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A scientific diagram of the ancient Hebrew cosmos

Designer Michæl Paukner created this gorgeous, simple depiction of what ancient Hebrews believed the cosmos looked like, based on what they recorded in the Old Testament. Click the image to embiggen. Paukner, who does freelance art directing in Vienna, writes: The preceding description of the world doesn’t share the same scientific view that we have,…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jul 13 '10

Video-Capable E-Paper Hints At a Fun Ebook Reader Future

E-Ink has served Kindle users well for the past few years, but there’s no way it’s the e-paper endgame. Especially when this new tech from Nemoptic is video, touchscreen, and backlight-friendly. It can basically do everything you wish your Kindle could. That’s thanks to being based on active matrix bistable nematics, which allows for a…

Commerce Brian Barrett Jul 13 '10

What’s Next In Body Washing/Soap Application Technology? Old Spice Answers

Isaiah Mustafa, the shirtless Old Spice guy, answers our question: “will anything surpass the loofah as the predominant body wash-applying technology?” And he does it in such a way that it doesn’t even matter what his answer is. [YouTube]

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 13 '10

Train Conductor 2 For iPhone and iPad Is Addicting, Chaotic Fun

If you’ve ever played Flight Control, Harbor Master, or the original Train Conductor, you’ll love Train Conductor 2. If you haven’t played any of those, you’ll still probably love Train Conductor 2. It’s a fast-paced, time management game. https://kotaku.com/flight-control-review-strategy-vs-scribble-5421468 Train Conductor 2 is in America (instead of the original’s Australia). The five levels in the…

Tech News Casey Chan Jul 13 '10

The 5 most tear-jerking X-Men deaths

Out of all the superteams in comics, the X-Men always seem to rack up the highest body counts. It’s like dying is their mutant power! In any case, here are the weepiest passings in X-history. The X-Men have the luxury of ballooning death tolls as there’s so darn many of them. If Johnny Storm died,…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Jul 13 '10

GE and Yves Behar Unveil Charge-Stations for Electric Cars

Today, GE has unveiled its long-awaited scheme for electric-car charging points, complete with a design by Yves Béhar’s Fuseproject. The stations will drop the time required to charge a car down to as little as four hours. Outwardly, the GE Wattstation charge point resembles the award winning work by FastCompany.com contributor Gadi Amit and NewDeal…

Tech News Cliff Kuang - Co.Design Jul 13 '10

Watch the Inception concert with Hans Zimmer live right here

Tonight, guitarist Johnny Marr and Hans Zimmer will perform live from the Inception red carpet. And you can watch it all streaming live right here! The duo will be playing the booming Inception soundtrack, backed by a 20-piece orchestra. Tune in at 11 PST for the show. The event will be taking place at the…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jul 13 '10

Tron Legacy brought in Pixar to spruce up Tron’s digital soul

Some people would think bringing in new writers is a bad sign. But when you’re bringing in Pixar’s most respective creators, we think it’s a very good sign. So where did Joe Kosinski’s Tron need a little cleaning up? Entertainment Weekly is reporting that late March, the Tron filmmakers screened a rough cut of their…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jul 13 '10

Arsenic is unlikely warrior against cancer

The deadly poison made famous in countless Agatha Christie mysteries isn’t known for its health benefits. But an arsenic compound has helped treat leukemia sufferers for over a decade, and we’ve just discovered it can fight other cancers as well. The specific compound is arsenic trioxide, and it’s already been approved by the FDA for…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jul 13 '10

Question of the Day: How Much Are You Willing to Spend on Kinect and Its Games?

So the prices of Kinect games might be pretty high, and it’s not entirely clear whether or not the hardware will come bundled with a game. Just how much are you willing to spend on Microsofts new peripheral? https://gizmodo.com/wal-mart-offering-199-kinect-bundle-selling-kinect-ga-5585893 How much are you willing to spend on Kinect and 2 games?customer surveys

Tech News Adam Frucci Jul 13 '10

We’ve given Inception a dumber title. Now it’s up to you to design a cheesy poster to go with it! (Minor spoilers)

Would Christopher Nolan’s Inception be looking more like a sure-fire hit if it had a dumber, more obvious title? Like, say, Thief Of Dreams? That’s what our own AngriestGeek suggested. And now we’re dying to see what the movie poster for Thief Of Dreams would look like. Post your best, cheesiest, photoshop mockups in the…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 13 '10

HTC 1 Concept Envisions Minimalism At Its Most Functional

HTC makes some beautiful phones, but designer Andrew Kim still sees room for improvement. The HTC 1 is his vision for a device with an even more refined and harmonious design. Can you spot the hidden kickstand? Ah, there it is, built into the design itself (as opposed, he says, to being added as an…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jul 13 '10

The best of last night’s Sky Captain Commentary Twack

Oh, we had us a fine time tweet-lambasting our way through the groundbreakingly rendered missed opportunity, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. In case you missed it, here’s the cream of the crop. @io9commentary okay, y’all. Paramount logo is on the screen, jug of OJ and tissues handy. Let’s go into The World of…

io9 Marc Bernardin Jul 13 '10

Is Apple Silently Recalling the iPhone 4 Now?

We’ve received only one report, so take it with a hill of salt: A Gizmodo reader claims that, after Apple replaced his iPhone 4, he couldn’t reproduce the sharp loss of signal. He says that the hardware seems slightly different: https://gizmodo.com/why-apples-iphone-4-update-wont-fix-your-reception-prob-5577812 Update: Some readers confirm, others don’t. Check it out here. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-4-silent-recall-some-readers-confirm-updating-5587029 I’ve been following…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jul 13 '10

South Korea’s DMZ Sentry Robot Is Licensed to Kill

There are few borders more heavily guarded than the one dividing North and South Korea. That became even more true last month, when Seoul stationed a a heat-, voice-, and motion-detecting surveillance robot in the Demilitarized Zone. With guns. The $330,000 unit will serve in the central section of the DMZ, and is considered a…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jul 13 '10

io9 Book Club reminder: Miéville’s “The City & The City” is July’s pick

Just a quick reminder to io9 Book Club readers that this month’s pick is The City & The City by China Miéville. Our meeting will begin July 26, so get reading! Undecided? You can read Grey_Area’s review of The City & The City here. https://gizmodo.com/get-lost-in-china-mievilles-weirdest-cityscape-yet-5271675 What’s this whole crazy book club thing? Let me tell…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz Jul 13 '10

These are some styling power plants from the 1960s, daddy-o

In the 1960s, United States Steel released Power Styling, a book of remodeled electrical stations that crackled with modernist flair. The book imagines a mod future in which “electrical engineer” is the sexiest gig on the planet. Here’s the description of Power Styling from grain edit. They’re not sure who made these illustrations but have…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jul 13 '10

Study: A death star named Nemesis isn’t to blame for mass extinctions

In the 1980s, fossil record research showed a curious cycle: Every 27 million years, Earth hosted a mass extinction. Some scientists blamed a dim star dubbed Nemesis. They suggested it was in a deadly dance with our sun, periodically kicking comets out of the distant Oort Cloud to shower our planet with destruction. Morbidly fascinating…

io9 Joseph Calamia - Discover Jul 13 '10

Program Your Car Keys To Unlock All Your Cars

Here’s a neat trick that let’s you re-program one key fob to unlock all your cars. It’s like a universal remote, but for your car. In order to re-program the keyfob, you’ll have to follow the instructions specific for your car (find them here). There’s methods for GM, Ford, Dodge, Toyota and Nissan vehicles but…

Tech News Casey Chan Jul 13 '10

Can I build an ansible to communicate across the cosmos?

In this week’s Ask a Physicist, we answer a question that’s on everyone’s mind: Can we use quantum entanglement to make a mockery of the speed of light, and create intergalactic communications devices like Le Guin’s “ansible“? This week’s Ask a Physicist comes to us from a huge number of you, but was first posed…

io9 Dr. Dave Goldberg Jul 13 '10

A scientific diagram of the ancient Hebrew cosmos

Video-Capable E-Paper Hints At a Fun Ebook Reader Future

What’s Next In Body Washing/Soap Application Technology? Old Spice Answers

Train Conductor 2 For iPhone and iPad Is Addicting, Chaotic Fun

The 5 most tear-jerking X-Men deaths

GE and Yves Behar Unveil Charge-Stations for Electric Cars

Watch the Inception concert with Hans Zimmer live right here

Tron Legacy brought in Pixar to spruce up Tron’s digital soul

Arsenic is unlikely warrior against cancer

Question of the Day: How Much Are You Willing to Spend on Kinect and Its Games?

We’ve given Inception a dumber title. Now it’s up to you to design a cheesy poster to go with it! (Minor spoilers)

HTC 1 Concept Envisions Minimalism At Its Most Functional

The best of last night’s Sky Captain Commentary Twack

Is Apple Silently Recalling the iPhone 4 Now?

South Korea’s DMZ Sentry Robot Is Licensed to Kill

io9 Book Club reminder: Miéville’s “The City & The City” is July’s pick

These are some styling power plants from the 1960s, daddy-o

Study: A death star named Nemesis isn’t to blame for mass extinctions

Program Your Car Keys To Unlock All Your Cars

Can I build an ansible to communicate across the cosmos?

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A scientific diagram of the ancient Hebrew cosmos

Video-Capable E-Paper Hints At a Fun Ebook Reader Future

What’s Next In Body Washing/Soap Application Technology? Old Spice Answers

Train Conductor 2 For iPhone and iPad Is Addicting, Chaotic Fun

The 5 most tear-jerking X-Men deaths

GE and Yves Behar Unveil Charge-Stations for Electric Cars

Watch the Inception concert with Hans Zimmer live right here

Tron Legacy brought in Pixar to spruce up Tron’s digital soul

Arsenic is unlikely warrior against cancer

Question of the Day: How Much Are You Willing to Spend on Kinect and Its Games?

We’ve given Inception a dumber title. Now it’s up to you to design a cheesy poster to go with it! (Minor spoilers)

HTC 1 Concept Envisions Minimalism At Its Most Functional

The best of last night’s Sky Captain Commentary Twack

Is Apple Silently Recalling the iPhone 4 Now?

South Korea’s DMZ Sentry Robot Is Licensed to Kill

io9 Book Club reminder: Miéville’s “The City & The City” is July’s pick

These are some styling power plants from the 1960s, daddy-o

Study: A death star named Nemesis isn’t to blame for mass extinctions

Program Your Car Keys To Unlock All Your Cars

Can I build an ansible to communicate across the cosmos?

Here’s How *That* ‘Obsession’ Scene Came Together

99% of CEOs Expect AI-Driven Layoffs in the Next Two Years

Nicolas Winding Refn is Finally Making His ‘Maniac Cop’ Movie

Apple Is Reportedly Making AirPods Less Frustrating to Control

‘Stranger Things’ Has One More Place to Go: The Smithsonian

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Here’s How That ‘Obsession’ Scene Came Together