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Chinese Scientists Record 40 Minutes of Clear UFO Footage

According to Chinese TV, Chinese scientists at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing are claiming that they have recorded clear UFO footage while observing total solar eclipse on July 22. Observatory director Ji Hai-sheng says they need to study it: Purple Mountain Observatory and Chinese Academy of Sciences said that during the July 22 total…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Sep 7 '09

Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 Waterproof Camera Review: The One That Says Bad MotherF*cker On It

If there’s a tougher waterproof camera, I haven’t seen it before. That’s not to say it’s perfect, but it’s the point and shoot I’d take to cover an Aquaman vs Red October brawl. The Price: $379 The Waterproofing and Toughness: It’s rated to 10 meters, or 33 feet, without a case, making it just as…

Reviews Brian Lam Sep 7 '09

Panasonic SDR-SW21 Waterproof Camera Non-Review: NO NO NO NO NO!

This camera doesn’t deserve a review; it deserves a warning. It is one of the most expensive rugged cams, but takes only 640×480 SD video and 0.3MP stills as bad as the worst camphones. Miserable! Sure, the standard def video was serviceable, but when cheaper point and shoots do the same or HD video, a…

Reviews Brian Lam Sep 7 '09

Giz Explains: The Giz Explains Platinum Collection

We’ve explained a lot at Giz: Everything from the real key to stunning photos to how to actually make delicious coffee. So catch up with the best of Giz Explains, feel smarter and impress people at your barbecue this weekend. How to Actually Make Coffee Odds are, you’re doin’ it wrong. Here’s most of the…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Sep 7 '09

Happy Labor Day

We’re celebrating the contributions of the labor movement to society by taking the day off. Maybe we’ll spend the day designing a sexy robot who will foment a workers’ revolution in the factories.

io9 Annalee Newitz Sep 7 '09

Super Powered Breasts Are Our Only Hope Against The Evil Fish People

I feel like I’ve been waiting a long time to write that headline. This week, meet Dogoo Girl and her magical crime-fighting breasts (They glow!). Next up, the first clip from Romero’s next zombie movie and an Aswang attack. Dogoo Girl Here’s the trailer for the Japanese TV Show The Amazing Dogoo Girl, from the…

Movies Meredith Woerner Sep 6 '09

Stop Shaking My Movies Like A Polaroid Picture

The shaky cam is so common these days it’s cliche. In order to curb this trend we’ve categorized the good, the bad, and the ugly of the candid cam takes. Not all shaky cams are created equal. The shaky cam, which finds its origins relatively recently, has become synonymous with mockumentaries and “realistic” approaches to…

io9 Caitlin Petrakovitz Sep 6 '09

Microsoft Wants You to Vote Which Children’s Hospitals Will Be Denied the Ultimate Gameroom

Microsoft’s “Ultimate Gameroom Giveaway” is charity turned into a gimmick as voters decide which Children’s hospitals receive prize packages. I’m all for charity, but was it really necessary to guarantee a let down for kids in the 167 “losing” hospitals? The three hospitals to receive an Ultimate Gameroom through Microsoft’s partnership with the Children’s Miracle…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Sep 6 '09

Berlin Tower Blasts Off Into Space

I don’t know if Fabian Tischer—the author of this cleverly made video that mixes architecture and space—loves or hates the Berliner Fernsehturm tower. No matter what, the fact is that he decided to launch it into space. The 365-meter high Berlin TV tower was built by the communist government of the German Democratic Republic. I…

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz Sep 6 '09

The Many Strange And Beautiful Sci-Fi Faces of Hayao Miyazaki

While many people appreciate Hayao Miyazaki‘s ability to craft great stories, few realize the strange genre mashups he has constructed. With his latest, Ponyo, still in theaters, it’s time to recognize the genre innovation of this visionary animator. For each of Miyazaki’s films with his lauded Studio Ghibli, he’s grabbed things from a huge variety…

io9 StephenGoldmeier Sep 6 '09

You’re No Invisible Pedestrian While Wearing Black Diamond Sprinter Headgear

The Black Diamond Sprinter is designed with the adventurous night runner in mind, but I can just as easily see this headgear transitioning into a lightweight spelunking role… and, yes, there it is—I think I just invented cave running. However, as has been noted, this rechargeable $80 gadget may have been designed with the best…

Tech News Jack Loftus Sep 6 '09

Fire-Breathing Robot is a Dieselpunk Dragoncycle

Artist Lyle Rowell combined bits of cars and motorcycles to create Lrry-1, an animal-shaped vehicle that breathes fire as it stomps through the streets of Italy. Rowell spent four months and $5000 constructing Lrry-1, which runs on a 26-horsepower Citroën engine and is made of BMW and Suzuki motorcycle frames. Rowell says the 1,900-pound robo-beast’s…

io9 Lauren Davis Sep 6 '09

Gutted Classic Game Boy Made Into 80GB Hard Drive

I generally weep when modders take classic video game consoles like this Game Boy here and gut it to produce something less important, like a hard drive. I’m taking solace in the fact that this mod might be used to store Game Boy ROMs for an emulator. I hope. And no, it no longer plays…

Tech News Jack Loftus Sep 6 '09

December

December 18th Avatar Perhaps you’ve heard about this little movie that James Cameron has been cooking up for the last few years. Sam Worthington heads up a cast that includes sci-fi grand dame Sigourney Weaver and new It Girl Zoe Star Trek Saldana, along with a CGI cast of hundreds. The footage shown at Comic-Con…

Movies Graeme McMillan Sep 6 '09

November

November 6th The Box Don’t press the button! Don’t press the but- Oh. Donnie Darko director Richard Kelly gathers James Marsden and Cameron Diaz for this uber-Twilight Zone story about a mysterious stranger who offers the end to a couple’s woes as long as they agree to press a button on a box… that’ll kill…

Movies Graeme McMillan Sep 6 '09

October

October 2nd Toy Story/Toy Story 2 in 3-D Do these movies count as sci-fi? We’re not sure, but we love them so much that we’re going to make the “There’s a toy spaceman and toy aliens, so sure, whatever” argument and point out that Pixar’s two early classics are getting a re-release in new 3-D,…

Movies Graeme McMillan Sep 6 '09

September

We’re already into September, which means that you’ve already not only had a chance to get a peek at what movies are being released, but also have possibly already seen at least one of them, and that would be… September 4th Gamer …this one, which Annalee loved. Even if you’ve not seen the movie, you’ll…

Movies Graeme McMillan Sep 6 '09

The io9 Guide To 2009’s Fall Movies

The days are already getting shorter and colder, which sounds like the ideal time to start considering spending evenings at your local multiplex, taking advantage of comfy chairs and large screens. But what movies should you see? Here’s our guide. With September already underway, we’re a little late in providing this guide, but try not…

Movies Graeme McMillan Sep 6 '09

Victrola-Inspired Aesthesis Speaker Is an Astronomical $85,000

Aw, grandpa! Could you please take my $85,000 speaker out of your ear? For the last time my Aesthesis speakers are not your old timer’s hearing aid horn! But seriously, earwax additions aside, these extremely limited edition (only 100 are being made) speakers are made from many of the same components as a supercar from…

Tech News Jack Loftus Sep 6 '09

Chinese Scientists Record 40 Minutes of Clear UFO Footage

Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 Waterproof Camera Review: The One That Says Bad MotherF*cker On It

Panasonic SDR-SW21 Waterproof Camera Non-Review: NO NO NO NO NO!

Giz Explains: The Giz Explains Platinum Collection

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Happy Labor Day

Super Powered Breasts Are Our Only Hope Against The Evil Fish People

Stop Shaking My Movies Like A Polaroid Picture

Microsoft Wants You to Vote Which Children’s Hospitals Will Be Denied the Ultimate Gameroom

Berlin Tower Blasts Off Into Space

The Many Strange And Beautiful Sci-Fi Faces of Hayao Miyazaki

You’re No Invisible Pedestrian While Wearing Black Diamond Sprinter Headgear

Fire-Breathing Robot is a Dieselpunk Dragoncycle

Gutted Classic Game Boy Made Into 80GB Hard Drive

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