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How to purposely make brand new furniture look completely vintage

The world we currently live in loves the old world we used to live in. To a point. Everyone gets lovesick with nostalgia and pines for the good ol’ days but no one will ever really go back in time because it means our iPhones will be older and Facebook won’t load as fast. So…

Sploid Casey Chan

NASA Says There’s Strong Evidence of Liquid Water on Mars

After a weekend of rampant speculation, NASA has confirmed our suspicions: There’s probably liquid water on Mars today. The landmark finding makes the notion of life on the Red Planet all the more plausible. “Water is essential to life as we know it,” the researchers behind a study published today in Nature Geoscience today write.…

Tech News Maddie Stone

This Might Be the Most Secure Android Phone You Can Buy, But It’ll Cost You

Worried about your smartphone privacy? Creating a truly snoop-proof phone is impossible, but Blackphone 2 is trying to get as close as possible. The newest version of Silent Circle’s security-focused smartphone is available today. Blackphone 2 uses a special operating system designed to safeguard data. It’s encrypted, of course—Silent Circle was founded by Phil Zimmerman,…

Tech News Kate Knibbs

This Glowing Turtle Is the First Biofluorescent Reptile Ever Discovered

During a recent night dive near the Solomon Islands, a team of scientists were stunned to discover a glowing hawksbill sea turtle. It’s the first documented case of biofluorescence in a reptile. Not to be confused with bioluminescence (in which animals produce light through a chemical reaction), biofluorescence is a phenomenon in which organisms absorb…

io9 George Dvorsky

American Hero Hacks Amazon Dash Button to Order Pizza

Amazon Dash buttons are equal parts amazing technology and useless gimmick. A single button that will deliver specific products to your doorstep is like shopping in the Jetsons’ era. But it would be even better if that product was hot, cheesy pizza, as one hacker imagined. Brody Berson recently reprogrammed an Amazon Dash button so…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

iPhone 6s First Impressions: The iPhone for Pros

Every year, the inevitable release of Apple’s new iPhone, usually sometime in September, is always a big event. Equally as inevitable are the rash of boring reviews stating the same thing over and over. “The best iPhone yet,” “Like the old iPhone but better!” So on and so on. Since we’ve never really been Apple’s…

Tech News Darren Orf

I’ve Decided to Root for The Strain’s Evil Vampire Overlord

Because he’s the only character with the power to put these stupid, boring people out of my misery—and at this point, I don’t just main the main characters, I mean every single person in New York City. Let’s start with the boring: Despite the fact this is the penultimate episode of season two—yes, thank vampire…

io9 Rob Bricken

The Secrecy Surrounding New Star Wars Toys Is Even More Intense Than You Imagine

The mega-merchandisers behind the Star Wars tie-in empire have not yet begun to toy, according to a fine behind-the-scenes feature by Michael Grothaus in Co Design. The post takes us inside the forcefield at the Hasbro compound with the company’s Star Wars Design Director Steve Evans. The designer details the secrecy which shrouds toy development…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

There’s an Easy Way To Quickly Disable iOS 9’s Content Blocking in Safari

If you’ve got that new and improved iOS 9, then Safari now includes content blocking capabilities. These blockers are enabled or disabled through the Safari section of Settings, but if you want to temporarily view a site in the way its makers intended then there’s a quick shortcut. Tap and hold on the reload button…

Gadgets David Nield

I Shopped With Samsung Pay All Over NYC But It Couldn’t Kill My Credit Card

Paying with your phone has always been a confusing experience thanks to competing standards and scattered compatibility. Samsung Pay is a new payment system that it says works everywhere you can swipe a credit card—but only on Samsung’s newest phones. In this video, we took a Galaxy S6 Edge+ out on the town equipped with…

Gadgets Michael Hession

Swoop Across the Complex Geology of Pluto’s Largest Moon

Charon is a dynamic, interesting world in its own right, and even more interesting when directly compared to the dwarf planet Pluto. Soar over the bizarre terrain as you learn more about the weird and wonderful geomorphology of this not-so-little moon. Charon took us by surprise with its collection of complex landscapes. From oddly barren…

Tech News Mika McKinnon

Mutiny, Booze, and Playboy In Orbit: Here’s a YouTube Channel About Vintage Space History

Public interest in the future of humans in space is reaching new heights–it’s almost easy to forget about the early history of space travel, which involves plenty of lesser-known anecdotes about booze, space mutinies, and contraband girlie magazines. Spaceflight historian Amy Shira Teitel runs the YouTube Channel Vintage Space. She posts two new videos every…

Space & Spaceflight Bryan Lufkin

Burning Mouth Syndrome Is Real, But We Don’t Know Why

The symptoms of Burning Mouth Syndrome are pretty much summed up by the name. The cause is still a mystery. So is the fact that the syndrome stops whenever you fall asleep. Imagine the pain in your lips, tongue, and gums just after you’ve swallowed a mouthful of scalding coffee. Now imagine it lasting for…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Apple Sold a Ton of New iPhones (Again)

Every year, without fail, Apple sells a ton of new iPhones. And every year, the company finds a way to spin the news into a press release about “a new record.” This year is no different: Apple sold 13 million iPhone 6s and 6s Plus models in three days. A new record! Based on our…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

The Latest Game of Thrones Set Pictures Include A Hugely Revealing Costume Change!

Ridley Scott says that Alien: Paradise Lost will have ties to Ellen Ripley. Chris Evans reveals what brings Captain America and Iron Man to blows in Civil War. Plus our first look at the last Resident Evil movie, new clips from Agents of SHIELD, and what’s ahead on The Walking Dead. Spoilers Now! Alien: Paradise…

io9 James Whitbrook

LG’s Crazy-Light Gram Series Laptops Are Ready To Take On Apple’s Macbook Air

LG is known for lots of great things—chief among them being televisions and wonderful G series smartphones. But laptops? Not so much. But now LG’s trying to entice the US with its new Windows 10-equipped laptops, called the LG Gram Series. Although LG has a few laptops, like the UltraPC line, outside the states, the…

Tech News Darren Orf

This Ridiculous Gun Was Made to Shoot 100 Birds at Once

If you happen to think killing two birds with one stone is a bit inefficient, or you have found your way into a zombie apocalypse, you might be interested in a special type of gun known as a “punt gun,” that used to be somewhat common among commercial waterfowl hunters. What’s so special about this…

Tech News Sarah Stone - TodayIFoundOut.com

This Tiny 4-Gram Robot Jumps and Walks Using Memory Alloy Springs

Not all robots needs to be big and clever — those that are small and simple could prove just as useful. Like this little thing created by researchers at EPFL, which folds, flips, jumps and walks, while only weighing four grams. Created by the Reconfigurable Robotics Laboratory — which has strong robot form — it…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

London Underground Is Trialling Regenerative Braking to Help Power Trains

London Underground has been experimenting with a new system which recovers energy lost by braking trains, and it could save the subway system an impressive 5 percent on its energy bills. The new ‘inverter’ system was installed at the Cloudesley Road substation on the network’s Victoria line and used for a five-week trial. During one…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Is Your Sleep App Keeping You Up at Night?

Tracking sleep is now routine in monitoring overall well-being. But are the devices used to do this actually useful, or have we simply found a more sophisticated way to clock watch? Sleep is as important to health as diet and exercise and, thanks to new technology, tracking sleep is now routine in monitoring overall well-being.…

Health Sarah Biggs - The Conversation

How to purposely make brand new furniture look completely vintage

NASA Says There’s Strong Evidence of Liquid Water on Mars

This Might Be the Most Secure Android Phone You Can Buy, But It’ll Cost You

This Glowing Turtle Is the First Biofluorescent Reptile Ever Discovered

American Hero Hacks Amazon Dash Button to Order Pizza

iPhone 6s First Impressions: The iPhone for Pros

I’ve Decided to Root for The Strain’s Evil Vampire Overlord

The Secrecy Surrounding New Star Wars Toys Is Even More Intense Than You Imagine

There’s an Easy Way To Quickly Disable iOS 9’s Content Blocking in Safari

I Shopped With Samsung Pay All Over NYC But It Couldn’t Kill My Credit Card

Swoop Across the Complex Geology of Pluto’s Largest Moon

Mutiny, Booze, and Playboy In Orbit: Here’s a YouTube Channel About Vintage Space History

Burning Mouth Syndrome Is Real, But We Don’t Know Why

Apple Sold a Ton of New iPhones (Again)

The Latest Game of Thrones Set Pictures Include A Hugely Revealing Costume Change!

LG’s Crazy-Light Gram Series Laptops Are Ready To Take On Apple’s Macbook Air

This Ridiculous Gun Was Made to Shoot 100 Birds at Once

This Tiny 4-Gram Robot Jumps and Walks Using Memory Alloy Springs

London Underground Is Trialling Regenerative Braking to Help Power Trains

Is Your Sleep App Keeping You Up at Night?

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