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Build This Wave Machine With Duct Tape, Kebab Skewers, and Candy

A lot of people use Slinkies to introduce kids to waves. But Slinky waves can move too fast for people to really wrap their heads around. Instead, science teacher and filmmaker Alom Shaha suggests, they should try this wave machine. You can build it yourself, and you can do it on the cheap. Here’s how.…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

ASUS ZenWatch Review: The First Smartwatch I’d Wear As a Watch

For years, I’ve wanted a smartwatch: a device that would blend style with digital convenience. Unfortunately, the first crop of smartwatches have predominantly been bulky pieces of plastic and glass for which adjectives like “elegant” seem disingenuous. But the Asus ZenWatch is evidence that things are getting better. With a slim watchface body, a snap-and-go…

Reviews Darren Orf

First Footage From Terminator: Genisys Brings Back A T-1000

Did you know that there is a T-1000 in the new Terminator: Genisys movie? The new Terminator: Genisys teaser trailer just revealed a face full of mimetic poly-alloy, which means the T-1000 is back. Or at least some version of the T-1000. We highly doubt this is the Robert Patrick—or maybe it is (it’s probably…

Trailers Meredith Woerner

Bruce Willis Builds Utopian Paradise Run By Robots Not Called Westworld

In this trailer, Bruce Willis has built a pleasure island where people can do whatever they want to robots, including kill them. But what happens when one of the robots REMEMBERS her copious murders? Uh-oh. The name of the place is Vice. Get it? You get it. And this movie’s premise is oddly similar to…

Trailers Meredith Woerner

Biologist catches monster 70-year-old lobster in California

Biologist Forrest Galante was diving for lobsters off the coast of Anacapa Island, California, when he found this 70-year-old 12-pound monster. Instead of grilling it right away with tons of butter and lemon, he decided to keep it to show it to his family. Days later, he released it back into the ocean. This is…

Sploid Omar Kardoudi

The Sony Pictures Hack Was Even Worse Than Everyone Thought

It’s time to take a moment of silence for Sony Pictures, because more startling revelations about leaked information just came out and employees are starting to panic. BuzzFeed raked through some 40 gigabytes of data and found everything from medical records to unreleased scripts. This is probably the worst corporate hack in history. We already…

Privacy & Security Adam Clark Estes

Google’s Clever Plan to Replace CAPTCHA With a Checkbox

CAPTCHAs are an unfortunate side effect of the internet. They’re those irritating collection of numbers and letters morphed into some Surrealist dreck that leaves us guessing, and guessing, and guessing. Google wants to improve all of that with updates to reCAPTCHA, a one-click solution for telling websites that you are, in fact, a human being.…

Tech News Darren Orf

Review: Lego Friends, Star Wars, City advent calendars–day 3

Day 3 of the 2014 Lego advent calendars houses some interesting stuff. See the review of the 3rd day of mini builds after the jump! Friends Advent Calendar (41040) Today’s build for the Friends calendar was pretty lame. These are just accessories for Mia, I’m guessing. Just four elements were in the small packet, three…

Reviews Michael Schulte

Can The Force Awakens Live Up To The Insane Hype It’s Already Created?

So apparently some kind of Star Wars trailer dropped last week? I live in the future, so I’m not sure, but since I could do two whole PAs just on The Force Awakens questions, I feel pretty good about making the assumption. But don’t worry, we still have time for Marvel movies, DC TV, Evangelion,…

io9 Rob Bricken

No, Facebook Isn’t Reporting People Who Pose With Guns to the Feds

Is Facebook really reporting people who post pictures of themselves with guns to the Department of Homeland Security? No. It’s just another case of a news “parody” site being mistaken as a legitimate new source. As Snopes reports, this rumor started most recently with Empire News, a site with other completely fabricated articles like “Gas…

Tech News Matt Novak

Next Version of Bluetooth Will Directly Connect to the Internet

Bluetooth is kind of like Wi-Fi’s smart but misunderstood cousin. The word “Bluetooth” conjures images of finance bros yelling into thoseobnoxious little earpieces more than what the technology actually does, which is connect devices together over short distances. Well, Bluetooth’s upcoming 4.2 spec may prove too useful to ignore: This revamped version of the technology…

Tech News Kate Knibbs

“Mirage Earth” Exoplanets Can Trick Us Into Believing They’re Habitable

Desert mirages are optical illusions that make thirsty travelers think they’re seeing water. And now, a new study tell us, there are entire planets that might appear to be Earth-like when, in fact, their water and atmospheres burned away while they were still forming. The research, which is being published in the journal Astrobiology, focuses…

io9 Mark Strauss

Gangnam Style Broke YouTube’s View Counter

Gangnam Style fell out of the public eye a while ago (thank god) but people haven’t stopped watching it. It’s been seen so many times that it actually broke YouTube’s view counter, in the nerdiest possible way by busting the code behind the scenes. As the YouTube Google+ page explains, the video stalled out at…

Tech News Eric Limer

Why Does Your Microwave Oven Mess With The Wi-Fi Connection?

Wireless devices often lose Internet connectivity whenever the microwave oven is running. Here’s why it happens and what you can do to fix it. The problem is that both microwave ovens and Wi-Fi operate on the same frequency, 2.4 GHz. In theory, a properly shielded microwave shouldn’t leak any radiation, but the reality is that…

io9 George Dvorsky

Share Your 2014 Spotify Year In Review With Us Here

57,546. That’s how many minutes I spent listening to Spotify this year, according to the personalized Year in Review data that the app released today. You can check out your own stats right here—and if you’re not shamed by sharing the fact that 57,500 of those minutes were spent listening to Calvin Harris’s “Summer,” please…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Getting Your Pilot’s License Is Probably Cheaper Than This Simulator

With four vertically-mounted 55-inch LCD displays completely filling your field-of-view, it’s immediately obvious that this flight simulator from VRX isn’t going to come cheap. But with a price tag of $75,000 you might actually be better off just putting all that money towards getting your actual pilot’s license. But for a flying experience with absolutely…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

One man delves into the Typographical secrets of Alien

Dave Addey over at Typeset In The Future recently posted an astonishingly in-depth analysis of all the typography and text graphics in Alien – and if you’ve ever been intrigued by the world of Xenomorphs, it’s an absolute must-read. Addey’s thorough essay covers everything from the films use of ‘Foreshadowing Inventory’ in its opening, to…

Tech News James Whitbrook

A Cursed Doll Is Forced To Be A Sickly Webcomic Witch’s Only Friend

The Dreamer, star of the webcomic The Forgotten Order, is a bone doll, a human cursed to serve the race of wizards known as the Fauni. When she finds herself owned by a sweet but incompetent Fauni witch girl, the girl thinks she’s finally found a friend. But the Dreamer longs for her freedom—and revenge…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis

How Many of These Old Cassette Tape Designs Do You Remember?

It’s hard to remember a time where our musical picks weren’t contained in a Spotify playlist. But just a few years ago, we were still preserving our audio masterpieces on cassette tapes. Tapedeck.org is a project of a German graffiti artist named Neck, who has been collecting images of these analog gems from another era.…

Tech News Alissa Walker

Check out Action Bronson’s recipe for weed sprinkled pizza

Rapper and food enthusiast Action Bronson and his crew take us on a tour to their favorite midnight munchies snacks in New York. From the Spicy chicken Drums From Heaven in Queens, to the ultimate stoner creation: The beets and ricotta pizza sprinkled with freshly ground weed, in Williamsburg. Watch him make the pizza at…

Sploid Omar Kardoudi

Build This Wave Machine With Duct Tape, Kebab Skewers, and Candy

ASUS ZenWatch Review: The First Smartwatch I’d Wear As a Watch

First Footage From Terminator: Genisys Brings Back A T-1000

Bruce Willis Builds Utopian Paradise Run By Robots Not Called Westworld

Biologist catches monster 70-year-old lobster in California

The Sony Pictures Hack Was Even Worse Than Everyone Thought

Google’s Clever Plan to Replace CAPTCHA With a Checkbox

Review: Lego Friends, Star Wars, City advent calendars–day 3

Can The Force Awakens Live Up To The Insane Hype It’s Already Created?

No, Facebook Isn’t Reporting People Who Pose With Guns to the Feds

Next Version of Bluetooth Will Directly Connect to the Internet

“Mirage Earth” Exoplanets Can Trick Us Into Believing They’re Habitable

Gangnam Style Broke YouTube’s View Counter

Why Does Your Microwave Oven Mess With The Wi-Fi Connection?

Share Your 2014 Spotify Year In Review With Us Here

Getting Your Pilot’s License Is Probably Cheaper Than This Simulator

One man delves into the Typographical secrets of Alien

A Cursed Doll Is Forced To Be A Sickly Webcomic Witch’s Only Friend

How Many of These Old Cassette Tape Designs Do You Remember?

Check out Action Bronson’s recipe for weed sprinkled pizza

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Build This Wave Machine With Duct Tape, Kebab Skewers, and Candy

ASUS ZenWatch Review: The First Smartwatch I’d Wear As a Watch

First Footage From Terminator: Genisys Brings Back A T-1000

Bruce Willis Builds Utopian Paradise Run By Robots Not Called Westworld

Biologist catches monster 70-year-old lobster in California

The Sony Pictures Hack Was Even Worse Than Everyone Thought

Google’s Clever Plan to Replace CAPTCHA With a Checkbox

Review: Lego Friends, Star Wars, City advent calendars–day 3

​Can The Force Awakens Live Up To The Insane Hype It’s Already Created?

No, Facebook Isn’t Reporting People Who Pose With Guns to the Feds

Next Version of Bluetooth Will Directly Connect to the Internet

“Mirage Earth” Exoplanets Can Trick Us Into Believing They’re Habitable

Gangnam Style Broke YouTube’s View Counter

Why Does Your Microwave Oven Mess With The Wi-Fi Connection?

Share Your 2014 Spotify Year In Review With Us Here

Getting Your Pilot’s License Is Probably Cheaper Than This Simulator

One man delves into the Typographical secrets of Alien

A Cursed Doll Is Forced To Be A Sickly Webcomic Witch’s Only Friend

How Many of These Old Cassette Tape Designs Do You Remember?

Check out Action Bronson’s recipe for weed sprinkled pizza

Chinese Startup Debuts Super-Bendy Robotic Arm for Orbital Repairs

Artemis 2 Live Updates: Countdown to the Moon 🔴

Your Devices Are Targets. Bitdefender Shields Them All — For Less Than You Think

Of Course, ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Post Credit Scene Is Another Big Cameo

Proton Just Launched Meet, and It Makes Zoom Look Like a Privacy Nightmare

America’s Latest Unfounded Health Panic: ‘Vaccinated’ Blood Donations

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