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Solid State Shakeup: Intel 520 vs Patriot Pyro SE vs OCZ Octane

Let’s play a little game. We have three solid state drives-one each from Patriot, OCZ, and Intel. Two of them are powered by the ubiquitous SandForce SF-2281 controller, and the other marks the consumer debut of a new 6Gb/s SATA controller. Guess which drive has the new controller? If you guessed the Intel drive, time…

Tech News Nathan Edwards-Maximum PC

First Ever Photo of a Shark Eating Another Shark

If you’re a shark, what could you possibly have to fear? You’re the ultimate predator, the top of the marine food chain. You can swim around without a care in the world… unless another, even bigger shark is feeling hungry. That’s exactly what happened in this photo snapped by researchers from the Australian Research Council’s…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Braun BNC400 Alarm Clock Lightning Review: How to Ruin Good Design

I have something of a sleep problem. Or I guess, more accurately, a waking up problem. And my alarm clock died. So I bought this re-issue of Braun’s Dietrich Labs and Dieter Rams-designed BNC004 travel alarm clock. You should not. https://gizmodo.com/daily-desired-you-can-tell-this-beautiful-braun-alarm-5880069 What Is It? A reissue of a classic Braun travel alarm clock, by design…

Reviews Matt Buchanan

For the Love of Sweatpants, Get Off the Couch Already

This winter has been one of the warmest in history, so, no, you can’t use crappy weather as the reason you’ve gained 15 pounds and now have a pet name for your living room sofa. Just admit it. You’re lazy. However, if you can summon the energy to take this short survey, you could win…

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Woolly Mammoth alive and caught on tape (maybe)

Even though it’s still impossible to clone a Woolly Mammoth we may not need to — because a Woolly Mammoth has been spotted and captured on tape in Siberia. Behold the undeniable proof that the Mammoth lives — or that bears love to fish. You be the judge! https://gizmodo.com/no-we-wont-be-able-to-clone-a-woolly-mammoth-in-the-ne-5865590 The Sun is reporting that this…

io9 Meredith Woerner

The World’s Next Supercontinent: Amasia!

The United States hasn’t always had the closest relationship with China or Russia. But give us a few hundred million years, and we could be a lot more unified: A new prediction for the motion of the continents suggests that the Americas and Asia will smoosh together at the north to form the supercontinent dubbed…

io9 Sophie Bushwick

Path Does the Right Thing On User Privacy

The little mobile-only social network kicked up a big privacy debacle by uploading its members address book data to its servers without their knowledge. Today, Path announced that it’s deleting that data, and released a new version of its app. The new version gives users the ability to opt-in or out of sharing address book…

Privacy & Security Mat Honan

The 1902 adaptation of The Wizard of Oz looked extremely unsettling

When you mention The Wizard of Oz, your average moviegoer’s mind turns to such disparate topics as Judy Garland, ruby slippers, and apocryphal hanging munchkins. But there were several Oz adaptations that preceded the 1939 film, such as the 1902 musical penned by L. Frank Baum himself. Here are some photographs of the 1902 and…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Celebrate Valentine’s Day With This Highly Evolved Heart-Shaped Spork

A picnic in the park is a lovely way to spend Valentine’s Day if you live somewhere warm. And imagine how enamored your true love will be if you break out this adorable heart-shaped and eco-friendlier Heart Part cutlery. Each heart breaks apart into two utensils, which do triple-duty as a fork, knife, and scoop.…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Buffy tackles a polarizing subject — that could change her life forever

The latest issue of the Buffy The Vampire Slayer comic book grapples with some unusually serious subject matter — even for the often-controversial Buffy series. But instead of glossing over the difficult decision making process that comes along with this topic, Joss Whedon and his writers dove into the mind of Buffy Summers. Spoilers ahead……

Television Meredith Woerner

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Tweetbot for iPad: A Bigger Bot

You can launch pretty much any iPhone app on the iPad. If it’s not a universal app, it’ll look all pixelated and ugly and you’ll wonder why the developer hasn’t gotten around to making an iPad version of the app. Maybe the developer’s happy with just an iPhone app. Maybe they’ll rush an iPad app…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin

The Margaritaville Chillin’ Pour Liquor Chiller Is Your I-Totally-Do-Not-Have-A-Drinking-Problem Deal of the Day

Last summer I spent four days on a beach in South Carolina for an extended “wedding celebration”. The weather was good, there were waves and dolphins, and everybody had a perfect buzz going for the entire time. Not just any buzz, a buzz generated by frozen drinks. Frozen margaritas, daiquiris, and mudslides are generally relegated…

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Bear McCreary reveals the physics behind your favorite science fiction theme tunes

When you think about science fiction theme tunes, chances are there are a few that are especially stirring and heroic. Star Wars. 2001: A Space Odyssey. Star Trek: The Next Generation. Superman: The Movie. And all of these theme tunes have something in common: they rely on the same basic intervals. We talked to music…

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Path’s Big Mistake (Updated)

Facebook is a privacy disaster. Nobody with an iota of sense really trusts it to respect their privacy. Which is precisely one of Path’s big selling points: It’s got better privacy. Or so it seemed. But then it surprised everyone. (Updated) Path got caught uploading users’ entire address books to its servers. It wouldn’t have…

Privacy & Security Mat Honan

The Most Expensive Penny In History Will Be On Mars

The most expensive Lincoln penny in history was a 1943 copper-alloy cent that was sold for $1.7 million in a 1996 auction. Nothing compared to this one, though. This penny is going be put on Mars for a nice $2.5 billion. Not bad! Of course, those $2.5 billion are going to put a lot more…

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz

Can you guess the subject of this photograph?

This beautiful image [hi-res available here] was recently recognized by National Geographic as one of the best photographs of 2011. Two of the magazine’s photo editors appreciated it for its cryptic quality. Is the subject of this photograph a sprouting fungus? A microscopic photo of a leaf? A snowy landscape? For me, this image immediately…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

This eye-popping mosaic takes us inside the beautiful Carina Nebula

We’ve looked at the Carina Nebula before, but we’ve never looked into it. While the nebula is plenty beautiful in regular optical wavelengths, this infrared image allows us to peer behind the thick gas clouds to see the gorgeousness inside. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-the-busiest-star-factory-in-the-galaxy-5811103 This image is the work of German astronomer Thomas Preibisch and his team, who…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Full Iron Sky trailer pits Sarah Palin against Nazis from the Moon

We saw a glimpse of this indie flick several weeks back — now revel in the full trailer for the lunar Reich picture Iron Sky. As much as I’m loving the spaceship designs, I’m hoping the hamfisted political humor plays second fiddle to the insane orbital Nazi-smashing. Iron Sky opens April 4 in Finland, April…

Trailers Cyriaque Lamar

Windows 8 Consumer Preview Coming on February 29

Microsoft promised we’d see the Windows 8 Consumer preview before the end of February, and they’re holding true to the word. The company has arranged a small event in Barcelona during Mobile World Congress to unveil the latest version of the upcoming OS on February 29, the very last day of the month (during a…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Solid State Shakeup: Intel 520 vs Patriot Pyro SE vs OCZ Octane

First Ever Photo of a Shark Eating Another Shark

Braun BNC400 Alarm Clock Lightning Review: How to Ruin Good Design

For the Love of Sweatpants, Get Off the Couch Already

Woolly Mammoth alive and caught on tape (maybe)

The World’s Next Supercontinent: Amasia!

Path Does the Right Thing On User Privacy

The 1902 adaptation of The Wizard of Oz looked extremely unsettling

Celebrate Valentine’s Day With This Highly Evolved Heart-Shaped Spork

Buffy tackles a polarizing subject — that could change her life forever

Tweetbot for iPad Gallery

Tweetbot for iPad: A Bigger Bot

The Margaritaville Chillin’ Pour Liquor Chiller Is Your I-Totally-Do-Not-Have-A-Drinking-Problem Deal of the Day

Bear McCreary reveals the physics behind your favorite science fiction theme tunes

Path’s Big Mistake (Updated)

The Most Expensive Penny In History Will Be On Mars

Can you guess the subject of this photograph?

This eye-popping mosaic takes us inside the beautiful Carina Nebula

Full Iron Sky trailer pits Sarah Palin against Nazis from the Moon

Windows 8 Consumer Preview Coming on February 29

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