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If Your iPhone Has Ever Dropped a Call, Read This

If you’re excited about today’s Verizon iPhone bonanza, it’s for one reason: hoping for the shining light of non-sucky service. Here’s all of the news (and opinion) you need to get caught up on what might be your next phone: • The Verizon iPhone Is Here • Will the iPhone Crush Verizon’s Network? • Verizon…

Tech News Sam Biddle Jan 11

Shooting Challenge: Ice, Gallery 2

Title: Arctic Tree Frog Summary: Nikon D300 with Vivitar Series 1 90mm f/2.5 macro lens and matched 1:1 adapter. 1/80th at f/5.6, ISO 1600, 3700k white balance, and 1:1 magnification. I scooped some shaved ice into a glass measuring cup and popped it into my lightbox. Lighting via a blue LED flashlight propped up in…

Tech News G. Jesse Martinez Jan 11

124 Frozen Photos of Ice

We carve it, shave it, skate on it, and drop it in our tea. It’s ice. And while winter can grate on you by January, this week’s Shooting Challenge offers us 124 reminders of the beauty of cold. Lead Shot – Technicolor The ice and snow in Brussels had already disappeared two weeks ago, so…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jan 11

Shooting Challenge: ICE, Gallery 1

Well, this photo is less “of” ice and more “through” ice. I figured there’d be a bevy of incredible macro shots, and since I can’t compete in that arena I decided to try something different – I made a lens filter out of ice. I knew if I just dumped some tap water into the…

Tech News G. Jesse Martinez Jan 11

A Meal Fit For the Greatest Hobbits of Them All

What do you eat when you watch the extended versions of all three Lord of the Rings movies? The Alamo Drafthouse served up an eight-course meal during its LOTR marathon, including First Breakfast, Second Breakfast, Elevensies and Coney Stew. Check out exclusive photos below. The gourmet servings of hobbit food were part of the Alamo’s…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jan 11

Coney Stew Recipe

“Coney Stew is one of the few dishes we actually see on the screen in the trilogy (featured in a scene with Frodo, Sam & Gollum in The Two Towers) the one most thought of when recollecting the film’s cuisine. I doubt it had as many ingredients as this due to the situation they were…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jan 11

This Amazing Full Feature Film Was Made with Footage Entirely from Grand Theft Auto IV

French filmmaker Mathieu Weschler spent two years making The Trashmaster. And that’s not the crazy thing. What’s insane is that the film’s footage (an epic 88-minutes of sex, drugs and violence) is made entirely from scenes in Grand Theft Auto IV. From what I’ve seen, the film is a captivating dark tale that’s actually a…

Tech News Casey Chan Jan 11

Powerful thunderstorms can send bursts of antimatter hurtling into space

Antimatter seems impossibly exotic, something that exists only in particle accelerators or in cosmic events many light-years away. But the next time there’s a big thunderstorm, look up at the sky: you’re looking at the creation of natural antimatter bursts. NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope picked up on the antimatter by monitoring several recent thunderstorms.…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jan 11

A flash flood swallows an entire parking lot in Australia

In this video captured yesterday in Toowoomba, Australia, the city’s East Creek rises dramatically after 6 inches of rain falls in 30 minutes. The waters easily carry away parked cars. Watch this jarring footage taken from a nearby office building. The Australian state of Queensland has been afflicted by intense flooding since late December, and…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jan 11

New banner for Zack Snyder’s hyper-stylized Sucker Punch gets in your face

The premise for Sucker Punch might be a bit muddled, but the imagery grabs your face by the ears! This latest banner is no exception, Zack Snyder’s army of ladies is almost dancing through this surreal war-torn world. https://gizmodo.com/sucker-punch-is-a-sexy-burlesque-about-drugs-dragons-5595551 Sucker Punch will be in theaters March 2011. [via Collider]

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 11

Fuck You, AT&T

Fuck You, AT&T. That’s the scream of the Internet. Dropped calls, no data connection even with full bars, spotty coverage, collapsed networks in big cities… it’s a huge clusterfuck of customer rage. That’s why people are crying for the Verizon iPhone. Every time Apple releases an iPhone we get the same reaction: A horde foaming…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jan 11

A Thunder God beats up Tony Stark (and calls it quits) in this week’s comics

One of our favorite series of 2010 gets the axe this week. Boo! But to ease our pain, there’s a ton of new comics, some 2000 AD trades, and a fun-looking series about parallel universe body-swapping. Let’s start with some bad news first, the eighth (and last) issue of Thor: The Mighty Avenger (Marvel) hits…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Jan 11

Will the iPhone Crush Verizon’s Network?

It’s conventional wisdom now that iPhone exclusivity is the best and worst thing that ever happened to AT&T. A rocket that sent them into space—and directly into the sun. Will the same thing happen to Verizon? Wired’s Fred Vogelstein has chronicled the iPhone-induced #attfail more completely than anybody. The same phone that delivered AT&T millions…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jan 11

Did Verizon’s iPhone Fix the Death Grip Issue?

The Verizon iPhone is here and it’s a beautiful thing. Well, it’s actually the same old thing with a slightly modified antenna. It’s been reworked for Verizon’s CDMA network, but will it fix the iPhone 4’s death grip issue? Updated Check it out: the original AT&T iPhone 4’s antenna notches have been shuffled. Instead of…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jan 11

The New Yorker cover takes a shot at the Spider-Man musical

And the hits for the Spidey musical just keep coming. After a few weeks without any reported injuries, Julie Taymor’s Spider-Man musical takes another swipe, this time from the New Yorker. Plus, more skits poking fun at the troubled production. The latest New Yorker cover isn’t afraid to ask the real questions about the Spider-Man…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 11

Read the first 111 pages of the new dystopian YA novel Across the Universe

A girl goes into cryo-suspension for an interstellar trip, only to wake early into a dystopian hell in Beth Revis’ Across The Universe. Here’s an exclusive look at the first 111 pages of this “Titanic meets Brave New World” novel. In Across The Universe, which goes on sale today, Amy goes into cryogenic sleep for…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Jan 11

The Verizon iPhone Is Here

It’s confirmed. The iPhone 4 is coming to Verizon. Starting at $200 for the 16GB version, with a new antenna and a hotspot application that would allow you to connect your computer or any other device to the internet. How does it look? Same as the iPhone 4, except with a different antenna design. Here’s…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jan 11

Are You Going to Buy a Verizon iPhone?

Well, the cat’s officially out of the bag and the Verizon iPhone is finally here. The big question though: Will you buy it? https://gizmodo.com/the-verizon-iphone-is-here-5730527 Are you going to buy a Verizon iPhone?customer surveys

Tech News Rosa Golijan Jan 11

Verizon iPhone Announcement Meta Live Coverage Right Now

Verizon is announcing something today at 11AM Eastern. It’s very probably the iPhone! We’ll be covering it and commentatoring live using the best coverage from our friends all around the web. Right here: [Gizmodo] https://gizmodo.com/the-verizon-iphone-will-be-announced-on-january-11-5727934

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jan 11

This Tent Stands Up Without Poles

The worst part about camping, aside from the occasional bear maul? Having to deal with pain in the ass tent poles. Unless you’re using the Cave tent by Heimplant, which inflates its own rigid skeleton—no poles necessary. The entire inflatable support structure is super durable and separated into separate compartments, so that your outdoors domicile…

Tech News Sam Biddle Jan 11

If Your iPhone Has Ever Dropped a Call, Read This

Shooting Challenge: Ice, Gallery 2

124 Frozen Photos of Ice

Shooting Challenge: ICE, Gallery 1

A Meal Fit For the Greatest Hobbits of Them All

Coney Stew Recipe

This Amazing Full Feature Film Was Made with Footage Entirely from Grand Theft Auto IV

Powerful thunderstorms can send bursts of antimatter hurtling into space

A flash flood swallows an entire parking lot in Australia

New banner for Zack Snyder’s hyper-stylized Sucker Punch gets in your face

Fuck You, AT&T

A Thunder God beats up Tony Stark (and calls it quits) in this week’s comics

Will the iPhone Crush Verizon’s Network?

Did Verizon’s iPhone Fix the Death Grip Issue?

The New Yorker cover takes a shot at the Spider-Man musical

Read the first 111 pages of the new dystopian YA novel Across the Universe

The Verizon iPhone Is Here

Are You Going to Buy a Verizon iPhone?

Verizon iPhone Announcement Meta Live Coverage Right Now

This Tent Stands Up Without Poles

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