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Uber Tuber: The Instant French Fries Bazooka System

For some reason, Ted Goessling and Zach Gens think that creating a French fries machine using a potato gun-a compressed-air bazooka that fires potatoes-, a wire screen, and a large pot with hot oil is a good idea. I don’t agree. I think their instant French fries maker-or Uber Tube, as they call it-kicks some…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Nov 28

10 Mall Massacres With Robots, Freaks And Monsters

Black Friday! Even its name conjures visions of a horrifying battle for survival in the most hostile environment known to humanity – the overcrowded shopping mall. But it could be worse. Science fiction has given us several stories of death and destruction in malls. Just to console you as you battle crowds today, here’s our…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Nov 28

The Emerald-Skinned Women Who Make the Universe a Greener Place

Click to viewThe most recent Star Trek trailer briefly featured a particular species of green-skinned female known for their seductive powers. Green women are a force to be reckoned with in science fiction, and they range from pint-sized invaders to powerful warriors and cunning schemers. We list the green-skinned ladies who make the universe a…

io9 Lauren Davis Nov 28

Roundup: Best Black Friday Advice, Deals and Warnings

Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year, is not something you jump into without a plan. If you are shopping or getting ready to shop, make sure you have all the info you need by first checking out our Black Friday survival guide, as well as the supplementary Black Friday helpers: • Best…

Tech News Brian Lam Nov 28

More Black Friday Bloodshed: 2 Dead After Shooting at Toys R Us

News sources report that in Palm Desert, California, two men were killed in a shooting inside a Toys R Us. A total of three have been reported as arrested, including one juvenile. Update: The two shooters have been identified, and no other suspects are being pursued. One report, from ABC-affiliate KESQ, originally suggested that the…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Nov 28

Pasdar: Heroes Hurts Me As Much As It Hurts You

If you spend an hour every Monday evening* wishing that you could slap some sense into Heroes’ Nathan and Peter Petrelli, don’t worry; you’re not the only one. But here’s a Black Friday treat for you, just in case: Greg Beeman, director of Monday’s episode of NBC’s superhuman soap, lets slip about the recent slapping…

Television Graeme McMillan Nov 28

What’s Worse: OS X Spinning Beach Ball, Vista Spinning Ring or Black Friday Waiting Lines?

Chances are that today you have been waiting in line to get you further in debt at some electronics store. Good. That’s how America reactivates the economy. Meanwhile, Giz reader OMGponies wrote to us proposing an idea for a Question of the Day. After having to go through a Java update in Vista, he was…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Nov 28

The io9 Guide To December Science Fiction

The giant engine of the holiday season has just cranked into high gear – but there’s plenty of other stuff to look forward to in December. A ton of awesome new science fiction books and DVDs are coming out, plus some brave souls are still organizing conventions in mid-December. Here’s our calendar of everything awesome…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Nov 28

Star Trek vs Star Wars: The Final Battle

With the new Star Trek movie coming, the ongoing war between factions in the Giz bullpen is heating up, to the point in which not even cold turkey or Black Friday deals can stop it: On one side, with officially-licensed James T. Kirk & Spock Love briefs, Jason Chen. On the other, me* in my…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Nov 28

MSI Wind Box Converts Any VESA Monitor Into All-In-One Computer

MSI keeps racing with Asus. They have now released a new nettop called the Wind Box, but instead of taking the Wii-lookalike standalone approach of the Asus Eee Box, MSI has designed their slim, tiny black computer to attach to the back of any VESA-mountable monitor, effectively converting it into an all-in-one computer. Smart, and…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Nov 28

How To Calibrate Your New HDTV (and Not Lose Your Mind)

Confession: Until a few days ago, I’d never calibrated my TV. There are a couple reasons for this. First, and most simply, I’m not down with buying a calibration disc that I will likely use once then never touch again. And second, to me, HDTV calibration is the gadget geek’s equivalent to chasing the dragon.…

Tech News John Mahoney Nov 28

What Does It All Mean? More Maddening Final Cylon Clues

Here’s a new clip from the upcoming episodes of Battlestar Galactica — with the good part blanked out. If you want to spend even more time obsessing about the identity of the final Cylon, then a new Sci Fi Channel site is for you. Called You Will Know The Truth, the site is posting one…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Nov 28

Nikon D3x Specs Leaked: A Mighty Flagship Cometh

The long rumored, medium-format-friendly D3x is profiled in detail in an upcoming issue of Nikon Pro, and Nikon Rumors published the pages themselves and a rundown of details, including 5fps 24.5-megapixel shooting, 51-point autofocus and a 922,000-dot LCD screen for Live View. Here’s the basic spec rundown: https://gizmodo.com/nikon-d3x-24mp-dslr-rumors-solidify-around-dec-1-5099189 • World’s highes-res SLR with Live View…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Nov 28

Laser-Cut Apple Apple Mac Mini Pie Probably Runs On Vanilla OS X Ice Cream

I know. Apple pie is probably the last thing you want to hear about after yesterday’s stuffing, but bear with me on this one, because it is absolutely worth the nausea. In fact, it has made me hungry again. Evil Mad Scientist’s Lenore M. Edman wanted to do an Apple Apple Mac mini pie, and…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Nov 28

Alternative Fuel Crops Will Kill You

A remake of British flick Day of the Triffids promises to restore the monster plant genre to its rightful place after the upset of The Happening. The new Triffids, a 3-hour BBC miniseries, has a few interesting twists on the original book, as well as the early-1980s BBC version of the tale about a meteor…

Movies Annalee Newitz Nov 28

WalMart Worker Trampled to Death by Deal-Crazed Black Friday Shoppers

OK, Black Friday has officially gotten out of hand. A 34-year-old WalMart employee was trying to hold back the crowds at a Long Island store this morning at 5am, when they took the doors off their hinges and stormed the store. The man fell down and was trampled by over 200 people as he gasped…

Tech News Adam Frucci Nov 28

5 Cheaper Ways To Spend Black Friday

It’s the day after Thanksgiving – and according to myth, legend and credit history, the day when America goes crazy with the bargain shoppin’ and credit card usin’. Yes, Black Friday is here once more, with its siren song of $4.99 DVDs and Hannah Montana Guitar giveaways… No wonder it’s usually one of the top…

io9 Graeme McMillan Nov 28

Can Dr. Zoidberg Save Fry’s Life In New Futurama Movie?

Here’s the new trailer for Futurama’s fourth direct-to-DVD movie, Into The Wild Green Yonder, including a few fun jokes and scary plot moments. After the latest fantasy-heavy release, I’m really looking forward to this supposed scifi epic feature that gets the Planet Express crew involved in an ancient battle. Guest stars for this movie include…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 28

PlayStation Home Coming This Year, Kind Of

PlayStation Home has long lost its lurid appeal, our relationship with it having transgressed from potential infatuation to being stood up at Applebee’s, sucking down some purple margarita that we’re beginning to suspect might be void of both alcohol and dignity. Regardless, PS Home director Jack Buster assures the world that the service will hit…

Tech News Mark Wilson Nov 28

World’s Oldest Pot Stash Offered an Afterlife High

When archeologists opened the tomb of a Gushi shaman in northwest China, they found his stash. The 2,700 year-old corpse had been buried with just under a kilo of marijuana, the oldest known use of cannabis for purposes other than food or clothing. And researchers believe that he was entombed with the plant so he…

io9 Lauren Davis Nov 28

Uber Tuber: The Instant French Fries Bazooka System

10 Mall Massacres With Robots, Freaks And Monsters

The Emerald-Skinned Women Who Make the Universe a Greener Place

Roundup: Best Black Friday Advice, Deals and Warnings

More Black Friday Bloodshed: 2 Dead After Shooting at Toys R Us

Pasdar: Heroes Hurts Me As Much As It Hurts You

What’s Worse: OS X Spinning Beach Ball, Vista Spinning Ring or Black Friday Waiting Lines?

The io9 Guide To December Science Fiction

Star Trek vs Star Wars: The Final Battle

MSI Wind Box Converts Any VESA Monitor Into All-In-One Computer

How To Calibrate Your New HDTV (and Not Lose Your Mind)

What Does It All Mean? More Maddening Final Cylon Clues

Nikon D3x Specs Leaked: A Mighty Flagship Cometh

Laser-Cut Apple Apple Mac Mini Pie Probably Runs On Vanilla OS X Ice Cream

Alternative Fuel Crops Will Kill You

WalMart Worker Trampled to Death by Deal-Crazed Black Friday Shoppers

5 Cheaper Ways To Spend Black Friday

Can Dr. Zoidberg Save Fry’s Life In New Futurama Movie?

PlayStation Home Coming This Year, Kind Of

World’s Oldest Pot Stash Offered an Afterlife High

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