Latest

The search is on for water on Mercury

NASA’s Messenger probe has already taken thousands of photos of Mercury’s surface after coming into orbit around the planet earlier this week. And it’s got plenty still to do, including searching for hidden pockets of ice on Mercury’s boiling surface. Mercury’s surface temperatures can reach well over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the planet’s slow but…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Mar 31 '11

Condition ONE App Sticks Your Face in the Middle of War

Anyone of a currently-living generation is used to images of killing and destruction by now—perhaps even desensitized entirely. War correspondent Danfung Dennis wants to change this with a little technology and a lot of visceral emotion. Dennis’ project, called Condition ONE, uses a slightly-distorted, 180-degree DSLR field of view to simulate peripheral vision, with all…

Tech News Sam Biddle Mar 31 '11

The Evil League of Pizza: Dr. Horrible’s Bad Horse has opened a restaurant!

You’d best eat in this restaurant, or he’ll make you his mare. Bad Horse Pizza will open tomorrow at 5 PM in Harlem, and they’re offering free beer or wine to customers who prove themselves through feats of strength. [Harlem+Bespoke via Fangirls Hub]

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Mar 31 '11

Why Does This Crazy Router Look Like a Wind Turbine?

The Japanese company Logitec, not the same company as Logitech mind you, is releasing this crazy router called LAN-WH450N/GR that has an antenna that looks like wind turbine blades. What the hell? The three antenna design supposedly lets the 802.11n router hit network speeds of 450Mbps. Yeah, whatever Logi-no h-tec, I ain’t buying it. So…

Tech News Casey Chan Mar 31 '11

To find intelligent ETs, first look for signs of mining in distant asteroid belts

The Effect of Exoplanet Mining on Debris Distribution in Asteroid BeltsForgan and Elvis via arXiv Finding advanced alien races in other parts of the galaxy isn’t so hard, according to Duncan Forgan of the University of Edinburgh and Martin Elvis at the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Rather than look for direct evidence of cloud…

io9 Clay Dillow - Popular Science Mar 31 '11

Quantum Trickery Could Lead to Stealth Radar

Stealthy radar systems and the ability to transmit large amounts of data over long distances are a step closer thanks to a technique that could improve the efficiency of modern optics by a factor of 1000. Traditional methods of transmitting data, such as fibre optics or laser-based radar, require roughly 100 photons to transmit a…

Tech News Phil McKenna - New Scientist Mar 31 '11

Quantum Leaps: Every Story Where Someone Jumps Into Another Person’s Body

Forget going to strange planets — the weirdest journey is stepping into someone else’s skin. Seeing and touching the world in a whole new way. Quantum Leap positively owns this idea, but lots of other stories have gone there. Source Code, opening tomorrow, is about a soldier who finds himself in the body of another…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders and Gordon M. Jackson Mar 31 '11

Why Photoshop for iPad Marks the End of the Desktop Computing Era

The real Photoshop for iPad exists. Adobe showed it yesterday and it looks like a solid digital darkroom. But, more importantly, it marks another step in the ongoing evolution that is changing the way humans interact with machines. One that, in fact, is putting back our human nature into computing. The new Adobe app just…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Mar 31 '11

How to stop the water wars of 2050

Urban population growth is skyrocketing. The majority of people on Earth live in cities, and most of the water they drink has to be shipped in. Scientists say that by 2050, many cities will have seasonal water shortages. What happens when fresh groundwater starts to run out? Environmental researcher Robert I. McDonald and colleagues studied…

io9 Annalee Newitz Mar 31 '11

The Geekiest Way to Perfect Your Football Spiral

So you’re at the park, and you want to impress the sunbathing supermodels lying there, watching with gaping mouths as you prepare to launch your football into the air. But your spiral—it sucks. A geekier football might help. Yes, believe it or not, adding a bunch of sensors and a smartphone to the equation might…

Tech News Sam Biddle Mar 31 '11

The huge rhino fossil that inspired Ancient Greek myths

Over two thousand years ago, the Greeks discovered the fossilized thigh bone of a giant mammal that had roamed their country a million years ago. This bone may have helped inspire Greek legends of strange and giant creatures. As a serious, organized science, paleontology is still only a couple hundred years old, and almost all…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Mar 31 '11

First look at the all grown up, leather-strapped Hansel and Gretel

The first images of Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton as the grown up Hansel & Gretel are out. Clearly, their past run-in with the cannibalistic witch damaged these storybook siblings a bit, because the adult versions look ready to kill. Accidental Sexiness has a crop of pictures from the set of Hansel & Gretel: Witch…

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 31 '11

The Story of NASA’s Martian Lander

Much like pimpin’, shooting 770 pounds of scientific equipment through 36 million miles of space and getting it to then work on the surface of another planet ain’t easy. Martian Summer recounts the unyielding determination and technological innovation needed to get there. It’s near quitting time after a long day of taking photos of new…

Tech News Andrew Kessler Mar 31 '11

Japan Can’t Recover 1,000 Irradiated Corpses around Fukushima

Japanese recovery workers have been forced to temporarily abandon 1,000 dead bodies within the radioactive danger zone surrounding the Fukushima nuclear plant, Kyodo News reports. Authorities fear the corpses, steeped in radiation, could spread harmful exposure if moved. Even if carefully transported from where they died during the quake and subsequent tsunami, the bodies are…

Tech News Sam Biddle Mar 31 '11

The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy in April

April is the coolest month, ending the entertainment drought of March. There are tons of movies, conventions, books and comics. Doctor Who and Game of Thrones come to television. Neil Gaiman tackles vampires. Terry Bisson is back! And more… Top image: cover of Metro 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky. As always, you can download the io9…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Mar 31 '11

Ask Kameron Hurley anything you want about “God’s War”

In March, the io9 Book Club read Kameron Hurley’s God’s War. Now Hurley is coming to answer your questions about the book tomorrow, here in the comment section of this very post. https://gizmodo.com/the-io9-book-club-is-in-session-lets-talk-about-gods-5786984 She’ll be popping into the comment thread on this post tomorrow, Friday April 1, between 2:30-3:30 Pacific Time. Start posting your questions…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz Mar 31 '11

AT&T Offering Complete ‘Mobile Protection’…Apple Products Notwithstanding

If you’re an AT&T customer and don’t own an iPhone/iPad, you can pay $10 a month and AT&T will help you out if your phone is lost/stolen/damaged, if you could use tech support, or if your missing phone needs locating. [BGR]

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 31 '11

The Best Deal of the Day

Is there a better feeling than when the entire DVD run of your favorite show is available for a ridiculously cheap price? When you’ve seen all the episodes, you feel weird paying upwards of $50 for a single seasons of TV shows. But you will inevitably have those moments when you randomly want to watch…

Tech News Gizmodo Deals Mar 31 '11

Bite Down on a Stick: The History of Anesthesia

There was a time when all the pain alleviation involved in surgery was a little cotton wool in the surgeon’s ears to keep the screams of the patient from hurting them. Fortunately, things have changed. How did we get from biting down on a stick, to today’s modern, anesthetized operating rooms? Here’s the often weird…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Mar 31 '11

Top Stories: Thursday, March 31, 2011

The search is on for water on Mercury

Condition ONE App Sticks Your Face in the Middle of War

The Evil League of Pizza: Dr. Horrible’s Bad Horse has opened a restaurant!

Why Does This Crazy Router Look Like a Wind Turbine?

To find intelligent ETs, first look for signs of mining in distant asteroid belts

Quantum Trickery Could Lead to Stealth Radar

Quantum Leaps: Every Story Where Someone Jumps Into Another Person’s Body

Why Photoshop for iPad Marks the End of the Desktop Computing Era

How to stop the water wars of 2050

The Geekiest Way to Perfect Your Football Spiral

The huge rhino fossil that inspired Ancient Greek myths

First look at the all grown up, leather-strapped Hansel and Gretel

The Story of NASA’s Martian Lander

Japan Can’t Recover 1,000 Irradiated Corpses around Fukushima

The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy in April

Ask Kameron Hurley anything you want about “God’s War”

AT&T Offering Complete ‘Mobile Protection’…Apple Products Notwithstanding

The Best Deal of the Day

Bite Down on a Stick: The History of Anesthesia

Latest news

WhatsApp Is Getting A New CEO From The Fintech World

Oracle Cuts 21,000 Jobs in One Year, Blames AI For at Least Some

How to Watch Jordan vs Algeria Livestream Free from Anywhere

This Cordless Tire Inflator Lives in Your Glove Box and Inflates a Full Car Tire in 90 Seconds

This Portable Monitor Doubles Your Laptop Screen and Fits in a Backpack, 40% Off for Prime Day

RTX 5050, 16GB DDR5, 165Hz, This ASUS Gaming Laptop Costs Less Than a MacBook at Near Record Low

Trump Just Signed Two Executive Orders Aimed at Hastening the Arrival of the Quantum Computing Era

Anker Restocks Its 2,000W Power Station and Cuts It by Almost 40% for Prime Day

Latest Reviews

HP OmniBook Ultra Review: Perfect, if Not for the Little Things

Fender Elie 6 Review: So Close to Being Great

Govee Outdoor Chromatic String Lights Review: A Colorful Way to (Kind of) Light Your Patio

Logitech’s Folding Travel Mouse Fails at the One Thing That Matters Most

Maingear MG-1 (2026) Review: A Clean, Serene Gaming Machine for a Premium Price

Segway Navimow X430 Review: A Featureful Mow-Bot

GoPro Mission 1 Pro Review: The Best GoPro, Just Not the Best Camera

The Best Tech Gifts for Father’s Day 2026

Let us help you find what you’re looking for...