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Lightsaber Chopsticks Lay Waste to General Tso Chicken

Japanese manufacturer Kotobukiya unveiled these awesome Lightsaber chopsticks at last week’s Celebration Japan-a huge event that marked the 30th anniversary of the Japanese Star Wars premiere. Unfortunately, there is no word on a pricing or release date for the chopsticks, but if they ever make it on sale in the States I will never use…

Tech News Sean Fallon Aug 1

Witness The Costumed Awesome Of Comic-Con

We tried our best to bring you the highs, lows and news from last week’s Comic-Con, but there was one essential part of the experience that we’ve kept from you… until now. Under the jump, some of the best costumes from the show, courtesy of Maximum PC’s “Ultimate Geek Gallery.” It’s… a Burger King Joker,…

io9 Graeme McMillan Aug 1

iPhone 3G Gets Hot and Melty, Cooks Dude’s Leg

While the iPhone 3G definitely feels warmer than the original, it shouldn’t get hot enough to cook human flesh. Or melt. But a MacRumors forum member says he fell asleep with his iPhone 3G in his pocket and woke up when he felt a burning sensation in his pants (not the good kind either). He…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Aug 1

Philips LivingColors Lamp Gets Miniaturized

Remember that LivingColors Lamp that everyone made such a fuss about last year? Well, Philips is looking to capitalize on the success of the original by releasing a mini version that features 256 different color modes and an updated look. They also ditched the remote this time around for an integrated color wheel on the…

Tech News Sean Fallon Aug 1

The Martians Are Coming – and They Want Your Oldsmobile

“Trail of the Rocket” is a 1951 promo film for Oldsmobile’s new “rocket” engine. Johnny and his singing partner Lucille, whose show just happens to be sponsored by Olds, are invited on a factory tour. But before they get there, Johnny snoops around his friend’s laboratory, where he’s experimenting with interplanetary TV signals. Before you…

io9 Lynn Peril Aug 1

Rumor Says Xbox 360 Getting Another Price Cut in September

The Xbox 360 “price cut” in July wasn’t so much a price cut as it was a swapping of parts, but Ars says there’s an actual price cut coming in September. According to their source—who also told them about the impending 60GB switch-out prior to E3—the Arcade is dropping to $199, the 60GB Pro to…

Tech News Jason Chen Aug 1

High Dexx USB Flash Drives Combine USB Flash Drives With Highlighters

If you asked us what two things on our desk that we’d want to combine into one thing, we’d probably pick these two things, the USB drive and the highlighter. When has it not occurred to you to put these obviously similar things in one package? We mean really, a USB drive fits in your…

Tech News Jason Chen Aug 1

In The Battle Between Terminator’s Bale And Worthington, We All Win

Sam Worthington is a bad mutha (shut yo mouth). Can you dig it? But seriously, after watching steely eyed Worthington stare down the press at the Terminator: Salvation panel, I now believe that he could take down our beloved Christian Bale in the bad-assery department. How can this be? Click through to find out my…

io9 Meredith Woerner Aug 1

All Of A Sudden, My Life Has A Goal Again

Have you ever seen something that you didn’t realize you desperately craved until you saw it? That’s my gut reaction to this incredible Doctor Who TARDIS/video game console that Simon Jansen in New Zealand put together. I wanted to jump on a plane to Christchurch and steal it, as soon as I saw our former…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Aug 1

Lightning Review: D-Link DSM-210 Wireless Internet Photo Frame

The Gadget: D-Link’s entrance into the 10-inch photo frame market, which contains Wi-Fi to download and display pics from your Flickr, MobileMe, MSN, PIcasa, webshots, Facebook, and various other photo sharing accounts, or your local network. There’s also RSS news display, 1GB on-board memory and a USB port for external photos. The Price: $240 The…

Reviews Jason Chen Aug 1

Lego Robot Sends Pictures from Space, Wishes It Had Lasers to Annihilate Us All

Last Tuesday, a group of professors, students and robotics hobbyists launched the H.A.L.E. (High Altitude Lego Extravaganza): seven Lego Mindstorms robots attached to a weather balloon, which exploded at 30km over the Earth’s surface. Each of the robots parachuted back successfully, but not without taking the obligatory photographs of the ascent and descent: The seven…

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz Aug 1

NetShare iPhone Connection Sharing App Back Up

The NetShare App is back up on the iTunes App Store, only about 13 hours after it was unceremoniously pulled and replaced with a “not available in the US Store” message. What’s the deal here? Was it approved, then unapproved, then approved again? Oddness. [App Store – Thanks Brenden!] https://gizmodo.com/iphone-apps-we-love-netshare-share-your-3g-edge-conn-5031802

Tech News Jason Chen Aug 1

Transformers 2 Trailer More Than Meets The Eagle Eye

Not only did it provide free wi-fi for Comic-Con attendees this past weekend, but now we have another reason to be thankful for new Shia LeBeouf vehicle Eagle Eye. Writer Roberto Orci is hinting very broadly that the release of the movie on September 26th will also include the first trailer for Transformers: Revenge of…

io9 Graeme McMillan Aug 1

Large Hadron Collider Might Annihilate Humanity, But it Sure is Pretty

Looking for some new desktop pictures? What better to have as a desktop than the contraption that’s going to create a black hole in a mere week, killing us all? The Big Picture has a great collection of high-res Large Hadron Collider images, and they’re stunning. If we’re going to die, we might as well…

Physics & Chemistry Adam Frucci Aug 1

X-Files Goes Back To Its Alien Roots

What was X-Files writer, director and producer Chris Carter thinking with this latest movie? The box-office for I Want To Believe proved that no-one wants to watch hours of pointless character babble. So Carter says he’s learned his lesson, and is going back to working with the little green men. Click through for more X-Files…

io9 Meredith Woerner Aug 1

Optimus Maximus Keyboard Gets Coffee Bath, Apparently Survives

It was only a matter of time. This image popped up on an Optimus Live Journal group, showing the sad results of a clumsy morning with a steaming mug and a $1,600 Optimus Maximus keyboard, which is one place we didn’t take our review-yet. Not much info on what happened or whether this was a…

Tech News John Mahoney Aug 1

Notes: Delorean, Michael Jackson Zipper Jacket, Smoke Machine?

Anyone have any of that gear in the SF Bay Area, please drop me a line!

Tech News Brian Lam Aug 1

How to Be an Opinionated Commenter on io9 and Not Get Dismissed

Whenever io9 publishes a post that sparks debate, your intrepid editors have to face the inevitable. Somebody with a commenter account is going to be a jerk. But it doesn’t have to happen that way! Whether we’re arguing over politics in science fiction, or how much the new Spider-man movie will suck, there are a…

io9 Annalee Newitz Aug 1

Steve Jobs Started the Popped Collar Trend

A man ahead of his time, Steve Jobs not only developed the first iPhone circuit board prototype more than 20 years ago (though Woz did all the work), he pioneered the popped collar trend that’s sweeping tanning salons, batting cages, and car modding shops everywhere. DBags everywhere salute you, sir. [Natuba] Note: We’ve seen that…

Tech News Jason Chen Aug 1

FCC Orders Comcast to Stop P2P Blocking

It comes as no surprise, but the FCC has officially ruled on the issue of Comcast P2P blocking and determined in a 3-2 vote that the company must stop blocking web access and fully disclose its traffic management practices to subscribers-but it will not be fined for its actions. It is only a small victory…

Tech News Sean Fallon Aug 1

Lightsaber Chopsticks Lay Waste to General Tso Chicken

Witness The Costumed Awesome Of Comic-Con

iPhone 3G Gets Hot and Melty, Cooks Dude’s Leg

Philips LivingColors Lamp Gets Miniaturized

The Martians Are Coming – and They Want Your Oldsmobile

Rumor Says Xbox 360 Getting Another Price Cut in September

High Dexx USB Flash Drives Combine USB Flash Drives With Highlighters

In The Battle Between Terminator’s Bale And Worthington, We All Win

All Of A Sudden, My Life Has A Goal Again

Lightning Review: D-Link DSM-210 Wireless Internet Photo Frame

Lego Robot Sends Pictures from Space, Wishes It Had Lasers to Annihilate Us All

NetShare iPhone Connection Sharing App Back Up

Transformers 2 Trailer More Than Meets The Eagle Eye

Large Hadron Collider Might Annihilate Humanity, But it Sure is Pretty

X-Files Goes Back To Its Alien Roots

Optimus Maximus Keyboard Gets Coffee Bath, Apparently Survives

Notes: Delorean, Michael Jackson Zipper Jacket, Smoke Machine?

How to Be an Opinionated Commenter on io9 and Not Get Dismissed

Steve Jobs Started the Popped Collar Trend

FCC Orders Comcast to Stop P2P Blocking

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