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Idiot Car Thief Butt Dialed 911 Over and Over Until He Was Caught

Butt dials are annoying, especially when your phone randomly dials 911 for no good reason all the time. But if you find yourself prone to that predicament? Think about leaving your phone at home when you go out to plan and execute multiple car thefts. On March 14th, a Washington emergency dispatch center received a…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Apr 12 '12

Next Issue: 32 Magazines at an All-You-Can-Eat Price

If you’re a big reader of magazines on tablets, you know how expensive it can get. Single issues often cost $5 a pop. But Next Issue has rethought this with its app for Android tablets, offering 32 titles you want for a flat rate. What does it do? Just one app gives you unlimited access…

Tech News Leslie Horn Apr 12 '12

Here Is Your One and Only Chance to Take the Wheel of a James Bond Car

As far as movie cars go, James Bond’s rides rank as some of the coolest vehicles to ever tear across the silver screen. And now you can bring home a tiny version of those white knuckle chase scenes with Scalextric’s new James Bond slot cars. Presumably tied to the release of the next Bond film,…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Apr 12 '12

Why You Should Be Glad You’re Not a Vulcan

In science fiction androids and Vulcans and the like are portrayed as kind of badass, with no emotions to trip them up or slow them down. They might be a little socially awkward, but they are scrupulously honest, fair, brave and logical. But what would we actually be like if we banished emotion? Emotional reactions…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Apr 12 '12

Dead Nate Dogg Performing at Coachella (As a Hologram)

Remember the time David Spade exploited the fond dead memories of Chris Farley for that stupid DirecTV ad? Sort of? Well, this is worse! TMZ reports Nate Dogg will play Coachella from beyond the grave. As a hologram. Using technology similar to that previously employed by Mariah Carey on stages across Europe, Nate Dogg will…

Tech News Sam Biddle Apr 12 '12

Millennia-Old Strains of Bacteria Can Resist Drugs They’ve Never Met

“Why won’t you just DIE?!” That’s what researchers probably said to strains of 4-7 million-year-old bacterium discovered in the depths of New Mexico’s Carlsbad Caverns. They found that these hidden organisms have very similar immunities as bacteria that have developed resistances after decades interactions with modern drugs. Conducted by a group of researchers from Ontario’s…

Tech News Leslie Horn Apr 12 '12

Guns really do make you look bigger

In sad, befuddling news, a study has shown that people estimate that a person holding a gun is bigger than someone holding another object. Oh, and knives are womanly. Find out what your choice of weapons says about you. A study conducted by UCLA scientists and funded by the US Air Force Office of Scientific…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Apr 12 '12

Ron Swanson and Rorschach combine to form the world’s greatest meat-eating vigilante

Parks and Recreation’s Ron Swanson is a stern libertarian with a heart of gold and and endless appetite for bacon and eggs. Watchmen’s Rorschach is a merciless objectivist who eats beans and smashes skulls. Together, the form the fearsomely deadpan vigilante Ron Sworschach. Even though Ron Swanson is the guy you invite over for bottomless…

Television Lauren Davis Apr 12 '12

Big Energy Coffee Lightning Review: Because Sometimes Caffeine Alone Just Isn’t Enough

America! The land of excess. Our crusts are cheese-filled, our cheese and bacon sandwiched between not bread but two thick-cut slabs of fried chicken. Whatever it is, we must always have more. https://gizmodo.com/kfc-double-down-sandwich-destroyer-of-touchscreens-5515565 What Is It? Coffee meets energy drink. Per 12-oz cupful: 32mg ginseng, 42mg guarana, 32mg yerba mate (of which 1mg is caffeine),…

Reviews Molly Oswaks Apr 12 '12

Solar Panel-In-a-Tube Generates Power and Hot Water At the Same Time

Solar photovoltaic cells and solar thermal collectors both capture the sun’s rays. The first one turns the light into electricity, while the other turns it into hot water for heating. They usually battle for rooftop real estate, but Naked Energy has found a way to merge them both into a single solar solution. The British…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Apr 12 '12

Parents discover “stillborn” baby alive and well in frigid morgue

And the award for parents of the year goes to Argentina’s Analia Bouter and Fabian Veron, for insisting to see their child one last time after a team of obstetricians, gynecologists and neonatologists told them that their baby girl was stillborn — only to discover that the child was, in fact, alive. Doctors had told…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Apr 12 '12

Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight Hands On: Never Read a Book on a Tablet Again

The Nook Simple Touch was already the best ereader out there. And it just took the last step for an ereader to become the only book-reading gadget you need. Now—thanks to a new frontlit display—you can read in the dark. https://gizmodo.com/barnes-and-noble-simple-touch-nook-review-the-e-reader-5807381 The frontlight is obviously the biggest feature here, and it’s pretty impressive. It’s turned…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Apr 12 '12

Exploding 40,000 Rockets at Once Is as Loud and Wonderful as You’d Think It Would Be

Artist Cai Guo-Qiang must have been one of those kids that loved to play with matches. And after surviving what we assume was a dangerous childhood, he has since embraced fire and explosions as an artform. Including this latest ‘performance’ involving 40,000 small rockets blasting off a wall. We’ve covered Guo-Qiang’s work before, including his…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Apr 12 '12

A Visual Representation of the 15,000 Temperature Records That Were Broken in March

Yes, you read that right. Data collected by NOAA reveal that the month of March saw a total of 7,755 daytime and 7,515 nighttime record-breaking high temperatures, making last month far and away “the warmest March on record.” The video featured up top shows the locations of each daytime and nighttime record (or tied record)…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Apr 12 '12

No, baboons can’t actually read. Yet.

You’ve probably seen the headlines saying “Baboon Reading Skills” all over the internet. But don’t worry — the rise of the apes isn’t coming quite so quickly. It’s true that another barrier between us an our simian cousins has been brought down — it seems that certain apes can identify words from gibberish, even though…

io9 Tim Barribeau Apr 12 '12

Powered Reel Prevents Your Extension Cords From Turning into Indiana Jones’ Whip

If you’ve ever retracted an automatic extension cord you know that by the time the plug reaches you it’s traveling faster than a bullwhip. Not so with the RoboReel which gently and safely retracts the cable with an electric motor. Inside the oil, gas, and chemical resistant plastic sphere is 50 feet of heavy 12-gauge…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Apr 12 '12

Boobstagram Is How You Will Spend the Rest of Your Day

Boobstagram. You already know what it is. Hell, you’re not even reading this anymore. You’re already on page 3. Don’t worry, there’s plenty more to go. As of right now, there are 53 pages of Instagram boob pictures. You got a full day of NSFW work ahead of you. And for those of you who…

Tech News Casey Chan Apr 12 '12

Early reviews of Battleship are in: How does it live up to the Transformers legacy?

Every summer, there’s at least one huge-budget film that squanders $200 million or so on boring action, unfunny jokes, weird racial stereotypes and bloated special effects sequences. And apparently this summer, it’s officially Battleship. The “wet Transformers” movie has come out a whole month early in the U.K., which means that a rash of British…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Apr 12 '12

We’ve got hand transplants and face transplants… could brain transplants be next?

Science fiction is becoming reality faster than anybody realized — we not only can transplant an entire arm now, but we’ve succeeded in creating face transplants that restore mouth and tongue function to patients. How long will it be before we can transplant an entire brain? Peggy Kolm from Biology in Science Fiction looks at…

io9 Peggy Kolm - Biology in Science Fiction Apr 12 '12

How the Pen Evolved from a Humble Paintbrush Into a Precise Instrument of Writing Perfection

Yeah, you can buy those blue Bic pens in bulk if you want—a boatload costs about as much as your morning coffee. And all pens are pretty much the same, right? Of course not. Cheapo pens are much more likely to leave ink smeared across your nose, bleeding through your pants pocket, or glopping up…

Tech News Rachel Swaby Apr 12 '12

Idiot Car Thief Butt Dialed 911 Over and Over Until He Was Caught

Next Issue: 32 Magazines at an All-You-Can-Eat Price

Here Is Your One and Only Chance to Take the Wheel of a James Bond Car

Why You Should Be Glad You’re Not a Vulcan

Dead Nate Dogg Performing at Coachella (As a Hologram)

Millennia-Old Strains of Bacteria Can Resist Drugs They’ve Never Met

Guns really do make you look bigger

Ron Swanson and Rorschach combine to form the world’s greatest meat-eating vigilante

Big Energy Coffee Lightning Review: Because Sometimes Caffeine Alone Just Isn’t Enough

Solar Panel-In-a-Tube Generates Power and Hot Water At the Same Time

Parents discover “stillborn” baby alive and well in frigid morgue

Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight Hands On: Never Read a Book on a Tablet Again

Exploding 40,000 Rockets at Once Is as Loud and Wonderful as You’d Think It Would Be

A Visual Representation of the 15,000 Temperature Records That Were Broken in March

No, baboons can’t actually read. Yet.

Powered Reel Prevents Your Extension Cords From Turning into Indiana Jones’ Whip

Boobstagram Is How You Will Spend the Rest of Your Day

Early reviews of Battleship are in: How does it live up to the Transformers legacy?

We’ve got hand transplants and face transplants… could brain transplants be next?

How the Pen Evolved from a Humble Paintbrush Into a Precise Instrument of Writing Perfection

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