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Genius Faceplate Puts USB Ports on Your Wall With No Wiring Needed

The days of having to wire up a complete replacement outlet to add a USB charging port will soon be long gone. The same folks behind the SnapRays Guidelight, a replacement cover that added night lights to almost any outlet in your home without wiring, is back with an even better product. Their new SnapPower…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Mar 31 '15

This Wristband’s Tactile Vibrations Let Musicians Silently Keep the Beat

During a performance a band is completely reliant on its drummer for setting the rhythm, but what about during rehearsal when a musician is practicing alone? Or when a musical group doesn’t have a drummer? That’s where this new wearable comes in. It doesn’t tell time, it doesn’t have notifications, and it can’t run apps.…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 31 '15

Watch this guy perfectly recreate Homer Simpson eating in real life

It takes a lot of hard work, a considerable amount of natural talent and a little bit of luck to be able to eat like Homer Simpson in real life. Caolan McArthur and CinemaRaven managed to accomplish the Herculean feat (with the help of a sped up camera) and basically created a live action version…

Sploid Casey Chan Mar 31 '15

Doctor Who‘s Rory Is Time-Traveling Again In The Flash/Arrow Spinoff

Arthur Darvill, best known as the companion of the Doctor’s Companion Amy Pond, has joined the increasingly busy Arrow/Flash spinoff as Rip Hunter, a lesser-known time-traveling DC superhero. So two things of note here: 1) it looks like Booster Gold isn’t part of the show, and 2) more Rory! The choice for DC to include…

io9 Rob Bricken Mar 31 '15

This Video Will Explain Something You’ve Always Seen But Never Noticed

This slow motion video explains an phenomenon called “buckling instability” – the crimped edges of a splash of water. More importantly, it shows us how much familiar physics we don’t notice until it’s pointed out to us. Every person reading this has been observing splashes ever since they first mustered enough coordination to throw a…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Mar 31 '15

Elon Musk’s New Tech, and Everything Else You Missed Yesterday

Elon Musk teases some new Tesla tech, Jay-Z wants to change the world (with a music streaming service), and benchmarks lay the rumored Z4 bare. Welcome to Bitstream, all the news tidbits and rumors you missed in the last 24 hours. Elon Musk does what he wants. Revolutionize electric automobiles? Check. Jump start the private…

Tech News Darren Orf Mar 31 '15

A Map Of Where You’ll See The Strongest Lightning Displays In The World

Predicting where lightning will strike may be pretty tricky, but what about where lightning will flash? This map from NASA’s Earth Observatory takes data from 1995 – 2013 to show us the global hotspots for lightning. As you can see, lightning rates over land are much higher than over water, with the heaviest areas seeing…

io9 Ria Misra Mar 31 '15

Finally, An Official Look At Bandai’s Age of Ultron Figuarts

It’s about time. We’ve had decent enough glimpses at Bandai’s upcoming Figuarts toys for Avengers: Age of Ultron through blurry magazine scans in the last month, but now the company have put out a set of official images to let us have a proper gawk at these beautiful plastic Avengers. We’ve seen the official pictures…

Tech News James Whitbrook Mar 31 '15

We’re Living In The Golden Age Of Star Trek Webseries Right Now

You probably already knew this, if you’re a Star Trek fan. But it’s really true. YouTube is just bursting with original Star Trek content lately, from damn near spot-on recreations of the Original Series to continuations of the TNG/DS9/Voyager era. This is the golden age of Star Trek web productions. Top image: Star Trek Continues.…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Mar 31 '15

Microsoft Surface 3: Slim, Light, and Running Full-On Windows

It took a couple tries, but Microsoft finally had a critical hit with the Surface Pro 3. It was what we wanted the first Surface to be. It wasn’t perfect, but it was pretty damn useable. But at $800 (and going up to nearly $2,000), it’s also expensive. The Surface 3 is Microsoft’s attempt to…

Tech News Brent Rose Mar 31 '15

Spectacular photo of a scuba diver swimming under a massive fish tornado

National Geographic’s Your Shots features this spectacular picture of a scuba diver swimming under a massive shoal of fish at Cabo Pulmo, in Baja California peninsula, Mexico. The picture, shot by Californian photographer Jeff Hester, shows a colorful ocean full of life but that wasn’t always the case: I believe this is what our oceans…

Sploid Omar Kardoudi Mar 31 '15

This 10 Years Of Doctor Who Tribute Video Makes Us All A Little Weepy

If ever there was an argument for Doctor Who being the most emotional, jovial, weepy, maddening television series, this video is it. Visual FX artist John Smith created a tribute to the past decade of Doctor Who (the Ninth Doctor regenerated into our lives in March 26th, 2005) centering around the last couple of Doctors…

Television Meredith Woerner Mar 31 '15

The Science Of Spontaneous Healing

A person comes down with a terrible disease. The doctors give up all hope. Then, suddenly, the disease is gone. It’s a great soap opera plot, but it can actually happen in real life. The question is, how? What Is Spontaneous Remission? Spontaneous remission, also known as spontaneous healing, is downplayed by the medical community.…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Mar 31 '15

Cattle Yard Aroma Carries Antibiotics and Antibiotic-Resistant DNA

You don’t need to see a cattle yard to identify its existence; the smell alone is usually enough. Now, though, you’re breathing in not just the aromatic compounds you likely know well—but a selection of antibiotics and antibiotic-resistant DNA, too. A new study by researchers from Texas Tech University sought to explore the airborne transmission…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Mar 31 '15

What Book Did You Change Your Mind About After Re-reading?

Revisiting a favorite, or even-not-so favorite, book is never an exact replication of the original read, but sometimes it changes what you think of the book entirely. Today, we want to know about the books that you re-read, and never saw the same way after. Tell us in the comments what the book was, when…

io9 Ria Misra Mar 31 '15

These Pretty Vortices Make This Super Hercules a Magical Aircraft

Feeling dizzy? These amazing vortices were formed by the MC-130J Commando II Special Operations tanker aircraft during its flight to the Kadena Air Base in Japan on March 19th. Three variants of the C-130J Super Hercules aircraft were recently delivered to U.S. military operators from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics. [Andrew McMurtrie/Lockheed Martin]

Tech News Attila Nagy Mar 31 '15

Low Gravity Seriously Messes With An Ant’s Ability To Explore Space

Experiments aboard the International Space Station with common pavement ants have shown just how badly microgravity impairs the insects’ ability to search unexplored areas. Remarkably, however, tumbling ants demonstrated an uncanny ability to regain contact with the surface. There are over 20,000 species of ants on Earth, each perfectly suited to its environment. But there’s…

io9 George Dvorsky Mar 31 '15

Watching this guy recreate famous logos by hand is utterly relaxing

When I see British designer and calligraphist Seb Lesterwork I picture myself sitting quietly next to him just watching him do his job. I’m sure calligraphy is a very relaxing thing to do, this video—where he skillfully recreates famous logos by hand—proves that it’s also a mesmerizing thing to watch. The first time I’ve learned…

Sploid Omar Kardoudi Mar 31 '15

Why No Century Will Ever Start on a Sunday, Wednesday or Friday

The Gregorian calendar is full of wonderful mathematical quirks, and here’s one of them: under its regime, a century will never start on a Sunday. Or a Wednesday or Friday, for that matter. The reason is (fairly) straightforward. The Gregorian calendar completely cycles every 400 years; add 400 years to any date, and the day…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Mar 31 '15

Tons Of Game Of Thrones Hints, Plus A Rumor That Would Change Everything

Simon Pegg talks Star Trek 3 rumors. An unlikely mutant has joined the cast of Deadpool. Plus, the latest on Constantine, and what’s next on Walking Dead, Agents of SHIELD and iZombie. Behold, Spoilers! Top image: Game of Thrones. Avengers: Age Of Ultron Here’s Elizabeth Olsen discussing Scarlet Witch’s costume and powerset: Is that pretty…

io9 James Whitbrook Mar 31 '15

Genius Faceplate Puts USB Ports on Your Wall With No Wiring Needed

This Wristband’s Tactile Vibrations Let Musicians Silently Keep the Beat

Watch this guy perfectly recreate Homer Simpson eating in real life

Doctor Who‘s Rory Is Time-Traveling Again In The Flash/Arrow Spinoff

This Video Will Explain Something You’ve Always Seen But Never Noticed

Elon Musk’s New Tech, and Everything Else You Missed Yesterday

A Map Of Where You’ll See The Strongest Lightning Displays In The World

Finally, An Official Look At Bandai’s Age of Ultron Figuarts

We’re Living In The Golden Age Of Star Trek Webseries Right Now

Microsoft Surface 3: Slim, Light, and Running Full-On Windows

Spectacular photo of a scuba diver swimming under a massive fish tornado

This 10 Years Of Doctor Who Tribute Video Makes Us All A Little Weepy

The Science Of Spontaneous Healing

Cattle Yard Aroma Carries Antibiotics and Antibiotic-Resistant DNA

What Book Did You Change Your Mind About After Re-reading?

These Pretty Vortices Make This Super Hercules a Magical Aircraft

Low Gravity Seriously Messes With An Ant’s Ability To Explore Space

Watching this guy recreate famous logos by hand is utterly relaxing

Why No Century Will Ever Start on a Sunday, Wednesday or Friday

Tons Of Game Of Thrones Hints, Plus A Rumor That Would Change Everything

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