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Everything You Need to Know About SFWA’s Clash With Random House

If you’re an aspiring science fiction or fantasy writer, you’ve probably heard that the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America has come to blows with one of the biggest publishers in SF over the past week. But what’s all this about? And how does it affect you and your dreams of being published by…

17 One-Man Submarines That Will Take Your Breath Away

The world got you down? Wish you could escape to somewhere calm, beautiful, and quiet? No problem! Just hop into one of these amazing one-man submersibles, take a deep breath, and propel yourself down into the deep blue sea. Serenity awaits. This is the Nordenfelt I, 1884 brainchild of Swedish inventor and industrialist Thorsten Nordenfelt…

Microsoft is updating IE 10 in Windows 8 and RT to allow Flash content to run by default tomorrow.

Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet 2 Review: Just Barely a Laptop

Lenovo probably did Windows 8 the best of anyone so far with the bendy, twisty Yoga. Now it’s got the Thinkpad Tablet 2 and keyboard combo. If the Lenovo Yoga is a laptop that’s sort of a tablet, this is the tablet that’s sort of a laptop. https://gizmodo.com/lenovo-yoga-review-this-is-how-you-build-a-pc-tablet-f-5956349 What Is It? An Intel Atom-based, 10.1-inch…

Watch the Real-Life Terminator Hand Tie Shoes, Deal Cards, and Improve This Man’s Life

The last time we saw Bebionic’s V3 prosthetic hand in action was in a sterile promotional video showing it doing everything from buttering up a slice of bread, to manipulating a Rubik’s Cube. It was rather impressive, but this clip is even moreso since it demonstrates how life-changing the prosthetic hand can actually be in…

These Otherworldly Theaters Will Showcase Chinese Arts and Culture

While they may look like renders for a Mass Effect 4 cityscape, these futuristic buildings actually constitute the proposed Changsha Meixihu International Culture & Arts Center. Located in Changsha, China, the capital city of the Hunan province 410 miles North of Hong Kong, and designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, the Changsha Meixihu is comprised of…

Could these meteorites hold the first evidence of extraterrestrial life?

Scientists in Wales are claiming that they may have found fossilized microbes in meteorites that crashed to the ground a few years ago in Sri Lanka. The meteorites have a geological composition characteristic of comets, but when the researchers cracked them open they found something unexpected. They discovered microscopic structures that look an awful lot…

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New Experiment Suggests Mammals Could Reproduce Entirely By Cloning

Researchers in Japan have produced 26 successful generations of cloned mice from a single individual. That’s a total of 598 mice, all of whom are essentially genetic duplicates. The achievement was made possible by a new cloning technique that allowed researchers to overcome genetic degradation problems characteristic of generational re-cloning. The breakthrough shows that mammalian…

Intense Travel Bag Ports Camera Gear, Prevents Crushing Laptops

Finding the right camera bag for travel is a challenge because, these days, your camera gear isn’t the only kit you need to drag around the universe with you. The Pelican Progear S130 Sport Elite carries your camera gear in a conveniently sized bag and has an invincible compartment for your laptop. The camera section…

Watch SpaceX’s Grasshopper Hover 80 Meters In the Air

When we last saw SpaceX’s Grasshopper, it had just finished a test flight that carried the vertical takeoff/landing rocket up to 40 meters. A couple months later, it’s now hovering in at around 80 meters! Progress! And Johnny Cash! https://gizmodo.com/spacexs-grasshopper-rocket-takes-off-and-lands-vertical-5971543

Google just redesigned its mobile Gmail web apps for Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, and BlackBerry. Lookin’ fresh.

This is what Antarctica will look like without all that ice

You’re looking at the most detailed map yet of the Antarctic landmass. Stripped clean of all its ice, the polar continent exhibits a number of interesting features, including vast mountain ranges, sprawling plains — and the lowest gorges and valleys that have ever been seen on Earth. The map, which was compiled by scientists working…

Half Price Harman Kardon Headphones Are Your Deal of the Day

Well, hello there, price-matching. At some time during the wee hours of March 10, 2013, several sites across the Internet — except for the Apple Store — cut the price of the Harman Kardon CL headphones in half. They were $200, but now they’re $100. That’s an enormous price drop that’s rarely seen for headphones…

Evangelion and One Piece return to Cartoon Network’s Toonami

Good news, everybody! In one of the very few positive things that have happened for the American anime industry over the last five or so years, the Evangelion 1.11 movie will be airing this upcoming Sunday (March 17th) as part of “Toonami’s Birthday Party.” And that’s not all, because all-new episodes of One Piece will…

Japan Turned the One Surviving Tsunami Tree Into a Gigantic Sculpture

Two years ago today, Japan was ravaged by a horrible tsunami. And now, right on the anniversary of the disaster, there’s a new memorial to the people and things who lived through it: the “miracle tree” that survived the surge has now been converted in a sculpture. When the surge hit the coast in Rikuzentakata,…

Goodbye, Captain Rex: Lucasfilm calls an end to Clone Wars

While a whole host of new Star Wars projects are appearing on the horizon, at least one piece of Star Wars media will be coming to a close. Lucasfilm Animation has just announced that Star Wars: The Clone Wars will be wrapping up to make room for new projects, but not before addressing some of…

The Very Best Teen Heroes in Science Fiction and Fantasy

Some of our favorite heroes are teenagers. Unlike the adults, they aren’t afraid to question authority — partly because they’re too young to have been compromised by it. They can see problems and solutions in the world around them. And for these young adults, every journey is a quest. That’s why teens are among the…

You Should’ve Seen the Fly Swatter That Made These Insect Wing Fans Possible

When it comes to design, it’s never a bad idea to see what Mother Nature has come up with first. After all, she’s had a lot more time to perfect her creations than we have. And what could be a better design to steal for a fan than an insect’s wing? It’s lightweight and effective…

In case you’re still in mourning, OS News just posted a 22,000 word, 55-page elegy to the late Palm, Inc. Wallow away.