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Our Favorite iPhone, Android, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

Happy Friday, friends! We all know it’s been a big week for iPhones—and they’ve certainly been getting a lot of attention. But app creators cannot live on iOS alone, so don’t worry. We’ve got plenty of Android and Windows Phone goodies for you, as well. So dig in, and have a fantastic weekend. iOS List…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

What is the greatest science fiction-inspired song ever written?

Science fiction themes have ruled pop music, from 1950s rockabilly tunes about Martians, to David Bowie’s 1970s Ziggy Stardust and Janelle Monae’s current tales of the android Cindi Mayweather. But what is the absolute best song with science fiction themes that’s ever been written? Tell us your choice, and be sure to include a picture…

io9 Annalee Newitz

A Simple Change to Contraceptive Rings Could Halt HIV in Women

Infection by HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, can actually be prevented. In the lab, the drug tenofovir blocks HIV before it can attack cells. But getting the drug to work in the real world has been an enormous challenge. Now, researchers have found a method of implementing tenofovir that’s hugely effective in animal trials,…

Health Bob Sorokanich

How did people dance 800 years ago?

So you’ve traveled back in time to Medieval Europe. But as you’re checking out the nightlife, someone takes you by the hand and asks you to join in on the dancefloor. What’s an unschooled time traveler to do? Here’s a quick primer on your best 12th century dance move. A book by historian Robert Mullally…

io9 George Dvorsky

What if Dr. Seuss wrote Jurassic Park?

If Dr. Seuss created Jurassic Park, it would probably look (and sound) a lot like this bananas creation Seusstastic Park. Behold, all the stripey wonder! In celebration of a Best Western getting a dino-overhaul, the toy designer Sillof was hired to create some “Dr. Seuss meets Jurassic Park” figurines. And we think they are just…

Movies Meredith Woerner

In the Future, Wars Will Be Fought with Lasers and Robots

If you take a step back and really think about it, we’re living in a pretty futuristic age. People are flying around on jetpacks. Everybody’s carrying around pocket computers. We go to space, like, all the time. We can control prosthetic limbs with our minds. Pretty futuristic! Not everyone is so convinced, though. https://gizmodo.com/worlds-first-fully-bionic-mind-controlled-leg-goes-fo-1401152071 For…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

This Week in Time Capsules: How ‘Bout That iPhone 89?

This week in our time capsule round-up we have a 9/11 memorial time capsule in Pennsylvania, the not-at-all symbolic burial of a BlackBerry tablet in California, and letters from Canadian kids addressed to people of the future—including one that wonders what version of iPhone they’ll have a hundred years hence. Town Buries BlackBerry Tablet as…

Tech News Matt Novak

This Grapefruit Sectioner Might Be the Most Specific Kitchen Gadget

No longer do those wanting to eat healthy at breakfast have to live in fear of the backlash from the grapefruit they’re digging into. This Citrus Sectioner replaces your spoon with a purpose-built contraption that safely and easily removes a wedge from your favorite morning fruit—minus any geysers of blinding juice. Despite being what is…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Iran Sure Did Pick a Bad Time to Hack into the Navy’s Computers

Obama barely got a chance to catch his breath after announcing historic talks with Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, when some discouraging news came across the wires. Presumably while all this good diplomacy was going down, Iranian hackers broke into unclassified Navy computers. Oh brother. The good news is that the Navy doesn’t think any important…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

Behold the power of a supermassive black hole

At the center of this image is a supermassive black hole, shooting radiation out from the heart of its galaxy. Those two bursts of pink to the left and right are jets of particles that the black hole is shooting out of the galaxy at unbelievable speeds. Chandra X-ray Laboratory reports on what you’re seeing:…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The iPhone 5S is a “great phone” but “iterative, boring and gimmicky”

The iPhone is not the absolute king of the hill anymore. It’s still the most inviting and friendly phone, but not the very best. It’s “a great phone”—says Gizmodo’s Kyle Wagner—but “it’s not perfect.” Read his full review here. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-5s-review-its-an-iphone-past-present-and-fu-1405289089

Sploid Jesus Diaz

Why is this man growing a nose on his forehead?

Yes, this man actually has a nose growing on his forehead. It’s part of a cutting-edge transplant procedure, and doctors will eventually replace his damaged nose with the new, healthy organ. Image via Reuters According to Reuters: A new nose, grown by surgeons on Xiaolian’s forehead, is pictured before being transplanted to replace the original…

io9 Annalee Newitz

We love this officially licensed, gender-swapped Doctor Who coat

Tired of playing the Tenth Doctor in a ill-fitting trenchcoat? No problem, ladies — the BBC has released an official, tailored Doctor Who coat. So awesome. Sure it’s a whopping $329.99, but it’s legit. [via The Mary Sue]

io9 Meredith Woerner

The US Army Guide That Teaches Soldiers To Recognize Terrorist Logos

Modern warfare is defined by ambiguity—and with it, soldiers (and training) have had to adapt. Posted online this week, a U.S. Army document guides soldiers through the rigors of recognizing terrorist and insurgent groups in the wild. Not through weaponry or language, but through branding. Written by the U.S. Army Training And Doctrine Command in…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

This ancient fish may have been the first animal to have a face

Meet Entelognathus primordialis, a 419 million-year-old carnivorous fish whose fossil is providing the earliest known evidence of basic facial bone structures in an animal. Oh, and you’re probably descended from it. Prior to this discovery, all fossils from this particular geological era — the Silurian period — featured sea creatures without a face — jawless…

io9 George Dvorsky

Why I Never Untag Facebook Photos

There are some very bad pictures of me on Facebook. This one is awful. This one‘s downright horrendous. This one, I don’t know, am I sweating? Yet I never, ever, ever untag. Why? Because life is far more fun this way. https://gizmodo.com/whats-the-worst-picture-of-you-on-facebook-5922441 Most people untag. I don’t. It began as an accident—Ah, whatever, this picture…

Social Media Leslie Horn

Four great Belgian beers made in the United States

Friday. Weekend. Beer. Good beer. Belgian beer—made in America. Bar manager Jeffrey Morgenthaler gives you four great domestic Belgian-style brews at Playboy Safe for Work’s Kinja. https://playboysfw.kinja.com/who-says-belgian-beer-has-to-come-from-belgium-four-gr-1408176955

Sploid Jesus Diaz

36-Gigapixel Image Captures Ancient Petroglyphs in Texas

The work of photographer Mark Willis combines advanced imaging and fabrication technologies with archaeological exploration, often producing breath-taking images, 3D models, and highly accurate virtual environments from ancient sites in the U.S. Southwest. His blog—sadly, not updated since 2011—includes references to polynomial texture mapping for reconstructing abandoned villages, an exhaustive step-by-step guide for using point…

Tech News Geoff Manaugh

The time a legendary physicist was nearly killed by Lady Godiva

Otto Frisch got a Nobel Prize for figuring out the mechanics of fission. It seemed like he would be the last person to underestimate it. But he came within a couple of seconds of getting killed by the fission tester he named Lady Godiva. Otto Frisch, while winding his way through Europe one step ahead…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

That Time GE Made a One-Man, Rocket-Propelled Reentry Vehicle/Body Bag

The upcoming film Gravity follows the desperate escape attempts of two astronauts from a dying space station, their peril aggravated by the sight of Earth’s surface so close but entirely out of their reach. Of course, had they been equipped with GE’s Manned Orbital Operations Safety Equipment, they could have simply hopped a rocket bag…

Space & Spaceflight Andrew Tarantola

Our Favorite iPhone, Android, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

What is the greatest science fiction-inspired song ever written?

A Simple Change to Contraceptive Rings Could Halt HIV in Women

How did people dance 800 years ago?

What if Dr. Seuss wrote Jurassic Park?

In the Future, Wars Will Be Fought with Lasers and Robots

This Week in Time Capsules: How ‘Bout That iPhone 89?

This Grapefruit Sectioner Might Be the Most Specific Kitchen Gadget

Iran Sure Did Pick a Bad Time to Hack into the Navy’s Computers

Behold the power of a supermassive black hole

The iPhone 5S is a “great phone” but “iterative, boring and gimmicky”

Why is this man growing a nose on his forehead?

We love this officially licensed, gender-swapped Doctor Who coat

The US Army Guide That Teaches Soldiers To Recognize Terrorist Logos

This ancient fish may have been the first animal to have a face

Why I Never Untag Facebook Photos

Four great Belgian beers made in the United States

36-Gigapixel Image Captures Ancient Petroglyphs in Texas

The time a legendary physicist was nearly killed by Lady Godiva

That Time GE Made a One-Man, Rocket-Propelled Reentry Vehicle/Body Bag

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