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Use Google+ Hang Outs to Create Your Own Personal Puppy Cam

A recent graduate of Northwestern University, Taylor Barrett felt nervous about leaving Walnut, her 11-week-old Chihuahua puppy, home alone while she was at the office all day. But instead of overpaying for a too-luxe doggie daycare, she turned to technology for the solution. She’d never before used Google+ Hang Outs, but believed it would be…

Tech News Molly Oswaks Jun 30

Crowdfund Daenerys Targaryen’s quest to claim the Iron Throne

Daenerys Targaryen had some funding woes in journey toward Westeros, but that’s because she never turned to the awesome crowdfunding powers of the Internet. Comedian Avery Edison has rectified that obvious oversight by helpfully setting up a concept design for the Khaleesi’s Kickstarter campaign. Daenerys isn’t unreasonable in her crowdfunding efforts; after all, for just…

io9 Lauren Davis Jun 30

A webcomic superheroine questions whether superpowered crimefighting is the best way to be a Strong Female Protagonist

Alison Green used to be Mega Girl, one of the most powerful superhumans on the planet, until she was convinced to hang up her cape. Now she’s a super-strong college student who attends Occupy protests, volunteers at the local fire department, and is trying to figure out what it means to be a Strong Female…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis Jun 30

How To Find an Awesome Apartment On Craigslist

Looking for an apartment is horrible. But technology can help. If you’re smart, you can cut through the junk and beat the competition en route to a sweet pad. If you’re planning to rent in a city, your search is bound to go through good old Craigslist—especially now that its listings no longer appear on…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Jun 30

Were Nick Fury’s actions in The Avengers legally justified?

James Daily is an attorney licensed in Missouri and one of the authors of Law and the Multiverse, a blog that investigates the intersection between genre fiction and the law. Here, he looks at the recent Avengers movie and asks whether the orders Nick Fury was given toward the end of the film were illegal,…

io9 James Daily - Law and the Multiverse Jun 30

Congrats to the winners of the 2012 Theodore Sturgeon and John W. Campbell Memorial Awards!

The winners of the 2012 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award and John W. Campbell Memorial Award have been announced, honoring some of the past year’s best works of short science fiction and science fiction novels, respectively. Three honorees for each award are selected each year by a committee of judges. This year’s committee for the Sturgeon…

io9 Lauren Davis Jun 30

Child actors face the giggle-inducing horrors of a sock puppet Chestburster

The folks at Kids Swede Movies put a group of pint-sized actors to work reenacting the famous Chestburster scene from Alien. But a sock puppet, a hair clip, and some blood-simulating pizza reduce the tiny sweders to fits of laughter rather than terror. [via Neatorama]

io9 Lauren Davis Jun 30

Captain America wields Mjolnir on The Avengers plus Jake & Finn save hostages on Adventure Time

We finally find out where Captain America has been hiding during this season of Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes! Also this week, Gravity Falls begins its regular season run, Beck loses his identity on Tron: Uprising, and Iron Man: Armored Adventures hits its stride with a great Hulk appearance. As always, minor spoilers ahead! Avengers: Earth’s…

io9 Keith Veronese Jun 30

How a Giant Rube Goldberg Machine Ended Up on the Side of This House

Commercial artist Josh Van Praag was commissioned by Alys Beach to do a piece of animation that would compliment the architecture of this house for their annual Digital Graffiti event, the key concept behind which is to cover as many walls as possible with video art and then throw a giant outdoor gallery party. “I…

Tech News Molly Oswaks Jun 30

This Star Wars student film could pass for a lost episode of Clone Wars

For a graduation project for Florida’s Digital Animation and Visual Effects School, a group of students assembled this unofficial tribute to the 1980s Droids cartoon show. Watch as Artoo and Threepio go haplessly joyriding with some Jawas. Spoiler alert — the ending is reminiscent of that one incredibly ill-fated adventure Han and Chewie embarked upon.…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Jun 30

Launching Missiles Froms Ships Creates Hell On Earth

The fact that a missile can be launched from a ship to successfully intercept an incoming ballistic missile is amazing on itself. But when you launch it at night, creating a small hell on Earth for a few seconds, it’s pretty damn cool. This is a Standard Missile-3 Block 1B interceptor launched from the guided-missile…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jun 30

Are You As Excited to Wear Animatronic Cat Ears as I Am?

The Neccomimi ears—an animatronic headband controlled through the power of your mind—that we first covered last year are finally coming to America! Designed and built by Neurowear, a Japanese fashion electronics company, the ears respond to their wearers emotions, perking up and flopping over depend on your mood. They will retail for $100 and be…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Jun 30

The Stoner Channel: RZA Brings the Pain, Mexico Tries Something New, and GNR Does the Ritz

The Man with the Iron Fists Written, directed, and starring RZA, produced by Quentin Tarantino, and featuring Lucy “So Unfairly Hot” Liu—what’s not to love about this hyper-kinetic martial arts extravaganza set in 19th Century China? Oh, Russel Crowe, right. Mexico Tries a Different Tactic in the Cartel Wars Enrique Peña Nieto, Mexico’s presumptive next…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Jun 30

Seeing the Unseen—How Modern Photography Is Expanding Human Perception

Though today’s cutting-edge optics bear little resemblance to what Galileo and Van Leeuwenhoek peered through in their pioneering efforts, the effect is the same—pure awe. PBS’ latest installment of Off Book delves into how new techniques and technologies are revealing the universe on an unprecedented scale. [PetaPixel]

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Jun 29

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Meet the Band

The bassist! The guitarist! The drummer! The roadie! The… sea captain? Sure, why not! There’s more to a band than just the musicians. Or at least, there should be, as you’ll quickly learn here. The rest of this week’s top web comedy videos, including Guy Talk, Mitt’s Veeps, and J.B. Smoove can be found over…

Tech News Splitsider Jun 29

Can Stereomood, the Emotion-Based Playlister, Make Me Angry?

The details often vary, but most streaming radio apps function in the same general way – cue up an artist station, start giving feedback in the form of “likes” and “dislikes,” and let the app respond by giving you music that fits the profile of what you’ve told it you’re into. The technology behind the…

Tech News Andy Cush - Evolver.fm Jun 29

Microscopic machines could produce medicine directly inside your body

Futurists have long speculated that nanotechnology — the engineering of materials and devices at the molecular scale — will eventually revolutionize virtually every field it touches. While we’re not there yet, we’re reminded every once in a while of the tremendous potential that nanotechnology holds, especially when it comes to medicine. One of these reminders…

io9 George Dvorsky Jun 29

A Self-Heating Butter Knife: Genius or Overkill?

At first, I thought that this electric butter knife—which heats itself to an optimum temperature (41 degrees celsius) in under 20 seconds—was nothing more than a frivolous byproduct of first-world culture. But the more I think of my epic struggles with a cold stick of butter sometimes, the more I think I like it. What…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jun 29

My Art Nouveau Vision of George R.R. Martin’s Fiery Sorceress, Melisandre

June is almost over, and when you flip your 2012 A Song of Ice and Fire Calendar to July, you’ll find Melisandre. My artwork for her is the focus of today’s exclusive process feature here at io9. How did the flame-loving sorceress from Asshai become the icon for the hottest month of the year? Read…

Television John Picacio Jun 29

An Amazing 1920s Ghost Hunters Movie, Starring The Wire‘s McNulty

When we first heard about The Awakening, we weren’t that impressed. But then we saw this trailer which features Rebecca Hall running around calling people charlatans and exposing phony ghost seances. It looks amazing, plus Dominic West is in it. Let’s hope he gets drunk and crashes his car into a ghost. Here’s the synopsis:…

Trailers Meredith Woerner Jun 29

Use Google+ Hang Outs to Create Your Own Personal Puppy Cam

Crowdfund Daenerys Targaryen’s quest to claim the Iron Throne

A webcomic superheroine questions whether superpowered crimefighting is the best way to be a Strong Female Protagonist

How To Find an Awesome Apartment On Craigslist

Were Nick Fury’s actions in The Avengers legally justified?

Congrats to the winners of the 2012 Theodore Sturgeon and John W. Campbell Memorial Awards!

Child actors face the giggle-inducing horrors of a sock puppet Chestburster

Captain America wields Mjolnir on The Avengers plus Jake & Finn save hostages on Adventure Time

How a Giant Rube Goldberg Machine Ended Up on the Side of This House

This Star Wars student film could pass for a lost episode of Clone Wars

Launching Missiles Froms Ships Creates Hell On Earth

Are You As Excited to Wear Animatronic Cat Ears as I Am?

The Stoner Channel: RZA Brings the Pain, Mexico Tries Something New, and GNR Does the Ritz

Seeing the Unseen—How Modern Photography Is Expanding Human Perception

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Meet the Band

Can Stereomood, the Emotion-Based Playlister, Make Me Angry?

Microscopic machines could produce medicine directly inside your body

A Self-Heating Butter Knife: Genius or Overkill?

My Art Nouveau Vision of George R.R. Martin’s Fiery Sorceress, Melisandre

An Amazing 1920s Ghost Hunters Movie, Starring The Wire‘s McNulty

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