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Katherine Heigl Will Live Forever As The Next Highlander… Sorta

We loved her in Roswell, but hated The Ugly Truth. So we’re pretty split on the news that Katherine Heigl will be making a science fiction movie in which she plays an immortal. Could you live forever with with Heigl? The title of the film is The Age of Adaline and according to IGN it’s…

io9 Meredith Woerner May 14

Exclusive Preview: Patton Oswalt Does A Firefly Comic

Float Out is actor-comedian-bon vivant Patton Oswalt’s comic book tribute to Serenity’s throttle jockey, Hoban Washburne. It hits stores on June 2 — but here are the first few pages to whet your Firefly appetite. Here’s the official, kinda spoilery synopsis from Dark Horse Comics: Always ready with a brilliant aerial maneuver and a terrible…

Books & Comics Marc Bernardin May 14

$5 Homemade Toaster Teaches the Value of Walmart

Art student Thomas Thwaites created a lofty personal challenge: remake a £3.99 toaster he bought new at a shop from scratch. This corded glob is what he came up with…and while it’s a bit different from the model, it works. (The original Argos Value Range 2 Slice Toaster) A perfect replica was quickly found to…

Tech News Mark Wilson May 14

True Blood Season 3 Trailer Spills The Bloody Details

The trailer for the new True Blood season includes a lot of teases. Who’s making out with what species — and could these little puppies be the next big fanged bad? Check out our revealing screencaps below.

Television Meredith Woerner May 14

A Haunting Time-Lapse Video of Eyjafjallajökull

Photographer Sean Stiegemeier: “So I saw all of these mediocre pictures of that volcano in Iceland nobody can pronounce the name of, so I figured I should go and do better.” Well, good job, Sean. [Vimeo via Petapixel]

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 14

What are wormholes and how do we find them?

Is anyone else sick of having to stay in the same damn universe when the next one over could be filled with robot dinosaurs and new kinds of cheese? Here’s how to find a wormhole and ditch this place. Wormholes, so far, are confined to the realm of the theoretical. The scientific basis for them…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell May 14

This Is What a Spider Nanobot Really Looks Like

Yesterday we learnt that scientists have created the first nanobot assembly line. It’s “manned” by four spider-like nanocreatures made from DNA strands, with three arms and four legs. That’s what you are looking at in this image. https://gizmodo.com/behold-the-first-nanobot-assembly-line-in-action-5538320 The robots can walk and turn left or right using their single-strand enzymatic DNA legs. Those legs…

Tech News Jesus Diaz May 14

Set Pics Show Green Lantern’s Mo-Cap Suit. Alan Tudyk Joins Transformers 3! Major Lost Spoilers!

See Ryan Reynolds in his Green Lantern mo-cap suit. Alan Tudyk joins Transformers 3, which LaBoeuf promises won’t suck like Transformers 2. Cowboys And Aliens synopsis! Twilight clip! Plus Lost, Terra Nova, Doctor Who, Jonah Hex, Warehouse 13 and Fringe. Green Lantern: There’s no way for this not to be a bit of a letdown…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 14

Rice Bra: The Only Logical Deterrent to Food Shortages

Before you dare think this idea is even remotely sexy, I want you to consider something: There are hundreds of billions of microorganisms in a handful of soil…and a lactating rice paddy can only be worse. [NYDailyNews via Gawker] http://gawker.com/5538470/new-rice+growing-agriculture-bra-to-become-michelle-obamas-favorite?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gawker%2Ffull+%28Gawker%29

Tech News Mark Wilson May 14

And Then There Was A Solid Gold iPad

On the 107th day, Stuart Hughes revealed the solid gold iPad. With 53 diamonds set in the Apple logo, and the casing crafted from 22ct gold, 10 lucky people can snap one up—for $189,000. [Stuart Hughes]

Tech News Kat Hannaford May 14

Samsung To Start Trialing 40-Inch OLED TVs This Year

It’s going to be another couple of years until Korean rival LG begins producing 40-inch OLEDs, but already Samsung is talking of trialing 42-inch OLED TVs later this year. It won’t hit mass production until next year, but that’s still a jump-start on LG, who’s going to be releasing OLEDs just half the size this…

Gadgets Kat Hannaford May 14

Dell Streak Tablet Hitting US Late Summer With AT&T

Once known as the Mini 5, the Streak will be launching first in Europe with O2 Telefonica, and then “later this summer” with AT&T in the States, according to CEO Michael Dell. https://gizmodo.com/first-hands-on-and-video-dell-mini-5-android-slate-5443837 Dell showed it off at the Citrix Synergy conference, and while it runs Android they wouldn’t be pinned down to saying which…

Tech News Kat Hannaford May 14

Folding Travel Belt From Hermès Will Set You Back $750

I know Hermès is a high-end brand and all, but $750 for a folding belt just takes the piss. I do like the way it folds out like a carpenter’s measuring tape though—smart. [Selectism via Acquire via OhGizmo]

Tech News Kat Hannaford May 14

James Cameron Urges Industry To Shoot In 3D

James Cameron is fast replacing Michael Bay as the industry preacher-man. Instead of praising the Blu-ray format though, he’s taking to his soapbox weekly to mouth off about 3DTV. This time, about how content-makers need to shoot in 3D. https://gizmodo.com/michael-bay-still-loves-blu-ray-more-than-hd-dvd-313984 Yesterday he told television producers in Seoul that shooting in 2D and upscaling to 3D…

Movies Kat Hannaford May 14

Take Your iPad Abroad With MAXroam’s iPad 3G MicroSIM

MAXroam’s iPad-friendly microSIM will let you take your coffee-shop wankery from Starbucks to streetside cafes in Milan. Their microSIMs cost an extravagant €75/$95 for 50MB of data, but at least you’ll be able to tweet smugly from your iPad, right? It’s launched under the umbrella of Cubic Telecom, and thanks to the iPad being of…

Tech News Kat Hannaford May 14

Traditional Cellphone Usage Dying A Long, Painful Death (For Carriers, Anyway)

Whether you blame it on Twitter, texts, or the inability to make a phone call on a touchscreen phone, the US is moving away from voice calls, with the average length of a call falling dramatically in the last year. According to the CTIA, between 2009 and 2008 the length of phone calls dropped from…

Tech News Kat Hannaford May 14

Nintendo DS Will Be Best-Selling Game Console Ever Later This Year

Very soon, that little flip-screened gaming console hidden in your draw or under your bed is going to break all kinds of crazy records. Currently, the PlayStation 2 is king of the best-selling console hill, but come October… According to NPD analysts who’ve been tracking gaming sales, “The NDS is approaching the PS2 as the…

Tech News Kat Hannaford May 14

Now Available: A $10 App Which’ll Sync Your Jailbroken iPhone to iTunes Over Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi Sync is a clever little app with a self-explanatory name: It allows you to sync your jailbroken iPhone to iTunes over Wi-Fi. While it did not get approved by Apple, it is available in the Cydia store for $10. https://gizmodo.com/what-iphone-syncing-really-should-be-like-5524464

Tech News Rosa Golijan May 13

V Picked Up For A Second Season!

It’s a good day to be an evil invading lizard. After the latest episode showed a 14 percent ratings spike, ABC has renewed V for a 13-episode second season. FlashForward, meanwhile, may not be seeing much more of a future.

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 13

Oh Yes! Classic Karate Champ Game Coming to iPhone Soon

Remember Karate Champ? It was one of the very first fighting games—coming far before Street Fighter and Tekken—and we loved it dearly. Now this arcade classic will be coming to the iPhone and it looks damn good. The folks over at Touch Arcade sum up our excitement: The attention to detail is absolutely astounding, between…

Tech News Rosa Golijan May 13

Katherine Heigl Will Live Forever As The Next Highlander… Sorta

Exclusive Preview: Patton Oswalt Does A Firefly Comic

$5 Homemade Toaster Teaches the Value of Walmart

True Blood Season 3 Trailer Spills The Bloody Details

A Haunting Time-Lapse Video of Eyjafjallajökull

What are wormholes and how do we find them?

This Is What a Spider Nanobot Really Looks Like

Set Pics Show Green Lantern’s Mo-Cap Suit. Alan Tudyk Joins Transformers 3! Major Lost Spoilers!

Rice Bra: The Only Logical Deterrent to Food Shortages

And Then There Was A Solid Gold iPad

Samsung To Start Trialing 40-Inch OLED TVs This Year

Dell Streak Tablet Hitting US Late Summer With AT&T

Folding Travel Belt From Hermès Will Set You Back $750

James Cameron Urges Industry To Shoot In 3D

Take Your iPad Abroad With MAXroam’s iPad 3G MicroSIM

Traditional Cellphone Usage Dying A Long, Painful Death (For Carriers, Anyway)

Nintendo DS Will Be Best-Selling Game Console Ever Later This Year

Now Available: A $10 App Which’ll Sync Your Jailbroken iPhone to iTunes Over Wi-Fi

V Picked Up For A Second Season!

Oh Yes! Classic Karate Champ Game Coming to iPhone Soon

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