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The lesbian burlesque version of Twilight [NSFW]

This is the season of scifi burlesque. But if you want to stand out from the crowd, there’s nothing like doing a lesbian version of Edward and Bella’s romance from the Twilight series – complete with pregnancy and birth scene. Looking at these pictures makes me feel as dirty as watching the movies did –…

io9 Annalee Newitz Oct 8

The Easy Way to Get a Six-Pack: Optical Illusion

Because it’s important, the New York Times took a look at various creams that promise better abs, no crunches required. Packed with skin-tighteners like caffeine and aminophylline, these products can actually make your stomach look leaner than it really is. Lab Series Skincare for Men Ab Rescue Sculpting Gel ($30 for 6.7 ounces). Ideal Marketing…

Health Kyle VanHemert Oct 8

No plans for a Justice League movie, says Geoff Johns

Marvel’s Avengers team-up film is generating mega-buzz, but DC has no plans to follow suit with the Justice League, Geoff Johns told NYCC. Because DC’s characters are “bigger than Marvel’s.” He’d rather build them up separately than “smashing them together.” Also, someone asked Johns about the possibility of a Flash movie, and he started to…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Oct 8

Why Living In Cities Sucks

When you live in a city, it’s easy to forget that we are surrounded by the greatest show in the Universe: The Universe itself. This sky comparison chart is the sad proof of that. Sadly, missing the awe-inspiring show of all those planets, stars, and galaxies dancing around us is the price humans had to…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Oct 8

The Galaxy Tab’s Porn Button Explained

Take a close look at this Romanian Samsung Galaxy Tab. See the Porn button? That’s 100% real. But you shouldn’t pack your bag for Bucharest quite yet. Mobilissimo first pointed out the oddity, wherein the Home button promises some heavy NSFW action. But! It’s helpful to know that “Pornire” is a Romanian word for “start,”…

Gadgets Brian Barrett Oct 8

How to make a pile of boxes into something unearthly and beautiful

Created by design firm Superbien, this installation combines 3D projections with a simple 3D surface – literally, a pile of blocks stacked against a wall. When you watch the video, the result is absolutely enchanting. Augmented reality done right. [via Superbien] (Thanks for the tip, Boyd McKenzie!)

io9 Annalee Newitz Oct 8

Esquire Is the Latest Mag to Embrace iPad

Men’s magazine and fashion fixture Esquire is the newest glossy on the block to give itself an iPad makeover. As has been the case with other mag-to-tablet conversions, interactivity is being pressed: inline footnotes, movable photos, and added video content. Feature wise, the iPad October issue doesn’t seem to be any radical departure from past…

Tech News Sam Biddle Oct 8

Google Used Video in Their Logo For the First Time Today

Google is getting even more daring (and bandwidth-hogging) with their doodles, with today’s logo celebrating John Lennon’s 70th birthday being their first to feature video. It’s a clever embedded YouTube of Imagine, one of the greatest songs ever written. Hopefully the logo has appeared on all international Google search pages, with the message in Imagine…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Oct 8

Are you at New York Comic-Con? Tell us about it!

If you’re going to be at New York Comic-Con this weekend, you can talk to other io9ers about it on our NYCC 2010 page. Post pictures, news items, or suggestions for io9 meetup locations right here. Also, be sure to say hi to io9 staffers who are at the Con this weekend! Meredith Woerner, Cyriaque…

io9 Annalee Newitz Oct 8

What’s next for the X-Men? Transhuman villains and the mutant generation gap

On the eve of the New York Comic Con, io9 caught up with Generation Hope author/newly minted Uncanny X-Men writer Kieron Gillen. Gillen filled us in on all things mutant and why Sabretooth is a beaujolais man. Gillen, who co-founded the gaming blog Rock, Paper, Shotgun, first made a splash in comics with his cult…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Oct 8

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 1 won’t be in 3-D after all

Imagine that — a studio realizes that a movie will look poopy in 3-D, so they decide not to do it. Warner Bros. decided the first half of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be 2-D only. Said Warners in a statement: Warner Bros Pictures has made the decision to release “Harry Potter and…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Oct 8

Confidential Foxconn Report Leaked With Stories of Abused Employees

It comes as no surprise that someone would want to leak the independently-produced report on Foxconn’s treatment of its workers, but the contents are bloody appalling. Apparently 1,736 workers were surveyed, with stories of overtime and even violence. Workers from nine cities were questioned by over 60 volunteers from 20 universities in Hong Kong and…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Oct 8

The future of zeppelin travel – an airship that can move houses

An Australian company is developing the next generation of airships, that work like blimps with lighter-than-air gases to give it lift. These new airships would be capable of lifting an entire house, or even a entire hospital in emergencies. According to the Sydney Morning Herald: Potential uses for a successful commercial model of the SkyLifter…

io9 Annalee Newitz Oct 8

8 Amazing Garage Inventions

Jets, spacecraft, and giant robots—some people build amazing things in their garages. Makes you feel a little self-conscious about that “cherry” 1981 Malibu and the stack of National Geographics you keep threatening to put on eBay, doesn’t it. What else is your neighbor hiding? Take a peek at these Rube Goldberg Machines, home theaters, clever…

Tech News Christina Bonnington Oct 8

New bioterror vaccine protects against anthrax and smallpox

A combined smallpox and anthrax vaccine has been developed which is faster and more efficient than either individual version, and could prove to be invaluable during a bioterrorism attack. The researchers took the protective part of an anthrax vaccine, and inserted it into an existing smallpox vaccine along with an immune chemical called interleukin-15. The…

io9 Tim Barribeau Oct 8

This is now America’s only way of getting into space

A rusty old cart sits in front of the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, just a few days before its launch to the International Space Station. (The Soyuz craft, not the cart.) [Carla Cioffi/NASA via Space.com]

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Oct 8

Apple’s MagSafe Connectors Could Be Used on iPads and iPhones

Before worrying about your iPod dock’s future (and the whole of China’s accessory ecosystem being thrown into disarray), listen up: I don’t think we need to worry about the iPad and iPhone eschewing the humble 30-pin connector. Apparently back in June, Apple filed a patent for MagSafe power connectors being added to iPads and iPhones.…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Oct 8

See This iPad’s Still Images Come to Life With a Simple Transparent Sheet

The materials for YouTube Illusionist BrussPup’s latest feat are simple: an iPad loaded with some images and a transparent sheet striped with black bars. But when the two are combined, those images come to life like you’d never expect. [YouTube]

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Oct 8

If You Have an iPhone, You May Oversleep When Daylight Saving Time Comes

Heads up, iPhone users! Last week Australians found a bug in Apple’s iOS the hard way. Or maybe the soft way: They overslept as their iPhone alarms failed to go off because of a glitch triggered by daylight saving time. 55% of 4,500 users polled by the Sydney Morning Herald experienced the bug, which only…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Oct 8

What Happens When You Smash Nitroglycerin With a Hammer in 600x Slow Motion?

Nitroglycerin, first discovered in 1846, is the explosive essence of dynamite. Even slowed down 600x, the reaction—detonation—is so violent, so fast, it still happens in less than the blink of an eye. [BBC]

Tech News Matt Buchanan Oct 8

The lesbian burlesque version of Twilight [NSFW]

The Easy Way to Get a Six-Pack: Optical Illusion

No plans for a Justice League movie, says Geoff Johns

Why Living In Cities Sucks

The Galaxy Tab’s Porn Button Explained

How to make a pile of boxes into something unearthly and beautiful

Esquire Is the Latest Mag to Embrace iPad

Google Used Video in Their Logo For the First Time Today

Are you at New York Comic-Con? Tell us about it!

What’s next for the X-Men? Transhuman villains and the mutant generation gap

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 1 won’t be in 3-D after all

Confidential Foxconn Report Leaked With Stories of Abused Employees

The future of zeppelin travel – an airship that can move houses

8 Amazing Garage Inventions

New bioterror vaccine protects against anthrax and smallpox

This is now America’s only way of getting into space

Apple’s MagSafe Connectors Could Be Used on iPads and iPhones

See This iPad’s Still Images Come to Life With a Simple Transparent Sheet

If You Have an iPhone, You May Oversleep When Daylight Saving Time Comes

What Happens When You Smash Nitroglycerin With a Hammer in 600x Slow Motion?

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