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Flipboard Gains the Power of Instagram and Social Search

The latest version of Flipboard is out for the iPad, which now allows you to browse instagram pics and run searches across social networks to quickly find essential things (like Rihanna GIFs). [iTunes]

Tech News Adrian Covert

Beyonce goes “Game of Thrones meets Mad Max” in latest video shoot

You’ve seen Beyonce Knowles’ post-apocalyptic shuffle and her cyborg hand dance, now feast your eyes on the next Beyonce creation: Mad Max meets hardcore fantasy. https://gizmodo.com/christina-aguilera-rides-pops-science-fiction-bandwagon-5067234 We can’t wait to see what Beyonce is cooking up for her latest mysterious video shoot. Rumor has it she’s filming in the Mojave Desert for a song titled…

io9 Meredith Woerner

The Backwards Fashion Evolution of 3D Glasses

How could 3D glasses go from the sleek, minimal shades we see here on the noses of 1951’s Festival of Britain-goers, to the clumsy, Oakley-style wrap-arounds of today? Dolby’s new lightweight ones aren’t even much competition, even though they’re only passive glasses and don’t even need to house the heavier active shutter components bundled with…

Movies Kat Hannaford

If giant squid monsters ever attack, we can defend ourselves with sound

A depressing study shows that military and industrial noise may be killing off cephalopods. On the bright side, at last we have a way to fight squid-like monsters. In real life, squid don’t do much except provide us with calamari and look disgusting when they’re shown mating on nature shows. But in fiction, they’ve attacked…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Run Out of Things to Spend Money On? Here Are Some Gold-Plated Earbuds

Out of things to blow doubloons on? Ruby-encrusted netbooks not cutting it anymore? Then consider these extravagant earbuds by Piano Forte, ranging from $940 to a whopping $2,650. But hey, they’re plated in shiny metal! [Piano Forte via CrunchGear]

Tech News Sam Biddle

Relive the era of papier mache Stormtrooper helmets and home-made Starfleet uniforms

If you’re in San Francisco tonight, you have a rare chance to witness the early days of Star Trek and Star Wars fandom. A new documentary, Back to Space-Con, is showing at the Balboa Theater at 7 PM. The documentary, which already had one showing at a small theater in Oakland, includes tons of footage…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Behind the Largest Counterfeit Audio Sting in History (Exclusive Photos)

Think you got a good deal on those Beats by Dre? Might’ve. Or maybe you paid too much for a knockoff. Thanks to easily accessed suckers like you, business in the world of phony high-end audio has never been better. Early on the morning of October 28, 2010 a massive strike force assembled outside the…

Tech News Bryan Gardiner

Counterfeit Audio Gallery

Counterfeit Beats by Dre headphones Counterfeit electronics seized in China Chinese police inspect counterfeit wares A trolley-load of of counterfeit electronics, England counterfeit headphones seized in England >Another trolley-load of of fake electronics, England Officers bagging and tagging counterfeit items as evidence A van-load of of fake electronics, England Entering a storage room stacked with…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Massive intergalactic radio jets would totally dwarf the Moon…if only we could see them

This strange purple plume that dwarfs the Moon is what we’d see if our eyes could perceive radio waves. These jets, over a million light-years long, are spewing from the massive black hole in the Centaurus A galaxy. The black hole at the center of Centaurus A is many millions of times more massive than…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Use Kinect to Control Netflix on Your Xbox 360

Microsoft just added Kinect support for Netflix on the Xbox 360 which means you can control all that movie streaming goodness with your voice and hand waves. It’s a move I’ve been waiting for since Kinect first came out and one step closer to having Kinect control everything in my home. https://gizmodo.com/the-perfect-24-hours-of-netflix-streaming-5789591 Available today, Kinect…

Tech News Casey Chan

Game-play trailer for Anno 2070 wants you to feel guilty for destroying the environment

In the world of 2070, you face a stark choice: pursue sustainable, environmentally friendly development, or be a total industrialiast asswipe who deserves to be shot. At least, that’s what we gleaned from Anno 2070’s sledgehammer-subtle new gameplay trailer. Basically, you face a choice between sustainability or “mass consumption,” with the latter leading to a…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

How menthol helps scientists understand chronic pain

You can taste the cool, fresh flavor of mint for the same reason you feel pain. Flavors like mint have long been associated with coolness, no matter what temperature they were served at. This is because mint is a natural source of the compound known as menthol. Synthesized and natural menthol has been added to…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Comcast Xtreme 105: Supafast Internet That You Can Actually Get

There are faster internet speeds to be had than offered by Comcast Xfinity’s 105Mbps; Verizon FiOS pushes 150Mbps, and Google’s about to endow Kansas City with 1Gbs speeds. But neither of those services has the reach—an estimated 40 million households—that Xtreme 105 does. So get ready, several major metropolitan areas! You’re $105/month and a Triple…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Self-Erasing Toshiba Drive Foils Thieves and Forgetful Owners

I applaud the logic behind Toshiba’s self-erasing drives, which uses encryptions to recognize which machine it’s in. If taken out and used in another PC, the encryption keys destroy the data, and voila, no-one can see all those photos and video you’ve meticulously stored away. Only problem is, what happens if you forget you own…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Peter Jackson takes you inside the first day of shooting on The Hobbit

Stop whatever you are doing, and watch this Hobbit set video right now. Peter Jackson has started a vlog all about making The Hobbit, and it’s absolutely shocking how much access he’s giving the public. Step back into The Shire! Jackson took his facebook cameras into the completely rebuilt sets of Bag End and Rivendell.…

Movies Meredith Woerner

The Air Force Is Having So Much Trouble Not Killing Women and Children, It’s Asking You for Help

Drone strikes are great, except for when they kill our own soldiers, or, far more often, innocent civilians. Which happens quite a bit! The Air Force is apparently pretty desperate to mitigate this, so they’re offering a cash prize. https://gizmodo.com/did-a-predator-just-kill-two-u-s-troops-5791190 And how much are they willing to pony up for the “Remote Human Demographic Characterization”…

Tech News Sam Biddle

This Terminator 2 Cake Is Perfect For Almost No Occasions

When you first espy the amazingly molten Terminator 2 cake, you’re stunned at the fine balance of technical prowess and artistry that went into its creation. And then you start to think: what exactly would a cake like this commemorate? Birthday, wedding, bat mitzvah—doesn’t seem quite right. But the next time you’re having a “Happy…

Movies Brian Barrett

Matthew Vaughn reveals his plans for X-Men: First Class sequels. Plus Terminator 5 hints and a possible Spider-Man cameo!

X-Men: First Class star Michael Fassbender discusses Magneto’s mission and mutant sex lives. Diane Lane drops a Man of Steel hint, Hugh Jackman talks Real Steel, and The Amazing Spider-Man might actually feature a certain sexy redhead. Spoilers from here on out! Top image from X-Men: First Class. X-Men: First Class Matthew Vaughn, Bryan Singer,…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

French Hacker Gets Arrested After Boasting of Devious Crimes on TV

It would’ve been hardly surprising when the cops turned up on the doorstep of the French hacker who appeared on national TV to boast of how he hacked the French Army and Thales information security group’s network. Initially aligning himself with the Anonymous group (who later distanced themselves from him, by stating it wasn’t the…

Privacy & Security Kat Hannaford

Trump the Next American Psycho Parody With Carbon Fiber Business Cards

Your business peers can gloat all they want about their embossed iron-colored cards—when you pull out your carbon fiber cards they’ll instantly know you’re the kind of guy who spends $1,600 on a pack of 100. [CarbonFiberDesigns via Uncrate via BornRich]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Flipboard Gains the Power of Instagram and Social Search

Beyonce goes “Game of Thrones meets Mad Max” in latest video shoot

The Backwards Fashion Evolution of 3D Glasses

If giant squid monsters ever attack, we can defend ourselves with sound

Run Out of Things to Spend Money On? Here Are Some Gold-Plated Earbuds

Relive the era of papier mache Stormtrooper helmets and home-made Starfleet uniforms

Behind the Largest Counterfeit Audio Sting in History (Exclusive Photos)

Counterfeit Audio Gallery

Massive intergalactic radio jets would totally dwarf the Moon…if only we could see them

Use Kinect to Control Netflix on Your Xbox 360

Game-play trailer for Anno 2070 wants you to feel guilty for destroying the environment

How menthol helps scientists understand chronic pain

Comcast Xtreme 105: Supafast Internet That You Can Actually Get

Self-Erasing Toshiba Drive Foils Thieves and Forgetful Owners

Peter Jackson takes you inside the first day of shooting on The Hobbit

The Air Force Is Having So Much Trouble Not Killing Women and Children, It’s Asking You for Help

This Terminator 2 Cake Is Perfect For Almost No Occasions

Matthew Vaughn reveals his plans for X-Men: First Class sequels. Plus Terminator 5 hints and a possible Spider-Man cameo!

French Hacker Gets Arrested After Boasting of Devious Crimes on TV

Trump the Next American Psycho Parody With Carbon Fiber Business Cards

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