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How Japan’s Tsunami Massive Debris Plume Will Hit California and Hawaii

If you live in Hawaii, California, British Columbia, Alaska or Baja California, here is some bad news: According to computer models made by scientists at the International Pacific Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa, all the debris washed out by the Japan tsunami is coming your way. This is how the trash will spread…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Apr 7

Britain’s first recession was 2,500 years ago

In its simplest terms, European prehistory can be divided into three parts: the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age. But there’s a mysterious 300 year gap in prehistoric Britain, created by one of humanity’s first economic bubbles. Between 800 and 500 BCE, the archaeological evidence tells a strange story. Ancient Britons weren’t…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Apr 7

Xfinity Ups iPad Streaming Catalog by 50%

Good news for Xfinity customers—you’ve got double the stuff to watch! Assuming you like the 1,500 extra “hours of video entertainment” (new movies and TV shows). Notable additions? Seinfeld, Sopranos, Six Feet Under, and True Blood. There’s a bunch more—check Comcast for a fuller rundown—and they vary pretty steeply in quality. But hey, more things…

Tech News Sam Biddle Apr 7

Mastering The Lost Art Of Actually Talking On The Phone

Look, we all know the phone is scary. But sometimes you can’t avoid it. Herewith, a few tips for making calls without sounding like a weirdo.… [Jezebel]

Tech News Jezebel Apr 7

Peel + iPhone = The Universal Remote For Regular People

The Peel remote adapter is supposed to be the normal human’s version of Logitech’s Harmony universal remotes. Harmony remotes, although incredibly competent in controlling everything in your AV system, practically begs for a community college class teaching people how to use it. https://gizmodo.com/now-your-iphone-can-be-the-universal-remote-it-always-w-5708909 Having a Peel means that you can control your TV, DVR and…

Reviews Jason Chen Apr 7

Why futuristic assassin movie Hanna is the anti-Sucker Punch, according to director Joe Wright

In person, Saoirse Ronan is slight and delicate-looking, even more than on screen. When we interviewed her about her new film, Hanna (opening tomorrow), we were wondering how she becomes one of the world’s deadliest superhumans. Ronan explained to us how she became a killing machine, and what it’s like to play a character who…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Apr 7

“Hand-Screened for Radioactivity” Is Going to Be the New “Grown Locally”

If you’re willing to throw down $140 for the tasting menu at Le Bernardin—perhaps the greatest seafood-oriented restaurant in the country, with three Michelin stars and four from the NYT—you can nom on the fluke sashimi without worrying about radioactive contamination. That’s because in addition to no longer sourcing seafood from Japan, chef Eric Ripert’s…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Apr 7

All telescopic eyes turn to a mysterious explosion in a distant galaxy

Right now, three major telescopes are focused on a huge, sustained burst of energy coming from the center of a galaxy 3.8 billion light years away. Astronomers are speculating on what it could be. On March 28th, Nasa’s Swift Telescope recorded a massive burst of X-ray and Gamma Ray enerty coming from the constellation Draco.…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Apr 7

Why America Doesn’t Have A Respectable Solar Industry

Solar power in America is nothing new — Californians were heating water with it back in 1908 — we’ve just generally ignored it since WWII. Powering the Dream, by Alexis Madrigal explains how we managed to squander this energy for nearly 75 years. You could be excused for thinking that there is no history of…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Apr 7

First clip from the horrifying Mortal Kombat live action web series

Remember that Mortal Kombat short film that brought the hideous Reptile to life (via a disorder that caused him to grow scales and inside-out eyes)? That film spawn a nine-part webseries, starring Jeri Ryan. Watch the first clip now. We have to admit, we’re kind of looking forward to this ridiculously gruesome creation. And even…

Television Meredith Woerner Apr 7

Watch the Ejector Seat of the New F-35 Stealth Fighter Get Tested

Tests were recently conducted for the ejector seat system of the F-35 Lightning II, a new fighter jet that will be used by air forces around the world. The trials, which included deployment at speeds of up to 600 miles per hour, went great! Which in this case means the seat successfully rocketed out of…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Apr 7

Nobody Actually Likes Your Brand’s Stupid Facebook Page

What could be a more powerful marketing tool than Facebook, fostering meaningful engagement with customers and broadcasting their every purchase to friends and family? Actually, just about everything. Facebook sucks for marketing. A new study by Forrester Research found that maintaining a Facebook presence is less effective at drumming up business than plain old email…

Social Media Adrian Chen Apr 7

The Best Deal of the Day

I love opening tabs. Tons of tabs. Shocking numbers of tabs. They used to call me “Tab King” in college. I had shirts made. Shit, I’ll open twenty blank tabs just for fun. Just to prove to you how much I love tabs. I hate Tab soda, ironically. My favorite Saturday night is to take…

Tech News Gizmodo Deals Apr 7

Tying light into knots

Scientists can tie light into knots. And those knots can stabilize nuclear fusion. Because every day, physics gets crazier. Over the last few thousand years, light has moved from a mystical expression of divine power, to a comprehensible phenomenon, to another piece of lab equipment. ‘Optical tweezers’ or ‘optical traps’ are often used in laboratories…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Apr 7

First look at vampire Colin Farrell in the Fright Night reboot

The Fright Night reboot has been getting a lot of love lately. We quite enjoyed David Tennant’s Criss Angel look revealed last year, but here’s your first look at the new Evil Ed (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) and vampire Colin Farrell. https://gizmodo.com/first-look-at-david-tennants-version-of-fright-night-5628197 From what we’ve heard, not a lot has changed in this reboot, except instead of…

Movies Meredith Woerner Apr 7

Suicidal Man Feels Better After Shooting a Police Robot With an AK-47 (Update: Video!)

After a Florida man called his family and told them he planned to kill himself (along with anyone who tried to stop him), police decided to address the situation by sending a $65,000 SWAT robot into the man’s home. According to WFTV, when the robot entered, the apparently unclothed man attempted to break the robot,…

Tech News Adrian Covert Apr 7

Bing for iPad

Bing for iPad is here, a destination for all your Bing search queries and a handful of other things, like maps, movie trailers, news, and more. So how does Microsoft’s vision of a touchscreen future look? Pretty damn nice. What is it? Bing, Free, iPad. Bing has finally officially landed on the iPad, and instead…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Apr 7

Why George R.R. Martin is wrong about the ending of Lost

George R.R. Martin is taking his time finishing his A Song Of Ice and Fire book series, because he doesn’t want the ending to be as unsatisfying as the end of Lost — an assertion that has ruffled some feathers. Spoilers ahead if you haven’t seen Lost’s finale episode… Martin’s critiques of the island-castaway show,…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Apr 7

A pulp-style bug attack movie with science heroes!

I love the teasers for this pulpy flick about dimension-hopping bugs who attack 1940s America. Luckily, Professor Jack will come to the rescue – using science! And fighter planes! Now you can help fund the completion of this swashbuckling tale. The filmmakers are asking people on Kickstarter to help them finish the sound design for…

Movies Annalee Newitz Apr 7

Spring Cleaning For Your Social Networks

Sure, you’re already well equipped to clean up your house or apartment or mega-yacht. But what about your virtual homes? Check out The Next Web’s tips and tricks for tidying up your Twitter and keeping Facebook fresh. Spoiler: you’ve probably got a lot of expendable friends. [TNW] https://gizmodo.com/8-tools-to-help-jumpstart-your-spring-cleaning-5789374

Social Media Brian Barrett Apr 7

How Japan’s Tsunami Massive Debris Plume Will Hit California and Hawaii

Britain’s first recession was 2,500 years ago

Xfinity Ups iPad Streaming Catalog by 50%

Mastering The Lost Art Of Actually Talking On The Phone

Peel + iPhone = The Universal Remote For Regular People

Why futuristic assassin movie Hanna is the anti-Sucker Punch, according to director Joe Wright

“Hand-Screened for Radioactivity” Is Going to Be the New “Grown Locally”

All telescopic eyes turn to a mysterious explosion in a distant galaxy

Why America Doesn’t Have A Respectable Solar Industry

First clip from the horrifying Mortal Kombat live action web series

Watch the Ejector Seat of the New F-35 Stealth Fighter Get Tested

Nobody Actually Likes Your Brand’s Stupid Facebook Page

The Best Deal of the Day

Tying light into knots

First look at vampire Colin Farrell in the Fright Night reboot

Suicidal Man Feels Better After Shooting a Police Robot With an AK-47 (Update: Video!)

Bing for iPad

Why George R.R. Martin is wrong about the ending of Lost

A pulp-style bug attack movie with science heroes!

Spring Cleaning For Your Social Networks

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