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Israeli Fighter Shoots Down Suspicious Unidentified Flying Object

An F-16 fighter has just intercepted an unidentified flying object over the Dimona nuclear research center—an Israeli nuclear weapon factory in the Negev desert. According to local media reports, it was an engine-powered unmanned balloon. The Israeli military are “still trying to determine what that entailed,” but, if it really was an engine-powered unmanned balloon,…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

The 10 greatest paranormal teen comedies of the 1980s

The 1980s wasn’t just the golden age of Star Trek movies — it was also the heydey of teen comedies, from Porkys to Molly Ringwald. And what could be better than teenage hijinks with scientific craziness or bizarre supernatural powers? Here are the 10 greatest paranormal teen comedies of the 1980s, in no particular order.…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Challenger Crawling In the Mist to Her Fatal Destiny

There’s something eerie and very sad about this beautiful photo of the Space Shuttle Challenger, crawling in the mist to Launch Complex 39-B. Days later, on January 28, 1986, the spacecraft disintegrated 73 seconds after lift-off, killing all astronauts aboard. I remember watching the launch at home, just a kid about to go to high…

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz

There Seems to Be an Intergalactic Bus Station In Downtown Seattle

Built two decades ago, the Pioneer Square Station in downtown Seattle is not new. But looking at this beautiful photo by Jason Hoover, it feels like interstellar transports are about to dock in at any minute. But no, it’s not an intergalactic bus station. The structure—the designed by architect Jerry McDevitt and artist Kate Ericson—was…

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App of the Day: Flipboard for iPad

Apple named Flipboard the best iPad app of the year, but its developers aren’t resting on their laurels. Flipboard 1.1 brings a slew of updates, including support for Google Reader, Flickr, and new ways to interact with Twitter and Facebook. What is it? Flipboard, iPad, Free. Flipboard’s been celebrated as one of the iPad’s finest…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

The little show that came back from the dead

Cult favorite CW show Supernatural was only supposed to have five seasons, ending with Lucifer and the archangel Michael in an Apocalypse smackdown. But it came back for a sixth season coda. Here’s why you should be watching. Spoilers! Last Friday, Supernatural’s mid-season finale “Appointment in Samarra” was a perfect example of what this show…

Television Annalee Newitz

Rest in Peace, Del.icio.us

Del.icio.us, a beloved social bookmarking service, is being killed off as part of some “organizational streamlining” by Yahoo and we’re already in tears. Here’s some advice on how to preserve the memories—and bookmarks—we have with the service. Simply head over to this link and you’ll be offered the option to export all your bookmarks—you’ll be…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Tron: Legacy Reviewed by Tron Guy Himself

Jay Maynard, aka Tron Guy, reveals his very emotional reaction to Tron: Legacy. I’ve been waiting 28 years to see if the other shoe would ever drop on the Tron universe. It has, and the result is visually stunning, intellectually engaging and emotionally exhausting. As you might imagine, Tron: Legacy, which opens Friday, was a…

Reviews Jay 'Tron Guy' Maynard - Wired

LIVE Q & A with 4-Hour Body Author Tim Ferriss in the Comments

Tim Ferris, author of the 4-Hour Body (which we’ve been excerpting all week), is on hand to answer your questions in the comments! Tim will do his best to answer as many questions as possible for the next half hour. Updated Update: The question and answer period is over. Thank you to who all who…

Tech News Christina Bonnington

Deals of the Day

Todays deals include a Lenovo 3D laptop, PSPgo, and a free copy of Golden Axe for PC! Top Deals: • 15.6″ Lenovo Y560d 3D Core i7 06462NU 4GB RAM for $899 with free shipping (normally $1,399 – use coupon code USPY5D1216) • PSPgo console for $149.99 with free shipping (normally $200) • Golden Axe PC…

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The strange case of a woman who felt no fear

A woman with a rare disease that destroyed the fear center of her brain is completely unable to be scared or recognize when other people are afraid. Her story reveals why we need negative emotions, and could help PTSD sufferers. The 44-year-old woman, nicknamed “SM” to protect her privacy, has a condition known as Urbach–Wiethe…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Please Port More Old Games Like The 7th Guest To My Phone

While I was checking out The 7th Guest for iPhone, the one thing I couldn’t help but think was: Why is this so much faster now than when I played it 17 years ago on a PC? It’s entirely possible that my computer was insanely slow back then. It’s also possible that they’ve sped up…

Tech News Jason Chen

Watch the spray from Lake Erie turn Cleveland into an ice sculpture

The lakeside of Cleveland Ohio has completely turned to ice, including this adorable little lighthouse, that now stands completely frozen. Check out this video of nature transforming a city into an ice sculpture. Trees, lighthouses, rocks and bridges have all been frozen over from the spray off Lake Erie. It’s gorgeous and terrifying at the…

io9 Meredith Woerner

NonObject: The Phone Designed With Wrinkles

Every phone looks like an onyx bar of soap these days. But life leaves us well worn and aged—what if phones were designed to represent this? Rawphisticated Cell Phone (pictured above) This cell phone exhibits a deliberately unfinished finish. There is tension between its roughness and smooth realization, but isn’t this a more honest representation…

Tech News Branko Lukić

Vizio’s New 65-inch 3DTV Promises Flicker-Free Picture on a Huger Screen

The mammoth 65-inch XVT3D650SV is more than just super big. Vizio claims the set’s 3D display, forgoing battery-powered, active shutter glasses, looks better and is nicer to eyeballs. They’re also boasting less ghosting, a brighter image, and superior edge backlighting. In addition to the picture improvements (always nice to see companies doing away with bulky…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Google Maps 5.0 Makes Old Google Maps Feel Like Paper

Google Maps 5.0 for Android is here, and it makes every other maps app—including older Google Maps and Google Maps on the iPhone—seem straight-up Stone Age. Just watch. https://gizmodo.com/google-maps-for-android-now-faster-smoother-in-3d-and-5707782 Google’s fundamentally changed the underlying architecture of Google Maps with 5.0—before it was tile-based, but now it’s all done with vector graphics to dynamically draw the…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

String theory fails first major experimental test

String theory is one of the more popular candidates to combine quantum mechanics and relativity into a grand unified theory. But it had remained completely untestable until recent experiments at the Large Hadron Collider. The early results don’t look good. A few years ago, a group of physicists came up with an ingenious way to…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Watch Han Solo and Chewbacca die

Those with weak hearts beware: The Force Unleashed 2 has leaked a clip showing how you can MURDER Han Solo and Chewy. Look, we all love a little video game killing, but this goes too far! [via Topless Robot]

Movies Meredith Woerner

The Best Gadgets of the Year

Phew! What a year. We’re in the home stretch of 2010, and that means it’s (sorta last minute) shopping time. So we’ve got you covered. Below is our freshly updated best of the best in gadgets—with new champions! For the full list of Gizmodo favorites, head over to the complete Best Gadgets of 2010 In…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Watch These Ninjas Unbox YouTube

When ninjas unboxed the Nexus One, we all had a good laugh. But for the Nexus S , these guys have learned some terrifying, mind-swizzling tricks. Must watch, right now, over here, go quickly. https://gizmodo.com/ninjas-employ-their-own-method-of-unboxing-a-nexus-one-5451266 Jason says he’s disappointed that the ninja’s don’t start throwing text around. I say I’ll have enough nightmares about YouTube…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Israeli Fighter Shoots Down Suspicious Unidentified Flying Object

The 10 greatest paranormal teen comedies of the 1980s

Challenger Crawling In the Mist to Her Fatal Destiny

There Seems to Be an Intergalactic Bus Station In Downtown Seattle

App of the Day: Flipboard for iPad

The little show that came back from the dead

Rest in Peace, Del.icio.us

Tron: Legacy Reviewed by Tron Guy Himself

LIVE Q & A with 4-Hour Body Author Tim Ferriss in the Comments

Deals of the Day

The strange case of a woman who felt no fear

Please Port More Old Games Like The 7th Guest To My Phone

Watch the spray from Lake Erie turn Cleveland into an ice sculpture

NonObject: The Phone Designed With Wrinkles

Vizio’s New 65-inch 3DTV Promises Flicker-Free Picture on a Huger Screen

Google Maps 5.0 Makes Old Google Maps Feel Like Paper

String theory fails first major experimental test

Watch Han Solo and Chewbacca die

The Best Gadgets of the Year

Watch These Ninjas Unbox YouTube

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