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Why Is OLED Different and What Makes It So Great?

I have seen the future of high definition displays and lo, it is glorious. Not to mention rollable, foldable, and clearly superior to LCD/LED—really every other panel technology available today. What is OLED and how does it work? OLED, or Organic Light Emitting Diodes, are an offshoot of existing conventional LED technology. LEDs are semiconducting…

Television Andrew Tarantola Nov 6 '14

This Cross Section of Ralph Wiggum isn’t a drawing, it’s a Cake

Every year,Threadcakes holds a competition for cake makers to turn Threadless T-Shirt designs into yummy baked goodness – and this incredible entry by Kylie Mangles of Canadian Bakery Freshly Squeez’d certainly takes the Cake. Literally! Based on ‘Cutout Ralph‘ by RAWPOP, a.k.a Erick Flores, Kylie’s cake is an amazing feat of design, but it’s on…

Tech News James Whitbrook Nov 6 '14

A Super-Articulated Mario Figure Is Just What We Needed

Given the immense popularity of the Super Mario games and their countless spinoffs, you’d have thought that Nintendo would have been eager to get action figures of the characters into kids’ hands from day one. But it’s only recently that we’re finally seeing detailed and suitably articulated Mario figures that do justice to our favorite…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 6 '14

Inside the ESA’s Plan To Build the First Moon Base

We’ve known for years that the European Space Agency was pursuing research aimed at developing a lunar base. And the ESA has continued to build on the concept alongside a team of architects—today, it released a video that shows more specifics about the idea, which would use lunar soil to print a habitat for four…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Nov 6 '14

Watching thousands of ball bearings dancing around is so satisfying

This kinetic art piece created by Tommi Grönlund and Petteri Nisunen is called Unstable Matter. I really wish I had this at home, controllable by my phone’s motion sensor. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter.

Sploid Jesus Diaz Nov 6 '14

12 Strange And Disturbing Facts About The Original My Little Pony

Some people are weirded out by the immense popularity of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. But other than the terrifying Equestria Girls, FiM has nothing on the original My Little Pony cartoon. Here are a dozen weird bits of trivia about the classic show and the toys that may blow your pony minds. 1)…

io9 Rob Bricken Nov 6 '14

Brilliant Dual-Nozzle Faucet Doubles As a Drinking Fountain

When your kitchen lacks a dishwasher you’ll do anything imaginable to cut down on dirtying dishes—including drinking directly from the faucet. But instead of having to lean over and use your hand as a cup, Alice Spieser has designed a simple dual-nozzled faucet that easily becomes a drinking fountain with some strategic finger placement. To…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 6 '14

New Bill Watterson comic because we can’t have enough Bill Watterson

The Week reports on this new comic by Bill Watterson, made for the poster of the best comics fair in the world: The Angoulême International Comics Festival in France, where Watterson will be honored for his a life of great work. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter.

Sploid Jesus Diaz Nov 6 '14

Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies Trailer Prepares For An Epic War

Here is your first, long look at the The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies—or as we call it, a film that probably shouldn’t be this long, but who are you kidding? You’re going to watch it premiere weekend anyway. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies will premiere on December 17th. Word…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 6 '14

The Secret That Botanists Are Keeping From The Public

With its small bright green leaves and dangling, pearl-white flowers, Raven’s Manzanita is instantly recognizable—except that nobody sees it anymore. Botanists won’t disclose the location of the last known wild specimen in California. They’ve concluded that secrecy is the best way to protect rare species. And it’s not just in California. “This is happening all…

io9 Mark Strauss Nov 6 '14

Pandemic: The Cure, Kingdom Hearts Collector’s Edition, and More Deals

Pandemic: The Cure is a standalone, dice-based version of the awesome Pandemic Board Game, and rarely gets a discount. [Pandemic: The Cure] The Collector’s Edition of Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 Remix is a Square-Enix Store exclusive and costs $100, but yeah it’s pretty awesome, especially that Heartless Plush. [ KHII.5HDRCE] If that’s out of your…

io9 Shane Roberts Nov 6 '14

How Businessweek Is Reinventing the Magazine Cover

Chances are a Bloomberg Businessweek cover has stopped you in your tracks at some point: Maybe it was the brilliant cat hurricane GIF, or airplanes humping mid-air, or the most anti-Apple typography ever slapped over Tim Cook’s face. But behind the provocative graphic design is a smart strategy that’s changing the way publications are made,…

Tech News Alissa Walker Nov 6 '14

Author Karl Schroeder Is Here To Talk To You About Lockstep

In October, theio9 book club read Karl Schroeder’s Lockstep. Today, from 11 A.M. – noon (Pacific time), he’ll be here to answer your questions about building a fictional space empire, imagining distant futures, and anything else you want to know. Start asking Schroeder your questions in the comments section right now and he’ll answer as…

io9 Ria Misra Nov 6 '14

This Wearable Counts Calories For You From the Comfort of Your Ear

There are more options than ever if you’re in the market for a wearable fitness tracker that will encourage you to get off the couch and get active. But what if you really enjoy the couch? For those who want to get healthy minus all the physical fitness, researchers at the University of Alabama are…

Health Andrew Liszewski Nov 6 '14

Best. Episode of Arrow. EVER!

“The Secret Origin of Felicity Smoak,” gives us a technically perfect superhero origin story. It’s so beautiful, so elegant, that I want to enter it in the Superhero Origin Story Olympics. Mommy Hottest We open with Felicity Smoak, in her jim-jams, getting ready for her day. Her day gets a jump on her when Ray…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Nov 6 '14

Everything You Need To Know About The Making Of Big Hero 6

This week, Disney gives us its version of a superhero movie with Big Hero 6. We’ve got all the details on the huggable healthcare robot Baymax and the mashup city of San Fransokyo, plus how anime, Disneyland park mascots, and Clint Eastwood inspired the film. We have already talked a bitabout our visit to Walt…

io9 Lauren Davis Nov 6 '14

This Gamer Used His Thoughts To Control The Movements Of Another Player

An upgraded brain-to-brain interface has allowed researchers to transmit signals from one person’s brain over the internet and use those signals to control the hand motions of another person. Remarkably, the system allowed the participants to collaborate on a computer game. Photo: Mary Levin, U of Wash. This latest experiment by University of Washington researchers…

io9 George Dvorsky Nov 6 '14

Revolutionary photo clearly shows star system forming for the first time

You are witnessing the formation of a solar system just like ours, 450 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Taurus, as photographed in detail for the first time in history by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array international observatory in Chile. I’m absolutely stunned. Just like Catherine Vlahakis—ALMA Deputy Program Scientist and Lead Program Scientist…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Nov 6 '14

The Only Flying Car I Need Is This RC Version

RC cars come with the downside that they can’t fly. UAV are fun but they can only fly, not drive. The only natural evolution is that we must, in the spirit of hybridization, create a vehicle that can do both. Here is B, “the flying car.” B measures 18 inches long, and drives around on…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Nov 6 '14

8 Real-Life Robots That Inspired Big Hero 6

The star of the new Disney-Marvel movie Big Hero 6 is a poofy robot named Baymax who can assess your health with a laser-enabled two-second full-body scan. He also might soon be a reality. Baymax and other robots in the film were inspired by eight actual robots, some of which were designed and built in…

Tech News Alissa Walker Nov 6 '14

Why Is OLED Different and What Makes It So Great?

This Cross Section of Ralph Wiggum isn’t a drawing, it’s a Cake

A Super-Articulated Mario Figure Is Just What We Needed

Inside the ESA’s Plan To Build the First Moon Base

Watching thousands of ball bearings dancing around is so satisfying

12 Strange And Disturbing Facts About The Original My Little Pony

Brilliant Dual-Nozzle Faucet Doubles As a Drinking Fountain

New Bill Watterson comic because we can’t have enough Bill Watterson

Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies Trailer Prepares For An Epic War

The Secret That Botanists Are Keeping From The Public

Pandemic: The Cure, Kingdom Hearts Collector’s Edition, and More Deals

How Businessweek Is Reinventing the Magazine Cover

Author Karl Schroeder Is Here To Talk To You About Lockstep

This Wearable Counts Calories For You From the Comfort of Your Ear

Best. Episode of Arrow. EVER!

Everything You Need To Know About The Making Of Big Hero 6

This Gamer Used His Thoughts To Control The Movements Of Another Player

Revolutionary photo clearly shows star system forming for the first time

The Only Flying Car I Need Is This RC Version

8 Real-Life Robots That Inspired Big Hero 6

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Why Is OLED Different and What Makes It So Great?

This Cross Section of Ralph Wiggum isn’t a drawing, it’s a Cake

A Super-Articulated Mario Figure Is Just What We Needed

Inside the ESA’s Plan To Build the First Moon Base

Watching thousands of ball bearings dancing around is so satisfying

​12 Strange And Disturbing Facts About The Original My Little Pony

Brilliant Dual-Nozzle Faucet Doubles As a Drinking Fountain

New Bill Watterson comic because we can’t have enough Bill Watterson

Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies Trailer Prepares For An Epic War

The Secret That Botanists Are Keeping From The Public

Pandemic: The Cure, Kingdom Hearts Collector’s Edition, and More Deals

How Businessweek Is Reinventing the Magazine Cover

Author Karl Schroeder Is Here To Talk To You About Lockstep

This Wearable Counts Calories For You From the Comfort of Your Ear

Best. Episode of Arrow. EVER!

Everything You Need To Know About The Making Of Big Hero 6

This Gamer Used His Thoughts To Control The Movements Of Another Player

Revolutionary photo clearly shows star system forming for the first time

The Only Flying Car I Need Is This RC Version

8 Real-Life Robots That Inspired Big Hero 6

EPA to Power Plants: Flood the Air With As Much Coal and Oil Smog As You Like

Crypto’s Latest Stablecoin Innovation? Chargebacks.

Scientists Warn This Year’s El Niño Could Create Brand New Extreme Weather Patterns

Americans Get 19.2 Billion Scam Texts a Month. Surfshark Just Started Filtering Them.

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12 Strange And Disturbing Facts About The Original My Little Pony