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Watching a Guinness World Record Blob Jump Is Soaring Flying Fun

Ah, the blob jump. It’s the timeless practice of using people to launch people. Trust me, you’ll know what it is when you see it. This video shows a blob jump that sent someone 55 feet in the air, a Guinness world record. Done in Switzerland, the blob jump is when one person jumps on…

Tech News Casey Chan Jul 21 '11

King of the Cotton Pickers

You’re probably wearing something cotton-y right now. Cotton is fairly annoying to harvest. Mechanization was a quantum leap for the cotton industry, moving it away from archaic methods used since the days of slavery. This machine is the next step forward. Up until World War II, cotton harvesting in the South remained nearly identical to…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Jul 21 '11

The tale of the epic struggle to make an Earth sandwich

Or at least the epic struggle to make an earth sandwich without getting the bread soggy. Where on earth could you put a piece of bread, on dry land, while having a bit of dry land on the other side to put the other piece of bread on? The world is a lot sloshier than…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Jul 21 '11

Elecom’s Origami-Inspired Mouse Can’t Possibly Be Comfortable to Use

My eyes love the geometric nature of the Elecom Orime mouse. Something tells me my hands would not. Complete with five buttons (concealed by the mouse’s design) and laser tracking, this RF wireless mouse is available for $85. [GeekStuff4U]

Gadgets Adrian Covert Jul 21 '11

The Nexus S Is Finally Available for AT&T

AT&T’s about to get a piece of the Nexus S. It’s up for pre-sale now and will be available at Best Buy on July 24 for $100. Samsung’s Google phone—and the best Android phone on the market—was previously available only for Sprint and T-Mobile.

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jul 21 '11

The trailer for Holy Terror, Frank Miller’s 9/11 superhero revenge comic

Here’s the official preview for Holy Terror Batman, Frank Miller’s comic about the Fixer, a superhero who takes on al-Qaeda. Sadly, we don’t see a word balloon of the hero asserting that he is indeed “The Goddamn Fixer.” Miller will be discussing the book this Saturday at Comic-Con. https://gizmodo.com/frank-millers-superhero-vs-al-qaeda-comic-comes-out-5816828

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jul 21 '11

A gallery of biotech devices that could give you superpowers right now

Biotechnology now outpaces the bodies we were born with. Today, we can give ourselves additional senses or improve the ones we’ve got, and we can heighten our strength while also building limbs better than the breakable ones most of us have. Here’s a gallery of all the human enhancements that will be improving lives –…

io9 Keith Veronese Jul 21 '11

Nasa’s Official Android App Makes Me Cry

Downloading the new-and-official Nasa app on my Android phone today was a bittersweet experience, what with Atlantis—and NASA’s—last journey ending today. There’re heaps of features considering it’s free—live Nasa TV, images, future mission details *sniffles* and sighting opportunities. https://gizmodo.com/welcome-home-atlantis-5823356 Judging by the information supplied to me, the next opportunity I have to spy on the…

Space & Spaceflight Kat Hannaford Jul 21 '11

Apple Is the Biggest Smartphone Company In the World

Having already bested the rest of the mobile industry in profits and revenue, Apple has finally snatched the #1 spot by volume, making it the biggest smartphone producer in the world for the first time. Apple shipped 20.3 million iPhones in the 2nd quarter, while former #1 Nokia dropped 34 percent to 16.7 million in…

Tech News Casey Chan Jul 21 '11

Lomography Paints the Town (Well, the LC-A+) Red For Russia Day

11 months before the next Russia Day, Lomography’s wrapped the classic Ruski film-camera in red goats’ leather and painted fertility symbols on it. Why they did that, I’m not sure, but I do like the soviet badge on the back. Unlike the $8 the new-Lomography founder paid for his original LC-A years back when he…

Gadgets Kat Hannaford Jul 21 '11

Why you can never win at rock-paper-scissors

Rock-paper-scissors (or paper-scissors-stone, depending on where you’re from) is one of those wonderful games that’s exactly as complex and psychological as you make it. You can try to understand your opponent, their thought process, what sort of person they are, and guess what they’re going to put out — or you can just go with…

io9 Tim Barribeau Jul 21 '11

Watch Where Your Gadgets Go When They Die

I know where my black MacBook is going after I swap it for one of those new Airs (you owe me, Mum and Dad!), but what happens after? Luckily MIT is sticking GPS trackers on gadgets, following their eventual conclusions. https://gizmodo.com/new-macbook-airs-get-hit-with-a-thunderbolt-5822966 Run by MIT’s SENSEable City Lab, the Backtalk project will culminate in an exhibition…

Gadgets Kat Hannaford Jul 21 '11

We live at the dawn of the age of underwater octobots

Your underwater city was rocked by an earthquake and its protective dome has sprung a leak. You’ve evacuated most of the citizens, but as mayor, you must stay behind and try to contain the damage. The water is rising. The glass continues to crumple – it seems like the end. But look! An underwater robot…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Jul 21 '11

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen + 30 Rock = the strangest painting Alex Ross has ever done

We’re used to seeing Alex Ross’ hyper-realistic style being applied to such straight-faced comic projects as Kingdom Come and Marvels, so it’s a bit of a mindblower seeing him mash up the cast of 30 Rock with The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. And given that this painting has Judah Friedlander as a Martian, this is…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jul 21 '11

The Fallen Heroes of the Space Shuttle Program

The Space Shuttle Program’s 30 years brought great success—but also terrible failures and sadness. Today, as the program ends, we wanted to remember the heroes who fell along the way, and celebrate their lives. More than 130 missions were flown, and only two Shuttle flights met disaster during these three decades. That’s an impressive safety…

Space & Spaceflight Kelly Jul 21 '11

OS X Lion Might Disable Flash Hardware Acceleration

Flash on OSX Lion is a TAD BIT BUGGY right now. That’s not lost on Adobe, and they’ve posted a document of all known issues with 10.7. One issue they suspect, but can’t prove: Apple disabled hardware acceleration with Flash. Flash Player may cause higher CPU activity when playing a YouTube video. Possibly related to…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jul 21 '11

Pluto’s newly discovered fourth moon is roughly the size of Trenton, NJ

The Hubble Space Telescope may be getting old, but it still has excellent spotting power — witness its discovery of a fourth moon of Pluto, which is between 8 miles and 21 miles in diameter. Says Reuters: P4 is located between the orbits of Nix and Hydra, both of which were discovered by Hubble in…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 21 '11

Anonymous Claims Gigabyte of Stolen NATO Goodies (Updated)

Undeterred by a rash of arrests, the hackers at Anonymous are boasting “about one gigabyte” of data from NATO. But they’re not going to publish most of it, as it’d be “irresponsible.” The rest? “Interesting data,” they say. Attacking NATO seems like an odd choice. Anonymous has very public and very strident sympathies with the…

Tech News Sam Biddle Jul 21 '11

Facebook Users Spend a Friends Episode-Length Poking and Liking; Google+ Just An Ad Break

In the 23 days since Google+ launched, users have been spending longer periods on the site, culminating in 5mins 50 secs visits on average last week. Facebook users? Why, they spent 21mins 57secs per visit. Does that make Facebook more compelling, or Google+ more efficient? [Hitwise via @ChrismoranUK via @JackSchofield]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jul 21 '11

Check out the first Avengers promo poster! Plus filming updates for The Dark Knight Rises!

The Captain America writers explain why the sequel won’t abandon World War II. Bruce Campbell will be in Evil Dead 4, but what about David Tennant’s Doctor Who future? Spoilers from here on out! Top image from Captain America. The Dark Knight Rises Here are some details from a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article describing the city’s…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Jul 21 '11

Watching a Guinness World Record Blob Jump Is Soaring Flying Fun

King of the Cotton Pickers

The tale of the epic struggle to make an Earth sandwich

Elecom’s Origami-Inspired Mouse Can’t Possibly Be Comfortable to Use

The Nexus S Is Finally Available for AT&T

The trailer for Holy Terror, Frank Miller’s 9/11 superhero revenge comic

A gallery of biotech devices that could give you superpowers right now

Nasa’s Official Android App Makes Me Cry

Apple Is the Biggest Smartphone Company In the World

Lomography Paints the Town (Well, the LC-A+) Red For Russia Day

Why you can never win at rock-paper-scissors

Watch Where Your Gadgets Go When They Die

We live at the dawn of the age of underwater octobots

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen + 30 Rock = the strangest painting Alex Ross has ever done

The Fallen Heroes of the Space Shuttle Program

OS X Lion Might Disable Flash Hardware Acceleration

Pluto’s newly discovered fourth moon is roughly the size of Trenton, NJ

Anonymous Claims Gigabyte of Stolen NATO Goodies (Updated)

Facebook Users Spend a Friends Episode-Length Poking and Liking; Google+ Just An Ad Break

Check out the first Avengers promo poster! Plus filming updates for The Dark Knight Rises!

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