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ooVoo: Video Chat With A Dozen Friends at a Time

Skype might be the proxy video chat service for a lot of people, but it only supports 10 call participants at a time. ooVoo, on the other hand, lets you have a massive conversation with 12 people at a time. What does it do? It connects with Facebook to let you host conversations with as…

Tech News Leslie Horn May 22

Why we so desperately want Snow White and the Huntsman to be good

We need Snow White and the Huntsman to be good. It’s moved past mere desire to a full-on burning inflammation in our fantasy loins. Why? Perhaps it’s because what we’ve seen in the trailers so far looks pretty damn good. We were raised on Beastmaster, Willow, Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, but there’s been a fantasy…

Movies Meredith Woerner May 22

How One Man Faked His Own Internet Death

Death is scary. Suicide is scary. And when you’re a valued member of a long-standing community who supports and helps one another, you don’t fake awful stories about either to sadden and embarrass your friends. You don’t ruin years of relationships to pull a stupid gag that demeans true tragedies. You don’t create a fake…

Tech News Casey Chan May 22

On Eureka, computers are way too smart for their own good

Yesterday’s Eureka showed in two very different ways just how dangerous it can be for AI to become as smart and clever as humans. The first story had our heroes facing the ultimate disaster simulation, while the other story, well… Let’s just say that some pretty damn massive spoilers lie ahead! “Worst Case Scenario” has…

Television Alasdair Wilkins May 22

Backpack Flash Turns You Into a One-Person Photography Studio

It’s hard for clients to understand why photographers charge so much for photos. So if you find yourself in the same situation as Ian Spanier—who was hired for a shoot with no money for an assistant—you too can build this impressive looking backpack studio flash rig. The getup starts with a sturdy LowePro backpack designed…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski May 22

Baseball Mitt Wallets Resurrect Your Favorite Old Glove

There’s nothing like a perfectly worn-in catching mitt. Soft and slightly tattered, it hugs your hand in the most wonderfully familiar, comfortable way. And now, you can stash your money in them, too. Fielders Choice’s wallets are crafted from those friendly old baseball gloves. Starting at $60, they’re nostalgic and cool, lovely relics of America’s…

Tech News Leslie Horn May 22

Famous Literary Critic Stanley Fish Explains Why You’re Wrong to Care About Spoilers

Stanley Fish is perhaps most famous for chipping away at the idea that texts have real meanings and moral principles matter, with all his deconstruction-y lit-crittery. But now he’s causing a new stir, by claiming that spoilers don’t matter, and people who complain about spoilers aren’t really enjoying texts the right way. At least, that’s…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders May 22

There’s a Ridiculous Traffic Jam of People Trying to Climb Mount Everest

Even though four people died trying to climb Mount Everest last weekend and even if reaching the summit costs more than a Porsche, it’s not stopping people from attempting to scale the highest point on Earth. In fact, there’s so many people trying to climb Mount Everest that it’s causing a human traffic jam. https://gizmodo.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-climb-mount-everest-more-than-5887413…

Tech News Casey Chan May 22

Everything You Need to Remote Control Your Life

We’re all still pretty shook up at the passing of Eugene J. Polley, the inventor of one of the most important devices in the past 50 years: the wireless TV remote. https://gizmodo.com/eugene-polley-inventor-of-the-first-wireless-tv-remote-5912204 But now is not the time for sorrow. Instead, it’s a time to remember all of the other great remote control devices that…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski May 22

These 100-foot phallic sculptures are not manmade

You can call them whatever you want — hoodoos, fairy chimneys, earth pyramids — but good luck changing people’s focus away from what the rock structures of Turkey’s coyly named “Love Valley” really look like. Your eyes do not deceive you; those are penises. Or, rather, natural geological features that look like penises. These undeniably…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez May 22

This Adorable Nanotech Shark Will Swallow Your Puppy Whole

It’s tough being a dog the size of a cat. Not only do you have “toy” in your title, people try to carry you around like a purse—which is just demeaning. On the other hand, as a small dog, only you can fit in this awesome self-cleaning shark bed. The Japanese Nanotechnology Pet Bed from…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola May 22

In 1929, the most important article in the history of zoology was published

This honor goes to the above blurb from Modern Mechanics magazine (click to enlarge), wherein naturalist Harry C. Ostrander foisted blatant pro-Babar propaganda upon an unsuspecting audience. Duplicitous trunked pretender! For more old-school taxonomic comedy, see J.W. Buel’s biological tableaus of humans being disemboweled by fauna of fin and foot. https://gizmodo.com/this-gruesome-1889-biology-book-outlined-the-many-ways-5907479 [Via Modern Mechanix]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar May 22

Please Don’t Tweet that You’re Carrying the Olympic Torch While You’re Carrying the Olympic Torch

Not to be outdone by Usher’s SNL misstep last week, Will.I.Am took advantage of his free hand while carrying the Olympic torch to live tweet the moment. https://gizmodo.com/etiquette-dont-text-if-youre-co-hosting-snl-5910183 Granted, Will.I.Am is quite the technophile. He recently revealed to USA Today that he believes, “‘my instrument is the computer. When I make the beat, I write…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola May 22

Meet a Guy Who Started a Startup from His Smartphone

John Eaton, co-founder, member of the Board of Directors, and advisor at SocialChorus, took the company from a straight-up startup to an established digital social marketing business with clients like Fortune 500 brands Pepsi Co., Intel, and Toyota (to name a few). How did he build his brainchild? With a BlackBerry. Most days, John has…

Tech News Sponsored post May 22

Woman Who Claimed She Was Surgically Implanted with a Device Disrupts Flight Headed to America

There was a big scare earlier this afternoon when US Airways Flight 787 was re-directed from Charlotte, North Carolina to Bangor, Maine because a passenger was “acting suspiciously”. F-15 fighter jets raced at maximum subsonic speed to intercept the plane and had the pilot force-land in Maine. It was because a woman claimed she was…

Tech News Casey Chan May 22

This 5-minute film was made in 48 hours, and tells a better story than most features

Every year the Sci-Fi London Film Festival issues a challenge to filmmakers. They hand out bags full of props, a movie title, and theme prompts to filmmakers, and then give them 48 hours to produce a 5-minute film. A group of judges choose the winner, who will get backing to make a feature film. This…

Movies Annalee Newitz May 22

Why Airplanes Still Have Ashtrays in the Bathrooms

You can’t smoke on airplanes. For many reasons—both social and safety-related—that’s a great idea, even if it does make some people a little cranky over long flights. So why the hell do they install ashtrays in the toilets? You might think that they’re a hangover, from more liberal days, on planes yet to be replaced—but…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 22

This foamy snake demonstrates why blood bubbles under disinfectant

Ever cut yourself, have someone put a dab of hydrogen peroxide on the cut, watch the entire area fizz like something that would turn you into the Joker, and wonder, “How is this good for me?” A simple chemistry demonstration that you can do at home explains it all. Take a look at foam snakes.…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell May 22

First Gorgeous Trailer for P.T. Anderson’s Scientology Movie The Master

Joaquin Phoenix is amazingly deranged and sparky in the first trailer for The Master, Paul Thomas Anderson’s troubled-but-fascinating movie that’s at least loosely based on Scientology. You can already see from this brief teaser that Phoenix’s character is going to have impulse control issues as well as a flawed memory. (Although Jeremy Renner still might…

Trailers Charlie Jane Anders May 22

Now you can buy Ronald Reagan’s blood for $15,000

Or at least $15,000 for the time being — who knows how high this auction for the Gipper’s dried hemoglobin will go? Indeed, someone is selling a sample of Ronald Reagan’s blood collected after John Hinckley Jr.’s 1981 assassination attempt. According to the owner of the blood-stained vial, his deceased mother worked at the laboratory…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar May 22

ooVoo: Video Chat With A Dozen Friends at a Time

Why we so desperately want Snow White and the Huntsman to be good

How One Man Faked His Own Internet Death

On Eureka, computers are way too smart for their own good

Backpack Flash Turns You Into a One-Person Photography Studio

Baseball Mitt Wallets Resurrect Your Favorite Old Glove

Famous Literary Critic Stanley Fish Explains Why You’re Wrong to Care About Spoilers

There’s a Ridiculous Traffic Jam of People Trying to Climb Mount Everest

Everything You Need to Remote Control Your Life

These 100-foot phallic sculptures are not manmade

This Adorable Nanotech Shark Will Swallow Your Puppy Whole

In 1929, the most important article in the history of zoology was published

Please Don’t Tweet that You’re Carrying the Olympic Torch While You’re Carrying the Olympic Torch

Meet a Guy Who Started a Startup from His Smartphone

Woman Who Claimed She Was Surgically Implanted with a Device Disrupts Flight Headed to America

This 5-minute film was made in 48 hours, and tells a better story than most features

Why Airplanes Still Have Ashtrays in the Bathrooms

This foamy snake demonstrates why blood bubbles under disinfectant

First Gorgeous Trailer for P.T. Anderson’s Scientology Movie The Master

Now you can buy Ronald Reagan’s blood for $15,000

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