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PSD502 Spray Delays Premature Ejaculation

Rejoice, premature ejaculators of the world, because the solution to your problem may arrive soon. According to clinical trials, a substance called PSD502—a lidocaine- and prilocaine-based spray—may expand your tour de force timings by a factor of 5.5. The drug, which is being developed by Shionogi Pharma, has been tested with 556 men, with a…

Finally, Some Actual Stats on Internet Porn

Everyone “knows” how big internet porn is, when compared to industries like TV, movies and everything else. But how big is it really? Online MBA compiled some statistics and placed them in one handy image. Research and image credit Online MBA.

Steve Jobs Explains Why Apple Lost the Platform War

During the D8 event, Apple CEO Steve Jobs explained precisely why Apple lost the platform war: They weren’t fighting it. [Engadget]

Is Apple Going to Pull Google Off the iPhone? (Not Yet)

“No,” says El Jobso, when asked by Kara Swisher at D8 if Apple is going to pull Google off the iPhone, given the competition that’s erupted between them. He also said “we have no plans to go into the search business,” when pressed by Walt Mossberg regarding Apple’s acquisition of Siri—which Walt says is a…

Swamp Thing and other “Vertigo” characters to return to the mainstream DC universe

Back in the DCU of the 1980s, Swamp Thing hung with Superman, Sandman met Martian Manhunter, and John Constantine bothered anyone he damn well pleased. This changed with the advent of DC’s Vertigo imprint, but things are changing once again. According to Rich Johnston over at Bleeding Cool, Swamp Thing will be returning to the…

Watch World’s First Waterproof Full HD Camcorder Take the Plunge (Updated)

Sanyo’s Xacti DMX-CA100 would be a good enough HD camcorder on its own right—a 1/2.33-inch CMOS sensor, 5x optical zoom, 2.7-inch LCD, takes 14MP still pictures—if it weren’t also waterproof. But watching it work underwater? That’s something else.UPDATE The video comes courtesy of DigInfonews Tokyo, and while it doesn’t quite have the Jacques Cousteau moments…

This Ship In a Bottle Can Probably Cross the Atlantic

Some people will call this 1/30th replica of Admiral Nelson’s flagship Victory—to be displayed in Trafalgar Square, London—”art.” I’ll call it cheating. Pretty cool cheating, but cheating nonetheless. Now I need a glass of Nelson’s Brandy. [Guardian]

3M’s Flashy New Privacy Filters Turn Your Laptop Screen to Gold

There are plenty of privacy filters out there that prevent snoopers from seeing what’s on your laptop screen from an angle. But how many show said snoopers flashy gold? Just one, that’s how many. [3M]

The Robot Uprising Against Autism

This is Bandit, a robot that’s modeled after a human but manages to look unmistakeably synthetic. And for the autistic children Bandit treats, this disconnect from realism is entirely the point. While even close family members can have extreme difficulty connecting to those with autism, machines can be extremely effective. With such an idea in…

H.P. Lovecraft-inspired art show to open in Brooklyn next week

We love both H.P. Lovecraft and fun art openings. So when Dylan Thuras of Atlas Obscura told us he was curating a Cthulhu-centric art show in Brooklyn, we bellowed a hearty “Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn!” The show — A Love Craft: Art Inspired by Monsters, Madness and Mythos — opens at Observatory on…

BP’s oil spill unleashes an outpouring of angry fan art

Now that the U.S. Attorney General’s announced that the oil spill has made almost a third of the Gulf of Mexico off-limits, people are taking their anger to the internet. Here’s a collection of pissed-off, BP-inspired cartoons, videos and illustrations News via CNN. By Mike Mitchell Via Shoryland. By K. Beaton from Hark A Vagrant!…

Which novel is science fiction’s Harry Potter?

Pyr’s Lou Anders breaks it down for you in an awesome new interview over at Redstone Science Fiction. Will “sword and planet” novels make a comeback? Why is steampunk eating hard SF’s lunch? What’s science fiction’s answer to Harry Potter?

Some Wii Accessories Are Better Left Unmade

It’s inflatable, so at least you can stow it away under your bed or in a closet in its natural deflated state—but really, how many times would you actually use this racing kart? What, the various steering wheels available just aren’t good enough? You need a kart with an inbuilt steering wheel holder, for curving…

Steve Jobs Will Fix This Foxconn Suicide Nonsense

Steve Jobs thinks that this Foxconn suicide thing is way overblown. But still, he’s gonna fix it. In an email exchange with a random guy, which is apparently how he communicates with the outside world now, he had this to say to accusations that Apple is party responsible for the recent rash of factory suicides:…

Question of the Day: Do You Care About Magazines on Tablets?

Magazines really hope you’re willing to pay near-cover prices for digital versions of their rags on tablets, like the first batch that have been hitting the iPad. So, are you? https://gizmodo.com/popular-mechanics-ipad-app-the-future-of-magazines-al-5552315 This whole digital magazine thing doesn’t really get me too excited. I mean, the iPad is amazing at just surfing the internet. I use…

The io9 guide to June science fiction awesomeness

Summer here is, and there’s a ton of sizzling scifi on the way! June brings us the returns of True Blood and Futurama, Splice and Jonah Hex at the box office, and loads of author appearances, new books, and conventions. You can download the June calender by clicking here. And here are this month’s convention…

How will the world end? Cory Doctorow, Ben Greenman and other authors debate!

A Surveillance Camera That Types What It Sees

A prototype surveillance camera, developed at UCLA, has the ability to give a live text description of crosses its path. It provides a more efficient way to search video, and gives me a good excuse to buy a wide-brimmed hat. The system, called I2T (Image to Text) uses images or video frames as input, runs…

It’s launch day for new science fiction magazine Lightspeed

Indie SF publisher Prime Books is publishing a new online magazine of science fiction and essays called Lightspeed. Edited by John Joseph Adams, formerly of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Lightspeed aims to “push the envelope.” Now you can read it! Every week, Lightspeed will publish a free story online, along with essays that explore themes…

Zoom H1: Studio-Quality Audio Recording On a Stick

The Zoom H2, an ice cream sandwich-shaped portable audio recorder, has long been a favorite for its sturdy build and studio-quality mics. Now there’s the H1, its smaller, popsicle-shaped brother; it still sounds great, and now it looks great, too. The H1 is Zoom’s smallest recorder to date, but nothing is sacrificed for its size;…