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The $800 Camera I Didn’t Use To Share My Hawaiian Vacation Photos

My wife loves technology. Hell, she spotted the job posting that landed me my first tech writing gig. She also loves sharing snapshots with friends. So when I told her that the Sony RX100 IIIcould sling amazing selfies to Instagram with a tap of her phone, she was understandably stoked. When we packed our bags…

​The Anti-Vaxxers Are Spreading Ebola Conspiracy Theories

The anti-vaccination movement sees itself fighting against the shadowy forces of the CDC, Big Pharma, the media and their “lies” about immunization. And now, with the Ebola outbreak, they’ve cranked their crazy-meter up to 11, declaring the disease to be everything from an autism cover-up to a complete fraud. I’m something of a connoisseur of…

Adolf Hitler Was Apparently A Regular Meth User

Notorious dictators may not be the people we typically associate with methamphetamine, but a report claims that, during World War II, Adolf Hitler regularly took methamphetamines for a variety of ailments, including the drug Pervitin, a precursor to crystal meth. Last year, letters written by Heinrich Böll—who was conscripted into the Wehrmacht during World War…

Now Underworld Is Getting Two New Movies And A TV Series

I hope you like your vampires gun-toting and weather black leather catsuits, because if Len Wiseman has his way, you’ll be seeing a lot of them. At NYCC the director announced that two Underworld movies were in development — one of them possibly starring with Kate Beckinsale! — as well as a TV series. Obviously,…

New Li-Ion Batteries Charge 70 Percent in 2 Minutes, Last for 20 Years

A team of researchers in Singapore have developed a next generation lithium-ion batterythat can recharge a battery to 70-percent in just two minutes. That means it would charge an entire electric car in just 15 minutes. And here’s the kicker: it lasts over 20 years. Normally, it’s safe to be skeptical about new battery technology,…

What’s The Most Absurd Thing To Come Out Of 1990s Superhero Comics?

The 1990s were a special time in comics. Fueled by an out-of-control speculator boom and a craze for “dark,” angsty storytelling, superheroes went EXTREME even as their feet shrank to nothing. But what was the single most absurd character, trend or storyline to come out of 1990s comics? Please include a cover, comics panel, video…

In New Neil Gaiman Book, Sleeping Beauty Is Woken By Snow White’s Kiss

Neil Gaiman’s upcoming children’s book, The Sleeper and the Spindle, is a richly illustrated collaboration with artist Chris Riddell that retells the story of Sleeping Beauty. But this time the princess is rescued not by a prince’s kiss, but by a queen’s. Here’s a description of the book, due out October 23rd, from Amazon: A…

Raymond Loewy’s NASA Designs Are The Space Future That Never Was

From 1967 until 1973 NASA employed the services of Raymond Loewy, a legendary figure in the design world. Loewy’s firm produced over 3,000 designs for NASA during this time. And everything they produced for the space agency would fit perfectly in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey — like the Loewy space taxi pictured above.…

What Would Gravity Falls Look Like As An Anime?

Now, no one is suggesting that Gravity Falls toss out its energetic animation style in favor of a more anime-inspired one. But it’s fun to see cartoons redone in a different type of animation. Animator Mike Inel took a “what if” approach, reanimating part of one episode as anime. The audio for this segment comes…

Quit Stalling and Upgrade to a Mechanical Keyboard, and More Deals

Monoprice’s Cherry MX Black mechanical gaming keyboard is on sale today for just $60 with free shipping, and an extra Columbus Day promo code knocks another 10% off. This is about as cheap as you’ll ever see a decent mechanical keyboard. [Monoprice Cherry MX Black Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, $60] If you’re running low on iTunes…

Your Cheap Ticket to the Whedonverse, Future Past, and More Deals

Here’s your cheap ticket to the Whedonverse. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Complete Series [DVD] ($59) | Amazon Angel: The Complete Series [DVD] ($50) | Amazon Firefly: The Complete Series ($14) | Amazon Serenity ($8) | Amazon Dollhouse: Season 1 ($15) | Amazon Dollhouse: Season 2 ($14) | Amazon Days of Future Past is the…

Electric brand apple crate label from the turn of the 20th century in the National Museum of American History collection. Electric brand apples were shipped from Wenatchee, Washington by the Mann Fruit Company. Factually is Gizmodo’s new blog of fun facts, interesting photos, and weird trivia. Join us on Twitter and Facebook.

Square-Enix continues to make Gotham’s characters even wackier

Play Arts Kai’s unrepentantly mad appropriation of their DC license continues! Square-Enix brought their A-game to New York Comic Con , but it wasn’t just Tetsuya Nomura’s Catwoman that gave use their bizarre look at Batman’s Rogues gallery there – there were also these figures of Harley Quinn and the Joker too. The prototypes of…

Lego Bionicle game, app and GOLD mask rumors

BZPower recently interviewed Kari Vinther Nielsen, social marketing manager for Lego Bionicle, at the new Flatiron Lego store. In the interview she hints at a game and an application on the horizon. There is also some very vague talk about what might happen with the 14k gold masks that were on display at New York…

High Speed Trains Can Make Underground Sonic Booms

High speed rail may be an efficient way to get large numbers of people between two high-traffic destinations, but it does pose some problems. One is the recently-confirmed existence of “ground vibration booms.” These are sonic booms that happen underground. Sonic booms are usually produced by airplanes, because sound travels at a certain speed in…

Fireballs and Wolves: The Horrifying Story of the First Spacewalk

Almost 60 years ago, we took our first steps into the big, black nothingness of space. Or more specifically, Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov had the honor of taking the very first space-dip. But this was a rush job—a means for the Soviet Union to shame the US and win the space race once and for…

Incredible photo of an F-18 zooming through the Golden Gate bridge

Rich Shelton loves airplanes and San Francisco, which shows in all his beautiful photos. He was able to take this incredible image of a Blue Angels’ F/A-18 zooming through the Golden Gate bridge at Fleet Week in San Francisco. Here are some more images taken by him from previous editions. Based in Tiburon, California, Rich…

Movie and Gaming Calendar Updates, Future Past Pre-Sequel Edition

X-Men: Days of Future Past comes home this week with a Collector’s Edition and various retailer exclusive versions, along with the first seasons of Fargo and Penny Dreadful. Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel headlines this week’s gaming releases, but don’t forget about Playstation TV which is finally hitting shelves. Are you picking up a Playstation TV? Which…

The GOP Intensifies Its Attacks On The National Science Foundation

Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), the Chairman of the House Science Committee on Science, Space and Technology has repeatedly denounced the National Science Foundation for squandering taxpayer money on frivolous research. Now he’s gone a step further, demanding personal political scrutiny of peer-reviewed research grants. Smith has used several hearings this year as an opportunity to…

Report: We’re Not Getting Retina MacBook Airs This Week After All

It looks like we may have to wait a bit longer for those crystal-clear retina MacBook Airs. In a report on Re/code today, John Paczkowski claims that Apple’s long-awaited pixel-powered MacBook Air update won’t be released at Apple’s impending event this Thursday. The upgrade to retina screens has been on our most-wanted list for more…