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Blood Energy Potion Review: Mmm, True Blood

Yep, I drank it. It’s not what I expected. https://gizmodo.com/blood-energy-potion-cures-imaginary-afflicitions-four-h-5386142 It’s thin. There’s no viscosity at all. And it tastes like Hawaiian punch, spiked with caffeine, Twilight fangirl tears and mascara. It would be really gross at body temperature. Twenty minutes after imbibing, my fuzzy brain can focus again. I start wondering why they don’t…

Reviews Matt Buchanan

The Scary/Funny History Of Horror Comedy

The same things that terrify us can also make us die laughing, and as long as there’s been horror, there’s been silly horror-comedy. Check out our history of the silliest horror movies of all time. Note: This is not intended to be an exhaustive list, just a rundown of the eras in horror comedy. Feel…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

12 Things You Need To Know About Apple TV 3.0

If there’s one Apple product that lives outside the Reality Distortion Field, it’s Apple TV. But hey wait, 3.0 is out, doesn’t that change everything? Well, considering Apple rolled it out on a Thursday afternoon with no fanfare, whattaya think? https://gizmodo.com/apple-tv-3-0-software-is-out-new-interface-looks-fugly-5392855 1. New Home Screen and Tweaked UI The old home screen had a grid…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

A Spider-Bot Pumpkin Is the Scariest Way To Dispense Candy On Halloween

If I wasn’t so worried about traumatizing the kids in my neighborhood, dispensing trick or treat candy in this creepy spider bot pumpkin would be awesome. It runs C on an Axon microcontroller. It uses all digital servos and can lift over twice its body weight. The software (soon to be given out open source)…

Tech News Sean Fallon

In France, Brown Bears Desperately Need Women

The brown bear population has been declining in parts of France for decades, but now a group of scientists say they have an unorthodox solution. Just bring in more female bears. But not for the reasons you might think. Normally relocating bears is frowned on as a way of saving populations. Conventional environmental science says…

io9 Annalee Newitz

DirectX 11 Now Available For Windows Vista

We didn’t see much of a difference between DirectX 10.1 and 11, but if you’re a Windows Vista user who did and has been waiting impatiently: be happy because DirectX 11 is now finally available through Windows Update. [DailyTech] https://gizmodo.com/directx-10-1-vs-directx-11-can-you-see-the-difference-5368037

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Apple and Palm: The iTunes Syncing Fight Is Officially Dumb

OK Palm, it was cute the first time you cracked iTunes to sync with the Pre. And Apple, I guess I can understand why you’d want to keep control over your software. But really guys? Still? You look silly. https://gizmodo.com/palm-pre-to-sync-directly-with-itunes-5271917 Even Palm, who used this feature as a symbol of their underdog status, repeatedly defied…

Tech News John Herrman

Which Overused Trope Are We Sickest Of?

There’s nothing scarier than deja vu: that feeling that everything we’ve seen before will keep coming back over and over again, until your head dissolves. Which overused trope are you most sick of: zombies, vampires, alt-universes, post-apocalyptic worlds or steampunk? Which overexposed trope are we most sick of?(polls)

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

DIY Star Wars Costumes

Whip up a quick Star Wars Halloween costume for yourself, your younglings and even your mutt with crafty tips from fans across the galaxy. May the Force be with your glue gun! It’s almost Halloween, but you still need an idea for a DIY costume that will be the envy of all fanboys and girls…

io9 Bonniegrrl

OK, What 7 Things Can The Gerber Shard Multitool Do?

The makers of the Gerber Shard claim that their airplane-safe keychain tool can perform seven handy tasks. But for the life of me, I can only see three or four. Help me out here, commenters. [Gerber via Uncrate]

Tech News Adam Frucci

A Rogue’s Gallery of Haunted Spaceships

Though spaceships exist firmly in the realm of science and rationality, that doesn’t mean they can’t be invaded by fantastical visions and spooky ghosts. Here’s a gallery of space vessels whose crews aren’t entirely of this universe. As I was putting together this gallery, I noticed a few themes in the depictions of haunted spaceships.…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Do You Use a Mac Or a PC As Your Personal Home Computer?

Now that Windows 7 and Snow Leopard are both out in the wild, it is time, once again, to take stock of the state of home computing. That is to say, are you using a Mac or a PC? Before you answer the poll, keep this in mind: work machines don’t count. Presumably, you made…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Smackdown Day 4: Witches Vs. Werewolves

It’s all about curses in today’s Smackdown, as we ponder the eternal question, which is worse? If the curse makes you grow hair in strange places, large teeth and somewhat lupine, is it worse to be the cursed or curser? After yesterday’s surprise (to me) victory proved that it is, apparently, the Season of The…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Are Fringe And Heroes Circling The Drain?

Good news and bad news folks. First, the good news: Heroes may have finally wrung out its last plot twist. But sadly, Fringe may be the next to fall as well. Airlock Alpha says inside sources at NBC claim that the writers for Heroes are being told to prepare themselves for the series finale this…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Scosche PowerFuze Pro Charges Your USB Devices On the Wall and In The Car

The Scosche PowerFuze Pro will charge the hell out of your USB devices whether you are plugging it into the wall or into your car. Plus, when the car adapter is attached to the main unit, you can charge up to two USB devices at once. It’s a pretty versatile device for $35 (without iPhone/iPod…

Tech News Sean Fallon

100 Open Technology Courses That Would Have Saved You a Lot of Money On Tuition

When I think about all of the money I spent on college tuition only to find that the internet is riddled with free technology courses from prestigious schools like MIT. To make things easier, OnlineCourses has put together a list of 100 open tech courses and broken them down into 10 categories: Computer Science and…

Tech News Sean Fallon

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71. The Creeper – Jeepers Creepers The movie itself may not have been that frightening, but the idea behind the monster — that he resurfaces to replace his parts with yours, paired with the “Jeepers Creepers” tune — did get spooky. Especially when you found out he stuffed and skinned his victims in his basement.…

io9 Meredith Woerner

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51. David – The Lost Boys Anybody who can mess with my food is definitely evil in my book. David convinces a sad Arizona transplant to eat maggots and drink blood before he can realize what he’s doing, initiating him into their vampire/motorcycle gang. Of course, he can also haunt your dreams and never really…

io9 Meredith Woerner

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11. The Poltergeist – The Poltergeist This haunting isn’t messing around. Taking care of a suburban family is a full-time job, what with the Poltergeist possessing the clown dolls to bite you, melting peoples faces, rearranging furniture and sucking children into a closet vortex. This is film was the haunting to end all hauntings. 12.…

io9 Meredith Woerner

The Ultimate German-Inspired Gothic Art Frenzy!

We always suspected the lush, surreal covers of Germany’s 1919 fantasy magazine Der Orchideengarten would drive people to madness… and now it has come to pass. A Journey Round My Skull posted more Orchideengarten images, and sponsored a bookplate contest. https://gizmodo.com/the-lovely-surreal-ugliness-of-the-worlds-first-fantas-5309367 A Journey Round My Skull joined Feuilleton and Arthur Magazine in posting a slew…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Blood Energy Potion Review: Mmm, True Blood

The Scary/Funny History Of Horror Comedy

12 Things You Need To Know About Apple TV 3.0

A Spider-Bot Pumpkin Is the Scariest Way To Dispense Candy On Halloween

In France, Brown Bears Desperately Need Women

DirectX 11 Now Available For Windows Vista

Apple and Palm: The iTunes Syncing Fight Is Officially Dumb

Which Overused Trope Are We Sickest Of?

DIY Star Wars Costumes

OK, What 7 Things Can The Gerber Shard Multitool Do?

A Rogue’s Gallery of Haunted Spaceships

Do You Use a Mac Or a PC As Your Personal Home Computer?

Smackdown Day 4: Witches Vs. Werewolves

Are Fringe And Heroes Circling The Drain?

Scosche PowerFuze Pro Charges Your USB Devices On the Wall and In The Car

100 Open Technology Courses That Would Have Saved You a Lot of Money On Tuition

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