Latest

10 Segway-Killers That Don’t Make You Look Like a Complete Tool

The idea behind the Segway is a good one, but between the Presidential accidents, Polo games and supreme laziness, the Segway has developed a serious image problem. When people think “Segway” they think bike helmet-wearing super-nerds having an asthma attack while whizzing down the sidewalk at 12 mph. Not so with the following gadgets. Unlike…

Tech News Sean Fallon Sep 22

Sylvester McCoy Is Back On Doctor Who — Sort Of

A dozen years after he stopped playing the lead role as Britain’s quirkiest time traveler in Doctor Who, Sylvester McCoy is playing an alien time-traveler again. But it’s not quite a Doctor Who episode — instead, it’s an episode of daytime medical soap opera The Doctors. McCoy appears playing an actor who used to star…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Sep 22

Philips Bodygroom Gets Slightly Updated, Shown Off In Pube-Trimming Manologue Tales

If you can see only one performance this year, make it Bryan Callen’s groundbreaking effort in the Philips Manologues. Best known as Pool Boy from Cabana Chat on MADtv, Callen delivers a performance for the ages in this series of shorts for the updated Philips Bodygroom that make the ins-and outs of male grooming come…

Tech News Sean Fallon Sep 22

Notes: Greetings From Japan, Land of Earthquake Education Trucks

Hello there, I’m in Tokyo for a few weeks. The remnants of the summer heat linger like a mosquito buzzing your ears; even as it rains you can feel. My first morning here, a 4.8 earthquake rumbled through the city. Judging from the poise Lisa’s family displayed, Japan’s citizens are far better at responding to…

Tech News Brian Lam Sep 22

Video Game Bar Tackles Two Life-Hindering Addictions at Once

At first glance, it’s just an ordinary bar playing some sporting event on television. You think, that’s not really anything special. I’ve seen bars before. Heck, I’ve vomited on bars before. And what is that? Oak? I’ve certainly vomited on oak. But with the flick of a panel… …four joysticks are revealed, ready for some…

Tech News Mark Wilson Sep 22

Japan Prepares to Board the Space Elevator

When you finally take that lunar vacation, you may find yourself traveling not by space shuttle, but by elevator. Space elevators may be our best bet for establishing colonies on the moon, potentially able to transport people and materials more far cheaply and efficiently than propulsion-based spacecraft. The actual construction of such an elevator doesn’t…

io9 Lauren Davis Sep 22

Japan: Where Sex Robots Permeate Every Aspect of Society

That headline may seem like an exaggeration, but we’re talking about a country that uses sex robots to promote energy companies. Tokyo Gas is airing this commercial in which a typical salaryman takes a down and out attractive female robot home only to be educated in the practical wonders of natural gas (before his natural…

Tech News Mark Wilson Sep 22

New Giz Feature: Threaded Comments

Welcome to the future, my friends. As of today, Gizmodo (and all the other Gawker sites) now have threaded comments. What’s this mean for you? Well, it means that comment threads will no longer be one long list of chronological comments. Instead, when you reply to a specific comment, your comment will go right underneath…

Tech News Adam Frucci Sep 22

Vendors Make HDTV Price Cuts, Inappropriate Statements in Response to Financial Crisis

The current state of the economy is unfortunate, but there is a silver lining if you are in the market for an HDTV. According to HD Guru, many HDTV manufacturers have started rolling out discounts to help increase sales. Sony, LG and Samsung are among those offering up to $200 off on select models, while…

Gadgets Sean Fallon Sep 22

Hollywood’s New Player Declares War On Science

He may be the most buzzed about figure of the geek movement right now, but that doesn’t mean that Wanted and Kick-Ass creator Mark Millar doesn’t have an unhealthy fear of science. Enough of one to call for a “jihad” on everyone behind the Large Hadron Collider, in fact. Well, he was getting to be…

io9 Graeme McMillan Sep 22

Bentley Makes a Safe For Expensive Watches, Perfect for Wall Street Execs Looking to Piss Us Off Even More

You know you’re rich when you drop tens of thousands of dollars on a fancy watch. You know you’re obscenely, ridiculously rich when you have so many of said fancy, expensive watches that you need a specially-designed safe to hold and show off all of them. Stockinger and Bentley have teamed up to make a…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Sep 22

Five Crucial Plot Points to Remember Before Watching Heroes Tonight

Season 3 of NBC’s superhero drama Heroes starts up tonight in a special two-hour extravaganza that will introduce a season called “Villains.” If you’re at a loss to recall exactly what transpired among the heaps of characters in this intricate, cliffhangery series, you’re not alone. So here’s a little five-point redux to get you back…

Television Nisha Gopalan Sep 22

Sub-3-Lb. Sony Vaio TT Rumored To Have Blu-ray Burner, 250GB SSD

According to leaks collected by Sony Insider, that Sony Vaio TT I mentioned yesterday is turning out to be one of the sweetest laptops we’ve ever not seen. A new spec sheet shows that the 2.87-lb. laptop will come in Champagne Gold, Crimson Red and Silk Black with respectable features, and then there will be…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Sep 22

iRex Delivers New 1000 Series E-Readers

Last week iRex promised that a “new era in digital reading” would begin on the 22nd. While the new 1000 series isn’t exactly a “new era,” iRex has been in the e-reader biz since the beginning and their new lineup is certainly worth checking out. Available in 1000, 1000s and 1000SW flavors, the new iRex…

Tech News Sean Fallon Sep 22

Tricia Helfer Purrs For Spider-Man

Battlestar Galactica’s Tricia Helfer talks about bringing Black Cat to life for the Spider-Man: Web of Shadows video game. In a new video interview, Helfer talks about Felicia Hardy’s sexuality, smarts and high kicks. Plus take a look at the many moves of Black Cat in the new video game footage, including one where she…

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 22

Verizon Confirms Contract-Free Service

Verizon has confirmed rumors that it would join other carriers by offering a contract-free service for customers who prefer not to be tied down by the man. As expected, you must pay full, unsubsidized prices for phones in order to be eligible (or bring your own CDMA devices), but the press release does not mention…

Tech News Sean Fallon Sep 22

Polaroid Coasters Catalog Adventures You Never Had

These four retro-exotic beauties had nothing to do with your past exploits, but hey, Polaroid coasters make for great cocktail conversation—especially when they depict semi-tasteful, half-naked women. Rarely do we find coasters worth ruining your coffee table for, but this $12 set is so much hipper than your yellowing IKEA furniture anyway. So go ahead,…

Tech News Mark Wilson Sep 22

More Hell To Pay From JJA

We’ve heard whispers that Nightshade Books may be publishing a few more anthologies from editor extraordinaire John Joseph Adams: a second volume in the zombie focused Living Dead series; a book of dystopian futures tentatively called Brave New Worlds; and a book about vampires. (Please let there be space vampires!)

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Sep 22

Leica Leaks Out New High-End S System With 37MP, Almost-Medium-Format S2 DSLR

Leica’s been busy lately, on the fetishistic high-end as always; their ultra-fast f/0.95 Noctilux lens wowed us a few weeks back, the new M8.2 digital rangefinder and C-Lux and D-Lux compacts also hit, and now they’ve expanded their digital range to include the S-series ultra high-res DSLR. Aimed at studio pros who would have been…

Tech News John Mahoney Sep 22

Threaded Comments Have Come to io9 From the Future

You may have already heard, but today, things will be changing in a big way for io9 commenters, and for those on every other Gawker Media blog: after months of hard work and dedication on the part of our design and tech department, we are introducing – wait for it – threaded comments. What’s a…

io9 Annalee Newitz Sep 22

10 Segway-Killers That Don’t Make You Look Like a Complete Tool

Sylvester McCoy Is Back On Doctor Who — Sort Of

Philips Bodygroom Gets Slightly Updated, Shown Off In Pube-Trimming Manologue Tales

Notes: Greetings From Japan, Land of Earthquake Education Trucks

Video Game Bar Tackles Two Life-Hindering Addictions at Once

Japan Prepares to Board the Space Elevator

Japan: Where Sex Robots Permeate Every Aspect of Society

New Giz Feature: Threaded Comments

Vendors Make HDTV Price Cuts, Inappropriate Statements in Response to Financial Crisis

Hollywood’s New Player Declares War On Science

Bentley Makes a Safe For Expensive Watches, Perfect for Wall Street Execs Looking to Piss Us Off Even More

Five Crucial Plot Points to Remember Before Watching Heroes Tonight

Sub-3-Lb. Sony Vaio TT Rumored To Have Blu-ray Burner, 250GB SSD

iRex Delivers New 1000 Series E-Readers

Tricia Helfer Purrs For Spider-Man

Verizon Confirms Contract-Free Service

Polaroid Coasters Catalog Adventures You Never Had

More Hell To Pay From JJA

Leica Leaks Out New High-End S System With 37MP, Almost-Medium-Format S2 DSLR

Threaded Comments Have Come to io9 From the Future

Latest news

‘Marvel Rivals’ Wants to Start Being More Than Just a Hero Shooter

‘How Do We Make Sure That Claude Behaves Itself?’: Anthropic Invited 15 Christians for a Summit

See the Next ‘Hunger Games’ in This Trip Down Memory Lane

Indie Animation Is Having a Moment on YouTube

Trump’s World Liberty Financial Makes FTX-esque Move, Borrows Against Its Own Crypto Token

Steven Soderbergh Wanted to Take ‘Bond’ Back to the ’60s

If You Make Fart Music, ChatGPT Will Be the Most Supportive Girlfriend You Could Ask For

This Loud-Ass Party Speaker Almost Got Me High AF

Latest Reviews

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real

Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Let us help find what you are looking for...