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Avatar’s Designers Speak: Floating Mountains, AMP Suits And The Dragon

You may think you’ve been living inside Pandora, James Cameron’s imaginary world, for a while after seeing Avatar. But just think what it’s like for the designers and creators who spent years imagining every tiny detail of the place. We featured some interviews with five of the designers who worked on Avatar before the film…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jan 14 '10

Avatar 3-D Sculpts

Grace Grace Grace (side view) Banshee Banshee Banshee AMP suit Jake (grey) Jake (color) Joel Na’Vi faces Na’Vi faces Norm Norm Norm Quaritch!! Quaritch!!!! Quaritch!! Quaritch again!! Quaritch!!!

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jan 14 '10

The Sixpack Carries Six Beers Around With Ease

Well, this is just plain clever. It doesn’t seem like you can buy one just yet, but hopefully that will change soon, as I want one. [OOOMS via NotCot]

Tech News Adam Frucci Jan 14 '10

This Tetris Will Make You Vomit

We’re all hardcore fans of Tetris, here at Gizmodo. Or so I thought, until I played this remake of the classic NES version. It’s called First Person Tetris, and it will make you sick. https://gizmodo.com/hardcore-tetris-orgy-brings-back-odd-memories-5283187 Or maybe not. It made me sick. A little. In the inside. Now I have a headache, after forcing myself…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jan 14 '10

12 Hacked Nerf Superweapons

I’m a grown man and I love Nerf guns. I’m not alone either, which is why modders look to trick them out with new looks and new capabilities. Check out Oobject’s list for 12 of the best Nerf mods. [Oobject] https://gizmodo.com/steampunk-nerf-rifle-lets-you-get-victorian-on-someones-383943

Tech News Sean Fallon Jan 14 '10

MobileMe Gallery iPhone App Makes You Feel More Like You’re Getting Your $100 Worth

I threw in with MobileMe because it seemed like a better deal at $60 than a Flickr Pro account, since I get all kinds of stuff plus photos. Apple continues paying dividends with its very nice MobileMe gallery app. https://gizmodo.com/find-my-iphone-leads-cops-to-robbery-suspects-5349161 It’s akin to Apple’s other MobileMe app, for iDisk, in that it lets you look…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jan 14 '10

Gator Breath May Explain How Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth

New insights into the breathing habits of alligators may explain how the dinosaurs’ ancestors thrived after a Permian-Triassic extinction that eradicated 70% of all land life and 96% of all sea life some 251 million years ago. A University of Utah study published in tomorrow’s Science discusses how the structure of alligators’ lungs may have…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jan 14 '10

Free Alternatives to AT&T’s $10/Month Voicemail-to-Text Service

We heard about AT&T’s Voicemail-to-Text service back in December, but now it’s being shoved down our throats again with email reminders aplenty. Why don’t we care about the $10/month service? Because we can get something better. For free. Google Voice and its transcribing powers were our first thought, but it’s not the only alternative. Ribbit…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Jan 14 '10

A Map of China…

…online censorship edition. If viewed on a computer screen that resides in China, this image actually has a gaping, country-shaped hole. [Information is Beautiful] UPDATE: In all fairness, we’ve heard this list is quite possibly outdated (even though the graphic itself is new)—from a journalist in China: “NYTimes, Wash Post haven’t been blocked for seven…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jan 14 '10

Bookstores Are Dead (If You Want Them To Be)

Are brick-and-mortar bookstores doomed? People have been predicting the downfall of physical bookstores for quite some time, but with many stores vanishing and shelf selections getting much worse, the warnings have gotten more dire lately. Borders is shuttering 182 of its smaller Waldenbooks outlets, while leaving 130 of them open. And Barnes & Noble is…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Jan 14 '10

An Alternate History of World War II – Starring The Enterprise!

Energia Productions is a Finnish design firm that’s produced some amazing concept designs, including this series, which combines World War II imagery with flying saucers and a ship that looks awfully like the Enterprise. The first two images are from the Finnish fan film Star Wreck: In The Pirkinning, and the second two are from…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jan 14 '10

Google Mobile Searches Get Optimized Based on Location

Google’s location-aware features can feel creepy at times, but in the case of mobile searches they can make life a heck of a lot easier. Queries made from most mobile devices can now include suggestions optimized for your current location. https://gizmodo.com/google-latitude-gets-creepy-with-location-history-and-a-5401786 The basic idea is to reduce how much you need to fumble with your…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Jan 14 '10

DHS Funds Study Proving You Can Find Weapons If You Believe In Them

Looking for something you’re sure you won’t find? Even if the item you seek is close by, a doubtful attitude reduces your chances of finding it, claims a new study funded by the US Department of Homeland Security. Researchers simulated the conditions of an airport security checkpoint and instructed subjects to search for weapons. LiveScience…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jan 14 '10

Someone Needs To Sell The Android Plush Bag

What you are looking at is a lovingly-crafted Android robot plush bag created over the course of two weeks as a birthday gift. And you can totally rip this idea off. “On and off it took about, I guess, two weeks? I needed to pick the materials, figure out the design and of course, a…

Tech News Sean Fallon Jan 14 '10

Red One Mysterium-X Sensor Upgrade Available January 22nd

Starting on January 22nd, Red One users will be able to upgrade to the Mysterium-X sensor for the low, low price of $5,750. It’s the same sensor found on the Epic-X—delivering improved imaging and better low light performance. https://gizmodo.com/the-red-digital-film-cameras-spec-lists-are-as-big-as-t-5393970 The unit will also come with an updated version of REDCINE-X that can handle the new…

Tech News Sean Fallon Jan 14 '10

Vote For io9! (And Thanks, Den of Geek!)

We are having a moment of the warm fuzzies because the kind folks over at Den of Geek have asked their readers to vote for io9 in the Total Film “best fantasy and scifi blog” contest. Tragically, io9 is running behind all the other entrants. I think we all know the true enemy here: the…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jan 14 '10

Ritmo Pregnancy Sound System Forces the Devil’s Music on Little Angels

It’s never too early to corrupt a child’s musical tastes, but sadly, you can’t just shove a pair of white earbuds into the womb—not without a lot of work. The solution? The Ritmo Advanced Pregnancy Sound System shares pretty much any source that’s got a headphone jack (iPods, Blackberries, etc) with a baby via a…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jan 14 '10

How To Make An Oil Droplet Act Like A Mouse

Researchers have created oil droplets that can find their way through a maze. Getting inanimate objects to trace the path to the area they’re most needed is a difficult prospect at the best of times. In order to work on this problem, researchers at Northwestern have developed a way to send oil droplets through a…

io9 Tim Barribeau Jan 14 '10

Armageddon Slightly Delayed, Say Keepers of the Doomsday Clock

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, who maintain the infamous “Doomsday Clock,” have moved the clock’s hand back by one minute. Now we are six minutes to world destruction, rather than five. According to the group: This hopeful state of world affairs leads the boards of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists – which include…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jan 14 '10

Paris Gets C’est Chic With World’s Largest Disco Ball

Finally, the City of Light lives up to its name, thanks to artist Michel de Broin’s 7.5-meter disco ball suspended 50-meters above the Jardin du Luxembourg. It’s even more impressive in action and up close. It took artist Michel de Broin 1,000 mirrors to construct the disco ball for his Nuit Blanche project, and spotlights…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jan 14 '10

Avatar’s Designers Speak: Floating Mountains, AMP Suits And The Dragon

Avatar 3-D Sculpts

The Sixpack Carries Six Beers Around With Ease

This Tetris Will Make You Vomit

12 Hacked Nerf Superweapons

MobileMe Gallery iPhone App Makes You Feel More Like You’re Getting Your $100 Worth

Gator Breath May Explain How Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth

Free Alternatives to AT&T’s $10/Month Voicemail-to-Text Service

A Map of China…

Bookstores Are Dead (If You Want Them To Be)

An Alternate History of World War II – Starring The Enterprise!

Google Mobile Searches Get Optimized Based on Location

DHS Funds Study Proving You Can Find Weapons If You Believe In Them

Someone Needs To Sell The Android Plush Bag

Red One Mysterium-X Sensor Upgrade Available January 22nd

Vote For io9! (And Thanks, Den of Geek!)

Ritmo Pregnancy Sound System Forces the Devil’s Music on Little Angels

How To Make An Oil Droplet Act Like A Mouse

Armageddon Slightly Delayed, Say Keepers of the Doomsday Clock

Paris Gets C’est Chic With World’s Largest Disco Ball

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