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8 iOS 7 Mockups: Is This What Your Next iPhone Will Look Like?

With Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference just a month a way, rumors continue to surface that iOS 7 could see a major UI overhaul. Word on the street is that Jony Ive and his team at Apple are going for a very “flat” look. Since then, many designers have put together some interesting mock-ups and…

Tech News Abdel Ibrahim - The Tech Block May 10 '13

Believe It or Not This Concrete RC Plane Actually Flies

Had the Wright Brothers foolishly chosen to build their original flyer from concrete, their names probably wouldn’t have gone down in the history books. But South Dakota School of Mines & Technology students David Haberman and Tyler Pojanowski did, and were the first to fly and safely land an 18 pound remote control concrete aircraft.…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski May 10 '13

Most of Us Live in the North

This map reveals where the vast majority of the human population lives, by latitude. Like the Starks, most of us dwell in the north. Bill Rankin is an information designer who delights in making maps and infographics that reveal information you might not otherwise see. If you visit his website, Radical Cartography, don’t expect to…

io9 Annalee Newitz May 10 '13

5 Wearable Concepts Worth Taking a Chance On

Wearable gadgets are everywhere, and it’s not just the big boys who are looking to get in on the action. A handful of smaller and, in some instances, unique takes on the burgeoning trend are popping up on crowdfunding sites like Indiegogo and Kickstarter. Here are five of the most promising activity trackers of the…

Tech News Peter ha May 10 '13

I spy Flash Pistols in Ender’s Game Battle Room

We got an intense look inside the Battle Room from Ender’s Game from the new trailer and frame-by-frame breakdown. Take a better look at the Flash Suits, Flash Pistols and illuminated debris inside the hardest class at Battle School. https://gizmodo.com/watch-the-intense-first-trailer-for-enders-game-right-494251245 https://gizmodo.com/what-do-screencaps-reveal-about-the-future-horrors-of-e-494417681 So… is this what you were expecting?

Movies Meredith Woerner May 10 '13

Awesome Video Answers Questions About MōVI, Camera Super-Stabilizer

Last month, faces melted with the announcement of the MōVI, a crazy gyro-stabilized camera rig. You remember the GIF, don’t you? Of course, people were eager for details on availability. In this entertaining video, Freefly Systems provides a bit of clarity—and a whole lot more. https://gizmodo.com/this-new-camera-stabilizer-could-change-cinematography-5993678 What’s great about this video is that it not…

Tech News Michael Hession May 10 '13

Clever Rooftop Carrier Doubles as an Emergency Boat

You never know when a sudden rainstorm might threaten to ruin your family’s summer road trip. And in the event that flash flooding leaves your vehicle stranded in a quickly rising tide, you’ll be glad your luggage is packed away in the multi-function BoatPack which transforms into an emergency dinghy. With a maximum supported weight…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski May 10 '13

Cryptomnesia makes us accidental plagiarists

We know that people make up false memories if prompted. But since our brain never stops being a jerk, we can also convert real memories into things we believe we imagined. Cryptomnesia can strike via our own memories, or our memories of things that others tell us. One of the most famous cases of cryptomnesia…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell May 10 '13

A gorgeous composite image of yesterday’s ring of fire eclipse

Yesterday’s annular – aka “ring of fire” – eclipse was only visible from Australia, Papau New Guinea and boats floating in just the right patch of the Pacific Ocean. Here’s what it looked like from Cape York, Australia. The photograph was captured by Mike Hancock and posted to reddit earlier this morning. You can check…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez May 10 '13

NASA’s Space Exploration Vehicle: Pimp My Rover

After spending all that time, money and effort delivering a crew of astronauts millions of miles through space to some distant celestial body, do we really expect them to trundle around like a pack of schmucks once they get there? Not a chance. That’s why NASA’s next explorers will roll deep in the Space Exploration…

Space & Spaceflight Andrew Tarantola May 10 '13

How to build a bridge from electricity and water

Mixing electricity and water is rarely a good time for the mixer, but it does make for some entertaining videos. In one particular case – that of a water bridge – the experience is even educational. Under just the right circumstances, electricity and water form a floating bridge between two containers. First demonstrated by William…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell May 10 '13

Nokia Lumia 928: Here’s the New Best Windows Phone

It’s about time. Nokia just officially announced the new Lumia 928, and finally, there’s a great Nokia Windows Phone on Verizon. The 928 is a Verizon exclusive, and an update to the 920, which had been exclusive to AT&T. The biggest feature is that it’s significantly thinner and lighter than the 920, and retains the…

Tech News Kyle Wagner May 10 '13

Report: Google’s Unified Chat Hub Will Be Called Google Hangouts

Word on the street is that Google’s incoming unified messaging service has ditched its Babel moniker. According to a source talking to TechRadar it will hit our handsets simply called Google Hangouts, which already exists, so isn’t really new, then? Oh, and that it’ll be launched at Google I/O next week. [TechRadar]

Tech News Sam Gibbs - Gizmodo UK May 10 '13

ISS Crew Plans Emergency Spacewalk to Fix ‘Very Serious’ Ammonia Leak

On late Thursday, “a very steady stream of flakes” was spotted drifting away from the space station — an apparent ammonia leak. The crew isn’t in any danger, but an emergency spacewalk is being planned to inspect and fix it. Liquid ammonia is used as a coolant to extract the heat that accumulates in electronic…

io9 George Dvorsky May 10 '13

First Gravity Trailer: In Space, Silence Is Scarier Than Aliens

The thought of being ditched at sea isn’t as terrible as being left behind in space. At least when you compare the trailers for Open Water and Alfonso Cuarón’s latest, Gravity. The synopsis for this space odyssey goes something like this: Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) is a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle…

Movies Peter ha May 10 '13

State Department Is Demanding the Removal of the 3D-Printed Gun Plans

After finding its way to over 100,000 hard drives in a matter of mere days, the blueprints for the world’s first fully 3D-printed gun have finally been pulled from the designer’s website at the request of the US State Department. https://gizmodo.com/100-000-people-have-already-downloaded-3d-printed-gun-p-498755006 As digital files for highly regulated weapons, 3D-printed gun blueprints currently fall into a…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg May 10 '13

Just when Obi-Wan Kenobi thought he was out, they pull him back in…

Obi-Wan Kenobi’s arranged a nice little retirement for himself on the sunny world of Tatooine — but you don’t leave this life behind. It’ll always come find you. Check out the first look at a brand new Obi-Wan-centric Star Wars novel. We already brought you the first look at a new Princess Leia book a…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders May 10 '13

$18 for a Dozen Eggs by 2010? Inflation Fears in 1982

The Omni Future Almanac was published in 1982 — a year when America would see double-digit inflation and double-digit unemployment. Despite all this, the authors of the book were generally optimistic about the future of the nation. Technology, they explained, would solve many of the problems facing the country. In conjunction with this, the American…

Tech News Matt Novak May 10 '13

Slow-mo reel of kids tasting foods for the first time. You’re welcome.

This is First Taste, a video created by Saatchi & Saatchi and Heckler for TEDxSydney 2013. It’s slo-mo footage of kids eating a variety of foods for the very first time, and it’s probably the cutest thing we’ve ever seen ever. Apart from maybe this. https://gizmodo.com/heres-an-adorable-baby-elephant-gallivanting-around-at-5971139 Fun fact: I’ve had Vegemite maybe half a dozen…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez May 10 '13

One Tiny But Vital Safety Check Before Going To The Moon

This item from the upcoming RR Space & Aviation Auction is one of the most interesting lots. What we see is a mission-critical X-ray image of Armstrong’s space suit connections, portion of Armstrong’s A7L space suit torso showing the neck ring and the suit’s PLSS and OPS inlets, taken only nine days before the launch…

Space & Spaceflight Attila Nagy May 10 '13

8 iOS 7 Mockups: Is This What Your Next iPhone Will Look Like?

Believe It or Not This Concrete RC Plane Actually Flies

Most of Us Live in the North

5 Wearable Concepts Worth Taking a Chance On

I spy Flash Pistols in Ender’s Game Battle Room

Awesome Video Answers Questions About MōVI, Camera Super-Stabilizer

Clever Rooftop Carrier Doubles as an Emergency Boat

Cryptomnesia makes us accidental plagiarists

A gorgeous composite image of yesterday’s ring of fire eclipse

NASA’s Space Exploration Vehicle: Pimp My Rover

How to build a bridge from electricity and water

Nokia Lumia 928: Here’s the New Best Windows Phone

Report: Google’s Unified Chat Hub Will Be Called Google Hangouts

ISS Crew Plans Emergency Spacewalk to Fix ‘Very Serious’ Ammonia Leak

First Gravity Trailer: In Space, Silence Is Scarier Than Aliens

State Department Is Demanding the Removal of the 3D-Printed Gun Plans

Just when Obi-Wan Kenobi thought he was out, they pull him back in…

$18 for a Dozen Eggs by 2010? Inflation Fears in 1982

Slow-mo reel of kids tasting foods for the first time. You’re welcome.

One Tiny But Vital Safety Check Before Going To The Moon

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