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NASA finds a galactic arc in deep space that has no business being there

NASA scientists working with the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered an arc of light behind an extremely massive cluster of galaxies about 10 billion light-years away. Given that the clusters formed over 13.7 billion years ago at a time when the Universe was very young, there shouldn’t really be anything “behind” it. But there is.…

io9 George Dvorsky Jun 27 '12

What Is New In Android Jelly Bean?

The new version of Google’s Android operating system is called Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. It’s faster, has a cleaner home screen, a new camera app, much better notifications, and what could be a killer app: Google Now. This is what’s new in Jelly Bean: It smartly helps you depending on where you are located Google…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jun 27 '12

New Looper trailer explains the plot behind this bloody time travel flick

Holy hell, we’re excited for Rian Johnson’s Looper. And this latest international trailer is freaking us out, as it’s the first real time we’re seeing the plot unfold, twisted as it may be. What happens when the mob assigns an assassin to kill the future version of himself? Complete mayhem! Here’s the official rundown: In…

Trailers Meredith Woerner Jun 27 '12

The Google Nexus Tablet Is Here, and It’s Out to Kill the Kindle Fire (Updated)

Google just conjured up its platonic ideal of an Android tablet: killer specs, the most pristine possible software, and a $200 price. Wil this be the Android tablet that finally makes Android tablets exciting? Is Amazon going to lose? The Nexus, a slim, trim piece of gear packed with the latest Jelly Bean release of…

Tech News Sam Biddle Jun 27 '12

Nexus Q: Google Play Invades Your Living Room With a Media Streaming Orb

The Nexus Q is Google’s $299 cloud service-streaming box—er—orb. It’s only for Google Play and YouTube. Plus! It has trippy flashing lights and looks like an alien weapon. But is it any good? At its core, this orb is an Android accessory. It’s designed to be controlled by your phone or tablet which talks to…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Jun 27 '12

1987 Predictions From Bill Gates: “Siri, Show Me Da Vinci Stuff”

In 1987, Bill Gates became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, making the Forbes 400 Richest People in America list with a net worth of $1.25 billion, up from a measly $900 million the year before. Gates was just 32 years old and Microsoft Windows was still very much in its infancy, the operating system having…

Tech News Matt Novak Jun 27 '12

Large Scale Water Cooling System Chills Europe’s Fastest Supercomputer and Warms Its Operators

Extreme PC gamers often use highly efficient water cooling systems to eek every last drop of performance out of their PCs. But Europe’s most powerful supercomputer, the SuperMUC, will be one of the first facilities to use a water cooling system on a far grander scale. Networks of fans, ventilation systems, and air conditioning are…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jun 27 '12

Our Google I/O Liveblog Kicks Off Right Now

Happy Google I/O Day! In just a few short hours, Google’s going to lay out the state of the Android union-and we’ll be covering it live, right here. We’ll definitely be seeing Android Jelly Bean, and almost certainly an Asus-built Nexus Tablet, but who knows what else Larry and Sergei have in store? https://gizmodo.com/this-is-the-new-android-jelly-bean-mascot-just-installe-5921538 The…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jun 27 '12

Here’s What the Google Nexus 7 Tablet Looks Like

Looking exactly like the images we leaked of the Google Nexus Tablet a few days ago, the Google Play store has apparently posted an image of the soon to be announced Google Nexus 7 Tablet. It’s everything we already know in an image—ASUS made, 7-inches, textured-looking back, etc. https://gizmodo.com/this-may-be-google-s-new-nexus-7-tablet-5921000 We’ll find out more about the…

Tech News Casey Chan Jun 27 '12

Alien Close Encounter or Flying Robot Lightshow?

Close Encounters of the Third Kind is one of my favorite movies ever, which is why I imagine our first contact with aliens like the video above: all pretty light and pretty music and pretty choreography. This video shows 16 quadrotors interacting with each other using light and sound at the Saatchi & Saatchi New…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jun 27 '12

Tech in Teaching: How Technology in the 70s Transformed America’s Classrooms

There was a time, not so long ago, when gearing up for school meant a new pencil case or perhaps a snappy new Trapper Keeper. Today, school kids have access to technology their slide rule-wielding predecessors couldn’t have possibly dreamed of. Welcome to Tech in Teaching, a recurring series inspired by the HP Pavilion dm4…

Tech News By Rose Annis Jun 27 '12

It’s Safe to Assume Apple TV Is Getting Apps

Now this is interesting! A sharp-eyed Apple TV beta tester spotted wobbling icon rearrangement in the newest update, allowing you to customize your home screen. Sound familiar? It should—it’s exactly what we saw right before downloadable iPhone apps. The ability to download 3rd party apps didn’t hit Apple’s phone until the 2.0 version of iOS,…

Tech News Sam Biddle Jun 27 '12

Glamour shots of carnival “freaks” of the 1800s were oddly touching

Throughout his career, Charles Eisenmann photographed thousands of sideshow performers seeking portraits for their résumés to send to carnival and circus publicists. These pictures oscillate between amusing (“the educated horse!”) and bittersweet (there’s something terrifically morbid about a man marketing his massively distended colon). But when you had a bad case of hypertrichosis (like Jojo…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jun 27 '12

The Little Asshole Is My Least Favorite Monster

I can stand the Grumblenug stealing my dreams, the Murmalow eating some cats or the Shreekler biting my toes. But that Little Asshole and his knotting of headphone cords is the worse. Who is your most hated monster in this age of electronics? I particularly hate Suckeeyum, the one who hides in my pocket to…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jun 27 '12

Channing Tatum and Will Arnett to play (LEGO) Superman and Batman

Fantasy team-up of the century! The more we hear about Warner Bros’ strange LEGO movie, the more excited we get. And now that the studio is dumping a ton of their trademarked properties into the picture and casting folks like Will Arnett to voice Batman? We’re losing it. Geektyrant reports that directors Phil Lord, Chris…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jun 27 '12

What It’s Like to Judge the Turing Test

“What are your favourite Sci Fi movies?” “I like Star Wars and The Matrix,” comes the typed reply. I am trying to work out if I’m talking to a “hidden human” in the next room, or actually a machine located somewhere in cyberspace. “Can we agree that the prequels sucked?” I continue. “Absolutely! Lucas should…

Artificial Intelligence Dan Falk - New Scientist Jun 27 '12

What Finger-Counting Says About You And Your Brain

Here’s a fun experiment: stop what you’re doing and use your hands to count to ten. Done? Good. Now remember how you did it, because we’re about to analyze your technique; as it turns out, how you count with your hands may say a lot more about you than you think. So, how do you…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Jun 27 '12

Nvidia’s Fastest GPU Cooled in Total Silence

The Nvidia GTX 680 is a beast of a graphics chomper, delivering some of the fastest speeds you can possibly get from a single processor. But video cards are often loud as hell. Fans! Ugh! Not this one. It’s simple physics: video cards suck down a lot of electricity, create a lot of heat, and…

Tech News Sam Biddle Jun 27 '12

Tennessee Has Mercy On Its Drivers, Installs iPad Kiosks at DMVs

In an effort to make the DMV seem less like the seventh ring of hell, the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland security has installed 72 iPad kiosks in 26 of these Satanic outposts across the state. Called ASSETs, these self-renewal electronic terminals are supposed to speed up the process of getting a new license,…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jun 27 '12

The visual capture illusion makes you believe ventriloquist dummies are alive

We’re constantly being told how terrible our hearing and sense of smell are, compared to other animals. Perhaps that’s why we rely on our eyes. But there are plenty of times when our eyes deceive us, even when our other senses are telling us the truth. When you’re believing your lying eyes instead of your…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Jun 27 '12

NASA finds a galactic arc in deep space that has no business being there

What Is New In Android Jelly Bean?

New Looper trailer explains the plot behind this bloody time travel flick

The Google Nexus Tablet Is Here, and It’s Out to Kill the Kindle Fire (Updated)

Nexus Q: Google Play Invades Your Living Room With a Media Streaming Orb

1987 Predictions From Bill Gates: “Siri, Show Me Da Vinci Stuff”

Large Scale Water Cooling System Chills Europe’s Fastest Supercomputer and Warms Its Operators

Our Google I/O Liveblog Kicks Off Right Now

Here’s What the Google Nexus 7 Tablet Looks Like

Alien Close Encounter or Flying Robot Lightshow?

Tech in Teaching: How Technology in the 70s Transformed America’s Classrooms

It’s Safe to Assume Apple TV Is Getting Apps

Glamour shots of carnival “freaks” of the 1800s were oddly touching

The Little Asshole Is My Least Favorite Monster

Channing Tatum and Will Arnett to play (LEGO) Superman and Batman

What It’s Like to Judge the Turing Test

What Finger-Counting Says About You And Your Brain

Nvidia’s Fastest GPU Cooled in Total Silence

Tennessee Has Mercy On Its Drivers, Installs iPad Kiosks at DMVs

The visual capture illusion makes you believe ventriloquist dummies are alive

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