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Here is your possibly leaked Star Wars: Episode VII plot of the day

In celebration of the Earth’s impending Mayan-mandated apocalypse, the good folks of the Reuters news agency decided to take a look at some Mayan temples, including the one seen in the background of the original Star Wars movie (on Yavin-4, to be specific). Tucked inside this little article was a bit of a thermal detonator:…

Movies Rob Bricken Dec 19 '12

The Best Small Tablet

Big screens are nice. But sometimes the extra real estate isn’t worth the lack of portability. If tablets are considered mobile devices, they should be easy to take with you, right? That’s the idea behind a new class of small tablets with screens measuring roughly 7 inches diagonally. Over the last six months, some really,…

Reviews Brent Rose Dec 19 '12

I wrote a science fiction story, and parts of it came true by the time it got published

My story “Intestate” is up now at Tor.com — it’s one of the weirdest things I’ve ever written, sort of an attempt to do something like The Royal Tenenbaums except with mad science. But perhaps the strangest part is how much has changed since I was writing “Intestate,” back in the heady days of 2011.…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Dec 19 '12

Oh Great, Augmented Reality Eyepatches Will Probably Lead To Super Pirates

The excitement for Google’s Project Glass has been lukewarm at best, but apparently there are at least a few technophiles out there excited for the technology. Like Gregory McRoberts, who apparently couldn’t wait for Google to finish its augmented reality-enhanced specs, so he designed his own that’s worn like an eyepatch instead. It makes the…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 19 '12

Joss Whedon wanted the Wasp and an extra villain in The Avengers

The Avengers was one of our favorite movies of the year, in large part because it avoided excessive clutter, with just one villain and mostly characters we’d met in previous Marvel Studios movies. But now, it turns out that if Joss Whedon had gone with some of his earlier ideas, the film could have been…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Dec 19 '12

Do you really know what kind of fish you are eating?

If you buy fish in New York City, you’ll get the type of fish you wanted only 61 percent of the time, according to a new study by watchdog group Oceana. The study, released last week, was the result of the group’s latest investigation into fish fraud in major American cities. They report: Oceana found…

io9 Annalee Newitz Dec 19 '12

The Onion: Apple’s New College Girl-Friendly iPhone Comes With a Pre-Cracked Screen

Apple is really targeting a niche market with its newest device—an iPhone geared toward college girls that comes with an already shattered screen. I mean, they’re going to crack it at some point, so why not just get it out of the way? No surprise, but The Onion is totally onto something in this video.…

Tech News Leslie Horn Dec 19 '12

Watch This Awesome Dog Driving a Car Through San Francisco—Then Adopt One This Holiday

Watch this video of a dog “driving” a car. Then watch the animated GIF at the end of this post. Then watch the video again. Now look at the GIF. Now think about this: If you must get a dog this holidays (like, for your kids) don’t buy it from a breeder. Call a local…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 19 '12

Woman undergoes untested stem-cell wrinkle treatment, sprouts bones in her eyelid

Let it be said that stem cell therapies may well be the future of medicine, but untested stem cell therapies have the potential to give rise to the stuff of nightmares. Case in point: the unnamed cosmetic surgery patient in this piece by SciAm’s Ferris Jabr, who, after dropping 20 grand on an untested, non-FDA-approved…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Dec 19 '12

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Masterclass in Why 48 FPS Fails

Peter Jackson, a terrifically talented film maker and pioneer of new cinema technology, has given the world of cinema a very important, and perhaps unintended, gift with his latest film “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” as we wrap the year 2012. Tonight I went to see his latest film in all three flavors of its…

Movies Vincent Laforet Dec 19 '12

A child’s treasury of 13 horrible Frank Miller comic panels

Frank Miller is a genius whose seminal works helped transform comics in the ’80s from a children’s medium to a legitimately accepted art form. Unfortunately, he’s recently been under attack… by Frank Miller. The current work Miller is doing seems like it’s purposefully, relentlessly trying to destroy his own reputation with horrible comics, horrible art…

io9 Rob Bricken Dec 19 '12

How To Make Your Own Dizzying Spinning Time-Lapse Videos

A few months ago we tried to fry your brains with a collection of dizzying animated San Francisco GIFs taken from a music video created by filmmakers Kevin Parry and Andrea Nesbitt. They were some of the best GIFs seen ’round these parts in ages, and if you wondered how they were created, the duo…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 19 '12

What Was Your Most Embarrassing Tweet?

By now, you’ve probably heard that Twitter’s rolling out the option to download your entire archive of tweets. And, hey, that sounds like great news! https://gizmodo.com/heres-how-to-download-all-your-tweets-ever-5969755 Hold on, Narcissus. Let’s think about it. Twitter’s already been around for 6 years. That’s Methuselah in Internet years and more than enough time to have collected all sorts…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg Dec 19 '12

Permanently Attach Your Shirt Buttons Without Ever Touching a Needle Or Thread

Technically there are a lot of things more embarrassing than popping a shirt button when you’re out, but few things are as annoying. So instead of trying to re-attach it by ducking into a bathroom with an unruly needle and thread, these Tic fasteners provide an instant and permanent solution to the problem. Invented in…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 19 '12

Best and Worst Science Fiction/Fantasy Movies of 2012

This was a pretty good year to be a fan of genre movies. More and more low-budget movies had the courage to tackle science fiction and fantasy themes, and meanwhile Hollywood seemed to step up its game a little. But at the same time, there were still tons of boring sequels and prequels, and mountains…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Dec 19 '12

Nominate the Biggest Digital Fail of 2012, Win a Pair of GUNNARs

Looking back over the past year, there have been some major peaks and valleys on the tech landscape. And while we probably should have noticed ahead of time that some folks were about to drive off a cliff (it’s almost as they didn’t have a working map on their phone, or something), hindsight is 20/20,…

Tech News Sponsored post Dec 19 '12

Destroying the internet is actually pretty fun

The most challenging level of Dikembe Mutombo’s 4½ Weeks to Save the World has just been released. Dikembe and Science are donning their most festive of holiday* sweaters, exchanging holiday* gifts, when they realize what they’ve been fighting all along — the INTERNET. So Dikembe takes flight and embarks on a quest to annihilate any…

io9 Sponsored post Dec 19 '12

Twitter Kills Anonymous’ (Semi) Official Account (Update: Back Online)

Nothing is truly official with Anonymous, but @YourAnonNews was the closest thing the hackers had to a spokesperson. Now it’s deactivated. This is a big blow to Anon’s power to organize (and boast) across the web. The suspension isn’t shocking, with regular calls to illegal activity and the sharing of personal information coming from the…

Tech News Sam Biddle Dec 19 '12

Map of the Pope’s followers on Twitter confirms: Earth is rife with godless heathens

More than one billion people around the world call themselves members of the Catholic Church, but as of December 8th, only 546,765 of them were following Pope Benedict XVI on Twitter (nom de tweet: @pontifex). Here’s how Catholicism’s truly faithful followers are spread out around the world. From Floating Sheep, the datavisualization experts behind the…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Dec 19 '12

Could Someone Please Show Leica How to Make a Proper Lens Mug?

Hello Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Leitz GmbH. Thank you for meeting with me. The reason I asked you to stop by today was because I have some concerns with your son Leica and his ability to follow simple directions. Yesterday during our art class we asked the students to tackle a simple project: just turn…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 19 '12

Here is your possibly leaked Star Wars: Episode VII plot of the day

The Best Small Tablet

I wrote a science fiction story, and parts of it came true by the time it got published

Oh Great, Augmented Reality Eyepatches Will Probably Lead To Super Pirates

Joss Whedon wanted the Wasp and an extra villain in The Avengers

Do you really know what kind of fish you are eating?

The Onion: Apple’s New College Girl-Friendly iPhone Comes With a Pre-Cracked Screen

Watch This Awesome Dog Driving a Car Through San Francisco—Then Adopt One This Holiday

Woman undergoes untested stem-cell wrinkle treatment, sprouts bones in her eyelid

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Masterclass in Why 48 FPS Fails

A child’s treasury of 13 horrible Frank Miller comic panels

How To Make Your Own Dizzying Spinning Time-Lapse Videos

What Was Your Most Embarrassing Tweet?

Permanently Attach Your Shirt Buttons Without Ever Touching a Needle Or Thread

Best and Worst Science Fiction/Fantasy Movies of 2012

Nominate the Biggest Digital Fail of 2012, Win a Pair of GUNNARs

Destroying the internet is actually pretty fun

Twitter Kills Anonymous’ (Semi) Official Account (Update: Back Online)

Map of the Pope’s followers on Twitter confirms: Earth is rife with godless heathens

Could Someone Please Show Leica How to Make a Proper Lens Mug?

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