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Just how does Cobie Smulders’ Agent Maria Hill fit into S.H.I.E.L.D.?

Kick-Ass star Aaron Taylor-Johnson discusses the prospect of playing Quicksilver in Age of Ultron. Steven Moffat explains why John Hurt is so essential to restoring Doctor Who’s essential mystery. Check out new Elysium, The World’s End, and Kick-Ass 2 clips. George R.R. Martin confirms a Game of Thrones casting rumor. Spoilers! Top image from Agents…

Here’s Proof That Your Perception of Time Is Awful

Do you think Cleopatra lived at a time closer to the Great Pyramid being built or Neil Armstrong landing on the moon? You might be surprised by the answer. In fact, you’ll probably be surprised by the whole of this BuzzFeed video, which does an amazing job of making you realize that your conception of…

In Theory, This Is How Xbox One and PS4 Graphics Compare

There’s no doubt that on paper, the way Sony’s designed the PS4 and the AMD components it’s selected offer 50 per cent more power in the GPU department over the Xbox One. But does it really make any difference when you get down to playing a game? That’s the question Eurogamer and Digital Foundry set…

Rumor has it that Motorola’s new Moto X smartphone will be one of the first Android handsets to use a nano-SIM—currently used by the iPhone 5.

Two Moons That Pass in the Night

This image shows the rare sight of Saturn’s moons Mimas and Pandora aligning in the night sky—and they couldn’t look more different. Seeing them both together makes you realise just how varied moons can be. Pandora, the smaller of the two—just 50 miles across—lacks the mass, and hence sufficient gravity, to pull itself into the…

Federal Court: Cell Phone Tracking Without a Warrant Is A-OK

A Federal Appeals court has ruled that search warrants are not required by law enforcement agencies if they wish to seize cellphone records. The ruling, from the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals, claims that collection of such data doesn’t violate the Fourth Amendment—and doesn’t need to pass the probable cause test. The decision overturns…

Canon’s New Tiny Video Camera Is For Filming Yourself Doing…Whatever

Canon’s new Vixia Mini is a Wi-Fi enabled camcorder designed to help you document your everyday life in more detail than ordinary folk ever thought possible. No other people required. The slim-bodied pocket camera from Canon’s camcorder team is different from a rugged GoPro or that old Flip camera you’ve got tucked away in a…

The 7 Companies Microsoft Won’t Let Its Ex-Windows Chief Work For

Late last year, Microsoft booted out booted out its head of Windows, Steve Sinofsky. Now, a few more details have come out about his departure—including who Microsoft have banned him from working for. https://gizmodo.com/the-president-of-windows-steven-sinofsky-is-leaving-mic-5959997 In a 10-K filing, it’s revealed that Microsoft has said Sinofsky “cannot accept direct or indirect employment” with Amazon, Apple, EMC,…

This Smart Wearable Vibrator Will Get Women Off Intelligently

Vibrators are typically strong, powerful, dumb pipes. Which is mostly fine! But sometimes you’d like something more… nuanced. Vibease, which is supposedly the world’s first wearable “smart” vibrator, claims to have the sort of sexy thoughtfulness that can get any woman off. It’s basically a read along vibrator for erotica. The Bluetooth-enabled vibrator syncs up…

The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Cornelis

From the MC Escher School of Modern Dance, we present a man and his hat. And his bright red jumpsuit. And his clones. Ayaka Nakata directed this 2008 animated short.

Samsung Rigged the S4 to Unnaturally Perform Better in Benchmark Tests

The Samsung Galaxy S4 is a damn fine phone. It’s fast, it’s big, it’s thin and it’s completely deserving to be in most people’s pockets. But apparently that’s not enough for Samsung. Samsung has gotten caught cheating benchmark tests to make itself look better. Basically, the S4 is specifically tweaked to be better at benchmarking…

The Multiverse’s Cutest Version of Galactus, Eater of Worlds

Of course Adam Koford would be the guy who drew this.

All the Failed Predictions of When the World Will End

It’s almost become not crazy to predict when the world will end because so many crazy people do it all the freaking time. But look, we’re all still here. Nothing has ended. The world is still here. To keep track of all the crazies, information design agency Accurat created a graphic to show just who…

A Fuelband-like Collar Shows You What Life Is Like As a Polar Bear

Those nifty Fuelbands and activity trackers can measure pretty much anything you do and even knows when you’re having sex. So why not use similar technology to try and understand mysterious animals like the Polar Bear. That makes so much sense! And even better, why not add a GoPro camera to see what life is…

OpenTable Wants to Fix the Single Most Annoying Thing About Eating Out

You just finished a delicious meal. You’re itching to move on to the next spot to get more drinks. Or you’re hoping to wrap up your meal so you can pay the sitter. Or maybe you just want to get the hell out of the restaurant just because. Whatever it is, you spend a snail’s…

This clip will make you desperately want a Lois Lane TV show

This brief glimpse of Tales of Metroplis with Lois Lane makes you wish Lois was really starring in her own series. She’s like a slightly nicer Ambush Bug, pestering Batman, and it’s awesome. This is a clip from a short that airs this Saturday morning during DC Nation, alongside a new Beware the Batman. And…

Is Under the Dome ever going get beyond its hateful characters?

I thought last week’s Under the Dome episode was white-knuckle riveting, while this week’s episode was so-so. I’ve realized that my satisfaction levels with each episode have to do with whether we’re doing a Dome/outside world story, or a scarcity/Hell is other people story. You know what I mean? Spoilers ahead. Under the Dome is…

James Bond’s submarine-car bought from storage for $100

In the 1970s, a sporty disco-white car that turned into a submarine was the kind of hybrid required by James Bond. In those pre-computer movie days, filming a submariner car required a real submarine car, which was built for The Spy Who Loved Me but then lost for decades. https://jalopnik.com/how-a-guy-found-a-1-million-james-bond-car-in-a-100-s-965516125

I Can’t Believe This Alien Orange Bubble Sky Actually Appeared on Earth

The sky is blue! Only when it’s not gray. Or purple. Or red. Or orange. The clouds are white! Only when they’re not gray. Or even darker than that. Basically, the clouds and sky can be anything. But can the sky be a creamsicle orange bubbly thing that looks like we’re on an alien planet?…

With this device, you can control a rat using the power of your mind

We already have brain-computer interface systems that allow people to control cursors on a screen using the power of thought. But what about sharing thoughts between two minds? A group of neuroscientists at Harvard have found a way to do it — with a human and a rat. Neuroscientist Seung-Schik Yoo and colleagues wanted to…