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Are the Networks About to Completely Screw Up Hulu?

It looks like Hulu could be in for some major changes. Variety has acquired a confidential memo regarding changes the streaming service is considering following the buyout of one of its owners in September. They’re just speculation for now, but they sound like a pain for viewers and bad, bad news for Hulu. It’s like…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

RC Cover Notebook Puts You in Control of Copious Notes

If the Moleskine notebook buried in your bag serves as more of a design accessory than a place to jot notes, imagine the impressed looks you’ll get when you pull out Molla Space’s new line of black moulded notebooks. The original series featured 3D plastic covers designed to look like they were hiding weapons—knives, grenades,…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

You’ll never guess where flamingos hide their erectile tissue

Flamingos are weird birds. Take their legs, for example. What most of us think of as a flamingo’s knee is actually it’s heel. What looks to the casual observer like an ankle is actually the beginning of a flamingo’s toes. They’re also prone to perching on one leg, and sport bright pink plumage. But there’s…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Synaptics ForcePad: The Laptop Trackpad Is About to Change Forever

The last big things to happen to trackpads were the addition of multitouch gestures and elimination of a dedicated button. The next big thing is going to be force detection. We’ve seen force detection pop up a couple of times before—most recently in the keyboard cover for the Microsoft Surface—but with the introduction of the…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Will the man behind Super and Slither direct Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy?

Marvel Studios is considering another intriguing offbeat choice to direct the studio’s weirdest movie yet. The Captain America sequel is close to finding its female lead. Plus awesome casting updates for Iron Man 3, Game of Thrones, Revolution, and Warehouse 13! Spoilers from here on out! Top image from Doctor Who. Guardians of the Galaxy…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

New Motorola Droid Razr HD Images Leaked in YouTube Videos?

Is this the new phone Motorola is going to be showing off on September 5th? Maybe. The image above is taken from video tutorials that appeared on YouTube, showing what seems to be a new Motorola handset. The account, revowii, has been taken down in its entirety. That could mean a few things—like it belonged…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Go Get Free iTunes Money at Walmart Right Now

Following in Best Buy’s illustrious footsteps, Walmart is currently offering digital $100 iTunes gift cards for $80. Which, for those less mathematically inclined, amounts to $20 of free money to spend on apps, books, movies, or season four of The Wire. The deal appears to be only valid on the Benjamin edition, but you’ll burn…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Newly-discovered owl makes the ultimate “mwhaha!” face

Meet Ninox Spilocephala, an owl whose face seems destined to become an internet meme. Just look at those eyes! I wish I could muster up that expression. N. Spilocephala is one of several new owl species found on the Philippine island of Mindanao. Here’s a nice shot of the feathery little grump, all ready for…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The beautiful, secret story of the seal child revealed in Song of the Sea

What’s next for the project for the folks behind the enchanting (and Oscar-nominated) The Secret Of Kells? Behold the concept trailer for Song of the Sea, an adorable animation about the mythical sea child. It’s absolutely stunning. Plus, get a look at the first trailer for Space Sherriff Gavan: The Movie and Roger Corman’s Attack…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Donnie Darko: Don’t Try Too Hard to Make Sense of It All

Donnie Darko is some kind of sci-fi psychological thrillerish movie with a twist of horror and a whole lot of weird; it’s hard to squeeze it into a genre. It stars a young Jake Gyllenhaal as the social awkward, possibly mentally ill Donnie, who can somehow sorta kinda time-travel and is plagued by hallucinations of…

Tech News Eric Limer

Best of the Week: August 11-17, 2012

MEAN STREETS OF CORUSCANT | Amazing Star Wars concept art shows the seedy, nasty underbelly of George Lucas’ shiny perfect unvierse, where an R2 unit is only useful for a trash-can fire. More art here. https://gizmodo.com/new-concept-art-shows-the-sleazy-taxi-driver-underbelly-5935126 Fall Movie Preview: 5 Movies We’re Sure Will Rule, and 21 That Could Surprise Us https://gizmodo.com/fall-movie-preview-5-movies-were-sure-will-rule-and-2-5935009 This might be…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Ants have turned the Cape of Good Hope into their own giant garden

The region of South Africa around the Cape of Good Hope has some of the highest biodiversity in the world. Exactly why that is has puzzled scientists… until now. It’s actually all because ants are secret horticultural geniuses. In another remarkable example of evolutionary symbiosis, many plant species in the Cape region have developed fleshy…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Jukebox The Ghost: Adulthood

Everybody loves a nice, kicky, upbeat tune on a warm summer evening. What’s better? A nice, kicky, upbeat tune with depressing lyrics about how you aren’t a kid anymore and you spend each day plodding ever forward towards the grave! I’ve been tapping my foot to Jukebox the Ghost’s Adulthood every few days or so…

Tech News Eric Limer

CocoDrill Is an Elegant Solution to an Uncommon Problem

Sometimes you just want some fresh coconut water. How frequent those times are all depends on who you are. If they pop up often, however, this clever coconut drill might come in handy. The CocoDrill by RawNori is a pretty simple device, you just put it up against the surface of your coconut, twist and…

Gadgets Eric Limer

How can a galaxy full of billions of stars be considered small and lonely?

This striking explosion of cosmic color is the galaxy DDO 190. But whatever its aesthetic merits, it’s nothing special in scientific terms — indeed, it’s rather unflatteringly termed a dwarf irregular galaxy. It’s also one of the loneliest galaxies around. While it’s kind of hard to believe it when looking at this beautiful image from…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Google Denies Paying Bloggers During Java Lawsuit

As the last details of the Google vs. Oracle Java lawsuit wrap up, both companies have responed to a court order to disclose paid bloggers. Google has claimed they had none, despite Oracle’s assertions to the contrary. Oracle fessed up to one. Oracle has accused Google of “maintain[ing] a network of direct and indirect ‘influencers’…

Tech News Eric Limer

Anatomical illustrations of Pixar’s Cars reveal where Lightning McQueen keeps his brain

The universe of Pixar’s Cars movies has always been an especially odd one. Here, cars managed to evolve across the Earth with no drivers, and while they run on gasoline, they also have biological-looking eyeballs and tongues. (I know, I’m overanalyzing.) But if the cars are biological instead of mechanical, where do they keep their…

io9 Lauren Davis

Photos of Mushroom Clouds as Seen from 1950s Las Vegas

Once upon a time, Las Vegas wasn’t merely a place you could go to enjoy a few games of chance in a glamorous setting. It was also a place where, quite frequently, you could enjoy the view of a distant mushroom cloud. The Nevada Test Site (now the Nevada National Security Site), was a mere…

io9 Lauren Davis

Finns Set a Record by Flinging Phones at Their Crazy Competition

The Finnish might have a background in making phones, but they’re also into throwing them. This year, at the 13th annual Mobile Phone Throwing World Championship, Finnish Ere Karjalainen set a new record by launching an old Nokia 332 feet. While the Finns are hailing this throw as a new world record, Engadget found that…

Tech News Eric Limer

How scientists tried to confirm a “virgin birth” long before DNA testing

In the 1950s, geneticist Helen Spurway learned of a woman, Emmimarie Jones, who claimed that her daughter had been born without a father. Spurway had studied parthenogenesis in fish, and was curious as to whether a so-called “virgin birth” was possible in humans. But decades before DNA profiling, how could she confirm or disprove Jones’…

io9 Lauren Davis

Are the Networks About to Completely Screw Up Hulu?

RC Cover Notebook Puts You in Control of Copious Notes

You’ll never guess where flamingos hide their erectile tissue

Synaptics ForcePad: The Laptop Trackpad Is About to Change Forever

Will the man behind Super and Slither direct Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy?

New Motorola Droid Razr HD Images Leaked in YouTube Videos?

Go Get Free iTunes Money at Walmart Right Now

Newly-discovered owl makes the ultimate “mwhaha!” face

The beautiful, secret story of the seal child revealed in Song of the Sea

Donnie Darko: Don’t Try Too Hard to Make Sense of It All

Best of the Week: August 11-17, 2012

Ants have turned the Cape of Good Hope into their own giant garden

Jukebox The Ghost: Adulthood

CocoDrill Is an Elegant Solution to an Uncommon Problem

How can a galaxy full of billions of stars be considered small and lonely?

Google Denies Paying Bloggers During Java Lawsuit

Anatomical illustrations of Pixar’s Cars reveal where Lightning McQueen keeps his brain

Photos of Mushroom Clouds as Seen from 1950s Las Vegas

Finns Set a Record by Flinging Phones at Their Crazy Competition

How scientists tried to confirm a “virgin birth” long before DNA testing

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