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The Mysterious Chemical That Eases Pain, But Also Causes It

Endocannabinoids are the body’s natural form of THC, a chemical in marijuana that can ease pain. Now a new study shows this chemical is a double-edged sword, making people more sensitive to pain too. Could endocannabinoids be used for torture? Endocannabinoids interact with canniboid receptors the same way the chemical THC in marijuana does. According…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Microsoft’s Pressure-Sensitive Keyboard Could Change The Way You Type

It’s only a prototype at the moment, but the pressure-sensitive keyboard Microsoft has cooking up promises to make your typing far more efficient. For example, font size could be changed based on how much pressure you apply to a key and typos could be reduced by gauging the pressure applied to simultaneously pressed keys in…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Apple’s Phil Schiller Explains They Don’t Actually Censor Dictionaries

Apparently the “Apple Censors Dictionary” headlines were too toxic to ignore: Phil Schiller himself wrote to Daring Fireball to explain what happened: Basically, it was all a big misunderstanding. Apple wanted Ninjawords to be rated 17+, with the dirty words. https://gizmodo.com/the-stupidest-app-store-incident-yet-apple-censors-a-d-5330497 Ninjawords was a victim of unfortunate timing, originally submitting their app in May, before…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Windows 7 Available Now For TechNet and MSDN Subscribers

If you’re one of the TechNet or MSDN users, you can go ahead and download Windows 7 RTM for yourself. And yes, as our review says, it’s really safe to upgrade. Though, if you’re a TechNet or MSDN subscriber, you’ve probably been playing with the RC for a while. [TechNet and MSDN via Geeksmack] https://gizmodo.com/windows-7-review-you-can-quit-complaining-now-5330609

Tech News Jason Chen

So What’s The Other Half Of The Battle?

Celebrate Kung Fu Grip by finding out what the other half of the battle is, knowing being the first half. Available as a t-shirt. [Nerduo]

io9 Meredith Woerner

Strapya Defiles Your Favorite Movie Characters

I would get into the ring with a rosy-cheeked 2-year old Rocky (and beat him senseless). I’d commit a crime right in front of baby RoboCop. And yeah, nobody is running from a diaper-wearing Predator. That’s right, Strapya has reimagined iconic Hollywood characters as cute, baby cellphone straps. It’s actually kind of amusing—and each character…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Enjoy “Racial Sensitivity” In Disney’s Princess Frog Game About Hot Sauce And Borrowed Tiaras

Disney’s Princess and The Frog has been getting a lot of flack for reportedly turning the first black Disney Princess green for a majority of the film. I’m not so sure this videogame tie-in is going to help their case. https://jezebel.com/about-that-princess-and-the-frog-spoiler-5252713 Here’s the drama: A lot of people are upset, and rightly so, that the…

io9 Meredith Woerner

The 3 DSLR Lenses You Need (and 2 More You’ll Crave)

This goes out to people who bought or want an entry-level DSLR, and wonder what’s the deal with interchangeable lenses. You really gonna buy that extra glass? It’s a beginner’s guide to growing as a photographer, preferably without going broke. It doesn’t matter what brand of camera you bought—if it’s an entry-level DSLR, it was…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

iRex’s Next Ebook Reader Will Come With 3G, Less Sticker Shock

It looks like iRex, leading makers of giant, feature-packed ebook readers for real-life P.G. Wodehouse protagonists, is casting a monocled eye on the mainstream market. Crave’s got details on a forthcoming 8.1-inch touchscreen reader, with wireless, rumored at under $400. https://gizmodo.com/irex-digital-reader-1000s-lightning-review-5108154 The device’s total size will fall somewhere between the Kindle 2 and Kindle DX,…

Commerce John Herrman

Now Apple’s Blocking All Ebook App Store Submissions? Update: No

TUAW says they’ve heard Apple is blocking all new ebook app submissions to the App Store because they’re often used for “infringing upon third party rights” and “have chosen to not publish this type of application.” Hmm. Updated It’s definitely possible—Apple just kicked the third-largest developer in the App Store out for intellectual property violations—as…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Death Star Costume Doesn’t Take Into Account The Use of Arms

“That’s no moon… that’s a guy standing by himself in the corner at a party.” [HolyTaco via Make]

Tech News Adam Frucci

See the Cosmos Through Warmer Eyes

This spring, the Spitzer Space Telescope exhausted its supply of coolant, causing its infrared camera to warm. But the Spitzer Mission goes on, capturing dying and newly forming stars with less chilly eyes. After more than five years in orbit, the Spitzer Telescope ran out of the liquid helium that cools its cameras. And, while…

io9 Lauren Davis

Laptop Mag Determines Acer, Dell and HP Have the Worst Tech Support

Laptop magazine went through the painstaking process of calling the tech support of every major notebook manufacturer. And they timed their waits before asking one of two very basic questions. The results may not surprise you. Apple scored the highest with an A overall (that’s a combined score of online and phone tech support). HP,…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Summermodo: Gadgets Go Outside

Unlike Silicon Valley’s, San Francisco’s summer is fake, cold and foggy. Every year that goes by away from my beloved New Jersey, I forget what the season is really about: Fun away from the PC. And sweaty pants. For most of my adult life, I lived up to the modern stereotype of a geek by…

Gadgets Brian Lam

Were Africans The First People To Domesticate Dogs?

Though many believe that domestic dogs originated in Eurasia, new research shows that the human-dog bond may have begun in the cradle of human evolution: Africa. A study published this week cites evidence from the DNA of African village dogs. Though the domestication of dogs is still shrouded in mystery, one thing scientists agree on…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Ultrathin MoGo Mouse Latches Onto Netbooks, Barnacle-Style

Many moons ago, MoGo mice nested in PCMCIA slots, and lived out their lives in peace and seclusion. But their offspring, native habitat threatened by the dreaded “netbook,” needed to adapt. Hence, the Mogo Mouse: parasite netbook edition . https://gizmodo.com/mogo-mouse-reviewed-verdict-portability-a-gogo-189107 Launching just days behind the similarly-designed piggybacking headset for BlackBerry, the Mogo mouse for netbooks…

Tech News John Herrman

Paella At The End of the Industrial World

In the trashed remains of an anonymous European city, people live in half-disgorged buildings produced by buggy nanoswarms. It may look like the apocalypse, but on a warm afternoon there is still time for paella cooked over an open fire. I love how this image – and many of artist Miguel Angel Martinez Monje‘s images…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Ill-Fated Input Devices: Wonderfully Strange, But Tragically Flawed

Harry McCracken over at Technologizer has put together a fun collection of weird and wonderful mouse patents, most of which fell off the conveyer belt somewhere between the drawing board and better judgment. Original 1967 mouse patent? Check. Crazy virtual reality input methods? Ditto. In addition to abandoned pyramid-shaped and Timex clock mice, highlights include…

Tech News Danny Allen

The Result Of Liam Neeson’s Mad Scientist Experiments On Christina Ricci

We’ve read about the dirty deeds Liam Neeson does to Christina Ricci‘s body in new horror film After.Life, but now you can see the revolting, zombie-like science experiment for the first time. Spoilers below… https://gizmodo.com/find-out-how-liam-neeson-abuses-christina-riccis-body-i-5260496 The basic premise is Christina Ricci thinks she’s dead, and mortician Liam Neeson tells the troubled girl who wakes up…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Opera Mobile for Android Means Flash, Glorious Flash on Every Android Phone

“But Opera’s already on Android,” you protest. That’s Opera Mini, the Opera browser that serves up pages pre-crunched for crappy phones by Opera’s servers. Opera Mobile is their full-fledged, feature-packed browser that promises Flash and Google Gears support. https://gizmodo.com/opera-mini-for-android-leaves-beta-fixes-nagging-bugs-5141722 The latest build was missing Flash and Gears, but Opera Turbo—speedier page loading with some help…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

The Mysterious Chemical That Eases Pain, But Also Causes It

Microsoft’s Pressure-Sensitive Keyboard Could Change The Way You Type

Apple’s Phil Schiller Explains They Don’t Actually Censor Dictionaries

Windows 7 Available Now For TechNet and MSDN Subscribers

So What’s The Other Half Of The Battle?

Strapya Defiles Your Favorite Movie Characters

Enjoy “Racial Sensitivity” In Disney’s Princess Frog Game About Hot Sauce And Borrowed Tiaras

The 3 DSLR Lenses You Need (and 2 More You’ll Crave)

iRex’s Next Ebook Reader Will Come With 3G, Less Sticker Shock

Now Apple’s Blocking All Ebook App Store Submissions? Update: No

Death Star Costume Doesn’t Take Into Account The Use of Arms

See the Cosmos Through Warmer Eyes

Laptop Mag Determines Acer, Dell and HP Have the Worst Tech Support

Summermodo: Gadgets Go Outside

Were Africans The First People To Domesticate Dogs?

Ultrathin MoGo Mouse Latches Onto Netbooks, Barnacle-Style

Paella At The End of the Industrial World

Ill-Fated Input Devices: Wonderfully Strange, But Tragically Flawed

The Result Of Liam Neeson’s Mad Scientist Experiments On Christina Ricci

Opera Mobile for Android Means Flash, Glorious Flash on Every Android Phone

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