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A drug that could erase your memories of being afraid

Scientists have known for a while that every time you retrieve a memory, you rewrite it. Remembering something is to change it, and with the help of drugs it can be changed a lot. That’s the focus of research from the University of Montreal, where researchers discovered that when men who took a drug called…

io9 Annalee Newitz May 31

Watch The Dark Knight Returns, starring a French Batman…and Wolverine?

In the spirit of such fan films as Batman: Dead End comes Batman Deliverance, a nine-minute short that details the ignominious end of Bruce Wayne at the claws of Canada’s most famous superhero (I don’t mean Captain Canuck). Here’s a synopsis of this curious film from filmmaker Pierre Desgranges at Atomic Production. It fails to…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar May 31

A Flashlight-MP3 Player Hybrid for Music Loving Idiots in the Dark

I hate it when I’m investigating a spooky mystery, or walking around the woods at night, and don’t have any sweet tunes to go along with me. Actually, I don’t, because that scenario never exists, and this product is moronic. The ACOUZTIC (strike one) is a 2 GB MP3 player crammed into a flashlight (strikes…

Tech News Sam Biddle May 31

Robert Rodriguez releases Spy Kids 4 trailer, now with more Ricky Gervais as a robot dog

The Spy Kids movie series has dodged a bullet. How do you make a movie about Spy Kids when the original tykes are in their 20s? Simple, reboot the whole thing with Jessica Alba and throw in a talking dog! Here it is, the trailer for Spy Kids 4: Joel McHale, We Thought You Were…

Movies Meredith Woerner May 31

Fiskars UpRoot Weed Puller: The Crabgrass Assassin

The Grandpa’s Weeder has always been an effective weapon against invasive species like thistles, dandelions or crabgrass. Fiskar’s took that classic design, incorporated modern materials and produced theUpRoot—the Lee Majors of lawn care implements. Like It’s super easy to use: Push it down on top of the offending plant and tilt back on the foot…

Reviews Andrew Tarantola May 31

Why does the military want to watch these kids’ movie? High-res Super 8 photos provide new hints!

What’s the secret at the heart of J.J. Abrams’ Super 8? The studio just released some high-res photos from the film, which look cool — but also provide some hints. In particular, the military seem especially interested in one little roll of film from the kids’ Super 8 camera. And in another picture, you can…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders May 31

Steve Jobs Is Hanging Out at Apple Again

Apple shares rose today on the predictable news Steve Jobs will open a company event next week, despite being on medical leave. Best, then, not to tell excitable investors that Jobs is also showing his face on the Apple campus. Jobs was spotted last week at Caffe Macs, the Apple cafeteria where employees can feast…

Tech News Ryan Tate May 31

First Warehouse 13 Season 3 Images: New Eyewear, New Challenges!

Get ready to bag and tag some strange new phenomena. Warehouse 13 comes back July 11, and the first photos from the season opener reveal some radical new eyewear. Looks like Claudia has swapped her goggles for Lennon glasses. But more importantly… what’s with Myka’s librarian glasses? Also, these photos reveal our first look at…

Television Charlie Jane Anders May 31

All the Major Record Labels Sign Up for iTunes Locker Service

One reason Apple could mention iCloud today, a week ahead of WWDC: They’ve locked in all four major labels for their iTunes streaming service, reports the WSJ. Three of the four have already signed, and Universal’s probably going to this week. According to the WSJ, the deals cover a “‘scan and match’ locker service,” sorta…

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 31

Alligators use cannibalism as the ultimate population control

If you’re a baby alligator, there’s about a 1 in 16 chance that your elders will eat you. It’s nothing personal…it’s just the simplest way for these gators to deal with a temporary food shortage and keep their population stable. Florida researchers examined the stomachs of 267 adult alligators between 1981 and 1987. Since some…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins May 31

In Japan, You Watch TV, but TV Also Watches You

Google has long dreamed of hardware that knows exactly who’s watching TV, which would let them target content and ads towards the viewer. Japanese network NHK is now testing that technology in the real world, hoping to accomplish something similar. https://gizmodo.com/google-tv-might-watch-you-according-to-patent-277162 According to New Launches, the experimental software runs on a tablet, which uses its…

Television Adrian Covert May 31

Visit a crashed military jet in the woods of New Jersey

In the bucolic New Jersey town of West Milford lies the abandoned remains of a military aircraft. Despite crashing almost 50 years ago, no one’s thought to entirely clean it up. Shades of Mr. Eko’s beechcraft, anyone? In 1962, a Lockheed T2V-1 SeaStar crashed in West Milford, which is approximately 50 miles from Manhattan. The…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar May 31

The Best Deal of the Day

I love the Internet. Hell, I’m lost without it. And between me and every Internet interaction is my trusty router. My gatekeeper. And the only thing better than a router that connects is a router that backs up. So check out the D-Link DIR-685 Xtreme N Storage Gigabit Router today for $85. Not only does…

Tech News Gizmodo Deals May 31

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The Fiskars UpRoot The UpRoot standing The UpRoot standing again The underside of the UpRoot some bad ass gripping claws The UpRoot with the plunger in the Up position The UpRoot with the plunger in the Down position

Tech News Andrew Tarantola May 31

Cellphones Deemed “Possibly Carcinogenic” by World’s Leading Cancer Experts

The back and forth brawl between studies suggesting that cell phones do and don’t cause cancer just took a bold step toward the former camp today, with the World Health Organisation classifying cellphones as potential links to brain cancer. The study, conducted by the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer, stops far short of…

Health Sam Biddle May 31

No, George Lucas does not have 50 hours of a live-action Star Wars TV show in the can

Everybody’s talking about George Lucas having already filmed his mysterious live action Star Wars TV show today. Just a reminder, we debunked this rumor last week. Sorry, there’s no huge stash of never-before-seen live-action Star Wars in the Lucas Bunker. https://gizmodo.com/no-george-lucas-does-not-have-50-hours-of-a-live-actio-5806117

Television Meredith Woerner May 31

Way Better Than Having a Tube Jammed Inside Your Peehole

The current “gold standard” for tests to determine bladder disease are “invasive” tests—jamming things in peeholes. But there might be a better way soon: A simple, wireless near-infrared spectroscopy device strapped right above your bladder. In a recent study in the International Journal of Spectroscopy, an NIRS device and its software measured “the differences in…

Health Matt Buchanan May 31

World Health Organization: Cell phones as big a risk as “lead, engine exhaust, and chloroform”

After a meeting with scientists from around the world, the World Health Organization announced this morning that it has now categorized cell phone radiation as a “possible carcinogenic hazard.” This is a label that the WHO has also placed on lead, engine exhaust, and chloroform. The WHO says in a release that this new warning…

io9 Annalee Newitz May 31

I Wish the World Had a Mute Button for Real

After wanting to use a grenade launcher on the ice cream truck parked near my house this weekend, I wish this video wasn’t a stunt by Improv Everywhere. I definitely want a real life mute button. https://gizmodo.com/improv-everywheres-8-geekiest-stunts-5662209 Why do ice trucks have licenses to annoy people with their bloody music anyway? Can you imagine every…

Tech News Jesus Diaz May 31

Apple to Replace Peeling Macbook Butts

If your plastic unibody Macbook is having peeling rubber butt issues, you aren’t alone. Apple’s now actually fixing the problem for free—either through the Genius bar or a DIY kit. They’ll even refund any money you’ve spent before. Apple has determined that under certain circumstances the rubber surface on some MacBooks may separate from the…

Tech News Michael Zhao May 31

A drug that could erase your memories of being afraid

Watch The Dark Knight Returns, starring a French Batman…and Wolverine?

A Flashlight-MP3 Player Hybrid for Music Loving Idiots in the Dark

Robert Rodriguez releases Spy Kids 4 trailer, now with more Ricky Gervais as a robot dog

Fiskars UpRoot Weed Puller: The Crabgrass Assassin

Why does the military want to watch these kids’ movie? High-res Super 8 photos provide new hints!

Steve Jobs Is Hanging Out at Apple Again

First Warehouse 13 Season 3 Images: New Eyewear, New Challenges!

All the Major Record Labels Sign Up for iTunes Locker Service

Alligators use cannibalism as the ultimate population control

In Japan, You Watch TV, but TV Also Watches You

Visit a crashed military jet in the woods of New Jersey

The Best Deal of the Day

Uproot Gallery

Cellphones Deemed “Possibly Carcinogenic” by World’s Leading Cancer Experts

No, George Lucas does not have 50 hours of a live-action Star Wars TV show in the can

Way Better Than Having a Tube Jammed Inside Your Peehole

World Health Organization: Cell phones as big a risk as “lead, engine exhaust, and chloroform”

I Wish the World Had a Mute Button for Real

Apple to Replace Peeling Macbook Butts

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