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Iconic Ovalia Egg Chair Reissued With Tech Upgrades

You may not know it by name, but the classic Ovalia Egg Chair probably streamed into your consciousness via the background of some MTV hipster video or the seating at a really, really cool grandma’s house. (Actually, we’re sure that you spotted an Ovalia chair in the shot after the jump, at minimum.) Now the…

Tech News Mark Wilson Nov 7

Has The Middleman Been Cancelled?

Click to viewWhile talking to the mighty Hercules, Kevin Sorbo, about his upcoming Illuminati movie and comic, we couldn’t help asking if he’d ever make another guest appearance as frozen-in-time 1969 secret agent, Guy Goddard, on our favorite superhero comedy The Middleman. Sorbo dropped not one but two giant bombs about our beloved show: he’d…

Television Meredith Woerner Nov 7

Does Obama’s Win Mean A Dark Knight Oscar?

Barack Obama’s election as America’s 44th President was a milestone in many, many ways – but did it really help The Dark Knight get closer to an Oscar win for Best Picture? We’re not convinced, but that’s what Entertainment Weekly is claiming, in one of the more unexpected examples of fallout from Tuesday’s election.In a…

io9 Graeme McMillan Nov 7

Firefighters’ Manual Teaches First Reponders to Deal with UFO Attacks

No, I’m not kidding: A recent ABC newscast focuses on how a commonly-used firefighters’ manual from FEMA has an entire chapter devoted to UFO preparedness. Hey, it’s a good idea to be ready for anything, right? If aliens crash-landed, there wouldn’t just be fires — there’d be mass panic. First responders need to have a…

io9 Annalee Newitz Nov 7

Rice-Sized Solar Panels Produced Noodle-Sized Power

Researchers from the University of South Florida have developed a minuscule solar panel that’s just 1/4 the size of a grain of rice. Yet when you combine 20 or so of the cells, they can create 7.8 volts of electricity. Sounds good so far, right? It gets better.The solar cells could easily be incorporated into…

Tech News Mark Wilson Nov 7

Meet The Spock Cat!

Some spam-blogger decided to auto-generate a Star Trek page, and accidentally crafted a work of brilliance. First of all, instead of getting a picture of Spock, they pulled in someone’s photo of a cat that has the most Spock-like expression you’ve ever seen. Also, there are quotes from Zachary Quinto and Chris Pine where they…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Nov 7

10 Gadgets That Help You Cope With The End of Daylight Saving Time

Ever since daylight saving time ended last weekend, I’ve been a little depressed. By the time work is through, there is nothing but bleak, cold darkness outside. It perpetually feels later than it really is, and the horrible reality is that it will only get worse. By December 21st many of us will be experiencing…

Gadgets Sean Fallon Nov 7

The Duracell Powerpack 450 Talks You Through a Jump Start

Because I rarely drive these days, I still roll around in a car I bought 8 years ago. It runs fine, but sooner or later it is going to quit on me. I’ll tell you what though, in my situation, the new addition to Duracell’s Powerpack linuep looks like peace of mind in a lunch…

Tech News Sean Fallon Nov 7

Freakish New Doctor Who Star Could Be Revealed Next Week

Can’t wait to find out who will replace David Tennant as the star of Doctor Who, the British time-travel action-comedy? You may not have to. British TV’s favorite uncle, Terry Wogan, hinted the new Doctor may be announced during next Friday’s “Children In Need” charity special. Meanwhile, new showrunner Steven Moffat has weighed in on…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Nov 7

A City That’s Built at the Bottom of a Lake

Here’s something you don’t see every day: a town built in the middle of a lake. Not on an island, but actually below water level. It’s the ancient city of Seuthopolis, in Bulgaria, which was discovered in 1948. Six years later, a dam was destroyed and it was covered in water, ending up at the…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Nov 7

Viper MkII from Battlestar Going Up for Sale Along With 100s of Other Props

Want to be the coolest guy in your neighborhood? Slap a full-sized Viper MkII on your lawn. Too big? Well, how about sprucing up your office with President Roslin’s desk? Or making yourself more intimidating by wearing Colonel Tigh’s eyepatch? This is the motherlode, my friends. All this stuff, along with costumes, set pieces, production…

Space & Spaceflight Adam Frucci Nov 7

Scientists Use Tequila to Make Drunken Diamonds

A bottle of cheap tequila is good for making margaritas or forgetting a night out. But a team of Mexican scientists have discovered a new use for the potent liquor: forming diamonds. It just so happens that the popular Mexican alcohol is the ideal compound for creating one of the hardest substances on Earth.Researchers at…

io9 Lauren Davis Nov 7

iPod Tamagotchi Thrills Half-Assed Pet Owners Everywhere

While iPod Classic gaming doesn’t have quite the excitement of iPhone/iPod touch software, the famous Tamagotchi virtual pet is finally making its way to the platform. In Tamagotchi: ‘Round the World you can play with one of four animals through six minigames and three activities Sure, Tamagotchi is a few years late on the iPod…

Tech News Mark Wilson Nov 7

Humanity’s Comedy Future Is Emotion-Free

The humanity of the year 3034 has lost the ability to feel emotion, and is full of quasi-familiar faces like Babylon 5’s Claudia Christian and Boba Fett himself, Jeremy Bulloch. Plus, it’s under attack from aliens who want to save the universe from the unstoppable human menace. A terrifying glimpse into our future, or the…

io9 Graeme McMillan Nov 7

Martian Ice Is Why I’m Alive and Why I’m Dying

This is part three of an ongoing series by our latest guest editor, NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander, as it faces its final days. As a polar explorer, my entire mission depended on ice. I was sent to Mars to find clues to the water history of Mars-data that would help determine whether the planet was…

Space & Spaceflight Mars Phoenix Nov 7

Ballmer on WebKit: “We May Look at That”

I kinda feel like Steve Ballmer’s biographer lately, but whenever the guy opens his mouth (which is a lot) something interesting always spills out. When talking about why it’s worth still spending tons of money on Internet Explorer when open source browsers are more nimble in responding to changing web standards, Ballmer said that while…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Nov 7

LG Bluetooth TV Is Obvious but Necessary Evolution of Television

Today in Korea, LG debuted a “Bluetooth Digital Television” allowing a user to either listen to the TV with a stereo Bluetooth headset or change the channel with makeshift Bluetooth remotes (like an LG phone, for instance). We’ve already seen Bluetooth and similar frequencies exploited by this generation of game consoles, and given its advantages…

Tech News Mark Wilson Nov 7

Snowy Yeti Will Drag You Off For A Good Time

It’s almost time for the snowy holidays, and what better way to welcome in the seasonal cheer than a movie about a monstrous snow-creature that will drag your bloody carcass back to its cave and feast on your innards? Warm up with a hot cup of cider and the poster for Yeti, the holiday horror…

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 7

Sprint Loses Another 1.3 Million Customers, $326 Million, Will to Live

While every other major carrier is routinely piling a million or so customers a quarter, Sprint continues its depressing custom of bleeding out a million—1.3 million, in fact, which is more than its expected loss of an even million. It also lost over $326 million (a year ago, it made $64 million). Apparently, Sprint’s given…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Nov 7

Lightning Review: Griffin Clarifi iPhone Case

The Gadget: The Griffin Clarifi. It’s a polycarbonate iPhone case that features a macro lens. The idea is that you can take close-up shots with your iPhone (from about 4-inches away) but flick the macro lens to the side when it’s not in use.The Price: $35 The Verdict: It works, and better than I expected.…

Reviews Mark Wilson Nov 7

Iconic Ovalia Egg Chair Reissued With Tech Upgrades

Has The Middleman Been Cancelled?

Does Obama’s Win Mean A Dark Knight Oscar?

Firefighters’ Manual Teaches First Reponders to Deal with UFO Attacks

Rice-Sized Solar Panels Produced Noodle-Sized Power

Meet The Spock Cat!

10 Gadgets That Help You Cope With The End of Daylight Saving Time

The Duracell Powerpack 450 Talks You Through a Jump Start

Freakish New Doctor Who Star Could Be Revealed Next Week

A City That’s Built at the Bottom of a Lake

Viper MkII from Battlestar Going Up for Sale Along With 100s of Other Props

Scientists Use Tequila to Make Drunken Diamonds

iPod Tamagotchi Thrills Half-Assed Pet Owners Everywhere

Humanity’s Comedy Future Is Emotion-Free

Martian Ice Is Why I’m Alive and Why I’m Dying

Ballmer on WebKit: “We May Look at That”

LG Bluetooth TV Is Obvious but Necessary Evolution of Television

Snowy Yeti Will Drag You Off For A Good Time

Sprint Loses Another 1.3 Million Customers, $326 Million, Will to Live

Lightning Review: Griffin Clarifi iPhone Case

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