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What if a sasquatch became a voyeur? [NSFW]

It’s pretty much the oldest question in Western metaphysical philosophy. What would a sasquatch do if he came into town and saw a cute chick undressing through a window? Luckily, the movie Sasquatch Assault has the answer. In this clip, the scary sasquatch has come into town from the forest, and two bigfoot enthusiasts are…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Chair + Wii Fit Balance Board + Wheeled Robot = One Happy Baby

Some children suffer from disabilities which prevent them from crawling around and exploring the world, but thanks to projects like this one they might have an alternative way to move around: Baby-sized motorized chairs. This particular robotic chair consists of a Wii Fit Balance Board which has a child seat strapped to it. The Balance…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Streaming Movies Costs Netflix 10 Times Less Than Mailing Them

Netflix loves that so many of us have turned to the convenience of streaming. It costs Netflix 3 cents to stream a standard definition movie, and 5 cents for HD; that’s why they’d rather stream than mail you a disc. Some of the extra change saved goes back to the production studios, who used to…

Tech News Christina Bonnington

How Do You Give Your Milk Carton Some Sophistication? Why, With a Handle

So you want to go old school and drink some milk from a carton. But you’re not 7 anymore, your beverage needs to be a bit classier. Enter Motte, an attachable wooden handle for your carton. [SPGRA via Design Milk]

Tech News Christina Bonnington

What Do The PlayStation’s Circle, X, Square, and Triangle Buttons Mean?

Teiyu Goto, a Sony engineer who had much freedom to design the original PlayStation as well as its controllers, actually explains that the PlayStations’ iconic button shapes weren’t just arbitrarily picked—they actually mean something. Other game companies at the time assigned alphabet letters or colors to the buttons. We wanted something simple to remember, which…

Tech News Jason Chen

Oil-Eating Bacteria Having Fun, Getting Fat, Munching BPs Spillage

You know when you drop some food on the kitchen floor and eventually the cockroaches eat it all up and there’s nothing left? The same thing is happening in the crisis-hit Gulf of Mexico, with bacteria chomping up the hydrocarbons. The oil-eating bacteria, many of the Alcanivorax variety, are currently gorging themselves on the hydrocarbons…

Tech News Gary Cutlack

The secret device behind Warehouse 13’s awesomeness

After watching last night’s Warehouse 13 episode, I think I’ve discovered the secret of its recent amazing batting average: Pacing. “Merge With Caution” ran through a half dozen gags in the course of one episode, and none outstayed its welcome. And there are spoilers below, this being a TV recap and all. So yeah, a…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Meatspace Mass Effect M8 Avenger Assault Rifle

I wasn’t a huge fan of the transition between cool-down guns and ammo-using guns in Mass Effect 2, but none of that matters if each copy of the game came with one of these Volpin Props-created replica rifles. Most of this rifle was made from cheap-ish parts, which doesn’t matter, since it’s put together with…

Tech News Jason Chen

Like Most Men, Thomas Edison Enjoyed A Good Catfight

Thomas Edison and his friends were prone to recording short movies for amusement. This particular one reveals how the brilliant inventor is really just like nearly any other man: He just wanted to watch women box. https://gizmodo.com/this-may-be-the-only-existing-video-of-mark-twain-5496677 The women in the video are identified as the Gordon sisters and I’m not certain why they were…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Does Kanye’s Twitter Mark the Death of Music Magazines?

There’s an interesting conversation happening over on the music internets today about technology and the state of music magazines. The premise: Kanye West is Tweeting so prolifically and Ustreaming so earnestly that he’s totally outmoded the standard magazine profile. Of course, there’s no debate that the internet has totally changed the way we discover music.…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

“Dry water” could be the next storage medium for dangerous chemicals

Despite the oxymoronic name, ‘dry water’ is very real. This bone-dry water-silica compound could provide a way to transport dangerous liquids and gases safely – inside trillions of water-drop sized packages. ‘Dry water’ is comprised of 95% water, with a thin layer of silica coating each droplet, essentially turning it into a dry powder. When…

io9 Tim Barribeau

When should an author leave out his/her politics from a story?

Joyce Carol Oates’ story about twin brothers caused some consternation, because the “demon” brother is identified as a conservative politician. So when should authors leave their politics out of a story? Apex’s Michael A. Burstein has a well-thought-out response. Top image: cover of Stories, edited by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio, art by Tom Gauld.…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Nike’s Got Back to the Future II Sneaker Patents

They’re the ultimate pipe dream of shoedom: Back to the Future II’s Nike Air Mags. I mean, they’re self-lacing, for goodness sake. And Nike’s patented the technology to make them real, charging station included. We’ve already seen someone make a power laces prototype, but those were one-offs encumbered by bulky motor on the heel. Taking…

Tech News Brian Barrett

If Andromeda came back, what would you do differently?

Suppose someone tried to relaunch Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda. What would you change? Who would you cast? That’s the question former Andromeda writer Zack Stentz posed in a forum, and former showrunner Robert Hewitt Wolfe chimed in with some suggestions. Over at the Ex Isle forum, Stentz posted: A hypothetical situation. The SyFy Channel buys the…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Sony’s Little Netflix-Streaming, MKV-Playing Netbox

A diminutive black box with an equally quiet announcement, Sony’s netbox is their take on the Roku box: It streams Bravia Internet Video (read: Netflix and Amazon), is DLNA-compatible and plays MKV and DivX files streamed across your local network. https://gizmodo.com/roku-hd-xr-hands-on-wheres-roku-going-with-this-5390586 It’s got wireless N, supports full 1080p video, USB storage and is controllable via…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Laser Tag Now Officially An Olympic Sport, Sort Of

The modern pentathlon will switch to using laser pistols for the shooting portions of the event in the 2012 Olympics. Super cool sci-fi twist, or major puss move? Gone are the days of actually using guns, and putting a visible hole in a piece of paper or cardboard duck cutout or whatever they did. (Actually,…

Tech News Barry Petchesky

Logitech’s Z623 Speakers Are Their 2.1 THX-Certified Successor

Logitech’s Z-2300 speakers were a great set of computer speakers: THX certified and not atrociously priced. The upcoming Z623 speakers seem like a pretty good successor to the aging system, complete with an updated look. The Z623 will be $150 in September, and have RCA as well as 3.5mm inputs, so you can connect it…

Tech News Jason Chen

Prototype Robot Swarm Could Clean Up Oil Spill in a Month

This solar-powered fellow is part of a robot group called Seaswarm. He and his buddies are cheap, autonomous, and communicate via GPS and Wi-Fi. And 5,000 of them could theoretically clean up the Gulf oil spill in a month. The clever MIT folks currently only have a prototype of this robot swarm ready, but it…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Come and Get Your Droid 2 Root

Joining the proud lineage of rooted phones, Droid 2 has officially been compromised. What took you so long, guys? As always, please proceed with extreme caution. It’s not the most complicated hack in the world, but a wrong move could do some serious damage to your phone. [XDA Developers Forum via Engadget]

Tech News Brian Barrett

Human Centipede 2 will feature a 12-person centipede

Tom Six’s movie Human Centipede is getting a sequel, The Human Centipede II (The Full Sequence). And this time they’re stitching up 12 actors butt-to-face, to form an even longer monster. Just imagine the cosplay! [BBC via NY Mag] https://gizmodo.com/the-human-centipede-cosplay-that-won-1000-5595025

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What if a sasquatch became a voyeur? [NSFW]

Chair + Wii Fit Balance Board + Wheeled Robot = One Happy Baby

Streaming Movies Costs Netflix 10 Times Less Than Mailing Them

How Do You Give Your Milk Carton Some Sophistication? Why, With a Handle

What Do The PlayStation’s Circle, X, Square, and Triangle Buttons Mean?

Oil-Eating Bacteria Having Fun, Getting Fat, Munching BPs Spillage

The secret device behind Warehouse 13’s awesomeness

Meatspace Mass Effect M8 Avenger Assault Rifle

Like Most Men, Thomas Edison Enjoyed A Good Catfight

Does Kanye’s Twitter Mark the Death of Music Magazines?

“Dry water” could be the next storage medium for dangerous chemicals

When should an author leave out his/her politics from a story?

Nike’s Got Back to the Future II Sneaker Patents

If Andromeda came back, what would you do differently?

Sony’s Little Netflix-Streaming, MKV-Playing Netbox

Laser Tag Now Officially An Olympic Sport, Sort Of

Logitech’s Z623 Speakers Are Their 2.1 THX-Certified Successor

Prototype Robot Swarm Could Clean Up Oil Spill in a Month

Come and Get Your Droid 2 Root

Human Centipede 2 will feature a 12-person centipede

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