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Are We Using The Right Methods To Find ET?

Advanced alien civilizations could be out there, but currently we are searching for the wrong signs of life. Richard Carrigan of Fermilab contends that we should try looking for the telltale signs of massive star engines. In his recent paper “Starry Messages: Searching for Signatures of Interstellar Archaeology,” Carrigan – who is a physicist at…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Ant Lifts Weight 100 Times Heavier Than Own Body Weight In Ant World’s Jersey Shore Try-Outs

What you’re looking at is not only the winner of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council photo competition, it’s also the moment when humans became fearful of the mighty weightlifting ant race. As your eyes have clocked from the words “500mg” written on the weight, it’s lifting approximately 100 times its own body weight.…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

The Downtown Breakfast Set Makes Mornings Modular

Ignore the fact that there’s no room for bread or utensils, and for a moment, appreciate the efficiency of this compact lithium ion-powered coffee maker, milk frother and toaster—no bigger than a large cereal box. You done? OK, now we can speculate that building the frother into the coffee maker might save space—and the coffee…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Tron Gets Funky, A Scrubs Star Fights To Stop Aliens Eating L.A., and Ally McBeal’s Ex Enslaves Clark Kent’s Mind

Tron Legacy will be freakier than the original, but the new Teen Wolf may be less outrageous. Find out how aliens will sink your Battleship and eat L.A. There are new Last Airbender/Crazies ads. Plus V Caprica , Smallville and Lost. Tron Legacy: We already knew that Michael Sheen plays the owner of a cyber-nightclub.…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

There’s One Of those ‘Woot-Offs’ Going On

To whom it may concern: The all day caffeine rush for your credit card, known as a woot-off in some circles, is going on now. [woot!]

Tech News Mark Wilson

Priorities.

Godspeed, friend. And on another note, the use of dated clipart in what’s essentially a gadget obit seems particularly fitting. [ScaryIdeas] UPDATE: New, related ads are making this look more like a viral marketing campaign than an honest plea for help. We’ve been betrayed! [Yfrog Thanks Sinéad!]

Tech News Mark Wilson

Japanese Gizmo Plays Mosquito Buzzing Noise To Determine the Age Of Your Blind Date

Train stations in the UK sometimes broadcast mosquito noises that are so high-pitched they can only be heard by those under 25 years of age, but Japan’s taken it one step too far with this age prediction gadget. Designed to be used on blind dates to determine their age, the Age Prediction Machine plays a…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Honda’s Eco-Friendly Trike of the Future

The annual Geneva Motor Show has had an early entry ahead of next week, with Honda’s battery-powered 3R-C concept trike looking very fast and ever so protective of the dry head inside. The minimal, space-age three-wheeler has a low electric drivetrain to improve stability, and high sides for greater safety. Added to that, the lockable…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Italian Court Finds Google Employees Guilty Over a Google Video They Had Nothing To Do With

Some shocking news reaches us via the Google blog today—apparently three Google employees have been convicted in an Italian court over a video uploaded to Google Video back in 2006. Scarily, they had nothing to do with it. Writing on the blog, Google’s VP and Deputy General Counsel Matt Sucherman described that some Italian schoolkids…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

LG’s 3D TV and Blu-ray Launch Details Leaked in Embarrassing Google Documents Blunder

We’ve seen more exciting leaked roadmaps, but it’s rather comical that LG’s leak came about by accidentally sharing a Google Document. A 3D TV, 3D Blu-ray player and TV webcam for 720p Skype chat are all due to launch soon. That 3D TV is actually just a different version of the LH9500 series, named the…

Television Kat Hannaford

Stethoscope iPhone App Lets You Play Doctor—Or Nurse, If You Prefer

Playing doctor and nurse used to be so affordable as a kid. Nowadays, you need to fork out $69.99 for an iPhone app, and $279.99 for an additional stethoscope. Still, you can’t put a price on saving lives, right? Not that you’ll be saving too many lives by connecting a stethoscope to an iPhone, and…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

City Lights Concept Shows Streetlamps That Soak Up the Sunshine For Evening Glowing

Tackling many green issues, Philips has lent its name to the Sustainable City Lights concept project, with the opening and closing lamps harnessing energy from the sun and wind to glow LED-bright in the evenings. Beautiful. [Yanko Design]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Is Acer Readying a Chrome OS Netbook For a Mid-2010 Launch?

It may be a case of semantics, but Digitimes is reporting that Acer—who we already know are desperate to be the first manufacturer with a Chrome OS netbook—will be launching “devices running Google’s Chrome OS in the middle of 2010.” So far, we’ve been hearing the end of the year for releases, but if there’s…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Google Cancels Chinese Nexus One Developer Event (To Prove a Point?)

Joking they were not, when Google vowed to take down China. Ok, that’s not exactly what they said—but after refusing to launch two Android phones there mid-January, they’ve now pulled out of a developers event in Beijing. Updated. https://gizmodo.com/google-refuses-to-continue-censoring-results-in-china-5446712 Following developer events at TED and MWC (plus the upcoming GDC), they were scheduled to tour…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

This Is How Google Voice Will Ruin Your Relationships

Long ago, someone wrote about how Google is out to control your dog and marry your wife. I don’t know how right he was about all that, but I certainly know that Google Voice is out to ruin relationships. https://gizmodo.com/google-to-control-your-dog-personal-belongings-marry-329654 You see, reader Pascal wrote us about a recent experience he had with Google Voice’s…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Why Pea Aphids Are The Most Awesome Organism

The pea aphid is one of the weirdest and most versatile creatures around. It can reproduce sexually or asexually, can breed winged or unwinged babies, and is also a symbiote. This week, its genome has been sequenced. PLoS Biology published information about the sequenced pea aphid genome this week, including loads of interesting details about…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Change a Smoke Alarm’s Batteries With a Broomstick

Not sure why it took $2,500 and a student design competition to come up with this, but Trevis Kurz has invented a smoke alarm you can change the batteries for with just a broomstick (and your arms). [Housewares]

Tech News Jason Chen

Latest iPad/iPhone SDK Mentions Front-Facing Camera, Camera Flash, and Video Conferencing

The latest iPad/iPhone SDK not only makes it easier for developers to build universal iPad/iPhone apps, but it also appears to have support for a front-facing camera, zoom, camera flash, and video conferencing. Oh, and some snazzy accept/decline buttons. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-3-2-beta-3-sdk-simplifies-developing-universal-i-5478441 Keep in mind that the iPad SDK is the same as the iPhone SDK at…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

The Haunted Mansion’s House Band

We love figuring out how things work, but in the case of this video—a bizarre musical performance involving disembodied holographic heads—it’s probably better to just behold. OK, fine, speculate how they did it in the comments. [Make]

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

The Most Accurate, Highest Resolution Earth View to Date

This is the most accurate, highest resolution true color image of planet Earth to date. And at 2048 x 2048 pixels, you should put it in your desktop background now. You can get America too: Click on the images to get the high resolution version. Sounds familiar? This is why. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-why-that-amazing-nasa-earth-image-looked-so-fam-5486448 Oh, you are beautiful,…

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz

Are We Using The Right Methods To Find ET?

Ant Lifts Weight 100 Times Heavier Than Own Body Weight In Ant World’s Jersey Shore Try-Outs

The Downtown Breakfast Set Makes Mornings Modular

Tron Gets Funky, A Scrubs Star Fights To Stop Aliens Eating L.A., and Ally McBeal’s Ex Enslaves Clark Kent’s Mind

There’s One Of those ‘Woot-Offs’ Going On

Priorities.

Japanese Gizmo Plays Mosquito Buzzing Noise To Determine the Age Of Your Blind Date

Honda’s Eco-Friendly Trike of the Future

Italian Court Finds Google Employees Guilty Over a Google Video They Had Nothing To Do With

LG’s 3D TV and Blu-ray Launch Details Leaked in Embarrassing Google Documents Blunder

Stethoscope iPhone App Lets You Play Doctor—Or Nurse, If You Prefer

City Lights Concept Shows Streetlamps That Soak Up the Sunshine For Evening Glowing

Is Acer Readying a Chrome OS Netbook For a Mid-2010 Launch?

Google Cancels Chinese Nexus One Developer Event (To Prove a Point?)

This Is How Google Voice Will Ruin Your Relationships

Why Pea Aphids Are The Most Awesome Organism

Change a Smoke Alarm’s Batteries With a Broomstick

Latest iPad/iPhone SDK Mentions Front-Facing Camera, Camera Flash, and Video Conferencing

The Haunted Mansion’s House Band

The Most Accurate, Highest Resolution Earth View to Date

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