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Chevy’s Insane PowerWall Display Has More Pixels Than an IMAX Theater

Used to be that even the smallest tweaks to an upcoming automobile’s design could require weeks of fabrication to produce the modified clay, wood, and metal models. And while physical representations of prototype vehicles are still a big part of the production process today, a new 4K UHD monitor wall from Chevrolet could soon supplant…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

First Look At HBO’s New Westworld Series Looks Crazy Good

Holy crap, three seconds of HBO’s rebooted television adaptation Westworld just got us insanely excited. This show could be really, really fun and weird — and that’s great! HBO just released a video roundup of their year, which included glimpses of their new television series, and in it was a sneak peek at Jonathan Nolan’s…

Television Meredith Woerner

6 Good Reasons to Spend Time On Your Phone this Christmas

In our smartphone-saturated, always-on age, the conventional wisdom is that holidays are a time for unplugging from the web and switching off from the devices that ordinarily dominate our lives. However, you don’t have to go with the flow and take a tech break over the holiday—here are six good reasons why you might want…

Gadgets David Nield

The Best Impossible Pasta Shapes Made Real By 3D-Printing

Traditional pasta extruders, as mesmerizing as they are, can only handle so much complex geometry. Barilla recently held a competition for 3D-printed pasta shapes, and the winners include unusual shapes like a blooming rose and cratered moon. As the largest pasta maker in the world, Barilla has recently dropped hints about wanting to make its…

Tech News Sarah Zhang

Now You Can Split A Laser Beam Into The Force Awakens‘ New Lightsaber

We have potentially reached peaked Crossguard Lightsaber madness (oh who am I kidding, we’ve got another year of this) – we’ve seen it in fan art, we’ve had it 3D printed, and now, here’s The Force Awakens’ shiny new lightsaber made out of laser beams. Because why not? Wicked Lasers are well known for their…

Tech News James Whitbrook

Why 19th Century Scientists Believed That Life Originated In Space

The Panspermia Hypothesis holds that life on our planet traces its origins to space—say, a microbe-laden meteorite landing on primordial Earth. The theory, conceived before humans even went into space, was actually born out of criticism of Charles Darwin and his perceived failure to explain how life began. Image Credit: NASA Without an explanation for…

io9 Mark Strauss

7 Million Keurigs Recalled Because They Won’t Stop Burning People

Instant coffee machine manufacturer Keurig is recalling some 7 million crappy coffee makers because they’re burning people with scalding water. According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, the recall affects the Keurig Mini Plus Brewing System. It affects 6.6 million coffee makers sold in the United States and 564,000 sold in Canada. The danger?…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

The Obama Library May Be a City-Wide Piece of Public Infrastructure

Presidential libraries preserve archives and promote scholarship—but beyond that, they’re marble-clad information tombs, quiet and somber and only remarkable for the architectural value of their designs. Obama is the first president who may change that. Image: Sox the cat at the Clinton Presidential Library. Sunfell/CC When he leaves office in 2016, Obama will leave behind…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

What Exactly Is Cocoa Butter? Watch This To See How It’s Made

What the hell is cocoa butter? And why is it both an ingredient in candy bars and a moisturizer?This short video lets you see where cocoa butter comes from and what “chocolate” looks like without it. This video gives you a rundown of how beans turn into chocolate – and the far less glamorous cocoa…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

SMS BioSport: Earbuds That Read Your Heartbeat But Don’t Make It Thump

Sensors are everywhere—in our phones, watches, and shoes. And now our earphones, too. The SMS BioSport heart rate-sensing earbuds aim to be the audio companion of choice for all you marathon runners, mountain bikers, and other hardcore athlete types who need to know your beats per minute on a daily basis. But jamming health sensors…

Reviews Darren Orf

Man Reenacts Up By Tying 90 Helium Balloons To A Lawn Chair

It’s not as impressive as lifting a house into the air, but daredevil Erik Roner had a miniature Up moment when he was lifted 8,000 feet into the air with the help of 50 tanks of helium and 90 enormous balloons. Roner also brought a gun with him so that he could pop the balloons…

io9 Lauren Davis

A Video Guide to Building Your Very Own Racing Quadcopter

Unmanned aircraft are becoming a popular Christmas gift. But if you’re bored with the basics, building an FPV (First Person View) racing quadcopter is a nice way to level up. And screw gifts: You can just build one for yourself any time of the year. This step-by-step guide with FPV quadcopter racing pilot Charpu about…

Tech News Kate Knibbs

What’s Your Favorite Local Holiday Tradition?

Every place celebrates the holidays a little bit differently. Today, we want to know about your very favorite (and distinctive) local holiday traditions. Maybe you want to tell us a story that’s gotten a little (unfairly) overshadowed by Santa Claus, or maybe you want to show us and explain a very specific kind of decoration…

io9 Ria Misra

Tweets From Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Freshman Dorm Room

Neil deGrasse Tyson is a brilliant, modern-day Carl Sagan. He is also, if we are to judge solely by his Twitter account, a freshman philosophy major, tweeting from his dorm room and rolling blunts on top of his used copy of Plato’s Republic. Imagine, if you will, Neil deGrasse Tyson—celestial tie and all—sprawled across empty…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

The Morphing E-Ink Keyboard May (Almost) Finally Be Here

Those of us who are terrible at memorizing keyboard shortcuts dream of a day when we don’t have to keep a reference card handy for Photoshop or Office. And while they’ve been teased before, it looks like we might finally be able to buy, or at least pre-order, an E Ink keyboard with keys that…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Archaeologists Have Dig Licenses Revoked After “Million Mummies” Claim

A team of archaeologists from Brigham Young University in Utah have had their excavation license revoked by the Egyptian Antiquities Ministry after claiming to have discovered “one million mummies.” Top image: A “mummified” 18-month girl with bracelets on both arms (Credit: BYU Excavations) Last week, BYU team leader Kerry Muhlestein announced the discovery of a…

io9 George Dvorsky

Can you recognize all the famous movie heroines in this neat poster?

I love Scott Park’s work. His collection posters—like these cars—are the best. This movie and TV heroines poster has 80 characters, from Agent Scully (The X Files) to Kira Nerys (Deep Space Nine) going through Leeloo (The Fifth Element) or Beatrix Kiddo (Kill Bill.) I just love to zoom in and go through all the…

Sploid Jesus Diaz

The 1985 JCPenney Christmas Catalog Is a Great Nostalgia Trip

When it comes time to decide what they want for Christmas, today’s kids have it easy. A few hours on the internet can result in thousands of links to toys, electronics, and video games. But if you grew up in the ’80s, your holiday hunt relied solely on department store catalogs. And over on Dinosaur…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Amazing Footage Of A Hawk Flying Effortlessly Through A Dense Forest

The speeder bike chase in Return of the Jedi? Amateurs, compared to this footage taken by a camera mounted on a Northern Goshawk as it hunts for prey, flying at high speed through thick woodland, avoiding obstacles. The video was posted by DARPA to show what it hopes to accomplish with a new class of…

io9 Mark Strauss

Hope You Weren’t Banking on Amazon’s Free Overnight Shipping This Year

If you are a human who is both lazy and inconsiderate, you’ve found comfort these past few years in Amazon’s last-minute free overnight shipping selections. Bad news, fellow sloth. While that offer had been on the table up until early this morning, it’s over on the day you need it most. Humbug! Amazon’s free overnight…

Commerce Brian Barrett

Chevy’s Insane PowerWall Display Has More Pixels Than an IMAX Theater

First Look At HBO’s New Westworld Series Looks Crazy Good

6 Good Reasons to Spend Time On Your Phone this Christmas

The Best Impossible Pasta Shapes Made Real By 3D-Printing

Now You Can Split A Laser Beam Into The Force Awakens‘ New Lightsaber

Why 19th Century Scientists Believed That Life Originated In Space

7 Million Keurigs Recalled Because They Won’t Stop Burning People

The Obama Library May Be a City-Wide Piece of Public Infrastructure

What Exactly Is Cocoa Butter? Watch This To See How It’s Made

SMS BioSport: Earbuds That Read Your Heartbeat But Don’t Make It Thump

Man Reenacts Up By Tying 90 Helium Balloons To A Lawn Chair

A Video Guide to Building Your Very Own Racing Quadcopter

What’s Your Favorite Local Holiday Tradition?

Tweets From Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Freshman Dorm Room

The Morphing E-Ink Keyboard May (Almost) Finally Be Here

Archaeologists Have Dig Licenses Revoked After “Million Mummies” Claim

Can you recognize all the famous movie heroines in this neat poster?

The 1985 JCPenney Christmas Catalog Is a Great Nostalgia Trip

Amazing Footage Of A Hawk Flying Effortlessly Through A Dense Forest

Hope You Weren’t Banking on Amazon’s Free Overnight Shipping This Year

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