Latest

Former Employees Are Suing Sony Pictures For Not Protecting Their Data

Sony’s ex-employees are suing the company over for failing to secure its computer system and exposing their information. Two former employees have filed a class action lawsuit against Sony Pictures. Michael Corona, an employee from 2004 to 2007, and Christina Mathis, who worked at Sony between 2000 and 2002, filed the complaint in the federal…

Tech News Kate Knibbs Dec 16 '14

You Will Never Want To Bounce These Stunning Leather Basketballs

Most of us don’t mind playing with a basketball made from synthetic materials because they’re just going to get all scuffed up on the court, and they’re cheap. That being said, there are always those who prefer the finer things in life, and for them a game of hoops is only enjoyable when played with…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 16 '14

What Every Minute of the Day Looks Like In Color

If you’ve got an extra tab to spare in your browser and a love of graphics or web design, check out this fun online clock that converts the current time into its corresponding six-character color hex code. The site’s background also happens to reflect the current color value, and over the day it will slowly…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 16 '14

There May be a Way to Hit the Pause Button on a Pregnancy

There are a handful of species, around the world, that can figuratively put a pin in a pregnancy and come back to it at a more convenient time. It’s called delayed gestation, or embryonic diapause. But how widespread could it be? Embryonic Diapause and the Animals Who Love It What do the sea otter, the…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Dec 16 '14

Review: Lego Friends, City, Star Wars advent calendars–day 16

Day 16 of the 2014 Lego advent calendars gives us more food and drink, a snowmobile (snōtorcycle?) and a guy that can take on the whole Empire himself. See images and a review of the 16th day of mini builds after the jump! Friends Advent Calendar (41040) Today is sort of a throw away day.…

Reviews Michael Schulte Dec 16 '14

How Neal Stephenson Is Helping To Make Snow Crash‘s Metaverse A Reality

Magic Leap’s mysterious augmented reality tech promises to “bring magic back into the world.” And now Neal Stephenson, who imagined the virtual Metaverse in his 1992 novel Snow Crash, has joined the company. He tells io9 why this technology may “demand a new way of thinking.” Top image via Magic Leap website Magic Leap had…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Dec 16 '14

Building the World’s Largest Floating Object, In GIFs

A few months ago, The New York Times sent a photographer to South Korea to photograph the world’s largest floating object. It took him hundreds of shots to capture the behemoth. Now, its makers are giving us a closer look at building of the ship. The object in question was Prelude, a skyscraper-sized natural gas…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Dec 16 '14

Computer Simulation Suggests The Alcatraz Escapees Could Have Survived

On the night of June 11, 1962, three inmates escaped Alcatraz aboard a makeshift inflatable raft. They were never seen again and are believed to have died in the frigid waters of San Francisco Bay. But a new computer model using historical tide data indicates they had a narrow time window to make it safely…

io9 Mark Strauss Dec 16 '14

This “GoreSat” Weather Satellite Will Keep an Eye on Solar Winds

When the solar winds blow strong, it plays havoc with electronics here on Earth. We can protect our sensitive electronic infrastructure—power grids, navigation and communication satellites, and such—but only with sufficient warning. And that’s where the new DSCOVR satellite comes in. When the sun ejects a solar flare into space, the high energy particles that…

Space & Spaceflight Andrew Tarantola Dec 16 '14

How NASA Captured This Iconic Footage Of Apollo 17 Leaving The Moon

When Apollo 17 lifted off from the moon 42 years ago this week, a camera captured the movements of the spacecraft — even though nobody was left behind to, say, establish a lunar base. How was that possible? The answer: With a camera on the lunar rover that could be controlled — or even programmed…

io9 Elizabeth Howell — Universe Today Dec 16 '14

Microsoft “Arcadia” Could Stream All Kinds of Games and Apps to Windows

Microsoft boss Satya Nadella loves cloud computing, and a new, rumored Microsoft service could be putting all that computing power to better use than ever. A project codenamed “Arcadia” (yes, another Halo reference) could soon stream games and apps to Windows devices, phones and tablets and computers alike. The report comes in from ZDNet’s quite…

Tech News Eric Limer Dec 16 '14

The FBI Used Open Source Hackerware to Uncover Tor Users In 2012

Wired reports that the FBI used a bunch of cobbled together, freely available exploits to help expose users hidden behind Tor servers back in 2012. According to the report, the FBI relied on Metasploit to first deanonymize users operating Dark Net child porn sites during a sting called Operation Tornado. Metasploit is an open source…

Privacy & Security Mario Aguilar Dec 16 '14

What Age Of Ultron Secrets Can Be Found In Lego’s New Marvel Sets?

Lego have released an online catalogue detailing upcoming sets in 2015 – including a first look at images of the new tie-in sets for Avengers: Age of Ultron. What can we learn about the movie among all the brick-based Lego goodness? The German version of the catalogue was released on Lego’s servers overnight, and has…

Tech News James Whitbrook Dec 16 '14

Great Villains Whose Schemes Aren’t Just Aimed At Destroying The Hero

Sometimes it seems like every villain is obsessed with murdering the hero of the story. (Or making the hero realize they’re alike.) But it’s not true — in fact, some of the best villains have their own goals, and the hero just happens to get in the way. Here are some great villains whose schemes…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders and Abhimanyu Das Dec 16 '14

T-Mobile Data Stash: You Can Finally Get Rollover for Your Data Plan

This morning, T-Mo CEO John Legere talked specifics of “Data Stash,” the company’s new initiative to let you rollover your unused data month to month, rounded up to the nearest megabyte. As part of Uncarrier 8.0, Data Stash is pretty much what it sounds like. If you don’t use all the data you pay for…

Tech News Darren Orf Dec 16 '14

NBC Will Stream Network Shows Online As They Air

Not home in time for SNL? Doesn’t mean you can’t still watch it live. NBC is going to start streaming its broadcast network shows online, live and in real-time, as long as you have a cable subscription. You won’t have to pay extra for online access, like that dumb CBS streaming plan. It’s free (ish)—you…

Tech News Leslie Horn Dec 16 '14

Everyone’s Favorite Goth Girl Will Return For Beetlejuice 2

The more we hear about the possible Beetlejuice sequel, the more we can’t help but get excited in spite of all the dread. And now it sounds like Burton and company are keen on getting the Beetlejuice band back together, and that includes Lydia Deetz. Michael Keaton (the original ghost with the most) has previously…

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 16 '14

Here are all the new Lego sets for the first half of 2015

Lego has released the German version of their January – June 2015 catalog. Though United States release dates may be slightly different this gives us a good idea of the release schedule of all those sets we’ve been reading about. You can access the PDF of the catalog here. http://catalogs.lego.com/BrandCatalog/de_de/1HY2015/ There are new sets across…

Tech News Michael Schulte Dec 16 '14

Report: Samsung Wants to Make Its Own Version of Apple Pay

There was no way Samsung was just going to let Apple waltz along with its own mobile payment system without launching a competitor, and it looks like the Korean powerhouse is gearing up to launch a rival in 2015. Samsung is reportedly trying to make a deal with a mobile payment startup called LoopPay, according…

Gadgets Kate Knibbs Dec 16 '14

Scientists Have Just Discovered A New and Insane Pollination System

This is Aristolochia rotunda, or “fat hen.” It’s a common plant, native to southern Europe. It doesn’t look like anything special, but scientists recently discovered that it has one of the most wacko breeding strategies in all of nature. When you learn about nature, you constantly have to pause to wonder if the naturalists are…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Dec 16 '14

Former Employees Are Suing Sony Pictures For Not Protecting Their Data

You Will Never Want To Bounce These Stunning Leather Basketballs

What Every Minute of the Day Looks Like In Color

There May be a Way to Hit the Pause Button on a Pregnancy

Review: Lego Friends, City, Star Wars advent calendars–day 16

How Neal Stephenson Is Helping To Make Snow Crash‘s Metaverse A Reality

Building the World’s Largest Floating Object, In GIFs

Computer Simulation Suggests The Alcatraz Escapees Could Have Survived

This “GoreSat” Weather Satellite Will Keep an Eye on Solar Winds

How NASA Captured This Iconic Footage Of Apollo 17 Leaving The Moon

Microsoft “Arcadia” Could Stream All Kinds of Games and Apps to Windows

The FBI Used Open Source Hackerware to Uncover Tor Users In 2012

What Age Of Ultron Secrets Can Be Found In Lego’s New Marvel Sets?

Great Villains Whose Schemes Aren’t Just Aimed At Destroying The Hero

T-Mobile Data Stash: You Can Finally Get Rollover for Your Data Plan

NBC Will Stream Network Shows Online As They Air

Everyone’s Favorite Goth Girl Will Return For Beetlejuice 2

Here are all the new Lego sets for the first half of 2015

Report: Samsung Wants to Make Its Own Version of Apple Pay

Scientists Have Just Discovered A New and Insane Pollination System

Latest news

Trump Airbnb-ifies Government Services with AI-Powered America.gov

A Physicist Has an Ingenious Plan to Track Arctic Sea Ice With a Cold War-Era Early Warning Radar

The ‘Game of Thrones’ Feature Film Has an Official Release Date

A New Contender for Repairable Earbuds King Is Dropping Soon

The Writers of ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Tried Killing Hawkeye Over Black Widow

Smart Glasses Recalled After Overheating Reports and ‘Risk of Serious Injury or Death’

Boeing’s Starliner Faces a Critical Test This Year as NASA Runs Out of Options

Leaked Anthropic IPO Prospectus Gives Wall Street an Early Look at How AI Could Go Off the Rails

Latest Reviews

Apple Watch Ultra 4 Review: Still the Best Health Buddy for Your Wrist

Mova LiDAX Pro 800 Review: This Robomower Tried to Mow Me Down

iRobot Roomba Max 775 Review: A Respectable Roomba Redux

Sonos Ace Ultra Review: Headphones That Only Hardcore Sonos Fans Could Love

M6 Mac mini Review: A Better Tiny Desktop, With or Without AI

Aqara Multi-Sensor FP400 Review: Not Quite the mmWave of the Future

Alienware’s AW3926QW Ultrawide Gaming Monitor Review: Size Really Does Matter

iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max Review: Apple Is Just Flexing Hard Now

Let us help you find what you’re looking for...