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We Knew It: Megan Fox is Really All CGI

Well, actually, Megan Fox is part CGI and part animatronics. This behind-the-scenes video from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen proves it. We knew no human could look like that in real life. [via Cinematical]

Movies Gary Susman

Smartphone Buyers Guide: The Best of the Best

As the dust settles from the last two weeks of mobile madness, one question remains unanswered: Which of the new generation of smartphones should you actually buy? We’ve collected everything you need to know. We’ve selected the five phones that most feel like modern handsets to us—the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3G S, the Palm Pre,…

Tech News John Herrman

The World’s Smallest DV Camera Could Reveal World’s Largest Scandal

In the era of HD, you thought good old DV was dead? Wrong! Because manufacturers can now make these low resolution cameras smaller than ever. The Muvi Micro DV Cam measures just 2×0.8×0.4 inches but still manages to record 640×480 video at 30fps for 2-3 hours per charge. All of the footage is saved to…

Tech News Mark Wilson

The Next James Bond Gets A Serious Scribe

Sounds like James Bond could be getting even moodier than his last brooding outing in Solace: The latest writer on Bond 23 is known for his heavy dramatic work, but we’re hoping he ushers in the return of Brioni days. MGM has just announced that screenwriter Peter Morgan, who penned The Queen, The Last King…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Razer Sphex Mousepad Lightning Review

The Gadget: Razer’s ultrathin Sphex mousepad is sufficiently neat: It’s more like a sheet of rugged paper that’s sticky on one side and a solid, plasticky, mousing surface on the other. Price: $15 The Verdict: Somewhat slippery compared to cloth, your mouse movements are going to feel a little too fast until you get used…

Reviews Matt Buchanan

Blu-ray Managed Copy Full-Res Backups Are Only Good in Theory

The idea behind Blu-ray Managed Copy sounds good—it’ll let you make one full-res backup copy of a Blu-ray disc, and studios are required to support it beginning next year. But needing brand new hardware is just the start. So, the Managed Copy spec, long in the making, has just been finalized by the Advanced Access…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

“Doomsday” Gorehound Neil Marshall May Direct “Predators”

If they really have to do a new Predator movie, we’re psyched to learn that the directing job may go to Neil Marshall, whose Doomsday was our favorite over-the-top, post-apocalyptic, head-chopping, eye-popping punk-rock cannibal movie of 2008. The Marshall rumor comes from Bloody DIsgusting, which cites a “100% reliable source” for the buzz that the…

Movies Gary Susman

SATA HDD Multimedia Dock II, Now with HDMI

Brando, Brando, oh purveyors off all things plastic and electronic in a myriad forms and shapes. If you didn’t like the Brando SATA drive horizontal dock with HDMI output, now you can have the vertical model. https://gizmodo.com/adapter-turns-any-hard-drive-into-an-hd-player-for-your-5273887 Adding to the composite, component, and USB, the SATA HDD Multimedia Dock II also has an HDMI port,…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Help Name Science’s New Superheavy Element

Get ready to revise everything you know about chemistry – A new superheavy element is about to be added to the periodic table, just as soon as its creators can think of a suitable name for it. The new element, created by a team at the German GSI Centre for Heavy Ion Research in 1996…

io9 Graeme McMillan

The Great MP3 Bitrate Test – Results

A few weeks back, one thousand of our readers participated in our MP3 bitrate test. Today, with the little help of a stats expert, we have results—and a recommended rip rate that most of you can live by. https://gizmodo.com/the-great-mp3-bitrate-test-my-ears-versus-yours-5251247 Readers who took the test listened to three songs at varying bitrates on their own sound…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Boy Survives 30,000 mph Meteorite Impact

This 14-year-old boy is Gerrit Blank, and he is probably smiling because he survived a 30,000 mph meteorite hit. His tale—confirmed by scientists at Germany’s Walter Hohmann Observatory—seems like the genesis of a superhero: At first I just saw a large ball of light, and then I suddenly felt a pain in my hand. Then…

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz

Robocop’s Comic Return Will Be Soon, Violent

While Robocop’s movie return may still be a while off, the policeman-formerly-known-as Alex Murphy will be seen again sooner than you may expect; Dynamite have announced that they’re bringing the character back to comics, and back to his roots. Originally announced in a press release earlier this week, Dynamite’s new Robocop series will be an…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

Barbie Foosball Creeps Me Out While Simultaneously Exciting Me

We like foosball, despite the fact that we can’t play real soccer. We like Barbie, despite the fact that she doesn’t have any genitalia. It’s no surprise then that we really like Foosball Barbie. This is Barbie Foot, an art installation by Chloe Ruchon presented at the DMY Berlin Design Festival 2009. [Design Boom via…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Female Bugs Evolved To Prevent Rape

Water striders are tiny bugs that skate over water. And they regularly engage in what scientists call “coercive mating,” or forced sex. But the females of one water strider species resisted – by evolving very unusual sets of genitals. Scientists in Korea, studying the mating habits of water striders, noticed that a particular species in…

io9 Megan Carpentier

Emaciated Dr. Manhattan Art Finds An Appropriate Home

We adore the mad work of artist Alex Pardee, especially his deranged take on movies. So we’re doubly happy that his Dr. Manhattan piece found a good home, with none other than Watchmen director Zack Snyder. [Eye Suck Ink] https://gizmodo.com/old-man-hattan-carries-baby-watchmen-on-his-back-5143498

io9 Meredith Woerner

Virtuality, Ron Moore’s Post Battlestar Galactica Project

Here’s the latest promo shot of Virtuality, Ron Moore’s latest pilot coming to Fox* on June 26th. Note that Moore has completely reimagined sci-fi once again in that astronauts now wear spongy suits. Intended to be a bit less intense than BSG’s post-apocalyptic doom and gloom, Virtuality is about 12 astronauts on Man’s first starship,…

Television Mark Wilson

The World’s Tiniest VGA Display Uses Pixels the Size of Cells

This 0.27-inch LCD display has a 600×480 resolution…so what good does that do you? Potentially quite a bit. It’s proof that microdisplays are getting sharper, as Kopin Corporation, the company behind this prototype, had to shrink the individual color dots to just 2.9 x 8.7 µm apiece to reach this standard. (Keep in mind that…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Accelerated Climate Change Will Cause Millions Of Refugees

If you think natural disasters have gotten worse recently, you may want to brace yourself. A new report says tens of millions will be forced to flee their homes before the end of this decade, because of climate change. Researchers from Columbia University, the United Nations University, and CARE International issued In Search of Shelter…

io9 Megan Carpentier

Dismembered Doll Limbs Hold Your Keys

Some find baby dolls cute. Others realize their potential for holding your stuff—if they’re chopped to bits and fastened to wood. Glued and screwed to a vintage mahogany tray, these doll limbs have transcended from merely looking adorable to the highest role a toy stolen from your sister can hold: a barbaric craft project. The…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Apple Hardware, If It Were Designed By Michel Gondry

No, Apple hasn’t replaced Jonathan—in reality, this is just a clever little stop motion pitch for the iPhone app accompaniment to the fantastic Delicious Library 2.0. [Delicious Monster via BBG] https://gizmodo.com/hands-on-with-delicious-library-2-0-it-tracks-gadgets-393966

Tech News John Herrman

We Knew It: Megan Fox is Really All CGI

Smartphone Buyers Guide: The Best of the Best

The World’s Smallest DV Camera Could Reveal World’s Largest Scandal

The Next James Bond Gets A Serious Scribe

Razer Sphex Mousepad Lightning Review

Blu-ray Managed Copy Full-Res Backups Are Only Good in Theory

“Doomsday” Gorehound Neil Marshall May Direct “Predators”

SATA HDD Multimedia Dock II, Now with HDMI

Help Name Science’s New Superheavy Element

The Great MP3 Bitrate Test – Results

Boy Survives 30,000 mph Meteorite Impact

Robocop’s Comic Return Will Be Soon, Violent

Barbie Foosball Creeps Me Out While Simultaneously Exciting Me

Female Bugs Evolved To Prevent Rape

Emaciated Dr. Manhattan Art Finds An Appropriate Home

Virtuality, Ron Moore’s Post Battlestar Galactica Project

The World’s Tiniest VGA Display Uses Pixels the Size of Cells

Accelerated Climate Change Will Cause Millions Of Refugees

Dismembered Doll Limbs Hold Your Keys

Apple Hardware, If It Were Designed By Michel Gondry

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