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Rapper Flo Rida Is Selling a Laser DJ Toy Called Beamz® By Flo

Rapper Flo Rida—who you may know from such places as Samsung TV events, clubs that can’t even handle him right now, and NBA Finals games he is kind of not invited to—is selling some weird DJ toy called Beamz® By Flo. From what we can tell from watching this video advertisement three times, it plays…

Tech News Leslie Horn

So apparently men with small balls are better dads

Researchers from Emory University have discovered that fathers with smaller testicles are more likely to be involved in caregiving activities like diaper changes, feeding, and nap time. Brains scans also show higher activity in their reward system. But the study is far from complete in its assessment. It seems like a strange study to conduct,…

io9 George Dvorsky

DC’s explanation of why Batwoman can’t get married is nonsense

By now, we all know about Batwomangate, in which DC forbade the marriage of Batwoman Kate Kane to her fiancée Maggie Sawyer — causing co-writers J.H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman to quit the series. DC has been in recovery mode, and DC co-publisher Dan DiDio tried to explain the situation. Here’s why he…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken

Automated Free Sample Kiosks Thwart Your Complimentary Gorging

There’s bad news if you use your weekly trip to the grocery store to mostly stock up on free samples. A company called Freeosk has developed an automated free sample vending machine that requires store patrons to scan their membership cards before they can partake. So there’s no stopping by again and again, and you…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

First-ever clip of Daniel Radcliffe in Horns

We’ve only seen pictures of Daniel Radcliffe’s bizarre role based on the protagonist of Joe Hill’s novel Horns. In it, Radcliffe plays a man who wakes up one morning with a pair of growing horns in his head which grant him superpowers — superpowers he uses to get to the bottom of his girlfriend’s brutal…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Scientists Discover Unique Ingredients of Life in Meteorite Fragments

It’s rare for meteorites falling to Earth to remain intact—only five to ten make it each year—but the ones that do could contain the secrets of the universe or, even better, clues about the origins of life. And it looks like the meteorite that lit up the California sky last year did just that. A…

Space & Spaceflight Adam Clark Estes

Les Miserablés is decidedly less miserable with lightsabers

Chance McClain, the creator of the Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog fan prequel Horrible Turn, has done author Victor Hugo and musical creators Alain Boubill and Claude-Michel Schönberg a huge favor and updated Les Miserablés the way it’s so desperately needed — with lightsabers. I hope they give Gollum a chance to audition; I think he’d…

io9 Rob Bricken

How is the sequester affecting science in America?

The Federal Government’s budget sequester has left the nation’s science and technology funding at its lowest in years. As predicted, labs are ditching projects and scientists; researchers are looking overseas for jobs and funding; health initiatives are being hamstrung; and federal agencies across the board are floundering. Here’s what you need to know about the…

io9 Robert T. Gonzalez and Joseph Bennington-Castro

The Evolution of the Modern Day Calendar

Perfecting a method of foretelling and predicting the passage of time preoccupied our ancestors from the earliest recorded history. The unending journey of the Sun, Moon and stars across the great expanse of the sky provides clues for numerous methods of marking time, the most obvious to primitive man being the passage of a day…

Tech News Kathy Padden - TodayIFoundOut.com

Almost Human’s co-showrunner quits

The most anticipated new series for the fall, Almost Human, just revealed some interesting news. They’ve lost a co-runner of the series, and this makes us nervous. Deadline just broke the news that showrunner Naren Shankar is leaving Fox’s Almost Human starring Karl Urban and Michael Ealy, leaving showrunner and show creator J.H. Wyman in…

io9 Meredith Woerner

During an Earthquake This Fridge’s Doors Automatically Lock Shut

They say necessity is the mother of invention, and sadly for Japan that means designing products—or improving products—to better withstand the earthquakes plaguing that country. So while elsewhere in the world fridge’s with vacuum-sealed drawers catch consumers’ attentions, in Japan it’s a fridge with doors that automatically lock during an earthquake that will appeal to…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Tiny Satellite Antennas Are the Coolest Party Balloons You Never Had

There’s a small army of adorable, little, (sometimes) phone-powered satellites out in space, circling the globe. And while they’re damn impressive for their size, they face some challenges. They don’t have much room for antennas, for instance. But MIT’s new inflatable balloon antennas should change all that. https://gizmodo.com/the-worlds-most-adorable-satellites-can-fit-in-the-palm-5949332 MIT has developed two flavors of antenna.…

Space & Spaceflight Eric Limer

These GIFs of bouncing Jell-O are disturbingly satisfying

Mmmm, Jell-O. Mmmmmm, bouncing Jell-O. So deliciously mesmerizing. These GIFs of bouncing Jell-O were found on the Fresh Protons Tumblr and were compiled from a video produced by Modernist Cuisine. Shot at 6,200 frames per second, the GIFs highlight the remarkable properties inherent to gelatin. Technically speaking, gelatin is neither a solid or a liquid…

io9 George Dvorsky

BBC finally reveals some actual Doctor Who 50th anniversary details

Finally, the BBC has released some details about their Doctor Who 50th anniversary celebrations, the biggest news of which is that the 50th Anniversary Special will be 75 minutes (hey, longer than an hour!) and subtitled The Day of the Doctor. Meanwhile, why are three old Doctors protesting outside the BBC? First, here’s the BBC…

io9 Rob Bricken

A Carwash For Bikes Means It’s Ok To Ride Through That Mud Puddle

Riding your bike through a full-size carwash is one of the easier ways to seriously injure yourself. But who has the time to take a hose and sponge to their bike after a dirty off-road ride? The rich and famous, maybe, but for the rest of us an Italian company has developed a carwash for…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Isn’t this the most beautiful hybrid car ever created? (But of course)

The new Porsche 918 Spyder has just been unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Not only it can do up to 94 miles per gallon, but this 887-horsepower überhybrid pulverized every production car speed record at the Nürburgring circuit. An incredibly beautiful beast. It’s one of the many new cars being introduced at the German…

Sploid Jesus Diaz

Sonos Play:1 FCC Filing Hints At Bookshelf Speaker

Sonos is primed to expand the lineup of speakers for its wireless audio system. As usual, the company’s FCC filing has surfaced in advance of the actual product launch. The forthcoming Play:1 looks like it’ll be a simpler speaker than its counterparts, and that Sonos intends it to be used in a stereo pairing. Is…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Purported iPhone 5S Guide Shows Home Button With “Touch ID Sensor”

According to Cult of Mac, Nowhereelse.fr has purportedly managed to get possession of “the official illustrated guide to the iPhone 5S,” and lo and behold, it seems like we might be seeing that fancy new home button later today in the form of a “Touch ID” sensor. Now, while there’s no real way to tell…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

This girl ages into an old woman before your eyes without you noticing

Stop what you’re doing, set aside five minutes of your time and watch this from start to finish (no skipping around). It’s stunning. Easily one of the best depictions of the aging process we’ve ever seen. This is Danielle – a five-minute video by filmmaker Anthony Cerniello, who set out to emulate the aging process…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Here’s a very simple trick to stop gaining weight

You don’t need to kill yourself in the gym to stop gaining weight. Here’s the easiest and most obvious way to burn more calories through the day. https://lifehacker.com/how-to-burn-more-calories-through-the-day-without-even-1283047777

Sploid Jesus Diaz

Rapper Flo Rida Is Selling a Laser DJ Toy Called Beamz® By Flo

So apparently men with small balls are better dads

DC’s explanation of why Batwoman can’t get married is nonsense

Automated Free Sample Kiosks Thwart Your Complimentary Gorging

First-ever clip of Daniel Radcliffe in Horns

Scientists Discover Unique Ingredients of Life in Meteorite Fragments

Les Miserablés is decidedly less miserable with lightsabers

How is the sequester affecting science in America?

The Evolution of the Modern Day Calendar

Almost Human’s co-showrunner quits

During an Earthquake This Fridge’s Doors Automatically Lock Shut

Tiny Satellite Antennas Are the Coolest Party Balloons You Never Had

These GIFs of bouncing Jell-O are disturbingly satisfying

BBC finally reveals some actual Doctor Who 50th anniversary details

A Carwash For Bikes Means It’s Ok To Ride Through That Mud Puddle

Isn’t this the most beautiful hybrid car ever created? (But of course)

Sonos Play:1 FCC Filing Hints At Bookshelf Speaker

Purported iPhone 5S Guide Shows Home Button With “Touch ID Sensor”

This girl ages into an old woman before your eyes without you noticing

Here’s a very simple trick to stop gaining weight

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