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Blink Electric Vehicle Charging Station Looks Better Than Any Gas Pump

The fantastic folks of ECOtality and Frog Design have partnered to show us how we’ll charge our sleek electric vehicles in the future. Their design is called Blink, and it looks almost as good as the cars it’ll power. The charging stations appear to focus on making the best of a limited space—such as corners…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Jul 27 '10

Teen dressed as the Joker burns down his high school in Ireland for “hypocrisy”

Yesterday a Dublin court heard arguments in the case of Christopher Clancy, who dressed up as the Joker and set fire to his school for its “hypocrisy” and for treating students “as sub-human.” He did €1m worth of damage. According to the Irish Independent: Garda Liam Ganny told the court that Clancy, who had left…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jul 27 '10

Man vs. Gigantic Robot Scorpion

OK, so really it’s a dude controlling that gigantic arm, which is about to pick up a smaller robot and hurl it to the ground. But still, he seems perilously close. [Survival Research Laboratories via Boing Boing]

Tech News Adam Frucci Jul 27 '10

Watch Tiffany’s epic pie-fight with Debbie Gibson

Syfy just released a sneak peek from next year’s Mega-Python vs. Gatoroid, in which Debbie Gibson and Tiffany’s catfight becomes a bizarre/obscene pie-fight. We caught up with Tiffany the other day, and she talked about the pop sirens’ pastry assault. Here’s the clip, which Syfy just put out. I have a feeling this will be…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jul 27 '10

Panasonic’s HDC-SDX1 and HM-TA1 HD Camcorders Double as Web Cams

Panasonic’s outing two new budget HD camcorders: the HDC SDX1, a 1080-shooting compact camcorder with a 2.7″ touch screen and the ability to snip still shots from video clips, and the HM-TA1, a 1080p pocket cam that doubles as a webcam. The HM-TA1, the 1080p pocketcam, shoots 8MP stills and can grab 5MP shots from…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jul 27 '10

AirportRemote Monitor App Turns Your iPhone Into A Flight Board

You know those flight information display boards at airports that show travelers what gate to go to, what time their flight is, and all that? AirportRemote Monitor makes your iPhone do the same thing. It’s a simple idea, to translate all that flight information to the iPhone but it’s kind of information overload. When I’m…

Tech News Casey Chan Jul 27 '10

iOS 4.1 Beta 2 May Hold The Answer To iPhone 4 Proximity Sensor Issues

I’ve made several phone calls since restoring my iPhone 4 with iOS 4.1 Beta 2, but I didn’t manage to accidentally hang up on anyone. It feels like any of the proximity sensor troubles I’ve struggled with are finally gone. https://gizmodo.com/ios-4-1-beta-2-now-available-to-iphone-developers-5598018 Not every iPhone 4 seemed to have a quirky proximity sensor, but mine certainly…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Jul 27 '10

Sound Activated Drum Light Would Make a Banging Bat Signal

This may look like any other snare drum, and it is—with one important difference. When you bop this one, the sound makes it light up the sky. Expensive? Yes, very. Practical? Not in the slightest. A fun toy for rich eccentrics and/or caped crusaders? Absolutely. The 326 Sound Activated Drum Light costs $850, making it…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jul 27 '10

A Rundown of the New Apple Gear

Faster iMacs, more powerful Mac Pros, larger Cinema Displays, a Magic Trackpad, and a nifty battery charger were among the Apple product announcements today. Here’s a rundown of what you need to know: Mac Pros Now Have Up to 12 Cores Apple’s LED Cinema Display Now Comes In 27″ Size Faster New iMacs Can Run…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Jul 27 '10

Thor describes his most humbling moment in the presence of Odin

Meet the new Thor, Chris Hemsworth. We sat down with the mighty Thor at the Marvel roundtables, mere minutes after the cast of The Avengers went on stage, with Thor rightfully towering over the others. Watch our quickie interview. How do you see Thor in this film? I think he’s certainly, in the beginning of…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jul 27 '10

A young William Adama is getting his own online series, Blood and Chrome

William Adama of Battlestar Galactica will be receiving a series of ten or so of ten-minute long webisodes called Blood and Chrome. This series will be R-rated and will follow Adama’s early life as a soldier in the Cylon War. Says Caprica co-executive producer Michael Taylor: I’ve seen the virtual, 3D version of CIC [‘Battlestar’s’…

Television Cyriaque Lamar Jul 27 '10

Why it’s so hard to distinguish between hype and real fan excitement

This past week at San Diego Comic Con, we’ve seen a lot of fans expressing their passion for their favorite stories. But we also got bombarded with manufactured hype. Why is it so hard to tell the difference between two? If you’re honest, you’ll admit that you’ve had times where it was almost impossible to…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 27 '10

Nokia’s Crowdsourced Design Competition Shows Fans Really Do Want Android

When Nokia started crowdsourcing ideas for a new potential phone, I very much doubt they expected one of the key criteria named by partakers would be an “open source operating system with unlimited multitasking.” Like…Android? Their fans want Android? https://gizmodo.com/nokia-crowdsources-all-that-boring-design-business-5497991 Ok, fair enough, Symbian is open-source and can do a small amount of multitasking. But…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jul 27 '10

iOS 4.1 Beta 2 Now Available to iPhone Developers

Looks like iOS 4.1 Beta 2 is now available for download in the iPhone Developer Center. We’ll be taking a look and letting you know what’s new since the last beta shortly. [Apple] https://gizmodo.com/whats-new-in-ios-4-1-beta-5587309

Tech News Rosa Golijan Jul 27 '10

The best cosplay of Comic-Con 2010

Ah, Comic-Con. A wondrous season in which a female Guy Gardner can rub shoulders with Deadpool and Oscar the Grouch. Here’s some of the more magnificent con wear we spotted in San Diego. Some of these photos are from Norman Chan’s massive Comic-Con gallery. Thanks for the heads up, Norman! Also, for those of you…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Jul 27 '10

Google Earth Used to Showcase Nagasaki A-Bomb Info

The Nagasaki Archive is a website that combines Google Earth with a boatload of data on the bombing of Nagasaki, including photos of survivors and the locations of destroyed buildings, to great effect. [Nagasaki Archive via Japan Probe]

Tech News Adam Frucci Jul 27 '10

The last Lost spoilers you’ll ever read (or not, if you want to stay pure)

The Lost season six DVD includes a new 12-minute segment that promises to answer some more questions and tie up some loose ends. Does it deliver the goods? A detailed synopsis of it has popped up online. Spoilers definitely ahead… So the SpoilersLost blog, which got so many inside scoops on the show during its…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jul 27 '10

SDCC Cosplay Gallery 2

McPoyle cosplay from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Nothing quite like playing a bunch of inbred milk-chuggers. Seeing as how they’re going for creepy, this is a win. [Via Lauren Davis] Snoopy is one of those characters who’s absolutely charming in 2D but becomes nightmare fuel once he jumps off the Funny Pages. [Via Norman…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jul 27 '10

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 Jul 27 '10

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 Jul 27 '10

Blink Electric Vehicle Charging Station Looks Better Than Any Gas Pump

Teen dressed as the Joker burns down his high school in Ireland for “hypocrisy”

Man vs. Gigantic Robot Scorpion

Watch Tiffany’s epic pie-fight with Debbie Gibson

Panasonic’s HDC-SDX1 and HM-TA1 HD Camcorders Double as Web Cams

AirportRemote Monitor App Turns Your iPhone Into A Flight Board

iOS 4.1 Beta 2 May Hold The Answer To iPhone 4 Proximity Sensor Issues

Sound Activated Drum Light Would Make a Banging Bat Signal

A Rundown of the New Apple Gear

Thor describes his most humbling moment in the presence of Odin

A young William Adama is getting his own online series, Blood and Chrome

Why it’s so hard to distinguish between hype and real fan excitement

Nokia’s Crowdsourced Design Competition Shows Fans Really Do Want Android

iOS 4.1 Beta 2 Now Available to iPhone Developers

The best cosplay of Comic-Con 2010

Google Earth Used to Showcase Nagasaki A-Bomb Info

The last Lost spoilers you’ll ever read (or not, if you want to stay pure)

SDCC Cosplay Gallery 2

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

Seven People Have Been Entrusted With The Keys To The Internet

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