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Watch a new scene from Avatar: The Legend of Korra right now!

We saw the trailer recently, and now the latest scene from the upcoming Avatar: The Legend of Korra has hit the web. In this sequence, we see our heroine’s aptitude for elemental bending at an early age. The show should be out sometime this year. Hat tip to Syafiqjabar of Mars!

Television Cyriaque Lamar

The Meth King Who Spent His Drug Money on Comic Books

If you deal drugs, you make plenty of money. But fast cars, women and a playboy lifestyle can become unsatisfying. Which is perhaps why Aaron Castro, the leader of a 41-person methamphetamine ring, turned to comic books, using his earnings to buy 18,753 of the things. Based in Commerce City, Colorado, Castro was responsible for…

Books & Comics Jamie Condliffe

This two-headed, six-legged tortoise = two animals, one shell

This five-year-old conjoined Central Asian tortoise — which was on display yesterday at the National Museum of Natural History in Kiev, Ukraine — has two heads, six legs, two hearts, one intestine, and one big dilemma. Its heads are on the opposite sides of its shell, so each cannot see the other. The poor reptile…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

How historically accurate is the new trailer for Ice Age: Continental Drift?

We sort of have a soft spot in our hearts for all the Ice Age animals. And the latest addition Ice Age: Continental Drift looks even more ridiculous than the last. Watch as the world breaks apart, separating the furry besties and creating our planet’s continents. Plus, giant prehistoric crabs! Ice Age: Continental Drift hits…

Trailers Meredith Woerner

All the Latest News on Iron Man 3, Bill & Ted 3, and Walking Dead!

Director Tarsem Singh explains why he hates the Mirror Mirror trailer. Iron Man 3 gears up for filming, and gets a curious codename. Keanu Reeves gives a Bill & Ted 3 update. Plus the latest batch of Earth-shattering Walking Dead spoilers! It’s nothing but spoilers from here on out! Top image from John Carter. Iron…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

Adobe’s Lightroom 4 Is Here, and It’s Half the Price

Adobe’s latest version of Lightroom, the photo management and editing tool, was released as beta back in January. Now it’s been officially released as Lightroom 4, and brings with it a big drop in price; the full version now costs $149 instead of $299. In terms of features, Lightroom 4 brings with it the option…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

A 512Gbps Fiber Optic Network? Yes Please

Fiber optics are the future of data transfer. But in Germany, the future’s already here: Deutsche Telekom has a working 512Gbps optical fiber that’s working in the real world. I want it. Yes, that’s a single optical fiber. It’s capable of hitting transmission speeds of 512Gbps in test conditions, but real life takes that down…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

How to Make Your Own USB Password Generator Dongle

Ah, passwords. Regardless of what system you use, they’re a pain in the ass to manage, remember or access. But maybe there’s a solution. What about making a USB dongle that enters and creates new passwords every time you plug it in? Joonas Pihlajamaa decided to give it a try, and put together this little…

Privacy & Security Jamie Condliffe

Can Apple Ship the New iPad to the US Fast Enough?

Apple fan boys everywhere are super-excited about tomorrow’s iPad unveiling. But rumors suggest that the company is having a hell of a time shipping devices to the US ready for its launch. Mac Rumors reports that Apple has been scrambling to find space to ship product, with “shipping rates rising 20 per cent in one…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Nokia’s Insane 41-Megapixel Phone Isn’t Coming to the US

If you’ve lusted over the prospect of owning Nokia’s new 808 PureView—despite the fact that its pixel count is rather needless—you’re out of luck. According to Nokia’s developer site, the phone will enjoy global release… excluding North America. But you’ll still be able to pick up an unlocked handset, and who knows, it might makes…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Exmobaby Suit Will Tell You What Your Kid Is Thinking

Who in their right mind would want to interact with babies? They’re dumb, they leak, they smell (on account of the leakage), and for all that noise, babies can’t even give you a hint as to what set them off. But the new Exmobaby sensor suit just might. The Exmobaby is a onesie outfitted with…

Gadgets Andrew Tarantola

Report: The iPad 3 Is Dead, Long Live the iPad HD

Venture Beat is confirming the story we published last week: according to an “extremely reliable source”, the iPad 3 will be dubbed the iPad HD. They say the next iPad will lose the conventional numbering system and instead tout the devices Retina display. With a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels, the new iPad should…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Bjork vs Bork, The Hide-A-Plant, Drum Solos, and BOOM! Headshots

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. Click here for more hits from the bong. Tonight’s top…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Philadelphia Bus Troll Jams Cell Phone Signals When People Talk Too Loudly

I can understand the need for enforced cell phone silence in a variety of venues—libraries, funerals, theaters. But on a public bus in the middle of Philadelphia? Call me old fashioned, but that’s kind of a dick move. NBC10 in Philadelphia has tracked down a man that has frequently employed a handheld signal jammer when…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Scientists Create 230-Percent Efficient LED Bulbs

Light bulbs have always required more electricity than they need to produce light because the energy conversion process—changing electricity to light—was inefficient. But an MIT research team has just shown that an LED can actually give off more light than what it consumes in electricity. Incandescent bulbs are the poster child of inefficient energy conversion.…

Physics & Chemistry Andrew Tarantola

The First Pressure-Sensitive iPad Stylus Might Just Outperform Your Fingers

Ten One Design’s Pogo was one of the first styluses designed for use with iOS devices. But compared to the company’s new pressure-sensitive super stylus code-named the Blue Tiger, the Pogo looks like something cavemen would have used on their stone tablets. Artists tend to prefer working with a stylus since it feels more like…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Lazyitis: Super Morrissey Brothers

I had a minor heart attack/major heart palpitations today when Gizmodo’s Brent Rose (whom we all affectionately call Ace) told me that The Smiths were going to be on SNL next week. It’s not true! Put away the eyeliner, fellas! But if you are feeling that retro love, this 8-bit track from Lazyitis will scratch…

Tech News Mat Honan

Songza’s New Concierge Picks Free Music for Your Specific Situation

We music fans are large; we contain multitudes, to borrow from Walt Whitman. Sometimes we want to rock out. Sometimes we want to mellow out. Sometimes we don’t know what we want – we just want it to sound good. To try to grapple with the all-too-common problem, “So what do I actually listen to…

Tech News Eliot Van Buskirk - Evolver.fm

Fox puts Terra Nova out of its misery

It’s official: Terra Nova, television’s great time-traveling dinosaur rodeo, has been canceled. Could Steven Spielberg’s show about people from the future colonizing the past have found its footing in a second season, and started to tell real compelling stories? Maybe, but we’ll never know. All the reports about the cancellation are stressing that the show…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Sorry, But This Gross Fish-Worm Is Your Prehistoric Ancestor

Meet the 505-million-year-old Pikaia gracilens. Everything we know of this prehistoric “fish-like worm” is discerned from its fossils, but a close investigation reveals that these wiggly little guys might be your oldest ancestors. The first Pikaia fossils were discovered all the way back in 1911, but scientists almost immediately thought the beastie it was an…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Watch a new scene from Avatar: The Legend of Korra right now!

The Meth King Who Spent His Drug Money on Comic Books

This two-headed, six-legged tortoise = two animals, one shell

How historically accurate is the new trailer for Ice Age: Continental Drift?

All the Latest News on Iron Man 3, Bill & Ted 3, and Walking Dead!

Adobe’s Lightroom 4 Is Here, and It’s Half the Price

A 512Gbps Fiber Optic Network? Yes Please

How to Make Your Own USB Password Generator Dongle

Can Apple Ship the New iPad to the US Fast Enough?

Nokia’s Insane 41-Megapixel Phone Isn’t Coming to the US

Exmobaby Suit Will Tell You What Your Kid Is Thinking

Report: The iPad 3 Is Dead, Long Live the iPad HD

Bjork vs Bork, The Hide-A-Plant, Drum Solos, and BOOM! Headshots

Philadelphia Bus Troll Jams Cell Phone Signals When People Talk Too Loudly

Scientists Create 230-Percent Efficient LED Bulbs

The First Pressure-Sensitive iPad Stylus Might Just Outperform Your Fingers

Lazyitis: Super Morrissey Brothers

Songza’s New Concierge Picks Free Music for Your Specific Situation

Fox puts Terra Nova out of its misery

Sorry, But This Gross Fish-Worm Is Your Prehistoric Ancestor

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