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Why it matters that we’re close to discovering the Higgs Boson particle

Last month rumors swirled that scientists at Fermilab’s Tevatron particle accelerator found the Higgs Boson particle. Those reports were untrue, but we have made significant progress towards finding the elusive particle. Why is this such an important discovery? http://io9.com/5585452/ What is the Higgs Boson? The Higgs is one of the five bosonic elementary particles, each…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Seven People Have Been Entrusted With The Keys To The Internet

These smart cards are the actual keys to the Internet. There are seven of them and they hold the power to restarting the world wide web “in the event of a catastrophic event.” The basic idea is that in the event of an Internet catastrophe, the DNSSEC (domain name system security) could be damaged or…

Privacy & Security Rosa Golijan

Vulkano Place-Shifting Box Up for Pre-Order

Monsoon Multimedia’s place-shifting, time-shifting, Vulkano wonder box might actually encourage you to place-shift your butt off the couch, boasting a variety of ways to enjoy your media on the go. And it’s now available for pre-order, shipping August 10th. The Vulkano, hoping to be a jack of all trades, will stream your photos, videos, music,…

Movies Sam Biddle

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io9 Cyriaque Lamar

How to Make a DIY Macro iPhone Lens

As great as the iPhone 4 camera is, it’s not exactly ideal for macro situations. Luckily, you can build your own iPhone macro lens—with wire, glue and a disposable camera—so that it can be. Instructable user RVogel decided to create his own macro lens for the iPhone and came up with a pretty nifty solution.…

Tech News Casey Chan

Quantum mechanics creates location-based cryptography

Imagine a form of encrypted communication so secure that it’s physically impossible to access it unless you’re actually at the location where you’re supposed to hear it. Quantum mechanics makes location-based cryptography possible – without any pesky codes or keys. The basic idea is simple – create an encrypted communication where your actual physical location…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Apple Driver Update Adds Magic Trackpad Support, Enables Inertial Scrolling on Older MacBooks

The Magic Trackpad has just shown up and Apple has already issued a driver update for it. The same update also enables inertial scrolling and three-finger dragging on MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops with multi-touch trackpads. https://gizmodo.com/apples-magic-trackpad-is-here-5597374 There are Mac OS X, Windows 64-bit, and Windows 32-bit versions available. [MacRumors via Engadget]

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Camera Sutra Brings Apple’s Photo Booth Effects To Your iPhone

Photo Booth, the application for snapping distorted and stylized shots using your Mac’s web cam, was improbably but undeniably a lot of fun. Camera Sutra brings that same real-time zaniness to your iPhone 4’s front facing camera. The app takes advantage of one of iOS4’s multitudinous new APIs for live image previewing, giving you a…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

This Self-Contained Security System Will Probably Pepper Spray You

At first glance, the self-contained Burglar Blaster security system seems neat. It’s quick to set up, covers up to 2,000 square feet, and will stop intruders with a shower of pepper spray. Nothing could go wrong with that, right? Except, what if you stumble into your home one evening and struggle to disable the system…

Privacy & Security Rosa Golijan

Nissan Leaf Will Initially Be Available In Only Five States

The Leaf, Nissan’s all-electric vehicle priced at $32,780, will be released in Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, and Tennesee as early as this December. https://gizmodo.com/nissans-leaf-gets-its-tailpipe-chopped-off-in-the-name-5329008 These states belong to the EV project, the largest global electric vehicle and infrastructure organization which collects EV performance data for varying terrain and climate conditions. Texas and Hawaii will be…

Tech News Christina Bonnington

Intel’s Optical Breakthrough Downloads an HD Film in a Second, Literally

Transfer a song to your phone. Seems pretty fast, right? Now imagine transferring the entire printed catalog of the Library of Congress in a minute and a half. Intel says they’ve got the technology to make it happen (eventually). Intel detailed their breakthrough to the press at an event today, marking the milestone of impressive…

Tech News Sam Biddle

The Cardboard Media Center Is a Step Up from Cinderblocks and Planks

The standard cheapo dorm room media center is a few cinderblocks and a few two-by-fours. But that is a pretty ugly and cliched solution. This Freefold shelving system is instead made of cardboard, and it actually looks pretty slick. The system allows you to combine various modules of foldable cardboard to create custom sizes and…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Free hand jobs and superhero cows: Comic Con Badvertising!

Every year Comic Con bulldozes attendees with thousands of advertisements. And while many marketing campaigns are exceptionally clever, a few are just epic fail. Here are the best of the worst of comic con’s badvertising. Additional reporting and pictures by Lauren Davis and Annalee Newitz. Free Hand Jobs. These poor girls. We’re not hating on…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Here’s the live-action Blue Beetle footage that debuted at Comic-Con

Here’s that Blue Beetle footage that Geoff Johns said would debut at Comic-Con. Witness Jaime Reyes transform into the hero, jet through the air, and whiz back home. Alex Winter, a.k.a. Bill of Bill & Ted fame, created this short. https://gizmodo.com/the-first-photos-of-the-blue-beetles-live-action-transf-5565406 Winter made this film through his own Trouper Productions. He has some experience with…

Television Cyriaque Lamar

Family Tracker iOS4 App: Big Brother For Big Brothers

Family Tracker‘s not a new app, but this iOS4 update rescues it from near-uselessness. Thanks to the addition of multitasking, you can now track the GPS locations of family members all day, every day. Privacy invasion? Nah. That’s just love. It’s a good bargain, though, compared to AT&T’s similar service that can cost $15/month. Family…

Tech News Brian Barrett

All Giz Wants: Gadgets With Character

I feel like a castaway in a sea of glossy black plastic, chrome, and glowing blue buttons. Do we really need every piece of electronics to look the same, sandwiched in this shiny ebony that is the 21st Century beige? I go to buy a TV and my head spins out of boredom, making me…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Google’s master plan – DO NOT ERASE!

These pictures of a whiteboard at Google headquarters were taken in 2005, and they reveal at last what the Big G’s plans for total world domination really involve. Apparently these plans were drawn up for the benefit of John Markoff, the celebrated New York Times tech reporter and author of a countercultural history of Silicon…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Novation Dicer DJ Controllers Are Easy and Cheap Way To Get Into DJing

For 99 notes, wannabe DJs can get a pair of point and looping controllers designed for use with laptops, CDJs, turntables and mixers. They glow bright red/green, look like dice (kind of) and roll dem phat beatz out. Or something. Connecting via USB, they come bundled with Serato Scratch Live software and removable putty for…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Ted Chiang redefines how everybody will write about artificial intelligence

Science fiction’s full of wishful thinking about artificial intelligence: It’ll spring up on its own. It’ll become smarter than us in no time. Ted Chiang’s new novella, The Life Cycle of Software Objects, will change how you think about A.I. Spoilers ahead! Although I’ll try to avoid giving away anything major. And not only that,…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

HP’s 30 Inch, Billion Color-Displaying ZR30w Monitor Reviewed

HotHardware has a thorough review of the HP ZR30w, a 30″ LCD monitor with exceptional color resolution. Their verdict? The S-IPS panel and huge color gamut make for an excellent display that’s affordable among its peers. https://gizmodo.com/hps-new-30-zr30w-display-can-show-over-a-billion-color-5552558 HotHardware lauded the $1,300, 2560×1600, ZR30w for its S-IPS panel, which afforded great quality and color reproduction. They…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Why it matters that we’re close to discovering the Higgs Boson particle

Seven People Have Been Entrusted With The Keys To The Internet

Vulkano Place-Shifting Box Up for Pre-Order

SDCC Cosplay Gallery

How to Make a DIY Macro iPhone Lens

Quantum mechanics creates location-based cryptography

Apple Driver Update Adds Magic Trackpad Support, Enables Inertial Scrolling on Older MacBooks

Camera Sutra Brings Apple’s Photo Booth Effects To Your iPhone

This Self-Contained Security System Will Probably Pepper Spray You

Nissan Leaf Will Initially Be Available In Only Five States

Intel’s Optical Breakthrough Downloads an HD Film in a Second, Literally

The Cardboard Media Center Is a Step Up from Cinderblocks and Planks

Free hand jobs and superhero cows: Comic Con Badvertising!

Here’s the live-action Blue Beetle footage that debuted at Comic-Con

Family Tracker iOS4 App: Big Brother For Big Brothers

All Giz Wants: Gadgets With Character

Google’s master plan – DO NOT ERASE!

Novation Dicer DJ Controllers Are Easy and Cheap Way To Get Into DJing

Ted Chiang redefines how everybody will write about artificial intelligence

HP’s 30 Inch, Billion Color-Displaying ZR30w Monitor Reviewed

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