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Basketball Hoop Lamp Is Most Certainly Not For Dunking

Despite being called the Dunk Light, it’s probably not a good idea to actually dunk or hang on Karl Zahn’s basketball-inspired light fixture. You’ll almost certainly shatter its circular fluorescent bulb, and cause other damage putting you out $425. [The Future Perfect via Notcot]

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 24 '12

These giant hamster balls could have been the mobile homes of the future

In modern society, we can make move across the country at the drop of a hat, packing up our stuff in suitcases and trucks and shipping containers, but if you want your house to come with you, you’d better live in a trailer or have your home chopped up and put on flatbeds. But if…

io9 Lauren Davis Mar 24 '12

Vibrating Steering Wheels Could Provide Distraction-Free Directions

In an attempt to reduce the number of accidents caused by in-car distractions, AT&T Labs, working with researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, have created a vibrating steering wheel that provides navigation directions instead of voice cues or an on-screen map. The prototype wheel is outfitted with 20 vibrating actuators that are each individually controlled. So…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 24 '12

Scary movie villains retire from haunting and move into the old folks’ home

It’s been three decades since films like The Shining, Friday the 13th, and A Nightmare on Elm Street first arrived on the big screen, and their villains haven’t gotten any younger. So what happens when Freddy Krueger and Jason get too old to keep chasing down kids? Photographer Federico Chiesa, with makeup and styling help…

io9 Lauren Davis Mar 24 '12

See the model for Mass Effect‘s Samara cosplaying Samara

If this blue-skinned lady looks just a little too much like Mass Effect’s badass justicar, that’s because she’s Rana McAnear, the actress who provided the model for Samara. And she’s using her resemblance to the character to take the illusion of cosplay to another level. McAnear actually used crowdfunding site IndieGoGo to fund her costume,…

io9 Lauren Davis Mar 24 '12

The World’s Most Powerful Non-Destructive Magnet Screams Like a Banshee

You don’t normally associate any kind of sound with a magnet. But apparently that’s because the ones stuck to your fridge aren’t two million times as powerful as the Earth’s magnetic field—like the one the Los Alamos Laboratory just created. For over a decade and a half the lab has been trying to create a…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 24 '12

Communicating by Optical Telegraph: What’s the top speed of semaphore?

Well into the age of email, we’re used to lightning quick communication. Waving around old flags looks pretty silly now. But this method of signaling was once built into a revolutionary communication network, and you wouldn’t believe how fast it could go. There was once a time when the fastest way to get news, of…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Mar 24 '12

The Justice League goes to grade school in the webcomic Little League

What if, instead of meeting as adults, the Justice League met as superpowered children, whose only foes are the forces of ignorance (and their evil gym teacher). Little League gives DC superheroes a Muppet Babies turn, sending the superfriends back to grade school. Yale Stewart’s webcomic follows Superman and Batman through their first day back…

io9 Lauren Davis Mar 24 '12

iPad 3 Review: Better Than Anything Else, but Kind of a Letdown

There are many things the new iPad is: A lovely object A spec bump The future of home computing The best tablet on the market And there are many things the iPad New is not. But we’re going to skip right to the end of that list and hit you with the main point: It…

Reviews Joe Brown Mar 24 '12

Best Birthday Gift Ever: Father comes home from Afghanistan dressed as Captain America

If you don’t want to get salty tears in your morning coffee, you might want to put down the mug while you watch this video. Young Cole gets two amazing surprises for his birthday: First, Captain America shows up at his front door. Then Captain America turns out to be Cole’s dad, home from Afghanistan.…

io9 Lauren Davis Mar 24 '12

Secret door inside this wardrobe leads to a Narnia-themed playroom

Some people’s childhoods are simply more magical than others’. For example, where some kids might get an ordinary closet, this nine-year-old got a wardrobe with a secret passageway into Narnia. And there’s something magical about a parent who would make that sort of thing happen. Reddit user kelseypolo says her friends were building a house…

io9 Lauren Davis Mar 24 '12

The Return of Thundercats and the Season Finale of Archer

This week, Thundercats returns, we learn what happens to Archer and his fellow ISIS members aboard the International Space Station, ponies plan for a tornado, and a fan favorite Autobot returns in this week’s episode of Transformers: Prime – Minor Spoilers Ahead! Thundercats – “New Alliances” The Thundercats ramp things up, looking to take down…

io9 Keith Veronese Mar 24 '12

Will Wacky Helmet Accessories Trick Kids Into Thinking Safety Is Cool?

Even as an adult who understands the risks, I hate wearing a bike helmet, but do it anyways. Kids, however, aren’t quite as understanding. So these fake helmet mohawks known as Fohawx are supposed to convince them that safety is cool. Maybe it’s because I haven’t been seven-years-old for a while now, but I’m not…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 24 '12

Creations Like This Are Why Cadbury Creme Eggs Should Be Available All Year Round

It’s a crime against humanity that Cadbury Creme Eggs are only available for a few months leading up to Easter. They’re man’s most perfect candy creation, but somehow Jessie Oleson over at Serious Eats has found a way to improve on them. Instead of using eggs, lettuce, bread, and other ingredients that are considered ‘good’…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 24 '12

Watch the premiere episodes of The Legend of Korra (legally) now!

The premiere episode of The Legend of Korra leaked last week, but if you’ve been waiting for a less illegal way to watch the Avatar: The Last Airbender follow-up, now is your chance. Nickelodeon has decided to bow to fans’ impatience by streaming the entire first two episodes at KorraNation.com, and the second episode should…

io9 Lauren Davis Mar 24 '12

Day-Glo Fireworks, Dances With Apes, and a Plane Landing Goes Crunch

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 “just the tip” OG come from an anonymous reader…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Mar 24 '12

Everything You Need to Go All Out for the Mad Men Premiere

Mad Men Season 5 premieres this Sunday. The show’s been gone for basically two years, but its popularity hasn’t gone anywhere. Here’s everything you’ll need to nerd out on your favorite advertising renegades hard enough to make everyone else at your viewing party feel uncomfortable. Lucky Strike Cigarettes There are no consequences to anything in…

Television Kyle Wagner Mar 23 '12

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: The Hunger Games Game

What’s better than going to see The Hunger Games this weekend? Experience that same juvenile slaughterfest at home with friends! As far as board games go, think of The Hunger Games Game as a cross between Life, Monopoly, and a spear aimed directly at your larynx. Also, not for nothing, but the fact that this…

Tech News Splitsider Mar 23 '12

The Many Monuments to Russia’s Beloved MiG

The MiG-15 dominated the skies when made its debut in the Korean war. One of the USSR’s first successful swept-wing aircraft it has since become the most-built jet of all time. Our friends at Oobject have assembled the most soaring monuments to the Soviet’s favorite fighter. Be sure to also check out these less-than-original Soviet…

Tech News David Galbraith - Oobject.com Mar 23 '12

Radiohead: Sit Down, Stand Up

Have you had the pleasure of watching the wonderful BBC series, Life? You probably have. Beautiful HD nature docs provide the perfect visual background for any living room activity. And as many have discovered, they play even better when muted and paired with a soundtrack of your choosing. Tobi Totschlag has undertaken the task of…

Tech News Michael Hession Mar 23 '12

Basketball Hoop Lamp Is Most Certainly Not For Dunking

These giant hamster balls could have been the mobile homes of the future

Vibrating Steering Wheels Could Provide Distraction-Free Directions

Scary movie villains retire from haunting and move into the old folks’ home

See the model for Mass Effect‘s Samara cosplaying Samara

The World’s Most Powerful Non-Destructive Magnet Screams Like a Banshee

Communicating by Optical Telegraph: What’s the top speed of semaphore?

The Justice League goes to grade school in the webcomic Little League

iPad 3 Review: Better Than Anything Else, but Kind of a Letdown

Best Birthday Gift Ever: Father comes home from Afghanistan dressed as Captain America

Secret door inside this wardrobe leads to a Narnia-themed playroom

The Return of Thundercats and the Season Finale of Archer

Will Wacky Helmet Accessories Trick Kids Into Thinking Safety Is Cool?

Creations Like This Are Why Cadbury Creme Eggs Should Be Available All Year Round

Watch the premiere episodes of The Legend of Korra (legally) now!

Day-Glo Fireworks, Dances With Apes, and a Plane Landing Goes Crunch

Everything You Need to Go All Out for the Mad Men Premiere

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: The Hunger Games Game

The Many Monuments to Russia’s Beloved MiG

Radiohead: Sit Down, Stand Up

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