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One possible explanation for the Gulf oil spill: Did someone tug on Superman’s cape?

Superman’s turned nasty, in this awesome clip from Superman III, and this leads to him getting some action with a hot blonde who’s “past saving.” But first she wants him to cause a sexy, shiny oil spill in the Atlantic. Luckily, Superman III, which just aired on AMC, also offers some clues as to how…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Inventor Of Cellphone Used Very First Call To Tease His AT&T Rival

Click to viewIt’s 1973 and Marty Cooper, the father of the cellphone, is about to make the very first public cellphone call while walking past the New York Hilton. He dials Joel Engle, his AT&T rival, and says these beautiful-yet-mocking words: Joel! This is Marty Cooper. I’m calling you from a cellular phone. But a…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

How forensics experts use DNA to create “mugshots” of a criminal’s face

What if forensics experts could use a microscopic sample of DNA to figure out what a criminal suspect looks like? No, it’s not science fiction. In just a few years, investigators may be reconstructing suspects’ faces from DNA. Finding out what a criminal looks like is a crucial step in any investigation. Surveillance images or…

io9 Ed Grabianowski

Your iPad Deserves a La-Z-Boy

Your iPad works hard. Isn’t it about time you did something nice for it in return? Here: a nice reclining stand to help it take a load off. And hey, you get something out of it, too! The iPad and eReader Recliner, from Laptop Works, gives you a decent range of hands-free viewing angles for…

Tech News Brian Barrett

NASA may send robotic astronauts to the Moon…and soon!

With the cancellation of the Constellation project, it looks like Americans aren’t headed back to the Moon anytime soon – at least, not human Americans. NASA’s mysterious Project M aims to send an android to the Moon inside three years. The project hasn’t yet secured NASA funding nor money from the U.S. government, so Project…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Megamind’s first trailer raises the bar on CG animated comedies

The bulbous blue-headed supervillain comedy Megamind may seem like just another superhero retread cartoon, but the brand new trailer proves its comedic merit. Plus Tina Fey is wickedly clever as the unimpressed damsel-in-distress. Watch and laugh. Minor spoilers below. Interesting side note – this isn’t even the entire movie. The trailer is basically setting up…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Quantum Teleportation Achieved Across 10 Miles

In our collective imagination, teleportation has always seemed like the logical step after flying cars. But scientists’ recent success in teleporting information between photons ten miles apart makes it seem like we might just leapfrog those flying jalopies altogether. Let’s get one important point out of the way up front: quantum teleportation is not exactly…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Watch the Dallas Cowboys football stadium implode – from inside

This video is one of the scariest, most awesome things I’ve ever seen. It’s a 360 degree view of the demolition last month of the Cowboys’ stadium – seen from cameras positioned inside. What’s amazing about this video is that you can click the arrows and get a wraparound view of the explosion as it’s…

io9 Annalee Newitz

A Window Office Inside a Nintendo DS

That’s all I want, really. Just a cozy little spot somewhere underneath the D-pad. Or if all that construction turns you off, maybe you’d prefer a penthouse condo atop a PS3 highrise: These images come courtesy of photographer Joseph Ford, from a series called If I Were President. I couldn’t think of a better title,…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Turkish bees make beautiful nests out of flower petals

Bees and flowers have long been intertwined by pollination, as bees aid flowers in the task of sexual reproduction. But a very special group of bees in Turkey take their work home with them, making beautiful nests out of flowers. Two separate teams working in the Middle East recently discovered Osmia avoseta, which is unique…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Question of the Day: Does Froyo Make You Want to Get an Android Phone?

Since new iPhones have come out every summer for the past few years, June and July is a time when many, many cell contracts expire. Do Google’s new Android OS features make you want to switch to their team? https://gizmodo.com/whats-new-in-android-2-2-5543313 Speaking as an iPhone 3G user not entirely in love with AT&T or Apple these…

Tech News Adam Frucci

The 5 laws of making a story complicated without creating an ungodly mess

What’s the difference between an overcomplicated story with a ton of detours, and a brilliant tapestry? Often, it boils down to whether all your added complications fit within a theme. Here are five rules of thematic storytelling that may help. Watching the last batch of episodes of Lost, it’s been occurring to me just how…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

A new kind of supernova defies explanation – but explains our bone structure

Currently there are two known causes for supernovae. But an exploding star spotted in 2005 defies the understood explanations. The theory of how it ignited could explain something unexpected: Why we have calcium in our bones. According to the current understanding, there are two types of supernovae. There are the hot, young giants that collapse…

io9 Tim Barribeau

Immaculate Creation: Birth of the First Synthetic Cell

For the first time, scientists have created life from scratch – well, sort of. Craig Venter’s team has made a bacterial genome from smaller DNA subunits and then transplanted the whole thing into another cell. What did Venter’s team do? The cell was created by stitching together the genome of a goat pathogen called Mycoplasma…

Tech News New Scientist

Steve Jobs Is Not Impressed With Google’s New Video Format

Google hopes to sidestep the entire HTML5 video debate with a new, open source, royalty free format called WebM. But will Apple ever support it? Judging by to the latest missive from Steve’s iPad, things don’t look great. https://gizmodo.com/giz-explains-why-html5-isnt-going-to-save-the-internet-5461711 A Register reader sent a concise email to Jobs’ public email address, which he often uses…

Tech News John Herrman

Logitech’s Google TV Box Will Have Special Powers

The unique thing about Logitech’s Google TV box—the size of a squished Apple TV, rendered in glossy black plastic—is that it’ll have the full powers of Logitech’s Harmony remotes and ecosystem. https://gizmodo.com/logitech-harmony-900-universal-remote-review-5334917 The box overall is pretty standard, with the back revealing a pair of USB ports—which could’ve saved today’s presentation—IR blasters and HDMI in…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

The Empire Strikes Back: The film that introduced a generation to tragedy

Thirty years ago, George Lucas sprung his Star Wars sequel upon a young moviegoing public that was simply unprepared for what they’d see: An unrelenting operatic downer, filled with pain, sacrifice, revelation, and loss. Good times. Friday is the 30th anniversary of the release of Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back. There…

io9 Marc Bernardin

What Is Google TV?

Google TV was announced today. But what exactly is it? Give us two minutes. https://gizmodo.com/google-tv-combines-tv-android-and-all-of-the-internet-5543689 It’s a software platform… You know how the Nexus One is a piece of hardware by HTC that runs Android, a piece of software by Google? That’s how Google TV will work. At its heart, Google TV is a platform.…

Tech News Mark Wilson

What Is Froyo?

Google’s out with Android 2.2—codename: Froyo—and so far we’re impressed. But what is it, exactly? It’s a mobile platform… Froyo (following Google’s adorable alphabetized dessert naming convention) is the latest iteration of Android, Google’s mobile operating system. Simple enough! If you bought an Android phone recently, Froyo’s what it will eventually be running. https://gizmodo.com/htc-says-your-2010-android-phone-will-most-likely-get-5543847 …with…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Drop and Charge Instead of Plug and Unplug

Introducing the Powermat Wireless Charging System for iPhone. The protective receiver case and charging mat allow you to simply drop and charge, instead of plug and unplug. Charge your 3G or 3GS wirelessly with Powermat! Lose the cords™ and set your iPhone free. With Powermat you can wirelessly charge all your favorite electronic devices. Simply…

Tech News Gawkercreative

One possible explanation for the Gulf oil spill: Did someone tug on Superman’s cape?

Inventor Of Cellphone Used Very First Call To Tease His AT&T Rival

How forensics experts use DNA to create “mugshots” of a criminal’s face

Your iPad Deserves a La-Z-Boy

NASA may send robotic astronauts to the Moon…and soon!

Megamind’s first trailer raises the bar on CG animated comedies

Quantum Teleportation Achieved Across 10 Miles

Watch the Dallas Cowboys football stadium implode – from inside

A Window Office Inside a Nintendo DS

Turkish bees make beautiful nests out of flower petals

Question of the Day: Does Froyo Make You Want to Get an Android Phone?

The 5 laws of making a story complicated without creating an ungodly mess

A new kind of supernova defies explanation – but explains our bone structure

Immaculate Creation: Birth of the First Synthetic Cell

Steve Jobs Is Not Impressed With Google’s New Video Format

Logitech’s Google TV Box Will Have Special Powers

The Empire Strikes Back: The film that introduced a generation to tragedy

What Is Google TV?

What Is Froyo?

Drop and Charge Instead of Plug and Unplug

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