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Tidal’s New Strategy Is Selling Overpriced Prince CDs

The Compact Disc (CD) is a physical music distribution format that many people believe is declining in popularity. But Jay Z’s streaming music service, Tidal, thinks that selling compact discs is part of its future. Last month, Prince announced that his new album HITNRUN would be a streaming exclusive on Tidal. Now for the first…

On the Run From One Murder, He Accidentally Committed Another—And Joined the FBI’s “Most Wanted” List

In 1960, it seemed like the perfect crime, and the best solution to a pressing financial dilemma: snatch a wealthy,middle-aged beer-company heir; demand $500,000 ransom (equivalent to nearly four million dollars today); collect the money; and fade back into obscurity. As often goes with so-called perfect crimes, however, the kidnapping of Adolph Coors III did…

A Hunter Finds Himself In a Supernatural Swamp Where Nothing Is What It Seems

De l’autre côté is a short movie made for the French (who would have guessed based on the title?) channel Canal +. In it, a hunter meets a black wall while stalking a doe. Cutting through exposes the hunter to a strange world. [via Supinfocom] Contact the author at [email protected].

This Week, Your Survival Is at Stake

You know you worry about it sometimes. What if there were a massive earthquake, or a huge storm … or you just got lost in the wilderness, with nothing more than your wits and a few gadgets in your pockets? This week on io9 and Gizmodo, we’ll tell you how to survive. Or not. All…

A Lego Split-Seconds Chronograph Is a Cheap Start to a DIY Swiss Watch

It turns out there’s no reason to drop $20,000 on an expensive Swiss watch if you happen to have a box full of Technics lying about, because someone has built a working split-seconds chronograph using nothing but Lego. A split-seconds chronograph functions like an analog stopwatch, except with an additional seconds hand that can be…

How Vertical Farming is Revolutionizing the Way We Grow Food

Traditional farming is taking a huge toll on the environment—a problem that’s set to worsen due to our ever-growing global population. Yet there are some high-tech solutions. Here’s what you need to know about the burgeoning practice of controlled-environment agriculture and how it’s set to change everything from the foods we eat to the communities…

Scientists Can Now Make THC from Yeast

Yeast is an incredible organism—you can thank it for booze!—and thanks to the marvels of modern genetics, we’ve made it incredibly versatile. Just a month after announcing a method for hacking yeast to produce narcotics, researchers just announced that the creation of yeast that produces THC and cannabidiols. You’re probably thinking this will yield a…

Skye Debuts Her Secret Warriors Uniform on Agents of SHIELD

SHIELD agent, Inhuman, daughter of a supervillain, hacker, superhero—Skye has worn a lot of hats on AoS, so it makes sense she would get a new outfit as well. LA Times has just released the first look at Skye’s new Secret Warriors uniform from Agents of SHIELD season 3. As you may recall, Agent Coulson…

This Was The Episode of Fear the Walking Dead We’d Been Waiting For

It took a few weeks, but the third episode of Fear the Walking Dead finally had the scares, destruction, confusion, and naiveté we all expected from a prequel to The Walking Dead. There was even movement with the plot, a big change from the first two weeks. Things started right where we left episode two.…

A photograph of gannets roosting on the edge of a cliff has earned Barrie Williams top prize in this year’s British Wildlife Photography Awards. The stunning photo was captured by the 29-year-old Scot on the Isle of Noss in Shetland. You can see other notable contest entries at The Guardian. Photo credit: Barrie Williams/BWPA

How to Rule on Blingee, According to the 50-Year-Old Queen of Blingee

The world almost lost an internet miracle this year. About a month ago, Blingee announced plans to close, but the users wouldn’t let it. The news made one middle-aged Russian grandma, the unofficial queen of Blingee, very happy. Irina Vladimirovna Kuleshova, a divorced orthodontist, turns 50 in a couple of months. She’s one of the…

12 Movies That Deserve To Have Way More of a Cult Following

There are some movies that are so great, they become must-watch classics. But the most indelible cult movies are like a shadow canon, which become just as essential. Except sometimes some incredibly deserving cult movies never quite get their due. Here are 12 movies that deserve to be cult classics. 1) The Hercules films starring…

NECA’s Power Loader Might Just Be The Coolest Aliens Toy Ever Made

It’s been a fantastic year for Alien fans when it comes to toys. NECA have been churning out awesome figures, most notably the first ever Jones the Cat Ripley figure to use Sigourney Weaver’s likeness, and a coll figure based on her Aliens look. Now Aliens Ripley is getting a rad toy to play with:…

FBI Didn’t Bother to Check Facts Before Accusing Physicist of Being a Spy for China

Temple University physics professor Xiaoxing Xi made headlines back in May, when he was indicted for allegedly sharing “sensitive” information with colleagues in China about a piece of laboratory equipment used in his superconductivity research. Xi maintained his innocence from the start. On Friday, he was vindicated: the U.S. Justice Department dropped the charges against…

Kids Are Getting Addicted To an App-Enabled Toothbrush That Works Too Well

Philips Sonicare, the brand behind popular electronic toothbrushes, recently released a device that accomplished the inconceivable: It made oral hygiene so fun that kids want to stay on top of it. The new toothbrush proved a little addictive, though. The new Sonicare for Kids toothbrush hit retail at the end of August, and its key…

This R2-D2 Is Either Really Angry or an Adorable Humidifier

If he can repair an intergalactic spaceship while it’s blasting through the cosmos, it only makes sense that turning water into steam would be child’s play for the world’s most multi-talented astromech droid. Although, if cartoons have taught us anything, steam blasting out of his head means that R2-D2 could also be absolutely furious at…

The Guy Who Invented Net Neutrality Now Works for New York’s Attorney General

Tim Wu is one of the world’s most outspoken and influential advocates for an open internet. And now, the Columbia Law professor will help shape the future of technology and politics as a watchdog with the New York State Attorney General’s office. This is great news. “If I have a life mission, it is to…

A Chart of How Americans Should Spend Their Food Budget… And How They Actually Do

The USDA’s economic research group put together a look at how an American food budget that actually follows dietary guidelines would break down—and then they put together one using the actual data on how Americans spend their food budget. Unsurprisingly, the two match up not at all. Almost half of what we spend on our…

Microsoft Is Unleashing Lots of New Windows 10 Devices on October 6

The launch of Windows 10 came and went in late August with little to no mention of new Microsoft devices that would run that new beautiful software. Nearly a month and a half later, that mention is finally here. Microsoft just sent out invites to the media for a Windows 10 event on October 6…

Google’s Latest Hire Could Take Its Driverless Cars To Market

Google just hired a man who’s worked in the automotive industry for 25 years, John Krafcik, to lead the company’s self-driving vehicle project as Google Auto’s CEO. This hire is big. Why? Because it’s the first major hire from the automaker side of the road. Picking Krafcik to lead Google Auto is a sign that…