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New Speech-Enhancing Software Ensures Loudspeaker Announcements Are Always Understandable

When subway, train stations, and airports get crammed full of people, it’s impossible to hear loudspeaker announcements over all the noise. So researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute developed a new system that listens for when a venue gets loud, and automatically adjusts announcements so they’re always audible. The new ADAPT DRC software, created by the…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 25 '16

This Spaceballs 2 Prank Is Funny But Too Damn Cruel

The above image has been popping up on social media for the last day or so. It appears to be a set of posters for Mel Brooks’ long awaited sequel to Spaceballs, Spaceballs 2: The Search For More Money. These supposedly appeared in a New York City subway station. And it’s just plain evil. Brooks…

Movies Germain Lussier Feb 25 '16

Cloverfield Is as Mysterious Today as It Was in 2008, and That’s Why We Still Love It

Eight years after its release, the mere mention of Bad Robot’s found footage film Cloverfield is still a lightning rod. Whether people love it or hate it, everyone has a strong opinion about it. We saw that play out recently when a seemingly unrelated film was revealed to be titled 10 Cloverfield Lane, and everyone…

io9 Germain Lussier Feb 25 '16

12 Monkeys Movie Star Madeleine Stowe Joins the 12 Monkeys TV Show

Apparently the time-bending antics of Syfy’s excellent 12 Monkeys TV series don’t just occur in front of the camera. Madeleine Stowe, star of Terry Gilliam’s original 1995 movie of the same name, will be joining the TV adaptation for season 2, debuting on April 18. Stowe will not be reprising her role as Dr. Kathryn…

Television Rob Bricken Feb 25 '16

Find the Best Available Public Wifi Using This App

When you’re traveling, a stable wi-fi connection can be the difference between life and death. It’s so important, many of us would likely choose a coffee shop based on the quality of its internet connection rather than the quality of the drinks. But finding public wifi spots on your travels can be tricky. That’s where…

Gadgets David Nield Feb 25 '16

The CW’s Archie Show Has Found Its Archie

The CW’s modernized take on Archie Comics has been casting for a while now, but it’s finally revealed its Archie Andrews: 18-year-old New Zealander KJ Apa. Apa is a relative newcomer to the acting game—aside from a recurring role on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street, his first major film credit (an adaptation of…

Television James Whitbrook Feb 25 '16

This Is How Fast a Little Landslide Turns Into a Full-On Shitstorm

Londa and Bret Edwards were clearing debris from Idaho’s Highway 14 when things took a serious turn. Within the span of a few minutes, all hell breaks loose, with huge boulders and trees tumbling down onto the only road in or out of Elk City, Idaho, leaving the town’s residents stranded and without power. The…

Sploid Avery Ellis Feb 25 '16

The Single Most Important Thing You Can Do To Make Your Writing More Awesome

There’s no magic bullet for being a decent writer, or making people bond with your characters or fall in love with your story. Writing is a million different skills and challenges, and each story is different. But the more I struggle to make this work, the more I think there’s one key thing that makes…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Feb 25 '16

Dropping a GoPro In a Lava Lamp Is Like Peering Inside a Beating Human Heart

As relaxing as a lava lamp is to watch from the outside, from the inside it’s a whole other level of mesmerizing. You’d assume that dropping a GoPro in a working lava lamp would be like diving into an active volcano, but the footage is more akin to peering inside a beating human heart as…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Feb 25 '16

Your Next Phone Might Have 256GB of Storage Thanks to Samsung’s New Chip

I love high capacity things. So when Samsung announced it’s producing 256 GB flash storage that can be used in mobile devices, I swooned. The memory is two times faster than the previous generation of Universal Flash Storage (UFS) memory, meaning that phones will not only have greater storage capacities, but also breeze reading and…

Tech News Michael Nunez Feb 25 '16

Camerman Is Super Casual About These Huge Chunks of Falling Ice

Winter can be a dangerous time to be outside. This video was filmed by a cameraman outside the WJET-TV tower in northwest Pennsylvania. Although we hear the huge ice spears crashing into the roof above him, he seems pretty casual about the whole thing. He ends his injury-free ordeal with a particularly polite, “aw jeez…

Sploid Avery Ellis Feb 25 '16

There Are Already Casting Rumors for That New Star Trek TV Show

Chadwick Boseman talks Black Panther. Get a look at Laura Vandervoort’s Supergirl villain. The Flash promises answers to the identity of the mysterious Iron-masked man. Plus new Game of Thrones posters, and what is most definitely not your first look at the new Spider-Man. So many Spoilers! Captain America: Civil War Chadwick Boseman discusses Black…

Television James Whitbrook Feb 25 '16

The Box Art Alone Makes These Retro Masters of the Universe Figures Worthy of Your Lust

Mattel has its own line of Masters of the Universe figures available over on MattyCollector.com, but do they come packaged on cards featuring the brilliant artwork of Jason Edmiston? They do not, but these retro MOTU figures from Super7 sure do. Revealed about a week ago, the line features four of the more popular Masters…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 25 '16

The New Daredevil Trailer Is All About Elektra

Last week’s first big look at Daredevil season two introduced us to Matt Murdock’s next big rival, the Punisher. But in its last few seconds, we got to see Matt re-encounter a familiar face from his past, Elektra Natchios—and this giant new trailer explores her connection to the Man without Fear. https://gizmodo.com/say-hello-to-the-punisher-in-the-new-daredevil-season-2-1759174994 We got a…

Trailers James Whitbrook Feb 25 '16

New Video Series Explains Why Woodpeckers Are Built To Peck

Fans of woodpeckers and materials science will be thrilled to hear that MIT has just released a series of eight short-form videos explaining how woodpeckers can bang their heads against trees all day without suffering major brain trauma — or even getting so much as a headache. Called “Built To Peck: How Woodpeckers Avoid Brain…

Biology Jennifer Ouellette Feb 25 '16

Judge Confirms Carnegie Mellon Hacked Tor and Provided Info to FBI

A rumor has been circulating for a while that researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) provided information to the FBI, which led to the feds identifying Tor users linked to crimes. Details of any arrangements have been unclear, but evidence from a criminal case has confirmed a few facts. It’s now abundantly clear that researchers…

Tech News Chris Mills Feb 25 '16

Report: Major Apple Manufacturer Foxconn Has Bought Sharp For $6.2 Billion

Foxconn is best known as the sometimes-controversial Taiwanese manufacturer used by Apple to assemble iPhones. Sharp is an ailing Japanese company that used to make plasma TVs, and now makes iPhone displays. The Nikkei Asian Review reports that Sharp’s board has accepted a $6.2 billion buyout from Foxconn. Normally, component manufacturers changing hands isn’t a…

Tech News Chris Mills Feb 24 '16

Apple Is Fixing That 1970 Bug In the Next iOS

The 1970 bug is a slightly annoying and mostly entertaining software glitch that bricks any iPhone by setting the date back before May 1970. Unsurprisingly, Apple’s correcting that glitch in the next version of iOS. The most recent beta of iOS 9.3 fixes the bug by limiting the system time—you now can’t set it back…

Tech News Chris Mills Feb 24 '16

Why Self-Driving Cars Should Never Have Steering Wheels

The head of Google’s self-driving car division made headlines recently for asking federal regulators to allow a vehicle without human-facing features like a steering wheel. Now he’s made a very good case for why no autonomous vehicle on the road should have these things at all. In an interview with NPR that aired today, Google’s…

Tech News Alissa Walker Feb 24 '16

At Last, You Can Get All of Leigh Brackett’s Stark Stories in One Volume

Leigh Brackett was known as the Queen of Space Opera long before she co-wrote The Empire Strikes Back. And now, you can find out why. Haffner Press has collected all of the novels and stories she wrote about space adventurer Eric John Stark into one amazing volume. Featuring cover art from Raymond Swanland (see roughs…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Feb 24 '16

New Speech-Enhancing Software Ensures Loudspeaker Announcements Are Always Understandable

This Spaceballs 2 Prank Is Funny But Too Damn Cruel

Cloverfield Is as Mysterious Today as It Was in 2008, and That’s Why We Still Love It

12 Monkeys Movie Star Madeleine Stowe Joins the 12 Monkeys TV Show

Find the Best Available Public Wifi Using This App

The CW’s Archie Show Has Found Its Archie

This Is How Fast a Little Landslide Turns Into a Full-On Shitstorm

The Single Most Important Thing You Can Do To Make Your Writing More Awesome

Dropping a GoPro In a Lava Lamp Is Like Peering Inside a Beating Human Heart

Your Next Phone Might Have 256GB of Storage Thanks to Samsung’s New Chip

Camerman Is Super Casual About These Huge Chunks of Falling Ice

There Are Already Casting Rumors for That New Star Trek TV Show

The Box Art Alone Makes These Retro Masters of the Universe Figures Worthy of Your Lust

The New Daredevil Trailer Is All About Elektra

New Video Series Explains Why Woodpeckers Are Built To Peck

Judge Confirms Carnegie Mellon Hacked Tor and Provided Info to FBI

Report: Major Apple Manufacturer Foxconn Has Bought Sharp For $6.2 Billion

Apple Is Fixing That 1970 Bug In the Next iOS

Why Self-Driving Cars Should Never Have Steering Wheels

At Last, You Can Get All of Leigh Brackett’s Stark Stories in One Volume

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