How To Make Yourself Apocalypse-Ready

We often talk about fictional apocalypses here at io9, but what if the collapse of civilization actually happens in your lifetime? Here are some things you can start doing right now to make sure you're ready to ride it out. [io9]

Prove Your Metal, Win a Kick-Ass Shirt

There are things you can debate about Brutal Legend, but one thing is an absolute fact: It's METAL, pure METAL! [Kotaku]

Send Us Your Thanksgiving Tech Support Horror Stories

Happy Thanksgiving! If your holiday celebrations are anything like mine, they involve coming home to a large number of old people confused about how to use their tech gear, treating you like an actually competent member of the Geek Squad. [Gizmodo]

Sound Blaster Arena Surround Gaming Headset Review: Who's That Sneaking Up On Me?

Over the years sound has increasingly taken the back seat to the other important elements of a PC gaming experience from mouse and keyboard to the graphics and light-kits. [Kotaku]

A MacGyver Chef Thanksgiving: Making Choco-Cranberry Mousse With a Hair Dryer

To honor this most culinary holiday, I found a dessert recipe that, in true MacGyver fashion, can be made with equipment found in a hotel room. Here, a hair dryer provides heat—but couldn't save this disasterpiece. [Gizmodo]

A Thanksgiving Message From the iPhone

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! Here's a message about the holiday and Black Friday from our friend from Cupertino, the iPhone. [Gizmodo]

The MMOs That Rose Or Fell During World of Warcraft's Reign

Once World of Warcraft was king, it seemed like a contender to its throne was announced monthly. Here's a quick look at the competitors that were born or died — or both! — during WoW's rise. [Kotaku]

Best Diet Aid Ever: Science Fiction's Grossest Food Moments

If you're worried about overeating today, and need a good appetite suppressant, check out our video compilation of the scariest food moments from science fiction. Behold, the nastiest stuff that scifi has ever cooked up, or regurgitated back out. [io9]

How to Disable the New Google Search

Oh you people are never happy. I give you a way to try the new Google Search yesterday, and now you are asking about how to go back to the old one. Fine! Be that way! Here's how: [Gizmodo]

A Taste of Home via a Laptop and a Movie

This is a great shot of three soldiers relaxing at their base in Afghanistan, watching movies on their laptops. The real question: what movies are they watching? [Big Picture] [Gizmodo]

Happy Thanksgiving, Enjoy Your Engine Hoist Turkey Deep Fry!

In addition to these ten cars and five of these ten deals, we're also thankful we're not working today. In the meantime, here's Bumbeck's guide to deep-frying your turkey using an engine hoist for the dippin'. Enjoy and be safe!

The Xbox 360 Buyer's Guide

New Halo, new downloadables for Mass Effect, Fallout 3, and Grand Theft Auto, new Forza. It was a pretty good year for Xbox 360 owners. [Kotaku]

Google Google Google Google

Google Google Google Google Google Google. Oogle. Ogle. Gle. Le. E. Ow. [Gizmodo]

The Four DSLR Cameras for Every Budget

We're in kind of a golden age of DSLR cameras. They're cheaper than ever, so they're affordable, and they do more stuff than ever, so the time's right to jump in. Here's our DSLR picks for every (non-pro) budget. [Gizmodo]

LAST PICKLE IN THE JAR! Your Thanksgiving Jamboroo

Drew Magary's Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Find more of his stuff at his Twitter feed. [Deadspin]

What Would've Happened if Hewlett Packard Built R2-D2

Youch. So that's what would happen if HP built astromech droids. Can't say I blame Leia, those error messages make me want to break something, too. Though maybe a lightsaber would've looked more dignified than the baseball bat. [Abstruse Goose] [Gizmodo]

Fleshbot Reviews the Real Touch, a Video-Synchronized Masturbator

The Real Touch is like a Fleshlight that moves on its own, pre-synced with the porn you're currently watching on your computer. It's one step closer to simulating having sex with the girl on the screen, but should you buy? [Gizmodo]

First Intercontinental Jetpack Flight Ends With a Wet Crash Landing

50-year-old Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy (known aliases: Fusionman and Jetman), was forced to abort his first attempt at a jetpack flight from Africa to Europe with a dive into the Mediterranean Sea. I guess the nicknames didn't come with superpowers. [Gizmodo]

Upgrade Your Current Flashlight to an LED Flashlight

Why throw your current flashlight away to upgrade to LED when you can keep all the good stuff and just upgrade the light itself? Milwaukee's LED Module flashlight upgrade does just that. [ToolBarn via Core77] [Gizmodo]

How To Make Any Pair Of Gloves Work With a Touchscreen

There are commercial gloves designed to work with touchscreens, but you can achieve the same functionality with your current pair of gloves using a needle and some conductive thread. [Gizmodo]

Opening Up a Sega Genesis Leads to a Genesis iPhone Dock, Naturally

When you find a dead Sega Genesis and you open it up to see what the insides look like, the chances are probably good that you'll end up with a Genesis you can plug your iPhone into. [Gadget Lab] [Gizmodo]

Yoomi Baby Bottle Heats Milk For You, No Cartridges Required

Self-heating containers aren't a new idea, but rarely are they as practical or reusable as the Yoomi baby bottle. [Gizmodo]

Check Your Receipts When You Exit Radio Shack

A Consumerist reader was scammed into giving a donation to Livestrong that he didn't consent to, as he found out when he got home and discovered an unauthorized donation on his receipt. [Gizmodo]

MTV: Rock Band Network To Be Fully Launched In Early 2010

When last we covered details of MTV Games and Harmonix's ambitious Rock Band Network, we reported that the service would go live in November. It's not there yet. Today, MTV provided Kotaku an update. [Kotaku]

NES Netbook

If you don't have at least one NES-style accessory incorporated into your daily routine, you've haven't just failed us, you've let down everyone who ever believed in you. Score this NES netbook case for $50. [Etsy via Lilliputing via UberGizmo] [Gizmodo]

Burj Dubai Gallery

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Beautiful and Terrifying Creatures From The Edge Of Light

Deep in the ocean, beyond where light reaches, thousands of new species are being documented by the Census Of Marine Life. From the tiny and adorable to the nightmarish, all of these creatures from the Cthulian depths are entrancing. [io9]

Final Fantasy XIII 360 Twitter Prize Tweets Back At You

Folks who participated in the Register - Tweet - Win Final Fantasy XIII event have unlocked a special prize for all Xbox 360 FF fans, and it tweets! Well, it warks. [Kotaku]