Latest

Syria Deleted Itself from the Internet Today

For 40 minutes this afternoon, Syria didn’t exist on the Internet—its (currently) ruling government completely unplugged itself. All’s fair in war and more war. Although 40 minutes isn’t so long, it had serious effects, explains Internet monitoring firm Renesys: For about 40 minutes today, all networks routed through the Syrian incumbent, Syrian Telecommunications Establishment (AS29256…

Tech News Sam Biddle Jul 19 '12

Just because, a time bomb set to explode in 300 years

Diego Trujillo’s conceptual art piece “300 Year Time Bomb” isn’t designed as a preemptive salvo in the inevitable war against Earth’s ascendant ape god-tyrants. No, it’s built to explore the human propensity to venerate the ancient and tease out our modern fixation with timers and countdowns. As Trujillo explains: In the scenario, a time bomb…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jul 19 '12

What it Would Really Be Like to be Aquaman

We’ve already discussed the high cost of being Batman — but what about the cost of being Aquaman? Not the financial cost, but the physiological and psychological cost. Traveling at the bottom of the ocean, under crushing pressure. Dealing with the insane cold. And finding enough of a food supply to allow him to swim…

io9 Andrew Thaler - Southern Fried Science Jul 19 '12

This Incredible High-Speed Ticker Board Mimics Your Motion

Just a few avenues over from New York’s Penn Station where an old electro-magnetic ticker board displays train arrivals and departures the designers from Breakfast have installed a modern take on the ticker on Harold Square at 6th Avenue and 32nd Street. Watch this video, it’s absolutely hypnotic. https://gizmodo.com/turn-your-instagrams-into-polaroids-from-3pm-6pm-at-giz-5866397 The 23 x 12 foot board…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Jul 19 '12

Windows Phone 8 Will Be Out in November?

Microsoft had previously told us that Windows Phone 8 will be out this fall, but Mary Jo Foley at ZDnet is reporting some new dates, including one for WP8: The OS will go to manufacturers in September, and devices will be available to the general public in November. So maybe hold off on getting a…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jul 19 '12

Vyclone: Easily Make Multi-Angle Videos With Your Friends

How many times have you heard this from a pseudo-creative friend: “I’d be great at ____, if only I knew the skills. I’ve got an eye for it, man.” Vyclone finally gives you way to edit together video and share it online that requires absolutely no skill. None. Heaven for the lazy! What does it…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Jul 19 '12

Illusions That Let Your Hands Lie to Your Brain

One of the things your brain excels at is changing itself around to fit new circumstances. People can cut bits out of it, sometimes extending to half of your entire brain, and the mind adapts. You could suffer strokes that, in a completely uncontrolled fashion, kill off parts of your brain, losing function and perception.…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Jul 19 '12

Bet On Every Single Football Play With This Beautiful Edge Lit Table

This stunning CNC routed plexiglass table with LED edge lighting is not only designed to be a lovely addition to your living room, it also lets you play a new betting game that has you and your friends placing wagers on every aspect of a football game while it’s being played. Ballcraps is described as…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jul 19 '12

Bruce Wayne goes back to his detective roots, in Beware the Batman

Missing your Batman cartoon fix since the campy fun of Batman: Brave and the Bold ended this year on Cartoon Network? All is well — Beware the Batman will become a part of the DC Nation block in 2013. During San Diego Comic-Con we spoke with series producers Mitch Watson (Freakazoid) and Glen Murakami (Batman:…

io9 Keith Veronese Jul 19 '12

Def Leppard Covers Its Own Hits, Pours Some Sugar on Stephen Colbert

If you are a Def Leppard fan (and a law-abiding citizen), you have been painfully denied your favorite jams due to a dispute between the band and Universal, their former label. As a not-so-simple workaround, Def Leppard decided to simply re-record its old tracks, trying to match the original sound. Clearly a metal fan, Stephen…

Tech News Michael Hession Jul 19 '12

Batman Fashions That You Can Wear to the Office

Not everyone gets to wear a superhero T-shirts in the workplace. So how do you show your love for Gotham City, without getting a pissy memo about your office dress code? Simple: Try these high fashion Batman-centric ensembles. Bruce Wayne Wear It might be hard to pull off the full bullet-proof Batsuit while walking down…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jul 19 '12

Auto Tracking Camera Mount Lets Lonely Thrill-seekers Film Their Own Adventures (Updated)

If you’re the gnarliest surfer on the beach but prefer to catch your waves at the crack of dawn, odds are there won’t be anyone around to witness or film your exploits. So for extreme athletes lacking friends who wake up before noon, the Soloshot mount lets you capture all your fancy moves without a…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jul 19 '12

After 25 years trapped in woman’s stomach, lost pen still writes

Here’s a reason to leave any and all tonsil examinations up to the professionals. From an article last year in the journal BMJ Case Reports comes this anecdote about a woman who managed to keep a pen marinating in her gut for a quarter-century until doctors plucked it out. Report the authors, who are physicians…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jul 19 '12

The Sexiest and Weirdest Cosplay Photos from Comic Con 2012

The stars of San Diego Comic Con aren’t just the actors and Hollywood creators — it’s also the fans, who dress up in amazing costumes. The four days of Comic Con are a celebration of fan ingenuity and creativity as much as they are anything else. You can easily spend hours getting lost in the…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 19 '12

How Much Abuse Can Google’s Nexus 7 Tablet Withstand?

The Google Nexus 7 tablet is arguably the first Android tablet that real human beings can enjoy and will want to use. But can it withstand the trials and tribulations of clumsy tablet owners? SquareTrade, the gadget insurance company, has put out their latest drop test video, pitting the Nexus 7 against the new iPad…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jul 19 '12

Microsoft Just Lost Money For the First Time Ever

Microsoft just posted its fourth quarter results, and for the first time since the tech giant was founded, it lost money. But this isn’t necessarly all doom and gloom the beginning of the end—not yet anyway. Microsoft hasn’t had the best few years recently, but its business is so huge and its users so many…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Jul 19 '12

First Comes the Dream

Tonight at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, Gizmodo is co-hosting First Comes The Dream. The event will bring together scientists like the host of Cosmos, Neil deGrasse Tyson, astronauts such as NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, software architects like Foursquare‘s Dennis Crowley, and the writers, designers and artists who inspire them. The…

Tech News Nick Denton Jul 19 '12

More Marvel Cosplay!

Fem Avengers by Mike Rollerson. Victor Gamez with Stuff by Victor Victor Gamez with Stuff by Victor Stealth Iron Man. Photo by Aaron Berkovich Spidey! Photo by Erik Estrada Photo by Erik Estrada Photo by Erik Estrada Tony Stark, by Norman Chan by Norman Chan by Norman Chan by Norman Chan Photo by David “DTJAAAAM”…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 19 '12

Samsung NX20 Review: Great Photos, But Worth the Money and Irritation?

Over the last couple of years, Samsung’s compact, semi-pro cameras have started getting really good. Or they take great photos, anyway. But they’ve been hindered by annoying little details that make you go ARRRRGH. The Samsung NX20 packs the same burly sensor as last year’s NX200, and it adds Wi-Fi to feed your Internet addiction.…

Reviews Mario Aguilar Jul 19 '12

Watch This Cargo Helicopter Dropping Another Cargo Helicopter In Flight

Imagine you’re getting out of your house and the entire fuselage of a twin-engine Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashes right in front of you. This is exactly what happened when a Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion lost the Chinook it was carrying. To give you an idea about how this may have looked from the outside,…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jul 19 '12

Syria Deleted Itself from the Internet Today

Just because, a time bomb set to explode in 300 years

What it Would Really Be Like to be Aquaman

This Incredible High-Speed Ticker Board Mimics Your Motion

Windows Phone 8 Will Be Out in November?

Vyclone: Easily Make Multi-Angle Videos With Your Friends

Illusions That Let Your Hands Lie to Your Brain

Bet On Every Single Football Play With This Beautiful Edge Lit Table

Bruce Wayne goes back to his detective roots, in Beware the Batman

Def Leppard Covers Its Own Hits, Pours Some Sugar on Stephen Colbert

Batman Fashions That You Can Wear to the Office

Auto Tracking Camera Mount Lets Lonely Thrill-seekers Film Their Own Adventures (Updated)

After 25 years trapped in woman’s stomach, lost pen still writes

The Sexiest and Weirdest Cosplay Photos from Comic Con 2012

How Much Abuse Can Google’s Nexus 7 Tablet Withstand?

Microsoft Just Lost Money For the First Time Ever

First Comes the Dream

More Marvel Cosplay!

Samsung NX20 Review: Great Photos, But Worth the Money and Irritation?

Watch This Cargo Helicopter Dropping Another Cargo Helicopter In Flight

Latest news

The Most Amazing Cosplay of San Diego Comic-Con 2026, Day 4

NASA Detects Intense Heat Beneath Io, Jupiter’s Most Volcanic Moon

Amazon Goes Hard on Dyson’s V8, Cordless Suction Drops to Its Lowest Price Yet

‘Dungeons & Dragons 2’ Can’t Happen Because Money, and Life is Cruel

This Viral Data Center Sounds Like Satan’s Buzzsaw

Tree.fm Provides Looping Doses of Forest-Based Audio Valium

Report Says ‘Hundreds’ of Users Asked ChatGPT About Bioweapons and Poisons, and It Answered

Live Updates From San Diego Comic-Con 2026 🔴

Latest Reviews

Nanoleaf Smart Multicolor Ceiling Light Review: A Paper Plate on Your Ceiling

Dell XPS 13 (2026) Review: Truly the MacBook Neo of PCs

‘Splatoon Raiders’ Isn’t What the Switch 2 Needs Right Now

Alienware AW3426DW Review: Gaming Monitors Get Thrown a Curveball

Anker Solix S2000 Review: The Little 2kWh Battery That Could

SwitchBot Home Dashboard Review: An E Ink Smart Display for the Weather-Obsessed

Asus ROG Kithara Review: A Huge Gaming Headset With Even Bigger Sound

Geekom A9 Max (2026) Review: Not Much ‘Max’ About It

Let us help you find what you’re looking for...