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10 Classic Sci-Fi Toys

If you grew up in the 60s or 70s, you grew up with the futuristic creations of Gerry Anderson on the TV. These toy replicas of his designs are screaming to be zoomed across the kitchen table and into the air. It’s toy time! Check out toy robot commercials from the past to the present,…

Tech News Christina Bonnington Dec 27 '10

Need Corporate-Level Security on Your Smartphone?

Don’t let your business flounder in insecurity—check out the business-optimized features of the DROID PRO by Motorola, and get to know the smartphone that meets employers’ and employees’ needs with corporate-level connectivity and security. The built-in security features of the DROID PRO from Motorola include AuthenTec IPSec multi-headed VPN integration, remote wipe of device and…

Tech News Gawkercreative Dec 27 '10

Artists redesign Darth Vader with only George Lucas’ original script as a guide

What if you redesigned Darth Vader, but you only had a few sentences of description from the script to go on? Artist Carlos Villagra (and a few others) tried. Here’s what they dreamed the Dark Lord could have looked like. Here’s the little bit of script (taken from A New Hope) that the artists had…

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 27 '10

This Is the Smallest Season’s Greetings Card In the World

This Season’s Greetings card is only 200-micro-meters wide by 290-micro-meters tall, the smallest in the world. Created by a team at the University of Glasgow, this nano-fabrication technology could be used in bio-technology sensing, optical filtering and light control components. To give you an idea of its ridiculous size, u¡if you printed them over a…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 27 '10

Behind every great scientist are his two teenage daughters

This is one of many beautiful engravings made by Anna and Susanna Lister, the daughters of the renowned 17th century naturalist Martin Lister. These scientifically accurate illustrations created by two teenagers helped inspire Charles Darwin’s work on natural selection. Anna and Susanna Lister were only about 15 and 13 when their father put them to…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Dec 27 '10

Gizmodo Looking For Star Tech Writer In NYC

Hey guy/gal reading Gizmodo instead of working: We’re hiring a tech writer in NYC. You need between 1-5 years experience, but more importantly you should be able to write like mad and know and love/hate/understand technology. Full-time Responsibilities include: • Writing morning posts. Fast, thoroughly and creatively. • Taking meetings with companies. Quickly! More quickly…

Tech News Brian Lam Dec 27 '10

First trailer from Steven Spielberg’s alien invasion series Falling Skies

Round up the local ET-fighting militia — the first ever video footage from alien invasion TV series Falling Skies is out. We like the look of the aliens, and Steven Spielberg’s producer credit. But will the show itself be good? Click to view So far, it looks like a lot of fun, here’s the official…

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 27 '10

A Different Kind of Christmas Story

I was sitting in a storefront on the coldest night so far this year, light snow coming down, waiting for a Chinatown bus to New York that was already a half-hour late. Not where you’d expect to buy an iPhone, but… The only other guy in the place was an older dude in a torn…

Tech News Lucas Remick Dec 27 '10

Deals of the Day

Forget to buy someone a present? We have deals on a 15″ Dell laptop, an iPhone 4 (refurbished), a free Arby’s Jr. Shake, and more. Oh and don’t bother ordering me a tv; I am waiting for this. https://gizmodo.com/lg-preparing-mammoth-72-inch-3d-lcd-for-ces-5718943 Top Deals: • 15.6″ Dell Inspiron i15R-2646MRB Core i5 2.53GHz 6GB RAM 640GB HDD Laptop for…

Tech News Gizmodo Deals Dec 27 '10

This Is How You Build a $7000 Camera

There’s only one digital camera I haven’t shot that I’m dying to get my hands on: the Leica M9. This is how Leica puts the $7000 digital rangefinder together. Watch closely for the artsy dust. [YouTube via A Continuous Lean] https://gizmodo.com/hands-on-with-leicas-m9-and-x1-fine-art-for-a-price-5355540

Tech News Matt Buchanan Dec 27 '10

Blade prequel may drop Deacon Frost for a whole new vampire villain

We’ve been hearing about Stephen Dorff and director Stephen Norrington’s Blade prequel for ages. First it was going to be a Deacon Frost-centric trilogy, then it was Deacon Frost meets Scarface. Now the film-makers might just reinvent the vampire entirely. https://gizmodo.com/who-demanded-a-blade-prequel-trilogy-starring-deacon-fr-5308807 In an interview with Shock Till Ya Drop , actor Dorff reveals that he…

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 27 '10

Drink until you’re green

The Sierra Club provides evidence that they throw the best parties here, with an extensive list of (figuratively) green liquors. Arguably the most impressive is Flor de Cana rum, which uses sugar from a mill that generates 30 percent of Nicaragua’s electricity. There’s also a comment from the founder of the first carbon-neutral spirits company,…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Dec 27 '10

Watch 20 Hours of Blizzard in 38 Seconds

How much snow has really piled up in the last 24 hours? Michael Black left a camera, a clock, and a meter stick in his backyard to find out. Watch it reach snowglobe status in a matter of seconds. [GawkerTV]

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Dec 27 '10

Keep The Snow Out Of Your Brain With The Sony MDR-EX1000 Flagship Earphones

Seems a bit of a shame to spend $799 on something no one will ever see because it’ll spend most of its life rammed down your ears, but if you need higher-end earphones, the MDR-EX1000 will do the job. The Asia-only flagship earphones are available on import through Audiocubes, so if you’d like your audio…

Tech News Gary Cutlack Dec 27 '10

Watch a trippy documentary on CIA mind control experiments using LSD

In 1979, ABC News aired Mission Mind Control, a documentary about the US government’s research into the mind control applications of hallucinogens. The documentary is fascinating (albeit depressing), and the 1970s production values give the video a retro flair. [Archive.org]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Dec 27 '10

The Best of the Year in Rants

There was plenty to be angry about this year; the Gulf Oil Spill, assaults on net neutrality, Mark Zuckerberg winning Time’s Person of the Year. Check out the best rants from our most irate writers in 2010. 1. Top Ten Reasons You Should Quit Facebook – May 5th Facebook privacy policies keep going down the…

Tech News Gizmodo Staff Dec 27 '10

Shot-By-Shot Analysis of the New Doctor Who Trailer

We’ve seen Doctor Who’s time-wimey take on “A Christmas Carol”, and now it’s time to look ahead to season six. Let’s examine the new trailer and learn what’s in store for the Doctor and his friends. Spoilers and speculation ahead! Unlike last year’s trailer, which included clips from as far ahead as episode nine, this…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Dec 27 '10

First images from Jim Sturgess and Kirsten Dunst’s science fiction romance, Upside Down

We’ve been eagerly following the science fiction love story Upside Down (starring Jim Sturgess and Kirsten Dunst). The film follows two star-crossed lovers trapped in alternate universes. New images and details are slowly starting to reveal the different dimensions! French site Into The Screen posted a collection of new images and information on director on…

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 27 '10

Solve the puzzles in a new science fiction thriller and win up to £1 million

Author Gruff Davies has found a whole new way to promote a novel — his science fiction thriller, The Looking Glass Club, contains a series of puzzles — and if you solve them, you can win prizes, including an iPad. According to New Scientist, Davies’ novel takes place in 2010 and 2035. In 2010, a…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Dec 27 '10

LG Preparing Mammoth 72-inch 3D LCD for CES

Acronyms ahoy! LG says their LZ9700 is the world’s largest 3D LED-backlit LCD TV (phew!), weighing in at a where-the-hell-am-I-going-to-put-this 72-inches large. See you at CES, you beast. The set also boasts a 400Hz refresh rate and local dimming, as well as the now-standard set of USB inputs, DLNA support, and the ever ambiguous TV…

Television Sam Biddle Dec 27 '10

10 Classic Sci-Fi Toys

Need Corporate-Level Security on Your Smartphone?

Artists redesign Darth Vader with only George Lucas’ original script as a guide

This Is the Smallest Season’s Greetings Card In the World

Behind every great scientist are his two teenage daughters

Gizmodo Looking For Star Tech Writer In NYC

First trailer from Steven Spielberg’s alien invasion series Falling Skies

A Different Kind of Christmas Story

Deals of the Day

This Is How You Build a $7000 Camera

Blade prequel may drop Deacon Frost for a whole new vampire villain

Drink until you’re green

Watch 20 Hours of Blizzard in 38 Seconds

Keep The Snow Out Of Your Brain With The Sony MDR-EX1000 Flagship Earphones

Watch a trippy documentary on CIA mind control experiments using LSD

The Best of the Year in Rants

Shot-By-Shot Analysis of the New Doctor Who Trailer

First images from Jim Sturgess and Kirsten Dunst’s science fiction romance, Upside Down

Solve the puzzles in a new science fiction thriller and win up to £1 million

LG Preparing Mammoth 72-inch 3D LCD for CES

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