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Facebook Just Killed Places

Remember Places, the Facebook Foursquare clone feature you probably didn’t use? I say probably, because Facebook just axed it entirely, BI reports, admitting inevitable defeat in the check-in war. It’s about time! Although Faces popped up on the old news feed intermittently, its presence (and use) was minuscule compared compared to who it was going…

Social Media Sam Biddle Aug 23 '11

What Do Earthquake Magnitudes Mean?

Whenever there’s an earthquake you’ll hear all over the media that it’s “(blank number) on the Richter Scale.” Surprise, the Richter Scale was abandoned years ago because it was inaccurate. Today we use the moment magnitude scale, or the MMS. The MMS measures movement in three directions: north/south, east/west and, and vertical (up/down). Like the…

Tech News Brent Rose Aug 23 '11

Sol Republic Tracks Headphones Review: Are $100 Headphones Allowed to Sound This Good?

Sol Republic is a new headphone company whose roots lie in a product you’re all well familiar with: Beats by Dre. But unlike those $400, bass-happy cans, the Tracks headphones only cost $100. https://gizmodo.com/sol-republic-tracks-and-tracks-hd-the-quest-to-pack-go-5833414 Why It Matters When it comes to headphones that aren’t earbuds, Sol Republic thinks up until now you had two options:…

Reviews Adrian Covert Aug 23 '11

A 5.9 Earthquake? Psh. The Most Massive Earthquake-Proof Building in the World Can Withstand an 8.0

The East Coast just got hit by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake. That’s nothing. Comparatively the world’s largest earthquake-proof building can withstand a magnitude 8.0 quake. https://gizmodo.com/earthquakes-shake-entire-united-states-updated-5833640 Turkey perpetually sits on the verge of seismic hail and brimstone. Thus, The newly-built 2 million square foot terminal at Sabiha Gökçen International Airport in Istanbul, which is the…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Aug 23 '11

Do You See the Gigantic Sperm Floating Around Brazil’s 2016 Olympic Village?

Brazil has just announced that AECOM will design Rio de Janeiro’s 2016 Olympic Village. Their plan, which looks and sounds great, also happens to have a gigantic sperm splicing the village in half. Do you see it? The sperm head is the circular, grassy area floating on the water. The sperm tail, as you’ll now…

Tech News Casey Chan Aug 23 '11

7 Tools to Help Survive a Natural Disaster

Hurricanes are fast approaching, while Earthquakes rumble along the East Coast. We’re flirting with disaster today. If something catastrophic were to occur, would you be prepared? Here are 7 tools to help you survive a natural disaster. https://gizmodo.com/this-massive-hurricane-is-barreling-towards-the-east-co-5833587 Image via Shutterstock Eton Raptor Solar Radio Staying up to date on the latest developments is essential.…

Tech News Adrian Covert Aug 23 '11

Become NYC’s resident Jules Verne creepster in this $1.7 million steampunk pad

For a cool $1,750,000, you could own your very own Chelsea steampunk apartment! Receive guest through your submarine door, toast them under the giant pink zeppelin, and twirl your vast collection of clockwork thingamajigs. All this and more can be yours…if you can pay for the apartment (and all its many burnished furnishings). Take a…

io9 Meredith Woerner Aug 23 '11

Hey Criminals! Your Town Made You an App to Track Cops

Are you especially interested in where police officers are in your town at any given moment? No? Then you’re probably not a criminal. But that logic hasn’t stopped the Surrey, England, police department from launching an app that gives live updates on police activity. The app is totally well-intentioned. It’s supposed to give residents a…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Aug 23 '11

A Whole New Way to Floss

Dentists and moms alike might agree you’re supposed to floss after every meal, but there isn’t a patient or descendant in the world who has ever enjoyed flossing. More often than not, it’s painful and uncomfortable, despite how important it is for your gums. Luckily, the new Philips Sonicare AirFloss doesn’t use a single piece…

Tech News Sponsored post Aug 23 '11

How could an earthquake happen in Virginia?

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the small town of Mineral, Virginia was was the epicenter of a 5.9 magnitude earthquake earlier this afternoon, making today’s quake at least equal in intensity to Virginia’s largest earthquake on record, which the USGS says occurred in Giles County, Virginia in 1897. Reports of the quake — which…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Aug 23 '11

Microsoft Kinect is the Hands-Free Deal of the Day

I hate buttons. I really hate buttons. Hate ’em on my clothes (pro-velcro!). Hate ’em on my phones (touchscreens!). And I really hate ’em on video game controllers. That’s why this whole motion-sensor craze in video gaming makes me so happy. I don’t have to push anything any more. I just wave my hands around…

Tech News Gizmodo Deals Aug 23 '11

Finally! WSJ Claims iPhone 5 Is Coming to Sprint

According to the Wall Street Journal, the iPhone 5 is coming to Sprint. The usual sources “familiar with the matter” said that Sprint customers can expect to grab it in mid-October—exactly when everybody else is expected to get it. https://gizmodo.com/could-this-be-the-design-of-the-iphone-5-5826578 If the AT&T-Mobile merger goes through, that means the iPhone will be available on every…

Tech News Kwame Opam Aug 23 '11

The President’s Helicopter Rises over Quake-Evacuated Pentagon

El Presidente may be safely far from Virginia, but Marine One, his personal chopper is in action. David Cenciotti shares this photo of the Pentagon—with fleeing crowds in the foreground. It’s been a busy day in Virginia! Luckily everyone’s alright, it seems—although WaPo reports some minor structural damage and water leakage inside the DoD’s polygon…

Tech News Sam Biddle Aug 23 '11

Table-Top Atom-Smasher Does Amazing Things in a Small Package

How cool is this? Scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Easy Bay represent!) have created an atom-smasher that could fit on your kitchen table. Why should the Large Hadron Collider guys have all the fun? The Berkeley Labs invention is, not surprisingly, pretty genius. They shoot powerful laser pulses through plasma, which builds up…

Physics & Chemistry Brent Rose Aug 23 '11

How Buildings Stay Up When the Earth Shakes

Nothing can make a building “earthquake-proof,” but these five seismic construction devices mitigate an earthquake’s effects getting the structure to move with the ground’s swells. Lead Rubber Bearings Lead rubber bearings, a base isolation system, are installed on a building’s foundation to essentially decouple the structure from the ground itself. They’re constructed from rubber grommets…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Aug 23 '11

Why Earthquakes Are So Hard To Predict

In an article originally published March 14th, New Scientist explains why earthquakes are so hard to predict, how seismologists have tried to foretell quakes in the past, and what promising approaches may lead to successful prediction in the future. Can earthquakes be predicted? No—at least not so that we could issue an advanced warning for…

Tech News Phil McKenna - New Scientist Aug 23 '11

The lights in the universe are going out. Now astronomers think they know why.

The universe just isn’t what it used to be. Billions of years ago, when the universe was still in its infancy, the casual observer would have seen stars forming all around him, and at a pretty rapid clip. In recent years, however (i.e. the last few billion), the rate of star formation has slowed to…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Aug 23 '11

Why Earthquake Tweets Reached You Before the Earthquake Did

If you live in New York and were on Twitter about an hour ago, something like this probably happened to you: you read a tweet about an earthquake from someone in DC. Then, moments later, you felt it. Here’s why. Basically, as XKCD explained some time back, the fiber signals that usher your beeps and…

Physics & Chemistry Brian Barrett Aug 23 '11

The Censored Diary of a Lonely Fukushima Robot Driver

Deadly levels of radiation inside Fukushima’s reactors mean robots doing human work. Which is great! But robots can’t drive themselves, and their operators are placed in solitude and danger. One engineer documented his experience online before being purged. The Japanese driver, who went only by “S.H.” online, kept a blog of his daily routine before…

Tech News Sam Biddle Aug 23 '11

All the Videos of the East Coast Earthquake (Updating)

Just within minutes after the Earthquake hit the Eastern seaboard videos are popping all over. Here’s a gallery. Updating: This video from Virginia shows some real destruction. https://gizmodo.com/earthquakes-shake-entire-united-states-updated-5833640 Fortunately, there are no reported victims so far. It’s mostly confused people and shaken plants. California is laughing at us.

Tech News Jesus Diaz Aug 23 '11

Facebook Just Killed Places

What Do Earthquake Magnitudes Mean?

Sol Republic Tracks Headphones Review: Are $100 Headphones Allowed to Sound This Good?

A 5.9 Earthquake? Psh. The Most Massive Earthquake-Proof Building in the World Can Withstand an 8.0

Do You See the Gigantic Sperm Floating Around Brazil’s 2016 Olympic Village?

7 Tools to Help Survive a Natural Disaster

Become NYC’s resident Jules Verne creepster in this $1.7 million steampunk pad

Hey Criminals! Your Town Made You an App to Track Cops

A Whole New Way to Floss

How could an earthquake happen in Virginia?

Microsoft Kinect is the Hands-Free Deal of the Day

Finally! WSJ Claims iPhone 5 Is Coming to Sprint

The President’s Helicopter Rises over Quake-Evacuated Pentagon

Table-Top Atom-Smasher Does Amazing Things in a Small Package

How Buildings Stay Up When the Earth Shakes

Why Earthquakes Are So Hard To Predict

The lights in the universe are going out. Now astronomers think they know why.

Why Earthquake Tweets Reached You Before the Earthquake Did

The Censored Diary of a Lonely Fukushima Robot Driver

All the Videos of the East Coast Earthquake (Updating)

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