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DIY Motorcycle Seat Grants Great Posture at the Expense of Dignity

The rider undoubtedly has the best, straightest posture in the whole biker gang. Plus, it really hugs the body close on those tight corners. Next project: Motorcycle stadium seating. [There I Fixed It]

Tech News Jack Loftus

Are New Moon’s Naked Boy Clips The New Phoebe Cates Pool Scene?

Holy neutered vampires, the SDCC New Moon clips play out like the cover of a romance novel. There’s cheesy dialogue, boys in crazy wigs, and obscenely gratuitous ab scenes. It’s soft core porn, and the Twi-hard crowd goes wild. The best part about these clips isn’t the painted-on front of Taylor Lautner, or the oh-so-slow…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Question of the Day: Widescreen or Tallscreen?

Apple’s successful iPhone 3GS launch might mean a new video format takes over the YouTubes of the world in the near future. They’re calling it “tallscreen,” and I wanted to know if you gave a hoot or not. https://gizmodo.com/apple-made-a-lot-of-money-as-traditional-ipods-march-5319722 As you can see, the medium is “catching on,” at least in the wacky Twitterverse: For…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Doctor Who And The End Of Time: Tennant’s Last Moments

We saw two teaser trailers for David Tennant’s very final episodes as the time-traveling hero of Doctor Who, and they revealed some dark times ahead for our Time Lord, including a menacing figure in a hoodie. Spoilers in the TARDIS! First we saw a trailer for “Planet Of The Dead,” the desert planet epic that…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

“Popcorn Sorter” Eliminates Un-Popped Kernels Using, Um… Vibration?

"Honey, I’m amazed that we never have any un-popped kernels. How do you do it each and every time?!" "Well, it’s simple, hun, really. I just use this special bowl I made a few weeks ago. And your vibrator." At which point “honey” throws up and walks out on me. Again. Nevertheless, one 2-hour movie…

Tech News Jack Loftus

“Book of Eli” Is “Mad Max” For the Twenty-First Century

The Hughes Bros are back with a promising, post-apocalyptic movie called Book of Eli. At Comic-Con, we saw some footage of Denzel Washington as hero-with-a-past Eli, kicking major ass and fighting Gary Oldman. The Hughes Bros previously directed Menace II Society and From Hell, among other projects. Albert Hughes said the movie takes place 30…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Zombieland Invents Fun New Ways to Head-Bash the Undead

Two clips from Zombieland demonstrate what this foul-mouthed zombie comedy is all about: finding new and bizarre ways to slaughter the shuffling (or, in this case, sprinting) hoardes. And the Zombieland cast shared their favorite methods, from chainsaws to pianos. So, what does it take to survive an offbeat version of the zombie apocalypse? Detachment…

io9 Lauren Davis

Specter of Deadly A.I. Looms In Wake of Invite-Only Asilomar Conference

Science fiction is great fun, but should we really be quaking in our boots over dangerous A.I. anytime soon? A growing number of scientists say yes, and the results of their February conference at Asilomar are finally being made public. At the conference, the scientists debated research limits on AI, much like their colleagues in…

Artificial Intelligence Jack Loftus

Palm Pre, Refurbished iPhone 3G Receive Modest Price Cuts

The slowly fading iPhone 3G and the still somewhat fresh and new Palm Pre both received price cuts today. The 3G is now a bargain bin $50 and $100 (8GB and 16GB, respectively), while the Pre is $100 at Best Buy. Both phones get the cuts with a 2-year agreement. Naturally. [BGR and Pre Thinking]

Tech News Jack Loftus

Dan Didio Discusses The Organic Future Of DC Comics

With Blackest Night and Wednesday Comics winning over con-goers, we spoke to DC Executive Editor Dan Didio about summer events, weekly and digital comics, and why personal stories are best when it comes to giving superheroes something to fight against. How’s the convention? I got in just Friday, I got in late so I hit…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

Your First Look At Anime Iron Man And Wolverine

Want to know what to expect from Warren Ellis‘ Anime reinvention of two of Marvel top franchises? Two new trailers for Marvel Anime: Iron Man and Marvel Anime: Wolverine offer hints at their new international origins. We told you about Marvel Anime, Marvel’s new initiative that sees them pairing Ellis with Japanese animation studio Madhouse…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

A Brief Sunday Aside Featuring Me Directing You to the Best Instant Messengers

My love affair with Lifehacker’s Sunday lists continues today as I bring you word of the five best Instant Messenger clients currently available for your pinging pleasure. And I agree with them: I really don’t know how I grew up in the 90s without this invaluable tool. Sheer willpower, I suppose. [Lifehacker] https://lifehacker.com/five-best-instant-messengers-5322592

Tech News Jack Loftus

Panasonic TC-P54V10 Reviewed: Worthy Successor to Pioneer Kuro

When the lauded Pioneer Kuro plasmas went off-air in May, many mourned the loss of what was arguably one of the world’s best HDTVs. With the launch of the Panasonic TC-P54V10 plasma, however, a worthy successor has apparently emerged. https://gizmodo.com/panasonics-2009-hdtv-lineup-de-mystified-5169098 This according to the guys at HDguru, who proclaimed the new $2,600 set was easily…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Before It Was Syfy . . . A Cool Set of Viral Videos From 1999

http://noneinc.com/Y3K/Back in 1999, the SciFi Channel (as it was called back then) did a series of funny viral videos for Y2K which purported to be messages from Y3K that our descendants had sent us from the future. You can find them on a seemingly forgotten part of the Syfy website. Some of the messages from…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Green Lantern: First Flight Screening Was Site Of Record Breaking Oath

To warm up the crowd before Thursday night’s screening of Green Lantern: First Flight, executive producer Bruce Timm led the entire audience in a recitation of the Green Lantern oath. And that moment of uber-nerdiness apparently set a superheroic record. Guinness World Records is currently double-checking before they provide official certification of the record, but…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Top Gear’s James May to Construct Two-Story Lego House

Jesus, we know you love Lego something fierce, but are you willing to live in a completely Lego house, like Top Gear star James May? May, known to many in the U.K. for his affinity of automobiles, speed being “Captain Slow,” and other wheeled insanity, is prepped and ready to construct the two-story Lego house…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Warehouse 13’s New Hacker Chick Puts The Punk In Steampunk

Warehouse 13, Syfy’s new show about the building that houses every mystical object of power in the world, only just introduced its main characters — but soon we’ll be meeting another new character, an 18-year-old girl with super-hacker skills. Spoilers… Warehouse 13 is only three episodes in, and already the show has us hooked. Adding…

io9 Sarah Hope Williams

Hungry Google Street View Driver Directs You To Local KFC

Google Street View sees the Almighty, fights crime, and even does self-portraits. It’s a busy, relentless lifestyle. I guess what I’m getting at is… dude gets hungry once in a while, and you’re coming along for the ride. https://gizmodo.com/google-street-view-car-sees-the-light-5281593 Wait. What happened to West Pacheco? Why does it say I’m still on it?! And how…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Vampire Diaries Drags Us To Teen-Drama Hell

We sat through the first screening of teen romance, Vampire Diaries, about a quiet brunette girl who finds forbidden love with a sexy vampire. Sound familiar? Sadly VD makes Twilight look like Shakespeare. This show is a giant sparkle crap. With the ongoing vampire craze it’s hard to weed out the imitators, the wannabes, and…

Movies Julia Carusillo

Recalled To Action: 20 Heroes Pulled Out Of Retirement

Just when you thought you were out, they teleport you back in. The hero who comes out of retirement for One. Last. Mission. is one of the great cliches of science fiction. Here are twenty heroes who can’t go quietly. The “old soldier who gets dragged out of retirement” story is a great old chestnut.…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

DIY Motorcycle Seat Grants Great Posture at the Expense of Dignity

Are New Moon’s Naked Boy Clips The New Phoebe Cates Pool Scene?

Question of the Day: Widescreen or Tallscreen?

Doctor Who And The End Of Time: Tennant’s Last Moments

“Popcorn Sorter” Eliminates Un-Popped Kernels Using, Um… Vibration?

“Book of Eli” Is “Mad Max” For the Twenty-First Century

Zombieland Invents Fun New Ways to Head-Bash the Undead

Specter of Deadly A.I. Looms In Wake of Invite-Only Asilomar Conference

Palm Pre, Refurbished iPhone 3G Receive Modest Price Cuts

Dan Didio Discusses The Organic Future Of DC Comics

Your First Look At Anime Iron Man And Wolverine

A Brief Sunday Aside Featuring Me Directing You to the Best Instant Messengers

Panasonic TC-P54V10 Reviewed: Worthy Successor to Pioneer Kuro

Before It Was Syfy . . . A Cool Set of Viral Videos From 1999

Green Lantern: First Flight Screening Was Site Of Record Breaking Oath

Top Gear’s James May to Construct Two-Story Lego House

Warehouse 13’s New Hacker Chick Puts The Punk In Steampunk

Hungry Google Street View Driver Directs You To Local KFC

Vampire Diaries Drags Us To Teen-Drama Hell

Recalled To Action: 20 Heroes Pulled Out Of Retirement

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