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Here Are the Companies That Will Get Us Back to Space

NASA may have shuttered its Space Shuttle program, but we knew that wasn’t the end of manned American trips to space. Today, NASA shelled out 1.1 billion dollars to three private firms who have been working on spacecrafts of their own: Boeing, Sierra, and SpaceX. Boeing has been working on its CST-100 space capsule for…

Space & Spaceflight Adrian Covert Aug 3 '12

Total Recall is not a fantasy you want implanted in your brain

Total Recall is like Bourne Identity met Blade Runner, then had an ugly tabloid breakup followed by a nervous breakdown and a tell-all book. This remake of the 1990 cult classic Total Recall has all the ingredients of greatness, but squanders them. The result is an opulent film, packed with shiny details, that never persuades…

Movies Annalee Newitz Aug 3 '12

Samsung’s New TV-Phone Brings Antennae Back To Mobile

If limited data plans are getting you down, there’s a new alternative that makes use of some old tech. How about picking up good, old-fashioned broadcast TV? For the most part, MetroPCS’ Samsung Galaxy S Lightray, is a pretty standard 4G-capable phone with a 1GHz processor, 4.3″ display, and 8MP camera and whatnot. But on…

Gadgets Eric Limer Aug 3 '12

This toddler and her tiny exoskeleton will melt your heart

Meet Emma. She’s two years old and suffers from arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, a rare disorder that makes moving her arms extremely difficult. But with the aid of Dr. Tariq Rahman, Whitney Sample, and her custom-fit, 3D-printed Wilmington Robotic Exoskeleton, Emma now has the strength to lift her arms and play like any toddler. It’s so…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 3 '12

Renaming Windows Metro: A Few Unsolicited Suggestions

Taking a cue out of the playbooks of famous name-changers like Ron Artest, Cat Stevens, and Prince, Microsoft isn’t calling its UI design Metro anymore. Although that’s the official title MS has been using for years, it’s reportedly making the shift due to legal reasons—ever heard of a German company called Metro? Neither have we.…

Tech News Leslie Horn Aug 3 '12

What does Oscar Pistorius’s success at the Olympics mean for the future of cybernetics?

For the first time ever in Olympic history, a double-amputee is set to race alongside able-bodied athletes. Nicknamed “Blade Runner,” South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius’s remarkable achievement is set to raise as much enthusiasm as it will concern. As we recently reported, it’s very possible that Pistorius’s advanced prosthetic “Cheetahs” give him a distinct advantage.…

io9 George Dvorsky Aug 3 '12

And now, the Statue of Liberty melting for no reason whatsoever

We’ve seen the Statue of Liberty kick the bucket in a litany of ways, but never like this. Just for kicks, Vincent Ullmann has created this short animation of the Statue disintegrating like it was made of moldy yogurt. The French never told us about the skeleton underneath, we suppose. https://gizmodo.com/movies-that-smash-the-statue-of-liberty-332588 https://gizmodo.com/old-photos-of-the-statue-of-liberty-standing-in-paris-w-5920300 [Via Sam Spratt]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 3 '12

In Six Hours, A Russian Robo-Freighter Sprints To the ISS with Tons of Supplies

Two days might not seem that long for your latest Amazon order’s arrival. But for the crew of the International Space Station, waiting 48 hours for fresh supplies must be an eternity. That’s why NASA and Rosaviakosmos have melded new technology and an old technique to deliver supplies eight times faster than ever before. Since…

Space & Spaceflight Andrew Tarantola Aug 3 '12

Twist! M. Night Shyamalan to make TV for Syfy channel

M. Night Shyamalan is now going to start making television for Syfy. But here’s the (welcome) twist! Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Fright Night’s Marti Noxon is also attached to the project as a producer/writer. The Hollywood Report explains that the pilot is titled Proof and “centers on the son of a billionaire tech genius…

Television Meredith Woerner Aug 3 '12

Is This a Half Spoon or Just a Small Spoon or Just Ridiculous?

Instead of just being smaller than a regular tea spoon, this stupid creation promises to be an easy way to reduce your calorie intake by half—with a design that looks like the utensil has been literally sliced in half. It’s kitchen clutter at its worst, and even as a sight gag it’s really not that…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Aug 3 '12

HTC One X After 4 Months: Weird Batteries and Wimpy Gorrillas

We’ve been using the One X for three solid months, and this is a truly awesome phone. But we’ve got a few gripes: • Mo’effer gets really hot. Yesterday I put the phone in my pants, took my pants off (don’t ask), then put my pants back on again, and noticed—not for the first time—how…

Tech News Joe Brown Aug 3 '12

Video Shows Alleged iPhone 5 Display Isn’t Just Longer—It’s Stronger

A Chinese site claims to have the leaked iPhone 5 screen. It shows a much longer, more durable display, but bear in mind that this could be complete and total bullshit. If you don’t want to watch a very detailed clip where a guy who appears to have condoms on his fingers does a side…

Tech News Leslie Horn Aug 3 '12

How do “mystery spots” and “gravity hills” work?

You probably have a local “Mystery Spot” in your area, and it undoubtedly features a gravity hill — that is, a place where either water or solid objects seem to move uphill against the force of gravity. But do these uncanny spots really defy the laws of physics? Most publicized gravity hills require a few…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Aug 3 '12

How Humans Learned To Live Under Water

Every American knows the names Mercury, Gemini and Apollo. At the dawn of the space age, another frontier was under exploration, too—although it never had the fanfare or funding that the astronauts received. Deep in the ocean, aquanauts, imbued with their own sub-aquatic strain of the Right Stuff, began building the undersea version of a…

Tech News Ben Hellwarth Aug 3 '12

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io9 Amanda Yesilbas Aug 3 '12

Are bites from vampire bats making people resistant to rabies?

Rabies is virtually non-existent in North America, but it’s still a blight in many parts of the world, including South America. The disease, which is commonly transmitted by bats, is almost always fatal. But a recent study conducted in Peru is suggesting that native people there may have developed an immunity to the virus by…

io9 George Dvorsky Aug 3 '12

What was the mysterious plague that almost killed Anne Boleyn?

A mysterious plague swept through Europe in the late 1400s and early 1500s. Its victims foresaw their own doom, getting a terrible sense of foreboding and dread before they even felt ill. It almost changed the course of history — and we still don’t know what it was. Here’s a fun idea for any alternate…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Aug 3 '12

Finally, a Showerhead That Looks Like an Old Timey Phone

If you randomly asked people what their morning shower is missing most, there’s a good chance they’ll probably lament the fact that their showerheads don’t look like retro phone handsets. A complaint that’s now rendered moot thanks to this novelty showerhead. Instead of relaxing features like massage or pulsating modes, the only functionality this ‘Off…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Aug 3 '12

This is probably the best-looking Godzilla comic you’ve ever read

A few years back, Orc Stain artist (and io9 favorite) James Stokoe did a short concept piece titled World War G, in which Godzilla trashes Tokyo in Stokoe’s grimy-gorgeous, hyper-detailed fashion. https://kotaku.com/how-does-one-invent-an-economy-based-on-orc-genitalia-5795566 https://gizmodo.com/please-can-we-see-this-godzilla-invasion-5150844 This just-for-laughs concept piece led to Stokoe’s new official Godzilla comic, Godzilla: The Half-Century War, which hits stores next week. Here’s an…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Aug 3 '12

Portable Pivoting Power Adapter Maximizes Your Hotel’s Outlets

Even fancy new hotel rooms with flat screen TVs and iPhone alarm clocks catering to our gadget-laden lifestyles never seem to have enough outlets for charging all your toys. So a portable power bar is the most important thing you can travel with, particularly this folding model which can handle even the bulkiest of wall…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Aug 3 '12

Here Are the Companies That Will Get Us Back to Space

Total Recall is not a fantasy you want implanted in your brain

Samsung’s New TV-Phone Brings Antennae Back To Mobile

This toddler and her tiny exoskeleton will melt your heart

Renaming Windows Metro: A Few Unsolicited Suggestions

What does Oscar Pistorius’s success at the Olympics mean for the future of cybernetics?

And now, the Statue of Liberty melting for no reason whatsoever

In Six Hours, A Russian Robo-Freighter Sprints To the ISS with Tons of Supplies

Twist! M. Night Shyamalan to make TV for Syfy channel

Is This a Half Spoon or Just a Small Spoon or Just Ridiculous?

HTC One X After 4 Months: Weird Batteries and Wimpy Gorrillas

Video Shows Alleged iPhone 5 Display Isn’t Just Longer—It’s Stronger

How do “mystery spots” and “gravity hills” work?

How Humans Learned To Live Under Water

Gallery 1 Sexy Robots and Cyborgs

Are bites from vampire bats making people resistant to rabies?

What was the mysterious plague that almost killed Anne Boleyn?

Finally, a Showerhead That Looks Like an Old Timey Phone

This is probably the best-looking Godzilla comic you’ve ever read

Portable Pivoting Power Adapter Maximizes Your Hotel’s Outlets

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