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These Ridiculous iPhone-Branded Stoves Were Seized in China

Without doubt, this has got to be the only way any self-respecting Apple fan boy would cook their dinner: on an iPhone-branded stove. Sadly, they’ve all been confiscated by Chinese authorities because they were—and I’m sure you’ll struggle to believe this— fake. When a warehouse in China was raided earlier this week, authorities found 681…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Feb 24 '12

This Is Not the iPhone 5

This is not the iPhone 5 but, if this were the iPhone 5, I wouldn’t mind buying it. I like the soapbar design, loosely based on the false teardrop iPhone 5 poppycock that someone puffed out sometime last year. And for those who say that this thing wouldn’t sit still on a table, the rounded…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Feb 24 '12

This is How Terrifying It is to Fly in an Airplane Stunt Team

When man created GoPro cameras, this is what he intended them to be used for. This video shows the amazing Black Diamond Jet Team in training—and if you’re scared of flying, it might be best not to watch it. Two things strike me. First, the banked turns close to the ground look incredibly low. I…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Feb 24 '12

How Facebook Is Shaking the Hardware World With Its Own Storage Gear

Facebook already built its own data center and its own servers. And now the social-networking giant is building its own storage hardware – hardware for housing all the digital stuff uploaded by its more than 845 million users. “We store a few photos here and there,” says Frank Frankovsky, the ex-Dell man who oversees hardware…

Social Media Cade Metz - Wired Feb 24 '12

Apple Patent Hints at Super-Slim Keyboards of the Future

In its quest to make computers insanely slim, Apple has been looking into ways to make existing keyboards even thinner. A patent revealed this week shows it might be possible to shrink size, but who knows what it could do to performance. Reported by Apple Insider, the patent describes how keyboards could be made thinner…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Feb 24 '12

Can Facebook Updates Predict Depression Ahead of Doctors?

We all have friends that post ambiguous, leading or confessional posts on Facebook. Often, they’re plain irritating—but could they be used to spot mental health problems ahead of trained clinicians? A report in the New York Times suggests that specialists in adolescent mental health believe that dark status updates shouldn’t simply be ignored, but used…

Health Jamie Condliffe Feb 24 '12

Famous Pictures Recreated Using Packing Tape

Packing tape is just hateful stuff that stands in the way of getting into exciting packages, right? Not if you’re Max Zorn, a Dutch street artist who uses the stuff to create stunningly intricate recreations of pop figures and classic paintings. It’s amazing how the layering of the tape can be used to create such…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Feb 24 '12

Josh Ritter: Love Is Making Its Way Back Home

This beautiful stop-motion animation is the video to Josh Ritter’s new song Love Is Making Its Way Back Home. It’s an enchanting track, but what really grabs you is the accompanying footage, made using over 12,000 pieces of individually cut paper. It took a team of twenty artists, editors and assistants to make the video.…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Feb 24 '12

Dropbox Now Automatically Uploads Your Photos

Dropbox has announced a new release of its desktop and Android software, which means that the service can now upload your photographs to your Dropbox account automatically. Yes, that’s exactly like iCloud and Google+, but it’s good news for anyone who doesn’t use either of those services. [Dropbox]

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Feb 24 '12

The App Store Is About to Get a Major Makeover

There are countless search systems floating around the web, but it has just been announced that Apple has purchased the app search company Chomp. This isn’t a normal Apple takeover though; it looks like Apple has serious plans for the expertise it just purchased for $50 million. According to 9to5mac, the staff of Chomp are…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Feb 24 '12

Florida Mall Crowd Riots Over Glow-In-The-Dark Nikes

Well, yeah. What did you think would happen if you packed hundreds of NBA-All-Star-Game-Crazed Orlandians into a mall parking lot and offered only some of them the chance to buy a pair of exclusive kicks? They’d be crazy not to riot. According to reports, crowds began to gather outside a Foot Locker Wednesday night ahead…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Feb 24 '12

J.K. Rowling writing a novel for grown-ups

Thank goodness, J.K. Rowling has resisted the temptation to spin out the Harry Potter universe endlessly, now that she’s got more money than the Queen. Rowling has inked a deal for a new adult novel, to be published by Little, Brown. In a statement, she said: https://gizmodo.com/j-k-rowling-shouldnt-write-any-more-harry-potter-books-5689800 Although I’ve enjoyed writing it every bit as…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Feb 24 '12

TiVo’s New Set-Top Boxes Could Arrive in Late Summer

Riding high on its largest fourth-quarter subscriber gain in six years, TiVo has revealed plans for two new set top boxes. Summer can’t come soon enough. First is a four-stream transcoder capable of streaming content—both recorded and live—from your TiVo DVR to up to four iOS and Android mobile devices simultaneously. It’s also expected to…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Feb 23 '12

This Smartphone Spoilage Sensor Knows if Your Meal Is Tainted

That taco you just ate may not have smelled suspect but if it harbored e coli you could be in for a few days of food poisoning. A new phone-based imaging device could one day spot the gut-busting bugs before they make you sick. The device, developed by researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School…

Health Andrew Tarantola Feb 23 '12

Apocalypse Gallery

“Apocalypse,” by BlackMd122, via Deviantart “Austin Apocalypse,” by Bunniesandsheep, via Deviantart. Photo manipulation of author’s own photo, with stock images from Onyx-Eye, resurgere, and sxc.hu “Waking up to the apocalypse,” by eldeivi, via Deviantart. 3rd place winner in the Darksiders: Your Last days Contest. “Apocalypse children,” by Mihai Liviu, via cghub.com “Apocalypse – paris,” by…

io9 Mkjj Feb 23 '12

Google Voice Gets Circles Support

Google’s Circles feature is a great way to keep your various online social factions safely segregated. And, starting today, you can partition your Google Voice contact list the same way. Google announced today that Voice users will be able to sort and organize their callers using the Circles and Groups from their Google+ accounts. You…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Feb 23 '12

Picture of the Day: Feb. 23, 2012

BOBA FETT WATCHES YOU PEE | The bathroom at the The Night Owl hookah bar in Seattle’s University District, from a gallery of bathroom art in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Want to read today’s io9 stories a different way? Check out our blog view. Or visit Observation Deck, our general discussion forum.

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 23 '12

Google Search Results Now Show Concert Listings

In a handy little addition for music fans, Google search results will now show upcoming concerts when you search for an artist. Starting immediately your Google search results will display nearby concert listings gathered by Google’s magnificent data-mining bots. To find upcoming concert tour dates, we aggregate relevant data for events from multiple websites and…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Feb 23 '12

The mysterious “fishbone” pattern created by two jets of water

Fluid dynamics can be quite bizarre, and scientists are still trying to understand what causes various liquids to create predictable (and unpredictable) patterns. University of Cambridge engineer Sungjune Jung shows us how jets of liquid water, over time, can be made to transform from a sheer sheet of water into a beautiful “fishbone” pattern. Says…

io9 Annalee Newitz Feb 23 '12

Everything You Need to Fake Your Way Into an Oscar Nominee’s Entourage

The Academy Awards: that wonderful yearly event when we collectively celebrate the accomplishments of talented, beautiful people. They’re nothing like you, and they’d never be caught hanging with you, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get yourself into their crew. If you want to join the elite, you’re going to do what everyone on the…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Feb 23 '12

These Ridiculous iPhone-Branded Stoves Were Seized in China

This Is Not the iPhone 5

This is How Terrifying It is to Fly in an Airplane Stunt Team

How Facebook Is Shaking the Hardware World With Its Own Storage Gear

Apple Patent Hints at Super-Slim Keyboards of the Future

Can Facebook Updates Predict Depression Ahead of Doctors?

Famous Pictures Recreated Using Packing Tape

Josh Ritter: Love Is Making Its Way Back Home

Dropbox Now Automatically Uploads Your Photos

The App Store Is About to Get a Major Makeover

Florida Mall Crowd Riots Over Glow-In-The-Dark Nikes

J.K. Rowling writing a novel for grown-ups

TiVo’s New Set-Top Boxes Could Arrive in Late Summer

This Smartphone Spoilage Sensor Knows if Your Meal Is Tainted

Apocalypse Gallery

Google Voice Gets Circles Support

Picture of the Day: Feb. 23, 2012

Google Search Results Now Show Concert Listings

The mysterious “fishbone” pattern created by two jets of water

Everything You Need to Fake Your Way Into an Oscar Nominee’s Entourage

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