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Explosions > Peace In This Week’s Clone Wars

This week on George Lucas Wants You To Learn That Fighting Is Awesome, war comes to Space Brigadoon, and Raccoon Ewoks discover that pacifism is for losers. Socially responsible television the way you like it! There’s some weird sense of humor at play in titling this episode “Defenders of Peace,” considering the moral of the…

Television Graeme McMillan

Happy 25th Birthday, Mac. Now Isn’t It About Time You Settled Down?

Apple’s Mac line celebrates its 25th birthday today: the original Macintosh was released back on January 24th, 1984. It’s been a bumpy road, but it made it. And we’re glad. The first Macintosh, now usually called the Macintosh 128k, was an inauspicious beginning for one of the most exciting companies in the industry. It was…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

The Publishing Industry Is Building Killer Robots

Finally, a writer with decent priorities: the first thing author Jason Bradbury did when he got a book deal was ask the publisher for money to make a lifesize model of his book’s robot. Bradbury tells BoingBoing that his new children’s trilogy Dot.Robot features an ubergeek named Jackson teaming up with an American hardware genius…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Galleries Test Post (Headline)

This should be the intro text to the gallery. Progressively evolve wireless human capital and just in time technology. Conveniently strategize exceptional catalysts for change for integrated materials. Professionally matrix end-to-end methodologies for wireless methods of empowerment. Rapidiously streamline standards compliant innovation with corporate schemas. Interactively whiteboard plug-and-play ideas for emerging initiatives. Continually deploy granular…

io9 Greg T

Major Milestone Reached in the Quest For Star Trek Style Teleportation

I don’t understand quantum mechanics. Physicists don’t even really understand it. But somehow, information was successfully teleported over a full meter, which means we’re that much closer to making Star Trek a dorktastic reality. A team at the University of Maryland was able to successfully teleport a quantum state (like spin or polarization) from one…

Physics & Chemistry Dan Nosowitz

GoStereo Tune In Tune Out Lets You Hoard Your Music or Share on the Fly

Whether you want to keep your music to yourself or share it with the world, this GoStereo headset only makes you lug around one listening device as it doubles as both personal headphones and speakers. Two external speakers are built around the earcups, while the reverse side surrounding your ears are well cushioned, making it…

Tech News Andi Wang

Will Sci-Fi Become The Invisible Genre On TV?

With news of more fall pilots slowly trickling out from the networks, we’re wondering if other networks may be following Fox’s lead in looking for shows that definitely aren’t science fiction. https://gizmodo.com/is-fox-shunning-sf-for-fall-5135564 We noted on Wednesday that none of Fox’s seven recently-announced pilots were the kind of sci-fi fare that we’ve come to expect (and…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Lego’s Digital Box Shows Completed 3D Models With No Construction Needed

Imagine mulling over two new Lego sets, wondering which one would look more impressive on your parents’ mantle. To help you out, Lego’s Digital Box shows a 3D model right there in the store. If a box is held in front of its screen, the German-only (for now) Digital Box will scan the bar code…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Magma Monsters Make Any Con Worth Attending

New York Comic Con is only two weeks away and it’s not only comic book fanboys and -girls who’ll be invading the Big Apple to attend. Click through for more on this awesome con-exclusive toy. The Muraida Magma is just one of three NYCC-exclusive figures designed by Erick Scarecrow that’ll be available at the Esc-toy…

Television Graeme McMillan

The Man Of Steel… And Braaaaiiinnnsss

He may have died and returned to life in the early ’90s, but this summer, DC Comics are going to give us what we’ve all been waiting for: Zombie Superman. No, really. Spoilers ahead. The Undead Man of Steel will be just one of many superpowered zombies appearing throughout the publisher’s line, as part of…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

Video of the Only National Security Agency-Approved Smartphone, the $3,350 Sectera Edge

We showed you this NSA-approved Windows Mobile secure beast-phone already, but this video shows more information about the Sectera Edge. It features one-touch high-level security and— wait for it— customizable ringtones! https://gizmodo.com/obamas-blackberry-may-be-replaced-with-a-giant-windows-5130922 The Sectera Edge, a brick of a smartphone with the styling of a five-year-old Palm Treo, is the only device of its type…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Option GlobeSurfer III 3G Wi-Fi Hotspot Has a Screen and USB Port

Option’s cool little 3G router makes a WiFi hotspot out of a 3G signal, providing pretty good download/upload speeds in the process. It’ll also let you plug in networked devices like hard drives and printers. The GlobeSurfer features a built-in screen that’ll let you control its various options, and impressive speeds: download is 7.2 Mbps…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

MIT Spinoff Presents Your New (Flightworthy) Ride

Turn in your Prius and get ready to rumble, Jetson-style. That’s right: There’s a new car in town, and it’s flying right at you. Developed by former schoolmates of yours truly at the MIT Aero-Astro Department, the Transition calls itself a Roadable Light Sport Aircraft — because apparently it’s too shy for the media frenzy…

io9 Nivair H. Gabriel

What Made The Moon Do A 180?

Scientists are claiming that the Dark Side Of The Moon wasn’t always such a mystery to humanity. In fact, they claim that it used to be the side that faced us before an asteroid collision. Dr Mark Wieczorek and Matthieu Le Feuvre of the Paris Institute of Earth Physics have spent years studying the Moon’s…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Palm Chats with Facebookers, Explains Pre’s Lack of MicroSD

Palm’s Matt Crowley explained the Pre’s unfortunate lack of a MicroSD(HC) slot as a choice based on the confines of the Pre’s hardware. This omission might be a deal-breaker for the media-centric crowd. Crowley is currently holding an open chat on Facebook to answer any questions people might have, although it’s heavily selective. Among the…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Will We Really See Bryan Singer’s Logan’s Run Remake?

To everyone who thought that Bryan Singer’s remake of camp sci-fi classic Logan’s Run was entirely dead… That isn’t necessarily the case. The Superman Returns director has let slip that it may still happen. Talking to the LA Times, Singer was asked about the fate of his remake of the 1976 Michael York film about…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Aeolus Airship Concept Can Stay Aloft for Two Weeks

This oddball vertical airship is designed to stay in the air for a whopping two weeks without landing. It’s powered by a crew of 2-4 people pedaling, presumably in an ironic nod to The Flintstones. The helium airship, named for the Greek god of the wind, is only in the concept stage for now. But…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Rough Sex? Or Gentle? The Blue Death Star Can Provide Either Way

How will you and your loved one know when you’re ready to take your relationship to the naughty level? Simple. The glowing blue Death Star will blare a trippy light show. It’s sex, future-style. This moment from Italian space opera film Cosmos: War Of The Planets is justifiedly legendary. Despite being released around the same…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Windows 7 Beta Downloads Available Through Feb. 10

Even though the Windows Team said they were removing the download cap on Windows 7 until Jan. 24, they didn’t mean downloads would end on Jan. 24. Windows 7 will be available through Feb. 10. You have to start downloading Windows 7 before Feb. 10, but you have until Feb. 12 to finish it, and…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Win 7 Tip: Maximize and Dock Your Windows by Dragging to the Screen Edge

One of the minor, more handy features of Windows 7 is a new way to resize windows by just dragging them to the edge of the screen in a gesture-based action. If you drag your window to the top of the screen, it will maximize and fill the space completely. If you drag it to…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Explosions > Peace In This Week’s Clone Wars

Happy 25th Birthday, Mac. Now Isn’t It About Time You Settled Down?

The Publishing Industry Is Building Killer Robots

Galleries Test Post (Headline)

Major Milestone Reached in the Quest For Star Trek Style Teleportation

GoStereo Tune In Tune Out Lets You Hoard Your Music or Share on the Fly

Will Sci-Fi Become The Invisible Genre On TV?

Lego’s Digital Box Shows Completed 3D Models With No Construction Needed

Magma Monsters Make Any Con Worth Attending

The Man Of Steel… And Braaaaiiinnnsss

Video of the Only National Security Agency-Approved Smartphone, the $3,350 Sectera Edge

Option GlobeSurfer III 3G Wi-Fi Hotspot Has a Screen and USB Port

MIT Spinoff Presents Your New (Flightworthy) Ride

What Made The Moon Do A 180?

Palm Chats with Facebookers, Explains Pre’s Lack of MicroSD

Will We Really See Bryan Singer’s Logan’s Run Remake?

Aeolus Airship Concept Can Stay Aloft for Two Weeks

Rough Sex? Or Gentle? The Blue Death Star Can Provide Either Way

Windows 7 Beta Downloads Available Through Feb. 10

Win 7 Tip: Maximize and Dock Your Windows by Dragging to the Screen Edge

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