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Eton Soulra XL: The iPod Speaker Dock for Sun-Worshipping Audiophiles

Know why I love living in California? The. Beach. However! There aren’t many plugs out there. That’s where the Eton Soulra XL iPhone/iPod speaker dock can come in. Big brother to Eton’s Soulra Solar Powered Sound System from last year, the XL version uses a retractable 72 square-inch enhanced monocrystal solar panel to charge its…

Tech News Davey Alba May 7 '11

PQI’s USB 3.0 Flashdrive Is the World’s Smallest—But Should We Care?

We love superlatives—and right now USB 3.0’s super speed is a great one. Also nice? Anything world’s smallest. That’s what PQI is claiming of their newest flashdrive. But is this thing even relevant anymore? We’re living in the Dropbox era-I can beam an album, text, or naked pictures to anyone in the world without the…

Tech News Sam Biddle May 6 '11

Scientists Build World’s First Schizophrenic Computer

In an obvious attempt to hasten the destruction of mankind, a team of scientists at the University of Texas at Austin built a neural network and promptly induced in the system a state of digital Schizophrenia. The DISCERN neural network was created, in part, to test a hypothesis that schizophrenic symptoms are a byproduct of…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola May 6 '11

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Will Ferrell’s George W. Bush Reprise

Sure, Osama bin Laden was finally taken down under President Obama’s watch. But that doesn’t mean former President George W. Bush didn’t have his own accomplishments to celebrate this week, too! And honestly, anything that gets Will Ferrell back doing his Bush impersonation is all right by me. Full video—and the promise of Sizzler jokes—below:…

Tech News Splitsider May 6 '11

TV in a Card: For All Those Times You Wish Your Card Had a TV in It

TV in a Card is a very literal business. Although not exactly what I’d consider “card” sized, it is a card-shaped document with an embedded video screen that automatically plays when you open it. Does society need this? Maybe! The company oddly sees their product as being business-geared—dazzle your clients with a tiny surprise video…

Tech News Sam Biddle May 6 '11

A Nuclear Explosion, As Seen From Space

One of the many, many amazing bits of photo and video being run in The Atlantic’s powerful package on nuclear testing in the US is this shot. It’s a space view of a 400-kiloton bomb detonated in the atmosphere, 30 miles above the Pacific, during Fishbowl Bluegill in Oct. 1962. [The Atlantic]

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 6 '11

All Hail Thor!

Thor: The Best Superhero Movie Since The Dark Knight https://gizmodo.com/preview/thor-the-best-superhero-movie-since-the-dark-knight-5799242 Remember the summer of 2008? When the one-two punch of Iron Man and The Dark Knight made it seem like superhero movies were finally becoming a serious genre in their own right? The past few years, that’s felt like a promise unfulfilled. The good news…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 6 '11

A Weather-Proof Sneaker for the Discerning Bike Commuter

These are the Outlier Feit Supermarines. They cost $260. Wait! Before you finish that spit-take, let me explain. The outer layer is hand-crafted using an updated form of Ventile, a densely-knit cotton fabric invented by the British Navy to protect pilots shot down in the North Sea during WWII. That, along with a construction process…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola May 6 '11

I Can’t Stop Laughing Because HTC Is Charging $80 for Its Tablet Stylus

That HTC is touting the stylus for its Flyer tablet as a wonderful feature is risible on its own—outside of those with very specific uses, nobody should ever need a stylus in 2011. But the price is insane. The stylus won’t be included with the Flyer—instead, it’ll be an $80 add-on. Eighty dollars. That’s almost…

Tech News Sam Biddle May 6 '11

Yes, they really made a Planet of the Apes porn movie. [NSFW]

At least Playmate of the Apes is better than the Tim Burton Apes movie. (Not that that’s saying much.) This movie is obscene in every sense of the word — although don’t worry, there’s no actual bestiality. (NSFW video above.) Here are just some of the most horrendous moments from Playmate of the Apes, a…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 6 '11

Damaged heart? We can rebuild it.

For the first time, scientists have coaxed a damaged heart to regrow healthy tissues on its own. They applied living “patches” to a heart, in what is a major breakthrough for people recovering from heart attacks. A group of engineers at Columbia University built on previous research into growing hearts using a “tissue scaffold,” a…

io9 Annalee Newitz May 6 '11

The Burger So Insane It Might As Well Be Science Fiction

Dave Arnold is the Director of Technology for the French Culinary Institute—basically, he develops the gear that makes the craziest chefs’ most ridiculous dreams come true. And this is his burger of the future. The Soup Dumpling Burger involves a boneless beef short rib/chuck patty with a veal stock gelatin, bacon that’s been “glued” together,…

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 6 '11

A dwarf black hole turns space outside-in

Scientists have come up with a new theory about how ultra-light black holes could be formed, and it’s an entirely new way of looking at the phenomenon. Some black holes might be formed from the outside in, not the inside out. Traditional black holes are formed one basic way. An object in the universe, usually…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell May 6 '11

Keanu Reeves could be playing Kaneda in the new live-action Akira

The next bit of heartburn-inducing Akira news has leaked all over the internet. Keanu Reeves is rumored to be tapped for the role of Kaneda. But we’re doubtful that casting Neo can appease people’s concerns about whitewashing. The Hollywood Reporter has announced that, “Reeves has held talks with the studio, with whom he already made…

Anime Meredith Woerner May 6 '11

Five weird theories of what lies outside the universe

Physicists have long studied the nature of the universe. But some go a step further into the unknown (and probably unknowable), contemplating what lies outside the boundaries of our universe. Is it possible that something else exists beyond existence? Yes. Here are five theories about what that “something” might be. The “outside the universe” question…

io9 Ed Grabianowski May 6 '11

One woman’s efforts to cheer up rats who are genetically engineered to be depressed

Revital Cohen is a designer who came upon an ad for rats engineered to be depressed, sold by Genoway. She couldn’t stop thinking about these sad animal-commodities. So she decided to design cages that would cheer the rodents up. These rats, she discovered, are genetically engineered to be incapable of absorbing serotonin in their brains…

io9 Annalee Newitz May 6 '11

The Best Gadgets of the Day

Looking for a DSLR? Buy These Film Cameras Instead https://gizmodo.com/looking-for-a-dslr-buy-these-film-cameras-instead-5799324 Sure, the immediate impetus of Pop Photo’s list of 12 film cameras to buy is the creeping price of DSLRs in the wake of Japan’s giant mess, but really, summer is the perfect time to get into film, the perfect time to make seriously artsy…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola May 6 '11

The Last Vending Machine You’ll Ever Need

Quite possibly mankind’s greatest achievement since the advent of the Automat, this vending machine carries everything the DIYer could dream of. It’s located in the Metrix Create:Space, a hacker hangout in the Seattle area, and sells everything from Nutterbutters to Arduino kits. Need a servo or DC motor for your project? How about an MRE…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola May 6 '11

Top Stories of the Week

Eton Soulra XL: The iPod Speaker Dock for Sun-Worshipping Audiophiles

PQI’s USB 3.0 Flashdrive Is the World’s Smallest—But Should We Care?

Scientists Build World’s First Schizophrenic Computer

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Will Ferrell’s George W. Bush Reprise

TV in a Card: For All Those Times You Wish Your Card Had a TV in It

A Nuclear Explosion, As Seen From Space

All Hail Thor!

A Weather-Proof Sneaker for the Discerning Bike Commuter

I Can’t Stop Laughing Because HTC Is Charging $80 for Its Tablet Stylus

Yes, they really made a Planet of the Apes porn movie. [NSFW]

Damaged heart? We can rebuild it.

The Burger So Insane It Might As Well Be Science Fiction

A dwarf black hole turns space outside-in

Keanu Reeves could be playing Kaneda in the new live-action Akira

Five weird theories of what lies outside the universe

One woman’s efforts to cheer up rats who are genetically engineered to be depressed

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