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The Tron Poster I Really Want

I wouldn’t mind having one of the official Tron: Legacy posters, but I’d rather grab this beautiful 16 x 20-inch Giclée fine art print of good old Flynn’s face. $56, shipped. [Little White Lies] https://gizmodo.com/the-new-tron-legacy-poster-looks-awfully-familiar-5680791

Tech News Jesus Diaz Nov 10

Greatest Zero-Gravity Sex Scenes of All Time [NSFW]

You haven’t crossed the final frontier until you’ve had sex in space. It’s the ultimate dream: weightless lovemaking. Here are 11 awesome zero-gravity sex scenes…plus one real-life zero G sexytime moment caught on video. There have long been rumors and reports that NASA astronauts have really had sex in space, but they’ve largely been debunked…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Nov 10

I Want To Sling My Face at This Incredible Angry Birds Cake

Whoever thought Angry Birds could be as delicious as it is addictive? I’m mostly just happy to find a level know I can clear in no time. This amazing cake homage by Anya Richardson may also be the only one of its kind, according to its creator’s tweet: “Had someone ask how much $ to…

Tech News Brian Barrett Nov 10

A fanciful zombie safe house on the Mississippi River

Once the dead rise, we’ll be in need of practical dwellings to hold the zombie throngs at bay. Enter the SS Huckleberry, a marine convoy designed to float out the end of the civilization. This design comes courtesy of Architect Southwest’s zombie safe house design competition (which is presently open for voting). The other design…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Nov 10

Instapaper iOS App Gets A Makeover With Latest Update

Ooh la la! Looks like the Instapaper iOS app, one of our favorite tools, has received quite a makeover and plenty of new features in its latest update: – Article list on iPhone now includes the first few lines of text from articles, like on iPad. On iPad, more text is now shown. The text…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Nov 10

WD-40: Because Robots Get It On Too

Yeah, OK, it’s a water dispersant not a lubricant. And sure, true enough, you probably don’t want to put WD-40 anywhere near your lovemaking parts. But besides all that, I see what you did there, Spanish-language ad agency. [Reddit]

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Nov 10

Here’s a crappy talking animal movie edited into a taut psychological thriller

In the deranged 1996 family comedy How I Saved The President, a young boy and his talking pets stop the president’s assassination. Here’s a reedited version of the film, which transforms this kids’ flick into Son of Sam Part 2. The mesmerizing video comes courtesy of Everything is Terrible, the videographers who compiled video collages…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Nov 10

SGU finally reveals Destiny’s secrets, for the “Greater Good”

After a disappointing outing last week, SGU has flipped the switch back to “better” for last night’s episode “The Greater Good.” Let’s stumble once more, down the dark hallway that is the Destiny. I’m going to keep this review short and sweet, just like the episode. This was a very nice episode of SGU —…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 10

Boxee Box Is Finally Shipping, Will Get Netflix And Hulu Plus Support In The Future

As promised, the D-Link Boxee Box is finally shipping! And that’s not all the good news its makers have for us today: https://gizmodo.com/boxee-box-will-finally-ship-november-10th-5668675 We’re planning to bring Netflix to the Boxee Box before the end of the year. We are also working with Hulu to bring Hulu Plus to the Boxee Box. Until those services…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Nov 10

Hold Me Closer, Tiny Boom Box iPod Dock

Carrying a boom box down the street on your shoulder? Old and busted. Docking your iPod on a teeny tiny boombox and carrying it around the house between your thumb and forefinger? New and… uh… tiny. Just to be clear, the Boom Dock from Homade doesn’t involve any batteries, which means it’s not exactly going…

Tech News Brian Barrett Nov 10

You don’t need CGI to make a cool giant monster

Back in the mid-1950s, if you wanted to make a giant monster you worked with a basic toolkit: Stock footage, dim lighting, and editing tricks. And yet somehow this mega-spider from 1955’s Tarantula is more convincing than today’s CGI mega-whatevers. Maybe it’s just because tarantulas move in such a creepy way that they can’t help…

Movies Annalee Newitz Nov 10

Jabra Stone2: The Least Stupid-Looking Bluetooth Headset Is a Little Smarter

If you’ve got an almost elegant Bluetooth headset that feels as un-silly as the Stone, how do you change it for the inevitable sequel? Make it smarter. https://gizmodo.com/jabra-stone-the-time-when-bluetooth-got-self-aware-5385317 Jabra’s Stone2 has more extensive voice controls, commands and features versus the original, like fully voice-powered calling, answering and ignoring. It’s still $130, though it’s exclusive to…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Nov 10

USS Ronald Reagan saves stranded cruise passengers from “starvation”

Last Monday, the cruise ship Carnival Splendor suffered a fire in the engine room, leaving her stranded 150 nautical miles southwest of San Diego. Thankfully, the Nimitz-class supercarrier USS Ronald Reagan was around and they had lots of extra Spam cans. Yes, that’s right. On top of having to deal with the lack of air…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Nov 10

By 2030, 69% of global deaths will be from non-communicable diseases

As part of a series of articles on chronic disease, The Lancet has published a piece showing that by 2030, 7 out of 10 deaths internationally will be from chronic non-communicable diseases, and that low- and middle-income countries don’t have the infrastructure in place to deal with this future. Of that 70% of deaths the…

io9 Tim Barribeau Nov 10

We Did It! Adorable Kid Reunited With Stolen Superhero Backpack and PSP!

Remember that totally adorable kid who had his superhero backpack (and his Halloween candy and PSP) stolen last week? Remember how you saw him and hoped that somehow, someway he’d be happy again? Well he IS, thanks to the internet! https://gizmodo.com/lets-help-this-cute-kid-find-his-stolen-backpack-5681889 Thanks to the internet and Jimmy Kimmel, that is. According to Kai’s Dad, the…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Nov 10

The 20 Dinosaurs Who Wouldn’t Die

Forget the gene splicing of Jurassic Park — the best dinosaurs in science fiction are hyper-evolved reptosapiens or confused, time-displaced beasts. Here are 20 fantastic saurians who just wouldn’t go extinct. Dinosaucers (1987) This 1980s cartoon was about two warring factions of alien dinosaurs who come to Earth to air their grievances or something. Along…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Nov 10

Don’t Forget To Double-Check That The Tower You’re Demolishing Will Fall The Right Way

Click to viewJudging by the panicked screams in this video, the folks demolishing a 275-foot smoke stack in Springfield, Ohio didn’t expect it to snap power lines, destroy power equipment, or terrify children when it collapsed into the wrong direction. There were no injuries resulting from this incident, but 8,000 people did lose their electricity…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Nov 10

Garco the Robot Retires (1961)

Lately I’ve been obsessed with finding the current location of 1950’s robot star Garco. Garco appeared on numerous TV shows, including one of my favorite pieces of retro-space-futurism, the 1957 Disneyland TV episode, “Mars and Beyond.” I can’t seem to find any clue as to where this robot might be stored. Is Garco sitting in…

Tech News Matt Novak Nov 10

No Streaming for You: Every Major Network Site Blocks Google TV

Fox has decided to join the big broadcaster blockade of Google TV, blocking it from accessing its website to stream video content. https://gizmodo.com/the-big-networks-big-google-tv-fear-5670259 Now, if you go to any major broadcaster’s website—ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox—to stream episodes of Lost or 30 Rock or whatever, instead you’ll get a big fat error message, keeping your Google…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Nov 10

Google Tipster Fired

Google has a lesson for its employees: Don’t tell the world how well we treat you, or you’ll be fired. The company apparently told staff today it terminated the employee who leaked word of a 10 percent companywide pay raise. http://gawker.com/5685991/christmas-comes-early-for-employees-of-google Last night, Business Insider got hold of an internal memo from CEO Eric Schmidt—for…

Tech News Ryan Tate Nov 10

The Tron Poster I Really Want

Greatest Zero-Gravity Sex Scenes of All Time [NSFW]

I Want To Sling My Face at This Incredible Angry Birds Cake

A fanciful zombie safe house on the Mississippi River

Instapaper iOS App Gets A Makeover With Latest Update

WD-40: Because Robots Get It On Too

Here’s a crappy talking animal movie edited into a taut psychological thriller

SGU finally reveals Destiny’s secrets, for the “Greater Good”

Boxee Box Is Finally Shipping, Will Get Netflix And Hulu Plus Support In The Future

Hold Me Closer, Tiny Boom Box iPod Dock

You don’t need CGI to make a cool giant monster

Jabra Stone2: The Least Stupid-Looking Bluetooth Headset Is a Little Smarter

USS Ronald Reagan saves stranded cruise passengers from “starvation”

By 2030, 69% of global deaths will be from non-communicable diseases

We Did It! Adorable Kid Reunited With Stolen Superhero Backpack and PSP!

The 20 Dinosaurs Who Wouldn’t Die

Don’t Forget To Double-Check That The Tower You’re Demolishing Will Fall The Right Way

Garco the Robot Retires (1961)

No Streaming for You: Every Major Network Site Blocks Google TV

Google Tipster Fired

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