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This Spiked Rubber Band Equips Any Shoe for Icy Weather

If you don’t want to spend the entire winter wearing clunky boots, these elastic Nordic Grip Mini straps feature a pair of metal spikes that give any pair of shoes enough grip to tackle snow and ice. Strapping them on is as easy as putting an elastic band around your wrist, and they’re available in…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 7 '12

Watch MTA Workers Deep Inside NYC’s Storm-Ravaged L Train Tunnel

We’ve seen photos of New York’s beloved L train being drained of flood water left over from Hurricane Sandy. Now the MTA has released video footage of workers toiling away to get the beleaguered line back up and running. https://gizmodo.com/this-new-york-subway-tunnel-looks-like-some-sci-fi-disa-5958467 The work looks unglamorous. It’s basically systematically testing electrical components from one end to the…

Tech News Michael Hession Nov 7 '12

Could The Hunger Games get published today?

The Hunger Games helped to transform the landscape of publishing, convincing a ton of people that young adult novels could be important, serious books. It touched off a huge boom in books for teenagers about dystopian futures, and spawned a hit movie, with more on the way. In many ways, booklovers are living in the…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Nov 7 '12

Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots

Athena—the season’s first major winter storm—is just beginning to hit New York City. This is bad news—the situation is still pretty rough for many residents. Hurricane Sandy really wreaked havoc in the city; here’s a collection of the most astounding before and after comparisons. https://gizmodo.com/can-new-york-handle-another-big-storm-right-now-updat-5958217 Above you can see the Manhattan Bridge as seen from…

Tech News Attila Nagy Nov 7 '12

Google’s Search Results Page Looks Different Now

Google search results are like the old beat up recliner of the internet. Your butt’s always there, and if anything changes, you notice. Well, Google changed the way its search results look. It’s a relatively small change, but you’re going to notice. The biggest difference is that the bar along the left hand side of…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Nov 7 '12

mbrace2 Technology Keeps You Connected From Your Mercedes-Benz

Success is increasingly dependent on social connectivity. Constant access to up-to-date information is critical — whether it’s news on your stock portfolio, your boss’ most recent Facebook update, or a text about your 3 o’clock appointment — even when you’re on the road. That’s why Mercedes-Benz has developed mbrace2 telematics technology, an intuitive, in-vehicle command…

Tech News Sponsored post Nov 7 '12

Creepy Danger Alert: Lock Your Instagram If You Don’t Want Strangers Looking at Everything

Instagram’s new web profiles are beautiful—the most beautiful part of Facebook mixed with the lushness of your favorite photo app. A fine pair. The only downside is that now anyone can look at all of your uploads. https://lifehacker.com/instagram-finally-launches-web-profiles-so-you-can-brow-5957884 But wait, you say to your computer, sneering—my photos were already public on Instagram. Who cares? That’s…

Privacy & Security Sam Biddle Nov 7 '12

New HIV vaccine shows promising results and no adverse side-effects

Canadian researchers working to develop the world’s first HIV vaccine announced on Tuesday that they have cleared a major hurdle. Initial results from a Phase I trial conducted by scientists at Western University has shown no adverse effects while significantly boosting immunity. The vaccine, which is based on a genetically modified, dead virus, can now…

io9 George Dvorsky Nov 7 '12

Strong evidence that humanity is capable of preventing global environmental disaster

Over at Orion Magazine, 1491 and 1493 author Charles C. Mann has an incredible longread essay about all the reasons why humanity might be doomed — and all the reasons why we might not be. He offers us a broad, engaging look at human evolution in the context of other invasive species (yes, we are…

io9 Annalee Newitz Nov 7 '12

At Just 5 Millimeters Thick This Hybrid Drive Is Impossibly Thin

Until SSDs get big and cheap, hybrid disk drives—which combine a traditional high-capacity hard drive with speedy solid state memory—are a great compromise. Particularly now that Singapore’s Data Storage Institute has created a 2.5-inch one terabyte hybrid drive that’s just 4.98 millimeters thick. If it ends up being reasonably priced it could make the MacBook…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 7 '12

Skora Form Review: Minimal Runners, Maximal Price

The whole minimalist running shoe craze is still on the rise, and doesn’t show signs of slowing any time soon. There are a lot of great minimalist shoes at entry level prices, but what if you want something high-end? The Skora Forms are supposed to be minimal Cadillacs for your feet—do the the premium materials…

Reviews Brent Rose Nov 7 '12

Megan Fox, Marine Biologist? Okay Then.

This is the oddest thing we’ve seen in a while, and yet it’s oddly charming. In this new Acer Computer ad, Megan Fox walks out of a pitch meeting for a movie about unicorns and zebras, because of her passion for marine biology. And then she devises a whole new method of communicating with dolphins.…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Nov 7 '12

Director Sam Mendes explains how Casino Royale saved James Bond

On the 50th anniversary of the James Bond films, director Sam Mendes strives to make Bond brand new again — and his new movie, Skyfall, is so self-aware that the clash between old and new is at the center of it. Can an old-school agent like James Bond still exist in today’s world? What’s the…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 7 '12

The Ultimate Cheat Sheet Preview Is Your Black-Friday-Cyber-Monday Deal of the Day

Black Friday sure doesn’t mean what it used to—what with major retailers like Amazon running a “Countdown to Black Friday Week” all month and Newegg doing a promotion it calls Black November. However, deal hunters know that there’s still one day every year when there’s a chance you score an absolute steal. This year, Black…

Tech News Kif Leswing Nov 7 '12

The Best LED Flashlight

Using your phone as an impromptu flashlight may work in a pinch. But if you spend enough time diving under desks, rummaging through supply closets and searching dimly-lit basements, you’ll want to invest in a proper torch. Today, LED lights are a lot more versatile than those D-battery-eating behemoths of yesteryear. Here’s a look at…

Reviews Andrew Tarantola Nov 7 '12

Can Neil Gaiman restore the Cybermen to their original greatness?

Since being revived seven years ago, Doctor Who has had many amazing triumphs — but the Cybermen haven’t really been among them. The Cybermen, as reintroduced to the show, were the product of an alternate universe full of zeppelins, and they had a few major drawbacks, including the fact that you could hear them coming…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Nov 7 '12

At Least This Faux Lego Camera Looks Like That Fancy DSLR You Wanted

Fuuvi’s Nanoblocks are a smaller version of Lego that seem to have had some level of success in Japan. And while this isn’t the first time the blocks have crossed paths with cameras before, this is the first official Nanoblock digital snapper that can be completely customized with other building sets. https://gizmodo.com/pentax-optio-nb1000-is-a-camera-for-lego-lovers-5636110 So if you…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 7 '12

Toshiba Satellite U925t Review: Wild Design, Weak Execution

Ultrabooks have started to look the same. For a moment, so did Windows 8 convertibles. Then, along came Toshiba—a company still willing to make weird stuff. Just get a load of this strange little Satellite U925t convertible. What Is It A 12.5-inch tablet/laptop convertible with a sliding, folding hinge mechanism. Who Is It For People…

Reviews Kyle Wagner Nov 7 '12

GroupMe, Our Favorite Group Chat App Ever, Is Now Better

We love GroupMe. We use it almost daily. It’s our favorite way of avoiding SMS, coordinating the team, braving CES, and exchanging childish jokes. Today, a new version drops, and it’s bigger and prettier than ever. https://gizmodo.com/how-to-keep-track-of-all-your-friends-tonight-5869844 The emphasis in GroupMe 4.0 is clearly to look more like Facebook and Pinterest, and everything else that’s…

Tech News Sam Biddle Nov 7 '12

How the death of one tiny particle could end the universe

No one has observed any evidence for proton decay. That might be disappointing professionally for physicists, but it’s good news for the universe. If it turns out to be possible, proton decay could be the beginning of the end of everything. Here’s why. How do we start with protons and end with the end of…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Nov 7 '12

This Spiked Rubber Band Equips Any Shoe for Icy Weather

Watch MTA Workers Deep Inside NYC’s Storm-Ravaged L Train Tunnel

Could The Hunger Games get published today?

Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots

Google’s Search Results Page Looks Different Now

mbrace2 Technology Keeps You Connected From Your Mercedes-Benz

Creepy Danger Alert: Lock Your Instagram If You Don’t Want Strangers Looking at Everything

New HIV vaccine shows promising results and no adverse side-effects

Strong evidence that humanity is capable of preventing global environmental disaster

At Just 5 Millimeters Thick This Hybrid Drive Is Impossibly Thin

Skora Form Review: Minimal Runners, Maximal Price

Megan Fox, Marine Biologist? Okay Then.

Director Sam Mendes explains how Casino Royale saved James Bond

The Ultimate Cheat Sheet Preview Is Your Black-Friday-Cyber-Monday Deal of the Day

The Best LED Flashlight

Can Neil Gaiman restore the Cybermen to their original greatness?

At Least This Faux Lego Camera Looks Like That Fancy DSLR You Wanted

Toshiba Satellite U925t Review: Wild Design, Weak Execution

GroupMe, Our Favorite Group Chat App Ever, Is Now Better

How the death of one tiny particle could end the universe

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