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It Looks Like Hypoallergenic Baby Formula Is a Big Myth, Too

According to a recent study, all that hypoallergenic formula you bought for baby will offer her no extra protection from hay fever and other common allergies. At least the news could save moms money in the future. Researchers at the Murdoch Children’s Institute gave 620 babies at high risk for allergies HA formula, cow’s milk,…

Health Kwame Opam Jul 18

Robot Chicken will boldly go into doing more Star Trek sketches

Last week, Robot Chicken co-creator Matthew Senreich caused some controversy when he told io9 that the Star Trek universe was not expansive or deep enough to support its own special. https://gizmodo.com/watch-leia-freaking-out-about-her-slave-outfit-in-a-ro-5820019 So the folks at TrekMovie decided to ask Senreich and co-creator Seth Green about this on Twitter, and Senreich responded. Senreich promised there are…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 18

You Can Rent Textbooks on Your Kindle for Cheap Now

Buying textbooks in college are annoying! They’re expensive, heavy, and instantly useless after finals. Amazon is trying to change the game with Kindle Textbook Rentals, it’s a service that lets students rent Kindle textbooks to save tons of money. Students can customize their textbook rental period (anywhere from 30 to 360 days) and from the…

Commerce Casey Chan Jul 18

Lasers reveal the scientific basis for sparkly vampires?

A recent scientific discovery reveals a remarkable similarity between vampires and diamonds – other than the fact that they both seem, currently, to be a girl’s best friend. There usually isn’t much to connect the toothy predators of the night and the sparkly little lumps of carbon that get put on engagement rings. But experiments…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Jul 18

I Can Live In Any of These Amazing Bathrooms

I love huge bathtubs, those deep enough to submerge myself up to the nose and spend an hour reading, like an illustrated crocodile. I love bathrooms too. So much that I wouldn’t mind living permanently in any of these. No need for a kitchen. I’d just order in. If you want to enjoy a lot…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jul 18

The first ever clip from the second season of The Walking Dead

AMC has released the first clip from the new season of The Walking Dead, and it’s a doozy. Watch as Rick Grimes whacks away the last bit of humanity inside of himself — by crushing a few “geeks” with a rock! October is too far away. We can’t wait to see the second season of…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jul 18

A Man Who’s Never Used a Computer in His Life Tries Internet Explorer

Jennifer Boriss, a Firefox dev, went to the mall seeking test subjects to help improve the browser. She expected to meet people with a range of tech savvy, but she was’t expecting a man who’d never before touched a mouse. Boriss stumbled upon Joe, a 60-year-old cafeteria employee, in the food court: “I begin by…

Tech News Sam Biddle Jul 18

“There’s a Web App for That” Suggests Chrome Apps Based on Your Browsing History

Chrome: Many of your favorite sites have their own Chrome extensions that offer offline browsing, powerful searches, or other features. There’s a Web App for That is a Chrome extension that, once downloaded, gives suggestions for future extensions based on the sites you visit most often. Developer Mihai Parparita found himself intrigued by the concept…

Tech News David Galloway Jul 18

James Franco explains why Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a whole new take on primate rebellion

Star James Franco explains that his entry in the Planet of the Apes saga has a very different theme from that of Charlton Heston’s original – and that it’s all about why science and money are dangerous to mix together. Yet another round of high-res Amazing Spider-Man photos have been released. Bill Pullman and Jane…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jul 18

This Terrifying Monster Is a Real Animal

Let’s hope that no mad scientists discover an augmentation ray, because I would not like this hydrothermal worm to be the size of a whale. Heck, I don’t even want it to be the size of a striped bass. The image was taken by a Quanta Scanning Electron Microscope, which can magnify things up to…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jul 18

$300 Sonos S3 All-In-One Speaker Leaked On Amazon

The first truly-affordable Sonos product appeared on Amazon for a short while before being pulled—and spotted by eagle-eyes. The all-in-one speaker system has been rumored for some time, but with Amazon’s $300 listing it’s looking a darn sight more realistic. Little detail was added to the Amazon listing, but it does confirm the PLAY3US1BLK will…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jul 18

Olympus Still Doesn’t Like Your Cellphone Photography

After last week’s look at Olympus’ first anti-cellphone ad in Australia, our commenters were divided: many found it arrogant and tasteless, while the other half (and myself) thought it hilarious. Luckily photographer Mark Matthews managed to snap this new one for us—what do you all think? [Mark Matthews] https://gizmodo.com/olympus-hates-your-cellphone-photography-and-your-li-5821497

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jul 18

Anonymous Is Working On AnonPlus, a Facebook For Hackers and Non-Hackers Alike

Rather than rest on their keyboards after being kicked off Google+, the hacking group known as Anonymous has created a holding page for AnonPlus, a “new social network where there is no fear…of censorship…of blackout…nor of holding back.” Unlaunched the social networking site may be, Anonymous does promise that everyone will be able to create…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jul 18

Black Lego PC Mod Has Loftier Tasks Than Just Playing Doom

Be gone with your primary colored Lego PC mods! Mike Schropp’s folding Lego PC would have a touch of the dark side to it, if it weren’t for the fact he’s using it for his medical research. Taking 2,000 black bricks to build, Schropp outfitted it with three quad-core Sandy Bridge 2600k processors, Thermaltake Frio…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jul 18

See the World’s Largest Photo For Yourself In California

The world’s largest photo, taken on the world’s biggest camera (which was actually a 6mm pinhole in the side of an aircraft hangar) will be going on display for a rare appearance, at the Culver Center of the Arts at UC Riverside from July 16 to October 8. https://gizmodo.com/five-years-on-the-worlds-largest-photo-is-still-the-wo-5804507 This is only the third time…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jul 18

HTC Status, the Facebook Phone, Is On Sale at AT&T For $50

In need of a cheap Android phone with that all-too-rare qwerty keyboard? The HTC Status is now on sale at AT&T for $50 on contract. [AT&T] https://gizmodo.com/the-facebook-phone-review-lets-just-pretend-this-isnt-5821278

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jul 18

Carmageddon + Planking = Plankmageddon

Greetings from sunny Los Angeles, California, where the two-day closure of a 10-mile strip of freeway has produced more death, carnage and abject misery than humankind has ever seen, or will likely ever see again. Just kidding! The non-event known as Carmageddon has resulted in an almost surreally quiet weekend in the city. I don’t…

Tech News Seth Abramovitch Jul 18

If the News Corp Phone Hacking Scandal Were Made Into a Movie…

The phone-hacking scandal that saw Rupert Murdoch close the UK’s News of the World newspaper and several high-profile resignations has reached a crescendo. Thankfully there’s a faux movie trailer to make light of the situation. [Thanks, Petah!] https://gizmodo.com/rise-of-the-hacker-journalist-5818184

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jul 18

Sony-Microsoft.com Domain Registration Was Merely a “Defensive Domain Hold”

According to a Microsoft spokesman, the Sony-Microsoft.com and Microsoft-Sony.com domain registrations last week were nothing but “a defensive domain hold,” in case of cybersquatting I suppose. I’d be inclined to believe them, if it weren’t for this little rumor of them teaming up for a console. [@fxshaw via Kotaku] https://gizmodo.com/why-does-sony-microsoft-com-exist-5821509

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jul 18

Could David Lynch’s Dune be improved with no dialogue?

Does David Lynch’s Dune — replete with its wing bikinis and Toto soundtrack and weird coloring books — benefit from having any and all conversation excised? https://gizmodo.com/the-kid-unfriendly-coloring-books-of-dune-5776640 Rob Beschizza of Boing Boing seems to think so. As a cinematic experiment (and bizarro tribute to David Lynch’s original cut), he cut out “those elements that made…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jul 17

It Looks Like Hypoallergenic Baby Formula Is a Big Myth, Too

Robot Chicken will boldly go into doing more Star Trek sketches

You Can Rent Textbooks on Your Kindle for Cheap Now

Lasers reveal the scientific basis for sparkly vampires?

I Can Live In Any of These Amazing Bathrooms

The first ever clip from the second season of The Walking Dead

A Man Who’s Never Used a Computer in His Life Tries Internet Explorer

“There’s a Web App for That” Suggests Chrome Apps Based on Your Browsing History

James Franco explains why Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a whole new take on primate rebellion

This Terrifying Monster Is a Real Animal

$300 Sonos S3 All-In-One Speaker Leaked On Amazon

Olympus Still Doesn’t Like Your Cellphone Photography

Anonymous Is Working On AnonPlus, a Facebook For Hackers and Non-Hackers Alike

Black Lego PC Mod Has Loftier Tasks Than Just Playing Doom

See the World’s Largest Photo For Yourself In California

HTC Status, the Facebook Phone, Is On Sale at AT&T For $50

Carmageddon + Planking = Plankmageddon

If the News Corp Phone Hacking Scandal Were Made Into a Movie…

Sony-Microsoft.com Domain Registration Was Merely a “Defensive Domain Hold”

Could David Lynch’s Dune be improved with no dialogue?

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