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Official Christian Tablet Should Really Be Called Crap Android Tablet

Pandering alert! A bookstore chain called Family Christian has taken a crappy Android tablet, slapped a new logo on it, and rebranded it as the Edifi—the world’s first Christian tablet! And what makes it a Christian tablet? That would be 27 translations of the Bible, Christian internet radio, and safe search (no porn allowed). For…

Tech News Leslie Horn

The Most Sensational Sights (and Best Things to Buy) on the Comic-Con Floor

At Comic-Con’s preview last night, we were menaced by cave trolls from The Hobbit, tried on cat ears that are controlled by brain waves, and went into a minifig frenzy with The Hulk and My Little Pony. And that was before we saw the live snakes and hoverboards. Whether you’re fighting crowds here in San…

io9 io9 Staff

This Tiny Air Mattress Will Replace Your Backpack’s Heavy Frame

If you’ve ever done any serious trekking with a heavy pack strapped to your back, you’ll know that a sturdy frame can help better distribute the weight over your body. But it’s a Catch-22 since the frame adds weight as well—unless it’s mostly made of air like Klymit’s new inflatable Air Beam. Made of a…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Could the World’s First Disposable French Press Actually Brew a Decent Cup Of Coffee?

The Grower’s Cup coffee maker is billed as a hybrid between a filter dripmaker and a french press, except that it’s more portable than both of those options, and is also completely disposable. Which makes it easier to carry and use during camping trips, or during any emergency that can be resolved with a tasty…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Breakthrough silk compound could lead to longer-lasting antibiotics and vaccines

One of the major hurdles of getting a number of drugs into the developing world is that they need to be kept chilled to remain effective. A breakthrough technique using silk proteins has found a way around the need to keep cold, and could mean drugs that stay usable at high temperature for months —…

io9 Tim Barribeau

Taking a Photo of Yourself Flying an F-16 Is the Only Good Self-Profile-Pic

The self-portrait is a risky, easily mangled gambit. It can go very wrong. So if you’re going to take the plunge, go for gold and do something like shooting yourself in the cockpit of an F-16D Fighting Falcon. https://gizmodo.com/is-this-new-trashy-myspace-ipad-mirror-photographer-the-5906724 Here’s text from the Air Force’s Flickr page: Staff Sgt. Desiree Palacios tests and make final…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

You’ll never guess who this bloodsucking parasite was just named after

Edward Cullen? No. This person actually exists. Alexander Skarsgård? No. In fact, drop the vampiric line of inquiry altogether. Any more guesses? Here’s a hint: these parasites hail from Jamaica. Still nothing? Okay. It’s Bob Marley. I know, right? It makes total sense! Marine biologist Paul Sikkel, who coined the name, says he means no…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Famous science fiction movies, depicted as 16th century Ottoman paintings

For his graduation thesis, Istanbul artist Murat Palta mixed classic motifs from 16th century Ottoman miniatures with famous moments from Western cinema, including plenty of scenes from genre flicks. My favorite embellishment is the T-1000’s stately mount. Clockwork Orange Alien Inception Terminator 2: Judgment Day The Shining Star Wars You can see more of Palta’s…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Why Did You Join Twitter?

In early 2009, I was in a journalism class back at ol’ Mizzou. The professor asked who in the lecture was using Twitter. A paltry two or three students of the 150 budding Bernsteins raised their hands. She declared that that number must be multiplied exponentially, and required us all to make accounts. Reluctant at…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Talking To Your Mac: The Coolest Feature of Mountain Lion, and the Future of Computers

Mountain Lion, the next big software cat for your Mac, has a gazillion new features. Too many to name, and frankly, to care about. But there’s one you should pay attention to, because it might change all of computing. https://gizmodo.com/apple-os-x-mountain-lion-gold-master-is-out-5924596 Dictation is one of the most straightforward new parts of OS X Mountain Lion—so simple…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Which new TV show will be your crack? Our First Impressions!

Every year, television offers you a herd of new shows. Some will become your new favorite series, while others will earn your everlasting hate. And our first clues as to which are which come from the pilots. Last night at San Diego Comic Con, we watched the pilots for five new TV shows — including…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Laser-Fueled Drones May Never Have to Land

Working with wireless power specialists LaserMotive, Lockheed Martin has successfully completed preliminary tests of a new laser refueling system that extended the flight time of its Stalker unmanned aerial drone to over 48 hours. That not only represents about a 2,400 percent increase in flight duration, but the system also doesn’t require another aircraft to…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

How Amazon’s Same-Day Delivery Plan Will Kill Your Local Stores

For years, Amazon has fought to avoid having to collect sales tax in order to keep its prices low. Now, though, it’s given up on that that battle and instead looks set to launch a same-day delivery service—and that could destroy local retail as we know it. Farhad Manjoo has put together a wonderfully insightful…

Commerce Jamie Condliffe

Explosive New Footage From The Dark Knight Rises and Total Recall!

Will the most famous Doctor return for Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary? Darren Aronofsky reveals the gigantic set that will be Noah’s ark. Russell Crowe might become Dracula in the resurrected Harker movie. Plus what’s ahead for Bill on True Blood? Spoilers from here on out! Top image from Total Recall. The Dark Knight Rises Here’s…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

These Rugged Headphones Should Brighten Up Your Workout

We died a little on the inside when Klipsch launched a set of purple, Lou Reed-endorsed headphones last year. Now, the company is continuing its colorful theme, but fortunately this time it’s ditched celebrity endorsement and gone rugged instead. https://gizmodo.com/save-lou-reed-5859784 Essentially a toughened-up version of the excellent Klipsch S4i earbuds, these little fellas come in…

Gadgets Jamie Condliffe

Scientologists Are Launching Their Own TV Station

According to the Telegraph, the Church of Scientology is planning to launch a religious broadcasting center to promote its teachings over TV, radio and the internet, all based in a studio complex purchased last year. The newspaper reports that the broadcasting center will be located near the church’s West Coast headquarters in Hollywood, and is…

Television Jamie Condliffe

Dredd is a brutal action flick with both a high body count and a brain

Tonight we got our first look at Dredd, the rebooted adaptation of Britain’s favorite dystopian super-cop, Judge Dredd. Yes, this movie is ultra-violent, and no, Karl Urban doesn’t take his helmet off. But amidst the bullets and blood, Dredd leaves some questions about its heroes’ role in their dystopian society while taking a very artistic…

Movies Lauren Davis

Facebook Groups Now Tell You Who’s Read Your Posts

If you worry about who’s read your posts on a Facebook group, now you can breathe easy. From today, Facebook groups will tell you—and the rest of the group’s members—exactly who’s read the post. Which is either useful, or incredibly creepy. From now on, whenever an update is published on a Facebook group a running…

Social Media Jamie Condliffe

Now You Can Install Jelly Bean on Your Kindle Fire

If you’re a Kindle Fire owner painfully jealous of the new Nexus 7, here’s something to make you feel a little better: you can now install Android 4.1 Jelly Bean on your tablet. https://gizmodo.com/google-nexus-7-tablet-review-the-new-best-way-to-spend-5922882 Since launch the Fire has been hacked left, right and center, but now developer Hashcode has ported Google’s latest mobile OS…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Hackers Grab and Expose 453,000 Yahoo Login Details

Hacking collective D33Ds Company has posted login details for more than 453,000 user accounts that it claims to have retrieved in plaintext from an unconfirmed service on Yahoo. Ars Technica is reporting that the hackers used a union-based SQL injection to penetrate a Yahoo subdomain—a technique which, according to Ars, “preys on poorly secured web…

Privacy & Security Jamie Condliffe

Official Christian Tablet Should Really Be Called Crap Android Tablet

The Most Sensational Sights (and Best Things to Buy) on the Comic-Con Floor

This Tiny Air Mattress Will Replace Your Backpack’s Heavy Frame

Could the World’s First Disposable French Press Actually Brew a Decent Cup Of Coffee?

Breakthrough silk compound could lead to longer-lasting antibiotics and vaccines

Taking a Photo of Yourself Flying an F-16 Is the Only Good Self-Profile-Pic

You’ll never guess who this bloodsucking parasite was just named after

Famous science fiction movies, depicted as 16th century Ottoman paintings

Why Did You Join Twitter?

Talking To Your Mac: The Coolest Feature of Mountain Lion, and the Future of Computers

Which new TV show will be your crack? Our First Impressions!

Laser-Fueled Drones May Never Have to Land

How Amazon’s Same-Day Delivery Plan Will Kill Your Local Stores

Explosive New Footage From The Dark Knight Rises and Total Recall!

These Rugged Headphones Should Brighten Up Your Workout

Scientologists Are Launching Their Own TV Station

Dredd is a brutal action flick with both a high body count and a brain

Facebook Groups Now Tell You Who’s Read Your Posts

Now You Can Install Jelly Bean on Your Kindle Fire

Hackers Grab and Expose 453,000 Yahoo Login Details

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