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Space Opera Rules This Week’s Comics. And Batman’s Still Gone.

Just in time for your gift-buying frenzy, comics publishers are putting out some brainwarping space opera tales — mostly in a classy hardcover format. This week, Marvel is reprinting two storylines that follow up the Annihilation saga, of invasion from beyond our universe. Another new hardcover collects two years of classic Buck Rogers strips. And…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Nokia N85 Now Shipping

Nokia has confirmed that the NAM version of the Nokia N85 is now shipping (listings on both Amazon and Nokia have been updated). Still, it may be tough to score by the holidays. [Amazon and Symbian-Guru] https://gizmodo.com/nokia-n79-and-n85-roll-out-officially-with-us-3g-aboar-5041787

Tech News Sean Fallon

Venus and Jupiter Glow Like Eyes Next to the Mouth of the Moon

Last week, we told you about an unusual stargazing experience created by Venus and Jupiter coming into close proximity to the Moon. Here’s what it looked like over Mumbai, India. Image via AP. https://gizmodo.com/the-universe-literally-smiles-on-australia-5100064

io9 Annalee Newitz

Nvidia Bringing GeForce 9400M to Atom Netbooks to Make Them Suck Less

Digitimes says that Nvidia is bringing its GeForce 9400m chipset (from the new MacBooks) to Atom-based netbooks, which would markedly boost graphics performance. Netbooks that don’t totally bite balls performance-wise, holee crap. [Digitimes] https://gizmodo.com/giz-explains-why-does-the-new-macbook-pro-have-two-gra-5063832

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Android’s Open Handset Alliance Adds 14 Members: Sony Ericsson, Garmin, Asus and More

The big happy family involved with making Android-friendly software and devices just grew by fourteen members, and while there are still several heavies not present, the new list is interesting. The new members are: AKM Semiconductor Inc., ARM, ASUSTek Computer Inc., Atheros Communications, Borqs, Ericsson, Garmin International Inc., Huawei Technologies, Omron Software Co. Ltd, Softbank…

Tech News John Mahoney

Ray Bradbury’s Bizarre “Earth Stood Still” Christmas Sequel

The original version of The Day the Earth Stood Still deliberately left audiences with many questions. Does Klaatu return to Earth? Does humanity prove itself worthy of survival? In 1981, Fox commissioned science fiction author Ray Bradbury to pen a sequel to the film. But Bradbury’s script never made it to the silver screen –…

io9 Lauren Davis

The Monolith Table Transforms to Seat Ten

If you walked into a friend’s house to see this 8-foot stainless steel hourglass, you’d probably think he makes too much money. If he unfolded the sculpture for 10-person dinner seating, you’d know it. By designer Gioia Meller Marcovicz, the Monolith Table is a masterpiece of steel featuring a folding dining table and ten perfectly…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Will Wolverine Fight Scenes Be Mix Of High Kicks And Capoeira?

Will hairy mutants be battling it out Chorus Line style in the new Wolverine Origins feature? In an interview, Wolverine nemesis Liev Schreiber revealed how the movie’s dark and scary fight scenes were influenced by each actor’s love of the dance. According to Sci Fi Wire, Scheiber is excited about the brutal, feral bloodlust he…

io9 Meredith Woerner

The Booty Caller Texts You When to Make Babies

As my friends reach that point in life when they make babies (voluntarily), I can’t help but be remiss that I didn’t spot The Booty Caller earlier to lend a hand with conception. The Booty Caller is a series of text messages (3 per menstrual cycle) that lets women know when they’re most likely to…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Stairway into a Martian Crater

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter satellite just shot this image of rippling, evenly-spaced steps leading down into four craters in the Arabia Terra region of Mars. What causes such regularity in the shapes of these rocks? Apparently the pattern created by these “steps” corresponds to a known pattern in the tilt of Mars’ rotational axis. So…

io9 Annalee Newitz

RadioShack To Sell Acer Aspire One For $100 With AT&T Data Contract

What’s better than an Acer Aspire One netbook for $300 (down $50)? One that’s only $100 so long as you sign up for a two-year AT&T data plan worth $60/month or more. https://gizmodo.com/dealzmodo-300-acer-aspire-one-today-only-5104424 If this Radioshack ad is to be believed, the Acer Aspire One will be among the first netbooks to be sold subsidized…

Tech News John Mahoney

X-Wing Red Five Is Most Detailed Model Ever

This is the biggest and most accurate X-Wing model since the movies. In fact, each of the thousand units made from resin, aluminum and LEDs were created from a digitally-scanned original Red 5 miniature body. Update: EFX Collectibles has sent us amazing high definition pictures so you can see all the amazing detail. Sure, it…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Klaatu Is a Sex Toy – Literally

I knew it – Keanu isn’t real; he’s made up of sex toys and goo. At least, parts of him are, according to MastersFX’s Todd Masters, who worked on special effects for The Day The Earth Stood Still. He recently revealed that some of the movie’s designs involved a whole lot of sex toys. Some…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Review: The Dark Knight Blu-ray Disc

I don’t claim to think that I can in any way influence your purchase of The Dark Knight on Blu-ray ($24) or DVD ($15/$21). In fact, I don’t really want to. I couldn’t care less if you buy it, rent it or stomp any loose copies you spot at the store. But to me, the…

Reviews Mark Wilson

Metallica Remakes “Thriller” Video with Soviet War Zombies

Metallica have created a zombie masterpiece in the music video for “All Nightmare Long,” a shreddy tune expanded to prog-rock length from their recently-released album Death Magnetic. Even better is the way this nearly 10-minute movie is a kind of play on “Thriller,” Michael Jackson’s extra-long pop homage to zombies. Check out the video, an…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Drinking Straw + Nintendo DSi + Korg DS-10 = Peter Frampton Talk Box

I still haven’t played with the Korg DS-10 software for the DS, but this quick mod for a talk box done by taping a straw over the speaker is now even more incentive. He’s already got the Kanye/Murakami bear glasses—now all this guy needs is an inflatable pig launched via foot pedal. [Kork DS-10 Blog…

Tech News John Mahoney

Major Hints For Flash Forward, Transformers, Stargate And Doctor Who

Today’s spoilers cut a wide swathe through your entertainment future. Find out just how John Cleese saves the day in The Day The Earth Stood Still. Plus have another glimpse of a new Transformers Decepticon. There are script snippets for Doctor Who and Smallville, showing unholy forces at work in both shows. And some new…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Have Fake Guitar Games Finally Peaked?

Good news for those of us with injuries from tripping over plastic guitars only to land on a plastic drumset. According to Electronic Entertainment Design and Research, the Guitar Hero franchise is “reaching its peak.” Currently, we expect unit sales to decline by more than 50 percent series-over-series for November,” said EEDAR’s Jesse Divnich, “This…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Party-Pooping FDA Says Palm Pistol Definitely Not a ‘Medical Device’

Yesterday the inventor of the Palm Pistol, intended primarily to allow arthritic old people to settle beefs, claimed it had been approved as a medical gadget by the FDA. On the matter, the FDA had this to say: “NO.” https://gizmodo.com/prescription-handguns-for-the-elderly-and-disabled-thi-5101430 The FDA issued a statement to say that they have determined that the Palm Pistol…

Tech News John Herrman

Intricate Steampunk Mouse Might Have Gone A Bit Far With the Whole ‘Actual Mouse Spine’ Thing

Daniel Pon needed to make a steampunk mouse to accompany his tricked-out keyboard and monitor, so he got to work, and perhaps a little carried away. The end result is impressive. And kind of nauseating. The so-called Paradox Mouse has everything a good steampunk mod needs: brass, bolts, gears, woods, and a distinct neo-Victorian flair.…

Tech News John Herrman

Space Opera Rules This Week’s Comics. And Batman’s Still Gone.

Nokia N85 Now Shipping

Venus and Jupiter Glow Like Eyes Next to the Mouth of the Moon

Nvidia Bringing GeForce 9400M to Atom Netbooks to Make Them Suck Less

Android’s Open Handset Alliance Adds 14 Members: Sony Ericsson, Garmin, Asus and More

Ray Bradbury’s Bizarre “Earth Stood Still” Christmas Sequel

The Monolith Table Transforms to Seat Ten

Will Wolverine Fight Scenes Be Mix Of High Kicks And Capoeira?

The Booty Caller Texts You When to Make Babies

Stairway into a Martian Crater

RadioShack To Sell Acer Aspire One For $100 With AT&T Data Contract

X-Wing Red Five Is Most Detailed Model Ever

Klaatu Is a Sex Toy – Literally

Review: The Dark Knight Blu-ray Disc

Metallica Remakes “Thriller” Video with Soviet War Zombies

Drinking Straw + Nintendo DSi + Korg DS-10 = Peter Frampton Talk Box

Major Hints For Flash Forward, Transformers, Stargate And Doctor Who

Have Fake Guitar Games Finally Peaked?

Party-Pooping FDA Says Palm Pistol Definitely Not a ‘Medical Device’

Intricate Steampunk Mouse Might Have Gone A Bit Far With the Whole ‘Actual Mouse Spine’ Thing

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