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6 Early iPhone Mockups That Were Dead Wrong

It’s Apple rumor season—really, when is it not?—and that means it’s also the season of mockups. But the next time you see an appealing iWatch mockup, keep in mind how deeply, deeply wrong most of us have been at guessing what the future of Apple might look like. Apple bought the domain name iPhone.org in…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Fascinating time-lapse video shows one month of activity at a busy port

Witness a month-long time-lapse of loading and unloading at the Port of Long Beach, California and other impressive footage. Such a simple concept—packing goods to float across the ocean or removing them to deliver across the country—but even with the process running like clockwork, it is clearly a complex business. SPLOID is a new blog…

Sploid James Baker

Chris Eccleston Would Willingly Star In Heroes Reborn For Some Reason

So let me get this straight: Christopher Eccleston was so miserable making Doctor Who that he wouldn’t appear in the 50th anniversary special, but he had such a blast playing Claude the invisible man on Heroes he’d star in the new sequel series? That is messed up. And yet, it’s the truth. During an event…

Television Rob Bricken

The Fireworks Laws in Every State

The 4th of July is tomorrow, and we all know what that means: The casual and festive use of explosives. Well, that is if you live in (or near?) one of the 42 states where that sort of thing is allowed. If you’re unsure whether you live in party town or under a wet blanket,…

Tech News Eric Limer

Why Do We Write Chemical Formulas The Way We Do?

Some chemical formulas, like H2O (a.k.a. water), are almost as familiar to us as the words themselves. But why do we write them the way we do? The answer goes back to a 19th-century doctor working in Sweden.

io9 Ria Misra

Now You Can Print 3D Models of Your Internal Organs

The National Institutes of Health has joined the Maker movement with the launch of its 3D Print Exchange, a website that allows users to download, edit and share models of anatomy, bacteria and lab equipment. The goal is to provide a creative commons where people from all walks of life can advance medical research. For…

io9 Mark Strauss

It Would Be Amazing if This iWatch Concept Was Real

The iPhone 6 is said to be bigger than its forebears, and, if the latest rumoursare to be believed, the iWatch won’t exactly be petite either, with a screen said to measure 2.5-inches diagonally. Armed with that snippet of possible information ,SET Solution has put together a (fairly) plausible-looking iPhone concept. Measuring 2.5-inches diagonally, the…

Tech News Gerald Lynch - Gizmodo UK

Tibetans Got Their High-Altitude Gene From An Extinct Human Species

In what’s considered one of the finest examples of natural selection in action, Tibetans have acquired the ability to thrive at extremely high altitudes. Incredibly, researchers say the gene required for this adaptation was inherited from the now-extinct Denisovans. Tibetans can thrive at altitudes that would wreck most humans. Normally, exposure to altitudes exceeding 15,000…

io9 George Dvorsky

What Was Your First Computer?

Once we get a new technology, the cycle of renewal and replacement moves pretty quickly. Today, though, we want to know about your very first computer. Was it a desktop or a laptop? Shared or personal? PC or Mac? Tell us in the comments (with pictures, too, please!) all about your first computer, what made…

io9 Ria Misra

Idiot driver misses motorbike by inches and plunges off edge of road

This point-of-view video captures some terrifying Brazilian driving, as a car overtakes a lorry, narrowly avoids wiping out a bike and then plunges off the edge of the road. Miraculously no one suffered any serious injuries. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook

Sploid James Baker

The Many Disturbing “Awareness During Anesthesia” Studies

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, doctors began wondering if people ever became aware while under anesthesia. They started doing post-operative interviews to find out. Then they took it one step further, and tested whether people could learn under anesthesia. Check out the results. Awareness During Anesthesia Awareness during surgery is so terrifying that…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

You can actually play Tetris on this electronic t-shirt

This is not your normal Tetris fanboy t-shirt, you can play the classic block game on it for real. Mark Kerger designed it and programmed it as a 30th anniversary tribute. It might not be the most comfortable way to play but it is really quite fun to watch.

Tech News Omar Kardoudi

The Doubleclicks Release A Sweet Music Video About Growing Up

It’s no secret, we love The Doubleclicks. Their latest little ditty “Really Big Chickens” is all about growing up and dinosaurs. This song is yanking on our heartstrings. It’s absolutely delightful.

io9 Meredith Woerner

How Scotch Was Invented

Scotch has been referred to as “the water of life,” and to many who know its allure today, they can understand why. Yet the chronicle of this sometimes, smoky, often nutty, occasionally fruity elixir is poorly known, and in fact, its precise origin is lost to the mists of time (or more likely, drinking Scotch).…

Tech News Melissa - TodayIFoundOut.com

There’s Now an Automotive Grade Linux for Open Source Cars

There’s no denying your car’s dashboard is pretty dumb, which is why Microsoft, Apple and Google are all trying to smarten it up. But there’s also a new open source source alternative, in the shape of Automotive Grade Linux. AGL is a Linux distribution tailored for cars , and it’s a collaborative project between the…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Superman Does Not Look Happy In His First Batman V. Superman Pic

Question: What is Superman feeling in this photo? Anger? Sadness? Is he upset that he’s being sued by Batman? All I know is even Superman probably doesn’t hang out in the pouring rain if he’s in a good mood. You know, between this and the now legendary Sad Batman photo, I’m kind of expecting the…

Movies Rob Bricken

Who Is Ant-Man‘s New Castmember Playing? And New Game of Thrones Sets!

Check out Avengers set footage, and a Dawn of the Planet of the Apes promo featuring “more than 80” apes. Gotham casts the Penguin’s mother. Arrow adds another character to Oliver’s flashbacks. Clark Gregg previews a “guerrilla” Agents of SHIELD for season 2. And what’s next for the Proletheans on Orphan Black? Spoilers now! Top…

Television Katharine Trendacosta

All US and UK F-35s Are Being Grounded (Again) Because of Engine Fires

Military officials from both the US and UK have been forced to ground each and every F-35 in their fleets so that their engines can be inspected—following another fire last week. By our count, this will be the eighth time the entire fleet has had to be been grounded—though it’s hard to keep accurate tallies…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Mick Jagger makes fun of himself in this funny Monty Python promo video

Mick Jagger makes fun of himself and the Stones in this promotional video for the new Monty Python show. It’s always fun to see legends shooting themselves down. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook

Sploid Omar Kardoudi

Look at the Aurora Borealis Lighting Up a Frozen Icelandic Cave

It looks like something out of a movie, but is very much real life: you’re looking at the Aurora Borealis as they illuminate a huge cave in Iceland. It’s pretty humbling. The image was captured by photographer Ingólfur Bjargmundsson, from within the 1360-metre-long lava cave. The people in shot aren’t standing on rock: those are…

Space & Spaceflight Jamie Condliffe

6 Early iPhone Mockups That Were Dead Wrong

Fascinating time-lapse video shows one month of activity at a busy port

Chris Eccleston Would Willingly Star In Heroes Reborn For Some Reason

The Fireworks Laws in Every State

Why Do We Write Chemical Formulas The Way We Do?

Now You Can Print 3D Models of Your Internal Organs

It Would Be Amazing if This iWatch Concept Was Real

Tibetans Got Their High-Altitude Gene From An Extinct Human Species

What Was Your First Computer?

Idiot driver misses motorbike by inches and plunges off edge of road

The Many Disturbing “Awareness During Anesthesia” Studies

You can actually play Tetris on this electronic t-shirt

The Doubleclicks Release A Sweet Music Video About Growing Up

How Scotch Was Invented

There’s Now an Automotive Grade Linux for Open Source Cars

Superman Does Not Look Happy In His First Batman V. Superman Pic

Who Is Ant-Man‘s New Castmember Playing? And New Game of Thrones Sets!

All US and UK F-35s Are Being Grounded (Again) Because of Engine Fires

Mick Jagger makes fun of himself in this funny Monty Python promo video

Look at the Aurora Borealis Lighting Up a Frozen Icelandic Cave

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