Douglas Rain, Voice of HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey, Dies at 90
Douglas Rain, voice of the computer HAL 9000 in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, died on Sunday morning. He was 90…
The Original Murderous Digital Assistant Is Now a Bluetooth Speaker
HAL 9000 is the original suspicious digital assistant. Before we invite Alexa, Google, and Siri into our lives to…
This Light-Up HAL 9000 USB Flash Drive Can't Sing, But Probably Won't Kill You Either
Master Replicas, makers of some of the finest lightsaber replicas in any galaxy, sadly closed its doors back in 2008.…
Hallmark Has a Talking, Glowing HAL 9000 Ornament Headed for Your Christmas Tree
Hallmark is continuing its celebration of the 50th anniversary of 2001: A Space Odyssey right to the end of 2018 with a…
You Can Soon Own a HAL 9000 Replica That Uses Amazon Alexa to Control Your Home, Dave
As I vaguely recall, 2001: A Space Odyssey might have been trying to tell us something about the dangers of artificial…
Uh, Apple, Did You Think This Through?
The crowd cheered in California on Monday, when Apple announced HomePod, a new smart speaker armed with Siri, the…
One Great Groot, and One Creepy One, in the Best Toys We've Seen This Week
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's roundup of the most interesting toys we’ve seen this week. It’s a Guardians of the…
Watch Adam Savage Geek Out Over an Original HAL 9000 in Peter Jackson's Amazing Prop Collection
Before he started busting myths, Adam Savage worked in the special effects industry building props and models for…
This Conversation Between HAL 9000 and Samantha from Her Is a Little Creepy
Here’s an excellent re-imagination of two of the most famous depictions of artificial intelligence in film, HAL 9000…
Haha, Xbox One Is Basically Going to Be HAL 9000
Freaked out about the "always on" Xbox One creeping on your life? You probably shouldn't be. But if you're one of those…
Watch Siri Turn Into a Home Automation Master With the Help Of Raspberry Pi
With home automation being all the rage these days, it was only a matter of time before Siri got her little, occasiona…
You Can Buy a HAL 9000 Replica Made from the Original Movie Blueprints
Good morning, Reader. This is a HAL 9000 replica computer. It became operational at the ThinkGeek Plant today, and is…
Dear IBM, Your Computer's Psychotic—Just Letting You Know
Two years before Stanley Kubrick released 2001: A Space Odyssey, he was starting to worry that IBM would get a little…
ThinkGeek's IRIS 9000: The Best Reason Yet to Buy an iPhone 4S
Sure, Siri is cool. It can make appointments, send emails, and knit you sweaters (unverified), but you have to talk…
Vintage advertisements for HAL 9000 and the Orion III space plane
Remember Justin Van Genderen's throwback travel posters for locales in comic books and the Star Wars universe? He's now…
Turn Your MacBook Into a Psychotic Computer
Just because this decal is obvious, it's not less awesome. Actually, I really wish I could turn my MacBook into the…
Image Cache: GlaDOS and HAL9000 Are Separated At Birth, Or Lovers?
Both machines are killers, but which one is less evil? Which one would kill you more humanely? [Pickaklas]
HAL 9000 Papercraft Will, At Some Point, Cut You
We know. He certainly looks cute and harmless. But sooner or later, the HAL 9000 (freely printable papercraft version)…
The Amazing Changing Faces of HAL 9000
The people at the Fark forums have run a Photoshop contest on HAL 9000, twisting the ominous red eye of the psychopath…
New Yorker: Why We Won't Have Fully Conversational Robots
John Seabrook wrote a recent feature in The New Yorker about interactive-voice-response systems (I.V.R.) commonly used…