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Meet Torchwood’s New Cast Members

Details of four new cast members for Torchwood: Children of Earth have been released, and with them some idea of what’s lying in store for the few remaining members of Wales’ favorite investigators of the weird in their upcoming five episode third season. Perhaps unsurprisingly, “secrets from the past” and governmental employees figure prominently.According to…

io9 Graeme McMillan Oct 11

When Superheroes Go Too Far

Heroes wishes it could explore the dark side of superhuman abilities a hundredth as well as Sidekick, a 2005 indie movie from Canada. Comic-book fan Norman realizes his coworker Victor has telekinetic powers, so he trains Victor to use them and tries to groom Victor to be a superhero. Unfortunately, Victor has his own ideas…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Oct 10

Apple MacBook 2008 Event: All the Rumors In One Place

New MacBooks, MacBook Pros, and probably an updated MacBook Air are coming up next week, at the Apple MacBook 2008 event. The MacBook and MacBook Pro are long due for a case redesign but, beyond that, little is known for sure. Here we have collected all the pieces of information we have about them. All…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Oct 10

Sharp 42-Inch 1080p Aquos for $900… at Dell

Yep, Dell, purveyors of computers and such, currently have the best price on a really decent Sharp Aquos, the 42″ LC-42SB45U with 1080p resolution. It’s $899, and shipping is free, though you will have to pay sales tax. By contrast, Amazon’s starting price on this model is $972, and the shopping sites tend to list…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Oct 10

CityWall Interactive Multitouch Display Now Has a Glorious 3D Interface

CityWall has been around for a little bit now, offering a giant multitouch display of maps and other service-oriented features. But now the Helsinki Institute for Information Technology just launched their new 3D UI for the interactive display, which makes it look super futuristic and awesome. While not actually 3D in the physical sense, the…

Tech News Adrian Covert Oct 10

Eleven Ways “Eleventh Hour” Smears the Reputation of Real Science

Judging by the ratings, a lot of people tuned in last night to watch Eleventh Hour, Jerry Bruckheimer’s Fringe-esque show about Hood, a “special science adviser to the FBI” played by Rufus Sewell. Based on a British show that failed, the series winds up making science seem even more like a preposterous Medieval fantasy than…

io9 Annalee Newitz Oct 10

Star Trek Original Series Now Warping on YouTube

Just a few days after its TV anniversary, and in time for the new Star Trek movie, YouTube is now airing a bunch of full episodes of Star Trek. According to them, this is just the beginning: We are starting to test full-length programming on YouTube, beginning with some fan favorites requested by you. For…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Oct 10

Energy Seed Concept Is Smart Way to Collect Spent Batteries

I threw away two batteries yesterday. I know, I know—it’s almost the same as chopping down like five old-growth oak trees or something, but it was just so damn easy. And what else are you gonna do with dead batteries? That’s exactly why I am jazzed about this Energy Seed concept by Sungwoo Park. You…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Oct 10

25 Years of The Best Short Stories in Science Fiction Has Come To This

It’s been 25 years of Gardner Dozios’ The Year’s Best Science Fiction, and the 25th anniversary edition totals 692 pages of testimony to the state of the industry. Dozois dedicates the first 51 pages alone to a summation of the previous year, a trend he started in the first volume a quarter of a century…

io9 Alex Carnevale Oct 10

Lego Mindstorms Fat Boy Is Controlled with Actual Bike Handles

This remote-controlled Lego Mindstorms NXT Fat Boy bike is cute and stylized enough to guarantee a post on its own. But when you see that the actual controller is shaped like the handles of a real motor bike, then it’s just not a matter of writing about it or not. It’s a matter of taking…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Oct 10

The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week

Too busy battling polar bears in a post-apocalyptic Manhattan? Don’t worry, we’ve compiled a list of the best stories of the week, just for you.Magnetic Anomaly Map of the World This map shows areas on the globe where there are disturbances in the Earth’s magnetic field. Here, red indicates a stronger magnetic tug, and blue…

io9 Lauren Davis Oct 10

You Can’t Judge Life On Mars Until Next Week

Congratulations, ABC — after two attempts, and spending squillions of dollars, you finally managed to copy British cult classic Life On Mars pretty well. At least, compared to the sheer horror that was the original pilot, the version of Mars that finally aired last night was much better, and closer to the UK version. With…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Oct 10

iPod Nano Switches Left and Right Channels With Headphone Insert

If you have a new 4th-gen nano and a decent ear, you may have noticed something funny: After putting it to sleep, if you wake it up by inserting headphones, the left and right channels switch. I tried this with the most obvious stereo mix of all time, David Bowie’s “Space Oddity,” and it’s really…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Oct 10

Just Hurry Up And Write Unbreakable 2 Already, M. Night

It only seems like a few weeks ago that M. Night Shyamalan was talking about wanting to make Unbreakable 2, and now he’s at it again, telling MTV “I want to write it right now, but I want to write it for the right reasons… I want a story to pop into my head that…

io9 Graeme McMillan Oct 10

Live Fish Remix MP3s, Have More Talent Than Most American Idol Contestants

A Brazilian artist named Vivian Caccuri has put together an installation that uses the movements of live fish to remix the music played on an MP3 player. These fish are tracked using a proximity sensor and their activities trigger adjustments in processing levels, distortion and speaker fade to create a unique sound. Sure, it is…

Tech News Sean Fallon Oct 10

The Greatest Depressions (and Economic Recoveries) of Science Fiction

Click to viewScience fiction never fails to predict bizarre, unwelcome futures and the current global economic meltdown is no exception. We love to imagine all the ways our world will end not with a bang, but with a flood of hemorrhaged garbage cash. Two of this year’s scifi film crop, Babylon A.D. and The Road,…

io9 Annalee Newitz Oct 10

SLAM Helmet Maps Room to Help Rescuers Navigate Through Smoke

Researchers are using a technique called simultaneous location and mapping (SLAM) to develop helmets that rescue workers can use to navigate through heavy smoke. The helmet features an infrared laser scanner and software that bounces signals off walls and uses that data to create a map of the surrounding area. The software also filters out…

Tech News Sean Fallon Oct 10

Live Vicariously Through Your Life Clock

The Life Clock from Jinsei Tokei is kind of like a Tamagotchi for adults—but instead of caring for it, the little guy living inside this box mimics your lifestyle. Well…sort of. You see, you can choose between three characters: a salaryman, a schoolgirl or a rock star. It gets up when your alarm goes off…

Tech News Sean Fallon Oct 10

Who Should Be The First Female Ghostbuster?

Original Ghostbuster Bill Murray says he thinks the third GB film should include a woman putting on the gray boiler suit and showing she ain’t afraid of no ghosts. Since the film will probably introduce a younger generation of ghost-smacking recruits, we’re guessing it won’t be Whoopi Goldberg or Ellen DeGeneres… let alone Diane Keaton.…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Oct 10

Dish Network 1080p Compared to Blu-ray 1080p (Verdict: Not Bad)

At face value, “1080p high definition” means 1920×1080 pixels presented progressive scan (all at once). But if a clip is 1080p that alone doesn’t necessitate that it will look good. Just as you can stretch a thumbnail in Photoshop to any gargantuan size you like, so too can content providers give you ugly 1080p. So…

Tech News Mark Wilson Oct 10

Meet Torchwood’s New Cast Members

When Superheroes Go Too Far

Apple MacBook 2008 Event: All the Rumors In One Place

Sharp 42-Inch 1080p Aquos for $900… at Dell

CityWall Interactive Multitouch Display Now Has a Glorious 3D Interface

Eleven Ways “Eleventh Hour” Smears the Reputation of Real Science

Star Trek Original Series Now Warping on YouTube

Energy Seed Concept Is Smart Way to Collect Spent Batteries

25 Years of The Best Short Stories in Science Fiction Has Come To This

Lego Mindstorms Fat Boy Is Controlled with Actual Bike Handles

The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week

You Can’t Judge Life On Mars Until Next Week

iPod Nano Switches Left and Right Channels With Headphone Insert

Just Hurry Up And Write Unbreakable 2 Already, M. Night

Live Fish Remix MP3s, Have More Talent Than Most American Idol Contestants

The Greatest Depressions (and Economic Recoveries) of Science Fiction

SLAM Helmet Maps Room to Help Rescuers Navigate Through Smoke

Live Vicariously Through Your Life Clock

Who Should Be The First Female Ghostbuster?

Dish Network 1080p Compared to Blu-ray 1080p (Verdict: Not Bad)

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