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Sync Desktop: A Workspace With Integrated PC and Fold-Away Monitor

Besides being absolutely beautiful, this Sync Desktop concept from designer Gareth Battensby features a fold-away widescreen monitor and keyboard, a built in USB hub, scanner, mouse, webcam, easy-to-access DVD unit, and plenty of storage space. And because it is all seamlessly integrated into the design, the Sync can be converted into a standard desk for…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Eight Ways to Hurt Yourself Playing Video Games

When I was talking with the SteelSeries guys about their gear, one thing they were serious about was that gaming is a sport. I scoffed. But, we’ve shown you how to work out with nothing gaming gear and now PC Mag catalogs eight ways to hurt yourself gaming—like any other athletic activity. Besides sore limbs…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan

Reader of the Month: Dr. Francisco Gómez Bravo

We don’t usually give Reader of the Month awards, only stars to top commenters who actually post useful or funny stuff. But this reader doesn’t comment in Gizmodo, even while he confessed he’s addicted to it. He doesn’t send us stories or suggestions to [email protected] either. Or corrections. Nothing. In fact, I met him today…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Science Fiction Is The Literature Of Refugees

When you think about the archetypal science fiction story, chances are you think of the bold explorer, setting foot on a newfound planet in the name of a secure homeworld. But possibly the most pervasive narrative in science fiction is actually the story of refugees. They flee from planetary destruction, war, or just from overcrowding…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Undressing a Woman Using a Large Digging Machine: Crazy Construction Worker Foreplay

I’m not sure what show this video is from, but it is funny—and that dude’s skills with a digging machine are impressive to say the least. It’s not really NSFW because in the end she is nowhere near fully undressed, but you might want to take caution when viewing the video after the break just…

Gadgets Sean Fallon

Question of the Day: Do You Still Play With Toys?

After diving into the disastrous effects having a toy collection can have on the love life of a grown man, I feel compelled to ask: are you an adult that still plays with toys? And, just to be clear, when I say “toys” I am referring to products normally reserved for children—like action figures and…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Sunset On The Lost Planet Of Gallifrey

Just look at this lovely painting of the Citadel on Gallifrey, the home planet of the Time Lords on the BBC’s time-travel saga Doctor Who. It makes me feel the sadness of Gallifrey’s destruction more than a dozen sad speeches from star David Tennant. It’s part of a motherlode of Who season three concept art…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

EFF’s Guide to Border Laptop Searches

You already knew that customs officials can search your laptop if they feel like it, detaining you if you refuse, but what can you do to protect yourself from random dudes checking out your vacation pics? The EFF has some tips. There’s having multiple encrypted partitions, having secure passwords, shutting off your machine before searches…

Privacy & Security Jason Chen

The Shiniest Stories on io9 This Week

Frozen in carbonite all week? That’s ok, below is a recap of the best posts from the past five days. From your pals who love you at io9. 7 Reasons Why Scifi Book Series Outstay Their Welcomes Why do so many amazing novels sprawl into so-so trilogies? Let alone blah tetralogies, or dull ten-book series?…

io9 Meredith Woerner

PC Club Gets Purchased by VC Firm

Not so fast employees and customers of PC Club. The computer store isn’t closing down and firing all its workers as we saw on Wednesday, they’re getting a bailout by NAOC Holdings. Reader dudersnoopz says that managers are calling up their workers and telling them that they can get their job back if they want,…

Tech News Jason Chen

Nano-Noir and Cyber-Godfathers in “The Digital Plague”

If you like nano-noir (and who doesn’t?), you won’t want to miss Jeff Somers’ new novel The Digital Plague. The sequel to his book The Electric Church, it’s set in a violent urban future you see through the eyes of antihero Avery, a contract killer-cum-cyber-Godfather. Unfortunately he’s got a little nano-plague problem. Now the blog…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Ground Effects Lighting From Snap-On Makes Your Toolbox Look Fast

Sure a toolbox is functional, but it lacks aesthetics. My suggestion: paint flames on the side and add some ground effects lighting from Snap-On. The AC-powered lights come in singles or dual packs in blue, red and green colors—and they can be attached to any number of surfaces using magnetic clamps. Unfortunately, the Snap-on site…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Sony Quietly Introduces PlayStation 3 Youtube Uploading

Mainichi Issho, a Japan-only PlayStation Network game that’s been out since 2006, has quietly brought a pretty killer function to the PlayStation 3. Players can now record gameplay and upload clips to YouTube from within the console. Better still, Sony has confirmed that the toolset will be distributed to developers to integrate into games at…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

The Ugliest, Fattest MacBook Ever Is Only $6800

This overwrought leather and anodized aluminum slab is $6800. It’s a MacBook. Sure, the underside is European aniline leather, and it comes with Windows XP and Office pre-installed. But it’s just a MacBook, fattened up with 2.5 extra pounds and a couple extra inches of aluminum and dead animal hide, and a generous slathering of…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Are Conservatives Better at Creating Futuristic Stories?

During a recent campaign appearance, Republican presidential candidate John McCain revealed his science fictional side: He gave an entire speech where he pretended the year was 2012 and he’d already been president for four years. Apparently, he’d been getting a lot of things done, like fixing the environment and lowering taxes. More importantly, though, he…

Movies Annalee Newitz

No More BSG TV Movies, Please

Last-humans-on-the-run-from-robots show Battlestar Galactica may not wrap up all its stray plots in its fourth season after all. BSG has already gotten the green light to film three more TV movies, along the lines of last fall’s Razor, after the season ends, claims one science fiction podcast. The Doctor and Mrs. Who radio show host…

io9 Meredith Woerner

A Baseball Hat That Can Read Your Mind

While this might look like an ordinary baseball hat, a closer look reveals that it has a bunch of electronics jammed into the back and a wire connecting it behind the ear of the wearer. That’s your first tip-off that this hat will do more than shield your eyes from the sun and give you…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Lost: The Beginning of the End—of Season 4, Anyway

Leave it to Lost to broadcast an episode titled “There’s No Place Like Home” (the mantra Dorothy must repeat, while clicking the heels of her ruby slippers, to get back to Kansas) on May 15, the birthday of L. Frank Baum, author of the Wizard of Oz series of books. Henry Gale, as you may…

io9 Lynn Peril

Darth Vader Is Less Intimidating In Typeface

Some use the Force. Others just need the delete key. Still, we’re really enjoying this fontified Darth Vader—especially the subtle use of color with his red equals sign lightsaber. To see the Death Star in fonts, hit the jump. Who knew it was so simple to draw an X Wing? Chances are that our site…

Tech News Mark Wilson

40 Hours Of Illustrator, Time-Lapsed

Over several months, one artist put roughly 40 hours of Illustrator drawing work into a piece called “Science Machine.” And over that time, he had his computer screencap the project every five seconds. The result, along with some B-roll and a soundtrack, is what you see in this video. And despite a few issues with…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Sync Desktop: A Workspace With Integrated PC and Fold-Away Monitor

Eight Ways to Hurt Yourself Playing Video Games

Reader of the Month: Dr. Francisco Gómez Bravo

Science Fiction Is The Literature Of Refugees

Undressing a Woman Using a Large Digging Machine: Crazy Construction Worker Foreplay

Question of the Day: Do You Still Play With Toys?

Sunset On The Lost Planet Of Gallifrey

EFF’s Guide to Border Laptop Searches

The Shiniest Stories on io9 This Week

PC Club Gets Purchased by VC Firm

Nano-Noir and Cyber-Godfathers in “The Digital Plague”

Ground Effects Lighting From Snap-On Makes Your Toolbox Look Fast

Sony Quietly Introduces PlayStation 3 Youtube Uploading

The Ugliest, Fattest MacBook Ever Is Only $6800

Are Conservatives Better at Creating Futuristic Stories?

No More BSG TV Movies, Please

A Baseball Hat That Can Read Your Mind

Lost: The Beginning of the End—of Season 4, Anyway

Darth Vader Is Less Intimidating In Typeface

40 Hours Of Illustrator, Time-Lapsed

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