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Satan cackles triumphantly as Hello Kitty teams up with Playboy

Yes, beloved Japanese icon of kid-friendly cute Hello Kitty and legendary magazine of class, culture and nekkid ladies Playboy have teamed up to spawn an unholy merchandise mash-up. Assuming the complete cognitive dissonance hasn’t caused you to pass out, here are a few of the items now available. The Hello Kitty x Playboy line is…

io9 Rob Bricken Mar 4 '14

Popcorn Time Lets You Stream Torrent Movies

Too impatient to wait for a torrent to download? Then maybe you should check out Popcorn Time—an app that lets you stream torrents to your computer. Currently in beta, the app is available for OS X, Windows and Linux, and lets you search the web’s torrents to watch ’em immediately. It chooses the best version,…

Movies Jamie Condliffe Mar 4 '14

How will Zack Snyder “explode” Batman and Superman’s universes?

Check out our first look at the Suicide Squad on Arrow! Norman Reedus hints at the eventual reunion of the Walking Dead characters. And Agents of SHIELD’s going to incorporate every Marvel character that it can. Plus The Flash and Under the Dome season 2 begin filming. Spoilers now! Too image: Arrow Transformers 4: Age…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Mar 4 '14

The Science of Female Condoms: The Future of Sex?

Once derided as being like plastic bag with the erotic appeal of a jellyfish, the female condom’s being reinvented as the next big thing in safe sex. Emily Anthes investigates. 1. Excitement In 1987, an American pharmaceutical executive called Mary Ann Leeper flew to Copenhagen to get a firsthand look at what she thought might…

Tech News Emily Anthes - Mosaic Mar 4 '14

How the Microscope Transformed Science Forever

The microscope is a staple of the scientific community, allowing researchers to study what’s too small to be seen by the naked eye. But how exactly did it rise to such notoriety? This video by Sci Show takes a look at the rise and rise of the microscope, from its earliest form—little more than a…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Mar 4 '14

Twitter Accidentally Reset Its Users’ Passwords

Don’t panic! Your Twitter account hasn’t been hacked, the password has just been accidentally reset. Overnight, Twitter “unintentionally sent some password reset notices… due to a system error.” Re/code reportsthat it has affected less than 1 percent of Twitter users, but that’s still a fairly significant number in absolute terms. If you’re currently locked out…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Mar 4 '14

Rumor: Facebook to Get Its Own Drones to Fill the Skies With Internet

TechCrunch is reporting that Facebook is in discussions to purchase Titan Aerospace—in a bid to secure its own fleet of endurance drones to take internet to the air. The small aircraft made by Titan are in fact solar powered, and can stay in the air for up to five years at a time. According to…

Social Media Jamie Condliffe Mar 4 '14

This animation explains the Big Bang better than school did

I used to joke around about how I have learned so much more from YouTube than I ever did in school. I’m not joking anymore. Here’s a nice animation from Kurzgesagt that simplifies all you need to know about the Big Bang. It’s this type of education that plants a seed in my brain for…

Sploid Casey Chan Mar 4 '14

I’ve seen the future and it’s this touchscreen Pizza Hut menu table

Behold the future, my friends. It isn’t hoverboards or laser swords or transportation hailing apps or drone deliveries, it is this: a gigantic touchscreen that lets you build your own pizza on the table that you will eat it on. Use the touchscreen to perfectly customize your order, play games while you wait and pay…

Sploid Casey Chan Mar 4 '14

The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: My Nature Documentary

The quality of this CGI may not be on par with Avatar, but the writing’s better. Adapted from a story written by Jack Handey—and originally published in the New Yorker’s “Shouts & Murmurs” section in July, 2007—My Nature Documentary envisions an African safari as the screenwriter pours through his script.

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Mar 4 '14

Hilarious photos make Oscar nominees pose with their younger selves

This is great. The geniuses at People Magazinestitched together pictures of celebrities posing with younger versions of themselves. Think Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey was always such a fine actor? You must’ve forgot about his goofy haircut! Only remember Leonardo DiCaprio and Christian Bale as superbly talented? They were once wide eyed boys too. And what…

Sploid Casey Chan Mar 3 '14

The hidden women of astrophysics

To start women’s history month, learn about the ladies hired by Edward Charles Pickering to categorize stars. While their boss theorized lunar maria were insect clouds, these women developed the stellar classification system and worked out Cepheid variation.

Tech News Mika McKinnon Mar 3 '14

Take a wild trip to our nearest stellar neighbor in Proxima

Set centuries from now on a planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, Stephen Baxter’s Proxima is an epic hard scifi story with no shortage of futuristic and cosmic wonders. Often considered as the closest successor of Arthur C. Clarke, Baxter is a master of unabashedly hard science fiction, focused on epic visions of scientific wonders in a…

io9 Giulio Prisco — Skefia Mar 3 '14

6 Essential Apps for Hip Hop Fans

Hip hop fans and artists are constantly searching for the newest ways to discover, write, see, and record new music. As we continue to move forward in the digital age, smartphones and tablets are the means of choice for a lot of that. These six apps that should probably find a home on every hip…

Tech News Nate Ashcroft - Evolver.fm Mar 3 '14

China’s Deepest Diving Sub Is Getting a New Set of Eyes

Studying the creatures of the deep sea—be they Giant Squid or Jaguar Sharks—is no easy feat. It’s cold, dark, and nearly inaccessible to humans. But that hasn’t stopped us from exploring the furthest depths of the ocean, and with these new 3D cameras China’s deep-diving Jiaolong submersible will be able to spot undocumented species in…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Mar 3 '14

This Guy Modded Out His DeLorean With an In-Dash iPad and It’s Awesome

Today we got our first look at CarPlay, Apple’s answerto the interactive in-car infotainment craze. But YouTuber DMCPat didn’t wait around for the Apple sanctioned iPad integration—he built-in an iPad Mini complete with car-ready UI into the dash of his 1981 DeLorean. Doc Brown would be proud. DMCPat is really into modding out his 1981…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Mar 3 '14

Making A Case For Intentional Stitch Glitches And Holey Knits

These cozy garments have holes in strange places and distorted patterns that look more like something you’d find in a shop selling factory seconds—yet those effects were completely intentional. The knitting machines that made them were “hacked” to get a glitchy effect. Seem weird? Sure it does. Japanese fashion designer and artist Nukeme takes two…

Tech News Jordan Kushins Mar 3 '14

First trailer for Harmontown shows the making of Dan Harmon’s podcast

After Dan Harmon was fired off of the show that he created, Community, he created the podcast Harmontown. And soon enough, this wacky bunch of excessively honest podcasters went on the road. Thank goodness someone was smart enough to film it. Here’s what happened on the road with Dan Harmon, back when he had little…

Trailers Meredith Woerner Mar 3 '14

Is this mix between the Mac Pro and the iMac awesome or just crazy?

This is the iPro, a mix between the iMac and the Mac Pro with a 35-inch display by Swiss designer Kurt Merki Jr. Madness or genius? You decide.

Tech News Jesus Diaz Mar 3 '14

The iPro is a mix between a Mac Pro and an iMac

Swiss designer Kurt Merki Jr. thought it would be cool to mix the iMac with the Mac Pro into one product called the iPro, complete with a 35-inch display and integrated sound bar. It looks… interesting, albeit a little bit far-fetched. In his own words: Ever since I was a kid, I have always been…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Mar 3 '14

Satan cackles triumphantly as Hello Kitty teams up with Playboy

Popcorn Time Lets You Stream Torrent Movies

How will Zack Snyder “explode” Batman and Superman’s universes?

The Science of Female Condoms: The Future of Sex?

How the Microscope Transformed Science Forever

Twitter Accidentally Reset Its Users’ Passwords

Rumor: Facebook to Get Its Own Drones to Fill the Skies With Internet

This animation explains the Big Bang better than school did

I’ve seen the future and it’s this touchscreen Pizza Hut menu table

The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: My Nature Documentary

Hilarious photos make Oscar nominees pose with their younger selves

The hidden women of astrophysics

Take a wild trip to our nearest stellar neighbor in Proxima

6 Essential Apps for Hip Hop Fans

China’s Deepest Diving Sub Is Getting a New Set of Eyes

This Guy Modded Out His DeLorean With an In-Dash iPad and It’s Awesome

Making A Case For Intentional Stitch Glitches And Holey Knits

First trailer for Harmontown shows the making of Dan Harmon’s podcast

Is this mix between the Mac Pro and the iMac awesome or just crazy?

The iPro is a mix between a Mac Pro and an iMac

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