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Widely used contraceptive in Africa could double the risk of HIV transmission

Two of the biggest problems facing women in parts of Africa are complications from unwanted pregnancies, and HIV. So if a new study is correct, and a commonly used contraceptive hormone injection doubles your risk of spreading HIV, then it’s going to be a public health nightmare. Top image via Associated Press. A new study…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Oct 3 '11

iPhone 6 Rumor Roundup

Wait. Are you still talking about the iPhone 5? How embarrassing for you! With a new iPhone 4S or 5 or both on the way tomorrow, it’s time to start the iPhone 6 rumor mill churning. Here’s what we know.

Tech News Mat Honan Oct 3 '11

Adobe Photoshop Touch Is Coming to Android Tablets Before the iPad

Adobe has some pretty sweet Photoshop-esque iPad apps in Eazel, Cover Lava and Adobe Nav but they’re not quite Photoshop. However! Adobe will soon be bringing Photoshop Touch to tablets, first on Android tablets and then on the iPad. Photoshop Touch is actually part of a family of six tablet apps that’ll be released in…

Tech News Casey Chan Oct 3 '11

Modder Recreates First PC from Scratch

The Kenbak-1 is 40 years old, runs at 1 MHz, and can’t do very much besides blink. But computers had a humble start in this little guy, and modder Mark Wilson replicated the antique with 21st century parts. This 2011 Kenbak-1 is based on Arduino, modder’s delight, and can do a few things. Mostly blinking.…

Gadgets Sam Biddle Oct 3 '11

Still doubtful that the Arctic ice is melting? Shipping companies are banking on it

Last year was the first year that the Arctic Ocean became a major shipping route — but in 2011, the “Northeast Passage” is blossoming with trade, now that ice has melted enough to allow smooth passage in the summertime. According to Reuters: Danish shipping company Nordic Bulk Carriers said it has saved a third of…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Oct 3 '11

Vizio 8-Inch Tablet Lightning Review: A Couch Tablet If Ever I’ve Seen One

Vizio is known for bringing pretty-good-for-the-price TVs to your living room. Now they’ve got an eight-inch tablet for you to cozy up with on the couch during those cold winter nights. But it’s like snuggling with a cat who’s had too many Cheetoes. Like The living roomiest feature of all is this thing’s IR blaster…

Reviews Brent Rose Oct 3 '11

A Computer Simulation of the Universe’s Complete 14-Billion-Year Evolution

The Bolshoi Simulation is a massive, incredibly detailed model of everything, providing a comprehensive simulation of the universe’s 14 billion year history. Scientists are now exploring the simulation, and we’ve got some of the most breathtaking results of their efforts. The image up top is just one many stunning images to come out of this…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Oct 3 '11

The Best iPod Prediction Ever Made

Apple’s original iPod came out ten years ago this month. It will likely die tomorrow (at least its Classic form). Yet the original iPod begat the iPhone and iOS. It changed computing. Almost nobody realized that at the time. When the first iPod came out, very many people dismissed it. It wasn’t Windows-compatible. It didn’t…

Tech News Mat Honan Oct 3 '11

This DSLR Camera Pack Holds Just About Everything You Could Possibly Need for a Shoot

Lowepro’s DSLR Video Fastpack AW bags are like having A/V closets on your back. Each stylishly spartan pack can hold your camera, multiple lenses, lights, audio gear, a tripod, and your laptop without breaking a sweat. It’ll make your next shoot much much easier. Starts at $120. [Lowepro]

Tech News Kwame Opam Oct 3 '11

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded posthumously for the first time in history

Earlier today, the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Bruce A. Beutler and Jules A. Hoffmann (pictured left and center, respectively) “for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity;” and to Ralph M. Steinman “for his discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity.” Steinman, who passed…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Oct 3 '11

Is JVC’s Crazy Looking New Camera the Mythical Hybrid Video/Still Camera?

The concept of a video/still camera didn’t excite me much. But maybe that’s because I’ve been waiting for a true video/still Hybrid. The sasquatch of the A/V forrest. The JVC GC-PX10 is, let’s just say it, weird-looking. It’s like someone got a handycam drunk enough to sleep with a DSLR and their progeny was this…

Tech News Brent Rose Oct 3 '11

How Superhero Movies Can Escape the ‘Too Many Villains’ Problem

There’s a dreadful ailment that afflict superhero movies: the villain overload. Movies about costumed crime-fighters seem to attract surplus villains, like barnacles. Is it because the merchandising people want more toys to market? Or because they just want to pad out the cast with a few more names? It’s hard to say. But the “too…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Oct 3 '11

Interstellar Space Travel Is Damn Near Impossible Because It’s So Hard to Have Space Sex

Human space travel! Already difficult because of the gnarly technology and expensive dollars it costs but even more difficult because humans just can’t stay alive long enough for interstellar trips. We need to, like, have sex to procreate and raise kids and stuff. Why is sex so important? Aside from the obvious, space trips to…

Space & Spaceflight Casey Chan Oct 3 '11

This Is How Apple’s New iOS 5 Assistant May Work

Tomorrow you will see Assistant working on iOS 5 and, presumably, the iPhone 4S. Assistant is an artificial technology that interprets what you are saying, like the Enterprise computer. It’s like, magic, they say. This video mockup shows how it works. Assistant is based on Siri. Would it really work? Would it really be an…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Oct 3 '11

Dream Cheeky USB Thunder Missile Launcher Is Your Trigger-Happy Deal of the Day

There just aren’t enough ways to engage battle with my co-workers. Office warfare has evolved. Spitballs turned into Nerf guns and Super Soakers. The modern office is a hostile workplace. How will you defend yourself? Think of the Dream Cheeky USB Thunder Missile Launcher, just $15 from $50, as your last line of defense. The…

Tech News Natt Garun Oct 3 '11

Unbelievably Wild, Crazy Ass iPhone Rumor: The iPhone 5 Is Sprint Exclusive With WiMax 4G, and Other Fanboy Fantasies

That Sprint is buying $20 billion worth of iPhones is kind of crazy. But not as crazy as what Boy Genius just posted: The iPhone 5 is going to be a Sprint exclusive, and it’s going to have WiMax 4G. Specifically, this iPhone 5 will have an even “faster” CPU, with a “larger 4-inch screen…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Oct 3 '11

WSJ: Sprint Is Betting $20 Billion on the iPhone

For Sprint, it all comes down to Apple. With the new iPhone ready for debut tomorrow, sources at the Wall Street Journal say that Sprint forked over a cool $20 billion to get in on the action. The decision could make or break the carrier. Sprint’s reportedly bracing itself to lose plenty of money on…

Tech News Kwame Opam Oct 3 '11

The Barbuzzo Ice Straw Tray Makes My Head Hurt—and Not from the Brain Freeze

Sometimes adding functionality makes things less useful. Does my candy really need to be both Sweet and Tart? No. Just like my drinking straw doesn’t need to also be an ice cube. This is the Barbuzzo Ice Straw Tray. You insert one the the four included plastic straws (genius given that the form has six…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Oct 3 '11

Finally, An Easy Way to Search Your Twitter Stream

Searching your Twitter stream is a pain in the ass. You usually end up scrolling down, down, down, until you find that gem of a tweet. CloudMagic will end the scrolling game with its updated browser extension. Usually, anything with the word “cloud” in it is stupid, but this is actually quite useful. Initially created…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Oct 3 '11

Nikita does an awesome tribute to Ernst Stavro Blofeld’s craziest supervillain plot

Remember when James Bond’s arch-nemesis Blofeld opened a clinic where he would treat women and help them to stop being allergic to chickens? And while he was teaching women to love chickens, he was also turning them into mass-murderers? Apparently the people making Nikita do. Last Friday’s episode was a great take on the “supervillain…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Oct 3 '11

Widely used contraceptive in Africa could double the risk of HIV transmission

iPhone 6 Rumor Roundup

Adobe Photoshop Touch Is Coming to Android Tablets Before the iPad

Modder Recreates First PC from Scratch

Still doubtful that the Arctic ice is melting? Shipping companies are banking on it

Vizio 8-Inch Tablet Lightning Review: A Couch Tablet If Ever I’ve Seen One

A Computer Simulation of the Universe’s Complete 14-Billion-Year Evolution

The Best iPod Prediction Ever Made

This DSLR Camera Pack Holds Just About Everything You Could Possibly Need for a Shoot

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded posthumously for the first time in history

Is JVC’s Crazy Looking New Camera the Mythical Hybrid Video/Still Camera?

How Superhero Movies Can Escape the ‘Too Many Villains’ Problem

Interstellar Space Travel Is Damn Near Impossible Because It’s So Hard to Have Space Sex

This Is How Apple’s New iOS 5 Assistant May Work

Dream Cheeky USB Thunder Missile Launcher Is Your Trigger-Happy Deal of the Day

Unbelievably Wild, Crazy Ass iPhone Rumor: The iPhone 5 Is Sprint Exclusive With WiMax 4G, and Other Fanboy Fantasies

WSJ: Sprint Is Betting $20 Billion on the iPhone

The Barbuzzo Ice Straw Tray Makes My Head Hurt—and Not from the Brain Freeze

Finally, An Easy Way to Search Your Twitter Stream

Nikita does an awesome tribute to Ernst Stavro Blofeld’s craziest supervillain plot

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