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Hey Chicago — Drink Some Blood Next Tuesday

The fine people at HBO, makers of the new scifi vampire show True Blood, are throwing a party in Chicago next week. And you’re invited. There will be cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and a special showing of the premiere of Alan “Six Feet Under” Ball’s new series. Judging from what we’ve seen of True Blood, it’s…

Television Annalee Newitz Aug 27 '08

Iceland’s Ragnarokkin’ New Opera House Designed To Be Elf-Friendly

Maybe you don’t get over to Reykjavik very often, but the old Viking homestead is a crazy mix of old and modern architecture. Joining the skyline will be the Icelandic Opera House, an icy glass fortress that changes colors throughout the day. Designed by a man whose middle name is Thor, the transparent cube and…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Aug 27 '08

iPhone 3G Antenna Re-Tested With Problem Phone: Still Nothing Wrong With Hardware

In response to claims that their original iPhone 3G test was not valid because the phone used was in good working order, Swedish scientists gathered up 2 iPhones from users that were experiencing reception problems. Once again, testing showed that there was nothing wrong with the antennas. Obviously, you can’t test every phone, but it…

Tech News Sean Fallon Aug 27 '08

Transparent Fiber Optic Cabling: An Easy Way To Hide Unsightly Wires

Earlier this year we came across a solution for hooking up surround sound with flat speaker cable that promised a quick and inconspicuous way to deal with cabling across a room. A company called OWLink is offering up another solution to this problem using their new transparent fiber optic cabling. The fiber itself measures a…

Television Sean Fallon Aug 27 '08

Viking/Alien Smackdown Now Direct To DVD?

When will we get to see the Viking clan face battle with the evil alien creature with the big scary teeth? New rumors are suggesting that Outlander, may be released in the United States only on DVD. Which is a dreadful injustice. Despite a few negative early reviews, Outlander deserves a wide-screen release, followed by…

Movies Meredith Woerner Aug 27 '08

Question of the Day: How Many USB Ports Are You Using?

If you are anything like me, you have waaaay too many gadgets plugged into your USB ports. I have a hub of course, but it is still hard to keep up with the insane amount of stuff you can plug in these days. That having been said, I am curious to know how bad things…

Gadgets Sean Fallon Aug 27 '08

Genetically-Engineered Hairs Improve the Human Ear

As humans age, their hearing naturally grows less acute because they begin to lose tiny sensory hairs (pictured, magnified) in their inner ears that convert sound waves into neurological signals. But now scientists have figured out how to genetically-engineer the cells that generate these sensory hairs. This is a boon for people who are losing…

io9 Annalee Newitz Aug 27 '08

Plantronics Gamecom 777 Dolby Gaming Headset Ears-On Actually Goes to 11

I was able to try the new Plantronics Gamecom 777 gaming headset here at IFA Showstoppers preview (about the only few thing worth trying, since the Garmin Nuvifone was broken). The $99 headset—equipped with a microphone that folds into the headset itself, Dolby Headphone and Dolby Pro Logic II technology—feels good both on your head…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Aug 27 '08

Guitar Praise: Guitar Hero Minus the Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n Roll

When you siphon the antiestablishmentism out of rock ‘n roll, you get one of two things—Christian rock or The Jonas Brothers. Neither is the most ideal listening situation. Still, we’re not ones to judge, so here’s just the thing for all of you Christian rockers in the audience. Guitar Praise, the Christian response to Guitar…

Tech News Mark Wilson Aug 27 '08

First Look At Astro Boy’s Home World

Click to viewSome new Astro Boy concept art has leaked out. Looks like the monsters our tiny robot hero will have to face are freaktasticly big go-go rocket boots. The new pics also include the first look at Dr. Tenma (the scientist who creates Astro Boy), and a giant alien or robot playing in a…

Anime Meredith Woerner Aug 27 '08

Bristol’s Dalek Parrot On The Loose!

If you hear a familiar metallic shriek of “Exterminate! Exterminate!” echoing around Bristol, it may not mean that the cruel Daleks have invaded England. Leonard, an African Grey parrot, had just perfected his spot-on Dalek impression, when he mysteriously went missing. (Coincidence? Or Davros experimenting on a new source of Dalek mutants?) Leonard, who lives…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Aug 27 '08

iPhone 3G Modded with Macro

The iPhone 3G’s camera works alright until you want to grab a shot of something within a foot or so (like a butterfly, or unpopped pimple). And to address this dilemma, one modder softened the glue holding in his iPhone’s camera and rotated the lens to macrofy the fovus. He was able to take several…

Tech News Mark Wilson Aug 27 '08

Mysterious Axolute Sink Works Without a Drainpipe

The Axolute sink takes minimalism to such extremes that it completely does away with the drainpipe. If you are hoping that magic is somehow involved in removing the water, I hate to disappoint but the truth is actually very simple. The secret is patented “Horizontal Integrated Siphon” technology, which is just a fancy way of…

Tech News Sean Fallon Aug 27 '08

Google’s “Suggest” Feature Brings Net One Step Closer to A.I.

You may notice a new feature called “Suggest” when you use Google this week — the search engine will now suggest possible searches you might want to do. So, for example, if you type something like “Invasion of . . . ” into the Google search bar, Google will helpfully suggest things like “invasion of…

io9 Annalee Newitz Aug 27 '08

10 Captivating Camera Rigs

If you are a photography buff, you will certainly get a kick out of OObjects 10 favorite camera rigs. The list includes a random looking setup for capturing meteor showers, Czech artist Miroslav Tich’s trash camera, and camera designed to capture maximum redeye. Pfft…I’ve had a cheap camera or two in my day that could…

Tech News Sean Fallon Aug 27 '08

Yes, Keanu, We’re Confused By The Earth Stood Still Remake Too

Keanu Reeves stares at his alien spaceship in this newly released image from The Day The Earth Stood Still. I’m wondering if he wears that suit throughout the entire movie, or if Gort jacks a menswear store for him at some point. Despite the dazed expression on Keanu’s face, I have to admit the spaceship…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Aug 27 '08

Computer Virus Finds Its Way Into Orbit Aboard ISS Systems

The ISS is full of laptops, used for experiments, email, or just watching movie rips on VCDs in 2001. But this time, someone’s laptop has managed to make it all the way up into Earth orbit carrying the Gammima.AG worm-one that leeches login data for Asian MMORPGs. We’re doomed! The ISS doesn’t have a full-time…

Space & Spaceflight John Mahoney Aug 27 '08

Exclusive: Neal Stephenson Does Some Hardcore Phenomenology Geeking

We’ve got an exclusive clip of Neal Stephenson doing what he does best: Seriously geeking out about obscure early-twentieth century metaphysics. Specifically, he admits that he has a little fetish for Edmund Husserl, a theorist who coined the term “phenomenology” in his effort to reconcile the hard truths of scientific knowledge with the ambiguities of…

io9 Annalee Newitz Aug 27 '08

Giz Explains: Batteries, Tech’s Choke Point

The biggest chokepoint in technology is a single roadblock: batteries. Amidst all of the amazing advances in the last 50 years, battery tech has remained fundamentally unchanged, engineers incrementally squeezing out a few extra drops of power from old tech each year. With better batteries, you wouldn’t just be able to make it through the…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Aug 27 '08

New iPod Nano Mock-up Takes the Sting Out of the New iPod Nano

I can’t speak for everyone in the room, but I’m not all that excited about the possibility of the iPod nano returning to its long, skinny origins. Originally repulsed by the latest iteration of nano, the deformed, squat body won me over the first time I actually held it in my hand. And it instantly…

Tech News Mark Wilson Aug 27 '08

Hey Chicago — Drink Some Blood Next Tuesday

Iceland’s Ragnarokkin’ New Opera House Designed To Be Elf-Friendly

iPhone 3G Antenna Re-Tested With Problem Phone: Still Nothing Wrong With Hardware

Transparent Fiber Optic Cabling: An Easy Way To Hide Unsightly Wires

Viking/Alien Smackdown Now Direct To DVD?

Question of the Day: How Many USB Ports Are You Using?

Genetically-Engineered Hairs Improve the Human Ear

Plantronics Gamecom 777 Dolby Gaming Headset Ears-On Actually Goes to 11

Guitar Praise: Guitar Hero Minus the Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n Roll

First Look At Astro Boy’s Home World

Bristol’s Dalek Parrot On The Loose!

iPhone 3G Modded with Macro

Mysterious Axolute Sink Works Without a Drainpipe

Google’s “Suggest” Feature Brings Net One Step Closer to A.I.

10 Captivating Camera Rigs

Yes, Keanu, We’re Confused By The Earth Stood Still Remake Too

Computer Virus Finds Its Way Into Orbit Aboard ISS Systems

Exclusive: Neal Stephenson Does Some Hardcore Phenomenology Geeking

Giz Explains: Batteries, Tech’s Choke Point

New iPod Nano Mock-up Takes the Sting Out of the New iPod Nano

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