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Ploom Pax Vaporizer Lightning Review: Whoa Baby, Where You Been All My Life?

A lot of travel vaporizers look like something you whittled yourself (I’m looking at you, Launchbox). Thankfully, San Francisco-based Ploom has just released their newest mobile offering, the Pax. Simply put, I think I’m in love. What Is It? Quite possibly the world’s most beautifully designed travel vape. Who’s it For? Toking aficionados who have…

Reviews Andrew Tarantola Jun 8 '12

Will Apple Enable Creepy Carrier IQ-Like Tracking For Apps?

The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple will offer a new tool allowing developers to track who is using their apps. What could possibly go wrong? According to the WSJ, Apple hopes the new tool will help satisfy the complaints of developers who want anonomized data to help them improve apps and better tailor services…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Jun 8 '12

Snow White and the Huntsman gets a completely unnecessary sequel

Snow White and the Huntsman was a movie that should have been a lot better than it was. But because people were tricked into thinking this movie was actually about a badass queen doing badass things, it made money. Now a sequel is being fast-tracked, because money. And actor Nick Frost thinks the dwarves will…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jun 8 '12

What San Francisco Would Look Like After Climate Change

For coastal cities, rising sea levels due to climate change are questions of when and how high, not if. San Francisco’s Brian Stokle and Burrito Justice created this amazing poster that shows what the city would look like after the waters rose. The map shows what the city would like after a catastrophic disintegration of…

Climate Change Mat Honan Jun 8 '12

Game of Thrones meets Beauty and the Beast: My Vision of Sansa and the Hound

io9 has already featured ‘making of’ posts for my Eddard Stark and Bran Stark artworks for the 2012 George R. R. Martin / A Song of Ice and Fire Calendar. This week, I’m sharing how I created my artwork for Sansa Stark and the Hound. One of the many great things about this job was…

Television John Picacio Jun 8 '12

The Best Places in the World to Snap Photos

PopPhoto knows a thing or two about cameras and photography. And they know the best places to capture the best pics. 8 of those locales are posted here, but for entire list 25 spots, be sure and check out their post here. You’ve photographed Paris and San Francisco and the Taj Mahal — or if…

Tech News Popular Photo Staff Jun 8 '12

Six decades of U.S. tornadoes visualized in one stunning map

Using almost sixty years’ worth of data from NOAA, designer John Nelson has produced a mesmerizing visualization of tornado activity in the United States. Ever wondered where “Tornado Alley” got its name? Wonder no more. Writes Nelson: Got this data from NOAA via the spectacular Data.gov. It tracks 56 years of tornado paths along with…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Jun 8 '12

New chemical circuits make becoming a cyborg even cooler

For those would-be cyborgs who are squeamish about implanting awkward computer chips into their bodies, a doctoral student at Sweden’s Linköping University may have stumbled upon a rather elegant solution. Klas Tybrandt has developed the world’s first integrated chemical circuit — a control system that channels neurotransmitters, instead of electric voltages. Tybrandt, who is studying…

io9 George Dvorsky Jun 8 '12

This Olympus Stylus 8010 Is Your Clumsy-Proof Gadget Deal of the Day

Doesn’t matter what I’m holding, if it’s small and breakable. Considering how reliant we are on gadgets these days, they’re awfully fragile. More tech toys should be designed like this camera. The Olympus Stylus 8010 camera is waterproof, shockproof, and freezproof. Sure it’s targeted at adventure addicts who need a camera that can keep up…

Tech News J.D. Levite Jun 8 '12

The 22 rules of storytelling, according to Pixar

On Twitter, Pixar storyboard artist Emma Coats has compiled nuggets of narrative wisdom she’s received working for the animation studio over the years. It’s some sage stuff, although there’s nothing here about defending yourself from your childhood toys when they inevitably come to life with murder in their hearts. A truly glaring omission.[jump] #1: You…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Jun 8 '12

Apple iOS 6 Confirmed for Next Monday (Updated)

This banner—reflected on glass—has just been snapped at the Moscone West, the venue for Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference 2012 in San Francisco, California. There isn’t much information for iOS 6, but this is what we expect. [9to5mac, Instagram via MacRumors] Update: a clearer image.

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jun 8 '12

11 Things to Never, Ever Say on Facebook

Facebook is great for sharing the most special of life’s moments. Like pictures of a cake, funny links, or your need for an able body to help you move a sofa. But those status updates are an open announcement to everyone you know. Some information is unwelcome. Some of it is unbearable. So, for the…

Social Media Sam Biddle Jun 8 '12

Twitter Now Better Integrated With Facebook So You Can Annoy Friends With Redundant Data

Like seeing hashtags, @replies, and other Twitter-specific things in your Facebook feed? Good! Because Twitter has updated its Facebook integration tool to help you better distribute the nonsense you spew to your friends on Twitter to those same friends on Facebook. [Twitter via The Next Web]

Social Media Adrian Covert Jun 8 '12

Watch This Badass Train Smash and Destroy Snow Like a Boss

If you’re a YouTube connoisseur, you’ve probably already seen a train plow through snow before. But that’s because a giganto snow plow is attached to the front of the locomotive—those trains were meant to kill and plow snow. This train? It’s just a regular train. And it’s freaking badass. The train from Kiwirail in New…

Tech News Casey Chan Jun 8 '12

The Goofiest Old Timey Spirit Portraits Ever Photographed

We recently looked at the hilarious lengths 19th century photographers went through to keep infants from jumping out of portraits. Incidentally, the long exposure times that would’ve ruined those baby pictures allowed camera fiends of the 1800s to stage supernatural snapshots. Behold a sampling of some sillier spirit photographs, such as Mary Todd Lincoln (above…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jun 8 '12

This Desk Only Needs Two Legs

When you think about it, a two legged desk makes sense. Most of us cram our home workspace up against a wall or into a corner anyways, so why even bother with two legs that are rather redundant? If you can curb your paranoia of your desk coming off the wall and crashing down onto…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jun 8 '12

Finally! The villain of Pixar’s Brave is revealed!

While we’ve seen some gorgeous clips of Pixar’s Scottish fairy tale Brave (showcasing the main character Merida’s gorgeous red mane) but we’ve yet to see the movie’s evil nemesis. We’re guessing this was all done to keep most of the story secret, as Pixar likes to do. But now a few stills and a brand…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jun 8 '12

The Time Ikea Almost Offended Everyone in Thailand by Naming Furniture After Raunchy Sex Acts

Yeah, Redalen is the name for a bed sold by Ikea, but it also sounds a lot like the Thai term for getting to third base. So before the Swedish furniture company opened up shop in Thailand last year, it called on some translators to ensure none of its tongue-twisting product titles were offensive. For…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jun 8 '12

The 55 States of America: 5 places that could become U.S. States in your lifetime

Alaska and Hawaii became the last additions to the United States in 1959. Why has the United States failed to add another state in over five decades? In Watchmen, Vietnam becomes the 51st State, while former Presidential candidate Newt Gingrinch called for the Moon to be the 51st state. What are some realistic candidates for…

io9 Keith Veronese Jun 8 '12

A Musical Thank You Note to the Racists, Misogynists, and Scumbags of the Internet

The garbage dump of internet commenting can destroy your faith in humanity real fast, but really, the trolls are just trying to be helpful! Here is a thank you card to all the haters. Yes, constructive criticism is for pansies, and Thank You Hater! by Clever Pie extends a warm appreciation for telling it like…

Tech News Michael Hession Jun 8 '12

Ploom Pax Vaporizer Lightning Review: Whoa Baby, Where You Been All My Life?

Will Apple Enable Creepy Carrier IQ-Like Tracking For Apps?

Snow White and the Huntsman gets a completely unnecessary sequel

What San Francisco Would Look Like After Climate Change

Game of Thrones meets Beauty and the Beast: My Vision of Sansa and the Hound

The Best Places in the World to Snap Photos

Six decades of U.S. tornadoes visualized in one stunning map

New chemical circuits make becoming a cyborg even cooler

This Olympus Stylus 8010 Is Your Clumsy-Proof Gadget Deal of the Day

The 22 rules of storytelling, according to Pixar

Apple iOS 6 Confirmed for Next Monday (Updated)

11 Things to Never, Ever Say on Facebook

Twitter Now Better Integrated With Facebook So You Can Annoy Friends With Redundant Data

Watch This Badass Train Smash and Destroy Snow Like a Boss

The Goofiest Old Timey Spirit Portraits Ever Photographed

This Desk Only Needs Two Legs

Finally! The villain of Pixar’s Brave is revealed!

The Time Ikea Almost Offended Everyone in Thailand by Naming Furniture After Raunchy Sex Acts

The 55 States of America: 5 places that could become U.S. States in your lifetime

A Musical Thank You Note to the Racists, Misogynists, and Scumbags of the Internet

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