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This Actual Corporate HQ Transforms Like an Actual Transformer

For its new Chinese headquarters, the industrial vehicle manufacturer Zoomlion commissioned for the building a special facade that actually moves and transforms, its two sets of steel-and-glass wings mounted on hydraulic frames. The winged design is meant to mimic butterflies and eagles—symbols of fagility and leadership in Chinese culture. When folded down, the shape is…

Tech News Molly Oswaks Jul 16

The One Great Moment from Last Night’s Falling Skies

This was another severely uneven episode of Falling Skies, where all of the relationship stuff fell horribly flat. For some reason, this show struggles to portray any relationships other than the Mason’s father-son bond with any amount of nuance or realism. However, there were a few great bits, chief among them the above moment, between…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 16

Would You Use a Wifi-Enabled Sex Toy with Your Long-Distance Lover?

Smart sex toys and wifi-enabled NSFW devices have become increasingly prevalent in the adult toy marketplace. On the one hand, these devices have the potential to improve cyber sex beyond all measure. On the other, there’s nothing like one’s own hand to do the trick, when there’s miles between you and nothing but video chat…

Tech News Molly Oswaks Jul 16

The Best of Comic Con 2012

The Biggest Winners and Losers of Comic Con 2012! https://gizmodo.com/the-biggest-winners-and-losers-of-comic-con-2012-5926398 Comic Con is the pop culture Thunderdome. Every year, studios bring dozens of their massively expensive properties to the San Diego Convention Center, and only some will emerge with victory. Comic Con can’t make or break a project – but it can generate tons of…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 16

NASA releases a Mars Rover Landing video game for Xbox 360

To drum up even more excitement over what is already a ridiculously exciting mission, NASA decided to team up with Microsoft to turn the Curiosity landing into a video game. It made its debut earlier today on the Xbox 360, it’s free, and it actually sounds kind of fun. “We went to some pains to…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Jul 16

Believe It or Not, the First Photograph Uploaded to Instagram Was of Neither Food nor Sunset

It may surprise you to learn that back in July 2010, three months before the official public launch of the $1 billion photo-sharing app we’re all come to know so well, the project then known simply as Codename uploaded it’s first test photo photo—a happy-looking blonde dog and a *woman’s right foot in Teva sandal.…

Tech News Molly Oswaks Jul 16

1 Liter of Light Project Illuminates Thousands of Filipino Homes With Recycled Bottles

What if something as simple as an old plastic bottle filled with water could mean the difference between light and darkness? Rudimentary as it may sound, the almost no-cost solution is uplifting the quality of life of thousands of families in the Philippines, who either have no access to electricity or use dangerous kerosene lamps…

Tech News By Inhabitat Jul 16

Lifting weights slows down memory loss

A surprising number of studies are showing how important exercise is to staving off the effects of aging, including cognitive decline. What these discussions never include, however, are descriptions of the types of exercise that get the best results. And this vagueness, plus fears of having elderly people engage in physically demanding workouts, tend to…

io9 George Dvorsky Jul 16

The Coolest New Teen Hero We’ve Seen in Ages

At first glance, Team Human by Justine Larbalestier and Sarah Rees Brennan looks like a Twilight spoof, or rather a funny antidote to Twi-mania. There’s the title, plus the whole concept: A teenage girl who tries to keep her best friend from dating the sexy but uptight vampire who comes to her high school. But…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 16

Awesome Time Lapse Shows How Rolls-Royce Builds Its Jet Engines

The 152,455-piece Lego Rolls-Royce Trent engine may be the most complex Lego machine ever built, but it’s nothing compared to the real thing. This awe-inspiring time lapse video shows how they build the turbo-fan engine that powers some of the most popular airliners in the world, including the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. https://gizmodo.com/152-455-piece-rolls-royce-engine-is-the-most-complex-le-5924749 The Trent powers…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jul 16

How the iPhone 4S’ Camera Sensor Compares with a Point and Shoot and Full Frame DSLR

If you were ever curious to find out what the size of your phones and cameras’ sensor, the guys behind CameraSize have made SensorSize. It shows what your camera is really packing underneath those materials and whips ’em out to compare it with other devices too. https://gizmodo.com/if-youre-buying-a-new-camera-you-must-use-this-website-5858084 Above shows the hilarious sensor comparison of the…

Tech News Casey Chan Jul 16

Five-In-One Spatula Is The Only Utensil Your Kitchen Needs

When you’re cooking, convenience is key. If you don’t have all your tools and your ingredients within reach, you’re probably going to mess something up. That’s why the five-in-one Click ‘N Cook (an awful name, but we’ll let it slide), is particularly useful. For $39, you’ve got five different types of spatulas and spoons. Just…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jul 16

Where did Bruce Banner and Tony Stark go after they drove away together in The Avengers?

What happened to Bruce and Tony, after the two of them drove away in the climax of The Avengers? Robert Downey Jr. told us everything. Plus we asked Marvel’s Kevin Feige and director Shane Black whether Iron Man 3 will pick up right where The Avengers left off. Plus Downey Jr. talks about what happened…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jul 16

How to Stretch $2 of Free Amazon MP3 Credit into 8 Top 40 Songs (If You Don’t Care About Music)

Amazon is giving away $2 of Amazon MP3 credit and if you really want to stretch those imaginary dollars, you could land 8 ridiculously popular, played out to oblivion songs for free right now. That’s right, Amazon is pretty much giving away music. Let’s call this mixtape, er, playlist “I’m no longer a Belieber but…

Tech News Casey Chan Jul 16

The FDA has approved the first drug to prevent HIV Infection

For the first time ever, the US Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug proven to reduce the risk of HIV infection. Called Truvada, the drug’s approval marks a watershed in the fight to stem the continued spread of AIDS. “It really marks a new era in HIV prevention because in adding Truvada as…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Jul 16

Brewster: Merge All Your Contacts From Your Favorite Sites and Services

Between texting, calling, emailing, Facebooking, and tweeting there are at least half a dozen ways to get ahold of someone. Organizing all that info is pretty tedious, but Brewster will do all that legwork for you. What does it do? This personalized rolodex app pulls all of your contacts from all the places where you’ve…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jul 16

Inspired by superhero Disney Princess fan art, these cosplayers made a real-life superteam

This group of cosplayers was taken with a piece of Disney superheroine fan art by Deviant Art illustrator Byron Bojengles III, so they boosted that sketch’s roster by over a dozen at Comic-Con 2012. There’s no shortage of devotion on display here, but it’s Belle’s literary war hammer that wins the day. You can see…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jul 16

How An Alien Invasion Inspired Kevin J. Anderson to Start Writing Science Fiction

Kevin J. Anderson is the prolific author of over one hundred novels — 47 of which have appeared on national or international bestseller lists. He has over 20 million books in print and has won numerous prestigious awards, including the Nebula, SFX Reader’s Choice, and New York Times Notable Book. Anderson has also coauthored ten…

io9 George Dvorsky Jul 16

FDA Approves the First Preventative Drug for HIV

Truvada is is a drug already used to treat HIV, but recently, it has been shown to reduce the risk of HIV infection. Now the FDA is approving Truvada for preventive use against HIV. This is a huge deal, considering 50,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with HIV every year. Manufactured by San Francisco-area…

Health Mario Aguilar Jul 16

Do You Get Your News From YouTube?

YouTube has always been championed as an alternative platform for news and TV, but sometimes it seems more like like a playground for cat fanatics. But the Pew Research Center says that people getting their news from YouTube is a trend on the rise. And they’re not the only ones noticing, as more than half…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jul 16

This Actual Corporate HQ Transforms Like an Actual Transformer

The One Great Moment from Last Night’s Falling Skies

Would You Use a Wifi-Enabled Sex Toy with Your Long-Distance Lover?

The Best of Comic Con 2012

NASA releases a Mars Rover Landing video game for Xbox 360

Believe It or Not, the First Photograph Uploaded to Instagram Was of Neither Food nor Sunset

1 Liter of Light Project Illuminates Thousands of Filipino Homes With Recycled Bottles

Lifting weights slows down memory loss

The Coolest New Teen Hero We’ve Seen in Ages

Awesome Time Lapse Shows How Rolls-Royce Builds Its Jet Engines

How the iPhone 4S’ Camera Sensor Compares with a Point and Shoot and Full Frame DSLR

Five-In-One Spatula Is The Only Utensil Your Kitchen Needs

Where did Bruce Banner and Tony Stark go after they drove away together in The Avengers?

How to Stretch $2 of Free Amazon MP3 Credit into 8 Top 40 Songs (If You Don’t Care About Music)

The FDA has approved the first drug to prevent HIV Infection

Brewster: Merge All Your Contacts From Your Favorite Sites and Services

Inspired by superhero Disney Princess fan art, these cosplayers made a real-life superteam

How An Alien Invasion Inspired Kevin J. Anderson to Start Writing Science Fiction

FDA Approves the First Preventative Drug for HIV

Do You Get Your News From YouTube?

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