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Trololo as ASCII Art Is a Thing of Perverse Beauty

Dear internet, please give up on April Fool’s jokes. YouTube’s is untoppable: A “text-only mode” that renders videos as colored ASCII art. Clever, gorgeous, perverse. Just click the TEXTp resolution in the bottom right corner of a supported video, and it’ll be shown as a pulsating, hypnotizing square of stylized digital pointilism. The results can…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Apr 1 '10

Scary Fish-Eating And Alien Sex On “V”

Honestly, I can’t imagine why the ratings slid downward in returning alien invasion series V. After all, we got to see head V Anna doing her erotic eating routine with sashimi – and then, with a lizard man! Spoilers! My excitement for the return of V cooled a little bit while watching this episode. I…

Television Annalee Newitz Apr 1 '10

A Beer Fit For Google: Gigabit IPA

Google’s bringing fiber to a special city—whichever city can prove its worth. Portland just threw down some heat by creating its own beer, “Gigabit IPA“. It goes up for a tastetest tomorrow. Will it woo the Goog? [Taplister]

Tech News Joel Johnson Apr 1 '10

The $50 Wolfram Alpha iPhone App Is $2 Because Now They Want People to Actually Buy It

Wolfram Alpha has decided it’d be good if people actually use the supercalculator on their phone, so its famously $50 iPhone (and soon to be iPad) app will be $2. And, they’re legitimately making the mobile site better. https://gizmodo.com/wolframalpha-iphone-app-is-a-50-super-calculator-5384451 Oh, burn, early adopters suckers. Except! They’ll give your money back to anybody “who feels slighted.”…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Apr 1 '10

How To Defeat a Sliding Chain Lock With Only a Rubber Band

Sure, you can use various high-tech methods to sneak into places where you don’t belong, but the MacGyver approaches are so much more fun. Here’s how someone can defeat a sliding chain lock with just a rubber band. https://gizmodo.com/this-high-tech-criminal-wunderkind-puts-any-bond-villai-5501343 Of course you shouldn’t actually use this sort of trick for illegal or shady activities, but…

Privacy & Security Rosa Golijan Mar 31 '10

Please Don’t Stick My Solar-Powered Remote Under the Couch Cushions

My plain, ol’ remotes live underneath the cushions of my couch, but unlike those devices—which seem to like dark, cozy environments—the $15 Powerplus Leopard remote is solar-powered and demands to be in light. [BigGreenSmile via Envirogadget via CrunchGear]

Tech News Rosa Golijan Mar 31 '10

Hulu App Coming to iPad

We’ve heard whispers of it before, but apparently Hulu may be working on an iPad app which will be one of the first places where the popular video service will attempt to integrate a subscription-based approach. https://gizmodo.com/hulu-wants-to-be-on-the-ipad-but-not-for-free-5475523 According to the NYT, “people briefed on Hulu’s plan believe it may test the subscription approach with its…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Mar 31 '10

Tattletale Pills Reveal When You’re Off Your Meds

Maybe you’re forgetful, completely insane, or part of a clinical trial—whatever the reason, someone needs to know if and when you’re taking your medication. The simplest way of keeping track of your swallowing habits? Let the pills tattle. Folks at the University of Florida have devised a capsule which is coated with a “label embossed…

Health Rosa Golijan Mar 31 '10

First iPad Reviews Are In

The first iPad reviews are in and so far they’re sounding pretty great with very few reservations. Here are the highlights of what the early reviewers are saying: The WSJ’s Walt Mossberg is in love with the iPad’s interface and design: The iPad is an advance in making more-sophisticated computing possible via a simple touch…

Reviews Rosa Golijan Mar 31 '10

Watch Cells Mutate Into Cancer and Divide Crazily, In These Amazing Videos

Every day, the cells in your body are dividing like crazy – sometimes too much, which is the definition of cancer. Here you can see breast cancer cells in action, multiplying into what could become a tumorous growth. Yes, this film is dramatically speeded up – most of these cells would divide about twice in…

io9 Annalee Newitz Mar 31 '10

Vampire Team Cullen Activates Their Sparkle Powers

The Cullens wield their vampire power of matching outfits. Rallying for a woody melee is no reason to miss an opportunity to fall into the Forks’ Gap. New images from Twilight’s Eclipse mean it’s time to play Caption This! We know you can do better, so caption that Twilight image! The winner gets a winky…

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 31 '10

War Through an iPhone Camera Lens

The Marine in the photo above is in the middle of a fire fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan’s Helmand province. AP photographer David Guttenfelder caught the moment, and many others just as captivating, with his iPhone camera. Guttenfelder brought along all of his professional equipment too, of course. But to capture those moments of…

Tech News Brian Barrett Mar 31 '10

ABC Video Shows New Musical iPad App

Looks like ABC News has gotten a sneak peek at the iPad and nifty new apps—including something strange and musical that’s making me look forward to finally getting to play around with the device. [ABC]

Tech News Rosa Golijan Mar 31 '10

What Tech Nerds Think About the iPad

The 60 days between the end of January and Saturday have given us, and other really smart people, a lot of time to think about the iPad and what it means. The Revolution Will Be Simplified The predominant strain of philosophical thought amongst pro-Pad punditry is that it’s the computer revolution we’ve been waiting for…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Mar 31 '10

Spring TV Shows To Keep Your Mind Off Lost’s Finale

We’re about to lose Lost, and many of your other favorites are going on break. But luckily, a bunch of great new series are starting up. Get ready for new doses of True Blood, Doctor Who, SGU and Breaking Bad. Ugly Americans This is by far our favorite new spring show. This animated spoof is…

Anime Meredith Woerner Mar 31 '10

Ongoing Eruption In Iceland Opens Up Massive New Lava Vent

Last week, a long-dormant volcano erupted in Iceland, creating a 1 kilometer vent in the earth and spewing lava and steam. Now the continuing eruption has opened a massive, second fissure in the icy ground. So far the eruption has not harmed anyone, and has become something of a tourist attraction. You can view images…

io9 Annalee Newitz Mar 31 '10

Behold The Car-Crushing Fury Of Robosaurus!

Robosaurus torches cars and tosses them to the ground with contempt, as he makes his debut in Sydney, Australia. This is not your average robot monster: It took 30 companies two years to create this 27-ton, five-storey robot. This robotic despot is 22 years old this year, and is a pop-culture icon, having been featured…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Mar 31 '10

A More Intelligent Artificial Intelligence

Current artificial-intelligence systems are typically one of two types: logic-based or probability-based. But an MIT researcher has developed a new language, Church, that combines the best aspects of each, and it’s making AI smarter than ever. The first AI researchers, back in the 1950s, thought of the human mind as a set of rules to…

Artificial Intelligence Kyle VanHemert Mar 31 '10

A Bollywood Composer Invented Techno in 1982 and Nobody Knew About It Until Now

I’m no techno aficionado. I like bleeps and bloops. Who cares if they’re acid house or space jam or whatever? But I can tell you this: “Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat” is amazing. And it’s from 1982. I may not know that much about techno, but specialist music website and retailer Boomkat sure does.…

Tech News Joel Johnson Mar 31 '10

Get Ready for More Expensive Kindle Books From HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster

Publishers HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster have signed a deal with Amazon to follow the agency pricing model for their books—the same deal publishers have with Apple for the iBookstore—allowing the two publishers to set their own books prices. This means books will probably be the same price across Amazon’s Kindle Store and Apple’s iBookstore—more…

Commerce Rosa Golijan Mar 31 '10

Trololo as ASCII Art Is a Thing of Perverse Beauty

Scary Fish-Eating And Alien Sex On “V”

A Beer Fit For Google: Gigabit IPA

The $50 Wolfram Alpha iPhone App Is $2 Because Now They Want People to Actually Buy It

How To Defeat a Sliding Chain Lock With Only a Rubber Band

Please Don’t Stick My Solar-Powered Remote Under the Couch Cushions

Hulu App Coming to iPad

Tattletale Pills Reveal When You’re Off Your Meds

First iPad Reviews Are In

Watch Cells Mutate Into Cancer and Divide Crazily, In These Amazing Videos

Vampire Team Cullen Activates Their Sparkle Powers

War Through an iPhone Camera Lens

ABC Video Shows New Musical iPad App

What Tech Nerds Think About the iPad

Spring TV Shows To Keep Your Mind Off Lost’s Finale

Ongoing Eruption In Iceland Opens Up Massive New Lava Vent

Behold The Car-Crushing Fury Of Robosaurus!

A More Intelligent Artificial Intelligence

A Bollywood Composer Invented Techno in 1982 and Nobody Knew About It Until Now

Get Ready for More Expensive Kindle Books From HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster

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