Skiffy New Gawker Blog Debuts Today

What Is an io9?
io9s were marketed as cheap time machines in the 2070s. They were actually just low-grade input/output devices for the brain that tuned tachyon waves and gave users vivid images of possible futures. The things were so addictive, and drove so many people insane, that io9s were eventually outlawed. Today the word is just slang. io9ers are the early implanters who obsessively upgrade themselves with beta tech. People who tweak out on buggy brainware are sometimes said to have "gone io9."

io9 is a great-looking new science fiction blog, with topics ranging from books, science, movies, and scifi, and drawing upon a wide range of sources. It appears that high-quality posts are attracting similar quality community of readers and commenters.