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Autonomous Robot Luggage Probably Isn’t Airport Security-Approved

Ben Heck makes it easier to traverse those long airport corridors with this autonomous luggage that follows behind you like a small toddler. Leaving your hands free for holding travel documents, food, or just pushing people out of the way. The suitcase features a third-wheel that extends when its handle is lifted for balance, while…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Listen to a sprawling six-hour mixtape tribute to Kraftwerk

In honor of the pioneering robo-sapien musicians Kraftwerk, DJ Food — a collective of the veteran disc jockeys signed to London’s Ninja Tune Records — has curated a mammoth six-volume mixtape series devoted to the German band. According to the folks at Food, this six-hour mix “features cover versions, sample-heavy tracks or songs that obviously…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

All Your Digital Comics Just Went HD

Reading comics on the new iPad’s retina screen is about to get a lot better. New comics from Marvel, DC, Image, and other major comic publishers are all available in retina-level resolution, and back issues and indie comics should follow suit very shortly. The bulk of the retina comics comes from Comixology’s freshly updated apps,…

Books & Comics Kyle Wagner

Rumor: MOG Has Been Acquired By HTC/Beats

We’ve heard from a single source that subscription music service MOG has been acquired by audio technology company Beats Audio, which is part owned by phone maker HTC It’s only one source, so we’d categorize it as a rumor at this point. MOG would not comment, saying only, “We’re always looking for the best opportunity…

Tech News Matt Rosoff - Business Insider

Men increasingly unsatisfied with science careers that don’t allow time for family life

In a survey taken of over 4,000 scientists across the globe, 70% of whom were men, researchers found that people consider science a “family unfriendly” career. Over half of survey respondents said that work clashed with family responsibilities several days per week. While women in the sciences have long complained of problems with work/family life…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The New Worst Place for QR Codes: Burqas

They’re controversial, confusing, and their presence creates tension across the western world. Now QR codes have found their way onto the burqa—but why? I can’t wait to download this app! The aptly named WTF QR CODES, where the imaged surfaced, provides no context for this strange sight. Is this a new trend in Islamist society?…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Can you name all 13 numerically themed movies in this trippy animation?

Movie fanatic and illustrator Evan Seitz is at it again with his latest movie compilation, 123Films. This one counts to 13 using movie titles — can you named them all? [Via TDW] https://gizmodo.com/can-you-name-all-26-movies-featured-in-this-video-5886236

Books & Comics Meredith Woerner

New Van Gogh Painting Discovered

Still life with roses and field flowers. That’s the name of this unsigned painting. After nine years of intensive research, scientists have finally cracked its code using a new technique called Macro Scanning X-ray Fluorescence Spectometry. The author: Vincent Van Gogh. And it is quite an unusual Van Gogh. First, the size is weird, too…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

What the deep seas tell us about life on other planets

We tend to stereotype extraterrestrial life as little green men, but there are much more instructive examples of alien weirdness right under our oceans. In the following article, Dr. Craig McClain of Deep Sea News and the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center discusses what the deep seas can teach us about potential astrobiological organisms. We as…

io9 Craig McClain - Deep Sea News

Packing a Gun Makes You Think Everyone Else Is Too

There are plenty of reasons not to run round wielding a gun, but here’s a new one; holding one makes you think that other people are holding guns, too. And that is not a desirable kind of paranoia to find in someone wielding a weapon. A study conducted a Notre Dame University found that holding…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

This insane homemade Predator mask is perfect for dinner parties

Looking for the perfect headgear to spruce up your social life? This custom-made Predator helmet — which boasts a functioning tri-laser and 45-centimeter horns — by Yautja aficionado Mike Loh is the ultimate in peacocking. A mere $1050 will get you this formidable chapeau and a fan fiction backstory to impress new acquaintances: The Bone-Hunter…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

A Spec Ops Osprey Tested Like an Enormous Cellphone

When Apple is getting a new mobile gadget ready, they stick it in an anechoic chamber—a humungous room straight out of science fiction, where the entire external world is blocked out. The same goes for advanced aircraft. https://gizmodo.com/apples-100-million-iphone-test-chambers-5589054 The USAF CV-22 Osprey seen here—which weighs at least 16 tons, depending on load out—is actually hanging…

Tech News Sam Biddle

The New York Times Is Making Its Paywall Even Stricter and Its Website Harder to Read for Free

AllThingsD is reporting that the New York Times will be cutting the amount of free articles the grey lady lets readers read per month from 20 to a measly 10. The change starts in April and means you’ll be hitting the NYT paywall a lot quicker than you think. What hasn’t changed is that if…

Tech News Casey Chan

This Magnificent Lego BTTF DeLorean Deserves Its Own Scale Museum

It’s certainly not the first Lego DeLorean model we’ve featured, but Alex Jones’ recently completed 1:15-scale interpretation blows its predecessors out of the water when it comes to detail and functionality. https://gizmodo.com/please-help-make-these-awesome-lego-fantasies-come-true-5850882 The gull-wing doors open, the wheels fold-up for hover mode, and the tiny Mr. Fusion on the back is just plain adorable. If…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Tons of new videos for Prometheus, The Hunger Games, Snow White and the Huntsman, Game of Thrones, and Dark Shadows!

Producers Robert Kirkman and Glen Mazzara give tons of hints for The Walking Dead’s third season. Rian Johnson discusses Bruce Willis’s role in Looper. Plus Doctor Who’s Mark Gatiss reveals the disgusting secrets of his 3000-year-old Being Human vampire! Spoilers from here on out! Top image from The Hunger Games. The Avengers Here are some…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

Nokia Wants Your Call Alert To Be a Vibrating Magnetic Tattoo

We see patents come and go all the time, but here’s a crazy-ass one from Nokia: magnetic tattoos that vibrate to alert you to your phone. Talk about keeping in touch. The patent proposes “a material attachable to skin, the material capable of detecting a magnetic field and transferring a perceivable stimulus to the skin,…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Prospective Employees Are Now Being Asked for Facebook Login Details

It’s no surprise that employers check out the Facebook profiles of prospective employees—after all, you can learn a lot from what people choose to broadcast. But reports are amassing of employers asking recruits for their login details—and that’s a step too far. Associated Press reports that when Justin Bassett, a New York statistician, was interviewed…

Social Media Jamie Condliffe

Woz: I Applaud Mike Daisey

Since This American Life retracted its episode about Foxconn working conditions, there’s been no shortage of Mike Daisey hate. But wait; it turns out that Woz seems to think Mike Daisey’s not all bad. https://gizmodo.com/why-mike-daisey-lied-about-foxconn-according-to-mike-da-5894297 In an interview with CNET, Woz has spoken about Daisey at length. None of it’s negative. In the interview, Woz…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

New Hard Drives Have More Bits Per Square Inch Than the Milky Way Has Stars

Seagate’s latest hard drive has hit a milestone: it manages to squeeze in a data density of one terabit per square inch. It uses some extremely complex heat-assisted magnetic recording to do that, and in the process doubles the storage capacity of current hard disks. If that’s not enough to get your head round, how…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Another Crystal Clear Sign That OS X Is Going to Die Really Soon

If you had any doubts about the overwhelming importance of iOS and the imminent death of OS X as we know it—probably after Mountain Lion—take a look at the image above. Pay close attention. Read the titles of the entire Apple leadership team. https://gizmodo.com/apples-three-million-new-ipads-sold-show-that-the-futur-5894643 See it yet? There’s no VP for OS X or Mac…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Autonomous Robot Luggage Probably Isn’t Airport Security-Approved

Listen to a sprawling six-hour mixtape tribute to Kraftwerk

All Your Digital Comics Just Went HD

Rumor: MOG Has Been Acquired By HTC/Beats

Men increasingly unsatisfied with science careers that don’t allow time for family life

The New Worst Place for QR Codes: Burqas

Can you name all 13 numerically themed movies in this trippy animation?

New Van Gogh Painting Discovered

What the deep seas tell us about life on other planets

Packing a Gun Makes You Think Everyone Else Is Too

This insane homemade Predator mask is perfect for dinner parties

A Spec Ops Osprey Tested Like an Enormous Cellphone

The New York Times Is Making Its Paywall Even Stricter and Its Website Harder to Read for Free

This Magnificent Lego BTTF DeLorean Deserves Its Own Scale Museum

Tons of new videos for Prometheus, The Hunger Games, Snow White and the Huntsman, Game of Thrones, and Dark Shadows!

Nokia Wants Your Call Alert To Be a Vibrating Magnetic Tattoo

Prospective Employees Are Now Being Asked for Facebook Login Details

Woz: I Applaud Mike Daisey

New Hard Drives Have More Bits Per Square Inch Than the Milky Way Has Stars

Another Crystal Clear Sign That OS X Is Going to Die Really Soon

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