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This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Batman Blows His Cover

For years, Bruce Wayne has lived a double live as billionaire playboy and dark avenger. In fact, wait a minute. By this point the secret’s definitely out. And it’s so sad watching him try to keep up the charade. Well, sad and hilarious. And honestly, after a certain point wouldn’t you want people to know?…

Tech News Splitsider Jun 15

These Thread-and-Nail Portraits Are 50 Shades of Great

At first glance, these portraits (part of a series called “Constellation”) by New York-based artist Kumi Yamashita might appear to be black and white photographs, or pen-and-ink drawings, but they are in fact made of materials far less germane to the fine art of portraiture. Using thousands of small galvanize nails studded into a wooden…

Tech News Molly Oswaks Jun 15

Why Apple Stores Tilt the MacBook Pro Exactly 70 Degrees

If you thought Apple squeezes all those dollars out of your based on product and design alone, you’re giving them too much credit. Carmine Gallo, writing for Forbes, reports on an interesting bit of consumer-behavior mindfuckery the stores employ, specifically to seduce you into a love affair with their products—the MacBook Pro with retina display,…

Tech News Molly Oswaks Jun 15

This Spectacular Storm Cloud Is So Dramatic That It Looks Like a Nuclear Explosion

Holy mother of Thor-new desktop background alert! Look at this beautiful cloud captured near Beijing. Never something so monstrous and dangerous looked so beautiful. Click to expand the image and check out the tiny airliner flying away from it. [Flight Global]

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jun 15

Make a Cut in a Shady Box with a Pair of Light-Up Dikes

Diagonal-cutting pliers, known in the electrical trades as dikes, often do their work in the shadowy recesses of a junction box. Ever clipped the wires to hook up a new ceiling fan? You can’t see a thing! That’s why the introduction of an LED is a welcome gimmick on these new pliers from Craftsman. The…

Tech News Harry Sawyers Jun 15

Look Like an Expert Bartender With the Right Tools

You’ll never be a badass bartender without the proper equipment. If you want to mix a perfect martini and impress your friends at your next party, you probably need a decent bartending kit. This one is stainless steel, costs you $37, and comes with 10 pieces. Whatever the order may be—a Manhattan, a Tom Collins,…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jun 15

This Is the New Spy Plane of the US Navy

The US Navy just got a new spy plane. It name is MQ-4C Triton, and it has been created by Northrop Grumman for “maritime Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance data collection and dissemination capability to the Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Force.” The Navy says that their new drone will be used for sea “surveillance, collection of…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jun 15

Giant Balls, a Remote Truck Stop, Piles of Cash, and More

Apple kicked off the week with another epic keynote. Beautiful products, indeed. But we also eyegasmed while looking at bowls made of money, speakers that look like rocket engines, and a crack-pipe-chic lamp. Here’s a look at this week’s aesthetic porn. This Double-Handled Caraffe is Obviously Designed For Serious Dinner Hosts Do your friends talk…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Jun 15

App in the Air, 30/30, and More

This installment of the week’s best iPhone apps contains plenty of fun. There’s a twist on a popular game, a travel tool, a music-sharing app, and plenty more.

Tech News Leslie Horn Jun 15

Condition One, National Parks, and More

We’ve got a lot of wonderful things in this edition of the week’s best iPad apps. There are a couple of familiar iPhone titles with brand new tablet versions, a competitive eating game, and more. National Parks by National Geographic: Doesn’t matter if it’s Glacier, Yellowstone, Zion, or Yosemite—National Parks are awesome. This app, which…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jun 15

Songkick Concerts, Qello, and More

This batch of the week’s best Android apps will keep you entertained until the next round. We’re giving you something to help you find concerts and something else to let you watch shows when you can’t actually go. There’s also an app for golf fans, something to scan your phone for viruses, and more. Songkick…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jun 15

This Light Is Powered By Fireflies And Doesn’t Need Electricity to Glow

Can you imagine light that can glow without using electricity? That’s what these researchers from Syracuse University are trying to create and they’re using the bioluminescence of a firefly to make it happen. It means that perhaps sometime in the future, these firefly lights could replace LEDs and not need any power. How does it…

Tech News Casey Chan Jun 15

High-res Ted photos show you how to party like a teddy bear

Looks as though the magically animated teddy bear gets his party on, big time, in Seth MacFarlane’s Ted, judging from a dozen high-res photos that just came out. There is something about the sight of a teddy bear in a suit, or a teddy bear on a couch with four hot babes, that leaves you…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jun 15

Mysterious Electric Blue Clouds Appear Again Over the Poles

Every year around this time, mysterious electric blue clouds appear over the North and South pole. They are called noctilucent clouds and they can only be seen in deep twilight, when the Sun is below the horizon. According to NASA, “their origin is still largely a mystery”: Various theories associate them with meteoric dust, rocket…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jun 15

At last, the secrets of bioluminescence could find their way into consumer products

Scientists from Syracuse University have found a way to mimic the bioluminescent qualities of fireflies, a development that could lead to products with multicolor strings of light that don’t require electricity or batteries to glow. Fireflies have drawn the attention of scientists for quite some time now. Unlike most bioluminescent creatures, their light is extremely…

io9 George Dvorsky Jun 15

The 49 Bits of Booze Jargon Every Drinker Needs To Know

Jargon is technology. Language was created for communication, and sharing a set of slang makes it all the more efficient. A drink order to a bartender needs to be a particularly quick and clear statement. If not, you’re going to look like a novice, and you’re not going to get the drink you want. And…

Tech News Brent Rose Jun 15

The Guy Who Invented Your Facebook News Feed Just Quit Facebook

The news feed, so ubiquitous that we don’t even need to capitalize it, is an internet staple. We stare at it daily—maybe too much—and it’s a fundamental part of Facebook. Today, the brain behind the feed is leaving. Bret Taylor co-founded a small company called FriendFeed—which was absorbed by the Zuck Mothership in 2009, making…

Social Media Sam Biddle Jun 15

Study proves bears can “count” as well as primates

Most people readily accept that bears are smart animals. In fact, most wildlife biologists regard bears as some of the most intelligent land mammals on Earth; and yet, there’s very little formal research to support what everyone pretty much accepts as true. Now, in the first study of its kind, researchers Jennifer Vonk and Michael…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Jun 15

Go to Church in a Chapel That Looks Like Noah’s Ark

As the story goes, Noah was tasked by God to wrangle up a pair of every animal and bring them aboard a giant Ark, which was equipped to survive a flood intended to wipe the Earth clean. And looking at the Kamppi Chapel of Silence, built by K2S Architects in Finland, you can’t help but…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jun 15

A Muslim Hacker and the Secrets of the Jinn, in Alif the Unseen

Alif the Unseen is the debut prose novel by G. Willow Wilson, author of the critically-acclaimed graphic novels Cairo, Air, and Vixen. This is a breezy yet thought-provoking blend of techno-thriller and urban fantasy, set in an unnamed Arab emirate. It will whisk you away to the new vistas of wonder and wisdom, then return…

io9 Grey_Area Jun 15

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Batman Blows His Cover

These Thread-and-Nail Portraits Are 50 Shades of Great

Why Apple Stores Tilt the MacBook Pro Exactly 70 Degrees

This Spectacular Storm Cloud Is So Dramatic That It Looks Like a Nuclear Explosion

Make a Cut in a Shady Box with a Pair of Light-Up Dikes

Look Like an Expert Bartender With the Right Tools

This Is the New Spy Plane of the US Navy

Giant Balls, a Remote Truck Stop, Piles of Cash, and More

App in the Air, 30/30, and More

Condition One, National Parks, and More

Songkick Concerts, Qello, and More

This Light Is Powered By Fireflies And Doesn’t Need Electricity to Glow

High-res Ted photos show you how to party like a teddy bear

Mysterious Electric Blue Clouds Appear Again Over the Poles

At last, the secrets of bioluminescence could find their way into consumer products

The 49 Bits of Booze Jargon Every Drinker Needs To Know

The Guy Who Invented Your Facebook News Feed Just Quit Facebook

Study proves bears can “count” as well as primates

Go to Church in a Chapel That Looks Like Noah’s Ark

A Muslim Hacker and the Secrets of the Jinn, in Alif the Unseen

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