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iOS 8.2 Has Been Jailbroken Before It’s Even Released

The 8.2 version of iOS is still in beta and unavailable to non-developers, but that hasn’t stopped Chinese-based outfit TaiG from breaking it free from Apple’s shackles (and also jailbreaking 8.1.1, the current release, in the process). It looks like a simple enough process: download the jailbreak utility, connect an iOS device over USB, and…

Tech News Chris Mills Nov 29 '14

Legend Of Korra Turns One Of Its Villains Into A Therapist

After having her butt handed to her, Korra has a lot of personal work to do before she can confront Kuvira again. But when trouble comes to Republic City, Korra has to improve her spiritual state quickly—and turns to a surprising source to do it. Hey! Napoleon Dynamite is back! It turns out that Jon…

Television Lauren Davis Nov 29 '14

Toast The Defeat Of Your Enemies With Actual Klingon Bloodwine

Oh indeed — you can now actually purchase tlhIngan ‘Iw HIq, better known as Klingon Bloodwine. Given the fact that it comes from another planet and the future, it’s quite reasonably priced at $20 a bottle here. The Bloodwine is being made by same people who made that limited edition Trek wine last year, and…

io9 Rob Bricken Nov 29 '14

Why I Left My iPhone 6 For an iPhone 5S

A week after the iPhone 6 launch, I found myself drunk, eligible for a contract phone upgrade, and holding my finger perilously close to the checkout. $200 for Apple’s latest seemed like a no-brainer. Two months of less-than-blissful life with the 6 later, and I’m switching back. For the first two months, everything seemed perfect.…

Tech News Chris Mills Nov 29 '14

A New ReBoot Series May Be On Its Way, And It’s Not A Reboot

The creators of the beloved, Canadian, and CG-animated cartoon have announced that they’re finally making a new ReBoot series, and I find it quite appropriate that although details are scarce, it sounds like it’ll take place in the exact same world of the original! It’s titled ReBoot: The Guardian Code, and Rainmaker animation studio president…

Television Rob Bricken Nov 29 '14

The Rise Of The Double-Yolk Egg

For decades, double-yolk eggs have been meticulously erased from the American food-buying experience. But with the rise of trendy all-natural diets, and a general fuck-you attitude to cholesterol, double-yolkers are back in vogue, so much so that one company is selling them by the dozen. Grub Street has an excellent profile of Sauder Eggs, a…

Tech News Chris Mills Nov 29 '14

Watch Android Auto And Apple CarPlay Go Head-To-Head

The team at 9to5Mac managed to get their hands on a 2015 Hyundai Sonata, a car that’s particularly special in its ability to run both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay side-by-side. Thankfully, they did what every good gadgeteer should with the opportunity: an extensive comparison video. On the surface, both systems seem relatively similar: you…

Tech News Chris Mills Nov 29 '14

Already, there is amazing The Force Awakens Fan Art

Yes, while we spent yesterday screaming our heads off and then composing ourselves long enough to pick apart the mysteries of The Force Awakens’ first trailer, the artists of the Internet set to work – and have already made some excellent fan art to celebrate the new movie. Here’s a look at some of the…

Tech News James Whitbrook Nov 29 '14

This Is What Happens When You Reverse Engineer Facial Recognition

These haunting images are what happens if you take the state of the art in facial recognition and detection—and turn it completely on its head. Created by Sterling Crispin, the work is a statement about the increasing pervasiveness of security cameras and recognition software. He explains: This is meant as a theoretical and technical investigation…

Privacy & Security Jamie Condliffe Nov 28 '14

Children Of Men Is A Brilliant Adaptation of P.D. James’ Book

Yesterday, legendary crime novelist P.D. James passed away, at the incredible age of 94. The ‘Queen of Crime’ might’ve been best known for her writing, but this 2006 adaptation of James’ novel captures everything that’s great about her writing. Children of Men didn’t get the widest blockbuster release, but that doesn’t stop it from being…

Tech News Chris Mills Nov 28 '14

Happy Black Hole Friday!

You probably already knew today is Black Hole Friday. To celebrate, NASA and other agencies have been posting black hole stuff. Like the above, an artist’s conception of a black hole five times the mass of the one at our galaxy’s center, in a superdense galaxy 1/500th the diameter of our own, the M60-UCD1 dwarf…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Nov 28 '14

Spoon: Inside Out

Perhaps you’ve had a little too much family time this week. So let “Inside Out,” a track off Spoon’s excellent 2014 album They Want My Soul, lull you into a calm. The entire album is worth a listen. And another listen. And another listen. And one more for good measure! This is probably my favorite…

Tech News Leslie Horn Nov 28 '14

That Time A ’70s Cult Scifi Movie Got An Oscar (For A Different Movie)

The movie Starcrash, is remembered mostly as a lesson in how not to do space opera. What most people don’t remember it as is Oscar-winning. But it was. Except, the award was given seven years after its release and was issued in the name of a different movie. How did it happen? Here’s the story.…

Movies Ria Misra Nov 28 '14

This Military Photograph Looks Like a Turner Painting

I can’t stop staring at this overwhelming photo of British troops in Afghanistan. Both serene and stressful at the same time, the dusty Chinook silhouette hangs frozen in time over the soldiers’ heads. I can almost hear those giant spinning rotors in my head. This is official army photography at its best—and it’s oddly reminiscent…

Tech News Attila Nagy Nov 28 '14

Remembering a Lock’s Combination Might Be Easier With Pictures

With the amount of information they’re expected to ingest every day during high school, it’s a small miracle any student is able to remember the combination of their locker padlock. And it doesn’t get any easier the older you get. So instead of numbers, the Image Lock uses simple shapes and images so you can…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 28 '14

The Wonder Material Graphene Could Be Used To Make Powerful Body Armor

Engineers in the U.S. have shown that graphene — a remarkable material that’s only 10 to 100 nanometers thick — could make for excellent body armor, absorbing 10 times the amount of energy than steel before failing. Since its discovery in 2006, graphene has been hailed as the next big thing in materials technology. At…

io9 George Dvorsky Nov 28 '14

xkcd Explains Why Brain Scans Can Be Misleading

So much of neuroscience is now based entirely on fMRI studies. But as Randall Munroe’s latest webcomic points out, brain scans are not without their limitations. Indeed, as important and illuminating as fMRI studies are, they often don’t tell the whole story. More on this here, here, and here.

io9 George Dvorsky Nov 28 '14

A 9-Volt Battery Is All This Tiny Charger Needs To Revive Your Phone

When you’re spending the day with family you probably haven’t seen in a year, nothing is more vital to keeping your sanity than your smartphone. And to ensure it’s got enough charge to keep you busy on Twitter instead of actually having to talk to your cousins, the diminutive but clever Plan V charger accepts…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Nov 28 '14

Scientists Have Invented a Time Cloak That Makes Events Disappear

We’ve all heard of invisibility cloaks that can (theoretically) hide objects. But a team of researchers from Purdue University have now built a time cloak that allows them to hide events. While invisibility cloaks make events disappear in sight, a time cloak makes an event disappear in time.To do that, the researchers have used laser…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Nov 28 '14

Time Travel Short Shows How You Could End Up Fighting Yourself For Love

This charming short film from Swedish filmmakers Andreas Climent and André Hedetoft is romantic comedy with a time traveling basis. Forgoing the usual knots of paradoxes and the dangers of your own timeline, “Double Trouble” asks, “Would you let another you woo your true love?” The film was successfully financed by Kickstarter last year. Learn…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Nov 28 '14

iOS 8.2 Has Been Jailbroken Before It’s Even Released

Legend Of Korra Turns One Of Its Villains Into A Therapist

Toast The Defeat Of Your Enemies With Actual Klingon Bloodwine

Why I Left My iPhone 6 For an iPhone 5S

A New ReBoot Series May Be On Its Way, And It’s Not A Reboot

The Rise Of The Double-Yolk Egg

Watch Android Auto And Apple CarPlay Go Head-To-Head

Already, there is amazing The Force Awakens Fan Art

This Is What Happens When You Reverse Engineer Facial Recognition

Children Of Men Is A Brilliant Adaptation of P.D. James’ Book

Happy Black Hole Friday!

Spoon: Inside Out

That Time A ’70s Cult Scifi Movie Got An Oscar (For A Different Movie)

This Military Photograph Looks Like a Turner Painting

Remembering a Lock’s Combination Might Be Easier With Pictures

The Wonder Material Graphene Could Be Used To Make Powerful Body Armor

xkcd Explains Why Brain Scans Can Be Misleading

A 9-Volt Battery Is All This Tiny Charger Needs To Revive Your Phone

Scientists Have Invented a Time Cloak That Makes Events Disappear

Time Travel Short Shows How You Could End Up Fighting Yourself For Love

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