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Slime Monsters 1-25

The Psychomagnothermic Slime from Ghostbusters II, is a neon pink, powerful psycho-reactive that responds to human’s emotional states. Vigo the Carpathian uses it to harness his power by feeding it New York City’s negative emotions. The Ghostbusters turn the tides and use it to bring the Statue of Liberty to life, after playing it Jackie…

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This Robot Hand-Pours Coffee Better Than Most Humans

The nerd-standard in your average nerdy coffee shop is regular coffee, brewed by hand. A pourover: A barista slowly whirls a kettle over a Hario V60 cone or a Chemex, in neatly orchestrated concentric circles. I’ve had some amazing pourovers, but I’d had even more shitty ones. The coffee’s often underextracted, even in typically great…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Have a Thing for Sports Tech?

Well, after you take this survey and email the last question to [email protected], you’ll be entered to win a $150 gift card from Nike. Bring on the the distance-tracking, USB-enabled SportBand, the cardio parachute and the opponent-distracting football gloves that you’ve always wanted. Standard contest rules apply. Only open to US residents. Readers may also…

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What really happened right after the Big Bang?

When it comes to the Big Bang, you shouldn’t believe everything you hear. In this week’s “Ask a Physicist,” we ask whether hyperinflation of the entire universe is sensible or just plain nuts. Some time ago, I put a plea in a column for people to ask me questions about inflation. Lots of you took…

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This Night-Vision Camera Sees Color

Cameras that can see in the dark are nothing special. But how much detail can you really get from that fuzzy, green, Buffalo Bill-o-vision? The Color Night Vision Camera, though, can reproduce red, blue, and green even through the pitch black darkness, using the magic of infrared. It’s just a prototype for now, and they’re…

Tech News Brian Barrett

More Details on Kiefer Sutherland’s “Autistic Super-Kid” Show from the Creator of Heroes

Now that we know Kiefer Sutherland’s going to be starring in Tim Kring’s new show, Touch, people are starting to wonder what it’s about. And the first details are starting to leak out. Spoilers below… Hollywood Insider had the first scoop on the pilot and first few episodes of Touch, and we were able to…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

South Korea is about to build the largest ship in the world

Starting in 2013, the largest cargo ships in the world will be rolling off the assembly line and onto the water. Shipping and oil drilling company Maersk has just ordered the largest ship in the world to be built by Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuiling and Marine Manufacturing. It will be a cargo ship that’s 400 meters…

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What’s the Battery Like on the Nintendo 3DS?

That’s the question everyone keeps asking Kotaku’s Brian Ashcraft, who bought a 3DS on the Japanese launch day. You can read all about his battery findings here: [Kotaku]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Opera Now Available in Mac App Store, and Hilariously Responds to Being 17+

Oops, someone at Apple must’ve been a bit too quick to check the “17 and above” box when adding the Opera browser to the Mac App Store. Luckily Opera took it with good humor, saying “seventeen is very young, and I am not sure if, at that age, people are ready to use such an…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Orbit’s new e-book deal: Buy a science fiction novel, get a fantasy novel free. Or vice versa!

Would die-hard science fiction fans like some fantasy novels if they gave them a chance? And would fantasy fans discover that they really love science fiction? Orbit Books’ new promotion aims to find out. Orbit announced that everyone who buys the “bonus ebook edition” of The Dragon’s Path by Daniel Abraham will receive a complimentary…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Somehow, I Doubt Even This Fake Bone Cover Will Stop Dogs From Chewing Chair Legs

At $34 each, you’d have to be dead sure that pooch of yours isn’t going to be nibbling the curtains or anything else in the house. Once you’ve wrapped them around all six of your dining room chairs, that’s $204. On rubber bone chair leg covers! I do like them though, having said all that.…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

A protein that could destroy all men on Earth

We may be headed for an all-female future civilization. For one simple reason: Women have two X chromosomes, while men have only one. For the most part, this isn't a problem. But now it seems that this genetic setup could lead to a scenario where the elimination of one key protein could wipe out all…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Will Marvel’s secret Avengers trailer reveal the movie’s villain?

We may not have to wait as long as we’d thought for our first glimpse of footage from 2012’s mega-team-up film, The Avengers. Rumor has it the first teaser trailer will come this summer…and it could reveal the film’s villain. Spoilers… Ain’t It Cool News is reporting that Marvel has already shot a teaser trailer…

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Square is Processing Over $1 Million in iPhone and Android Payments Every. Single. Day.

That’s not bad for a startup that’s been around what, a year? And is only available for iPhones, iPads and Androids in the US. Mind you, it’s free to sign up—and you get one of those neat dongles for free, too. They also recently dropped the transaction fee of 15 cents, too. [@Jack via TechCrunch]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

The Superman reboot finds its Martha Kent. Katee Sackhoff wants to be a supercop. Plus another round of Dark Knight Rises rumors!

Bane and Catwoman are just the tip of the villainous iceberg in the latest Dark Knight Rises rumors. Another Oscar-nominated actress is in the running for The Hunger Games. Katee Sackhoff wants a role on superpowered cop show Powers. Spoilers from here on out! Top image from Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Superman Reboot Though…

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Best Buy and Walmart Will Sell iPad 2s from March 11th

Come March 11th, iPad 2s can be picked up from Apple, AT&T, Verizon and Best Buy. Not to mention Sam’s Club and Walmart, judging by the fact the SKUs have been added to their systems according to 9to5Mac. [9to5Mac]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

How Hard Would You Punch an Alarm Clock That Made You Solve Puzzles?

When I wake up, the most taxing thing I want to be doing for the next 15 minutes is reading Twitter on my phone. Or urging the husband to make me a cup of tea. Not solving puzzles. Never puzzles. But for those people who find it really reaaaally hard to get out of bed…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

25 Years of Windows Upgrades, Caught in One Video

What a challenge to hoist upon yourself, TheRasteri! Did you not have an Apple keynote to watch yesterday? I joke obviously, because his 9:49-long video makes for compelling viewing. Watch as he upgrades from 1985’s 1.0, through to today’s 7, going by way of all the classic versions, as well as Doom II and Monkey…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Sony’s NGP is Four Times More Powerful as the First iPad

Just in case you were still wondering (hoping?) that Sony’s latest handheld would be as powerful as their full gaming console, the PS3, Sony slapped sense into everyone by saying it would “probably set fire to your pants,” if true. That hasn’t stopped Epic from saying it’s still four times as powerful as the first…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

A Look at Tcho, the iPhone-Controlled Chocolate Factory

Tcho, created by the founders of Wired magazine, is probably the nerdiest chocolate operation in the country. And, it so happens, the only bean-to-bar manufacturer in San Francisco. The Feast gave us a peak at their factory a couple months ago, teasing that it could be controlled via iPhone. Click to view Well, this is…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Slime Monsters 1-25

This Robot Hand-Pours Coffee Better Than Most Humans

Have a Thing for Sports Tech?

What really happened right after the Big Bang?

This Night-Vision Camera Sees Color

More Details on Kiefer Sutherland’s “Autistic Super-Kid” Show from the Creator of Heroes

South Korea is about to build the largest ship in the world

What’s the Battery Like on the Nintendo 3DS?

Opera Now Available in Mac App Store, and Hilariously Responds to Being 17+

Orbit’s new e-book deal: Buy a science fiction novel, get a fantasy novel free. Or vice versa!

Somehow, I Doubt Even This Fake Bone Cover Will Stop Dogs From Chewing Chair Legs

A protein that could destroy all men on Earth

Will Marvel’s secret Avengers trailer reveal the movie’s villain?

Square is Processing Over $1 Million in iPhone and Android Payments Every. Single. Day.

The Superman reboot finds its Martha Kent. Katee Sackhoff wants to be a supercop. Plus another round of Dark Knight Rises rumors!

Best Buy and Walmart Will Sell iPad 2s from March 11th

How Hard Would You Punch an Alarm Clock That Made You Solve Puzzles?

25 Years of Windows Upgrades, Caught in One Video

Sony’s NGP is Four Times More Powerful as the First iPad

A Look at Tcho, the iPhone-Controlled Chocolate Factory

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