Cyborgs

Robo-Bear Armed with a Canon Awaits His Perfect Shot

An armored polar bear, living in a future where bears have been uplifted into an intelligent but militarized species, controls a massive canon with a big old lens. But even though he's waiting to make his perfect shot, he manages to fall asleep while bunnies hop around his massive, armored paw and on his giant canon. More »

11:57 AM on Mon Mar 24 2008
By Annalee Newitz
5,084 views, 15 comments

Latest by EGN: NRA beware, this is what happens when you have the right to arm bears. more »

found footage

Ejaculate! Ejaculate! Daleks' Ultimate Aim Revealed (NSFW)

Final proof that there's a fetish for everyone: the Daleks, the genocidal cyborgs from Doctor Who, starred in their own porn video a few years ago — and it turns out those egg-whisk guns of theirs have a setting we never knew about. Abducted By Daleks had barely gone on sale before the BBC sued and banned it out of existence. Copies are now incredibly rare — but well worth hunting down, if only for the amusement value. More NSFW evidence of surprising Dalek sexiness, after the jump. More »

1:30 PM on Fri Mar 14 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
24,301 views, 65 comments

Latest by cybergrunt: i can't believe my eyes or my ears :) more »

mangobot

Korean Movie Explores Human Emotions From a Cyborg Perspective

Welcome to MangoBot, a biweekly column about Asian futurism by TokyoMango blogger Lisa Katayama. If you've ever questioned whether you're really an alien or a cyborg, well, you're not alone. Young-goon, the protagonist featured in acclaimed director Park Chan-wook's latest film, I'm a Cyborg But That's OK, is sent to a mental hospital after she tries to wire herself into a machine she's building at a radio factory. More »

9:00 AM on Fri Mar 7 2008
By LISA KATAYAMA
2,193 views, 19 comments

appleseed: ex machina

Want To See Appleseed: Ex Machina On The Big Screen for Free this Weekend?

If you've been wanting to see the John Woo produced cyborg war romance Appleseed: Ex Machina on the big screen, and you happen to live in New York, then this is your lucky day. We're giving away five pairs of tickets for a midnight screening of the movie at IFC Center in NYC for either Friday or Saturday night, take your pick. We've been vocal about our love for the movie, and although the movie will be out on DVD starting next Tuesday, it really takes a huge screen to appreciate the animation. Find out how you can take yourself and a friend (or just put your feet up) inside. More »

12:13 PM on Thu Mar 6 2008
By Kevin Kelly
1,430 views, 34 comments

Latest by phoenix: ::cry:: Come to Washington DC! more »

anime

Sneak Peek at Cyborg War Romance 'Appleseed: Ex Machina'

We've already mentioned the John Woo-produced anime sequel Appleseed: Ex Machina and spoken with director Shinji Aramaki, but Warner Video was on hand at WonderCon, handing out a billion postcards to remind people that it comes out DVD on March 11th. They even had a screening of it on Saturday night during WonderCon, although it faced stiff competition from parties featuring costumed fans and tipsy publicity reps. If you missed that, then peek at the clip below and find out what the world of Appleseed is all about. More »

1:00 PM on Mon Feb 25 2008
By Kevin Kelly
2,920 views, 21 comments

Latest by goldenthorn: I have nothing constructive in my comment because I am too busy salivating over this. more »

onigocco

Japanese Smiley-Bots Will Kill You For Your Name

In the movie Onigocco or The Chasing World, a Japanese teenager gets flipped into an parallel world where everyone who has the last name Sato is being ruthlessly hunted down. Of course, that just happens to be his last name. While trying to evade the smiling cyborgs, he encounters alternate versions of his girlfriend and school buddies, and finds himself protecting them and trying to escape from the clutches of the King of Japan. Check out the trailer below, and find out more. More »

2:00 PM on Thu Feb 14 2008
By Kevin Kelly
2,130 views, 11 comments

Latest by mitchel_stevens: so, is everyone else just chilling, watching the evil robo-jawas going on rampages? more »

concept art

Beautiful Yaoi Men Of The Cyber World (Maybe NSFW)

Impossibly perfect men float around naked, surrounded by gears and cyber-creatures, in Kiriko Moth's Yaoi art. Yaoi — the Japanese art of showing lovely young dudes, in sexual situations for a female readership — has been building an avid U.S. following. And now artists like Kiriko are bringing Art Nouveau-esque yaoi porn to the dark world of cyber- and steampunk. Click through for a (possibly NSFW) gallery and interview. More »

4:30 PM on Fri Feb 8 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
5,687 views, 22 comments

Latest by mitchel_stevens: well, that's good. sadly, i'm still a bit anti "Yaoi" if only due to a former teacher's discussion and essays on the topic. not to mention his ultimate example of the negative: "rape me in the closet." more »

dystopian advertising

Animal-Cyborg Soccer Slaves Of 2178

This new ad for Puma's v1.08 soccer boot freaks me out. In the year 2178, soccer players will have their legs ripped off and replaced with weird cyber-horse legs, so they can trot around and do kangaroo jumps for the amusement of their beer-swilling orthohuman masters. Until then, the ad says, the closest you can get to being a deformed cyber-beast athlete is to buy Puma's newest model. It's just the latest in a long line of freaky dystopian adverts.

12:00 PM on Mon Feb 4 2008
By charliejane
3,856 views, 21 comments

Latest by Continuity.Gradient: okay, I've got a couple of points to add. One, How is this dystopian? It seems pretty much like a regular futuristic society to me. No scrounging for resources or civil liberty violations worth speaking of. Two, these are totally Satyr legs. more »

sci fashion

Gallery: Lesbian Cylons Gather At Beijing Fashion Show

You have the green tentacle legs, the cylon lesbians and best of all, the head-eating parasol monster. It all happened at the Ordifen Cup 2007 Lingerie Innovative Design Contest at China Fashion Week in Beijing. Warning: skimpy costumes and not-quite-orthohuman shapes ahead.

Gallery: China Fashion 2007

1:00 PM on Tue Nov 13 2007
By charliejane
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bionic woman

Ladies and Gentlemen! In This Corner, A Real Bionic Arm ...

Alas, no new episode of The Bionic Woman tonight. Instead, let's ponder who would win a bionic arm wrestling match between Jaime Sommers and Airic's Arm. The challenger is a robotic limb created by German company Festo, which incorporates 30 "fluidic muscles" operated by compressed air and supported by a computer-designed bone structure mimicking that of the human arm. Airic's Arm has "immense starting power" and once it's lifted a weight, it can hold said object in place indefinitely. Festo plans a further line of bionic body parts including hips, backs, and necks (my least favorite chicken parts, by the way) with integrated "cameras and tactile perception" for a more sensuous bionic experience. More »

9:21 PM on Wed Oct 31 2007
By peril
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battlestar galactica

Must See: Battlestar Galactica

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. Must-see by Jason Shankel.

Title: Battlestar Galactica (1970s)

Date: 1978-1979

Vitals: Human refugees of the Cylon war wagon train themselves across space with only the diaphanous clothes on their backs and the polyurethane fixatives in their hair to sustain them.

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6:12 PM on Tue Oct 23 2007
By Annalee Newitz
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bionic woman

The 50 Million Dollar Dame. Episode 3.

If I was a high-paid Hollywood writer, this is what my version of the Bionic Woman would look like. Upon realizing that her boyfriend has not only been keeping a dossier on her but apparently waiting to pounce upon her first near fatal mishap to implant her with $50 million of his employer's goods, Jamie Sommers tells Will and his boss Jonas they can stick it in their bionic ear. Then she and Sarah Corvus declare a truce. They meet for cocktails and decide to form their own alliance. The rest of the series would turn upon their feats of daring as they fight crime, the military-industrial complex, the Berkut Group, and men who underestimate or are afraid of true female power.
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10:28 PM on Wed Oct 10 2007
By peril
50 views, Comment

robocop

Must See: Robocop

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. Written by James Rocchi.

Title: Robocop
Date: 1987

Vitals: Detroit cop Alex Murphy (Peter Weller) is brought back from the dead to serve as the raw material for Omni Consumer Product's new robotic law enforcement product line. But making Murphy better, stronger and faster doesn't make him any less moral. ... Paul Verhoeven's finest hour works as slam-bang action and as perverse, prickly social satire.

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12:10 AM on Mon Oct 1 2007
By Annalee Newitz
66 views, Comment

terminator 2

Must See: Terminator 2

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. Written by James Rocchi.

Title: Terminator 2
Date: 1991

Vitals: James Cameron's sequel to Terminator has it all — Arnold, a kick-ass Linda Hamilton, knockout action, envelope-pushing effects and a time-travel plot that ignores all serious thoughts about causality in favor of robot-on-robot action. Robert Patrick's T-1000 is one of the great robotic baddies of all time, and the fist-fights, fire-fights and run-or-be-killed action never flags. Yes, some of it's a bit cheesy ("Now I know why you cry ...") but that washes away in the flood of pure pulp adrenaline.

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11:41 PM on Sun Sep 30 2007
By Annalee Newitz
49 views, Comment

the avengers

Must See: The Avengers

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale.

Title: The Avengers
Date: 1961-1969

Vitals: John Steed is a bowler-wearing secret agent who doesn't seem to have any bosses. He, and a rotating cast of sidekicks, go around defeating evil conspiracies and occasionally battling the Cybernauts, who are pretty much what they sound like.

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11:01 PM on Sun Sep 30 2007
By charliejane
50 views, Comment

six million dollar man

Must See: The Six Million Dollar Man

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale.

Title: The Six Million Dollar Man
Date: 1973-1978

Vitals: As the opening credits explain: "Steve Austin, astronaut. A man barely alive. Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability to make the world's first bionic man. Steve Austin will be that man. Better than he was before. Better, stronger, faster."

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10:55 PM on Sun Sep 30 2007
By charliejane
56 views, Comment

io9

Aliens Should Always Have Poetic Weaknesses

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