Latest

How Did Black Friday Go?

We told you the deals, now tell us how it all went down. Find any sweet deals? Have any horror stories? Reevaluating your plan to flip copies of Paul Blart: Mall Cop on eBay? Let’s hear it. I wasn’t really in the market for anything, and had no desire to go wait outside in the…

Tech News Chris Jacob Nov 28 '09

I Wish I Had the Box4Blox Lego Sorter as a Kid

When I first heard the phrase “Lego sorter,” I expected some crazy production line robot with moving arms and a glowing red eye. Thankfully, the Box4Blox sorter works as simply as the Lego bricks it stores. Update: Okay, after seeing how many of you know about this already, I guess I could have had one…

Tech News Chris Jacob Nov 28 '09

The Big Time Is a Mystery Morpheus Would Approve Of

All the Change World’s a stage, and one man in his part plays many times — though Fritz Leiber’s The Big Time is less a time-travel tale and more Agatha Christie-style Matrix, in play form. Rules. Rules are what I keep coming back to as I think about this book, which won the Hugo in…

io9 Josh Wimmer Nov 28 '09

Man, We’ve Come a Long Way From Floppies

This infographic makes me so glad that we came up with storage methods other than floppy disks. Imagine replacing your 2TB hard drive with 1,422,222 floppies. No thank you. Update: Reader Drew just noticed that the artist updated the graphic. I’ve replaced the image. Looks like the guide inconsistencies you all noticed have been fixed,…

Tech News Chris Jacob Nov 28 '09

Transformers Vases Are Pottery in Disguise

Could there be a brightly colored robot lurking beneath your great aunt’s Ming vase? Part traditional Chinese vessel, part manga-inspired mecha, these colorful pieces of pottery are sure to liven up any mantle. Artist Brendan Lee Satish Tang created the Manga Ormolu series as an exploration of cultural mixing, blending traditional high art with modern…

io9 Lauren Davis Nov 28 '09

Canon Boy Meets Nikon Girl, a Rap Is Born

The Windows/Apple divide has torn lovers apart for decades, and now this video explains why a Canon/Nikon relationship can never be. I’ll leave the “incompatible lens mount” jokes to you guys and gals in the comments. [Youtube, Thanks Jon.]

Tech News Chris Jacob Nov 28 '09

Reminder: How to Block NSFW Content

As we enter the holiday season, Gizmodo wants to make sure no one offends Auntie Ethel when she sees yet another Fleshlight post on the front page. To avoid the embarrassment, point your browser to gizmodo.com/tag/not:nsfw. This works with other content as well, like gizmodo.com/tag/not:apple, or not:microsoft. You can also stack not: parameters to filter…

Tech News Chris Jacob Nov 28 '09

15 Toys That Will Help You Survive The Holidays

The Holiday Season is officially on us again, and that can mean only one thing that isn’t watching Christmas In Connecticut over and over again: Time to think about gift-giving (and getting). Where better to start than with toys? Whether you’re buying for loved ones, loathed ones, ones you barely know but feel an obligation…

io9 Graeme McMillan Nov 28 '09

Get Even More Cashback From Bing

Miss out on any Black Friday deals? Roll your own with Bing. The basically-free-money service has upped cashback rates until December 2. Check out the participating gadget sites below, and keep ‘em in mind for Cyber Monday: Highlights: AT&T — 35% cashback (iPhone excluded, unfortunately) T-Mobile — 35% cashback Dell — 20% cashback HP —…

Tech News Chris Jacob Nov 28 '09

Is Superman Smallville’s Greatest Weakness?

With the first half of Smallville’s ninth season finished and the show off the air until February’s Justice Society two-parter, it’s time to look back at the season and admit it: The problem with the show is Superman himself. We’re not going to argue that this season has been great – Or, at times, even…

io9 Graeme McMillan Nov 28 '09

For Making Your (Or Someone Else’s) Life Better

Alternative Energy Lab Indulge the budding scientist in your life – and potentially accidentally stumble upon a solution to the energy crisis that’s forcing the world ever closed to environmental apocalypse – with this junior scientist lab-in-a-box that explains all you need to know about renewable sources of energy before we finally run out of…

io9 Graeme McMillan Nov 28 '09

For Display

Aliens Hero Pulse Rifle Replica Because, sometimes, you just have to have your own, ready-for-wall-mounting (It even comes with its own wall plaque) replica of heavy weaponry from classic 1980s sci-fi monster movies. While your friends geek out about Avatar, give them this to remind them of the time when James Cameron hadn’t turned into…

io9 Graeme McMillan Nov 28 '09

For Play

GI Joe Movie Swords What better way to re-enact the excitement of your favorite blockbuster guilty pleasure than with a ninja swordfight using foam swords? Hasbro has heard the pleas you didn’t even know you had, and created a Snake Eyes foam sword as well as the accompanying Storm Shadow foam sword. We recommend digging…

io9 Graeme McMillan Nov 28 '09

Apple Rejected Me, a Site for Scorned App Developers

Apple Rejected Me reads like FML, but features stories from rejected app developers instead of inappropriate innuendoes dropped by “that uncle” at Thanksgiving. Got a beef with Apple’s approval process? Sound off. [ARM, Thanks Matt.]

Tech News Chris Jacob Nov 28 '09

Near-Immortality Within the Next 20 Years? Life-Extension Scientists Hope So

Researchers at the Maximum Life Foundation met recently to discuss their latest anti-aging findings. Their goal is to extend the human lifespan indefinitely by 2029… though it’s not yet clear how that’ll actually work. The Huntington Beach-based Foundation held a Longevity Summit earlier this month, where biologists and geneticists shared their research into how humans…

io9 Alex Eichler Nov 28 '09

Psystar Is Crazy in Every Way

Psystar’s recent legal woes keep proving the company’s insanity. New documents show that these guys planned to sell at least 1.45 million Mac clones by 2011. How many did they actually sell in the past year? 768. https://gizmodo.com/psystar-is-royally-screwed-5404748 The best part is, those are conservative estimates. According to Psystar’s aggressive predictions, the company planned to…

Tech News Chris Jacob Nov 28 '09

Official: Twilight’s Bella & Edward Are In An Abusive Relationship

If you’ve suspected that there’s something unhealthy about the relationship between Bella and Edward in the phenomenally successful Twilight series, then it turns out that you’re exactly right. In fact, there are fifteen examples of unhealthiness. Livejournal user kar3ning was reminded of something after going to see New Moon recently: According to the National Domestic…

Movies Graeme McMillan Nov 28 '09

The Month’s Best Android Apps

It’s the Android Two Point Oh Oh Oh edition. True, all the fireworks from Android 2.0 and Google Navigation almost takes the boom out of everybody else’s apps, but with new definitive Twitter and running apps, it’s a good month. To see the gallery on a single page, click here. https://gizmodo.com/months-best-android-apps-5414320 Other Android App News…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Nov 28 '09

Yesterday’s Robots Find New Life In Art

Cartoony, old-fashioned and full of dark humor, we’ve fallen in love with Brian Despain‘s melancholy robots. Click for more, and if you’re in Seattle, you can see some of his work at the Roq La Rue Gallery until December 5th.

io9 Graeme McMillan Nov 28 '09

Humor: Geek Squad’s Real Agenda Exposed

In this exclusive, never-before-seen training footage from The Geek Squad, the horrible truth of their agenda is finally revealed. 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 Nov 28 '09

How Did Black Friday Go?

I Wish I Had the Box4Blox Lego Sorter as a Kid

The Big Time Is a Mystery Morpheus Would Approve Of

Man, We’ve Come a Long Way From Floppies

Transformers Vases Are Pottery in Disguise

Canon Boy Meets Nikon Girl, a Rap Is Born

Reminder: How to Block NSFW Content

15 Toys That Will Help You Survive The Holidays

Get Even More Cashback From Bing

Is Superman Smallville’s Greatest Weakness?

For Making Your (Or Someone Else’s) Life Better

For Display

For Play

Apple Rejected Me, a Site for Scorned App Developers

Near-Immortality Within the Next 20 Years? Life-Extension Scientists Hope So

Psystar Is Crazy in Every Way

Official: Twilight’s Bella & Edward Are In An Abusive Relationship

The Month’s Best Android Apps

Yesterday’s Robots Find New Life In Art

Humor: Geek Squad’s Real Agenda Exposed

Latest news

Burnt Grass in Australian Cave Hints at Prehistoric ‘Magic’ Rituals

Hugging Face Said Last Week It Was Attacked. An Unreleased OpenAI Model Did It, OpenAI Now Says

Social Media Ban For Kids Approved in France in First For an EU Country

Volkswagen Thinks Your E-Bike Needs a Pair of Smart Glasses

Google Introduces Gemini 3.6 to Remind You It Has an AI Model, Too

US Treasury Chief Threatens Sanctions on Chinese AI Labs Over ‘IP Theft’ Concerns

Garmin’s New Screenless Wearable Could Be a Serious Whoop Competitor

Tropical Storm Bertha Is Arriving at the Worst Possible Time

Latest Reviews

‘Splatoon Raiders’ Isn’t What the Switch 2 Needs Right Now

Alienware AW3426DW Review: Gaming Monitors Get Thrown a Curveball

Anker Solix S2000 Review: The Little 2kWh Battery That Could

SwitchBot Home Dashboard Review: An E Ink Smart Display for the Weather-Obsessed

Asus ROG Kithara Review: A Huge Gaming Headset With Even Bigger Sound

Geekom A9 Max (2026) Review: Not Much ‘Max’ About It

The Best Budget Laptops Under $1,000 for Back to School

Roborock Saros 20 Review: Jack of All Trades, Master of Most

Let us help you find what you’re looking for...