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Is Prometheus anti-science? Screenwriter Damon Lindelof responds

Prometheus follows a pack of scientists on an expedition to a remote planet to discover the meaning of life — and then horrible, terrible, unspeakable things befall the crew. In a sense, they are punished for their curiosity. Does that make Prometheus anti-science? We had a spoiler-free discussion with Prometheus screenwriter Damon Lindelof to discuss…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jun 7

The First Flexible eReader Still Can’t Roll Up Like a Good Paperback (Updated)

Now that they’re packing touchscreens and backlights, eReaders have enjoyed a bit of a resurgence as of late. And LG hopes to keep the ball rolling with its flexible ePaper technology that’s now available in the surprisingly thin and light Wexler Flex One. Yeah, Wexler isn’t exactly a name brand when it comes to eReaders,…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jun 7

Virgin Mobile’s $30 Unlimited Prepaid iPhone Plan Will Save You a Ton of Cash

Starting June 29th, Virgin Mobile will offer an iPhone prepaid plan for as little as $30 a month after a $5 discount if you’re willing to set up automatic payments with your credit card. It’s such a good deal, that it makes no sense to go with anything other than prepaid for your next iPhone.…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Jun 7

Hey Marvel, make this X-Men reboot a reality

You may remember how Aaron Diaz — the creator of the webcomic Dresdan Codak — gave the Justice League and Batman family rejiggered costumes, powers, and origins. Now, he’s bestowed the X-Men with a similar treatment, streamlining fifty years of continuity and giving the angst-ridden teens a more science fictional backstory. For example, Cyclops’ crystalline…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Jun 7

Rumored iPhone 5 Video Reaffirms Longer, Two-Tone, Unibody Design

While we’re not expecting the iPhone 5 to debut at next week’s WWDC, we’re clearly getting close enough to a release that the rumors are jumping out left, right, and center. Here, video hands-on with that taller, two-tone, unibody goodness that we’d seen pictures of just last week. And you know what? It’s growing on…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jun 7

Netgear: Screw Roku, Here’s Our Cheap 1080p Streaming Box

You can’t be a gadget company and show your face on the playground without selling some way to make our TVs smart TVs. Whether this is a good thing is a matter of some dispute. But Netgear is throwing down. Netgear’s NeoTV Pro HD box is just another small bland black box—and that’s fine! They…

Television Sam Biddle Jun 7

These brilliant dresses are made entirely of light

Using a remote camera trigger and some very special brushes, art photographer Atton Conrad has created a truly luminous sight: evanescent gowns composed entirely of photons. You’ve probably seen something similar to Conrad’s work before; “light painting,” as it’s called, is a distinctive and widely practiced photographic technique. But images like the ones featured here…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Jun 7

Watch 7 minutes of secret footage captured by fans who crashed the Return of the Jedi set

Last year we published a collection of behind-the-scenes photos from a group of fans that crashed the Return of the Jedi set located in the middle of a very hot desert. And now there’s video of that Buttercup Valley set, and it’s glorious. Watch Jabba’s sail barge come to life in the scorching hot desert…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jun 7

CT Scans Triple Cancer Risk in Children

Medical imaging has become a routine part of assessing health problems over the last few decades. But a new study reveals that children who undergo CT head scans triple their risk of developing leukemia or a brain tumor. The research, published in the Lancet, looked into how the routine use of CT scans was linked…

Health Jamie Condliffe Jun 7

Clues from the Comics About Batman’s Fate in The Dark Knight Rises

Christopher Nolan’s third and final Batman film comes out next month, and we’ve been promised an epic climax. But what will actually happen to the Dark Knight in The Dark Knight Rises? Batman expert Will Brooker, author of the new book Hunting the Dark Knight: 21st Century Batman, has studied the trailers and viral marketing,…

Movies Will Brooker Jun 7

This magnificent time-lapse spans seven continents and twenty-four countries

After six years of filming some of the most iconic vistas and architecture on the planet, filmmaker Sean F. White combined his footage into Terra Sacra, a visual diary of his travels to some of Earth’s jaw-dropping locales. Here’s his description of the project: Inspired by Ron Fricke’s Baraka, I combined my favourite shots from…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jun 7

Oracle Ordered to Pay Google’s Costs in Latest Legal Humiliation

Fresh from losing a critical battle in its fight with Google over Java and Android, Oracle has now been shamed a little more thanks to the judge ordering it to pay Google’s legal fees. One of the conditions attached to Oracle’s repeated attempts as filing the case was put in place by Judge William Alsup,…

Tech News Gary Cutlack - gizmodo uk Jun 7

During World War I, fake trees for snipers would pop up overnight

The “O.P. Tree” was an Observation Post Tree deployed during World War I. Its “goal,” as author Hanna Rose Shell explains in Hide and Seek, her newly published history of the relationship between camouflage and photography, “was to craft a mimetic representation of a tree-and not just any tree, but a particular tree at a…

io9 Geoff Manaugh - BLDGBLOG Jun 7

A Day in the Life of a Booth Babe

The concept of the Booth Babe is a strange one. In the eyes of many tech companies, littering trade shows with semi-naked women helps sell their products, but to most people living in the modern world it seems incredibly sexist and outdated. Now, IT World has taken a look behind the scenes at this week’s…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Jun 7

Could new Iron Man 3 set photos point to a most unexpected supervillain?

We now know the fate of at least one Dark Knight Rises character. The cast of the Robocop reboot just got even more awesome. Is Wonder Woman coming back? Plus tons of hints for True Blood, Alphas, and Tron Uprising! Spoilers from here on out! Top image from The Dark Knight Rises. The Dark Knight…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Jun 7

Richard Feynman’s FBI Files Make Fascinating Reading

Following a Freedom of Information request, the FBI has just released its records on Richard Feynman. Celebrated as an incredible intellectual, the Nobel prize-wining physicist was also a wonderful speaker, writer and, according to the files, a target which the FBI wanted to out as a communist sympathizer. In all, there are 361 pages pf…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Jun 7

We Now Send Over 400 Million Tweets a Day

According to Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, we now send over 400 million tweets every day. That’s over a quarter of a million every minute, or more than 4,500 every single second. That is an awful lot of people sharing their eating habits. Perhaps even more interesting, Costolo has also explained that the majority of Twitter…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Jun 7

Report: Facebook App Center Opening This Week?

Business Insider is reporting that Facebook’s App Center—the social network’s take on the App Store—is launching as soon as this week, in a bid to encourage developers to continue working on software specifically for the Big Blue. Citing a source “briefed by Facebook on the service”, Business Insider explains that the App Center is “launching…

Social Media Jamie Condliffe Jun 7

Watch This Gigantic Weather Balloon Burst Gloriously, Again and Again

As the 1200 gram weather balloon inflates with more and more air, so too will you fill with tension. Tension fueled by anxious, jaw-gritting, knuckle-cracking anticipation. We know the balloon is bound to burst, but when? What are the limits of its rubbery skin? Will it split into thin sheets that flutter down like ash?…

Tech News Molly Oswaks Jun 7

Should Online Dating Sites Prevent Users From Naming Abusers?

Earlier this week, Tracy Clark-Flory published an article on Salon about allegations of assault in the BDSM community, specifically on FetLife, a Facebook-like social network for men and women in the kink scene. The Salon article explains that FetLife administrators have begun removing message board posts that name names, and that a group of members…

Social Media Molly Oswaks Jun 7

Is Prometheus anti-science? Screenwriter Damon Lindelof responds

The First Flexible eReader Still Can’t Roll Up Like a Good Paperback (Updated)

Virgin Mobile’s $30 Unlimited Prepaid iPhone Plan Will Save You a Ton of Cash

Hey Marvel, make this X-Men reboot a reality

Rumored iPhone 5 Video Reaffirms Longer, Two-Tone, Unibody Design

Netgear: Screw Roku, Here’s Our Cheap 1080p Streaming Box

These brilliant dresses are made entirely of light

Watch 7 minutes of secret footage captured by fans who crashed the Return of the Jedi set

CT Scans Triple Cancer Risk in Children

Clues from the Comics About Batman’s Fate in The Dark Knight Rises

This magnificent time-lapse spans seven continents and twenty-four countries

Oracle Ordered to Pay Google’s Costs in Latest Legal Humiliation

During World War I, fake trees for snipers would pop up overnight

A Day in the Life of a Booth Babe

Could new Iron Man 3 set photos point to a most unexpected supervillain?

Richard Feynman’s FBI Files Make Fascinating Reading

We Now Send Over 400 Million Tweets a Day

Report: Facebook App Center Opening This Week?

Watch This Gigantic Weather Balloon Burst Gloriously, Again and Again

Should Online Dating Sites Prevent Users From Naming Abusers?

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