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Concept art for Timeless shows what’s left of future London

The director of time travel film Timeless says his film is being touted as “Looper meets Source Code.” Which is a pretty big statement to make. So take a look at the concept art and decide for yourself. Even though the concept art above is pretty engaging, progress on director Michael Bartlett’s Timeless has slowed…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Earn Points for Trying on Clothes or Entering Stores With Shopkick App

Granted, it’ll take a lot of clothes trying-on, or walking-in-and-out of Best Buy branches to actually earn enough points to redeem against an iPod Touch or Facebook credits, but this Foursquare-like app sounds like a lot of fun. Having teamed up with a bunch of US chains like Best Buy, American Eagle Outfitters, Macy’s, and…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Apple Reportedly Testing Proximity-Aware iPhone Prototypes

Apple’s recent hiring of Benjamin Vigier, an expert in near field communications, led many to wonder if the next iPhone could also be our next wallet. According to TechCrunch, Apple’s already testing prototypes of just such a proximity-aware iPhone. https://gizmodo.com/apples-latest-hire-might-turn-your-iphone-into-your-new-5613793 According to TechCrunch’s sources, Apple’s testing contactless payment-capable iPhones equipped with hardware from NXP Semiconductor,…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

High School Kids Build What Might Be the World’s Most Efficient Electric Car

Pending confirmation by the folks at Guinness, a group of students at DeLaSalle high school in Kansas City will be able to say they’ve built the world’s most efficient electric car, a see-thru, F1-style racer that gets 300mpg equivalent. OK, they got some help from the folks at Bridgestone America, the world’s largest tire company,…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

How to Make Justin Bieber Sound Incredible: Slow Him Down 800 Percent

You totally hate Justin Bieber, right, because you’re a rebel, or whatever? That’s just because you haven’t listened to Bieber slowed down 800 percent. Now his new single “U Smile” is a 30-minute epic. And it sounds awesome. No, really. Courtesy of musician Nick Pittsinger, who used the free program Paulstretch, this is “U Smile”…

Tech News Max Read

These Are the Headphones That Tron Would Use

Sony says their new DR-GA500 headphones have “7.1 channel digital surround sound for first person shooters.” I really don’t care much about first person shooters, but I can’t resist their fantastic design, straight from the set of Tron Legacy. The headphones have an external audio processor that supports Dolby Pro Logic IIx and simulates sound…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Ferroelectric data storage is eight times the density of the most advanced magnetic hard drive

An experimental “ferroelectric” data-recording device crams 4 trillion bits onto every square inch. This all-electrical method leaves magnetic and flash memory devices scrambling to catch up. The device is the work of Dr. Yasuo Cho and Kenkou Tanaka at Japan’s Tohuku University. The device is built from a ferroelectric material, which is a material where…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

We bid adieu to Cade Skywalker and Brian K. Vaughan’s super-mayor

Three neat series are coming to an end this Wednesday, and we’re sad to see them go. Let’s have a moment of silence for Star Wars Legacy, Air, and Ex Machina. This week, the final issue of John Ostrander and Jan Duursema’s Star Wars Legacy (Dark Horse) is out. In issue 50, Cade, the sometimes…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

These Three Clocks Align In a Cube Every 12 Hours

One Perfect Cube uses three clocks synchronized to form this perfect cube every 12 hours. Sadly, the visual satisfaction only lasts for one second. On second thought, this thing looks too frustrating. [Florian Jenett via Today and Tomorrow]

Tech News Jesus Diaz

In twenty years, China will have 221 cities of over 1 million people

China and India are two of the most rapidly urbanizing areas of the world. In a fantastically interesting article over at Foreign Policy, Richard Hobbs breaks down the numbers on how big cities will be in both countries by 2030. Hobbs writes: In just two decades, China will have a whopping 44 urban areas boasting…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The BlackBerry Torch’s Biggest Failure: RIM’s Ridiculous Expectations

The BlackBerry Torch only sold 150,000 units in its first three days? That’s not bad at all. The real disappointment here is how deeply RIM bought into its own hype. The hordes are proclaiming the Torch a massive failure, and they’re right—but not because of how many units they sold. 150,000 handsets is a lot…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Canon EOS 7D Studio Version Adds Security Features and Barcode Reading

Canon just quietly announced a Studio Version of the Canon EOS 7D, adding a slew of security features for pros who (begrudgingly) share their camera. It’ll also read barcode information and store it in a shot’s EXIF data. The Canon Barcode Solution is all about workflow, helping photographers manage their shots during large shoots with…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

JetBlue Brings Back All You Can Jet Deal

Got some free time next month? Well, JetBlue is offering up a deal where you can fly as many times as you want in 30 days for one reasonable flat rate. There are two different tickets you can buy: the full 30 day pass is $699, and a version that lets you fly as much…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Pogoplug USB Cloud File Sharing Device Gets a Wireless Option

Pogoplug, a device that lets you put any USB disk onto the internet, is getting a wireless adapter. Now you can have your disk anywhere in your house and still access it from the outside world. The main unit is getting a discount down to $100 from $130 as well, and the 802.11 b/g/n wireless…

Tech News Jason Chen

A Space-Age Stop Motion Video Using Old School Effects

Cubes crawl through a warehouse, spraying graffiti on the walls. Colored threads shoot out from every direction, webbing a vacant room. That’s just the start of the abstract, beautiful stop-motion True Colors. And not a single digital effect was used. Instead, Quintessenz Creation strung together 5,000 pictures—15 pictures per second—to make this short that as…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Watch Brandon Routh unleash his charm and punches on vampires in the Dylan Dog trailer

Watch the first ever full trailer for the big-screen adaptation of the Dylan Dog comic. Take a trip to the zombie “body shop” and watch the undead upgrade their bits, while Dylan Dog charms the pants off some monsters. While there still isn’t a US premiere date, Dylan Dog trailer is getting a lot of…

Movies Meredith Woerner

The iPhone Killed the Open Web, Again

The latest Big Idea from Wired editor man Chris “Atoms Are the New Bits and Tails Are Long” Anderson: “The web is dead.” Why? Apps, Facebook, iPhones. Chris Anderson’s new Big Idea—that the open web is giving way to a mere transport system for closed or semiclosed platforms like Facebook or iPhone apps from the…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

This Flintstones’ Home Rocks

This is the Stone House, a home built in the middle of the Fafe Mountains, in Portugal, rising in the middle of a wind farm. It uses two gigantic granite stones for its main structure, linked with a concrete mix. Click to viewI wonder if it has a pterodactyl-operated toilet inside. [Toxel via Mymodernmet via…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

A Surfboard Mount for the ContourHD Camera

ContourHD, one of the better HD sports cams, just got a surfboard mount. https://gizmodo.com/vholdr-contourhd-helmet-cam-shoots-superwide-1080p-vide-5370280 I’ve been using the GoPro HD cameras in the water, and those mounts have survived horrific wipeouts at the Maverick’s big wave contest. These look pretty strong, too. And, unlike the GoPro, they rotate around without having to unbolt the camera,…

Tech News Brian Lam

A look at the Green Lantern’s chicken-fish mentor, Tomar-Re

Here’s a leaked first look at Hal Jordan’s Xudarian spiritual guide, Tomar-Re. In the comics, Tomar-Re was assigned to prevent the destruction of Krypton and to investigate a Green Lantern gone rogue. Potential spoilers! Comic Book Movie has already leaked CG illustrations of Green Lanterns Kilowog and Bzzd, and now the site has released an…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Concept art for Timeless shows what’s left of future London

Earn Points for Trying on Clothes or Entering Stores With Shopkick App

Apple Reportedly Testing Proximity-Aware iPhone Prototypes

High School Kids Build What Might Be the World’s Most Efficient Electric Car

How to Make Justin Bieber Sound Incredible: Slow Him Down 800 Percent

These Are the Headphones That Tron Would Use

Ferroelectric data storage is eight times the density of the most advanced magnetic hard drive

We bid adieu to Cade Skywalker and Brian K. Vaughan’s super-mayor

These Three Clocks Align In a Cube Every 12 Hours

In twenty years, China will have 221 cities of over 1 million people

The BlackBerry Torch’s Biggest Failure: RIM’s Ridiculous Expectations

Canon EOS 7D Studio Version Adds Security Features and Barcode Reading

JetBlue Brings Back All You Can Jet Deal

Pogoplug USB Cloud File Sharing Device Gets a Wireless Option

A Space-Age Stop Motion Video Using Old School Effects

Watch Brandon Routh unleash his charm and punches on vampires in the Dylan Dog trailer

The iPhone Killed the Open Web, Again

This Flintstones’ Home Rocks

A Surfboard Mount for the ContourHD Camera

A look at the Green Lantern’s chicken-fish mentor, Tomar-Re

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