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Paranormal Activity Seems Slightly Less Terrifying With Mummies

Paranormal Activity was a scary movie, but we’re not really sure how a similar film that swaps demon problems for Mummy issues can be scary. Especially after the Stephen Sommers’s Mummy films, but The Mummy Archives is still getting made. Does anyone really find Mummies scary anymore? Dimension Films hopes so. According to the LA…

Movies Meredith Woerner May 5

Stunning Trailer for German Apocalyptic Zombie Film “Rammbock”

Rammbock is a German zombie film that will be having its world premier at the Cannes film festival. It looks utterly incredible. German expressionism crossed with 28 Days Later. Here’s the plot? Just when Michael arrives in Berlin to visit his ex-girlfriend Gabi, a terrible virus starts spreading across the city at a rapid pace,…

Trailers Quiet Earth May 5

The Next iPhone’s Latest Feature: 720p Video

With a few lines of code, it seems, at least one of the specs of the next iPhone is settled. According to video capture presets tucked away in the iPhone SDK, 720p recording is in the cards. https://gizmodo.com/the-tale-of-apples-next-iphone-5520471 The evidence is fairly clear: AVCaptureSessionPreset640x480 AVCaptureSessionPreset1280x720 These presets, buried in the iPhone SDK, don’t guarantee HD…

Tech News John Herrman May 5

Twitter for Android Review: This Is the Future of Twitter Apps

The official Twitter for Android app isn’t simply the best overall Twitter experience on the platform—it’s a peek at the future of Twitter on every smartphone. https://gizmodo.com/official-twitter-for-android-app-now-available-5528454 From the second you open the app, it’s the most polished Twitter experience on Android, by about ten thousand light years. High quality graphics, a true sense of…

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 5

Read An Exclusive Excerpt From New Supernatural Novel, “The Unholy Cause”

Can’t get enough Supernatural in your life? Dreading the season ender? Then let us perk you up with this excerpt from a new Supernatural novel, The Unholy Cause by awesome horror author Joe Schreiber. Here’s a quick synopsis of the novel: Way back in April 1862, Confederate Captain Jubal Beauchamp leads a charge across a…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz May 5

Adam Carolla Complains About Electric Cars

One of Adam Carolla’s masterfully crafted abilities is the skill to complain about everything. A prime example: electric cars. The man likes cars and the man likes electricity, so what’s the problem? He’ll TELL YOU. NSFW language should be implied, but here’s an explicit warning for those of you with more delicate sensibilities. Fans who…

Tech News Jason Chen May 5

How A Cellphone Call Works (An Infographic That’s Actually Informative!)

Want to know why providing cell service is tricky? This great infographic from Cellphones.org helps you understand the basics of how your magic phone actually works. See the whole thing after the jump.

Tech News Joel Johnson May 5

Meaning to Do Good or Inflict Harm Stimulates Enhanced Strength

A new study reveals that harboring beneficial intentions — or, conversely, the desire to do evil — results in an increased threshold for strength and endurance. In other words, you can be super if you really want to. A study conducted by Harvard doctoral student Kurt Gray has found that people who either did good…

io9 Marc Bernardin May 5

Two Black Holes Fight For Supremacy Within A Galaxy!

Can a single galaxy support two mid-sized black holes? This one does. This composite image shows the starburst galaxy M82, with two intermediate-sized “survivor” black holes that have managed to avoid falling into the galactic core. The above image is a composite, consisting of X-ray data from the Chandra Observatory (in blue), optical data from…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 5

Shooting Challenge: A Water Drop

The average person sees a water drop as an impossible slice of time to capture. But you aren’t the average person, you’re an amateur photographer. And for this week’s Shooting Challenge, you’re going to pull off this mind-bending visual stunt. The Challenge Capture a water drop—the moment after or during impact. The “water” need not…

Tech News Mark Wilson May 5

The Essential Posthuman Science Fiction Reading List

Science fiction has always asked what comes after Homo sapiens. A superhuman version of our species, or a dying planet devoid of intelligent life? This list of 35 essential posthuman novels will get you started answering the big questions too. I’ve arranged these stories and novels in roughly chronological order. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley Sometimes…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz May 5

Gadget Deals of the Day

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Dealzmodo couldn’t find any deals on Coronas but we’re still bringing you your usual gadget deals. Enjoy responsibly. And later tonight, after you join our Facebook page, let loose a bit. Go out. Live. Have fun. Top Deals: • 47″ Vizio SV471XVT 1080p 240Hz LCD HDTV for $899.00 plus free shipping…

Tech News Casey Chan May 5

Follow Our New Guest Editor on Twitter… and Await His Instructions

You probably recognize our new guest editor, even if you don’t know his name. Peter Serafinowicz was the angry roommate in Shaun of the Dead, the Guitar Hero guy in Couples Retreat, and “John” of Mactini fame. Now he’s ours. Peter is better known in the UK, thanks to the stupendous (and shamelessly self-titled) Peter…

Tech News Wilson Rothman May 5

Sweded Version Of Star Trek Polishes A Turd With Copious Lens Flare

Push it Films’ ultra low-budget cover of J.J. Abrams Star Trek hides their non-existent production values with lens flare and tin foil. It’s amazing what you can do when you blind your audience. For me, the incessant chanting really pushes this over the top. FYI, the term “sweding” comes from Michel Gondry’s 2008 film Be…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar May 5

This Piece Of Paper Is a Solar Panel

Researchers at MIT have figured out how to create solar cells thin enough to be pasted onto sheets of paper, with an applicator that works sort of like an inkjet printer. (Note: We are apparently stuck with inkjet printers, forever.) In their current state, the cells are just under 2% efficient at converting sunlight into…

Tech News John Herrman May 5

FixPix Toy iPhone App Is Made of 100% Delicious Pixels

FixPix is one of those toy apps for iPhone that are so simple that they are almost stupid. And yet, its 8-bit pixel art is so pretty that I can’t wait for it to be released. Watch it in action: As you can see, it’s s simple visual puzzle game. To pass from one stage…

Tech News Jesus Diaz May 5

Google’s New Search Interface Is Here

The new search interface Google had been testing in beta since last fall finally has a broad release. Users will see it roll out globally across 37 languages today, along with an English language mobile version for the US. https://gizmodo.com/google-searchs-new-interface-being-tested-now-5412305 Not much has changed since we first reported on it back in November, but here’s…

Tech News Brian Barrett May 5

Inevitable, the Board Game of Insane Supercomputers, Zombies and Sociopolitical Satire

Would you want to live in a world where human civilization was destroyed, then rebuilt by a computer that only had pop culture as a reference? Probably not. Would you want to play a board game there? Hell yes. Inevitable is a board game many years in the making. It’s the brainchild of Jeremy P.…

io9 Ed Grabianowski May 5

British Election Results Projected On Big Ben Tomorrow

Tomorrow, Brits will vote on a new prime minister, with the results being projected on the landmark tower known as Big Ben, in real time. It’s not the first time projections have been beamed, but it’ll be interactive at least. It’s the first time the election results will be beamed on St Stephen’s Tower (to…

Tech News Kat Hannaford May 5

Chrome’s Unconventional Speed Tests Are Incredible

Well, this is awesome. Here, Google has tested the speed of its Chrome browser against lightning, sound and a potato cannon, all in 2700fps slow motion. Just watch it. [Chrome Blog]

Tech News Adam Frucci May 5

Paranormal Activity Seems Slightly Less Terrifying With Mummies

Stunning Trailer for German Apocalyptic Zombie Film “Rammbock”

The Next iPhone’s Latest Feature: 720p Video

Twitter for Android Review: This Is the Future of Twitter Apps

Read An Exclusive Excerpt From New Supernatural Novel, “The Unholy Cause”

Adam Carolla Complains About Electric Cars

How A Cellphone Call Works (An Infographic That’s Actually Informative!)

Meaning to Do Good or Inflict Harm Stimulates Enhanced Strength

Two Black Holes Fight For Supremacy Within A Galaxy!

Shooting Challenge: A Water Drop

The Essential Posthuman Science Fiction Reading List

Gadget Deals of the Day

Follow Our New Guest Editor on Twitter… and Await His Instructions

Sweded Version Of Star Trek Polishes A Turd With Copious Lens Flare

This Piece Of Paper Is a Solar Panel

FixPix Toy iPhone App Is Made of 100% Delicious Pixels

Google’s New Search Interface Is Here

Inevitable, the Board Game of Insane Supercomputers, Zombies and Sociopolitical Satire

British Election Results Projected On Big Ben Tomorrow

Chrome’s Unconventional Speed Tests Are Incredible

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