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Motorola Photon 4G: Sprint’s Tegra 2-Powered, International Roaming Android Phone

Motorola’s Photon 4G is the first Sprint phone equipped with the dual core, 1GHz Tegra 2 chipset and it’s their first 4G phone to have international roaming capabilities. Equipped with a 4.3-inch qHD screen, 16GB of onboard storage, an 8-megapixel camera, 1GB of RAM, a front camera and Android Gingerbread, the photon might just be…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jun 9

10 Scientist Rock Stars

There’s a widely acknowledged link between music and math. But the connection between the two is even more pronounced when you look at the number of musicians with ties to the scientific world. Here are ten people who are at the top of their game both musically and academically. 1. Brian May Brian May is…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Jun 9

Perverted Computer Repairman Installed Software to Take Pictures of Naked Women

Trevor Harwell, a 20-year-old computer repairman, is a pathetic, sick and malicious pervert. Instead of fixing computers, he installed software on women’s computers that would allow him to take pictures of them while they were showering and undressing. The software he installed would pop up a fake error message that told the user to try…

Tech News Casey Chan Jun 9

Gizmodo Presents: Perfect Presents for Father’s Day (and the Grad in Your Life)

It’s that time of year again, when, in the same month, we celebrate the men who successfully wooed your moms, and the smarmy little wunderkinds who will one day steal your jobs. That’s right, June is almost here and it’s time to start thinking about gifts for the dads and the grads in your life.…

Tech News Sponsored post Jun 9

Samsung’s 9mm 1TB Drive Is the First That Will Fit Most Laptops

But as one of our interns put it, “what kind of jerk would put a HDD in an ultraportable though?” That pair of 500GB platters will be a nice upgrade though, if you fork out $129 for it. [Engadget]

Gadgets Kat Hannaford Jun 9

The First Rule of Tweet Club

A lot of writers like to see readers react to their work—it’s gratifying. But as Tweetage Wasteland’s Dave Pell explains, sometimes what happens on the Internet needs to stay on the Internet. I had been writing a political blog for about six months when my wife and best friend sat me down to give me…

Tech News Max Behrman Jun 9

Strange new class of ultra-bright supernova discovered

A new class of supernova has been discovered, with six examples of it seen so far. Powered by a mysterious source, they’re brighter and longer-lived than the novae we know now. The Palomar Transient Factory uses the telescopes at the Palomar Observatory to scan the skies, looking for flashes of light. The flashes could be…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Jun 9

The Self-Proclaimed “Most Epic Beer Commercial Ever” Is Probably the Most Epic Beer Commercial Ever

I don’t know if this is the most epic beer commercial ever, but it’s the nerdiest for sure. I was sold right when the Knight Rider soundtrack kicked in but, by the time Bruce Lee appeared, I was dying for a pint. Then, when I saw the DeLorean monster truck, I wanted to bathe in…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jun 9

The stag who wore a greatcoat had some peculiar opinions

They say that monsters never call another creature “monster.” After a lifetime of being told that one is uncanny, the word becomes tiresome. Why pass the insult along to one’s brothers? But the question should really be “why not?” Phineas J. Hartley Esq., the stag who wore a pocket watch tangled like bunting in his…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jun 9

Guess How This Photo Was Taken

That’s the question photographer Vincent Laforet poses to the readers of his blog, only saying it’s the “camera that has the potential to change things—radically.” In the spirit of his game, I’m not going to reveal it yet. Any thoughts? No? This image was taken on RED’s Epic M camera, and is actually a frame…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 9

The world’s smallest 3D printer

Behold the world’s smallest 3D printer. About the size of a milk carton and weighing only 3.3 lbs, this breakthrough brings us that much closer to a reality of DIY 3D printing production. A multi-disciplinary team of chemical researchers and mechanical engineers at the Vienna University of Technology collaborated on the prototype. High-tech 3D printers…

io9 Kirstin Butler Jun 9

How the diving bell spider uses physics to breathe underwater

Diving bell spiders spin ‘bubbles’ of web that not only let them live under water, but serve as gills that take in oxygen from the water. Now two biologists have measured what makes these bubbles fail, and how often the spiders need to surface. Just when you thought it was safe to go back in…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Jun 9

Bank Not Responsible for Letting Hackers Steal $300K From Customer

A judge in Maine has ruled that a bank that allowed hackers to steal more than $300,000 from a customer’s online account isn’t responsible for the lost money, saying the customer should have done more to protect the account credentials. Magistrate Judge John Rich sided with Ocean Bank in recommending that the U.S. District Court…

Privacy & Security Kim Zetter Jun 9

Hundreds of Thousands of Citigroup Accounts Have Been Hacked

Citigroup says one percent of its credit card accounts have been accessed by hackers, which was brought to their attention by “routine monitoring”. Citigroup has 21 million account holders, meaning as many as 210,000 accounts were viewed. According to Financial Times, names, account numbers and addresses were viewed. However Citi says that Social Security numbers,…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jun 9

Dusty Old Pieces of Art Have Better Air-Con That We Do

NYC’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has a fancy new air-filtration system which is miles ahead of anything we’ll ever seen in our homes; built to actually preserve the paintings and statues that make up the Cloisters section. Built by IBM, the Lower-Power Mote system uses sensors to track the temperature, humidity, air flow, contamination, and…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 9

Now You Can Navigate Underwater In Google Earth Like Captain Ramius

Rejoice, sea lovers and Cousteau wannabes, because Google Earth now allows you to explore the ocean seafloor. It’s quite the trip, even if it doesn’t cover the entire planet yet. Explore the ocean seafloor with Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Global Multi-Resolution Topography (GMRT) Synthesis covering half of all of the ocean that has ever…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jun 9

The HP TouchPad Will Be Available July 1st for $500

HP has finally announced when the HP TouchPad, the awesome webOS tablet, will be available: July 1st. It’s going to be Wi-Fi only version and will run for $500 for 16GB and $600 for 32GB. Pre-orders start June 19th. https://gizmodo.com/hp-touchpad-is-their-10-inch-webos-tablet-5756098 HP Announces HP TouchPad Availability for United States, Europe and Canada PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HP…

Tech News Casey Chan Jun 9

First official look from Walking Dead season 2 reveals a zombie makeover!

The first official image from the second season of Walking Dead is out, showing off some new undead make up tricks. While the zombies look impressively gruesome, we’re wondering if the new yellow-eyed look is the first of many changes? In a press release sent out from AMC, Executive Writer/Producer Frank Darabont had this to…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jun 9

Did You Know that There Are Metals that Float and Explode On Water?

There are six alkali metals: Lithium (Li), sodium (Na), potassium (K), rubidium (Rb), caesium (Cs) and francium (Fr). You’re probably familiar with lithium, since it’s inside the batteries of all your electronic devices. But did you know that you could cut a block of it with a simple knife and that it floats on water…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jun 9

Watch Stephen Colbert Meet His MakerBot

It’s always a treat when Colbert gives face time to the geeks—or in this case to a handful of geeky 3D-printed versions of himself. If you didn’t crave a MakerBot before, you will after experiencing the Colbert teddybear. MakerBot honcho Bre Pettis visited Colbert Nation last night, bringing with him one of his patented printers…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jun 9

Motorola Photon 4G: Sprint’s Tegra 2-Powered, International Roaming Android Phone

10 Scientist Rock Stars

Perverted Computer Repairman Installed Software to Take Pictures of Naked Women

Gizmodo Presents: Perfect Presents for Father’s Day (and the Grad in Your Life)

Samsung’s 9mm 1TB Drive Is the First That Will Fit Most Laptops

The First Rule of Tweet Club

Strange new class of ultra-bright supernova discovered

The Self-Proclaimed “Most Epic Beer Commercial Ever” Is Probably the Most Epic Beer Commercial Ever

The stag who wore a greatcoat had some peculiar opinions

Guess How This Photo Was Taken

The world’s smallest 3D printer

How the diving bell spider uses physics to breathe underwater

Bank Not Responsible for Letting Hackers Steal $300K From Customer

Hundreds of Thousands of Citigroup Accounts Have Been Hacked

Dusty Old Pieces of Art Have Better Air-Con That We Do

Now You Can Navigate Underwater In Google Earth Like Captain Ramius

The HP TouchPad Will Be Available July 1st for $500

First official look from Walking Dead season 2 reveals a zombie makeover!

Did You Know that There Are Metals that Float and Explode On Water?

Watch Stephen Colbert Meet His MakerBot

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