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The Chronicle writer is pitching a Wonder Woman movie

Max Landis, the writer behind Chronicle, wants to pen a Wonder Woman movie for Warner Bros. Why not? We liked Chronicle and this world desperately needs a new Wonder Woman. Sure, okay. Now that Fox has passed on Landis’ take for Chronicle 2, the writer has some free time for new projects. While talking to…

io9 Meredith Woerner

GTA 5 Map Compared to the Google Maps of Major Cities

After the enormous map for Grand Theft Auto V leaked online, the Internet has had a ball geeking out on the render of Los Santos and Blaine Counties. The geography is based on the sprawling metropolis of Los Angeles, but to give you an idea for how big the city really is in real life…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

NATO Built a Real-Life Electromagnetic Ray Gun to Stop Suicide Bombers

In an attempt to thwart and discourage the use of cars and other vehicles in suicide bombing attacks, NATO has been funding the development of a compact electromagnetic jammer that can safely cause an engine to cut out before a bomber reaches their target. The jammer is designed to be permanently installed at checkpoints to…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

This has to be the angriest customer service call ever

You’ll probably laugh at the righteous fury concentrated on this call from a customer who had two consecutive missed appointments and got bounced around phone support for three hours. And, even while you know that phone rage leads to nothing, you’ll probably feel some toe-curling satisfaction listening to it. http://gawker.com/youve-never-heard-a-customer-service-call-meltdown-qui-1299857467

Sploid Jesus Diaz

J.K. Rowling is writing a new movie in the Harry Potter-verse

Warner Bros. has just announced a new Harry Potter movie that probably won’t actually star Harry Potter. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is the first in a new series of movies set in the world of Harry Potter, and the screenplay will be written by J.K. Rowling herself. Potter-philes surely know the title…

io9 Rob Bricken

These Stomach-Churning Images Were Shot From the Edges of Skyscrapers

Remember the young Russian photographers who illegally climbed the Great Pyramid of Giza a few months back? They’re back, fresh off a month-long Eurotrip which took them to the Cologne Cathedral, Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia, and at least one police station. And the photos they brought back will make your palms sweat. Though they’re usually referred…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

You Can Now Explore the Galapagos Islands With Google Street View

The Galapagos is one of the most biodiverse places on the planet, and it was key in Charles Darwin’s findings in forming the the scientific argument of evolution. You may never get to travel to the volcanic archipelago in person, but now thanks to Google, you can explore it through 360-degree imagery on Street View.…

Tech News Leslie Horn

This frog got WAY too close to last week’s NASA rocket launch

Last week, NASA set its LADEE spacecraft blazing on a course to the Moon. While the launch was visible from much of the East Coast, those spectators nearest the VA launchpad were afforded the most breathtaking views. One amphibious Virginian, in particular, was especially moved by the spectacle. https://gizmodo.com/east-coasters-watch-tonights-nasa-launch-from-your-ya-1259914226 The frog in question can be…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Hide your greater sins by listing your lesser ones

Have you screwed up a lot of different things? Do you want to hide the worst of your screw-ups? There’s an easy way — just tell people only your smallest mistakes. When people have to remember a long list of things, you can erase some of the items on their mental list by prompting them…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

A Frog Got Too Close to a NASA Launch and, Well, This Happened

Some of you may remember the heroic death of our dearly departed Spacebat. Some of you may still be grieving. NASA, however, has moved on to a new tragedy. Its latest victim? The most powerful goddamn jumping frog the Wallops/Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport has ever seen. RIP Spacetoad. You flew too high. https://gizmodo.com/shuttle-riding-bat-dies-the-most-glorious-death-imagina-5173385 Last Friday, September…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

48 Names for Things You Didn’t Know Had Names

Loving this roundup of little-known words from Mental Floss’s John Green. Tons of strange terms and designations in this collection, from the scientific to the anatomical to the socio-cultural. https://gizmodo.com/learn-odd-and-obscure-words-with-this-illustrated-alpha-5923286 Some highlights: • Petrichor – that amazing rain smell • Gam – the collective noun used to describe whales (but what do you call a…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

A Battery Charger That Reports Back To Your iPhone

Most users are more than content with the red light/green light approach to battery chargers. But there’s always that select few who want to know more—a lot more—and the SkyRC NC2500 should more than satisfy their hunger for data. Not only can the SkyRC NC2500 be used to charge four AA and four AAA batteries…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

One of the world’s first true robots has sold for $27,660 at auction

Its name is Cygan — and it certainly doesn’t look like much. But this robot from the 1950s was state-of-the art back in its day. It has now been sold to a U.K. buyer for much more than anticipated. Cygan was built in Italy in 1957 by designer Ing Fiorito and then brought to the…

io9 George Dvorsky

Walmart’s Already Got Discounts on iPhone 5S and 5C

Walmart is looking to save you some money on both of the newly-introduced iPhones. It’s offering a $20 discount on the iPhone 5C, and a $10 cut on the iPhone 5S. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-5c-apples-colorful-budget-phone-is-real-1278630584 In-store preorders for the 5C, which Walmart offers starting at $80 for the 16GB model, start on Friday, with the phone arriving on…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

What Apple’s 64-Bit Architecture Really Means For Your iPhone

Probably the most underrated announcement Apple made on Tuesday was its move to 64-bit architecture for the iPhone 5S. It’s an industry first, and one with major repercussions both for your phone and for the future of Apple. Here’s why it matters. https://gizmodo.com/apples-new-a7-chip-is-apples-first-64-bit-soc-1278205052 A more thorough technical explanation of 64-bit architecture follows below, but in…

Tech News Brian Barrett

11 Glittering Insects From the US Geological Survey’s Bug Collection

Insects are pretty much the raison d’etre of macro photography. And while there are plenty examples out there, this collection of hundreds of high-res creepy crawlies collected by the U.S. Geological Survey deserves some special attention. The photos come to us from the USGS Bee Inventory & Monitoring Lab—part of a government agency that collects…

Tech News Michael Hession

Why James Spader’s “Eerily Calm” Voice Makes Him the Perfect Ultron!

That’s what Joss Whedon says, explaining why the actor was his first choice for the villain of Avengers 2. Steven Moffat says Matt Smith’s Doctor Who swansong will break your heart. J.J. Abrams gives a thumbs-up to one potential Star Trek 3 director. Jamie Foxx reveals the humanity of Amazing Spider-Man 2’s Electro. Spoilers! Top…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

An Emergency Lightning Cable That’s No Bigger Than Your House Key

The makers of the ChargeCard—that wallet-friendly credit card-sized sync cable for smartphones—are back with a new product called the ChargeKey that’s instead designed to hang out on your keychain. It’s almost like a stripped down version of the ChargeCard that sheds most of the plastic so it can easily sidle up next to your keys,…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

How Analogies Shape Your Thinking

You might just think of analogies as being clever constructions, put together by smart people, to help you understand complex problems—but there’s more to them than you might think. In fact, they’re a crucial part of being human; the way in which our (relatively!) simple bodies manage to understand the incredibly complex world around us;…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Broadcom’s Bringing UHD to Your Cable Box

Ultra-high definition TV is coming—sooner than you think. The industry is certainly already on board, what with the recent release of the HDMI 2.0 standard and a steadily growing stable relatively inexpensive of 4K-capable TVs. But actually getting 4K content from anything other than a local media drive is still a problem. Or it was…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

The Chronicle writer is pitching a Wonder Woman movie

GTA 5 Map Compared to the Google Maps of Major Cities

NATO Built a Real-Life Electromagnetic Ray Gun to Stop Suicide Bombers

This has to be the angriest customer service call ever

J.K. Rowling is writing a new movie in the Harry Potter-verse

These Stomach-Churning Images Were Shot From the Edges of Skyscrapers

You Can Now Explore the Galapagos Islands With Google Street View

This frog got WAY too close to last week’s NASA rocket launch

Hide your greater sins by listing your lesser ones

A Frog Got Too Close to a NASA Launch and, Well, This Happened

48 Names for Things You Didn’t Know Had Names

A Battery Charger That Reports Back To Your iPhone

One of the world’s first true robots has sold for $27,660 at auction

Walmart’s Already Got Discounts on iPhone 5S and 5C

What Apple’s 64-Bit Architecture Really Means For Your iPhone

11 Glittering Insects From the US Geological Survey’s Bug Collection

Why James Spader’s “Eerily Calm” Voice Makes Him the Perfect Ultron!

An Emergency Lightning Cable That’s No Bigger Than Your House Key

How Analogies Shape Your Thinking

Broadcom’s Bringing UHD to Your Cable Box

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