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iTunes Match Streams and Downloads Your Music

The developer beta of iTunes Match, Apple’s new iCloud-based music sharing service, went live tonight and IGM has confirmed that Match will not only support downloading but stream content directly to your Mac or iOS device as well. Here’s how it works. iTunes Match first scans your library and compiles a list of songs from…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Aug 30

New Zealand Plans to Build a Recyclable Church

The magnitude 6.3 earthquake that struck Christchurch, New Zealand in February demolished the town’s cathedral, which had stood since 1864. Now, Japanese architect Shigeru Ban is building them a temporary replacement—out of cardboard. https://gizmodo.com/life-one-minute-after-a-catastrophic-earthquake-5769415 The structure will stand nearly 80 feet tall—roughly the same height as the original cathedral—accommodate up to 700 people, and be…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Aug 30

Goldfrapp: Ooh La La

Many of you may not know Goldfrapp, but it’s the soundtrack of my Apple events articles, all written at hypersonic speed. When the adrenalin is pumping, it’s either that or the fast tracks of Exile in Main Street by the Rolling Stones. Goldfrapp is a British band, formed by goddess Allison Goldfrapp and wizard Will…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Aug 29

True Blood lets the leather-jacketed, supernatural war of Louisiana begin!

This week on True Blood, we got our favorite vampire back, FINALLY. But have Sookie’s underbits damaged his brain for good? Possibly, only time will tell! Until then, cue the vampire slo-mo, it’s time for the Pro/Con list. Let’s be honest. This episode existed for one reason and one reason only — as a set…

Television Meredith Woerner Aug 29

Magnetism Has Never Been This Mesmerizing

Kim Pimmel is no stranger to time-lapse photography. In his latest video, the versatile San Francisco filmmaker pits ferrofluid and food coloring in a pulsating race across an expanse of soap suds. https://gizmodo.com/tron-light-drive-video-is-hypnotizing-and-way-too-short-5642439 Pimmel set up the shot by placing a magnet in the center of a dish filled with normal soap bubbles and some…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Aug 29

Google Search Results Could Soon be Determined by +1 Button

Google told Wired that it’s researching plans to use the +1 button as a crowdsourcing tool to adjust search results and battle web spam. Google recently expanded the powers of the +1 button to include their new Google+ social networking service. Click on +1 button on a site, or in search results, and you’re Google+…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Aug 29

An Electronic Sensor Could Smell the Stench of Heart Disease

Go ahead and add heart disease to the never ending list of ailments that can be detected by a non-human nose, German researchers have created a sensor that can smell heart disease. According to Cnet’s Elizabeth Armstrong Moore, the device in question is a metal-oxide gas sensor that is strapped on the arm like a…

Tech News Adrian Covert Aug 29

You Can Now Rent Sir Richard Branson’s Flying Submarine

Why should James Bond be the only one with a swanky aero sub? If you’ve got the cash, Sir Richard Branson is more than happy to lend you his for the day. The Necker Nymph, which resides on Branson’s luxury catamaran, the Necker Belle, is an open-cabin three-seater sub. It dives down to a depth…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Aug 29

Pet Check: Stalk Your Dog and Dog Walker with GPS

If you’ve signed your pooch up for a dog walking service and you have suspicions that your dog walker is isn’t fulfilling the “walking” portion of their job description, Pet Check Technology has a solution that doesn’t involve implanting a microchip or buying an expensive collar for your furry best friend. https://gizmodo.com/rechargeable-gps-dog-stalking-for-the-eco-friendly-obs-5831275 The service utilizes…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Aug 29

Picture of the Day: August 29, 2011

SNIKT | Detail from “Wolverine vs. T-rex” by nJoo on Deviant Art, via Neatorama. Want to read today’s io9 stories a different way? Check out our blog view.

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Aug 29

Jaw-Dropping Super Slow-Motion Footage of the World’s Scariest Wave

Tahiti is home not only to a million resorts, but also to the deadliest wave in the world. Known as “The End of the Road”, it is the stuff of hydraulic nightmares, and this new footage is absolutely jaw-dropping. This footage was shot with one of our favorite toys: the super slow motion camera by…

Tech News Brent Rose Aug 29

Samuel Jackson Sues Infotrack for Calling Him a Sex Offender

Samuel D. Jackson is suing the background check company Infotrack Information Services for confusing him with Samuel L. Jackson. Not Snakes on a Plane Samuel L. Jackson, the other one—you know, the sex offender. (Image courtesy Gunnar Pippel / Shutterstock) According the the lawsuit, Samuel D. Jackson was only four years old in 1987 when…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Aug 29

Tailgating Might Actually Make Sense with DISH’s Tailgater Antenna

I never got tailgating sports events if you don’t actually have tickets to the game. Why not just stay home and grill with friends or go to a bar? Still, it’s a pretty big deal ’round some parts, and with DISH’s super-portable satellite, it might not suck as much. The Tailgater is a 10-pound box…

Television Kyle Wagner Aug 29

For Sale: Rare, Oddly-Shaped Japanese Guitars

During their prime in the ’50s and ’60s, Teisco guitars weren’t necessarily high-end objects of lust. But the company packaged their instruments in weird form factors or add odd features (extra knobs and pickup bars), which made them appealing. The Teisco Del Rey EV-3T is one of those guitars falling in the weird form factor…

Tech News Adrian Covert Aug 29

Familiar Headphones, Tweeting Strangers, 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. Klipsch Opens Pre-Orders for Android-Friendly Ear Buds The Klipsch S4As look awfully familiar. Where on earth have…

Social Media Brian Barrett Aug 29

Seeing New York City During Hurricane Irene Was Like Seeing a Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland

Though New York City largely managed to avoid the wrath of Hurricane Irene, the windy bitch still managed to strip the soul of the city that never sleeps. Watch it. It was like a post-apocalyptic city evaporated of life and people. https://gizmodo.com/hurricane-irene-mostly-a-storm-of-hype-updated-5835173 I was surprised that New Yorkers actually heeded the advice of authorities and…

Tech News Casey Chan Aug 29

The Truth about George R.R. Martin, Women and Rape

Alyssa Rosenberg over at Think Progress has a must-read essay in response to claims that George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire is too brutal towards women. She deconstructs feminist writer Sady Doyle’s critiques of Martin’s narrative with amazing elegance, and along the way she also delivers a great lesson in how to…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Aug 29

Shutting Down the Internet Only Accelerates Revolutions

Though many of the Middle Eastern revolutions have come and gone, the prevailing reasons behind them are still under much debate. The conflict largely hinges on whether or not social media can create action. According to one theory, it can actually stop it. Navid Hassanpour, a political science graduate student at Yale University, wrote his…

Social Media Kwame Opam Aug 29

Older dads might give their kids an increased risk of mental illness

It’s fairly well-established that the children of older mothers are more likely to have genetic defects than those of their younger counterparts. Now we have some of the first solid evidence that older dads could carry a risk as well. The link between the age of a baby’s mother and the risk of birth defects,…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Aug 29

Watch veins of darkness creep through magnified bubbles

Have you ever wondered what happens when you mix a liquid that becomes strongly magnetized in the presence of a magnetic field with magnets and ordinary bubbles? No? Well, thankfully San Francisco designer Kim Pimmel did, because what you wind up with is this mesmerizing, otherworldly display of colorful capillary action. Pimmel explains his design…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Aug 29

iTunes Match Streams and Downloads Your Music

New Zealand Plans to Build a Recyclable Church

Goldfrapp: Ooh La La

True Blood lets the leather-jacketed, supernatural war of Louisiana begin!

Magnetism Has Never Been This Mesmerizing

Google Search Results Could Soon be Determined by +1 Button

An Electronic Sensor Could Smell the Stench of Heart Disease

You Can Now Rent Sir Richard Branson’s Flying Submarine

Pet Check: Stalk Your Dog and Dog Walker with GPS

Picture of the Day: August 29, 2011

Jaw-Dropping Super Slow-Motion Footage of the World’s Scariest Wave

Samuel Jackson Sues Infotrack for Calling Him a Sex Offender

Tailgating Might Actually Make Sense with DISH’s Tailgater Antenna

For Sale: Rare, Oddly-Shaped Japanese Guitars

Familiar Headphones, Tweeting Strangers, and Other Stories We Didn’t Post

Seeing New York City During Hurricane Irene Was Like Seeing a Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland

The Truth about George R.R. Martin, Women and Rape

Shutting Down the Internet Only Accelerates Revolutions

Older dads might give their kids an increased risk of mental illness

Watch veins of darkness creep through magnified bubbles

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