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Vertical Prison Concept Hides Prisoners Up In the Sky

Alcatraz was designed to be impossible to escape from by being out on an island in San Francisco Bay. And this vertical prison concept has the same idea: if you want to escape, it’s a long way down. The design, which was the winner of Evolvo Magazine’s 2010 skyscraper competition, probably won’t be built anytime…

Tech News Adam Frucci Mar 8 '10

Scientists Detect Single Molecules In Your Cells For The First Time

The behavior of just a few molecules of hydrogen peroxide in your cells could give you cancer. But scientists have difficulty tracking individual molecules emerging from your body. That changed last weekend, and could transform cancer treatments. A group of researchers at MIT have devised a sensor made from carbon nanotubes and collagen, which can…

io9 Annalee Newitz Mar 8 '10

Time Warner’s Plan to Make AT&T Suck Less (In NY, Anyway)

I never thought I’d forgive Time Warner for abominable service before I switched to FiOS—but I just might, if their plan to lease their pipes to AT&T and Verizon makes using an iPhone in NY actually tolerable. UPDATED. AT&T’s iPhone problems are two-fold. There’s the wireless aspect, which is having enough towers with enough spectrum…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Mar 8 '10

Amanda Seyfried To Get Her Red Hood Symbolically Dirtied Up By A Werewolf

We’re not so sure how we feel about our favorite new actress, Amanda Seyfried, taking on a sex-tinged supernatural thriller with original Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke. But if the werewolf Red Riding Hood movie delivers a Gothic twist, we’re interested. At last night’s Oscars, Seyfried announced that she would star in Catherine Hardwicke’s The Girl…

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 8 '10

Shooting Challenge pt1

Shot with Nikon D3S, Nikon 24-70 Lens, f 2.8, ISO 360. Shyam Natarajan I thought a mix of tech and candlelight would make an interesting contrast, something old fashioned and something futuristic. Camera: Canon EOS 450D Lens: Tamron Di 70-300mm 1:4-5.6 Tele-Macro ISO: 200 Aperture: f/5.6 Exp. Time: 1/2 Sec The camera was on a…

Tech News Mark Wilson Mar 8 '10

BTW, Wi-Fi Scanner Apps Were Begging to Get Banned by Apple

Also shitcanned by Apple in the Great App Store Purge of 2010: Wi-Fi scanning apps. The reason being that they used private frameworks to access wireless info. While some of these apps might’ve been useful, especially the ones with GPS functionality to locate hotspots, using private frameworks is kinda like painting a big “ban me”…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Mar 8 '10

JMS Takes Over Superman, Wonder Woman

DC Comics announced this morning that Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski will take over writing both the monthly Superman and Wonder Woman series later this year, aiming to return the icons to their rightful places at the top. Straczynski, who’s been with DC Comics since finishing up a long (and occasionally controversial) run on…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Mar 8 '10

Barnes & Noble Doesn’t Want Digital Magazines to Be Owned By Apple and Amazon After All

Though they could’ve fooled me, Barnes & Noble apparently isn’t content to let ebooks and digital mags be a two-horse race between Amazon and Apple. They just made a big hire in Jonathan Shar, from Time, who’s going to be running their “Digital Newsstand and Emerging Content, Barnes & Noble.com” division. Though that division name…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Mar 8 '10

Apple’s Sexy App Purge Was Just the Beginning

The Great App Store Purge of 2010 continues. They came for the sexy apps, and other apps said nothing. Now, according to some developers, they’re coming for pre-fabbed apps—like RSS apps built using ready-set-go templates from app-building services. https://gizmodo.com/why-apple-banned-sex-apps-we-were-getting-complaints-f-5477864 Specifically, they’re blocking new submissions of apps that are basically just re-packaged RSS feeds or business…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Mar 8 '10

The Existential Beauty of Godzilla Haiku

If you need to contemplate the tragic absurdity of the universe, as illustrated by the many moods of Godzilla, then Godzilla Haiku is going to be your new Tumblr crack. SamuraiFrog’s poems manage to be strangely moving as well as silly.

io9 Annalee Newitz Mar 8 '10

Ryan Reynolds’ Green Lantern Costume Is Snug In All The Right Places

Last night at the Oscars, Ryan Reynolds let slip a few superhero details about working on the Green Lantern film in New Orleans. Specifically about his Green Lantern Corps uniform, and how it hangs on his new superhero figure. [Ryan Reynolds’] trainer Bobby was telling me that you’re really really working hard in New Orleans.…

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 8 '10

What a Difference 21 Years Makes

Yep, this about sums it up. There will always be Lloyd Doblers, they just keep getting new tools. [B-to-the-D List via Hoop Dreams via Unicornology via Zach Linder]

Tech News Adam Frucci Mar 8 '10

Research and Development: Apple vs Microsoft vs Sony

The core of any long-standing technology company is research and development. Here’s how Apple, Microsoft and Sony’s last decade of spending stack up. Note that the first graph shows research and development as a percentage of revenue (to scale the spending by company, since revenues differ so greatly). This next graphic can help you conceptualize…

Tech News Mark Wilson & John Herrman Mar 8 '10

Who Won Big At Last Night’s Oscars?

For those who missed the Academy Awards, here’s the list of the 2009 Oscars winners. In case you didn’t see io9’s Oscar coverage, check out our postmortem and the new Iron Man 2 preview that debuted after the show. https://gizmodo.com/io9s-oscars-round-up-blue-cats-get-bombed-out-5487916 https://gizmodo.com/brand-new-iron-man-2-trailer-shows-off-tonys-travel-arm-5487929 Here are the winners. Science fiction winners are in bold. Motion Picture: The Hurt…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Mar 8 '10

The Complete Popular Science Archive Now Available

Warning: If you don’t want to waste a lot of time today, tomorrow, and the rest of the year, don’t open the door to 137 years of Popular Science. Those old school mags are addictive. [PopSci]

Tech News Jesus Diaz Mar 8 '10

Strobeshnik: As Close as Hard Drive Clocks Get to Harley-Davidson

This hard drive clock by Russian designer Viacheslav Slavinsky feels like it could fly off its hinge at any moment, impaling onlookers shuriken-style…which is exactly why the video is so entrancing. To craft the device, Slavinsky stripped back the hard drive to just one platter, which was ground down and etched with digits. Combined with…

Tech News Mark Wilson Mar 8 '10

Alien Prequel In 3-D? Spider-Man Reboot Delves Into Mythology. And Lost Plays With A White Pebble…

Today’s spoilers include new hints about the Spider-Man reboot and Alien prequel. Splice is getting re-spliced. Doctor Who plays a mean football, and Lost toys with our emotions. Timbaland joins FlashForward. Plus Kick-Ass, Paranormal Activity 2, Caprica, Supernatural and Chuck. Spider-Man: New director Marc Webb explains his fascination with the wall-crawler: I think that there’s…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Mar 8 '10

A Bizarre Story: Newegg, Fake Core i7 Processors and a Cease & Desist Order

I forgive the dude’s annoying narration because he just received a fake Intel Core i7-920 processor from Newegg. A Newegg supplier, D&H Distribution, sent them 300 fake processors in a batch of 2000. And threatened sites who reported it. UPDATED. Several people received demonstrably fake Core i7 processors from Newegg, like the guy in this…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Mar 8 '10

Xbox 360 Data Migration Kit Sold On Its Own, Hello Knockoffs

That annoying, proprietary cord that you need to duplicate/upgrade your Xbox 360 hard drive used to be bundled exclusively with Microsoft’s overpriced drives. Now it’s being sold on its own for $15, making eBay drives attractive. [Blast Magazine via Kotaku] https://kotaku.com/xbox-360-hard-drive-transfer-kit-now-sold-separately-5487221

Tech News Mark Wilson Mar 8 '10

Tekken Will Come to iPhone

A new war will be breaking out on the App Store—Street Fighter IV vs. Tekken. Namco’s confirmed Tekken will be available soon for thumb-twiddling iPhone users, though the details remain as scarce as Ling Xiaoyu’s costume. [Fonehome]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Mar 8 '10

Vertical Prison Concept Hides Prisoners Up In the Sky

Scientists Detect Single Molecules In Your Cells For The First Time

Time Warner’s Plan to Make AT&T Suck Less (In NY, Anyway)

Amanda Seyfried To Get Her Red Hood Symbolically Dirtied Up By A Werewolf

Shooting Challenge pt1

BTW, Wi-Fi Scanner Apps Were Begging to Get Banned by Apple

JMS Takes Over Superman, Wonder Woman

Barnes & Noble Doesn’t Want Digital Magazines to Be Owned By Apple and Amazon After All

Apple’s Sexy App Purge Was Just the Beginning

The Existential Beauty of Godzilla Haiku

Ryan Reynolds’ Green Lantern Costume Is Snug In All The Right Places

What a Difference 21 Years Makes

Research and Development: Apple vs Microsoft vs Sony

Who Won Big At Last Night’s Oscars?

The Complete Popular Science Archive Now Available

Strobeshnik: As Close as Hard Drive Clocks Get to Harley-Davidson

Alien Prequel In 3-D? Spider-Man Reboot Delves Into Mythology. And Lost Plays With A White Pebble…

A Bizarre Story: Newegg, Fake Core i7 Processors and a Cease & Desist Order

Xbox 360 Data Migration Kit Sold On Its Own, Hello Knockoffs

Tekken Will Come to iPhone

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