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Paris Rolls Out a Fleet of Rentable Electric Runabouts

While Paris isn’t nearly as god-awful as Mexico City in terms of traffic, it’s by no means a commuter’s Shangri-La. So, Parisian officials are testing a new fleet of electric four-seaters to ease its congestion woes. https://gizmodo.com/the-most-horrific-traffic-in-the-entire-world-5838333 The concept of shared-vehicle rentals isn’t exactly new and is already establishing itself here in the US (heck,…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Oct 1

Kids Will Trade a Pint of Blood for Just About Anything These Days

How do you convince a bunch of otherwise disinterested, likely hung over, easily distracted, and—is that Marijuana I smell?—college students to give up a pint of bodily fluid to the Red Cross? Short answer: free stuff. What? You were expecting a passionate plea to a higher cause? Some righteous ode to serving the greater good?…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Oct 1

The Only Threads on Princeton’s “Magic Carpet” Are Electrified

Ok, to be fair. This device isn’t really a carpet so much as it’s a 4-inch square of plastic and it doesn’t so much fly as just sorta hover a few inches off the ground, but it does have one advantage over Aladdin’s flying carpet—Princeton’s sheet is real. Devised and developed by Princeton graduate student…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Oct 1

This Poop-Powered Toiletcycle Is Touring Japan

You’re looking at the Toilet Bike Neo. It’s the creation of Japan’s commode-king TOTO and is just what it looks like—a toilet-motorcycle hybrid. That runs on human excrement. Wait, wha? The Toilet Bike Neo will be conducting its roughly 500 mile trip from Kyushu to Tokyo powered entirely by the on-board biogas digester. Biogas systems…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Oct 1

“Cute and Creepy” Part 1

Something weird and wonderful is happenning in Tallahassee. The Cute and Creepy Art Exhibit – guest curated by Carrie Ann Baade. She brings together a collection of Pop Surrealism from 24 of the most imaginative and artistic minds. As you walk into the entrance you are greeted by “Feral Child,” a piece from Judith Schaecter,…

io9 Ann VanderMeer Oct 1

Cute & Creepy Art Exhibit – Part II

More amazing art. Less than an hour into the opening, the gallery was so crowded you could barely walk around. It was attended from people of all ages, from infants in arms to art-loving seniors. This eye-catching painting is “‘Diorama of Gasoline, Dopamine, and Adrenaline” by Laurie Hogin “Pandora’s Box” by Laurie Lipton “Galactic Withcraft”…

io9 Ann VanderMeer Oct 1

Kodak’s New Outdoor Camera Can Hold Its Breath for Two Hours

Sure, Kodak is quickly becoming a penny stock. But that doesn’t mean it can’t still produce a solid and rugged outdoor camcorder like the Playfull Waterproof. https://gizmodo.com/kodak-is-on-the-verge-of-being-worth-zero-dollars-5845533 The Playfull Waterproof is a beefed-up addition to the Playfull line. It’s waterproof down to ten feet (three meters) for up to two hours, as well as shock-proof,…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Oct 1

Apparently the Body of Evidence in Florida Stops at the Neck

The strapping young lad you see here is 41-year-old Sunday school teacher Danny Parker—er, ex-Sunday school teacher since he was caught in ’09 Photoshopping the heads of his students into porn scenes. But hey, according to a Florida appeals court, at least it’s not a felony! No, really. According to a ruling by a Second…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Oct 1

Never Mind the Bollocks, London Gets the Google Chrome Zone Store

Google is hoping that it can talk the British into buying Chromebooks on the High Street. I hope they remembered to replace the $ key with a £ key. The search giant is testing the Chrome Zone shop-within-a-shop inside the Currys and PC World superstore (no relation to PCWorld magazine) in London’s Tottenham Court Road.…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Oct 1

Bats Make the Same Sound SAM’s Do When They Have Radar-Lock

You know what I’m talking about; that accelerating high-pitched beep bleeding into a squeal as the projectile locks-on and closes on your position. It’s the “Oh shit I’m dead” sound for fighter pilots and whatever “oh shit I’m dead” translates into for bugs as well, apparently. This squeal is known as a “terminal buzz” and,…

Biology Andrew Tarantola Oct 1

A 29-Year-Old Woman Hears Herself for the First Time Thanks to Hearing Implants

Sloan Churman, deaf for 29 years, will get to see life in a completely different light now because of Cochlear Implants. Technology is such a wonderful thing. [Youtube via Boing Boing]

Tech News Casey Chan Oct 1

Timelines.com Claims Facebook Is Stealing Their Timelines’ Mojo

Timelines.com (note the “s”) has filed suit against Facebook over their new Timeline feature. Because no one has ever thought of putting significant dates along a line before. According to their site, Timelines.com “enables people like you to collaboratively record, discover and share history. It’s history recorded by the people, for the people.” Actually, it’s…

Social Media Roberto Baldwin Sep 30

Hello, Commenters? It’s #Whitenoise Calling

So it’s Friday night and you’re dating your laptop again. I know; I’ve been there (I am there). But! You can head over to #Whitenoise and enjoy some good internet company. If you haven’t waded into the Whitenoisers’ community forum before, there’s a lot of, well, hmm. I’m actually not sure what you’d call it,…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Sep 30

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Useless Characters in Jurassic Park

As with any cookie cutter movie where characters die, there are invincible people who are very important to the storyline, cute kids who escape dire circumstances, comic reliefs that stick around for the lulz and…those forgettable people with punchable faces that you love to see get eaten by T-Rex. The rest of this week’s top…

Tech News Splitsider Sep 30

Watch: Samsung Galaxy S II Security Bug Leaves Locked Phones Exposed (UPDATED)

Uh-oh, it looks like some versions of the brand new Samsung Galaxy S II might be going out the door to customers next week with a serious security flaw that leaves locked phones wide open. BGR reports that their test model of the AT&T Galaxy S II would let them past the locked screen without…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Sep 30

Best of the Week: September 23-September 30, 2011

THREE-GALAXY PILE-UP | One of the highlights of the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies — two galaxies colliding, and a third sidling in, just to create the intergalactic chaos. Read more about it here. https://gizmodo.com/its-three-galaxies-in-one-for-arp-272-5843610 https://gizmodo.com/dream-house-is-two-bad-movies-for-the-price-of-one-5845456 Dream House is two bad movies for the price of one Dream House is one of those rare movies that…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Sep 30

Neil deGrasse Tyson recounts his first meeting with Carl Sagan

Here’s some seriously uplifting material to kick off your weekend. Turns out that when Neil deGrasse Tyson was applying to colleges in high school, Carl Sagan made an outstanding effort to make him feel especially at home at Cornell University, where he taught. Tyson eventually wound up at Harvard for undergrad, but it’s still incredible…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Sep 30

Marlango: Maybe

Here’s some weird Spanish music that is not in Spanish: Marlango. Fans of Tom Waits may recognize some of his influence here and there. Instead of Tom’s whiskey voice, however, you have Leonor Watling’s milk and honey. https://gizmodo.com/tom-waits-martha-5842284 Maybe is one of my favorite songs, from their debut album Marlango. A dreamy poem dedicated to…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Sep 30

Corpse Bullets, Clone Dogs, and Other Stories We Didn’t Post

So much news passes before our collective eyes every day that we couldn’t possibly cover it all. Mostly because much of it isn’t worth covering! But here are a some borderline tidbits we passed on, just in case. Is It Necrophilia to Want to Shoot Your Dead Body Inside of Someone? What happens to our…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Sep 30

How To Bulletproof Yourself on a WWI Battlefield

Body armor fell sharply out of favor in Europe during the 18th Century but made a strong resurgence in WWI after folks realized how much getting shot hurt. These are some of the more…eccentric…examples of rudimentary blast shields and flak vests as compiled by our friends at Oobject.com. If you need to deck out your…

Tech News Oobject.com Sep 30

Paris Rolls Out a Fleet of Rentable Electric Runabouts

Kids Will Trade a Pint of Blood for Just About Anything These Days

The Only Threads on Princeton’s “Magic Carpet” Are Electrified

This Poop-Powered Toiletcycle Is Touring Japan

“Cute and Creepy” Part 1

Cute & Creepy Art Exhibit – Part II

Kodak’s New Outdoor Camera Can Hold Its Breath for Two Hours

Apparently the Body of Evidence in Florida Stops at the Neck

Never Mind the Bollocks, London Gets the Google Chrome Zone Store

Bats Make the Same Sound SAM’s Do When They Have Radar-Lock

A 29-Year-Old Woman Hears Herself for the First Time Thanks to Hearing Implants

Timelines.com Claims Facebook Is Stealing Their Timelines’ Mojo

Hello, Commenters? It’s #Whitenoise Calling

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Useless Characters in Jurassic Park

Watch: Samsung Galaxy S II Security Bug Leaves Locked Phones Exposed (UPDATED)

Best of the Week: September 23-September 30, 2011

Neil deGrasse Tyson recounts his first meeting with Carl Sagan

Marlango: Maybe

Corpse Bullets, Clone Dogs, and Other Stories We Didn’t Post

How To Bulletproof Yourself on a WWI Battlefield

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