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Comic Con staying in San Diego at least through 2015

San Diego Comic Con won’t have to change its name, and the guy with the Captain America costume and the goat can rest easy. SDCC announced a new deal that keeps it in San Diego through at least 2015. Here’s the text of the press release: https://gizmodo.com/a-final-message-from-the-fans-to-comic-con-san-diego-5596084 San Diego – Comic-Con International: San Diego (Comic-Con),…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Sep 30

Google Street View Invades Antarctica

Apparently there’s not any pavement left to conquer, so the expeditioners at Google Street View have ventured to the frosty South Pole to let you stroll around online. My question is why are there so many people just hanging out? Brian McClendon, VP of Engineering at Google Earth and Maps, snapped the footage while on…

Tech News Sam Biddle Sep 30

Steampunk Submarine Gallery

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Tech News Christina Bonnington Sep 30

Having intestinal worms could prevent allergic reactions

Intestinal worms have figured out a way to keep themselves protected from your body’s immune system, by taking control of part of it. The job of flushing out these worms would normally go to your T cells, which attack invaders. But the worm Heligmosomoides polygyrus makes a protein which restrains the production of T cells,…

io9 Tim Barribeau Sep 30

New technology that captures “exciton” particles could replace today’s solar cells

Even the most efficient solar cell loses a lot of energy in the form of wasted heat. But the electron-like particles that photons emit as they enter the cells could be turned into electrical energy, solving the heat loss problem. When photons, the particles of light, enter solar cells, they can create a quasiparticle known…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Sep 30

When architecture attacks: The Las Vegas death ray

The curved glass facade of the Vdara Hotel in Las Vegas promises a world of climate-controlled luxury. Except if you are poolside, where sunlight reflected and intensified by the building’s shape has been melting plastic and burning people’s hair. According to BLDG BLOG: The surface of the building acts like a parabolic reflector, concentrating solar…

io9 Annalee Newitz Sep 30

I Love The ColorWare iPad Grip Frame, But I Can’t Recommend It

I installed a ColorWare Grip on my iPad earlier. It’s lovely: milled from solid aluminum and surprisingly comfortable to use one-handed. I intended to write a cheery post about it until I saw the price: $300. Is that a joke? “Hey, it’s Rosa from Gizmodo. I just have a quick question about the Grip.” I…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Sep 30

I Hope This Robolamp’s On Switch Only Works the Light

An industrious Etsy seller is peddling a series of Robolamps: part sculpture, part light fixture, all terrifically neat. And you could probably make your own. As Cool Material points out, it looks as though these Robolamps are made—meticulously, cleverly made—from parts you could find in a Home Depot. A little PVC pipe goes a long…

Tech News Brian Barrett Sep 30

Why Commercials Are Louder Than Television Shows

Congress might have passed a bill to make TV commercials quieter, but one anonymous online television engineer explains why it will take more than a law to save our ears. I can’t tell you the names of the television shows our engineer helps get off the air and streamed over your internet, but I can…

Television Joel Johnson Sep 30

Google Wants to Kill JPEGs With New WebP Format

These pictures look the same—but they’re not. Because the sign on the right, hypothetically, takes up nearly 40% less space. That’s the version in WebP, Google’s plan to speed up the internet by slimming down its images. What is WebP? It’s a new graphics format that Google hopes will make file transfers faster than currently…

Tech News Brian Barrett Sep 30

Want to get into “Fringe”? These are the episodes you need to watch.

When she’s not editing science fiction and fantasy novels for Pocket Books or writing comics, Jennifer Heddle is a die-hard Fringe fan. Here she lists the crucial episodes you need to catch up on past seasons. One of the more buzzed-about, critically-acclaimed shows of the fall season has been Fringe, and as a fervent fan…

io9 Jennifer Heddle Sep 30

New York City Taxis Updating Their Displays To Look Like iMacs

Taxi top displays, those triangular advertisements on top of NYC cabs, are getting a facelift. And even though it looks like the base of an iMac is now attached to the roof, I think it looks good. Or at least better. The plastic triangles of yore are going to be replaced with these sleek (almost…

Tech News Casey Chan Sep 30

View the charred remains of the alien-blasted Los Angeles from Battle: LA

We’ve got two new viral clips from the alien invasion flick Battle: Los Angeles, the film that everyone is calling Independence Day meets Black Hawk Down. See the alien carnage with your own eyes! Next up is a viral where actor Kevin West is playing some sort of scientist who just knows that the invading…

Movies Meredith Woerner Sep 30

Léo Apotheker Appointed HP’s New CEO and President

HP has named Léo Apotheker as its next Chief Executive Officer and President, effective November 1st. Apotheker was previously the CEO of SAP, the world’s largest business software applications corporation. “Léo is a strategic thinker with a passion for technology, wide-reaching global experience and proven operational discipline – exactly what we were looking for in…

Tech News Christina Bonnington Sep 30

Weather HD Jumps From iPad to iPhone With Visualizations Intact

We already showed you the best weather apps on both iPhone and Android, but Weather HD is a weather app in an entirely different category. It’s a weather app for people who don’t really care about the weather. https://gizmodo.com/the-best-weather-apps-5651021 Just like on the iPad, Weather HD shows you your current temperature, the high, the low,…

Tech News Jason Chen Sep 30

Will Darren Aronofsky direct Superman or Preacher?

The Guardian insists that Darren Aronofsky is the front-runner to direct Superman, based on Black Swan’s critical buzz. But Newsarama cites sources who say Aronofsky’s actually adapting the profane supernatural comic Preacher. Which is it? And which would you prefer?

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Sep 30

Everything Must Go! Tons of Great iOS Games on Sale Today

We’re not sure what’s gotten into iTunes today—perhaps someone’s just in a great mood—but a bevy of fantastic games are deeply discounted. Check out the best of the slash-priced titles, and get it while you still can. Free: • ESPN’s ScoreCenter XL For only $0.99, you can pick up • Classic titles Secret of Monkey…

Tech News Sam Biddle Sep 30

The Hepatitis virus is 19 million years old

The ancient origins of Hepatitis are coming to light, thanks to virus fragments locked in the genomes of modern songbirds. A “fossilized virus” isn’t one embedded in rocks, but rather in the DNA of the host, and this is the first-ever hepatitis-family virus discovered. It was found in the same location in the genomes of…

io9 Tim Barribeau Sep 30

The sauciest moments from the best ever month of scifi burlesque! [NSFW]

Burlesque has always had a love affair geek culture. There’s something about sexy individuals dressing (and undressing) as science fiction icons that gets the pulse racing. But this month may’ve been the greatest scifi burlesque month ever. NSFW pics below! Seriously, there has been so much science fictional burlesque in September, we’re not sure what…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Sep 30

New York’s Subway May Not Survive Nicole [Updated]

There’s a massive storm headed to New York, one that may flood the subway. What most people don’t know is that we depend on just 700 fragile water pumps to keep the tunnels dry—some a century old. Updated In fact, if someone powered down all these pumps tomorrow, the entire subway network would be inundated…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Sep 30

Comic Con staying in San Diego at least through 2015

Google Street View Invades Antarctica

Steampunk Submarine Gallery

Having intestinal worms could prevent allergic reactions

New technology that captures “exciton” particles could replace today’s solar cells

When architecture attacks: The Las Vegas death ray

I Love The ColorWare iPad Grip Frame, But I Can’t Recommend It

I Hope This Robolamp’s On Switch Only Works the Light

Why Commercials Are Louder Than Television Shows

Google Wants to Kill JPEGs With New WebP Format

Want to get into “Fringe”? These are the episodes you need to watch.

New York City Taxis Updating Their Displays To Look Like iMacs

View the charred remains of the alien-blasted Los Angeles from Battle: LA

Léo Apotheker Appointed HP’s New CEO and President

Weather HD Jumps From iPad to iPhone With Visualizations Intact

Will Darren Aronofsky direct Superman or Preacher?

Everything Must Go! Tons of Great iOS Games on Sale Today

The Hepatitis virus is 19 million years old

The sauciest moments from the best ever month of scifi burlesque! [NSFW]

New York’s Subway May Not Survive Nicole [Updated]

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