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Everybody in This Plane Crash Survived

This vintage World War II B-17 bomber crashed this morning causing explosions with fireballs shooting 50 feet in the air. Amazingly, all seven people on board survived the crash without serious injury. The pictures from WGN-TV are absolutely stunning. Drew Mundsinger, a man who lived near the crash site, echoed everyone’s thoughts, saying, “when we…

Tech News Casey Chan Jun 13 '11

If These Vuzix Star 1200 Glasses Are Any Indication, Augmented Reality Eyewear Is Almost Usable

Vuzix has been playing around with augmented reality for awhile now, and the Star 1200 AR glasses are their most realized implementation of the technology yet, thanks to see-through display technology, a 1080p camera and stereoscopic 3D capabilities. https://gizmodo.com/vuzixs-camar-augmented-reality-headset-provides-a-glimp-5184665 The Star 1200s have six motion tracking sensors, adjustable earphones and a 16:9 display resolution of…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jun 13 '11

Jobs’ Spaceship Apple Headquarters: A Dream 30 Years In the Making

Steve Jobs recently approached the Cupertino City Council with what seemed like the crazy vision of building a spaceship-like campus for Apple HQ. It turns out he had the same dream back in 1983. And it was just as ambitious. https://gizmodo.com/steve-jobs-wants-to-a-build-a-spaceship-like-campus-in-5809788 Back in those more youthful days, Jobs approached the newly-elected mayor of San Jose,…

Tech News Kwame Opam Jun 13 '11

Why Apple’s ‘Geniuses’ Feel Dumb

Apple Store employees are supposed to smartly guide your crucial, Apple related life decisions. But now some regret their own choice to take the company’s underpaid retail jobs, and their hipster existential crisis could produce the trendiest union ever. Meet Cory Moll, who just outed himself as the founder of the nascent Apple Retail Workers…

Tech News Ryan Tate Jun 13 '11

Will you quit watching Game of Thrones after last night’s big reveal?

Spoilers! Last night’s Game of Thrones ended with a shocking death that many viewers didn’t see coming. Entertainment Weekly is reporting that a lot of fans who hadn’t read the books felt betrayed. Some are threatening to boycott the show. But HBO is confident they’ll come back: HBO executives knew what they were getting into…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jun 13 '11

Security Experts Suspect Giant IMF Hack Was Backed by Sovereign Government

The IMF, earth’s global financial Voltron, was walloped by a huge hack over the weekend—and it’s doubtful a criminal group was behind the attack. What’s that mean? A foreign power probably backed the digital raid. Bad (diplomatic) news. The BBC quotes a variety of online security experts, including one who’s worked for the IMF, and…

Privacy & Security Sam Biddle Jun 13 '11

Why is DC Comics canceling and restarting all its superhero lines?

You may have noticed that DC Comics is audaciously canceling their entire superhero line and restarting it with 52 first issues come September. Details about this relaunch are still fairly murky, but here’s a primer on what we do know. http://io9.com/5807156/dc-comics-renumbering-every-dcu-title-back-to-1-come-september Also, check out a complete listing of the cover art and synopses for all…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Jun 13 '11

The Best Deal of the Day

Nobody wants to date anyone who doesn’t have a TV. “Oh, look at me, check it out, I don’t own a TV, I’m a rebel.” You. You! You’re gonna die alone, pal. Nobody wants to come over to your apartment and play Boggle and stare at each other and listen to the sound of paint…

Tech News Gizmodo Deals Jun 13 '11

A music video about a superhero family that’s as cute as The Incredibles

Here’s a great video about superheroes from popular Spanish indie band Vetusta Morla. The title of the song is “Lo que te hace grande.” The whole thing is adorable, but I especially love the ending, when the band members all drink beers with their fingers. Find out more about Vetusta Morla on their website.

io9 Annalee Newitz Jun 13 '11

Crazily Brilliant Libyan Rebels Weld Tank Turret to Truck (And It Works!)

The Libyan rebels are the world’s heavily-modified-fuck-you-jury-rigged champions. Although the improvised missile pickup didn’t quite pan out, this tank turret welded to the roof of a truck sure does. Desperate times call for pretty amazing measures. https://jalopnik.com/this-is-what-happens-when-your-improvised-missile-truck-5791604 It’s hard to discern the make of the truck, but it seems stripped down to the bare essentials.…

Tech News Sam Biddle Jun 13 '11

Human mutation is much more unusual than we ever suspected

For the first time ever, we can track the number of genetic mutations in each generation of a human family. Humans are mutating at a downright glacial pace, with a shockingly tiny number of mutations passed on in each generation. Researchers have previously used various indirect methods to estimate just how many mutations are passed…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jun 13 '11

Video Shows Where The Great Pyramid’s Hidden Chamber of Secrets Is Located

3D software was used to create a virtual 3D-map of the Great Pyramid’s hidden chamber of secrets. If you remember, a robot discovered mysterious markings in that room (which had been sealed for 4500 years) only a few weeks ago. https://gizmodo.com/what-are-the-mysterious-markings-found-in-the-great-pyr-5805853 What you’ll see in the video is the chamber’s location: The chamber is located…

Tech News Casey Chan Jun 13 '11

Watch Yesterday’s Tragic Goodyear Blimp Crash

The pilot of a Goodyear blimp died in Germany on Sunday when his airship, due to be retired in 2013, caught fire landing. Before dying, the heroic pilot saved three passengers by ordering them to jump. [Jalopnik] https://jalopnik.com/goodyear-blimp-in-fiery-crash-pilot-dies-saving-three-5811406

Tech News Apisuper Jun 13 '11

New Star Wars TV series promises space hookers!

Who’s ready to explore the dark seedy underworld of George Lucas’ Coruscant? New details about the mysterious, live-action Star Wars TV show have surfaced, comparing it to the The Godfather. Which means two things: alien gangsters and space hookers! In an interview with the Czech Position LucasFilm producer Rick McCallum spilled quite a few details…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jun 13 '11

10 Ways of Looking at The Dark Knight

Widely recognized as one of the best superhero movies of the past decade, Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight is also much more than an action movie. It’s a brooding allegory about power, personal responsibility, and the politics of urban life. Here are ten ways you can look at The Dark Knight. 1. Vigilante justice is…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jun 13 '11

Ballsy Thieves Steal Eight Gigantic Jet Engines from Israeli Air Force Base

Now this is one hell of a heist. Or complete ineptitude on the part of the robbed. Either way, scrap-wranglers boosted eight F-15 and F-16 jet engines from Tel Nof air base in Israel. How? Good question. Each engine weighed several tons. And there were eight of them. How do you walk out of a…

Tech News Sam Biddle Jun 13 '11

Gas Powered Battery Could Fuel Your Gadgets

Your gadgets suck down serious energy. And you know what’s a more energy dense source of power than a battery? Gasoline. Or Kerosine. Or pretty much any hydrocarbon. Which is why Clarian Labs came up with this gas-powered gadget charger. The hybrid “battery” is actually wee rotary piston generator, originally developed for the Department of…

Gadgets Mat Honan Jun 13 '11

Octopus lamp will steal your heart, light the murky depths of your soul

It may look extraterrestrial, but the inspiration behind swedish designer Markus Johansson’s Cirrata lamp actually makes its home in the ocean deep. Borrowing from the shapes of cirrata, a sub-family of octopuses, Johansson molded heat-formable corian on wooden bases to give the lamps their dynamic form. Via designboom, where you can check out various stages…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Jun 13 '11

The FBI Just Gave Itself Permission to Follow You and Go through Your Trash

The easiest way to change the rules that apply to you is to just rewrite them yourself. So the FBI’s done exactly that, the NYT reports, self-releasing a new edition of its rulebook. Let’s dig through some garbage, Fed bros! The “Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide” is the FBI’s big fat guide to investigative dos…

Privacy & Security Sam Biddle Jun 13 '11

The World’s Most Functional Lightswitch

Having a spot to hang one’s keys when walking through the front door is great for the absent-minded people of the world, like myself. Even better is when it’s built into the front plate of a light switch. Wallplates, as they’re called, are one of the latest projects to pop up on Kickstarter, and its…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jun 13 '11

Everybody in This Plane Crash Survived

If These Vuzix Star 1200 Glasses Are Any Indication, Augmented Reality Eyewear Is Almost Usable

Jobs’ Spaceship Apple Headquarters: A Dream 30 Years In the Making

Why Apple’s ‘Geniuses’ Feel Dumb

Will you quit watching Game of Thrones after last night’s big reveal?

Security Experts Suspect Giant IMF Hack Was Backed by Sovereign Government

Why is DC Comics canceling and restarting all its superhero lines?

The Best Deal of the Day

A music video about a superhero family that’s as cute as The Incredibles

Crazily Brilliant Libyan Rebels Weld Tank Turret to Truck (And It Works!)

Human mutation is much more unusual than we ever suspected

Video Shows Where The Great Pyramid’s Hidden Chamber of Secrets Is Located

Watch Yesterday’s Tragic Goodyear Blimp Crash

New Star Wars TV series promises space hookers!

10 Ways of Looking at The Dark Knight

Ballsy Thieves Steal Eight Gigantic Jet Engines from Israeli Air Force Base

Gas Powered Battery Could Fuel Your Gadgets

Octopus lamp will steal your heart, light the murky depths of your soul

The FBI Just Gave Itself Permission to Follow You and Go through Your Trash

The World’s Most Functional Lightswitch

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