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All Women Are Whores Who Need To Be Taught A Lesson

That’s more like it. After two seriously “meh” episodes, Dollhouse returned to form with a twisty story of a serial killer and a college professor — and the weird secret they have in common. Naked, dripping wet spoilers below. Despite a couple of flaws — which I’ll get to in a bit — “Belle Chose”…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Oct 10 '09

Logan’s Run Is Still Awesome After All These Years

You might have thought Logan’s Run gave us closure on the tale of Logan, the errant Sandman who stopped scrubbing out the over-30s in a dystopian hippie future. But Bluewater Comics is keeping the retro-futurism alive in a new series. William Nolan, the guy who wrote the original novel on which Logan’s Run is based,…

io9 Annalee Newitz Oct 10 '09

Amazing Student-Made Solar Homes Compete in International Solar Decathalon

The Solar Decathalon, a 10-criteria (it’s a little bit of a stretch to decathalon, but that’s okay) judging contest, just completed this year’s competition, and there are some incredible works here. I love that each group used its hometown aesthetic. Student groups from around the world (and several from the States) competed to create a…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Oct 10 '09

Blue Peter Wants Your Six-Year-Old To Re-design The TARDIS

Popular British kids show Blue Peter is hosting a contest calling for children in the UK to submit their original TARDIS designs for production. We’re hoping this means that Matt Smith‘s Doctor is tinkering with the ship’s Chameleon Circuit. The contest is only open for children in the UK, and only those agde 6-12. The…

io9 Sarah Hope Williams Oct 10 '09

Craigslist Ad Seeks Astronaut for One-Way Mission to Titan

If you’re located in Northern Alberta, are interested in space travel, aren’t afraid of heights and need $25,000 (and won’t mind when you explode in mid-air and can’t spend it), have I got a Craigslist ad for you! What’s especially great is the half-assed trustworthiness of the ad: The creator worked on it for 40…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Oct 10 '09

Did Stargate’s Second Week Hold Up?

Last night’s Stargate Universe finished up the opening “Air” story in sandy, hallucinogenic style. Meredith’s take will be forthcoming tomorrow, but while you’re waiting, why don’t you tell us what you thought in the comments below?

io9 Graeme McMillan Oct 10 '09

Join the io9 Book Club Discussion on “The Quiet War”

The first meeting of the io9 Book Club is in session all weekend, and we’re talking about Paul McAuley‘s The Quiet War. If you want to join us, pop over to our book club meeting room. Also, don’t forget that McAuley will be joining us for a discussion so get your questions ready to ask…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz Oct 10 '09

T-Mobile Sidekick Out(r)age: Your Data’s Probably Gone Forever

T-Mobile Sidekick users have been holding out hope that their data might be recovered after T-Mo issued an optimistic message of hope. But the carrier just updated users and admitted the truth: Your shit’s gone. Sorry, guys. https://gizmodo.com/the-great-t-mobile-sidekick-data-outage-of-2009-could-e-5373946 It’s been more than two weeks without data for Sidekick users, and T-Mobile finally bit the bullet…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Oct 10 '09

Conan Interviews Co-Inventor of USB, Does Convincing Nerd-Speak

Intel’s “Our Rock Stars Aren’t Like Your Rock Stars” ads were pretty clever, and in one of his riffs on The Tonight Show’s advertising requirements, Conan and USB co-inventor Ajay Bhatt created a re-enactment. Click to view This clip is great for the nerds in our audience: I love when Conan just starts listing number/letter…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Oct 10 '09

Don’t Feed the Sexy Mercenary, and Other Lessons from Sanctuary

Sanctuary returned last night with an ailing Bigfoot, monster-making madness, and more of vampire Nikola Tesla. And we learned many important lessons about everything from dealing with hot female mercenaries to hanging out with Jack the Ripper. Sasquatch Hate Vampires: We’ve apparently abandoned the Lazarus virus plotline from last season. The villainous Cabal had created…

io9 Lauren Davis Oct 10 '09

7 Supervillains We Wouldn’t Mind Taking Over The World (And Why)

We watch their so-called “fiendish” schemes being defeated on a regular basis, but have you ever stopped to wonder whether life would be better if the bad guy won? Here’re some villains we’re rooting for… and why we’re doing so. The Mole Man The Fantastic Four’s first villain, the Mole Man’s modus operandi switched up…

io9 Graeme McMillan Oct 10 '09

Joey Roth’s Ceramic Computer Speakers Review: $500 Gives Your PC Audiophile Cred

Joey Roth’s ceramic computer speakers are just about the most gorgeous I’ve ever seen, and they sound amazing. But at $500, they’re not for anyone who still thinks their MP3s sound just fine. https://gizmodo.com/awesome-porcelain-speakers-are-too-classy-for-my-desk-5337066 The Price $495 The Verdict His new speakers are at least as visually striking as his Sorapot tea kettle. The shiny…

Reviews Dan Nosowitz Oct 10 '09

Snikt Up Your ABCs With Wolverine

It’s not exactly Sesame Street, but artist Sean Murphy‘s awesome Wolverine Alphabet series shows just one potential way for Marvel to get in with future owners Disney. After all, what could be more educational than mutants helping kids to spell? These images aren’t some kind of Marvel sell-out, however; for one thing, artist Murphy works…

io9 Graeme McMillan Oct 10 '09

Things Easier to Understand Than Google Wave: Metaphysics, Parseltongue, Our Own Existence

Don’t understand Google Wave, even after Google’s helpful video and Lifehacker’s review? You’re not alone: Some jokester created a site where users vote on how confusing Wave really is. Interestingly, while death is easier to understand, women are far harder. https://gizmodo.com/still-dont-know-wtf-google-wave-is-all-about-this-two-5372786 Some of the items are pretty clever, from super esoteric scientific theories (the Meyer-Overton…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Oct 10 '09

Even In FlashForward, Nazis Still Suck

This week’s Flash Forward may have been full of characters telling the audience that the world has changed, but its moral was one that we’ve known for many, many years: Nazis are not to be trusted. Even when they’re old. After last week’s pyrotechnics and introduction of a second Suspect Zero (“Suspect Minus-One”?), this week’s…

io9 Graeme McMillan Oct 10 '09

Obsolete Gadget Tattoos Are Seven Shades of Wrong

Living in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, I’ve seen my share of intricate, beautiful, and veehee lickable tattoos. The vintage gadget kind are not them. Tumblred by Anna Jane Grossman—démodé-gadgeteer extraordinaire and author of the highly recommended Obsolete—these are a mistake: https://gizmodo.com/four-old-gadgets-we-love-and-four-we-hate-5378200 I may have an original 1984 Macintosh on my work desk, but I will never ever…

Gadgets Jesus Diaz Oct 10 '09

Yamaha Quietly Shows Off 1mm-Thick Cloth Speaker

Yamaha’s booth at CEATEC featured a few cloth posters with mundane advertisements on them that seem to lack any attention-grabbing oomph—until you step directly in front of them and realize that they’re incredibly thin directional speakers. Whoa! It’s tough to judge the sound quality from the brief video taken by Engadget, but we’re going to…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Oct 10 '09

The Internet Vs. The Moon

How does the collective internet hivemind mark the momentous occasion of NASA bombing the moon? By creating a Twitter meme called “At War With The Moon,” of course. Click through to discover life during this new lunar wartime. Thank Steve Agee for this latest hashtag meme, but lots of other people ran with it: StereoForBrains:…

io9 Graeme McMillan Oct 10 '09

Vintage Gadget Tattoos

Photo by Scottmoviegeek Photo by Blog Mondotees Cassette Tape by Shannon Archuleta Photo by Snake Girl Productions Photo by Teriyaki Tofu Photo by unknown Photo by Sylvie LS Photo by National Park Sign Photo by Erik Burke Photo by Emily Camilla Photo by Sylvie LS Photo by Ovaries can be fun Photo by unknown Photo…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Oct 10 '09

Director Emmerich Explains The Character(s) Of Foundation

The movie adaptation of Isaac Asimov‘s Foundation trilogy is gathering momentum, as director Roland Emmerich recently addressed just how his version would condense the massive source material into a manageable movie. The key appears to be shortening the cast list. In an interview with Collider, Emmerich explained how his Foundation adaptation would grapple with the…

Movies Alasdair Wilkins Oct 10 '09

All Women Are Whores Who Need To Be Taught A Lesson

Logan’s Run Is Still Awesome After All These Years

Amazing Student-Made Solar Homes Compete in International Solar Decathalon

Blue Peter Wants Your Six-Year-Old To Re-design The TARDIS

Craigslist Ad Seeks Astronaut for One-Way Mission to Titan

Did Stargate’s Second Week Hold Up?

Join the io9 Book Club Discussion on “The Quiet War”

T-Mobile Sidekick Out(r)age: Your Data’s Probably Gone Forever

Conan Interviews Co-Inventor of USB, Does Convincing Nerd-Speak

Don’t Feed the Sexy Mercenary, and Other Lessons from Sanctuary

7 Supervillains We Wouldn’t Mind Taking Over The World (And Why)

Joey Roth’s Ceramic Computer Speakers Review: $500 Gives Your PC Audiophile Cred

Snikt Up Your ABCs With Wolverine

Things Easier to Understand Than Google Wave: Metaphysics, Parseltongue, Our Own Existence

Even In FlashForward, Nazis Still Suck

Obsolete Gadget Tattoos Are Seven Shades of Wrong

Yamaha Quietly Shows Off 1mm-Thick Cloth Speaker

The Internet Vs. The Moon

Vintage Gadget Tattoos

Director Emmerich Explains The Character(s) Of Foundation

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