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Samsung iCloud Competitor Will Apparently Debut Alongside Galaxy S III. Sigh.

Samsung’s S-Cloud, which seems like a six-letter middle finger to the design lawsuit lawyers, will be out with the Galaxy S III next month, according to Korean newspaper Maeil Business. The only thing is, uhh, why? S-Cloud will be an apparently unlimited service—though that sounds like it’ll apply to the bandwidth, not the storage—and also…

Gadgets Kyle Wagner Apr 20

Blame underage drinking on Bollywood!

It seems that every country has their own version of pinning a moral panic on popular culture. Be it music, video games, or film, the behavior of fictional characters is often linked to that of adolescents. At this year’s World Congress of Cardiology in Dubai, researchers will be presenting a link between movies and underage…

io9 Tim Barribeau Apr 20

io9 Show: What movie will be the summer’s biggest flop?

We asked you in a poll what movie would be the summer’s biggest flop. Over 23,000 of you answered! We talk about the results in this week’s episode of io9’s We Come from the Future — plus, how to kill vampires with citrus fruits, CGI fetish masks, and what happened to the iceberg that sank…

io9 Annalee Newitz Apr 20

How Many Smuggled iPhones Can You Hide In a Beer Bottle?

iPhones are a hot commodity for smugglers. We already know that an old lady can stuff 44 iPhones in her stockings. But thanks to the most recent bust in China, we now know how many will fit in a beer bottle. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-4-smugglers-caught-on-tape-5653333 The inquisitive customs officials at the Sha Tau Kok border between Hong Kong…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Apr 20

The Game of Thrones Playmobil recreation you never knew you wanted

One is a venerable line of permanently smiling German toys. The other is an epic fantasy series with plenty of evisceration and scenes of people putting appendages in other people’s holes. The result? A Dothraki love-making scene with the power to annihilate your childhood. [Via Topless Robot]

Television Cyriaque Lamar Apr 20

Where Does “Ye Olde” Really Come From? (Hint: You Say It Wrong)

“Ye Olde” is one of those phrases we throw around for cheap laughs, but do you have any idea where that first part comes from? Or how to pronounce it? Probably not! Minute Physics takes a stab at explaining, and like most things in life, “Ye” was born out of laziness—and totally France’s fault. Back…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Apr 20

Dalek + Aperture Science = The Doctor Who/Portal mash-up we dread

Is there anything in the universe more frightening than a Dalek who is obsessed with nonexistent pastries? Of course not. Behold the shiny metal veneer of your ultimate nightmare — click on the lower-right corner above for further tremble-worthy detail. [The Dalek Factor via Geekosystem]

Television Cyriaque Lamar Apr 20

A Mind-Breakingly Massive Image of 25,000 Stars Being Born

Images of deep space are serenely beautiful. So much so that it’s easy to forget just how immensely violent and massive everything is out there. Over at the Bad Astronomy Blog, Phil Plait shares an incredible image of the Carina Nebula, a window into the heart of the Milky Way: It’s got it all: stars…

Space & Spaceflight Kyle Wagner Apr 20

The World’s First Bionic Foot Mimics Flexion to Aid Gait

Using traditional lower leg and foot prosthetics is like walking in sand. Since the user can’t push off with that foot, there’s no muscle for power or an Achilles tendon to pull against. The BiOM prosthetic, however, supplements user effort with robot power. Even modern carbon fiber prosthetics can require as much as an extra…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Apr 20

Mammoth Turbine Blimp Takes Flight

We recently caught wind of the high-flying turbine blimps that could cut our energy costs by up to 65 percent. Now we get to see a prototype of this glorious feat of human engineering in action. This is not science fiction; the future is here. https://gizmodo.com/high-flying-turbine-blimps-could-cut-wind-electricity-c-5898948 Designed by Altaeros Energies, these high-altitude wind turbines could…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Apr 20

This sexy Predator costume may fill you with complex emotions (NSFW)

Body painting and Predator may not be an obvious combination, but Arnold caked himself in mud that one time, remember? Erotic photographer Simon has depicted a Yautja huntress posing with nothing more than a shoulder cannon and a coy smile. (At least I think that’s a smile.) Hey, it’s more discreet than dressing in nothing…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Apr 20

Watching Kids Narrate Planet Earth Is the Most Adorable Thing

David Attenborough or Sigourney Weaver narrating Planet Earth? Snooze. Okay, not really but they’re definitely not as adorable as these kids narrating Planet Earth. You’ll hear about cheeseburgers, watch a headphone struggle and see creative ways to pronounce ‘David Attenborough’. Kids say the darndest things. [YouTube via BoingBoing]

Tech News Casey Chan Apr 20

This Bubble Wrap Lets You See Magnetic Fields

Magnetic field viewing film, which can be bought relatively cheaply, lets you ‘see’ a magnetic field as it moves. Below, we’ll tell you about the simple way this film works, and show you a couple of demonstrations. See magnetic field lines! This re-usable film can wrap around anything and shows you the shape and movement…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Apr 20

Fitness Trackers Use Psychology to Motivate Couch Potatoes

When it comes to fitness trackers, the psychology behind them is just as important as the technology inside them. Gadgets like the Nike+ FuelBand, Fitbit Ultra and BodyMedia Fit Link use accelerometers, altimeters and algorithms to track everything from how many steps you took to how many calories you burned. By providing this data instantaneously,…

Tech News Jeff Beckham - Wired.com Apr 20

The Open Polar Sea, a balmy aquatic Eden at the North Pole?

A warm sea at the North Pole — it’s a bizarre idea, but one several individuals sought and gave their lives to find for financial gain and the glory of their home countries. Explorers romanticized the existence of a Open Polar Sea during the 1500s, creating farfetched theories of its existence and losing a number…

io9 Keith Veronese Apr 20

Mice Grow Massive Testicles by Eating Yogurt

When you eat yogurt, it’s probably because you want to drop a few pounds or snack on something tasty and refreshing. But, if you are a mouse at least, your favorite bacteria culture treat could also give you huge testicles. That’s what biologists at MIT discovered when they were testing the effects of yogurt on…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Apr 20

Why some people get angry when they’re drunk

Not everyone responds to alcohol in the same way. Some of us get frisky. Others of us get sleepy. Some of us are happy drunks, and some of use are I’m-going-to-order-a-pizza-and-eat-the-entire-thing-in-my-underwear drunks. Then, of course, there are the angry, potentially dangerous drunks. How does ethanol make one person friendly and another belligerent? The answer, say…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Apr 20

Don’t Buy This Stuff Right Now

Former Gizmodian Brian Lam has a site called The Wirecutter, whose singular goal is to decide which gadgets to buy or not to buy. Today, he looks at a handful of product categories you should wait on before plunking down a stack of cash. Right now is an awkward time to buy some kinds of…

Gadgets Brian Lam - Wirecutter Apr 20

Incept Yourself With Lucid Dreaming Goggles

Lucid dreaming is when you’re dreaming, but you’re aware of it. Theoretically, you could get to a point where you can control you the dream. It’s a tricky process, but to help it along, Will Finucane built a pair of lucidity-inducing goggles. He rigged a pair of LEDs to a circuit, and programmed them to…

Tech News Leslie Horn Apr 20

20-foot-long shark discovered, almost as big as Jaws

A pair of fisherman hauled in this Jaws-sized monster from Mexico’s Sea of Cortez. This great white shark was only five feet short of Steven Spielberg’s monster, but still big enough to devour any swimming plans we had this summer. Reports have this twenty-foot sea giant weighing in at 2,000 pounds. The fishermen who found…

io9 Meredith Woerner Apr 20

Samsung iCloud Competitor Will Apparently Debut Alongside Galaxy S III. Sigh.

Blame underage drinking on Bollywood!

io9 Show: What movie will be the summer’s biggest flop?

How Many Smuggled iPhones Can You Hide In a Beer Bottle?

The Game of Thrones Playmobil recreation you never knew you wanted

Where Does “Ye Olde” Really Come From? (Hint: You Say It Wrong)

Dalek + Aperture Science = The Doctor Who/Portal mash-up we dread

A Mind-Breakingly Massive Image of 25,000 Stars Being Born

The World’s First Bionic Foot Mimics Flexion to Aid Gait

Mammoth Turbine Blimp Takes Flight

This sexy Predator costume may fill you with complex emotions (NSFW)

Watching Kids Narrate Planet Earth Is the Most Adorable Thing

This Bubble Wrap Lets You See Magnetic Fields

Fitness Trackers Use Psychology to Motivate Couch Potatoes

The Open Polar Sea, a balmy aquatic Eden at the North Pole?

Mice Grow Massive Testicles by Eating Yogurt

Why some people get angry when they’re drunk

Don’t Buy This Stuff Right Now

Incept Yourself With Lucid Dreaming Goggles

20-foot-long shark discovered, almost as big as Jaws

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