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Wolfram Alpha Can Tell You Where to Eat Now

Wolfram Alpha is the Swiss Army knife of cool futuristic tech. It does everything: it powers Siri, compares sports statistics of all kinds, and analyzes prescription interactions, all while being a pretty beastly scientific tool. Starting today, you can ask it where the nearest pizza place is. Yes, Wolfram Alpha is entering local search: Wolfram|Alpha…

Tech News Kif Leswing

Relax, It’s Totally Cool to Get With Your Cousin, Says Author

To be clear, what we mean when we say it’s okay for cousins to marry is actually that it’s okay for cousins to sleep together. There are no real “health risks” posed by a piece of paper. Really, this is about sexual intercourse. Here’s a little truth bomb for you: More than 10% of people…

Tech News Molly Oswaks

Even Ensign Jimmy Has a Fighting Chance with This DIY Phaser

We may have a few years to go until the advent of Warp Drive technology (fingers crossed for 2063) and full-fledged Tricorders, the development of Phasers is well under way. Behold the balloon-popping efficiency of this early prototype. https://gizmodo.com/the-new-x-prize-wants-to-save-your-life-star-trek-styl-5874836/ YouTuber RemixCB posted this short video of a custom-modded replica Star Trek phaser implanted with what…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Jony Ive Prize, Beer Here, and Other Stories We Didn’t Post

So much news passes before our collective eyes every day that we couldn’t possibly cover it all. Mostly because much of it isn’t worth covering! But here are a some borderline tidbits we passed on, just in case. Jony Ive Won a MAJOR AWARD (Probably) Jony Ive was recently voted the British Visionary Innovator of…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Would You Wear This Cellphone-Holster Bra?

A new student-run startup has come up with a “sexy, yet functional pocketed bra.” Finally. The JoeyBra, as it is called, will store your cellphone (or credit card or cash) in a slim under-arm pouch, so you can be hands-free and perky at the same time! JoeyBra was created by Kyle Barlow and Mariah Gentry,…

Tech News Molly Oswaks

Bodacious Longboarding Babes Dominate a Downhill

Watch Anna and her friend utterly destroy the Maryhill downhill as part of the Maryhill Freeride 2012. It was likely shot in Maryhill, Washington, though if you have a guess otherwise let us know in the comments. The girls are gorgeous, the scenery is gorgeous, and the ride itself is sublime. Best of all, nobody…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Wait, You Can’t do WHAT at the London Olympics?

Today in oppressive British finger-wagging we learned that the London 2012 Olympic Games has a pretty extreme “conditions for ticket holders” policy when it comes to social media. Images, video and sound recordings of the Games taken by a Ticket Holder cannot be used for any purpose other than for private and domestic purposes and…

Tech News Molly Oswaks

N.O.R.E Featuring Styles P and Raekwon: Google That

Dropping today is N.O.R.E.s “Google That,” one of the most memorable tech references in recent rap memory since Rick Ross said he was “selling dope straight off the iPhone.” Watch out though, because it might get stuck in your head with a chorus that repeats the phrase synonymous with Internet search more dozens of times.…

Tech News Leslie Horn

The First Pick in the NFL Draft Andrew Luck Still Uses a Flip Phone

If you follow football, you’d know that #1 NFL draft pick Andrew Luck is supposed to be the best quarterback prospect since John Elway and the quarterback that’ll replace Peyton Manning. Great! What’s not great? Flip phones. And that’s what Luck, the future multimillionaire, shockingly still uses as his phone. During the NFL Draft, teams…

Tech News Casey Chan

Picture of the Day: April 26, 2012

CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO BEARS | A gorgeous new high-res still from Pixar’s Brave showing Merida escaping from one bear to another. Click to make giant. Want to read today’s io9 stories a different way? Check out our blog view. Or visit Observation Deck, our general discussion forum.

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Garbage Men Make Giant Pinhole Cameras Out of Dumpsters and More from TreeHugger

This week, an old NES console gets new life as a rewired alarm clock, self-directed gardening robots to hit Maker Faire, and more! 1. Cyborg Lobsters Could Produce Electricity for Bio-Medical Applications 2. Solar-Powered Clothing With Natural Fabrics Perfect For Joggers, Hikers A project by Colorado State University is making stylish solar-powered clothing with natural…

Tech News Jaymi Heimbuch - Treehugger

Chill Out and Relax on This Wonderful Floating Porch

Nestled on the edge of a creek west of the Catskill Mountains is this 200-year old restored retreat. Dubbed the “Floating Farmhouse,” the welcoming retreat was lovingly resuscitated by Tom Givone, a self-taught designer. The comely abode was rejuvenated with a melange of new, recycled, and found materials. One big, bright windowed side is comprised…

Tech News Leslie Horn

New 3D Images Let Doctors See What Causes an Irregular Heartbeat

A healthy heart beats evenly as a metronome, sending oxygen-rich blood to your organs and appendages. But if your ticker’s rhythm isn’t so even, it can lead to fibrillation—rapid, unsynchronized contraction of the muscles that impedes the delivery of blood around the body. However, scientists at the University of Manchester have developed a new technique…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Is this woman the future of Hollywood Science Fiction?

You may have seen female cult leader Brit Marling luring her special flock of followers into her creepy basement in indie darling Sound of My Voice. But this two-time scifi screenwriter (Sound of My Voice and Another Earth) is more than just an actor and the face of indie SF. It’s only a matter of…

Movies Meredith Woerner

This Toilet Is the Perfect Place To Sit When Perched On a Glass Floor Over a 15 Story Shaft

So what do you do when the penthouse atop the 15 story building you’re renovating has a small unused space that was originally constructed as a shaft for a second elevator? Well, if you’re the architects at Hernandez Silva, you turn it into a glass-floored bathroom that would give professional Hollywood stuntpersons second thoughts about…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Opera Has the Power to Raise the Devil, in Mary Gentle’s Spellbinding New Novel

Mary Gentle is one of the most under-appreciated authors in the U.S. — but the British author’s latest novel might finally be the one to introduce Americans to her deft touch. In Black Opera, Gentle approaches opera and her alternate Italy with the same care and style as her previous novels such as Ash, for…

Books & Comics Naamen Tilahun

Hi, My Name Is Molly and I’m Addicted to Browser Tabs

We need to talk about my addiction to opening browser tabs. And leaving them open. Because maybe it’s your addiction, too. Right now I have 16 tabs open, of which four are actively being used. The remaining 12 are split between a) pages I need to reference for something I’m not working on right now…

Tech News Molly Oswaks

Freezing glass may shed light on a great mystery in mathematics

The way in which disorderly systems like glasses freeze could shed light on one of the greatest enigmas in mathematics today. The mystery in question concerns prime numbers, which are essentially the elementary particles of arithmetic — a prime number such as 2 is divisible only by 1 and itself, while a composite number such…

io9 Charles Choi

Fringe gets a fifth and final season

We’ll get to see the final chapter of the saga of Walter, Walternate and the Observers after all. Fringe has been renewed for an astounding fifth season of 13 episodes — just enough to bring the show up to 100 episodes. Says Fox’s Kevin Reilly: Fringe is a remarkably creative series that has set the…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

FTC Hires Ace Prosecutor for Google Antitrust Case

The FTC has signaled it means business in its proceedings against Google for antitrust violations. For the first time in five years, the agency has hired an outside litigator to lead their prosecution—no, it’s not Harvey Birdman. The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it has hired Beth Wilkinson—the lead US prosecutor in the OK…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Wolfram Alpha Can Tell You Where to Eat Now

Relax, It’s Totally Cool to Get With Your Cousin, Says Author

Even Ensign Jimmy Has a Fighting Chance with This DIY Phaser

Jony Ive Prize, Beer Here, and Other Stories We Didn’t Post

Would You Wear This Cellphone-Holster Bra?

Bodacious Longboarding Babes Dominate a Downhill

Wait, You Can’t do WHAT at the London Olympics?

N.O.R.E Featuring Styles P and Raekwon: Google That

The First Pick in the NFL Draft Andrew Luck Still Uses a Flip Phone

Picture of the Day: April 26, 2012

Garbage Men Make Giant Pinhole Cameras Out of Dumpsters and More from TreeHugger

Chill Out and Relax on This Wonderful Floating Porch

New 3D Images Let Doctors See What Causes an Irregular Heartbeat

Is this woman the future of Hollywood Science Fiction?

This Toilet Is the Perfect Place To Sit When Perched On a Glass Floor Over a 15 Story Shaft

Opera Has the Power to Raise the Devil, in Mary Gentle’s Spellbinding New Novel

Hi, My Name Is Molly and I’m Addicted to Browser Tabs

Freezing glass may shed light on a great mystery in mathematics

Fringe gets a fifth and final season

FTC Hires Ace Prosecutor for Google Antitrust Case

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