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Avatar Designer: Blue Aliens Mean You Don’t Have to be Politically Correct

Avatar has already been compared to Dances With Wolves, but the film’s production designer says it also has dashes of Tarzan and Apocalypse Now. He explains why aliens are perfect for “going native” stories, and talks James Cameron–Robert Zemeckis rivalry. The LA Times’ Hero Complex talked to Rick Carter, the production designer on Avatar. Carter…

io9 Lauren Davis

Invisible Bluetooth Headset Is One Eardrum Away From Touching Your Brain

From the eccentric brainiacs at Skymall comes the Invisible Bluetooth Headset. I can see it causing permanent deafness, but not because of a volume level issue. https://gizmodo.com/the-enhanced-human-skymall-style-5404864/ More like it’s the size of a matchstick head and I can definitely picture it hammering an eardrum the moment someone drops it into the ear canal. And,…

Tech News Jack Loftus

King: I’m Working On The Shining II

This may be the sequel no-one has been anticipating, but Stephen King has announced that he’s working on a sequel to The Shining, tentatively titled Doctor Sleep. We would’ve preferred Son of Shining, but we’ll take it nonetheless. [Filmofilia]

io9 Graeme McMillan

I Am T-Pain App Version 1.1 Lets You Sing Over Your iTunes Library

The T-Pain app we love so much got an important update today: Singing over your iTunes library. Don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to croon with the Auto-Tune over Miley Cyrus and Party In the U.S.A. https://gizmodo.com/on-a-boat-comes-to-i-am-t-pain-iphone-app-5372382 [iTunes App Store – Thanks, Andrew]

Tech News Jack Loftus

That’s Me in the Spotlight, Choosing My Religion

No-one lasts long in the comic-book universe, and you can’t always count on springing back to life. Plan for your afterlife. Io9 rates the top six religions to affiliate yourself with before someone is kneeling over your body, shouting ‘Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!’ Let’s say that one day the impossible happens and you wake up in the gleaming…

Books & Comics Esther Inglis-Arkell

Hey You, Let’s Move Here

Best plan: A two-mast schooner to go live around the world. Second best plan: A house like Universe, in Roca Blanca, Mexico. And neoprene suits, surf boards, and diving gear. OK, and a two-mast schooner too. Come in and chill: https://gizmodo.com/gifts-for-design-lovers-and-jon-ive-wannabees-5412408 We always feature the most amazinglytastic and awesomerest architecture, packed with high-tech materials and…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

HP’s Cyber Monday Deals

Ready for Cyber Monday? Yeah, me neither. But at least HP has some decent offers for those of us who prefer to skip the Black Friday craze and just plain shop online. Laptops HP G60t 15.6-inch Laptop $369.99 ($160 off) HP Compaq Presario CQ61z $299.99 ($100 off) HP dv4t 14-inch Laptop $549.99 (save $469 in…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Leaked Intel Roadmap Reveals Budget Desktop Offerings, Possible Mac Pro Chip

For those of you who get hot and bothered by leaked Intel product roadmaps, please sit down. We have one here for desktops that runs the gamut from budget Core i3 and a low-power i5 marked with an “S.” Is the S for Savings? Who knows, but we do know that this Core i5 offering…

Tech News Jack Loftus

40 Unseen Moments From Your Favorite Movies

Just as you finish up your t(of)urkey leftovers, we thought we should share some movie leftovers with you. Say, 40 deleted scenes from movies like Star Wars, The Dark Knight and Star Trek? Click through for excised joy. Star Wars Whether it’s Han Solo’s unseen girlfriend, Anakin preparing for a podrace or a very human…

Movies Graeme McMillan

Super-Heroes Can Save Us

Various Deleted Scenes from Tim Burton’s Batman: Batman Takes A Wrong Turn from Batman Forever: Alfred Explains The Secret Of The Batcave from Batman Forever: Dick Lives Up To His Name in Batman Forever: Gotham Television Has The Greatest Announcers in Batman Forever: Original Superman The Movie Ending: Luthor’s First Superman Clone From Superman IV:…

Movies Graeme McMillan

Star Trek

Ilya Probe Considers Headwear And The Meaning Of Life in Star Trek: The Motion Picture: Spock and Kirk Discuss Savvik’s Half-Romulan Heritage in The Wrath of Khan: Kirk Drops In from Star Trek: Generations: Holodecks Are Unsafe in Star Trek: Generations: Geordi Is Captured In A Brand New Uniform from Star Trek: Generations (Terrible Quality):…

Movies Graeme McMillan

Robots You Have Loved

Optimus Prime’s Final Moments Were Longer Than You Thought in Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen: All That College Stuff from Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen: Lt. Traxler Should’ve Let Someone Else Talk To Reese in The Terminator: Sarah Connor Decides To Become Bad-Ass in The Terminator: Meet William Candy, The Face Behind Your Robotic Overlords,…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Star Wars

Luke’s Original Intro from A New Hope: Biggs Tells Luke About The Rebellion from A New Hope: Meet Han Solo’s Girlfriend And Some Cockney Aliens In The Original Cantina Scene from A New Hope: The Original Jabba The Hutt from A New Hope: Han Charms Leia in The Empire Strikes Back: Luke Builds His Lightsaber…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Unknown iPhone Model Number Being Field Tested in San Francisco

Could be something, could be nothing, but an “iPhone3,1” mysteriously popped up in the usage records of a Bay Area App Store developer. If you’ll remember, the “iPhone2,1” turned out to be the 3GS. The 3,1 phone was spotted in an analytics report from November for the iPhone app iBART. This isn’t the first time…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Comparison-Shop Your Teenage Vampires: Twilight vs. Nightlight

Nightlight, the Harvard Lampoon‘s send-up of that other novel about undead high school students, has been getting some good press lately. But how does the parody stack up against the original? Maybe these bullet points will help. https://gizmodo.com/girl-stalks-fake-vampire-in-harvard-lampoons-twilight-s-5396423 Recently, I conducted back-to-back readings of Stephenie Meyer‘s Twilight and the Harvard Lampoon’s Nightlight. I was curious:…

io9 Alex Eichler

This Helicopter Boys Nikon Coolpix S1000pj Video Was Definitely Made In Japan

The setup looked ingenious. Using a series of photos and the projectors on a bunch of those quirky Nikon Coolpix S1000pj projector cameras, these two tots looked to be recreating a Daft Punk music video. Then they started dancing. https://gizmodo.com/nikon-s1000pj-projector-camera-review-screw-you-all-i-5402528 It was awkward to say the least, but as I said the ingenuity was there.…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Superman Movies Officially On Hold

If you’ve been hoping that Warners would try and rush a Superman movie ahead of their 2012 deadline for the character rights, then you’re out of luck. A new report suggests that Warners aims to keep the franchise on ice. Anne Thompson writes that, despite the perceived need to get a new Superman movie in…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Blockbuster Is Doomed

What does the dying death spasm of a failing brick and mortar video rental store look like? This picture is a hint. Blockbuster sells books now. [Flickr – Thanks, Travis]

Books & Comics Jack Loftus

Scientists Claim Victory For Mother’s Milk

Breastfeeding may be vital to a child’s development, claims a new study suggesting that it contains stem cells promoting the immune system and growth of both muscle and bone tissue. Take that, bottle-fed weaklings. The claim comes from Dr Mark Cregan, medical director at Swiss healthcare company Medela, who admits that it’s based on “very…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Windows 7 Apocalypse: Hard Reboot Gets a New Meaning

Snitch and Langford are about to find out whether they’ve got what it takes to survive the Robot apocalypse. The answer might surprise you! Brian Hogg is a puppeteer and a writer. He builds puppets for money at Hoggworks Studios—including the Mosspuppet and Ask Palpatine—and likes to make fun of people.

Tech News Wilson Rothman

Avatar Designer: Blue Aliens Mean You Don’t Have to be Politically Correct

Invisible Bluetooth Headset Is One Eardrum Away From Touching Your Brain

King: I’m Working On The Shining II

I Am T-Pain App Version 1.1 Lets You Sing Over Your iTunes Library

That’s Me in the Spotlight, Choosing My Religion

Hey You, Let’s Move Here

HP’s Cyber Monday Deals

Leaked Intel Roadmap Reveals Budget Desktop Offerings, Possible Mac Pro Chip

40 Unseen Moments From Your Favorite Movies

Super-Heroes Can Save Us

Star Trek

Robots You Have Loved

Star Wars

Unknown iPhone Model Number Being Field Tested in San Francisco

Comparison-Shop Your Teenage Vampires: Twilight vs. Nightlight

This Helicopter Boys Nikon Coolpix S1000pj Video Was Definitely Made In Japan

Superman Movies Officially On Hold

Blockbuster Is Doomed

Scientists Claim Victory For Mother’s Milk

Windows 7 Apocalypse: Hard Reboot Gets a New Meaning

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