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How to catch tomorrow morning’s lunar eclipse

Clear skies and geographical location permitting, Saturday will be your last chance to spy a total lunar eclipse until 2014. Here’s what you need to know to catch a glimpse before it’s gone. First things first: if you live in South America or some of Africa’s westernmost regions, we’re sorry — it looks like you’re…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Dec 9

New “whole body cryotherapy” treatment exposes you to -166°F air

How cold of a temperature do you think you can survive exposure to? 0°F? -20°F? -50°F? How about -166°F, and you do it intentionally? A group of French scientists studied various ways that people recover after intensive workouts, including whole body cryotherapy, which sounds like something out of Futurama. Tested on a group of experienced…

io9 Tim Barribeau Dec 9

What is the most scientific way to optimize your driving time?

You know how much gas is in your car, your average miles per gallon, and your road speed. And you want to get from your home to your destination as quickly as possible, as efficiently as possible. Does speeding actually work? If you are driving a 2012 Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, fuel efficiency is worthless…

io9 Keith Veronese Dec 9

First description of Dark Knight Rises prologue includes one shocking image

Some lucky movie-goers will get to see the first six minutes of The Dark Knight Rises before select IMAX screenings of Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol next week. A few writers were lucky enough to get an early look at this thrilling footage, and the first details are leaking out. Spoilers ahead… It appears the rumors…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Dec 9

This short trailer has some of the best mecha design we’ve seen outside of video games

You’ve probably never heard of K3loid, a new short movie about humans hunting for a rogue artificial intelligence — but the list of people involved with this project is pretty amazing. Including mecha suits designed by Aaron Beck and Weta’s Greg Broadmore. And music remixed by Amon Tobin. The actual storyline looks pretty creepy, judging…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Dec 9

Robert Downey, Jr. says the Iron Man 3 script is amazing. Plus tons more details on the Evil Dead reboot!

Ben Kingsley might join the cast of the Ender’s Game adaptation. Director Peter Berg explains why you should take the Battleship movie seriously. Fox executive Tom Rothman promises they’re not messing around with their new X-Men, Daredevil, and Fantastic Four movies. All that plus Sinestro actor Mark Strong wants to do Green Lantern 2, Norman…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Dec 9

MIXTRAX Turns Your Car into a Virtual Club

Can’t get enough block-rockin’ beats but haven’t figured out how to fit your mixing tables in the back of your Civic? No worries, Pioneer’s new MIXTRAX technology does the mixing and effects for you. The proprietary technology creates a continual, seamless mix of songs from your music library. The software first analyzes your collection, identifying…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Dec 9

Bullet-Proof Convertible Is Slightly Unclear on the Concept

When you’re cruising the mean streets of the French Riviera, a bullet-proof ride is a must. But how do you stay secure and let the wind blow through your hair? With the Jo-Mojo armored coupe. Designed by Estonian armored manufacturer, Dartz, and built on the existing gas-powered Mojo vehicle, the Jo-Mojo will feature an 80HP,…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Dec 9

The Kisai Rogue Touch Fob Watch Redefines Geek Chic

It’s been forever since I’ve worn a watch—There’s no need with a phone in my pocket. But the swanky Kisai Rogue Touch is cool enough for me to start again—maybe buy a three-piece suit so I’ll have a vest pocket to carry it in. The Rogue Touch features a hybrid LCD/LED interface with rotating circles…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Dec 9

Here Is the Absolute Saddest Business Card in the World

John Kneeland does not have an easy job at the moment. John Kneeland is probably nervous about his career every morning. John Kneeland is probably worried about the future right now. John Kneeland works in HP’s maybe-dead WebOS division. TheNextWeb’s Matthew Panzarino spotted this tragically hilarious card of Mr. Kneeland’s. At least he has a…

Tech News Sam Biddle Dec 9

Slowbizz Wants to Help Bands Play Your Living Room

If you’ve never had the pleasure of seeing musicians perform in someone’s home, you should try it some time. The beer is cheaper, the bathroom line shorter, and the audience (usually) more familiar. A start-up called Slowbizz aims to make that homey live music experience possible for more people by taking care of some of…

Tech News Eliot Van Buskirk - Evolver.fm Dec 9

Fraudsters Now Using 3D Printers To Make Authentic Looking ATM Skimmers

What looks like the card slot from a Chase Bank ATM is actually a sophisticated card skimmer removed from a branch in West Hills, California. And police believe a 3D printer may have been used to create it. Those green bulbous card slots that were supposed to make it very difficult for a card skimmer…

Privacy & Security Andrew Liszewski Dec 8

Another $50 Tablet Stand Designed For a Device Meant To Be Held

For every person who buys a tablet to use as a media consumption device, there’s another who buys one with intentions of transforming it into a full blown laptop or desktop PC via clunky third-party accessories. No, really, you shouldn’t have. Satechi’s $50R1 Arm Hinge Holder stand puts a bevy of seven- to ten-inch tablets…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 8

Never Forget the Name of Your Favorite Actor Again with Hulu Face Match

You totally know that actor. He was in that movie you watched just last week—oh God, what was his name? With Hulu’s new Face Match service, your days of almost remembering stars are over. According to a recent post on Hulu’s blog, the Face Match engine will pop a small window with info on any…

Television Andrew Tarantola Dec 8

Tick Tock Clock Dock: All Rock, No Shock

The blaring of your double-belled alarm clock is enough to wake the dead. So, unless you intend to start the zombie apocalypse, start your morning with something more gentle—like the Tick Tock iPhone Dock. It combines the simple functionality of a retro-style alarm clock with the functionality of a modern iPhone dock. Don’t want to…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Dec 8

Navy Helicopters are Getting More Deadly with Infrared Rockets

Destroying enemy vehicles would be a lot easier if the little SOB’s would just sit still and take what’s coming to them—what’s coming being a 2.5-inch Hydra-70 rocket. But of course they don’t, so the Navy’s upgrading its existing stock of rockets with Low-Cost Imaging Terminal Seeker technology. Let’s see them run now. LCITS uses…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Dec 8

Even If You’re Old You Can Learn New Tricks With Really Freaking Hard Work

London is a crazy mixed-up city, navigation-wise. It’s so hard find your way around that when taxi-drivers learn to, they say they’ve Acquired The Knowledge. And now scientists say The Knowledge actually changes drivers’ brains. It’s the latest evidence that adult brains can evolve and change to learn new things. Until the 1970s and ’80s,…

Tech News Kristen Philipkoski Dec 8

Picture of the Day: December 8, 2011

THE DARKEST WORLD | An artist’s impression of HD 149026b, a “blacker than coal” planet that’s so hot, it absorbs almost all heat from its star, and reflects almost no light. This is just one of several utterly gorgeous artists’ impressions of exoplanets over at NASA’s Kepler site. Want to read today’s io9 stories a…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Dec 8

Let’s Golf 2: Fore!

In the real world, golf is the game you play between attempts to drift a golf cart. I’m sure dressing like you’re going to world’s blandest ska show while swinging a stick is fun. But it’s funner (that’s a word) when you you can level up your balls in a video game based on golf.…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Dec 8

How Christmas Tree Lights Evolved from Major to Mild Fire Hazard

Before our Christmas tree lighting needs were taken care of with $25 and a trip to Target, creating the atmosphere meant placing candles—wax towers topped with fire—onto seasonal kindling. Think it’s frightening now when your dog tugs a branch? Just imagine your living room bursting into flames for the sake of Christmas cheer. Luckily, holiday…

Tech News Rachel Swaby Dec 8

How to catch tomorrow morning’s lunar eclipse

New “whole body cryotherapy” treatment exposes you to -166°F air

What is the most scientific way to optimize your driving time?

First description of Dark Knight Rises prologue includes one shocking image

This short trailer has some of the best mecha design we’ve seen outside of video games

Robert Downey, Jr. says the Iron Man 3 script is amazing. Plus tons more details on the Evil Dead reboot!

MIXTRAX Turns Your Car into a Virtual Club

Bullet-Proof Convertible Is Slightly Unclear on the Concept

The Kisai Rogue Touch Fob Watch Redefines Geek Chic

Here Is the Absolute Saddest Business Card in the World

Slowbizz Wants to Help Bands Play Your Living Room

Fraudsters Now Using 3D Printers To Make Authentic Looking ATM Skimmers

Another $50 Tablet Stand Designed For a Device Meant To Be Held

Never Forget the Name of Your Favorite Actor Again with Hulu Face Match

Tick Tock Clock Dock: All Rock, No Shock

Navy Helicopters are Getting More Deadly with Infrared Rockets

Even If You’re Old You Can Learn New Tricks With Really Freaking Hard Work

Picture of the Day: December 8, 2011

Let’s Golf 2: Fore!

How Christmas Tree Lights Evolved from Major to Mild Fire Hazard

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