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An Ode to the Mighty Food Processor

Your most powerful cooking multitool is probably abandoned underneath your counter. Maybe you dust if off sometimes, maybe you don’t. But the next time you prep dinner, take a moment to reconsider the food processor. Mark Bittman did just that in the NY Times recently, and thank goodness. Because while I’ve processed some food in…

Tech News Brian Barrett

If only this Star Destroyer umbrella were real!

Intensify forward rain protection power! Just imagine how stylishly dry you’d be with this Imperial Star Destroyer umbrella, as imagined by the maniacs at One More Gadget. If only this were a real product. [One More Gadget]

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Captcha Advertisements: Annoying Squared

If I asked you to name three annoying things about the internet, two of them would probably be captchas and advertisements. The third would probably involve Justin Bieber, Twitter, or some combination of both. But back to these captcha advertisements… They’re the diabolical brainchild of Solve Media, a New York-based startup that’s looking to shove…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

If Nokia Ever Launches an Android Phone, Let’s Remember These Wise Words

Taking no prisoners before he departs Nokia in six months’ time, Executive Vice President Anssi Vanjoki had some choice words to say about manufacturers who’ve embraced Android, claiming it won’t pay-off in the long run. [Financial Times] https://gizmodo.com/another-nokia-exec-bites-the-dust-anssi-vanjoki-5636353

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Art that can chase you down and murder you

Theo Jansen makes art that runs on air. Air, and merciless, swift mechanical legs. When observing some people, it is impossible to distinguish between artist and homicidal psychopath. Theo Jansen, shown in one image below either trying to get one of his ‘kinetic sculptures’ to start moving, or already enslaved by it and pulling a…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Samsung Craft is MetroPCS’ First 4G LTE Phone

What a shame that the first LTE 4G phone is a bog-standard Samsung. It has a tiny AMOLED screen, runs on the TouchWiz OS, and that slide-out QWERTY? I just don’t like the look of those buttons. Still… https://gizmodo.com/first-lte-4g-phone-clears-fcc-5600572 …There’s no disputing that Las Vegas residents are going to get awesome speeds on it, as…

Gadgets Kat Hannaford

Bat echolocation could be a form of communication

Echolocation in bats is generally seen as a sort of natural sonar, in which the bats use ultrasonic clicks to navigate the night sky and find prey. But it may also be a rudimentary language, transmitting greetings and social information. Many animals do, in a sense, possess a basic form of language that they can…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

“How to Build an Eames Chair” Video Shows That Yes, They’re Pricier Than They Oughta Be

There’s something almost Hitchcockian about this 1970s video, what with the soundtrack and odd close-ups (the clay!), but if you can get past all that until at least the plastic-molding part, I guarantee you’ll be enthralled. [Make]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

The most amazing fan film we’ve seen in ages: Pokémon Apokélypse!

What would happen if someone made a dark, gritty live-action Pokémon film? It’d probably look a lot like Pokémon Apokélypse, a fake trailer so spot-on, some fans thought it was real. The last line is what makes it. [Shogun Gamer]

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Self-renewing solar cells grow like plants

Scientists at MIT mimic plant processes to build solar cells that renew themselves like living beings. Living things don’t have that many advantages over machines. We’re not as quick, or as precise, and we don’t have as good a memory. Moreover, while they are made of tough stuff, we are mostly composed of things that…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

What Is This?

It’s flammable, and it might make you see something that looks like this by the end of the night. It’s tequila, seen at over 1000x magnification. Florida State University research scientist Michael Davidson has made a project out of creating micrographs of booze at intense magnification levels, which produce images that look like they’re out…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Control Your Computer via Your Android and Be Free

With a simple touch, you can control your work or home computer anytime, anywhere from your Android. It’s one-touch access to all your files and applications right in the palm of your hand. Here are a few ways Ignition users are reclaiming their freedom: “I use LogMeIn to log onto my office computer from home…

Tech News Gawkercreative

Do not underestimate the technological expertise of faeries

Generally it is believed that faerie society is pre-industrial, dealing in magic rather than engineering. Any amount of time spent among these creatures, however, will banish that idea from your mind. This high-tech faerie scene was conceived by Jordan Lamarre-Wan, a professional concept artist in Texas. His work is packed with amazing worlds and creatures.…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Ryan Reynolds: I’ll be in either Deadpool or R.I.P.D., but probably not both

Legions of Deadpool fans are waiting anxiously for the Merc With A Mouth’s spin-off movie, hoping it’ll redress Wade Wilson’s mistreatment in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. But Ryan Reynolds told us he’ll either star in Deadpool or R.I.P.D… but not both. We caught up with Reynolds doing some press for his new “trapped in a coffin”…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

There Was a New Twitter Exploit and It Was Spreading Like Wildfire

Twitter is seriously screwed up at the moment, thanks to a new Javascript exploit that’s currently slamming the service. Visitors of Twitter’s website are inadvertently retweeting spam and porn to their followers, just by hovering over tweets. UPDATE: Patched Update: As of 9:50, Twitter says “The exploit is fully patched.” The exploit takes advantage of…

Privacy & Security Kyle VanHemert

Super 8 rounds out its cast. Linda Hamilton talks Chuck. Plus news on the Frankenweenie and TimeCop remakes!

J.J. Abrams’ Super 8, X-Men: First Class and Tim Burton’s full-length remake of Frankenweenie all gain castmembers. Linda Hamilton talks about her crucial role on Chuck. Discover the truth about the TimeCop remake! Plus Supernatural, Smallville and No Ordinary Family. Super 8 J.J. Abrams’ homage to E.T. and Close Encounters of the Third Kind is…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

World’s Smallest Stop-Motion Video Was Filmed With a Nokia N8 Phone

Filmed using nothing but a Nokia N8 with attached CellScope microscope, what you’ll see here will blow your mind. The figurines were made using a 3D printer, and had to be hand-painted using a microscope due to their small stature. While we remain decidedly nonplussed about Nokia’s Symbian-running N8 phone, there’s no doubting the quality…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Facebook Friend Rejects Can Still Follow You

A few days ago, Facebook quietly changed their friend rejection procedure. Instead of opting to Ignore, you can now only defer the put-down by clicking Not Now. But those purgatoried people can still read all your public info and updates. As TechCrunch observes, when someone sends you a Friend request they get immediate access to…

Social Media Brian Barrett

The First 1.5TB Portable External Hard Drive Is USB 3.0 and From Seagate

SSDs might be the storage du jour for their speed, but there’s still no beating regular-ass hard drives for their price to capacity ratio. And now, the first 1.5TB portable hard drive, from Seagate. The FreeAgent GoFlex looks like this, and gives you USB 3.0 connectivity (or FireWire 800, if you get the FireWire adapter…

Tech News Jason Chen

Loud Music Doesn’t Affect Hearing as Much as Previously Thought

Apple’s headphones have already passed the test, but what about other sources of loud music? Should we really be worried about going deaf? New research published in the Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing suggests the whole topic is overblown. https://gizmodo.com/apple-free-to-continue-destroying-our-ears-in-2010-5437840 It’s worth bearing in mind that prolonged exposure to excessively loud music will do…

Health Kat Hannaford

An Ode to the Mighty Food Processor

If only this Star Destroyer umbrella were real!

Captcha Advertisements: Annoying Squared

If Nokia Ever Launches an Android Phone, Let’s Remember These Wise Words

Art that can chase you down and murder you

Samsung Craft is MetroPCS’ First 4G LTE Phone

Bat echolocation could be a form of communication

“How to Build an Eames Chair” Video Shows That Yes, They’re Pricier Than They Oughta Be

The most amazing fan film we’ve seen in ages: Pokémon Apokélypse!

Self-renewing solar cells grow like plants

What Is This?

Control Your Computer via Your Android and Be Free

Do not underestimate the technological expertise of faeries

Ryan Reynolds: I’ll be in either Deadpool or R.I.P.D., but probably not both

There Was a New Twitter Exploit and It Was Spreading Like Wildfire

Super 8 rounds out its cast. Linda Hamilton talks Chuck. Plus news on the Frankenweenie and TimeCop remakes!

World’s Smallest Stop-Motion Video Was Filmed With a Nokia N8 Phone

Facebook Friend Rejects Can Still Follow You

The First 1.5TB Portable External Hard Drive Is USB 3.0 and From Seagate

Loud Music Doesn’t Affect Hearing as Much as Previously Thought

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