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A Harlem Boy Lugs Something Shocking To The Countryside In This Film

Bag Man is a slow burn of a short film, an introspective tale of a boy from Harlem who ditches school one day to cart a mysterious bag out to the rural reaches of upstate New York. But the whole time we’re dying to know: What’s in the bag? Jonathan and Josh Baker wrote and…

io9 Lauren Davis Oct 8 '14

AT&T Will Repay $80 Million In Shady Phone Bill Charges

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that AT&T will pay $105 million for hiding extra charges in cellphone bills. The best part of the news? $80 million of it will go back into the pockets of people bilked by AT&T. Earlier this year, the FTC went after T-Mobile for a similar shady business dealings, a…

Tech News Sarah Zhang Oct 8 '14

Learn Sous Vide With This Discounted Circulator, and More Deals

We featured this deal awhile back, but in case you missed it, this $170 sous vide circulator will completely transform your cooking. Highly-recommended. [Anova Sous Vide Immersion Circulator, $170] Gillette makes some great blades, but man are they expensive. Here’s a coupon to save $6 on select refill packs. [$6 off Select Gillette Products] Of…

Tech News Shep McAllister Oct 8 '14

3D-Printed Machine Gun Folds and Shoots Endless Paper Airplanes

It doesn’t matter what side of the debate you’re on when it comes to using 3D printers to make guns, how could anyone being against using the technology to build a machine gun that folds and fires an endless barrage of paper airplanes? There are a few off-the-shelf parts in Dieter Michael Krone’s wonderful creation,…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 8 '14

Ex-Doctor Who Spinoff The Minister of Chance deserves a Movie adaptation

British audio drama The Minister of Chance has been running for a good few years now – and the team behind it are looking to bring The Minister’s adventures to film with a new kickstarter project starring the likes of Paul McGann, Sylvester McCoy and Julian Wadham. The Minister of Chance itself has one of…

Tech News James Whitbrook Oct 8 '14

Troy-Bilt’s Modular Motor Can Transform Into Almost Any Yard Tool

The new Troy-Bilt Flex modular outdoor power equipment system is kind of like a Transformer for your yard. In just two seconds, you can turn a lawnmower into a snow thrower or a pressure washer or a leaf blower. And more options are on the way. The affordable system works with a series of attachments…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Oct 8 '14

DIY home improvement in the space station looks hard and dangerous

I’ve never seen one of these ISS spacewalk fly-throughs. NASA TV always shows close-up views of their work, but this visualization of the yesterday’s spacewalk narrated by NASA Spacewalk Officer Jaclyn Kagey puts everything in perspective. It is a very hard, tedious, and dangerous “home improvement” work. Just keep in mind that these guys are…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Oct 8 '14

Tools You Can (And Should!) Take On Planes

You needn’t sacrifice basic preparedness — for the outdoors, for fixing stuff or for first aid — just because you’re flying somewhere carry-on only. These are the tools you can take on planes, how to pack them and how to use them. I’ve got one of those jobs that means I fly a lot, often…

Tech News Wes Siler Oct 8 '14

Awareness Can Continue For Several Minutes After Clinical Death

The biggest ever scientific study of near-death experiences shows that awareness can continue for a surprisingly long duration after the brain has shut down completely. The finding suggests that these experiences are more than just hallucinations — and that our definition of clinical death should probably be revised. Near-death experiences (NDEs) and out-of-body experiences (OBEs)…

io9 George Dvorsky Oct 8 '14

I can’t believe this orangutan is not real

When I first saw this ad I spent a while scratching my head wondering how could they train an orangutan to do the stuff this one does. After digging a bit into it I learned that they didn’t trained it at all. It was entirely made with CGI by The Mill, one of the best…

Sploid Omar Kardoudi Oct 8 '14

Microsoft’s Xim Is the Easiest Way to Share Photos To Friends’ Phones

Smartphones have all but replaced a digital camera for most users, but easily sharing those snaps is still a problem. Creating online galleries, emailing photos, or even crowding around a tiny display are all less than ideal ways to share. So Microsoft’s researchers created Xim, a surprisingly simple way to create temporary photo slideshows that…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 8 '14

Louis CK Tweets A Majorly Trippy Story About Origins Of Life On Earth

What happens when comedian Louis CK starts tweeting about his “feelings” regarding the origin of life on Earth, the nature of the solar system, and the Big Bang? We get a strange piece of science fiction that apparently went straight from CK’s brain to the keyboard. Today, Louis CK has graced us with his space-themed…

io9 Lauren Davis Oct 8 '14

Apple’s iPad Event Is October 16th: “It’s Been Way Too Long”

As predicted last week, Apple will officially reveal the next iPads to the world on October 16th. Invitations have just been sent out, with Apple’s tradition of a coy, hint-y tagline. This time: “It’s been way too long.” That’s true in the calendar sense, perhaps—it’s been just under a year since the last iPad event.…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich Oct 8 '14

The Flash Premiere, As Explained Solely In Speed Metaphors

There’s literally no non-obnoxious way for me to tell you The Flash pilot… well, it moves a bit too fast. It also starts clumsily, much like Barry Allen does when discovering his powers, and eventually finds its step. But I have no doubt the show will find its stride and finish strong! And now that…

Television Rob Bricken Oct 8 '14

5 Apps That Show Off How Awesome Android Wear Can Be

Any Android app works with Android Wear in terms of simple notifications and alerts, but there now are a growing number of dedicated apps that try and do more with the interface. If you’re wondering exactly what Android Wear’s capabilities are—whether or not you’ve picked up a device yet—browse through this selection of the apps…

Gadgets David Nield Oct 8 '14

World’s Longest Neutrino Beam Will Explore Why the Universe Still Exists

It may not possess the sense of overwhelming grandeur that CERN can muster, but Fermilab’s new 500-mile long neutrino experiment is just as ambitious. Leveraging the most powerful accelerator-based neutrino experiment ever built in the United States, researchers hope to unravel subatomic secrets and, through them, discover why the universe didn’t collapse back in upon…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Oct 8 '14

This May Be The Closest Thing to A Dredd Sequel We’re Going to Get

Despite the fact that 2012’s Dredd movie was a vast improvement over the first Judge Dredd film, and that many fans are clamoring (even singing) for a sequel, none seems to be forthcoming. But at least now there’s going to be an unofficial, seven-part webseries from Dredd’s producer Adi Shankar. The miniseries will apparently focus…

io9 Rob Bricken Oct 8 '14

2015 Could Be Coffee-Drinkers’ Worst Year Yet

Remember when we warned you last winter about what could happen to your morning cup of coffee if the drought in Brazil got any worse? Well, it got worse. This year has been one of Brazil’s driest. Early in the year, Brazilian coffee farmers began sounding the alarm over a potential coffee-shortage if wetter conditions…

io9 Ria Misra Oct 8 '14

We Only Thought Agents Of SHIELD Was Twisting The Knife Before

Things have been getting darker and bleaker on Agents of SHIELD ever since the big revelations in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. And the season premiere contained a couple huge gut-punches. But it turned out the show was just getting started, and last night was basically one long kick in the teeth. Spoilers ahead… Apart…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Oct 8 '14

Hunting for Water Leaks in California’s Drought

California is wasting water, even when we don’t realize it. Our aging underground water pipelines—in some cases nearly a century old—invariably spring leaks, thousands of them that add up to 23 billion gallons a year in California alone. 23 billion gallons. That’s enough water to provide for 71,000 households for a year, lost to these…

Tech News Sarah Zhang Oct 8 '14

A Harlem Boy Lugs Something Shocking To The Countryside In This Film

AT&T Will Repay $80 Million In Shady Phone Bill Charges

Learn Sous Vide With This Discounted Circulator, and More Deals

3D-Printed Machine Gun Folds and Shoots Endless Paper Airplanes

Ex-Doctor Who Spinoff The Minister of Chance deserves a Movie adaptation

Troy-Bilt’s Modular Motor Can Transform Into Almost Any Yard Tool

DIY home improvement in the space station looks hard and dangerous

Tools You Can (And Should!) Take On Planes

Awareness Can Continue For Several Minutes After Clinical Death

I can’t believe this orangutan is not real

Microsoft’s Xim Is the Easiest Way to Share Photos To Friends’ Phones

Louis CK Tweets A Majorly Trippy Story About Origins Of Life On Earth

Apple’s iPad Event Is October 16th: “It’s Been Way Too Long”

The Flash Premiere, As Explained Solely In Speed Metaphors

5 Apps That Show Off How Awesome Android Wear Can Be

World’s Longest Neutrino Beam Will Explore Why the Universe Still Exists

This May Be The Closest Thing to A Dredd Sequel We’re Going to Get

2015 Could Be Coffee-Drinkers’ Worst Year Yet

We Only Thought Agents Of SHIELD Was Twisting The Knife Before

Hunting for Water Leaks in California’s Drought

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A Harlem Boy Lugs Something Shocking To The Countryside In This Film

AT&T Will Repay $80 Million In Shady Phone Bill Charges

Learn Sous Vide With This Discounted Circulator, and More Deals

3D-Printed Machine Gun Folds and Shoots Endless Paper Airplanes

Ex-Doctor Who Spinoff The Minister of Chance deserves a Movie adaptation

Troy-Bilt’s Modular Motor Can Transform Into Almost Any Yard Tool

DIY home improvement in the space station looks hard and dangerous

Tools You Can (And Should!) Take On Planes

Awareness Can Continue For Several Minutes After Clinical Death

I can’t believe this orangutan is not real

Microsoft’s Xim Is the Easiest Way to Share Photos To Friends’ Phones

Louis CK Tweets A Majorly Trippy Story About Origins Of Life On Earth

Apple’s iPad Event Is October 16th: “It’s Been Way Too Long”

​The Flash Premiere, As Explained Solely In Speed Metaphors

5 Apps That Show Off How Awesome Android Wear Can Be

World’s Longest Neutrino Beam Will Explore Why the Universe Still Exists

This May Be The Closest Thing to A Dredd Sequel We’re Going to Get

2015 Could Be Coffee-Drinkers’ Worst Year Yet

We Only Thought Agents Of SHIELD Was Twisting The Knife Before

Hunting for Water Leaks in California’s Drought

SpaceX Loses Appeal to Force Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Into Private Arbitration

‘VisionQuest’ Finds Something Resembling Peace in Its Final Episode

High Ranking Republican Joins Dems To Back Nationwide Data Center Moratorium

Jensen Huang Was a Busy, Horny Little Bee and May Be Being Shown the Door (Updated)

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The Flash Premiere, As Explained Solely In Speed Metaphors