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This Transforming Pod Is a Bed, Bath, Shower and Tiny Garden

When we think of small living expertise, we think of NASA, submarine engineers, or tiny house enthusiasts. Hotel designers don’t come to mind, but they ought to: Like these two Dutch architects managed to wedge nearly everything you’d need to live comfortably into a wood mechanism the size of a walk-in closet. You can chose…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Sep 30 '14

Drone Manufacturers Pin Their Hopes On Hollywood

Camera-mounted drones have been used to stunning effect in blockbuster films such as Skyfall and Iron Man 3, though restrictions on the commercial use of unpiloted vehicles have made it difficult for filmmakers to use the technology. But that changed this week when the FAA granted exemptions to six movie studios. Until now, whenever filmmakers…

io9 Mark Strauss Sep 30 '14

Antarctica Is Losing So Much Ice It’s Throwing Off Earth’s Gravity

Rising sea levels inundating coastal cities are the least of our global warming problems. According to a new report by the European Space Agency, the loss of snowpack along the antarctic ice shelf is throwing off Earth’s gravitational field. Yeah, pretty sure that’s bad. For the last four years, the ESA’s GOCE satellite has circled…

Climate Change Andrew Tarantola Sep 30 '14

Windows 10 Is What We Deserved All Along

Windows 8 had it rough. It existed for a post-desktop world that (still) hasn’t quite materialized, met by a sea of people who weren’t asking for something that new and strange. That’s why even though it feels like a regression, Windows 10 is still such a marvel. It’s a step backwards into what Windows 8…

Tech News Eric Limer Sep 30 '14

Which Legendary Hero Would Be Dead Within A Day In Real Life?

There are many forms of protection in science fiction and fantasy stories — but the most powerful is Plot Armor. Someone wearing Plot Armor can walk through a nuclear explosion unscathed, or go sunbathing on the sun. But which awesome character has the strongest Plot Armor of them all? Please include a picture, clip, comics…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Sep 30 '14

A Teenage Hacker Ring Stole $100 Million in Army and Xbox Tech

The U.S. Department of Justice just charged a group of four young hackers with a doozie of a crime. They’re accused of breaking into both Microsoft and U.S. Army servers and stealing $100 million worth of everything from unreleased games to military training software. Two of the hackers have already pleaded guilty. This is interesting…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Sep 30 '14

A Lego-Like Kit for Building and Easily Repairing Household Appliances

If the motor burns out on a cheap desk fan, or the power switch breaks on a simple hand mixer, you’re not going to have them repaired. But just replacing cheap appliances is pretty wasteful, so using 3D printing techniques and standard components, a group of designers have proposed a sort of building kit for…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Sep 30 '14

I Ditched My iPhone and Spent the Summer With Android

For five straight years, I spent an inordinate amount of time staring at the screen of an iPhone. I’m not alone in that, but I am usually quick to buy new models and even quicker to download new operating system updates. Perhaps I’m a little too quick, because earlier this year, my enthusiasm got the…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Sep 30 '14

A Timelapse From Space With Just About Everything

Are you ready for a one minute timelapse from the space station crammed with aurora, lightning, starscapes, sunrise, and finally daylight illuminating an ocean of clouds? It’s amazing. https://gizmodo.com/our-planet-dances-in-the-fire-of-the-solar-wind-1635219142 https://gizmodo.com/heres-a-lightning-storm-as-seen-from-the-space-station-1599548377 https://gizmodo.com/atmospheric-layers-at-sunset-1560479309 The view 400 kilometers above the Earth is framed by parts of the a Soyuz spacecraft. It was recorded by European Space Agency astronaut…

Tech News Mika McKinnon Sep 30 '14

Amazing photos of a hundred mountaineers doing crazy stunts in the Alps

We have covered Robert Bösch‘s photos featuring a hundred alpinists doing crazy things before. but here are the complete series because they are simply beautiful and amazing. Some are pretty damn crazy too, like the one above. Robert Bösch is a master in geography from the University of Zürich and mountain who has worked for…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Sep 30 '14

Post-Scarcity Societies (That Still Have Scarcity)

One of the most alluring dreams in science fiction is the post-scarcity society — a place or time where nobody goes without, because technology has improved. But when you dig deeper, most post-scarcity worlds still have some scarcity, because otherwise it’s hard to tell a story about them. See for yourself! The Jump 225 trilogy…

Movies Abhimanyu Das and Charlie Jane Anders Sep 30 '14

Turn Off Flash to Avoid ‘Malvertising’ Attacks

Financial scammers are infecting ads on Google’s ad network, and people who visit Examiner.com are at risk. These infected ads look legit, but they use Flash-based redirection to install malware and steal financial information. And you don’t even have to click on them to get infected with Zbot, the banking trojan that takes financial data.…

Tech News Kate Knibbs Sep 30 '14

The Animal That Wouldn’t Die

How do you determine whether a creature is immortal? In this animated video, Radiolab host Robert Krulwich explains why, after observing hydra for just a few years, one researcher suggested that the animals might live startlingly long lives. Krulwich produced this video with Adam Cole, and talks a bit more about the research on his…

io9 Lauren Davis Sep 30 '14

What’s Inside a Golf Ball

If you’ve been paying attention, you know that insides of golf balls are unexpectedly beautiful—like psychedelic bullseyes or surreal alien planets. But what is all that colorful stuff made of ? As this video from Wired shows, golf ball is a serious piece of technology crammed into a mere 1.62 ounces. https://gizmodo.com/the-cross-section-of-golf-balls-look-like-theyre-from-821220068 The modern golf ball…

Tech News Sarah Zhang Sep 30 '14

A new Gerry Anderson puppet show is heading to Kickstarter

Gerry Anderson is a name forever burned into the minds of kids who grew up with sci-fi series like Fireball XL5, Captain Scarlet, Stingray and of course, Thunderbirds – but with a little help from crowdfunding, we might get to see a new Anderson-created Puppet series hit screens called Firestorm. You might have heard about…

Tech News James Whitbrook Sep 30 '14

Amazon Sells the Most Vinyl Records, Not Urban Outfitters

Urban Outfitters is a poseur. In recent weeks, the claim that the trendy chain sells the most vinyl of any other retailer has been repeated over and over and over again. It is a lie, according to Billboard, because it’s actually Amazon dot com that sells the most vinyl. The false claim reportedly first came…

Commerce Mario Aguilar Sep 30 '14

Chinese noodle chef tries to hook customers using opium poppy shells

The South China Morning Post reports on a noodle shop chef who was secretly adding opium poppy shells used for the creation of opium and heroin. His hope was that the ingredient would make customers addicted to his food but, while the ingredient triggered a drug positive, it only landed him in jail. According to…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Sep 30 '14

Bioluminescent Octopus Bacteria Makes This Beautiful Lamp Glow

To see the glow from a species of bioluminescent octopus used to require a trip to the deep sea and a fair amount of patience. Not anymore. Ambio, a mobile lamp from Amsterdam-based designer Teresa von Dongen brings the sublime light away from the ocean by creating a “artificial saltwater medium.” Ambio showcases the bioluminescence…

Tech News Kate Knibbs Sep 30 '14

Paul Pope Explains Why Aurora West Is Batman To Battling Boy’s Superman

Aurora West, daughter of the science hero Haggard West, made her first appearance in Paul Pope’s monster-filled comic Battling Boy. Today, The Rise of Aurora West comes out, revealing the fledgling heroine’s backstory, and we spoke to Pope about his two very different child heroes. The Rise of Aurora West was written by Pope and…

io9 Lauren Davis Sep 30 '14

New Study Shows We Take “The Pursuit of Happiness” Too Literally

According to the Declaration of Independence, we are all endowed by our creator with the “right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” But according to psychologists, we take that phrase a bit more literally than we ought to. What’s the difference between “happiness” and “joy”? The words are listed as synonyms in any…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Sep 30 '14

This Transforming Pod Is a Bed, Bath, Shower and Tiny Garden

Drone Manufacturers Pin Their Hopes On Hollywood

Antarctica Is Losing So Much Ice It’s Throwing Off Earth’s Gravity

Windows 10 Is What We Deserved All Along

Which Legendary Hero Would Be Dead Within A Day In Real Life?

A Teenage Hacker Ring Stole $100 Million in Army and Xbox Tech

A Lego-Like Kit for Building and Easily Repairing Household Appliances

I Ditched My iPhone and Spent the Summer With Android

A Timelapse From Space With Just About Everything

Amazing photos of a hundred mountaineers doing crazy stunts in the Alps

Post-Scarcity Societies (That Still Have Scarcity)

Turn Off Flash to Avoid ‘Malvertising’ Attacks

The Animal That Wouldn’t Die

What’s Inside a Golf Ball

A new Gerry Anderson puppet show is heading to Kickstarter

Amazon Sells the Most Vinyl Records, Not Urban Outfitters

Chinese noodle chef tries to hook customers using opium poppy shells

Bioluminescent Octopus Bacteria Makes This Beautiful Lamp Glow

Paul Pope Explains Why Aurora West Is Batman To Battling Boy’s Superman

New Study Shows We Take “The Pursuit of Happiness” Too Literally

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