Graeme McMillan Dec 26

Kindle Milestone: Amazon Sold More Kindle Books Than Physical Books On Xmas

Amazon’s Kindle hit an important and startling milestone yesterday: On Christmas, the company sold more Kindle books than physical books. Yes, this is obviously the result of everyone who got a Kindle for Christmas (lots of folks) firing it up and ordering a bunch of eBooks on a day in which most physical-book readers weren’t…

Commerce Chris Jacob Dec 26

Boxing’s Been Good To Science Fiction, Howard

What better way to celebrate Boxing Day than by wondering why some misguided souls feel compelled to try and make the sport of boxing into something more science-fictional? Don’t they realize that rayguns are better than fists in most circumstances? There is, we’ve been told, something both primal and noble about people punching each other…

io9 Graeme McMillan Dec 26

Do You Sext?

Sexting is on the rise, replacing phone sex and even video sex. It’s fast, it’s easy, and you can do it anywhere. It’s getting to the point in which there are even specific iPhone applications for it. Do you sext? https://gizmodo.com/one-third-of-people-send-naked-pictures-of-themselves-u-5418476 And if the answer is yes, do you sext—send naked pictures of yourself or…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 26

Have a Belated Very Venture Bros. Christmas

Just because we’ve crossed the threshold from Christmas to Boxing Day doesn’t mean that you can’t retain the holiday spirit. And The Venture Bros. are here to help, with classic holiday tunes sung by your favorite villains and henchmen. Each year, Jackson Publick, Doc Hammer, and the rest of the folks behind The Venture Bros.…

io9 Lauren Davis Dec 26

Big Computer Bag Sale at Timbuk2

So, you’ve got your new laptop, and we’ve told you what to do. But might still need a bag to carry your new tool/toy around. Timbuk2 has you covered with up to 65% off their messenger bags. https://gizmodo.com/10-things-you-must-do-with-your-new-mac-5433884 There’s a fairly wide selection available, and everything in the sale section is discounted by at least…

Tech News Chris Jacob Dec 26

Sherlock Holmes Brings On The Steampunk Tweed Hotness

Packed with Victorian gadgets, awesome fights, Illuminati-style conspiracies, and lots of incredibly sexy tweed outfits, the new Sherlock Holmes flick is James Bond for the steampunk set. But will you like it if you aren’t a tweed fetishist? In a season full of swollen special effects blockbusters and annoying Christmas stories, badboy Brit director Guy…

Movies Annalee Newitz Dec 26

Death Wears A Suit

And sometimes a nametag. We help io9ers plan their future careers by taking a look at the most dangerous jobs in comics. Which jobs are just too risky to seriously consider and which ones are like facing a firing squad? “Guns aren’t lawful; nooses give; gas smells awful. So you might as well live.” –…

Books & Comics Esther Inglis-Arkell Dec 26

Dubai Skyline Sunset Time Lapse Provokes Inevitable Oooooohniiiice

I’m a sucker for architecture. And I’m a sucker for time lapse photography. So yes, I’m going to get this prettyful time lapse view of Dubai’s skyline—from author of the 2.3-gigapixel Burj Dubai photo—and suck hard on it. https://gizmodo.com/unbelievable-2-3-gigapixel-photo-of-the-burj-dubai-5433690 Gizmodo reader Gerald Donovan took more than nine hundred images over the course of an hour…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 26

Spider-Man Wins The War – And More!

What would world history look like if superheroes were real? Probably something like Agan Harahap’s Photoshopped-revisionist images that place Superman in WWII and Batman alongside Castro in 1959. Here’re some of the best, and more can be found here. [Flickr]

io9 Graeme McMillan Dec 26

A Surprisingly Meme-Savvy Health Care Company

I want to believe that Medica really did try to cut health care costs with the light saber app, waving their humming iPhones over financial statements while wearing robes. Now that would be a board meeting. [Thanks DaSazonator and Sam]

Tech News Chris Jacob Dec 26

MIT Goes Back to the Drawing Board on Artificial Intelligence

A new research initiative at MIT intends to revisit some decades-old assumptions about artificial intelligence. It’s part of a five-year plan to create an AI program that can comprehend a children’s book. The Mind Machine Project, a collaboration between some two dozen professors, researchers, and graduate students at MIT, hopes to fashion a new conceptual…

io9 Alex Eichler Dec 26

Holiday Flowchart: Inappropriate Times To Use Your Smartphone (Around Family)

By now you’re probably wise enough to know when not to whip out your smartphone around your significant other, but what about when you’re bored at home for the holidays? Follow this flowchart to determine when you’ve crossed the line: https://gizmodo.com/a-romance-flowchart-when-is-it-inappropriate-to-use-yo-5419435 Click the image to view a larger version. Based in New York City, Shane…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Dec 26

The New, Terrifying, No-Electronics US Flight Security Rules

That failed terrorist attack yesterday might make international flights a whole lot less enjoyable. Passengers are reporting that new restrictions are in place, and their severity varies flight-to-flight. Among the reports, a rumor: No electronics. Updated: Gadgets OK, but restricted! Again, these are isolated incidents, and there’s still no official word from TSA. But in…

Tech News Chris Jacob Dec 26

The Fastest Train in the World

The fastest commercial train in the world is now fully armed and operational, covering the line between New York and San Francisco. OK, I lied. Actually, that’s what I wanted to write. Sadly for us, it’s in China. Developed with Siemens, Bombardier and Alstom, the new train swooshes across the red land at 245mph (394km/h).…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 26

Will Non-Latin Characters Destroy The Internet?

Next year, the first URLs made up of non-latin characters will appear on the internet. We give it maybe ten seconds until someone is complaining that the net has become corrupted and lost sight of its original purpose. New Scientist reports that internet regulatory body the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is…

io9 Graeme McMillan Dec 26

The Exhaustive Guide to Apple Tablet Rumors

The Apple tablet is almost here. We hear. Actually, we’re hearing a whole lot lately. With this exhaustive guide to every tablet rumor, we’ve got the clearest picture of the Apple tablet yet. Updated constantly. The Latest News and Rumors 1/27/2010: Hello, last minute, low quality photos of a possible tablet bolted to a table.…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Dec 26

How a Crook Conned The Bush Administration, the CIA, and the Pentagon With Software

Playboy has a fascinating article on Dennis Montgomery, the man who conned the CIA, the Department of Homeland Security, the Navy, the Air Force, the Senate Intelligence Committee and even Dick Cheney’s office into his phony anti-terrorist decryption technology. Montgomery—then co-owner and Chief Technology Officer of Vegas-based “eTreppid Technologies” and a notorious gambler with $12…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 26

Wanted For 2010 Cinema: Something New

After a year that’s given us not only Moon and District 9 but also Avatar and Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen, what should people expect from 2010’s science fiction cinema? One critic is only asking for one thing: New ideas. The Guardian’s Ben Child feels like we’ve seen a lot of this year’s SF before:…

Movies Graeme McMillan Dec 26

The Wi-Fi Capable, AMOLED Packin’ Samsung CL80

It’s not the first with Wi-Fi, nor the first with an AMOLED screen. But the CL80’s 3.7″ AMOLED, 14MP sensor, and Wi-Fi for a good-lookin’ camera (on paper, at least). Nada on price or release date. [Samsung via Engadget]

Gadgets Chris Jacob Dec 26

Vote For Your New Master Now

Kindle Milestone: Amazon Sold More Kindle Books Than Physical Books On Xmas

Boxing’s Been Good To Science Fiction, Howard

Do You Sext?

Have a Belated Very Venture Bros. Christmas

Big Computer Bag Sale at Timbuk2

Sherlock Holmes Brings On The Steampunk Tweed Hotness

Death Wears A Suit

Dubai Skyline Sunset Time Lapse Provokes Inevitable Oooooohniiiice

Spider-Man Wins The War – And More!

A Surprisingly Meme-Savvy Health Care Company

MIT Goes Back to the Drawing Board on Artificial Intelligence

Holiday Flowchart: Inappropriate Times To Use Your Smartphone (Around Family)

The New, Terrifying, No-Electronics US Flight Security Rules

The Fastest Train in the World

Will Non-Latin Characters Destroy The Internet?

The Exhaustive Guide to Apple Tablet Rumors

How a Crook Conned The Bush Administration, the CIA, and the Pentagon With Software

Wanted For 2010 Cinema: Something New

The Wi-Fi Capable, AMOLED Packin’ Samsung CL80

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