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When Will Apple Integrate These Pico Projectors It Just Patented?

So is this why Apple picked up ApplePico.com last week? They’ve just patented a bit of Pico projector technology and could potentially put them in everything. https://gizmodo.com/whats-up-with-apple-and-applepico-com-5828218 As you can see from the patent illustration above, Apple could integrate the mini-projectors into future phone, tablet and laptop peripherals, creating what they describe as a “shared…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Aug 11

AMC’s Crazy Ideas for Cutting Costs on The Walking Dead

AMC thinks that zombies should be heard and not seen. Read a few of the terrible money-saving ideas AMC reportedly threw at showrunner Frank Darabont, before throwing him out the door. A new report claims there was more to Darabont’s precipitous departure than anybody realizes. Just days after AMC trotted out Darabont at Comic-Con, who…

io9 Meredith Woerner Aug 11

Air Force’s Experimental Hypersonic Aircraft Disappears Again

I don’t know what the hell is going on with the Falcon Hypersonic Test Vehicle 2, but the Air Force just lost it again. Last year, the first Falcon vanished over the Pacific Ocean, leaving absolutely no trace. https://gizmodo.com/air-forces-falcon-hypersonic-glider-disappears-mysterio-5526308 Now it has happened again. The Falcon HTV-2 launched today from the Vandenberg Air Force Base…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Aug 11

Obama Basher Is the Stupidest, Most Offensive Trash to Contaminate Our Inboxes

We receive lots of moronic emails daily, but this description of the “Obama Basher”—an electronic disc you punch for whatever reason—is perhaps the bottom of the bucket. Oh, idiotic plastic thing, let us count the ways you’re dumb. The Obama Basher is described as a “Punch-friendly gadget let’s right-wingers ‘virtually’ bash Obama without risk of…

Tech News Sam Biddle Aug 11

This supercar runs on chocolate, cheese, and wine

As if the Exige 270E Tri-fuel sports car wasn’t expensive enough, the engineers over at Lotus have gone ahead and made it run on three of the most expensive vices on the planet. That’s right: you can fuel this car with chocolate, cheese, and wine. The Tri-fuel, which is modeled after the decidedly sexy Exige…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Aug 11

The Blood and Awesomeness-Soaked Trailer that Conan DESERVES! [NSFW]

Come on, we’ve got a hard R new Conan film coming out with plenty of red band footage online. Did you think I wasn’t going to do a trailer? Alright, so obviously I grew up with the fun, if not slightly flawed, Arnold movies. BUT, as I grew older I did find the Robert E…

io9 GarrisonDean Aug 11

Vaas’ Tape-to-MP3 Converter Is the Futureproof Deal of the Day

Hey there, this is your old friend the Cassette Tape writing in. I just want to say that I got a raw deal in the canon of audio formats. Everybody loved the CD because it was soooooooo technologically advanced. And people still love the LP because it’s the purest representation of analog sound or some…

Tech News Gizmodo Deals Aug 11

Hong Kong Stock Exchange Attacked By Hackers

As if stock markets of the world needed any more problems after the recent U.S. credit downgrade and the market catastrophe that followed. Yesterday, trading in seven Hong Kong stocks stopped after the exchange’s website was shut down by an attack. Poor poor stock market guys. Like most mysterious shut-downs as of late, authorities are…

Tech News Alyssa Bereznak Aug 11

Game of Thrones Crossed With Seinfeld? Meet George R.R. Costanza!

Now this is a literary mashup we’re dying to see. Thomas Dunne Books just signed a deal to publish A Game of Groans by George R.R. Costanza, a parody of the bestselling Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin. Can you just imagine the possibilities for weird humor in George’s take on…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Aug 11

Skin Made from Spiderwebs: No Longer Just a Nightmare

A new technique has been developed that uses spider silk to make human skin, suitable for skin grafts. And the world trembles. Find out why spider webs offer the best possible material to use for a skin replacement. Skin, though it is flimsy when compared to things like knives, or needles, or the sharp corners…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Aug 11

iPhone 4 Vs The Simplest Phone on the Planet

Oooh yeah, let’s get ready to rumble! The iPhone 4 is the world’s favorite smartphone. John’s Phone is the world’s simplest cellphone! Which one will win as they battle to the death? John’s Phone was created to be a simple, cheap phone that you wouldn’t mind taking on hikes because you don’t really care if…

Tech News Brent Rose Aug 11

Watch a mosquito drain human blood, in horrifying HD

Some things are just more terrifying in high definition. Watch as a pack of mosquitoes gorge themselves on human blood, then go vomit in your trashcan. [via Geekologie]

io9 Meredith Woerner Aug 11

You Need to Have Time Shifting Powers to Watch This Sculpture Move

This is one of the weirdest public art projects I’ve ever seen: A sculpture that moves but it’s actually static to the naked eye. Only if you record it on a time-lapse video you would be able to appreciate its motion. Its name is Möbius and it was made by art and design firm Eness…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Aug 11

New Apple Patents Show Exaggerated and Distorted iPhone Maps to Help You Get Around Easier

Apple Insider has uncovered some new Apple patents that may make maps a lot easier to figure out. The general idea is that they’ll highlight the stuff you care about through exaggeration: routes are bigger, landmarks are emphasized, etc. The patent, entitled “Schematic Maps”, is supposed to get rid of the fluff in maps today…

Tech News Casey Chan Aug 11

Class Up the Joint With a Retro Internet Radio

Bells, whistles, and brushed aluminum on your home stereo are great—if you’re into that sort of thing. But if you want something a bit more Mad Men and less Mad Max, check out the Victoria Nostalgic Internet Radio. Built by Grace Audio, the Victoria Nostalgic mixes vintage 1940s styling and modern internet connectivity. It runs…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Aug 11

HTC Buys Beats: All Your Bass Are Belong To Them

HTC just shouted to the world that it has made a massive investment in Beats By Dre to the tune of $300M. Here’s what it means for everyone involved—especially you. https://gizmodo.com/beats-by-dr-dre-audio-coming-to-htc-handsets-this-fall-5829785 What It Means for HTC For starters, the speakers on HTC phones and tablets are going to start sounding a lot better. Beats has…

Tech News Brent Rose Aug 11

Fringe’s John Noble Getting His Own Show About Real-Life Weird Science

File this new TV show under “best thing ever.” John Noble (who plays Fringe’s mad scientist, Walter Bishop) is hosting a new series that explores “real-life stories of the dark side of science.” Watch the first trailer now! Titled Dark Matters: Twisted But True, this new series on the Science channel is attempting to explore…

io9 Meredith Woerner Aug 11

A scientific investigation into non-humanoid, extraterrestrial sexuality

You know you think about it. What would it be like to have sex with an alien whose morphology is nothing like yours? And what would such aliens do when they were together? But so few works of science fiction examine this basic question. Now a group of artists, writers, and filmmakers have decided to…

io9 Annalee Newitz Aug 11

The Batman Equation Is Not a Horrible Fraud

Great Descartes’ ghost, Batman! The Batman equation, that Cartesian forumla that when plotted gave you the Batman logo, is a total lie! Or at least in error, says another mathematician! [Update: He’s wrong!] Math fight! Math fight! https://gizmodo.com/the-batman-equation-5826056 Italian computer scientist Michele Filannino says that while the terms are correct, its general formulation is wrong.…

Tech News Mat Honan Aug 11

10 Monsters Who Would Make Pretty Good Bosses

What if your boss was one of the greatest fictional monsters in the universe? It could be a terrifying experience, one your career might never recover from. Or it might not be that bad. After all, some monsters are pretty good at communicating, and at least you know what they’re likely to do next. Here…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Aug 11

When Will Apple Integrate These Pico Projectors It Just Patented?

AMC’s Crazy Ideas for Cutting Costs on The Walking Dead

Air Force’s Experimental Hypersonic Aircraft Disappears Again

Obama Basher Is the Stupidest, Most Offensive Trash to Contaminate Our Inboxes

This supercar runs on chocolate, cheese, and wine

The Blood and Awesomeness-Soaked Trailer that Conan DESERVES! [NSFW]

Vaas’ Tape-to-MP3 Converter Is the Futureproof Deal of the Day

Hong Kong Stock Exchange Attacked By Hackers

Game of Thrones Crossed With Seinfeld? Meet George R.R. Costanza!

Skin Made from Spiderwebs: No Longer Just a Nightmare

iPhone 4 Vs The Simplest Phone on the Planet

Watch a mosquito drain human blood, in horrifying HD

You Need to Have Time Shifting Powers to Watch This Sculpture Move

New Apple Patents Show Exaggerated and Distorted iPhone Maps to Help You Get Around Easier

Class Up the Joint With a Retro Internet Radio

HTC Buys Beats: All Your Bass Are Belong To Them

Fringe’s John Noble Getting His Own Show About Real-Life Weird Science

A scientific investigation into non-humanoid, extraterrestrial sexuality

The Batman Equation Is Not a Horrible Fraud

10 Monsters Who Would Make Pretty Good Bosses

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