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My Secret Folder for iOS: Hide the Stuff You Don’t Want Other People to See

The great thing about the iPhone and iPad? It’s just so darn fun to use. You pick it up, swipe and enjoy. The bad thing about the iPhone and iPad? Everyone wants to pick up your iDevice, swipe and enjoy too. AND THERE COULD BE SECRET PICS IN THERE. Protect yourself with My Secret Folder.…

Privacy & Security Casey Chan Oct 19 '11

Why George Romero rejected The Walking Dead to make The Zombie Autopsies

We scored a few minutes with the Zombiefather George A. Romero at the kick-off to AMC’s Fear Fest celebration. He shared his thoughts on undead sensation Walking Dead — and his plans for his next project, adapting The Zombie Autopsies. What do you think of Walking Dead? I love the books, I haven’t seen any…

Movies Meredith Woerner Oct 19 '11

The Victorian Hugos: 1885

The Hugo Awards are given to the best science fiction or fantasy works of the previous year. Unfortunately, they’ve only been awarded since 1953. That still leaves decades of science fiction and fantasy works deserving of recognition but receiving none. That’s where this column comes in. Awarded every year at the World Science Fiction Convention…

Books & Comics Jess Nevins Oct 19 '11

Steve Jobs Worked the Day Before He Died

Despite being on the verge of death for quite some time, PC Mag reports Steve Jobs worked on Apple’s future products on literally his last day alive. The story is relayed by Masayoshi Son, CEO of Japanese telecom Softbank, who was meeting with Tim Cook the day of the 4S launch. The meeting was cut…

Tech News Sam Biddle Oct 19 '11

Tiny failed star is the coldest object we’ve ever photographed

Imagine a hot summer day in the middle of the desert. That temperature might be dangerously hot here on Earth, but it’s almost impossibly cold for any star. But that’s the rather pathetic situation for a newly discovered brown dwarf. The brown dwarf, designated WD 0806-661 B, is the coldest star-like object we’ve ever been…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Oct 19 '11

This Million Dollar Christmas Gift Will Make You the Envy of Vegas Casinos

Neiman Marcus’ annual Christmas catalog is known for its one of a kind, often obscenely expensive, gift ideas. And this year they’re offering the rare opportunity to gift a pair of dancing fountains designed exclusively for your home by the same people who built the Bellagio’s waterworks. Based out of Sun Valley, California, WET has…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 19 '11

Why do we want to feel sorry for monsters that scare us?

Scary monsters are awesome — there’s something undeniably cool about being scared witless by something that won’t ever stop or show mercy. But some of the most famous monsters, like Frankenstein’s Monster and King Kong, inspire our pity or empathy along with terror. Why would we want to feel sorry for the monsters that terrify…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Oct 19 '11

Are pregnant women refusing to give birth on Halloween?

Having your birthday on Halloween gives you an excuse to have a costume party every year, but a new Yale University study (PDF) seems to indicate that expecting mothers may actively be avoiding giving birth on All Hallows’ Eve. And who can blame them? Spending October 31 in the emergency room — with wine-cooler-blotto teenagers…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Oct 19 '11

Six Tools to Help You Geek Out Over the World Series

You guuuuuyssss, the World Series is here! You know, that sports things where the two best collections of dudes with sticks hit things and run in circles? Yeah! Here are six tools to help get excited, even if you usually think the national past time’s a major yawn. Lena Blackburne Original Baseball Rubbing Mud Before…

Tech News Adrian Covert Oct 19 '11

DrawTop Turns Your Laptop Into A Handy Whiteboard

Arg! Curse the tops of laptops everywhere for being so useless. And bless the DrawTop for transforming that useless metallic canvas into a highly functional whiteboard. The possibilities, as they say, are endless. The DrawTop is beautifully simple and potentially so useful. Just slap one of these $12 vinyl stickers to the back of your…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Oct 19 '11

Gossip Girl writer creating an Americanized version of the UK superhero show Misfits

Get ready for teen sex and superpowers — the highly praised British TV series Misfits is coming to the US. Gossip Girl and Chuck co-creator Josh Schwartz is readying an Americanized version of Misfits. Vulture broke the news that now that Schwartz’s Chuck series is ending he’s eyeing an American adaptation of Misfits. The story…

Television Meredith Woerner Oct 19 '11

Netflix Android App Finally Supports Honeycomb Tablets

Finally some good news from Netflix, which has been having a sub-awesome couple of months. Their Android app has been upgraded to support 3.x devices, which should mean sweet streaming video for you Honeycomb tablet at long last. https://gizmodo.com/qwikster-disappears-like-the-bad-dream-it-was-5848195 One small problem: it’s not working. Not yet anyway. Testing it out on an Asus EEE…

Tech News Brent Rose Oct 19 '11

How Come All Captchas Don’t Just Work Like This?

Is it just me or have Captchas gotten insanely freaking impossible these days? I mean, I can’t even make out if I’m supposed to type in a letter, a number or a hieroglyphic. Annoying! We need a new Captcha method. What about drawing a shape? MotionCAPTCHA, designed by Joss Crowcroft, is a clever little jQuery…

Privacy & Security Casey Chan Oct 19 '11

Siri’s Default Settings Leave Your iPhone 4S Exposed

The iPhone 4S’s Siri is sassy and she’s everybody’s new favorite toy, but it turns out she’s leaving the door open for strangers to access information on your phone even when it’s passcode locked. Siri! How could you? https://gizmodo.com/apple-purposely-gave-siri-some-attitude-5850163 By default, users can activate Siri (iOS 5‘s new digital assistant) even when the iPhone 4S…

Tech News Brent Rose Oct 19 '11

Watch Daniel Radcliffe fight off a horrifying ghost without his wands!

Now that the Harry Potter series is dead and buried, Daniel Radcliffe has moved on to his next supernatural project The Woman in Black, about a young lawyer and a vicious she-ghost. Watch the new trailer, now with more creepy monkey toys. Heres’s the brief synopsis, directed by the writer of The Descent: Part 2…

Trailers Meredith Woerner Oct 19 '11

George Lucas Upstages Vader: The Best Moments from the Scream Awards

Last night’s Scream Awards was an epic celebration of horror, science fiction and comics, as the Hollywood elite gathered to toast Ed Brubaker, Peter Dinklage and gore. Here are our favorite weird and awesome moments. All Hail Giant Peter Dinklage Instead of unrolling a giant video screen for award winners not in attendance could deliver…

Movies Meredith Woerner Oct 19 '11

Trek Inspired Feeding Set: The Trouble With Dribbles

Babies might not be able to give you the live long and prosper salute, but every geek parent knows it’s never too early to indoctrinate your kids into the world of Star Trek. Until replicators and transporters can beam the food directly into their bellies, the messy task of feeding an infant is at least…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 19 '11

Why people with a sweet tooth are just generally sweeter people

It all sounds a bit insane: people who like sweet foods are someone just generally nicer than people who don’t. It sounds like the latest example of dubious evolutionary psychology, but it’s actually about how language subtly shapes our behavior. A team of researchers from North Dakota State, Gettysburg College, and Saint Xavier University designed…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Oct 19 '11

Lytro Camera First Look: It’s Small, Deep and Cheap

We’re live at the Lytro camera launch, getting our first look at the world’s first consumer light field camera. We’ve covered the Lytro before, but this is the first time we’ve seen it in person at today’s launch event. Light field cameras let you focus after the fact. They’re quite different than ordinary cameras. https://gizmodo.com/lytro-is-a-focus-free-camera-that-will-change-how-you-t-5814337…

Tech News Mat Honan Oct 19 '11

The Razer TRON Gaming Mouse Is Your Light Addled Deal of the Day

If you want to become one with your first person shooter, you need to embrace the Biodigital Jazz inside you, man. What better way to create a link with your system, than to use a peripheral inspired by the insides of your system. Before you know it, you’ll be fragging left and right and strafing…

Tech News Gizmodo Deals Oct 19 '11

My Secret Folder for iOS: Hide the Stuff You Don’t Want Other People to See

Why George Romero rejected The Walking Dead to make The Zombie Autopsies

The Victorian Hugos: 1885

Steve Jobs Worked the Day Before He Died

Tiny failed star is the coldest object we’ve ever photographed

This Million Dollar Christmas Gift Will Make You the Envy of Vegas Casinos

Why do we want to feel sorry for monsters that scare us?

Are pregnant women refusing to give birth on Halloween?

Six Tools to Help You Geek Out Over the World Series

DrawTop Turns Your Laptop Into A Handy Whiteboard

Gossip Girl writer creating an Americanized version of the UK superhero show Misfits

Netflix Android App Finally Supports Honeycomb Tablets

How Come All Captchas Don’t Just Work Like This?

Siri’s Default Settings Leave Your iPhone 4S Exposed

Watch Daniel Radcliffe fight off a horrifying ghost without his wands!

George Lucas Upstages Vader: The Best Moments from the Scream Awards

Trek Inspired Feeding Set: The Trouble With Dribbles

Why people with a sweet tooth are just generally sweeter people

Lytro Camera First Look: It’s Small, Deep and Cheap

The Razer TRON Gaming Mouse Is Your Light Addled Deal of the Day

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