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This Remote Controlled Car Can Jump 30 Feet Up In the Air

There is a new version of Sand Flea, the amazing 11-pound radio-controlled car beast that can race and jump over buildings. https://gizmodo.com/military-car-robot-jumping-25-feet-in-the-air-is-every-5359793 Developed by Boston Dynamics—the same guys who created the freaky freaky Big Dog—Sand Flea is being developed for the US Army’s Rapid Equipping Force. https://gizmodo.com/new-video-of-bigdog-quadruped-robot-is-so-stunning-its-368651 Soldiers would be able to use these little…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

The rise of the machines, as told by workplace safety signs

Come the robot uprising, one of the first orders of business on the insurgents’ agenda will be to breathe life into the world’s most dangerous pre-existing mechanical equipment. Fortunately for those who like to plan ahead, the vast majority of today’s hazardous machines feature warning labels that clearly illustrate all the ways that they can…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Forget the Pharmacy: Thyme Might Be Your Best Pimple Cure

Growing up, you always assume you’ll reach an age where you’re pimple-free. Never happens. Don’t fret! New research suggests that you can hit up your herb garden instead of shelling out bucks at the pharmacy. A little bit of thyme could clear your skin up better than any cream. Researchers from Leeds Metropolitan University in…

Health Jamie Condliffe

Joss Whedon carefully selects which Avenger he’ll doom forever in these adorable behind-the-scenes pics

Ever since Joss Whedon became rhw director of The Avengers, the jokes have been flying as to how the master of our heartstrings would shake up Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. Now watch the man behind the shiny on the set of The Avengers. Plus Thor, deep in thought!

Movies Meredith Woerner

World’s Smallest .45 Caliber Pistol Looks Easier To Pocket Than the Galaxy Note

Measuring a mere 5/8ths of an inch thick and weighing just 14 ounces, Heizer Defense claims its new DoubleTap tactical pocket pistol is the smallest and lightest .45 caliber handgun you can buy. It’s available in an aluminum version starting at $500, but we highly recommend opting for the $730 titanium model instead. It’s a…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

The F-35 Looks Like a Stealth Spaceship at Night

If it’s going to cost us a trillion dollars and not do much, then let’s at least be glad the F-35 makes for some pretty photo ops: here it is on its very first night refueling mission, glowing like it’s flying over the moon. What are we seeing here, exactly? What’s that tentacle space probe?…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Alexander Graham Bell’s 130-year-old record collection has been resurrected

In the 1880s, Alexander Graham Bell and his associates at Washington, DC’s Volta Laboratory experimented with different methods of audio recording. These 19th century audio engineers immortalized snippets of nursery rhymes and a Shakespearean soliloquy to wax discs. The recordings would languish in the National Museum of American History’s archives for decades, as curators lacked…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Apple Claims the iPad’s Charging “Bug” Is Actually a Feature

Since it was launched, people have been complaining that the new iPad doesn’t charge properly, reporting that the device isn’t fully charged even when it claims to be. Apple has now responded, stating that this is actually on purpose. https://gizmodo.com/people-are-having-trouble-charging-their-new-ipads-5894988 All Things D reports that Apple broke it down for them: The iPad displays that…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Emma Stone and Marc Webb reveal everything you need to know about Gwen Stacy in Amazing Spider-Man!

Michael Bay explains just what’s going on with the umpteenth Ninja Turtles controversy. Tom Hiddleston discusses Loki’s future. Jack Gleeson reveals what’s ahead for Joffrey on Game of Thrones. Plus Prometheus, Lockout, Awake, Once Upon a Time, Grimm, and more! Spoilers from here on out! Top image from The Amazing Spider-Man. The Amazing Spider-Man Director…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Simian Mobile Disco: Cerulean

Music videos inspired by 1970s computer games are some of the best, and Simian Mobile Disco’s new offering Cerulean certainly doesn’t disappoint. Also, the track’s incredibly catchy, upbeat dose of UK tech-house is just the way to get your morning off to a flying start. Designed, directed and animated by Jack Featherstone and Will Samuel,…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Microsoft Unveils New Plan to Speed Up the Web

Microsoft wants in on the drive to speed up the web. The company plans to submit its proposal for a faster internet protocol to the standards body charged with creating HTTP 2.0. Not coincidentally, that standards body, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), is meeting this week to discuss the future of the venerable Hypertext…

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Classical Music Improves Surgery

Many people like to listen to music while they work, including surgeons. But a new study shows that, when classical music is played during minor surgery, patients recover sooner. In a study conducted at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, UK, 96 patients undergoing minor surgery were randomly assigned either music—either Mozart, Beethoven, Vivaldi or…

Health Jamie Condliffe

Scientists Suggest That Eating Placenta Is Good For You

The entire animal kingdom does it, but most humans become squeamish and pull their faces at the very notion. But now, scientists are suggesting that mothers—and perhaps even fathers—would benefit from eating parts of the placenta following child birth. Yum. A team of researchers from the University at Buffalo has been studying afterbirth ingestion in…

Health Jamie Condliffe

Is Learning to Code More Popular Than Learning a Foreign Language?

There was a time when people used to go to night classes or buy DIY guides to learn foreign languages in their spare time. But the New York Times is to have us believe that French and Spanish are out of the window, to be replaced by Python and Java. It’s an interesting concept. There’s…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

The Court Transcript For the Hasbro vs. Asus Transformer Prime Case Is Hilarious

Last year it was announced that Hasbro was going to sue Asus over the branding of the Transformer Prime; apparently, people all over the planet were confusing a tablet with shape-shifting robots. Now the case has been settled—Hasbro lost a preliminary hearing—but the court ruling is quite hilarious. https://gizmodo.com/hasbro-sues-asus-over-the-name-transformer-prime-5870344 Hilarious by the standards of most…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

There Is No Better Way to Watch Films Than on This Floating Cinema

The film itself is only part of the movie-going experience. There’s also the smell of fresh popcorn, the hushed murmer of the crowd as the lights go down, the smell of the sea air, the gentle lapping of the waves—wait, what? Architect Ole Scheeren built the auditorium-raft, dubbed the Archipelago Cinema, as part of Thailand’s…

Movies Andrew Tarantola

Twitter Is Trying to Patent “Pull to Refresh”

The Pull to Refresh action is a common gesture for mobile apps—used by the likes of Twitter, Facebook, Tweetbot, and Sparrow for a variety of commands. It may soon be a lot less common if the USPTO grants Twitter’s patent request. Loren Brichter filed for the “User Interface Mechanics” patent back in 2010, when he…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

How To Crack the Passcode of Any iOS Device

If you think your iPhone passcode will keep you as safe as a Pimp with an Android, you are sadly mistaken. The XRY cracking program can crush Apple’s paltry security measures faster than you can say, “Bitch, where’s my money.” https://gizmodo.com/how-a-pimps-android-pattern-lock-foiled-the-feds-5893410 The Swedish security firm Micro Systemation developed XRY for use as a forensic recovery…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Robin Williams On Weed, Exploding Utilities, Launch Boxes and the Dream We All Share (NSFW)

Roll that spliff phatly, pack some fresh ice into the binger, and set the Volcano to “toastify.” It’s time for tonight’s Stoner Channel. We’ve collected our best high-times material for the discerning pothead so sit back, relax, and pass that shit on the left, yo. Tonight’s cluster of Grapes comes from reader Jorge Click here…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Thor-Stand Ladder Leveler Promises to End Roof-Hanging Hijinx

Ladders are like bears—they don’t work on hills very well. A bear’s shoulders aren’t built to extend far enough forward to run downhill effectively and a ladder’s legs are just as useless. The new clamp-on Thor-Stand, however, could help ladders tackle downhills with aplomb. The Thor-Stand—no relation to the Norse god inverting himself over a…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

This Remote Controlled Car Can Jump 30 Feet Up In the Air

The rise of the machines, as told by workplace safety signs

Forget the Pharmacy: Thyme Might Be Your Best Pimple Cure

Joss Whedon carefully selects which Avenger he’ll doom forever in these adorable behind-the-scenes pics

World’s Smallest .45 Caliber Pistol Looks Easier To Pocket Than the Galaxy Note

The F-35 Looks Like a Stealth Spaceship at Night

Alexander Graham Bell’s 130-year-old record collection has been resurrected

Apple Claims the iPad’s Charging “Bug” Is Actually a Feature

Emma Stone and Marc Webb reveal everything you need to know about Gwen Stacy in Amazing Spider-Man!

Simian Mobile Disco: Cerulean

Microsoft Unveils New Plan to Speed Up the Web

Classical Music Improves Surgery

Scientists Suggest That Eating Placenta Is Good For You

Is Learning to Code More Popular Than Learning a Foreign Language?

The Court Transcript For the Hasbro vs. Asus Transformer Prime Case Is Hilarious

There Is No Better Way to Watch Films Than on This Floating Cinema

Twitter Is Trying to Patent “Pull to Refresh”

How To Crack the Passcode of Any iOS Device

Robin Williams On Weed, Exploding Utilities, Launch Boxes and the Dream We All Share (NSFW)

Thor-Stand Ladder Leveler Promises to End Roof-Hanging Hijinx

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