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Your Launch Day iPhone 4 Warranty Is Expiring Soon

Did you buy an iPhone 4 with AppleCare around launch day back in 2010? Bad news, your warranty’s about to expire. Good news, Apple is pretty generous with replacing defective phones. Head over to Cult of Mac for a list of common replacement-triggering maladies. Yes there’s almost definitely going to be a new iPhone out…

Tech News Michael Zhao Jun 18

A Size Comparison Chart of 20 Real-Life Spaceships With the Starship Enterprise

Check out this elegant infographic by Invader Xan, molecular astrophysicist and master of ceremonies at astronomy blog Supernova Condensate. Here, silhouetted in colors that correspond to their present state of operation, you’ll find twenty iconic spaceships and space stations situated beneath the only fictional spacecraft of the bunch: the U.S.S. Enterprise. What’s great about this…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Jun 18

How Can These Gorgeous Crumpled Faucets Possibly Work?

They certainly catch your eye, but Italian designer Lorenzo Damiani’s unique folded faucets will also have you wondering how they let more than just a trickle of water pass through. Wormholes? Good old-fashioned wizardry? We’ve no idea. As kids we all learned that kinking a hose was the easiest way to foil a spray attack,…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jun 18

David Brin’s Existence will make you think about the future a whole new way

David Brin has created some of the greatest classics of recent science fiction, including Startide Rising, plus the short stories “The Crystal Spheres” and “Thor Meets Captain America,” the latter of which was the basis of the graphic novel The Life Eaters. So Brin’s first novel in a decade is cause for celebration. The other…

io9 Michael Ann Dobbs Jun 18

One of the earliest adult cartoons was gonzo even by today’s standards (NSFW)

The avid pornography viewer knows that the adult film industry is expanding crystallinely into a latticework of niche kinks, like a sordid snowflake made of ménage à troises with lost cable repairmen. If you want to film a XXX adaptation of the musical 1776, A.) nobody will blink; and B.) chances are some dude in…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jun 18

Why There’s No Public Transit in iOS 6—Yet

By now it is public knowledge that there will be no replacement for Google’s public transportation routes built into the Apple Maps in iOS 6. Indeed, if you’re holding an an iPhone running iOS 6 (that somebody maybe has left in a bar) and you try to plan a route from point A to point…

Tech News Oliver Drobnik--Cocoanetics Jun 18

If Only Nixon’s Audio Gear Sounded As Good As It Looks

Nixon is best known for its designer watches. And while the company’s audio gear shares the same design sensibilities that go into its fashionable timepieces, we’ve found they don’t actually sound that great. Which is unfortunate, because this TPS speaker is lovely. Back in November we pitted Nixon’s Apollo ear goggles against other budget headphones,…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jun 18

Spider-Man turns into a Spider-jerk in the first full-length Amazing Spider-Man clip

The biggest different between Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire’s superhero spidey is the snark. Garfield’s Spider-Man is full of anger, which he takes out on the criminals of New York — for example, in this full-length “Car Thief” scene from Marc Webb’s Amazing Spider-Man. But which Spidey do you prefer? [via Bleeding Cool]

Movies Meredith Woerner Jun 18

The Science of Being Scared to Death

Fear isn’t just the mind-killer… it can actually kill your body as well. The notion of being scared to death may sound like a myth, but it does happen to people — and animals. The authors of Zoobiquity: What Animals Can Teach Us About the Health And Science of Healing examined the question in detail.…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Jun 18

This Ice Cream Maker Is Your Gettin’-Ready-For-Summer Deal of the Day

I used to camp a lot when I was a kid. We’d go with these huge groups of people. I never enjoyed it. Even when we bought a big camper that had a TV in it. I would’ve almost always preferred to be back at home playing video games or watching paint dry. Still, the…

Tech News J.D. Levite Jun 18

The USS Iowa Battleship Will Be a Museum That Lets You Blow Stuff Up

The USS Iowa recently arrived in Los Angeles, completing the last voyage of its storied career. Now the ship will be transformed into a museum. We know what you’re thinking: borrrring. Not so! There are plans to create a crazy-sounding, multiplayer game room that recreates the ship’s history. The USS Iowa is a very important…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Jun 18

First Details About Gareth Edwards and Timur Bekmambetov’s Robot Movie

Over two years ago news broke that Wanted director Timur Bekmambetov and indie movie maker Gareth Edwards of Monsters were collaborating on a post human adventure. But the details were scarce, until we caught up with the producer on the project Bekmambetov while doing press for his latest film Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter. In our…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jun 18

Does a galaxy filled with habitable planets mean humanity is doomed?

Last week, we reported on the astounding confirmation that all solar systems in the Galaxy probably have planets, and that Earthlike planets are more common than previously thought. While this seems like good news for SETI-enthusiasts, the revelation is actually quite disturbing. Given that we have yet to meet any extraterrestrials, the finding could mean…

io9 George Dvorsky Jun 18

9 Things a Microsoft Tablet Needs to Succeed

Today, Microsoft will—reportedly, hopefully—finally unleash its tablet on the world. But other than that it might possibly exist, not much is known about Redmond’s iPad and/or Kindle Fire fighter. Since we don’t know what it is, let’s talk about what it should be. Here are the nine pieces to the tablet puzzle that Microsoft needs…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jun 18

This Adjustable Chair Keeps Musicians Comfy During Long Concertos

A push for better ergonomics has vastly improved office chairs, so interior design professor David Brothers took those same ideologies and created a better chair for musicians. Not only does it improve their posture making it easier to sit longer, but it also helps improve their performance. Musicians in an orchestra are accustomed to all…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jun 18

Will Microsoft’s Major Announcement Be a Xbox Surface Tablet?

Microsoft is announcing something today and no one has any idea what it will be. Barnes and Noble officially said that they have nothing to do with whatever is happening today so the rumor mound is eagerly hopping to the next rumor: a Xbox Surface tablet. It’s a 7-inch tablet that’s probably going to play…

Tech News Casey Chan Jun 18

Bicycle Handlebar Bag Mutates Into Carry-All Purse

It’s cycling season once again, which means everyone’s trying to remember how the heck they managed to carry around groceries, laptops, and the rest of our daily baggage while riding around on a bike. This smart new bag from Freitag could be the answer. The new Freitag F60 Joan—named, if you must know, for the…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Jun 18

IBM’s Sequoia crushes all other supercomputers in new ranking

Step aside, Fujitsu K — there’s a new king of the mountain, and its name is Sequoia. For the first time in three years, an American-built device has taken top spot in a ranking of the 500 most powerful supercomputers. Developed by IBM, Sequoia will be used to – get ready for the letdown –…

io9 George Dvorsky Jun 18

Reality Check: Most Internet trolls are probably trolls in real life, too

One of the biggest myths about the Internet goes like this: people who are perfectly pleasant and reasonable in real life become total jerkfaces when they get online. It conjures up the image of a mild-mannered office clerk, who talks courteously and sweetly to everyone, and then goes home and spews venom on comment sections…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jun 18

This Is Airbus’ New Crazy Airplane Design

If you thought that the monster Airbus A380 wasn’t crazy enough, you have to check out their latest design, which just got awarded a patent by the US Patent and Trademark Office. The “double fuselage aircraft” designed by Airbus uses turboprop propulsion to reduce fuel consumption, as well as a twin forward-swept wing configuration. Combined…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jun 18

Your Launch Day iPhone 4 Warranty Is Expiring Soon

A Size Comparison Chart of 20 Real-Life Spaceships With the Starship Enterprise

How Can These Gorgeous Crumpled Faucets Possibly Work?

David Brin’s Existence will make you think about the future a whole new way

One of the earliest adult cartoons was gonzo even by today’s standards (NSFW)

Why There’s No Public Transit in iOS 6—Yet

If Only Nixon’s Audio Gear Sounded As Good As It Looks

Spider-Man turns into a Spider-jerk in the first full-length Amazing Spider-Man clip

The Science of Being Scared to Death

This Ice Cream Maker Is Your Gettin’-Ready-For-Summer Deal of the Day

The USS Iowa Battleship Will Be a Museum That Lets You Blow Stuff Up

First Details About Gareth Edwards and Timur Bekmambetov’s Robot Movie

Does a galaxy filled with habitable planets mean humanity is doomed?

9 Things a Microsoft Tablet Needs to Succeed

This Adjustable Chair Keeps Musicians Comfy During Long Concertos

Will Microsoft’s Major Announcement Be a Xbox Surface Tablet?

Bicycle Handlebar Bag Mutates Into Carry-All Purse

IBM’s Sequoia crushes all other supercomputers in new ranking

Reality Check: Most Internet trolls are probably trolls in real life, too

This Is Airbus’ New Crazy Airplane Design

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