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The Inside of This $700 Battery Is Mostly a Sponge

“You get what you pay for” is one of those tried-and-true idioms that’s especially relevant in high-end electronics. Want a nice camera or a computer that’ll actually play Max Payne 3? Expect to shell out top dollar. So imagine Markus Fuller’s surprise when he pulled open the chassis of a $700 replacement battery for the…

Sploid Avery Ellis

Scientists Use Light to Alter Memories of Cokehead Mice

Researchers from the University of Oxford have rewritten positive memories associated with cocaine in mice. The achievement could expand our understanding of memory, while demonstrating that it’s possible to neurologically reverse ingrained bad behavior, such as drug addiction. Neuroscientists Stéphanie Trouche and David Dupret from Oxford’s MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit trained mice to prefer…

Tech News George Dvorsky

This Energy Goal Could Save the US Over a Trillion Dollars

Last December, world leaders made an unprecedented pact to wean their countries off fossil fuels this century. The oil lobby says such a transition would be an economic death sentence. But a new study paints a sharply different picture: Working toward the Paris goal of limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius could save the…

Health Maddie Stone

This Is What a ‘Happy’ Episode of The Walking Dead Looks Like

Don’t let the above picture fool you! Much time has passed since Alexandria was saved, and Rick and the Alexandrians actually have a moment of peace. I daresay they’re actually kind of happy! The town’s been rebuilt! A much-anticipated hook-up finally occurred! And the episode also introduced a delightfully absurd character who will undoubtedly help…

Television Rob Bricken

Sadistic Shopman Creates Unpoppable Bubble Wrap Coasters

What’s the most amazing thing about bubble wrap? Popping it. Oh the delicious sensation. What kind of evil monster would want to eliminate the wonderful pop? All it takes is a little epoxy and some light sanding to turn everyone’s favorite packing material into a cruel joke to be played on unsuspecting dinner guests. At…

Sploid Avery Ellis

Safely Delete Old Gmail Messages in Bulk to Free Up Space

Gmail was practically founded on the principle of never having to delete an email again. But the service has been kicking around since 2004, and all of those old newsletters, chain emails, and special deals aren’t doing much except counting against your Google account’s 15 GB storage capacity. Fortunately, a quick search is all it…

Gadgets David Nield

Martin Freeman’s Character in Captain America: Civil War Has Been Confirmed

Ever since Martin Freeman was revealed as part of the cast of Civil War, there’s been a ton of rumors about just which mysteriously unidentified character he’d play, but the name that popped up the most often is Black Panther supporting character Everett Ross. Now, we can confirm that Freeman is totally playing the guy…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

The Next Star Wars Movie Has Recruited a Team of Drones to Protect Its Secrets

Accessible drone technology is creating a bizarre future in the world of movie making. In 2014, pictures taken by drones of filming for The Force Awakens prompted the production team to consider buying an anti-drone “shield” to protect secrets. For Episode VIII, they’re deploying drones of their own to take down rebel scum. https://gizmodo.com/star-wars-producers-wanted-a-fully-operational-drone-de-1637404816 A…

Tech News James Whitbrook

Somehow Jeb’s URL Situation Got Even Sadder

Jeb Bush is no longer running for president, and even his trolls are abandoning him. Since last year, the owner of JebBush.com has redirected the site to Donald Trump’s campaign page. Now it seems Jeb is too irrelevant to be domain pranked. The forlorn Floridian dropped out of the presidential race this weekend, and now…

Tech News Kate Knibbs

The New Star Wars Theme Parks Coming to Disney Look Out of This World

This past summer, Disney revealed they would be making massing Star Wars-themed additions to their two U.S. theme parks. At that time, we just saw a few hints. But Sunday night, Harrison Ford himself revealed some amazing new looks at the parks. The 14-acre expansions are coming to Disneyland in California and Walt Disney World…

io9 Germain Lussier

That Marvel Hero We Kept Hearing Won’t Be in Civil War May Actually Be in Civil War

New set pictures and videos give us our best look at Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange. Episode VIII already has a code name. Elizabeth Henstridge may have let slip a major Agents of SHIELD spoiler. Plus, the promise of more Earth-2 on Flash, and more 10 Cloverfield Lane mysteries. Spoilers now! Captain America: Civil War Speaking…

Television James Whitbrook

Tim Cook Wants a Government Commission to Settle the War Over iPhone Encryption

Apple charged out of the weekend ready to wage war with the FBI over a court order to unlock a terrorist’s iPhone. In a memo to staff, Tim Cook proposed the formation of a government commission to settle the matter. The feds, for their part, show no clear signs of backing down from the order.…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

This Crazy Artwork Is Inspired by First World War Camouflage

This art installation, known as Dazzle room, was created by Japanese artist Shigeki Matsuyama after he learned about a kind of camouflage used during the First World War. Matsuyama’s installation features a strong contrast pattern made of black and white stripes and shapes, which is borrowed from dazzle camouflage—also known as razzle dazzle—used mainly during…

Tech News Attila Nagy

This 4.7-Inch Organic LCD Wraps Right Around Your Wrist

Your smartwatch screen may soon be rather more impressive: This 4.7-inch organic LCD display is flexible enough to wrap right around a wrist. Produced by FlexEnable from the UK, the screen squeezes a full-color organic LCD onto a sheet that measures just one hundredth of an inch thick, which makes it highly conformable. The company…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Sony’s Latest Concepts Imagine a Creepy Future

Sony showed off three new concepts at the Mobile World Congress today, but they all share one thing in common: They’re a little bit creepy. Among the products on display were a life-logging camera, called Xperia Eye; a projector, called Xperia Projector; and a little robot somewhat similar to the Amazon Echo, called, worryingly, Xperia…

Tech News Carlos Rebato

The Airbus Solution for Fat Flyers Might Be Bench Seating

Airplane seats can be a tight squeeze for some people. But a new patent from Airbus suggests that one solution might be to make its seats a little more like park benches, to accommodate all kinds of widths of human being. A patent application which describes a “Re-Configurable Passenger Bench Seat” has been filed to…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

AT&T Plans to Use LTE to Help Control Drones Over Long Distances

AT&T has announced that it’s going to work with Intel in order to use LTE networks to help fly drones way beyond line-of-sight. The partnership will investigate how land-based data networks can be used to stream video and beam back flight information. The initiative will, AT&T claims, “help address many challenges the category faces, including…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

FBI Director: ‘We Don’t Want to Break Encryption or Set a Master Key Loose’

At this point, the Apple-FBI scrap over putting a backdoor in iOS has started to get a little messy. Now, the FBI’s director James Comey has spoken out in an attempt to calm the situation, writing that “the San Bernardino litigation isn’t about trying to set a precedent or send any kind of message.” In…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Sony’s Xperia X Range Has a Phone For Every Pocket

Sony’s announced a variety of mid-high range phones today at Mobile World Congress, all under a new Xperia X umbrella. And there’s something for everyone: A regular Xperia X, the side bezel-free Xperia XA and speed-boosted Xperia X Performance. The design is certainly sleek, withe the rounded edges looking not dissimilar to an iPhone. Sony…

Tech News Carlos Rebato

Sony’s Ear Puts an AI Inside Your, Er, Ear

Sony clearly watched Joaquin Phoenix in Her. Its latest announcement is an earpiece that interacts with your phone to inject the sweet mutterings of an AI straight into your skull. Welcome to the future. Just how “artificially intelligent” is it? So so. The earpiece features a proximity sensor which it uses to tell your phone…

Artificial Intelligence Carlos Rebato

The Inside of This $700 Battery Is Mostly a Sponge

Scientists Use Light to Alter Memories of Cokehead Mice

This Energy Goal Could Save the US Over a Trillion Dollars

This Is What a ‘Happy’ Episode of The Walking Dead Looks Like

Sadistic Shopman Creates Unpoppable Bubble Wrap Coasters

Safely Delete Old Gmail Messages in Bulk to Free Up Space

Martin Freeman’s Character in Captain America: Civil War Has Been Confirmed

The Next Star Wars Movie Has Recruited a Team of Drones to Protect Its Secrets

Somehow Jeb’s URL Situation Got Even Sadder

The New Star Wars Theme Parks Coming to Disney Look Out of This World

That Marvel Hero We Kept Hearing Won’t Be in Civil War May Actually Be in Civil War

Tim Cook Wants a Government Commission to Settle the War Over iPhone Encryption

This Crazy Artwork Is Inspired by First World War Camouflage

This 4.7-Inch Organic LCD Wraps Right Around Your Wrist

Sony’s Latest Concepts Imagine a Creepy Future

The Airbus Solution for Fat Flyers Might Be Bench Seating

AT&T Plans to Use LTE to Help Control Drones Over Long Distances

FBI Director: ‘We Don’t Want to Break Encryption or Set a Master Key Loose’

Sony’s Xperia X Range Has a Phone For Every Pocket

Sony’s Ear Puts an AI Inside Your, Er, Ear

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