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Is Uhura ditching her short skirt in the new Star Trek movie?

Take a look at the above photos of John Cho and Zoe Saldana on the set of the new Star Trek sequel, via TrekMovie. Check out what they’re wearing under the regulation black Bad Robot parkas (which all castmembers wear on set, to cover up their costumes.) Looks as though Uhura and Sulu are wearing…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Mar 20 '12

First High-Resolution Images of the Wreck of the Titanic

Next month is the 100th anniversary of the disastrous voyage of the RMS Titanic — the unsinkable ship that wasn’t. And just in time for this momentous occasion, the April 2012 issue of National Geographic features the clearest, most high-resolution images of the Titanic at rest on the ocean floor. Compiled from thousands of high-resolution…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Mar 20 '12

This Futuristic Camera Can See Around Corners Using Lasers

A group of scientists have developed a camera that can take pictures of things that are hidden by walls. Not through X-Ray vision but with the ability to see around corners. That is, if an image is blocked by a wall, the camera will use lasers to peek around the corner. How does it work?…

Tech News Casey Chan Mar 20 '12

The Hunger Games stars get their inevitable (and awesome) Simpsons makeover

Given how long it takes The Simpsons to get round to sci-fi parodies, Bart and Lisa will probably be taking part in Springfield’s version of the Hunger Games sometime around 2016. Until then, check out these cool Simpsons-y takes on The Hunger Games characters. NextMovie has created eleven posters showcasing the Hunger Games stars as…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Mar 20 '12

Brand new Avengers photos include a look inside the Helicarrier

A dozen new photos from The Avengers have come out, and they show our best look yet at the interior of the S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier — that fantastic flying aircraft carrier that fans have dreamed of seeing on the big screen for decades. Check out the computer room, the lab (being used by Bruce Banner), and…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Mar 20 '12

People Are Having Trouble Charging Their New iPads

Folks around the internet are reporting that the new iPad’s battery isn’t charging when it’s pushed to its hardware limit. The culprit? Could be the giant freaking battery Apple shoved down the iPad’s pants. There are multiple threads on the official Apple forums and at MacRumors talking about the issue. It seems that the iPad…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Mar 20 '12

Everplaces: Remember the Places You’ve Been and the Places You’ll Go

If you have bookmarks for your favorite websites, it only makes sense that you have bookmarks for your favorite actual, local places. Even better, it makes sense to have a list of places you want to go to in the future, right? Everplaces does just that. What does it do? Everplaces is an elegantly designed…

Tech News Casey Chan Mar 20 '12

Every Alien Easter Egg in the Latest Prometheus Trailers

Just how many weird alien secrets are there in Ridley Scott’s Prometheus? The longer we look at the trailers, the more we see. We’ve combined a ton of screngrabs from both the new U.S. and the UK trailers for Prometheus — and here are all the surprises we uncovered. https://gizmodo.com/suspenseful-uk-prometheus-trailer-digs-deeper-into-the-5894326 First and foremost, these trailers…

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 20 '12

Watch Kurt Vonnegut recall the bombing of Dresden in his final years

In 2005, for the sixtieth anniversary of the Allied bombing of Dresden, the BBC interviewed author Kurt Vonnegut about his experience as a P.O.W. and Dresden survivor. As you may know, Vonnegut would use the bombing as a setting for his 1969 unstuck-from-time classic Slaughterhouse-Five, which had a hell of a time getting off the…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Mar 20 '12

Why true bionic limbs are out of reach . . . for now

Researchers continue to make remarkable headway on the path to developing next-generation prosthetic limbs, but when you get right down to it, there’s still a monumental gap separating us from a truly bionic replacement for arms and legs. Such an appendage would be capable of responding to mental commands with grace and fluidity, handling objects…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Mar 20 '12

Watch Conan Relentlessly Jab Apple Around the iPad Launch

Conan O’Brien and Apple have a sort of love-hate relationship, which has manifested itself in a long tradition of affectionate taunting during Conan’s monologues and parody videos. When an Apple product launch is imminent, Conan really lets loose. Watch the video for a bit of said mockery from the last couple of weeks. [Conan] https://gizmodo.com/conan-mocks-magical-ipad-retina-display-5892464

Tech News Michael Hession Mar 20 '12

The io9 Book Club Is in Session! Let’s talk about Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One

Welcome to the monthly meeting of the io9 Book Club. In February, we read Ernest Cline’s novel Ready Player One. Jump into comments to get started talking about it! For those unfamiliar with the io9 book club, here’s how it works: You read the book. We create a special book club post on io9 when…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz Mar 20 '12

The best (and easiest) special effect you can do to freak out your friends

Some special effects are incredibly easy to do — with science. Find out how to pour an ’empty’ pitcher on candle flames and cause them to suddenly go out. It’s a fun and easy effect for your supernatural movie, fake seance, or just freaking out your friends. Of course there’s a reason why I put…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Mar 20 '12

Here’s a Kickstarter to Buy Kickstarter

Kickstarters are usually started to raise funds to make wacky concepts real, put cool ideas in our life and apparently, to buy Kickstarter itself. In this hilarious Kickstarter hosted on Kickstarter, Eric Moneypenny wants to raise funds to buy Kickstarters. All he needs is 19 million dollars! And if you donate more than $10,000 to…

Tech News Casey Chan Mar 20 '12

Your ticket to Mars will cost only half a million dollars

You could go to Mars for just half a million bucks. That, at least, is the latest big proclamation from SpaceX entrepreneur and private spaceflight pioneer Elon Musk, who says a round-trip to Mars could be within reach of the “average” person in as little as 30 to 50 years. Of course, let’s clarify a…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Mar 20 '12

The New iPad Blazes Up to 116 Degrees. But How Hot Is That?

It seems the newest iPad is running a bit hot—and now Consumer Reports says just how hot: a scorchin’ 116 degrees (Fahrenheit). That’s too hot, right? Well, see for yourself. https://gizmodo.com/thermal-images-show-the-new-ipad-definitely-runs-hotter-5894772 As you can see above, the iPad’s heating problem—recorded during an Infinity Blade II session while plugged in—might sound scary, but it’s not approaching…

Tech News Sam Biddle Mar 20 '12

Protected Feeder Puts Your Fat Tabby on Portion Control

If you’ve got multiple cats at home, the Gatefeeder makes dinner time easier if one of your felines is on a special diet. Because only a cat wearing a unique RFID tag can squeeze through its door and dine. An electro-magnetic lock prevents the door from opening when the RFID tag isn’t nearby, blocking access…

Health Andrew Liszewski Mar 20 '12

How does the time machine work in Looper? Allow Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Rian Johnson to explain

We’re pretty excited about Looper, which is shaping up to be the next big mind-job flick. So when we nabbed Looper director Rian Johnson and actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt at WonderCon, we had to pump the duo for all the time-traveling mob murders plot info possible. Watch Rian Johnson explain his time-travel picture with wild gestures,…

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 20 '12

These Kids Are Building a Battlestar Galactica Viper

They are a group of five high school students from Marin and San Francisco. They build projects for MakerFaire before and now they want to do something really amazing: build a full BSG Viper simulator with 360-degree motion in all directions. And you can help them! These kids are amazing. They found a Piper fuselage…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Mar 20 '12

Doxie Go Scanner: Yes, This Thing Is Actually Cool

Imagine a lightweight, battery-powered scanner with on-board storage that can function without a computer. No, we’re not talking about some far-fetched gizmo Q might throw in the trunk of Bond’s Aston Martin. We’re talking about Apparent’s Doxie Go, a real-world device you can sink your teeth into for $199. It only sounds like it belongs…

Reviews Abdel Ibrahim - TheTechBlock.com Mar 20 '12

Is Uhura ditching her short skirt in the new Star Trek movie?

First High-Resolution Images of the Wreck of the Titanic

This Futuristic Camera Can See Around Corners Using Lasers

The Hunger Games stars get their inevitable (and awesome) Simpsons makeover

Brand new Avengers photos include a look inside the Helicarrier

People Are Having Trouble Charging Their New iPads

Everplaces: Remember the Places You’ve Been and the Places You’ll Go

Every Alien Easter Egg in the Latest Prometheus Trailers

Watch Kurt Vonnegut recall the bombing of Dresden in his final years

Why true bionic limbs are out of reach . . . for now

Watch Conan Relentlessly Jab Apple Around the iPad Launch

The io9 Book Club Is in Session! Let’s talk about Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One

The best (and easiest) special effect you can do to freak out your friends

Here’s a Kickstarter to Buy Kickstarter

Your ticket to Mars will cost only half a million dollars

The New iPad Blazes Up to 116 Degrees. But How Hot Is That?

Protected Feeder Puts Your Fat Tabby on Portion Control

How does the time machine work in Looper? Allow Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Rian Johnson to explain

These Kids Are Building a Battlestar Galactica Viper

Doxie Go Scanner: Yes, This Thing Is Actually Cool

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