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It’s Spring Mating Season – In Space! [NSFW]

Spring is here, and the aliens are out cruising for robot babes and human cuties. All week on io9, we’ll be celebrating this frisky season. Let’s get started with a shocking gallery of sexy scifi. Can you handle the truth about love and sex among all the creatures of the universe? I’m not sure if…

io9 Annalee Newitz Apr 13

Staircase Slide Combo Built By The Coolest Parents Ever

At the request of his children, London architect Alex Michaelis installed a slide next to the staircase in their new eco-friendly dream home. Here we see on of his children throwing caution to the wind and diving head first down the slide. But it’s not just the kids having fun: “We tend to have a…

Tech News Sean Fallon Apr 13

$300 Million, And This Is The New Tron Suit?

New set pics from Tron 2 have popped up, revealing locations and homemade-looking Tron suits. While I’m enjoying the “Tron bottom,” I can’t help but question where that alleged huge budget is going. https://gizmodo.com/seven-ways-we-would-spend-trons-300-million-budget-5207327 Slashfilm has a look at the Vancouver set of Tron 2, where one possible extra is resting, before heading off to…

Movies Meredith Woerner Apr 13

Does This Look Like a Gun to You ?

It did to Australian cops who found this steering wheel lock while searching 18-year-old Chad Hasting’s car after they pulled him over. They called in backup and arrested him for possessing a gun. Two more cops arrived in an unmarked car, and moments later, Chad Hastings was freed. According to Hastings, the arresting officer muttered,…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Apr 13

Rumor: Palm Pre to Drop on May 17 or June 29, According to Sprint Leaks?

Phone News is citing (without sharing) “internal memos circulating within Sprint Retail Stores” that suggest two potential launch windows for the Palm Pre, depending on shipping efficiencies. Sprint employees can also kiss May vacations goodbye. The two-windowed launch is supposedly there to ensure retail stocks are sufficient before the “go for launch” order is handed…

Tech News John Mahoney Apr 13

Amazon.Com Banishes Queer SF Writers To A Null Dimension

Online books retailer Amazon.com erased untold numbers of books with mature or queer themes from its site, apparently in a drive to remove “adult” material. And some science-fiction authors were hit hard. The move, referred to on Twitter and elsewhere as “AmazonFail,” stripped the Amazon rankings from large numbers of books over the past few…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Apr 13

Seatbelt Camera Straps Buckle Up Your DSLR

Or your Polaroid. End those angry red neck marks left behind by your pack-in strap with these wide, smooth seatbelt vinyl straps. They’re $20, recycled and made by hand. [Photojojo via Gadget Lab]

Tech News John Mahoney Apr 13

Watch The Real Transformers Before Fallen Opens

Never mind the Michael Bay-created monstrosities on the big screen: the real Transformers are making a comeback on June 16th. That’s the date when a new deluxe DVD set of the original cartoon is released. The original Transformers will be getting the high-end boxset treatment from Shout! Factory, as part of a new deal with…

io9 Graeme McMillan Apr 13

New Shuffle Costs Apple $21.77 to Build

According to a new teardown report by iSuppli, the $79, third generation iPod shuffle costs Apple a total of $21.77 to build and box. Here’s the cost per component: https://gizmodo.com/ipod-shuffle-teardown-confirms-its-tiny-on-the-inside-5169281 Main Processing Chip (Samsung) $5.98 4GB Flash Memory (Samsung) $6 Lithium Ion Battery (Smallest iSuppli had ever seen) $1.20 Various Capacitors and Resistors (Smallest iSupply…

Tech News Mark Wilson Apr 13

Resident Evil 5 USB Chainsaw Only Kills Nano Zombies, But Stores 2GB of Confidential Umbrella Files

Only the teeniest of zombies will fear this little USB chainsaw that normally comes packed in limited edition copies of Resident Evil 5. $23.99 is pricey for 2GB storage, but…bloody chainsaw. [eBay via OhGizmo]

Tech News Matt Buchanan Apr 13

Undead Slaying No Place For Mothers-To-Be

Enough with all the rumors of a Buffy revival already – Sarah Michelle Gellar has just managed to stake the idea for the next year or so at least, by announcing that she’s pregnant. People magazine report that a source “close to” Gellar and husband Freddie Prinze Jr. has confirmed that the couple are expecting…

Movies Graeme McMillan Apr 13

Prince Opus iPod Touch Is Purple, Ridiculously Expensive, More Purple

Limited to 950 pieces as part of the Prince Opus: 21 Nights set, the verrrry purrrrrple Prince Opus iPod is loaded with just 15 songs and an exclusive 40-minute video. $2100. [Prince via AllThingsD]

Tech News Matt Buchanan Apr 13

Star Trek Comedy And Doctor Who Tragedy — Revealed!

Today’s spoilers include a new Star Trek video and some reviews. Dan Aykroyd talks Ghostbusters 3, and a Transformers villain is explained. There are tons of Doctor Who set pics. Plus Dollhouse, Fringe and Heroes. Star Trek: A new TV spot shows a bit more of the Kirk/cadets brawl, where they call him "Farm boy."…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Apr 13

Rocket Sled Attempts to Pancake a Car, Fails Gloriously

In what must be the most incendiary Mythbusters test to date, the show’s crew tried to flatten a car…using a 700mph, two-stage rocket sled. Spoiler: The car doesn’t quite flatten. It fragments all over the desert. Spoiler 2: Rockets move very quickly. Or as Adam Savage so aptly puts it, “When that second stage kicked…

Television Mark Wilson Apr 13

Is This the Nikon D5000, Due May 1st?

Nikon Rumors got their hands on a few shots (both of the marketing and blurry cam varieties) that look to be of the rumored Nikon D5000. https://gizmodo.com/nikon-d5000-cheap-dslr-with-hd-video-and-swivel-display-5160063 (The most distinctive feature is clearly the Y-tilting LCD, but earlier rumors suggest this entry-level dSLR will feature a 12.3-megapixel sensor that also captures HD video.) Nikon Rumor…

Tech News Mark Wilson Apr 13

Commercial Times Puts Twist on Next-Gen iPhone Rumors, Claims Multiple Versions

The Commercial Times has thrown us a curve: they’re now saying that the next-gen iPhone will have three models, one of which could be a budget, EDGE-only throwback. Expected in June, the models are said to line up as follows: a 2.75G (which Slashgear interprets as EDGE) version, an upgraded 3G version and a China-oriented…

Tech News John Herrman Apr 13

Zune HD Saga Takes Mildly Interesting Turn With Retracted Artwork, Suspect Website

Purported images of the next Zune, the Zune HD, were splattered all over the internet last week, but information was scant. Now we have a sketchy Zune HD website, and the artwork has disappeared. UPDATED. https://gizmodo.com/leaked-artwork-reveals-touchscreen-zune-hd-5207488 ZuneHD.net looks like a typical corporate placeholder site, but the fact that it was registered through Domainsbyproxy.com—a private registration…

Tech News John Herrman Apr 13

Bluetooth SIG Filing Drops Clues About HTC’s Next Android Phone, the Fiesta

Things we now know about HTC’s next Android handset: 1.) It’ll have Bluetooth (WHOA!) 2.) It’ll come to North America 3.) It loves fun and Hispanic culture(s). Now speculate! [Bluetooth (redacted) via MobileWhack] https://gizmodo.com/htc-shipping-at-least-two-more-android-phones-this-year-5171710

Tech News John Herrman Apr 13

European Union Considering a Ban on Carrier VoIP Filtering

The EU’s next technological crusade could be against traffic-blocking cellular carriers, according to a German newspaper. Brussels be warned: you should expect a hell of a fight over this one. A proposal has already been drafted, challenging carriers who disallow VoIP traffic over their 3G networks. Deconstructed, this kind of selective connection seems fundamentally wrong:…

Tech News John Herrman Apr 13

HP MediaSmart Windows Home Servers Can Now Stream Videos, Unprotected DVDs to iPhones, PSPs

The HP MediaSmart EX485 and EX487 Windows Home Servers just received an update patch to enable video streaming over the internet by way of video conversion. https://gizmodo.com/hp-mediasmart-ex487-server-has-remote-mp3-streaming-ma-5119452 The original file will stream over your LAN to your Macs, PCs and other network devices, but stream out to the internet in a mobile H.264 quality version…

Tech News Jason Chen Apr 13

It’s Spring Mating Season – In Space! [NSFW]

Staircase Slide Combo Built By The Coolest Parents Ever

$300 Million, And This Is The New Tron Suit?

Does This Look Like a Gun to You ?

Rumor: Palm Pre to Drop on May 17 or June 29, According to Sprint Leaks?

Amazon.Com Banishes Queer SF Writers To A Null Dimension

Seatbelt Camera Straps Buckle Up Your DSLR

Watch The Real Transformers Before Fallen Opens

New Shuffle Costs Apple $21.77 to Build

Resident Evil 5 USB Chainsaw Only Kills Nano Zombies, But Stores 2GB of Confidential Umbrella Files

Undead Slaying No Place For Mothers-To-Be

Prince Opus iPod Touch Is Purple, Ridiculously Expensive, More Purple

Star Trek Comedy And Doctor Who Tragedy — Revealed!

Rocket Sled Attempts to Pancake a Car, Fails Gloriously

Is This the Nikon D5000, Due May 1st?

Commercial Times Puts Twist on Next-Gen iPhone Rumors, Claims Multiple Versions

Zune HD Saga Takes Mildly Interesting Turn With Retracted Artwork, Suspect Website

Bluetooth SIG Filing Drops Clues About HTC’s Next Android Phone, the Fiesta

European Union Considering a Ban on Carrier VoIP Filtering

HP MediaSmart Windows Home Servers Can Now Stream Videos, Unprotected DVDs to iPhones, PSPs

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