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First look at Wreck-It Ralph shows a homeless Q*bert begging for Pac-Man cherries

We’re still not 100% sure what to think about Disney’s latest “journey inside a video game” movie Wreck-It Ralph. But at least now there’s some more info — USA Today has a lengthy interview with the movies lead John C. Reilly (Wreck-It Ralph) who explains what is going on in this strange video game world…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jun 5

25,000 Post-Its Make One Delightful Music Video

You can plaster Post-Its everywhere to help you remember things. But a band called the Family Bones has used them in a much less utilitarian way—they took 25,000 of the stickies to make a wonderfully sweet music video for the song “If You Ever Need Someone.” We’ve definitely seen others in this style before, but…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jun 5

Microsoft’s Windows 8 Battle Is Everyone’s War

This week at Computex, PC manufacturers are outing hybrid devices of every stripe. They’re fun, goofy, slightly-to-moderately confusing little gadgets, but they’re also a reminder that Microsoft isn’t going it alone in its massive gamble on Windows 8. Everyone’s along for the ride. No one denies that Windows 8 has a wonderful touch interface. We’ve…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jun 5

Exercise Will Not Make You Happy

Even though your morning jog may give you a brief high, don’t assume that working out can make you happy in the long-term. A new study suggests that however much exercise you do, it won’t help reduce the symptoms of depression. The research, which is published in the British Medical Journal, runs counter to many…

Health Jamie Condliffe Jun 5

How Studying Ant Behavior Can Make Social Networks Better

People who go on social networking sites are often compared to ant colonies — but it may be truer than anyone realizes. A new study from the University of Madrid suggests that the behavior of real-life ants could inspire developers to improve the way these sites function. By constructing an algorithm modeled off the foraging…

io9 George Dvorsky Jun 5

Apple Is Already Using Liquidmetal in Its Products

A couple of years back, Apple purchased the patents from a materials firm by the name of Liquidmetal. The company made an amorphous metal alloy which combined high strength with the ability to be bent and flexed into complex shapes without suffering deformation. Many have speculated what Apple might use the technology for, but according…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jun 5

Lazy Publisher Replaces Every “Kindled” in War and Peace Ebook With “Nooked”

Leo Tolstoy couldn’t have possibly known that the war between competing ereaders would result in the mucking up of his magnum opus. Ars Technica reports that in a budget Nook version of War and Peace, every instance of the word “Kindled” has been replaced by “Nookd.” The “Nookd” problem with the $1.00 version of War…

Commerce Mario Aguilar Jun 5

10 Best Changes Game of Thrones Made to A Clash of Kings

Game of Thrones season two exceeded our already high expectations and defied our fears. As George R.R. Martin’s source material becomes more and more challenging to adapt, the TV show managed to stick remarkably close to Martin’s storylines while making some elegant adjustments. Now that the second season is over, we can see just how…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jun 5

Spend a lovely day with the kids at Thailand’s Hell torture theme park

90 minutes outside of Bangkok sits the Wang Saen Suk Hell Park, one of several “hell gardens” that can be found throughout Thailand. At this tourist destination, you can pack a picnic and ramble around the charming sculpture garden, which depicts sinners being eviscerated wholesale in the Buddhist underworld. After all, nothing says “sunny weekend…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jun 5

If We Ever Become Superhuman Cyborgs, This Is How It’ll Happen

Neural implants and biologically altered humans are the stuff of science fiction, but we’re teetering on the precipice of the promise of what lies just beyond our current scientific prowess. What’s going to happen when we make the first inroads to improving human function and intelligence through technological implants? When we’re all bionic men? Daniel…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jun 5

Rumored MacBook Pro Specs: A No-Retina Display Fatty

With WWDC just around the bend—Apple’s keynote is next Monday—it’s time to face the usual torrent of leaks and dribbles and rumors and lies. And while this look at a rumored 13-inch MacBook could well be the latter, it certainly matches up with what we’d expect. Except, maybe, for that display. What you’re looking at…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jun 5

Early results are in: Gawker Media Census proves you guys are very opinionated TV-watchers

Last week we asked you to take the 2012 Gawker Media Census, and in return offered one lucky survey-taker the opportunity to win a new iPad. Well, early responses are in, and we learned some interesting info about you—like the fact that a whopping 79% of you (more than any other readership in the Gawker…

io9 Sponsored post Jun 5

This Wednesday, those Watchmen prequels finally arrive

What’s in comic stores tomorrow? First off, the decidedly controversial Before Watchmen miniseries kick off with Darwyn Cooke’s Minutemen, which highlights the crimefighters of the 1940s. You can check out our interview with Cooke about this series here. (Honestly, I’m put out nobody decided to sign off on either an After Watchmen comic — showcasing…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Jun 5

So How Exactly Are Lasers Created?

They’re the bane of pilots and moviegoers, but lasers have become an essential part of everyday life. They facilitate everything from high-speed communications, to vision-saving surgeries, to super-villain plots for world domination. But how in the hell do they get that beam of light so intense and so focused? As EngineerGuy Bill Hammack explains, it…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jun 5

Teach kids the alphabet with these adorable Star Wars prints

When husband-and-wife designers Emma and Brandon Peat learned they were having their first child, they decided to create an alphabetical series of prints based entirely on characters from Star Wars. This should really be part of some form of mandatory curriculum. Write the Peats: Selecting each letter was a lengthy process. The characters who made…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Jun 5

Watch a Guy Drive a F*CKING TANK Through a White Castle Drive-Thru

We love FPSRussia, faux-Russian arms aficionado. We’ve seen him taze his fans, blow up trees with .50 caliber guns, and drive an APC through a McDonald’s drive-thru. But this time he’s got a real damn WWII tank, and he’s itching for White Castle. Beyond that, there’s the usual bombardment of fruits—watermelons this time—and the total…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jun 5

Two new Prometheus clips show off yet another alien beast!

Here are two brand-new Prometheus clips and a short little TV spot featuring an alien beast. Watch as David “accidentally” defies his crew’s wishes and Dr. Shaw screams for assistance, and behold the next Ridley Scott creepy-crawly that will haunt your dreams. Hat tip to Ryan!

Movies Meredith Woerner Jun 5

You Still Can’t Buy Belkin’s More Expensive, Redesigned Thuderbolt Dock

Belkin has been developing a Thunderbolt dock for almost a year. When it showed it off at CES in January, it looked like it was almost ready to go on sale… but, no. Instead Belkin has completely redesigned it and made it $100 more expensive. Oh, and you still can’t buy it yet. The new…

Gadgets Jamie Condliffe Jun 5

The Overwhelming Weirdness Of 1800s Ghost Mother Photography

Even in the late 1800s, getting a confused baby to sit still for a photograph forced otherwise normal parents to behave like lunatics. Sometimes it required the mother to hide herself under a carpet so it looked like their child was sitting upright of his or her own volition. Other tactics involved the parent creeping…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jun 5

Toshiba Satellite U845W Hands On: Super-Wide Mutant Ultrabook for Movie-Lovers and Multitaskers

If nothing else, Toshiba seems determined to not be lumped in with the MacBook clones and iPad ripoffs. Its new Satellite U845W falls in line with its other recent holy crap why does it look like that gear. Which is a good thing! To a point. The first thing you notice about the U845W, aside…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jun 5

First look at Wreck-It Ralph shows a homeless Q*bert begging for Pac-Man cherries

25,000 Post-Its Make One Delightful Music Video

Microsoft’s Windows 8 Battle Is Everyone’s War

Exercise Will Not Make You Happy

How Studying Ant Behavior Can Make Social Networks Better

Apple Is Already Using Liquidmetal in Its Products

Lazy Publisher Replaces Every “Kindled” in War and Peace Ebook With “Nooked”

10 Best Changes Game of Thrones Made to A Clash of Kings

Spend a lovely day with the kids at Thailand’s Hell torture theme park

If We Ever Become Superhuman Cyborgs, This Is How It’ll Happen

Rumored MacBook Pro Specs: A No-Retina Display Fatty

Early results are in: Gawker Media Census proves you guys are very opinionated TV-watchers

This Wednesday, those Watchmen prequels finally arrive

So How Exactly Are Lasers Created?

Teach kids the alphabet with these adorable Star Wars prints

Watch a Guy Drive a F*CKING TANK Through a White Castle Drive-Thru

Two new Prometheus clips show off yet another alien beast!

You Still Can’t Buy Belkin’s More Expensive, Redesigned Thuderbolt Dock

The Overwhelming Weirdness Of 1800s Ghost Mother Photography

Toshiba Satellite U845W Hands On: Super-Wide Mutant Ultrabook for Movie-Lovers and Multitaskers

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