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Baby black holes could be the source of ultra-powerful gamma-ray bursts

Gamma-ray bursts are the most powerful (and mysterious) explosions in the universe, shooting massive concentrated jets of hot plasma that are way too powerful to come from an ordinary supernova. And they might be the birth pangs of black holes. Astronomers have observed gamma-ray bursts for nearly fifty years. We still don’t know much about…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Nov 9

App Deals of the Day

Show your smartphone a little love buy getting a few new apps for it! #Appdealz has a great selection of free and practically free apps, fresh every day. Free Apps: iOS: • App Tools 100-in-1 (iPhone) App for $0 (normally $.99) • Bunz Fighter (iPhone) App for $0 (normally $1.99) • Farm It! (iPhone) App…

Tech News Christina Bonnington Nov 9

The Floods of China

Stretching through the summer and into the fall, regions of China including Jiujiang, Sichuan, Wuhan and more were hit with devastating floods. Here are some incredible images of how the water has changed the landscape in those places. [Cinaoggi]

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Nov 9

Felix Gilman’s Wild West is the cure for your genre blahs

Sick of predictable books that fill your subgenre bingo card with the same subgenre elements over and over? With The Half-Made World, Felix Gilman has blended elements from alternate history, Steampunk, Westerns, and epic fantasy to create something truly original. Spoilers ahead… The jacket description of The Half-Made World is cryptic, to say the least.…

Books & Comics Kelly Faircloth Nov 9

These rats are the world’s cutest bomb squad

This is a baby rat in a minuscule harness somewhere in Tanzania. He’s got his nose in the air, but he’s not looking for cheese. He’s actually sniffing out deadly landmines. It takes a pair of trained humans a full day to clear a 2000 square foot minefield. But if they work with a pair…

Biology Kyle VanHemert Nov 9

That California Mystery Missile Was Probably Just a Regular Old Jet

Oh bummer. That mystery missile near LA that neither the Pentagon nor the Navy would take credit for? Well John Herrman, a fellow Gizmodo writer, lays out a pretty convincing case for it actually being a regular old vapor trail from a regular old jet. This is why we can’t have nice conspiracies. [SmartPlanet] https://jalopnik.com/what-mystery-missile-launched-off-californias-coast-yes-5685331

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Nov 9

How To Use Your Android Phone as a Remote For YouTube on Your Computer or Google TV

For ages, YouTube-watching posture was essentially this: slumping forward over your computer and squinting your eyes at a clip. But Google’s been trying to make things more comfortable, first with Leanback and now with the YouTube Remote app for Android. https://gizmodo.com/youtube-leanback-actively-wants-your-passive-attention-5581835 The new app, YouTube Remote, pairs Android devices with any screen playing YouTube Leanback,…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Nov 9

Tron’s Xbox 360 Controller Lights the Digital Wilderness of Your Living Room

The Tron Xbox 360 controllers look amazing, and make you feel like you’re a real cool dude with Olivia Wilde sitting next to you. Not a bad deal for $50. https://gizmodo.com/tron-controllers-make-any-game-a-tron-game-5569832 Everything feels like it should, with the sticks having just the right amount of resistance to feel good, but not too loose. The triggers…

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 9

“The Event” redeems itself with freaky conspiracies and romantic spies

One of the weird things that I’ve realized about The Event is that this series really shines when it comes to doomed romance stories. Last night’s episode delivered emo love with a startling Sterling backstory. Plus batshit insane conspiracies. Spoilers! The other thing that The Event does well is that it captures the explosive insanity…

Television Annalee Newitz Nov 9

OK Go’s Amazing New Video Is 2,430 Pieces of Toast Long

Click to viewI can’t imagine the pressure of being in OK Go, having to constantly churn out jaw-dropping videos. Fortunately, I don’t have to. I get to just sit back and enjoy the stunning results, like this stop-motion story told with toast. The look of this video for “Last Leaf” is so pared down, so…

Tech News Brian Barrett Nov 9

Stick One-Way FaceTime on Your (Jailbroken) iPhone 3GS with FaceIt-3GS

Your iPhone 3GS doesn’t have its dandy younger brother’s front-facing camera, but if it’s jailbroken, it can still get in on FaceTime action. Sort of. A new app will let you at least watch (and speak to) someone else’s face. FaceIt-3GS, from the iPhoneIslam devs, allows users to stare adoringly at the iPhone 4 owner…

Tech News Sam Biddle Nov 9

Gadget Deals of the Day

#Dealzmodo tends to have some awesome finds midweek. Check out the prices on this 55″ Mitsubishi LED-Edgelit LCD HDTV and these Sony ALTUS Wireless PC Speakers, then grab yourself all sorts of free samples. Top Deals: • 55″ Mitsubishi LT55164 LED-Edgelit LCD HDTV w/ 16-Speaker Soundbar for $1699.99 plus free shipping (normally $2399 – use…

Tech News Christina Bonnington Nov 9

Wasting Precious Time Watching Movies?

It’s time to multi-task! Take this short survey, email the last question to [email protected], and you’ll be entered to win a Samsung BD-C5500 Blu-ray disc player. This nifty lil’ guy makes your tube internet accessible, so you can watch Karate Kid and email that important memo—gasp—at the same time! Standard contest rules apply. Only open…

Tech News Gawkercreative Nov 9

Proof that God really does play billiards with the universe

British scientists discovered a binary star system where it looks like the white dwarf star acted as a “cue ball,” acting on the red dwarf and the two colored planets, like a game of Snooker. Scientists originally thought the system NN Serpentis was just the two stars, the white dwarf and the red dwarf. But…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Nov 9

Fan-Made Ender’s Game trailer shows what could be

Steven Davis mashed together clips from some of our favorite science fiction films to build one hell of an intriguing fan-made trailer for Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game. A film we’re betting will never exit development purgatory. https://gizmodo.com/the-director-of-wolverine-may-also-direct-enders-game-5644475 [via topless robot]

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 9

Joby’s Newest Gorillamobile Means Smooth Shooting on Your iPhone 4

Want tripod action on your iPhone 4? Joby has you covered, with a bumper and stand that’ll keep films and photos away from jittery hands. The bumper’s rails slide onto the tripod two ways, for either portrait or landscape orientation. Once locked into place, use the setup as you would any other tripod-locked camera. Or,…

Tech News Sam Biddle Nov 9

The inside story of how ILM changed movies

Many of your favorite movie scenes feature the technical brilliance of Industrial Light & Magic. So we’re dying to see the new documentary about ILM’s history, airing Friday on Encore. Glimpse the behind-the-scenes wonder in a new trailer. According to the press release: “Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible” is directed by Academy Award®…

Trailers Charlie Jane Anders Nov 9

The sight of meat lowers human aggression

From an evolutionary standpoint, humans should become more aggressive when they see meat. But research indicates the exact opposite is true. In theory, humans can have innate predispositions to certain stimuli. These reactions would be vestiges of natural selection, in that early humans who had the most successful gut reaction would gain an evolutionary advantage.…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Nov 9

DARPA developing a robotic pilot for their flying car

Today the US Department of Defense announced that they would be collaborating with Carnegie Mellon University to develop an autonomous copilot for DARPA’s upcoming “helicopter jeep” project. Yes, the military is developing a helicopter jeep. Here’s the scoop on DARPA’s flying car from CMU: https://gizmodo.com/darpa-takes-a-crack-at-the-flying-car-5519819 The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Nov 9

We’re Running Out of Chocolate

At the rate we’re going, chocolate is going to be a rare—and extremely pricey—commodity within the next twenty years. Somebody needs to light a fire under those Oompa-Loompas, stat. The problem’s easy to explain, and much harder to fix. According to the Cocoa Research Association, we’re consuming more chocolate than we’re producing cocoa. Which means,…

Tech News Brian Barrett Nov 9

Baby black holes could be the source of ultra-powerful gamma-ray bursts

App Deals of the Day

The Floods of China

Felix Gilman’s Wild West is the cure for your genre blahs

These rats are the world’s cutest bomb squad

That California Mystery Missile Was Probably Just a Regular Old Jet

How To Use Your Android Phone as a Remote For YouTube on Your Computer or Google TV

Tron’s Xbox 360 Controller Lights the Digital Wilderness of Your Living Room

“The Event” redeems itself with freaky conspiracies and romantic spies

OK Go’s Amazing New Video Is 2,430 Pieces of Toast Long

Stick One-Way FaceTime on Your (Jailbroken) iPhone 3GS with FaceIt-3GS

Gadget Deals of the Day

Wasting Precious Time Watching Movies?

Proof that God really does play billiards with the universe

Fan-Made Ender’s Game trailer shows what could be

Joby’s Newest Gorillamobile Means Smooth Shooting on Your iPhone 4

The inside story of how ILM changed movies

The sight of meat lowers human aggression

DARPA developing a robotic pilot for their flying car

We’re Running Out of Chocolate

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