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Five Years of Every NBA Shot Attempt, Visualized

My favorite academics are the ones who dare to tackle projects that many people think are pointless. Like Kirk Goldsberry, an assistant professor of geography at Michigan State University, who has mapped five years of NBA scoring. Writing on his website, Goldsberry explains: In the quest to better understand the “average” NBA shooter I have…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Mar 12 '12

All Sprint 4G Phones Are a Penny at AmazonWireless This Month

There are few more tender joys than when AmazonWireless opens up its dealz chest and flings free phones into our grubby, yearning mitts. Today, Sprint 4G phones are just a penny through March 26th, with no activation fee until the 19th. What’s that include? A couple of Galaxy S II devices, an EVO 3D, and…

Commerce Brian Barrett Mar 12 '12

Great Scott! Flying DeLorean Is the Best Use Of Quadrotors To Date

Playing the James Bond theme was a neat parlour trick, but now it’s obvious why those quadrotor flying RC vehicles really exist. And it’s to make every Back to the Future fan insanely jealous of this miniature flying DeLorean. That stainless steel bodywork has been replaced with copious amounts of lightweight foamcore, and while the…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 12 '12

New Prometheus teaser trailer shows off Ridley Scott’s strange space toys

Take a quick look at the brand new Prometheus trailer, and help us figure out what these strange laser balls are that that one character’s holding. On Saturday March 17 at 4 PM PST, Ridley Scott will premiere the first full trailer for Prometheus with the movie’s screenwriter Damon Lidelof at WonderCon. After the premiere,…

Trailers Meredith Woerner Mar 12 '12

Watch nanowires growing in real time

Nanowires are ultra-tiny metal threads that, under specific conditions, grow like plants out of chemical and metal substrates. Now, in this incredible video, you can see what they look like when they’re growing. They’re pretty much nanoscopic Cthulhu tentacles. University of Cambridge engineering researcher Andrew Gamalski says: This video is a bright field environmental transmission…

io9 Annalee Newitz Mar 12 '12

Determine How Predictable Your Friends Are With Pinterest Bingo

Pinterest is the hottest new social networking site that everyone loves to hate. Now, instead of pouring untold scorn on your friends for using it, you can play Pinterest Bingo to make the mockery more entertaining. Put together by Xeni Jardin over at Boing Boing, the game card—of which there is a full version below—is…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Mar 12 '12

I Got Blasted By the Pentagon’s Pain Ray—Twice

One moment it’s a chilly afternoon. But as I learned, in the very next moment, and without warning, your chest and neck feel like they’ve gotten a blast of unbearable steam heat. That’s because of an imposing device the U.S. military calls the Active Denial System. It’s an energy weapon, commonly known as the “Pain…

Tech News Spencer Ackerman-wired Mar 12 '12

A map of the United States, drawn in the style of Lord of the Rings

Have you ever wondered what a map of the continental U.S. might look like if it were subjected to the stylings of Christopher and J.R.R. Tolkien, who, together, illustrated the world encompassing LotR? Wonder no more; redditor Jvlivs has made Middle Earth-ified America a reality. Jvlivs originally drew the map on what looks like 1/4″…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Mar 12 '12

Portishead producer to release Judge Dredd theme album

May 8 will see the release of Drokk, a concept album about Judge Dredd’s hometown Mega-City One by composer Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow, the producer of famed “best soundtrack to bittersweet break-up sex in the world” band Portishead. (That’s not a slight by the way, I just refuse to use the term “trip-hop.”) 2000…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Mar 12 '12

How Secure Are NASA’s Servers?

We expect—or at least hope—that large government agencies put a lot of effort into the security of computing. If anything you’d expect NASA to lead the pack, but a new report suggests that there are a few holes it could do with plugging—quickly. A report by Motherboard explains that of NASA’s annual $1.5 billion IT…

Space & Spaceflight Jamie Condliffe Mar 12 '12

At SXSW 2012, wireless hotspots are people

Seriously, the Soylent Green references are almost irresistible. A marketing group called Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH) has come up with a really bizarre solution to the lack of wifi access at South by Southwest 2012: Turn homeless people into 4G wireless hotspots. Top image via A Hardly Normal View. As Jon Mitchell explains over at…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Mar 12 '12

When the monster from Labyrinth met a very confused Princess Di

Royalty is expected to hobnob among the commoners, but Princess Diana certainly didn’t see this encounter coming when she woke up on December 1, 1986. At the Labyrinth Royal Premiere, Henson and the friendly monster Ludo ended up chatting with Di and Prince Charles about anti-Fraggle poaching charities or the societal implications of David Bowie’s…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Mar 12 '12

Watch some clips from Daenerys’s journey in Game of Thrones season 2!

There’s still a lot we don’t know about Daniel Craig’s third James Bond movie, but we do know Javier Bardem is involved, possibly as the villain. And if new set photos are anything to go by, he’s not above wearing disguises. All that plus Joss Whedon explains the evolution of Iron Man’s look in The…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Mar 12 '12

Steve Jobs Was Smacked Down by CBS CEO Over Apple TV

Speaking at a conference in LA on Saturday, CBS CEO Leslie Moonves explained how Steve Jobs approached him with a pitch for an Apple subscription content service. Moonves, however, wasn’t convinced, and he decided to turn Jobs away. While many rumors point to the idea of Apple launching a subscription TV service before the end…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Mar 12 '12

Flying model of the DeLorean from Back to the Future 2 takes the skies in Russia

Russian quadrotor enthusiast Native118 — who previously dolled one up one of these machines as the Dragon C-21 gunship from Avatar — has built an RC model of the DeLorean time machine from Back to the Future: Part II. It’s certainly impressive, but I will not sleep until one of you converts your entire house…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Mar 12 '12

Online Retailers are Cutting Spam, and Here’s Why

For years, we’ve all been used to inboxes bursting at the seams with promotional email. But increasingly disgruntled recipients are starting to make their voices heard, and as a result online retailers are beginning to cut the amount of junk mail they send. A report in the Wall Street Journal suggests that the change of…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Mar 12 '12

Music Apps Gone Wild: The SXSW Recap

After my panel at SXSW today, several people asked for copies of my presentation about the wildest, wackiest music apps we’ve seen over the past year. The presentation went well, and I even got some laughs and applause, which is always sort of the ultimate goal. I figure if that many people who were there…

Tech News Eliot Van Buskirk - Evolver.fm Mar 12 '12

No: Stay With Me

It’s amazing how much expression an expressionless crash test dummy can have. This song is aces, and the video is just heart-wrenching. You’re going to love it. And you can grab the entire EP for gratis right here.

Tech News Mat Honan Mar 11 '12

Instagram Finally Shows Off Its Android App

The breakout app from SXSW this year may be Highlight, or it may be Pinwheel. But the most exciting news? It’s about Instagram, which is finally sort-of showing off a beta of its Android app. According to TechCrunch’s Kim-Mai Cutler, Instagram founder Kevin Systrom demonstrated the Android app onstage during an interview. Kind of. Reports…

Tech News Mat Honan Mar 11 '12

Tyson: Complicated Portrait of Mike Tyson as a Fascinating Figure

Mike Tyson has a new stage show coming to Las Vegas. If I could be there, I totally would. Growing up, I was a huge Iron Mike fan. And as an adult, I may appreciate him even more. And that’s because far from the one-dimensional character you may think of from the tabloids of the…

Tech News Mat Honan Mar 11 '12

Five Years of Every NBA Shot Attempt, Visualized

All Sprint 4G Phones Are a Penny at AmazonWireless This Month

Great Scott! Flying DeLorean Is the Best Use Of Quadrotors To Date

New Prometheus teaser trailer shows off Ridley Scott’s strange space toys

Watch nanowires growing in real time

Determine How Predictable Your Friends Are With Pinterest Bingo

I Got Blasted By the Pentagon’s Pain Ray—Twice

A map of the United States, drawn in the style of Lord of the Rings

Portishead producer to release Judge Dredd theme album

How Secure Are NASA’s Servers?

At SXSW 2012, wireless hotspots are people

When the monster from Labyrinth met a very confused Princess Di

Watch some clips from Daenerys’s journey in Game of Thrones season 2!

Steve Jobs Was Smacked Down by CBS CEO Over Apple TV

Flying model of the DeLorean from Back to the Future 2 takes the skies in Russia

Online Retailers are Cutting Spam, and Here’s Why

Music Apps Gone Wild: The SXSW Recap

No: Stay With Me

Instagram Finally Shows Off Its Android App

Tyson: Complicated Portrait of Mike Tyson as a Fascinating Figure

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