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Syfy’s Alice Was Saved By A Hatter

Earlier this week we posted a spoiler free review of Syfy v10_medium” alt=”Syfy’s Alice Was Saved By A Hatter” title=”Syfy’s Alice Was Saved By A Hatter” />Alice In Wonderland remake. The miniseries has come and gone with mixed reviews, but we’re curious to see what you thought. Spoilers below. http://io9.com/5418438/syfys-alice-+-warning-may-contain-your-next-british-obsession First off, the movie looked…

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 8

Interdimensional Portals Drawn With Nothing But Light

Jan Wöllert and Jörg Miedza are light graffiti artists, creating otherworldly photographs using various light sources. The eye-popping scenes they compose evoke wormholes, time-travel devices, and eerily lit portals to other worlds. Wöllert and Miedza started Light Art Performance Photography, a studio that creates light paintings, meticulously moving multicolored lights during lengthy camera exposures. Light…

io9 Lauren Davis Dec 8

TV Makers, Please Stop Putting Bullshit in Your TVs

I love TV technology, but wince when I see an $11K Japan-only Toshiba stuffed with a 3TB DVR. And adding internet widgets, like Samsung’s, is even worse. I hate this trend—TVs just need great picture and lower cost. TV makers may think we want these things, and I think they’re right we want content on…

Tech News Brian Lam Dec 8

MacBook EFI Firmware Update 1.8 Muffles Noisy Optical Drives

A handful of updates from now available Apple, all fixes: Nearest and dearest to us is EFI firmware update 1.8, which promises to mute the optical drive’s munchy sounds on startup in MacBook Pros and should alleviate some of the wonkiness from update 1.7. [Apple]

Tech News Matt Buchanan Dec 8

Best And Worst Geek Holiday Decor: From Santa Cthulhu To Fetus Baubles

Want to give your home some nerd cred for the holidays? Good news: geek decorations are better than ever — but some terrible crap is also being marketed to nerds. We rounded up the best and worst geek holiday decorations. Awesome Decorations To Bring The Nerd Cred Awful Crap. Who Came Up With This? Coal…

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 8

Audible Menus and Giant Fonts For Blind and Vision-Impaired Kindle Users in 2010

After an acrimonious decision earlier this year to let authors determine text-to-speech availability in their e-books, Amazon has vowed to roll out new Kindle features for blind and vision-impaired readers in 2010. According to a post on their site, the updates include audible menus and a new super size font for easier navigation. [Amazon] https://gizmodo.com/photos-and-video-from-the-national-federation-of-the-bl-5202554

Commerce Kyle VanHemert Dec 8

Michael Bay Goes Too Far, Directs Victoria’s Secret Commercial

Michael Bay isn’t talentless. After all, he gave us the first Transformers movie. No no, MIchael Bay is a genius. The catch is that he’s also an insidious prankster. With Transformers, Michael Bay elevated the franchise, fattening geek hearts as one could a calf before slaughter—proving, maybe for the first time in the history of…

Movies Mark Wilson Dec 8

The Bad

Fetus Ornament For the low, low price of $12 you too can have your own Fetus Christmas Tree decoration. There. Are. No. Words. Edward Stocking Because nothing says I’ve been a good boy or girl, fill my stocking Santa like a half dead face trying not to have sex with or kill you. The Edward…

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 8

The Season’s Most Expensive DIY Christmas Card

I’ve always loved getting handmade Christmas cards. It’s just so heartwarming to open one and listen to a holiday song on the built-in iPhone. I really doubt that many of us will send or receive Christmas cards like this one, but if you really feel like a DIY project then don’t forget to get an…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Dec 8

Is Biological Life the Source of Martian Methane?

Are signs of life on Mars floating in the atmosphere? Scientists have been searching for the source of methane on Mars, and their search has put them on the hunt for methane-producing microorganisms. Scientists studying the Red Planet have developed a few possible explanations for the presence of methane in Mars’ atmosphere. Methane on Mars…

io9 Lauren Davis Dec 8

You Can Fit All the Socks in the World in This Drawer

These are probably the most largerest and uselesserest drawers in the world. They won’t fit in my apartment, and I don’t have enough undapants to fill them. The smallest drawers, on the other side… These would be perfect, thank you very much. [Mocoloco]

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 8

Welcome to the Future. Your Newspaper Is Here.

Order a one-year subscription to Times Reader 2.0 and receive a digitized version of The New York Times anytime, anywhere—and $100 off a Samsung Go™ Netbook to enhance your perusing pleasure. More on Times Reader 2.0 after the jump! Powered by Adobe AIR, Times Reader 2.0 is a downloadable app that offers a whole new…

Tech News Chrissie Lamond Dec 8

A Victoria’s Secret Ad By Michael Bay. Your Unmentionables Will Explode In 30 Seconds…

Helicopters, flames, explosions, cars… and cheesecake. It can only be Michael Bay‘s unique view of women’s sexuality. Michael Bay has done Victoria’s Secret ads before, but this new one is the purest expression of his vision. Here’s the new ad: And here are his previous contributions to the Victoria’s Secret advertising ouevre:

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Dec 8

Why Giving May Be The Geekiest Gift (To Yourself) Of All

How would you like to own the original artwork to this page from Dark Horse’s recent Dr. Horrible comic? Enough to violate your supervillain code, and give to charity? Click through to find out how it could be yours. If you’re looking for the perfect gift for the comic geek in your life, this lot…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Dec 8

The Best Camcorders You Can Buy on Every Budget

Kaitlyn Chantry is the editor-in-chief of CamcorderInfo.com. And she’s been so kind as provide us with her favorite camcorders picks in every key price range. Flip MinoHD Don’t be confused by imposters: the ultracompact Flip camcorder is still the hot girl that everyone either wants to have or wants to be. At $230, the second-generation…

Tech News Kaitlyn Chantry Dec 8

The Cassette iPod Speaker Requires Sunglasses, a Butler and a Sturdy Chair

Digital music is great and everything, but I have never had the sound blow me back in my chair while I’m wearing sunglasses and drinking wine. Perhaps my mustachioed butler and I can relive those moments with this retro cassette speaker. The device will work with any player that has a 3.5 mm audio jack.…

Tech News Sean Fallon Dec 8

Nerdy Decorations Gallery

Available via Suck UK Nipple ornament via Donkey Products Available via Mad For The Mouse Image via Flickr

Tech News Sean Fallon Dec 8

Gadget Deals of the Day

Grab seasons 1-5 of Lost in preparation for season 6 or watch When We Left Earth in preparation for your flight on SS2. Trying to stay a little more grounded? At least do so ergonomically in a Herman Miller Aeron chair. https://gizmodo.com/first-images-of-spaceshiptwo-first-commercial-passenge-5420768 Top Deals: • Aeron Chair by Herman Miller for $534.65 with free shipping…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Dec 8

Zombies Invade the Star Wars Movie Posters

Zombies invaded the Star Wars universe with Death Troopers, but there are still plenty of places the galaxy far, far away for the zombie infection to spread. Even the trilogy and prequel movies posters aren’t safe from the zombie outbreak. http://io9.com/5390471/turns-out-theres-something-darker-than-the-dark-side In anticipation of Death Troopers, StarWars.com asked artists to create their own works of…

io9 Lauren Davis Dec 8

You Got Mail! Under Your Armpit!

I love letters and cards, and I always had a soft spot for air mail envelopes, with stamps from exotic places. They make me want to travel, with my laptop in this $130 Message Messenger Bag. [Yanko Design via Obsolete]

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 8

Syfy’s Alice Was Saved By A Hatter

Interdimensional Portals Drawn With Nothing But Light

TV Makers, Please Stop Putting Bullshit in Your TVs

MacBook EFI Firmware Update 1.8 Muffles Noisy Optical Drives

Best And Worst Geek Holiday Decor: From Santa Cthulhu To Fetus Baubles

Audible Menus and Giant Fonts For Blind and Vision-Impaired Kindle Users in 2010

Michael Bay Goes Too Far, Directs Victoria’s Secret Commercial

The Bad

The Season’s Most Expensive DIY Christmas Card

Is Biological Life the Source of Martian Methane?

You Can Fit All the Socks in the World in This Drawer

Welcome to the Future. Your Newspaper Is Here.

A Victoria’s Secret Ad By Michael Bay. Your Unmentionables Will Explode In 30 Seconds…

Why Giving May Be The Geekiest Gift (To Yourself) Of All

The Best Camcorders You Can Buy on Every Budget

The Cassette iPod Speaker Requires Sunglasses, a Butler and a Sturdy Chair

Nerdy Decorations Gallery

Gadget Deals of the Day

Zombies Invade the Star Wars Movie Posters

You Got Mail! Under Your Armpit!

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