Latest

When Worlds Collide: The Muppets Versus Team Darlton

If anyone can weasel secrets of Lost’s final arc from Damon Lindelof and Cartlon Cuse, and make a little cash on the side, it’s a rat — Rizzo the Rat — and a giant bear. [Slashfilm]

io9 Marc Bernardin May 6

Russia Investigating Whether or Not Regional President Gave State Secrets to Aliens

Russian regional president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov claims he was abducted by aliens. Now, a Russian MP has asked President Dmitry Medvedev to investigate his claims to make sure he didn’t give any state secrets to the space visitors. MP Andre Lebedev is not just asking whether Mr Ilyumzhinov is fit to govern. He is also concerned…

Space & Spaceflight Adam Frucci May 6

Ask David Louis Edelman Anything About Infoquake

For the past few days, we’ve been discussing and kibbitzing about David Louis Edelman’s novel Infoquake. And now the author himself is here to answer all of your questions! Post your questions in the comment thread, and David Louis Edelman will be reading them in real time and responding. He’ll get to as many questions…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 6

Penn State’s New Twelfth Man Is Science

Penn State’s Beaver Stadium is already one of the toughest away venues in college football. But this fall—thanks to some scientific chicanery—it’s going to be nearly 50% louder, making it almost impossible for opposing QBs to be heard. PSU’s not achieving the increase by adding more seats or handing out more thundersticks. In fact, they’re…

Physics & Chemistry Brian Barrett May 6

No iPhone for Verizon This Year, Says Analyst

Sorry, Verizon users. If you wanted the new iPhone 4 this year, you better start looking around in beer gardens. According to BroadPoint AmTech analyst Brian Marshall, AT&T has extended its exclusive deal thanks to their bargaining with the iPad: https://gizmodo.com/this-is-apples-next-iphone-5520164 AT&T had to do something dramatic to get the iPad. [AT&T’s negotiated a 50%…

Tech News Jesus Diaz May 6

Details Revealed For Rian Johnson’s Bloody Time-Travel Movie

We’re all very excited about Brick director Rian Johnson’s science fiction movie Looper, but we had no idea it was going to be this delightfully violent. New plot details crank our anticipation up to 11. Spoilers ahead… We spoke with Johnson about Looper a while back, but sense then many details have surfaced. In an…

Movies Meredith Woerner May 6

Make Your Own MicroSIM

Have a SIM card that, for some reason (the iPad), you’d like to chop down to MicroSIM form? It’s possible, just follow this handy tutorial. (You pretty much just cut the casing very carefully, keeping contacts intact.) [JohnBenson via DVICE]

Tech News Mark Wilson May 6

Inside Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class with Marvel’s Go-To Screenwriters

Zack Stentz and Ashley Edward Miller made their genre bones in TV, as writer-producers on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Fringe. Now they’re shifting to movies with Thor and X-Men: First Class under their utility belts. How did you guys end up on Fox’s radar for First Class? Zack Stentz: We had one of…

io9 Marc Bernardin May 6

The Secret Behind the Mysterious Digital Nikonos Camera

The legendary Nikonos was created by Cousteau and Wouters in the 60s. Built for submarine photography, it could stand a Kraken’s bite. Later, Nikon turned it into an SLR. But this US Navy SEAL’s camera wasn’t an ordinary Nikonos. This Nikonos was a total mystery. A secret that not many people knew about until recently.…

Tech News Jesus Diaz May 6

Did Motorola Just Buy Its Own Smartphone OS?

It’s far from a sure thing, but a listing on LinkedIn, which refers to an acquisition of a company called Azingo by Motorola, could mean that Motorola’s about to charge headlong into the mobile software game. But why? AndroidandMe first flagged the listing, which had it not been for Motorola execs repeatedly stressing their desire…

Tech News John Herrman May 6

Google Goggles Gets Text Translation: See C’est Bon!

Google Goggles—the fun-to-say visual search app—now includes a point-and-click translation tool that’ll take a lot of the guesswork out of your next overseas vacation. It’s like having a little multilinguist living in your phone. https://gizmodo.com/google-goggles-googles-scary-good-visual-search-app-5420894 It also looks stupid simple to use: just point your phone at a word or phrase, press the shutter button,…

Tech News Brian Barrett May 6

The Haunting Gothic Loveliness Of Frankenstein Art

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has seized our imaginations for nearly 200 years. Frankenstein art ranges from the grotesque to the glamorous to the playfully weird… like this Frankenstein meets Vampirella image. The Frankensteinia blog has compiled some incredibly gorgeous Frankenstein art. Frankensteinia launched in August 2007, and has covered everything from exploitation movies to trivia to…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 6

Best Buy Opens In UK and Breaks All Global Sales Records

After opening its first store in the UK last Friday, Best Buy has seen its best-ever opening weekend sales since they first set up shop in 1983. In this age of online shopping, it’s surprising. But not for the UK. https://gizmodo.com/first-best-buy-uk-stores-opening-in-may-5504233 See, here in my home country, we don’t have Fry’s, Walmart, or Circuit City.…

Tech News Kat Hannaford May 6

First Non-Latin Domains Now Live

Look closely at the URL field in this browser. It’s one of the new non-latin domain names, which are live now. [ICANN]

Tech News Jesus Diaz May 6

Raising Money to Keep Joss Whedon in the Hot, Ass-Kicking Chicks Business

You know, His Jossness doesn’t need the money, but anyone who can — in a mere two minutes — demolish Stephen Baldwin and exalt Whedon’s penchant for making TV with attractive, ball-busting women earns our love.

Television Marc Bernardin May 6

Light Shows, Ray Guns and Blades: The Laser is 50

The original “solution looking for a problem,” the laser is now 50 years old. This gallery charts the evolution of a technology that underpins everything from the fibre-optic backbone of the internet to the search for clean fusion energy. The first ever laser The pulse that launched the laser age came from a fingertip-sized ruby…

Tech News New Scientist May 6

Apple Wants Your Heartbeat to Unlock Your iPhone

The iPhone’s password security system works just fine, but compared to what Apple has in the works it’s downright rudimentary. A recently filed patent indicates that our iPhones may someday identify us by the beating of our hearts. Biometric security has found its way into other devices already, what with finger-swipe laptops and face/voice recognition…

Tech News Brian Barrett May 6

Ask a Physicist – Call For More Questions

Now you can ask a physicist your nagging questions about the inner workings of the cosmos. This twice-monthly column will, at very least, allow you to sound smart at cocktail parties. The “Ask a Physicist” series was so much fun that io9 has decided to make it a regular column. Here’s the deal: 1. Send…

io9 Dr. Dave Goldberg May 6

Star Wars Pregnancy Announcement

Few of mankind’s inventions have approached the sheer geekiness of this well-edited Star Wars pregnancy announcement. Also, I always suspected that targeting an egg with my seed would be no harder than bullseyeing a womp rat in a T-16. [NeatoBambino]

Tech News Mark Wilson May 6

First Image From The New Futurama Series

On June 24, Futurama will be back! But what has happened to all of our favorite cast members? This is the first look at the episode “Rebirth,” which looks about right. Heck even Scruffy’s back, sort of. [Wired]

Television Meredith Woerner May 6

When Worlds Collide: The Muppets Versus Team Darlton

Russia Investigating Whether or Not Regional President Gave State Secrets to Aliens

Ask David Louis Edelman Anything About Infoquake

Penn State’s New Twelfth Man Is Science

No iPhone for Verizon This Year, Says Analyst

Details Revealed For Rian Johnson’s Bloody Time-Travel Movie

Make Your Own MicroSIM

Inside Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class with Marvel’s Go-To Screenwriters

The Secret Behind the Mysterious Digital Nikonos Camera

Did Motorola Just Buy Its Own Smartphone OS?

Google Goggles Gets Text Translation: See C’est Bon!

The Haunting Gothic Loveliness Of Frankenstein Art

Best Buy Opens In UK and Breaks All Global Sales Records

First Non-Latin Domains Now Live

Raising Money to Keep Joss Whedon in the Hot, Ass-Kicking Chicks Business

Light Shows, Ray Guns and Blades: The Laser is 50

Apple Wants Your Heartbeat to Unlock Your iPhone

Ask a Physicist – Call For More Questions

Star Wars Pregnancy Announcement

First Image From The New Futurama Series

Latest news

Amazon Is Sticking With ‘Rings of Power’ to the End

Trump Is Reportedly Going Full Steam Ahead with the Golden Dome

‘Kamen Rider’ Is Ready to Take on the World

Twitter Just Can’t Stop Leaking Movies

The ‘Mass Effect’ Show is Getting Rewritten to Get Greenlit

See the Early Stages of How ‘Project Hail Mary’ Brought Rocky to Life

‘Cognitive Surrender’ Is a New and Useful Term for How AI Melts Brains

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Latest Reviews

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Let us help find what you are looking for...