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iOS 7 Finally Lets You Zoom While Recording Video on Your iPhone

Here’s an under-reported feature of iOS 7: you can finally zoom in while video recording now. It seems like it could get a little choppy, as you have to pinch to zoom while already recording video but from the looks of the video above shot by 9to5Mac, the results are pretty seamless. On top of…

Tech News Casey Chan

Watch Christmas Lights Recreate Star Trek’s Beam Me Up Scotty Effect

Even non-Star Trek fans have dreamed about teleporting away to space by just saying Beam Me Up, Scotty. And though it’s unlikely to ever happen in our lifetimes (prove me wrong smart people!), the special effects maestro Shanks FX has cooked up a slick way to recreate the Star Trek teleportation effect with Christmas lights.…

Tech News Casey Chan

DirecTV Is Supposedly Buying Hulu

If it seems like Hulu’s been up for sale for a few years now that’s because it totally has been. Seriously, back in August 2011 we tried to figure out which Hulu bidder we should be rooting for. And then in September 2011, Dish Network was rumored to buy it. Well? Nothing happened. Now nearly…

Television Casey Chan

The Evolution of the iPhone Home Screen

A lot has happened since 2007. Just look at how much the iPhone home screen has changed. Or how little it has? Back in the days of the first iPhone (it wasn’t even called iOS yet), we couldn’t get third party apps or even move apps around. Now, we have a bigger screen and all…

Tech News Casey Chan

The demographic science behind the 92,901 reported deaths in Syria

Today the UN released a chilling and very specific number of people who have died in Syria since violence broke out there in March 2011. 92,901 people are dead as a result of the Assad government crackdown on rebels. To get a number this exact, you need to use science. Call it the demographics of…

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Mob Stoolie: Il Cosa Nostra Wanted UAVs for Hits

The US military may hold the crown for most people whacked from an autonomous weapons platform but it is far from the first to try remotely-piloted death machines. According to one former mafioso, the Graviano family was testing radio-controlled, explosives-laden kamikaze craft for the handling of its staffing issues two decades ago. Gaspare Spatuzza, former…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Could this be the secret to limb regrowth in humans?

Cut off part of an amphibian, and it’ll regrow. But humans and other mammals can only regrew the very tips of our fingers and toes, if they’re cut off. But the mechanism that makes that small feat happen could be the key to unlocking the secret of full limb regeneration in humans. How come we…

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Now THIS is the urban fantasy heroine we want

The hero of Mur Lafferty’s Shambling Guide to New York doesn’t wear tight pants, tote a crossbow, or have the most special power ever. She doesn’t fall in love with any magical creatures, or have everybody smitten with her. She’s just a travel book editor trying to finish her supernatural guidebook on time, and we…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Lamb – Wise Enough

Take a tour through a surreal industrialized dystopia in the latest video from legendary British trip hop duo. After a five year hiatus following the massive success of their breakout singles “Górecki” and “Gabriel,” Lamb, exploded back onto the music scene with their fifth album, 5. For the first single off the 2011 album, the…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Syria Uses Chemical Weapons On Rebels; Sarin Gas Confirmed by U.S.

A secret memo leaked to the New York Times proves that the United States knows the Syrian regime is using sarin gas against rebels there. John McCain wants a war. Barack Obama, the president, is more cautious. [URL http://gawker.com/white-house-sa…] http://gawker.com/white-house-says-syria-crosses-red-lines-with-use-of-513265502

Sploid Ken Layne

Scientists discover an entirely new teeny tiny body part

Throw away your anatomy books, everyone, because they’re now officially out of date. A professor at the University of Nottingham has discovered a layer in the human cornea that was previously unknown to science. The discovery was made by Harminder Dua, and he’s calling the new body part — conveniently enough — Dua’s layer. We…

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Explosion At Louisiana Chemical Plant Kills 1, Injures 73

A monstrous explosion at a Louisiana chemical plant has killed one person and injured another 73, said authorities in the town of Geismar 50 miles from New Orleans. The dangerous factor produces 1.3 billion pounds of ethylene per year, along with 90 million pounds of propylene.

Sploid Ken Layne

The Very Best Dick Jokes from Science Fiction and Fantasy Movies

The new apocalyptic comedy This Is The End is a treasure trove of dick jokes. But science fiction and fantasy have a long and proud history of wang-based humor. Here are the greatest dick jokes (intentional or unintentional) from throughout the history of science fiction and fantasy movies. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-the-end-may-be-the-greatest-stoner-movie-ever-m-512856002 Austin Powers If there was a…

Movies Meredith Woerner and Rob Bricken

Control This Beautiful Ceramic Radio By Touching Its Palladium Surface

Engineers and gilders might not seem like the most intuitive design partners—after all, their crafts hail from entirely different centuries—but the results of those kinds of unconventional collaborations can be magical. Behold: Hibou (meaning Owl, in French), a ceramic radio that’s controlled by touching the palladium patterns on its surface. Hibou is the work of…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

MTV for iOS: More Full, On-Demand Video Content Than Ever Before

MTV has had something resembling an iOS app before called WatchWith, but their parent company Viacom has given it a total content overhaul and renaming it just plain old MTV. The new, improved, and most importantly on-demand app is stuffed full of content, both new and old. What does it do? Lets you finally stream…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

This is the scariest chart you’ll see this week

These are the top 10 countries to request user data from tech companies in 2012. Guess who’s leading the pack? In other national security news, The Atlantic reports “defenders of Edward Snowden’s leaks got a bit trickier Wednesday afternoon, with revelations about his embarrassing past. Turns out, Snowden was once a teenager and, worse, that…

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Unexpected Realization Breaks Little Kid and Robert Downey Jr.’s Hearts

Look at these two. On the left, 18-month-old Jaxson Denno—so sad when he realized that Robert Downey Jr. doesn’t wear an Iron Man suit at all times. On the right, 48-year-old Robert Downey Jr.—so sad when he realized that Robert Downey Jr. doesn’t wear an Iron Man suit at all times. http://gawker.com/child-cries-after-expecting-to-meet-iron-man-getting-r-513201816

Sploid Jesus Diaz

Ever Seen a Four-Planet Sunset?

You have now. This composite image, captured by astrophotographer Chris Kotsiopoulos, combines a series of photographs snapped from Alikes salt lake in Kos Island, Greece, during last light on May 25th. NASA claims you can spot four planets in the image. The trails of Jupiter, Venus and Mercury appear from left to right, “dropping toward…

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The New Old Xbox 360’s Guts Shows What’s Old Is New Again

The new old, curiously botoxed Xbox 360 was announced at E3 to a crowd of shrugs. Why add makeup and eyeliner to a walking zombie? Whatever. The ace surgical team at iFixit got their hands on the new old Xbox 360 to see if anything changed inside. Here are the guts. Most everything is the…

Tech News Casey Chan

Watch Police Shoot Down a Drone Flying Over Istanbul

The tension in Turkey is quickly approaching its breaking point as thousands of protesters gear up for a third week occupying Istanbul’s Gezi Park. This being the modern age, where computers fit in our pockets and everybody’s a potential terrorist, some locals decided to take their little camera-enabled, radio-controlled quadcopter for a spin. This, again,…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

iOS 7 Finally Lets You Zoom While Recording Video on Your iPhone

Watch Christmas Lights Recreate Star Trek’s Beam Me Up Scotty Effect

DirecTV Is Supposedly Buying Hulu

The Evolution of the iPhone Home Screen

The demographic science behind the 92,901 reported deaths in Syria

Mob Stoolie: Il Cosa Nostra Wanted UAVs for Hits

Could this be the secret to limb regrowth in humans?

Now THIS is the urban fantasy heroine we want

Lamb – Wise Enough

Syria Uses Chemical Weapons On Rebels; Sarin Gas Confirmed by U.S.

Scientists discover an entirely new teeny tiny body part

Explosion At Louisiana Chemical Plant Kills 1, Injures 73

The Very Best Dick Jokes from Science Fiction and Fantasy Movies

Control This Beautiful Ceramic Radio By Touching Its Palladium Surface

MTV for iOS: More Full, On-Demand Video Content Than Ever Before

This is the scariest chart you’ll see this week

Unexpected Realization Breaks Little Kid and Robert Downey Jr.’s Hearts

Ever Seen a Four-Planet Sunset?

The New Old Xbox 360’s Guts Shows What’s Old Is New Again

Watch Police Shoot Down a Drone Flying Over Istanbul

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