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Chewing Gum Makes You Smarter—But Then You Get Dumb Again

Why do people chew gum? If an anthropologist from Mars ever visited a typical supermarket, they’d be confounded by those shelves near the checkout aisle that display dozens of flavored gum options. Chewing without eating seems like such a ridiculous habit, the oral equivalent of running on a treadmill. And yet, people have been chewing…

Tech News Jonah Lehrer - Wired

Why did some dinosaurs have giant hollow bones in their backs?

Rapetosaurus was a huge, plant-eating dinosaur much like the brachiosaurus. It’s one of a family of dinosaurs that had a huge, hollow bone growing in its back. Known as an osteoderm, paleontologists are only now discovering what it was for. Osteoderms are still found today in creatures throughout the animal kingdom. These bones, which are…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Let’s put this Civil War Steampunk musical on Broadway

It’s time to champion this lovely and engaging Steampunk musical Futurity. Don’t believe me? Then take a listen right now. A band called The Lisps have put together a very beautiful musical. Long story short, the musical follows a Union soldier Julian Munro, and brilliant writer and very real human being Ada Lovelace. Together they…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Musical Microwave Alerts You With MP3s Instead Of Annoying Beeps

The only thing more annoying than a beeping alarm clock is a beeping microwave. So with help from their ad agency, an Argentinian appliance maker has created a limited edition model that plays MP3s when cooking is complete. The BGH Quick Chef Music will only be available in limited quantities—ensuring it will fly off the…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

A MakerBot Will Print 3D Dreams All Week at Gizmodo Gallery

We’re not just going to be showing off cool gadgets you can buy at Gizmodo Gallery—we’re going to be making stuff too. Like real world stuff. The crafty folks at MakerBot Industries have some very special plans for demos that will be going on all week. The MakerBot has made a huge splash since the…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Sprd the Note: Peer-to-Peer Music Sharing on Your iPhone

Listening to new music on the iPhone with nice headphones is a wonderfully personal experience. Listening to new music on the iPhone with your friends through the tiny speakers sucks. And the last thing you want is to share your earbuds. That’s just gross. The Sprd the Note app will keep your ears disease-free by…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin

Global warming is redirecting ladybug evolution

There’s a famous story about British moths during the Industrial Revolution, who in just a few short generations adapted to their soot-filled environment by evolving a matching black color. And now we’ve found the global warming equivalent: Dutch ladybugs. The moths found around Liverpool in 19th century Britain faced extraordinary pressure from natural selection. Their…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Remember when Alan Moore wrote Tales From The Crypt…in space?

In the early 1980s, way before he was famous for absolutely anything, Alan Moore was tapped to pen a series of science fiction strips for the now-venerable British comic mag 2000 AD. Dubbed Future Shocks, these 2000 AD staples were one-and-done stories with diabolical twist endings and a quirky cast of aliens, time travelers, and…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

iFixit’s Galaxy Nexus Teardown Reveals a Dirty NFC Secret

The axe-wielding maniacs over at iFixit are tearing Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus limb from limb! O, the humanity! If you’ve been eager to see what makes Google’s new flagship beast tick, here’s your photographic anatomy lesson. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-the-samsung-galaxy-nexus-googles-new-official-5851133 iFixit is still making sense of their findings since they only just finished. So far, there’s nothing super surprising,…

Tech News Brent Rose

Blow Sh*t Up, Go on a Trip, and Race a Tiny Car

Who doesn’t like blowing things up? Oh, and if the things you’re blowing up just happen to be your enemies, well that’s just icing on the kaboom-flavored cake. We also take an overhead trip around the track in our tiny cars. And you know what, let’s take an actual trip to a far away land.…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin

Floating Solar Cucumbers, Totally Genius Tea Cups, and More from TreeHugger

This week on TreeHugger, inflatable robots, building the perfect utility bike, crashed cars turned into furniture, and more! Solar LED Lamp Is a Smart Solution for Portable Lighting Great for camping. But it needs a boost from you on Kickstarter. Wrecked Car Furniture: Crashed Ferrari Remade Into Coffee Table There are plenty of ways to…

Tech News Jaymi Heimbuch - Treehugger

Your New Anime Thrillride: REDLINE is like Speed Racer with missiles, lasers and killer robots

The new anime movie REDLINE looks like addictive fun, thanks to a never-ending supply of pew-pew-pew lasers, heat-seeking missiles and vicious robots disrupting a huge race. Just check out the clip above — which is exclusive to io9 — to see a couple minutes of the car-racing, explosive action. REDLINE is the work of director…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Adorable Tiny Printer Creates Receipt-Sized Newspapers

Bridging the gap between your smartphone and the morning paper, the Little Printer creates tiny digests culled from news sources, social networks, and other subscriptions giving you something physical to read on your commute to work. With a smiling face that gets printed at the end of every strip, Berg’s Little Printer is almost too…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

The Best Bluetooth Keyboard

Ooh, keyboards. Exciting, right?! Oh, are you nonplussed? Get over it dude: The concept is of a single keyboard that works really well across all of your computers, tablets, and even your phones is actually something incredibly appealing. The Bluetooth keyboard is the coffee filter of your connected life—an oft-under-appreciated player that can easily ruin…

Tech News Brent Rose

Microsoft Office Is Apparently Coming to the iPad

Getting excited about MS Office feels a little bit like racing home to do your taxes, but getting the full Office suite on the iPad—which The Daily reports is happening—would make a lot of sense. Along with the iPad version of Office, the Lion version is scheduled to come out in late 2012, alongside the…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

This Victorian-Era chart on celestial bodies is from the pages of HP Lovecraft’s favorite book

The little number you see up top — titled “Chart of comets, star clusters and nebula” — was engraved in 1856 by one W. G. Evans for Burritt’s Atlas to Illustrate the Geography of the Heavens. I’d say it makes for a pretty cool little collection of vintage space porn, but don’t take my word…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

How to Shoot Photos With Your iPhone Using Your Headphones or Bluetooth Headset

This is a really great trick. It seems obvious, but I never thought about it: You can use the volume up button on your headphones cable or Bluetooth headset to snap a picture with your iPhone. It’s pretty simple: just connect your headphone cable with volume control or pair your Bluetooth set, open the camera…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

The Darkest Hour has the best alien warning signs since District 9

When the aliens from The Darkest Hour attack our American heroes stranded in Moscow, they cascade in on a ball of lightning whips and pure energy. At least that’s what it looks like — but what are the rules for surviving this alien attack? We’ve got your first exclusive look at a collection of warning…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Protect Your Testicles From Technology, Your Future Children Will Thank You

If you dream of spawning a mini me or three one of these days, you might consider keeping that laptop off your lap and curbing your cell phone use just a touch. Don’t panic. No one has proven for sure that technology damages male fertility. But increasing evidence links the heat and/or electromagnetic frequencies coming…

Tech News Kristen Philipkoski

Tiny Crime Scene Tape Marks Minuscule Misdemeanors

If you think the police are going to seriously investigate your reports of office supplies going missing while you’re at lunch, you’ll need this tiny crime scene tape to protect the evidence until the CSIs arrive. At almost $8 a roll it’s definitely one of the more expensive tape options not designed to fix ductwork,…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Chewing Gum Makes You Smarter—But Then You Get Dumb Again

Why did some dinosaurs have giant hollow bones in their backs?

Let’s put this Civil War Steampunk musical on Broadway

Musical Microwave Alerts You With MP3s Instead Of Annoying Beeps

A MakerBot Will Print 3D Dreams All Week at Gizmodo Gallery

Sprd the Note: Peer-to-Peer Music Sharing on Your iPhone

Global warming is redirecting ladybug evolution

Remember when Alan Moore wrote Tales From The Crypt…in space?

iFixit’s Galaxy Nexus Teardown Reveals a Dirty NFC Secret

Blow Sh*t Up, Go on a Trip, and Race a Tiny Car

Floating Solar Cucumbers, Totally Genius Tea Cups, and More from TreeHugger

Your New Anime Thrillride: REDLINE is like Speed Racer with missiles, lasers and killer robots

Adorable Tiny Printer Creates Receipt-Sized Newspapers

The Best Bluetooth Keyboard

Microsoft Office Is Apparently Coming to the iPad

This Victorian-Era chart on celestial bodies is from the pages of HP Lovecraft’s favorite book

How to Shoot Photos With Your iPhone Using Your Headphones or Bluetooth Headset

The Darkest Hour has the best alien warning signs since District 9

Protect Your Testicles From Technology, Your Future Children Will Thank You

Tiny Crime Scene Tape Marks Minuscule Misdemeanors

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