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A 3D-Printed Digital Sun Dial Is as Easy to Read as a Cheap Digital Watch

Try wrapping your head around this one. An Etsy seller in France has somehow managed to design a remarkable 3D-printed sundial that shows the time as digital numbers that actually change as the day progresses and the sun moves across the sky. Mojoptix’s Digital Sundial does have its limitations, though. The complex pattern of holes…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Dec 29

This Color Changing Cake Is Breaking My Brain

I want my cake to be fluffy and delicious and always enough for seconds. Maybe it can be a little decorative and fun and hide a joke somewhere but what I’m not prepared for is a cake to wreck my brain before it pads my stomach. Take a look at this optical illusion, color changing,…

Sploid Casey Chan Dec 29

Derby, the Adorable Cybernetic Dog, Just Got Upgraded 3D-Printed Legs

Last year we told you about Derby, a dog born with underdeveloped legs and paws. Tech firm 3D Systems designed a pair of prosthetic limbs for the Husky mix, but they were too short, and they also prevented Derby from being able to sit normally. A new upgrade now overcomes both of these limitations. Derby’s…

Tech News George Dvorsky Dec 29

11 Times Science Fiction and Fantasy Gave Us Hope for the Future in 2015

This has been a tough year. Pop culture let us down in many ways, even as our political system and our social institutions revealed a deeper seam of ugliness. But speculative fiction still offers us hope: not just optimism about human ingenuity, but actual reasons to look forward and keep our heads up. Here are…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Dec 29

Priest Suspended For Hoverboarding in Church

It’s the future! But the Catholic church doesn’t seem ready to embrace it. A priest in the Philippines recently rode a hoverboard during a Christmas Eve Mass. But the Diocese of San Pablo has now suspended the poor hoverboarding Father. Video of the priest hit social media and instantly went viral. But conservative members of…

Tech News Matt Novak Dec 29

Does Anybody Understand the Growing Obsession With Smart Rings?

As soon as powerful processors were tiny enough to pack into your pocket, companies big and small have been hunting for other ways they can strap tech onto our bodies. Fitness trackers and smartwatches were only the beginning, and if the last few months worth of patents divine wearables’ near future, smart rings are next.…

Tech News Darren Orf Dec 29

Spotify Sued By Artists for $150 Million

Songwriter, musician, and dedicated music copyright activist David Lowery has retained a law firm and filed an ambitious class action lawsuit against Spotify. He’s suing on behalf of all the artists—which could be literally any number of artists—that he claims Spotify is stiffing. Yesterday, Lowery filed his ambitious complaint against the streaming service in the…

Tech News Katharine Trendacosta Dec 29

43 Questions We Desperately Want Answered After Star Wars: The Force Awakens

When we first walked out of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, we had questions: 33 of them, to be exact. But after seeing the movie several more times, our questions have only multiplied. Here are 43 burning questions that are going to drive us nuts until Episode VIII comes out. Some of these questions actually…

Movies Germain Lussier Dec 29

Scientists Give Themselves Predator Vision to View the Inner Workings of Single Cells

Scientists can now use heat to check out the internal workings of a cell. All they need is lasers and titanium. This means that one day they might be able to figure out how a disease takes hold before it attacks more than one cell in your body. Scientists at the University of Bordeaux and…

Tech News Esther Inglis-Arkell Dec 29

Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie Will Soon Have A Spy Showdown On Your TV Screen

We all love Tom Hiddleston, and this spring, you’ll get to see him on your TV once a week—as a spy no less. Some new details have been revealed about his new project The Night Manager, a six-part miniseries that will air in April on the BBC and AMC. The Night Manager is based on…

Television Germain Lussier Dec 29

The Halloween Movie Franchise Currently Belongs to No One

Multiple sources are reporting that Halloween is looking for a new studio. The long-running horror series has been under the banner of Dimension Films since 1995, starting with its sixth film, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, and topping off with the second Rob Zombie-directed remake in 2009. TheWrap notes that this development means that…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Dec 29

Google Glass Is Still a Bad Idea

Google ended its Glass Explorer program a year ago, bringing a welcome end to the experiment. But Google Glass is not dead. Instead, the device is being resurrected as a tool for workplaces, and government regulators just released images of a prototype. Guess what? The new Glass looks just like the old Glass, and sounds…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Dec 29

A Sad R2 Unit Waits in the X-Wing Graveyard

What do you think is happening in this brand new piece of Star Wars fan art? Will that X-wing ever fly again? Will that R2-unit find a friend? This is the work of Emmanuel Shiu (Game of Thrones, Star Trek), whose work we’ve featured before, and we’re stoked to premiere this picture exclusively at io9.…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Dec 29

The Coolest Images From National Geographic’s 2015 Photo Contest

This year, more than 13,000 photographs were submitted to National Geographic’s annual photo contest. These 13 are the very best. Dirt This stunning image of an anti-cyclonic tornado was the grand prize winner. Captured by James Smart, the photo shows a monster of a tornado infused with brown dust as it sweeps through open farmland…

Tech News George Dvorsky Dec 29

John McAfee Presidential Campaign Update: He Will Not Kiss Your Baby

Former software mogul and current cartoon millionaire John McAfee is running for President of the United States. But he will not be kissing your baby to do so. And, for that, he apologizes. On his website, McAfee claims that he will be running the “first purely electronic Presidential campaign.” Which means that he will not…

Tech News Matt Novak Dec 29

Pouring Molten Copper on Antifreeze Engine Coolant Is Pretty Spectacular

It’s basically the war of the worlds. Heaven and hell smashing themselves together. A song of ice and fire. It’s molten copper vs antifreeze engine coolant. That hot golden orange glow being poured onto the radioactive slimy green antifreeze. What happens? A lot! The antifreeze starts shooting out bolts as the burn from the molten…

Sploid Casey Chan Dec 29

Contagious Strains of Cancer May Be More Common Than We Thought

The recent discovery of a new form of contagious cancer among Tasmanian devils — the second to afflict the species — suggests we still have a lot to learn about how cancer spreads. It also suggests that transmissible cancer may be more common in nature than previously assumed. To date, scientists have observed only three…

Tech News George Dvorsky Dec 29

Putting This Rubik’s Cube R2-D2 Back Together Is Harder Than Fixing a Real Droid

Does the shape of a Rubik’s Cube affect how hard it is to solve? At first glance you’d assume the irregularly-shaped pieces of this R2-D2 rotating puzzle would make it easy to put back together, but before you know it, you could have a real mess of droid parts on your hands. For around $25…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 29

Daisy Ridley Is Helping To Bring Us A Studio Ghibli Film We’ve Never Seen Before

For film fans, simply hearing the name of the legendary Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli is a badge of honor. New film, old film, doesn’t matter. A Ghibli movie means quality and now one that’s never been released in the U.S. is coming with the voice of the new star of Star Wars. Daisy Ridley…

Movies Germain Lussier Dec 29

The Punisher and Elektra Come to Hell’s Kitchen In First Daredevil Season 2 Photos UPDATED

In its forthcoming second season Daredevil is getting two new major characters: the Punisher (Jon Bernthal) and Elektra Natchios (Élodie Yung). Thanks to Entertainment Weekly, we now have a look at the Punisher in action. And it’s not looking good for Daredevil (Charlie Cox). The introduction of The Punisher, aka Frank Castle, comes early in…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Dec 29

A 3D-Printed Digital Sun Dial Is as Easy to Read as a Cheap Digital Watch

This Color Changing Cake Is Breaking My Brain

Derby, the Adorable Cybernetic Dog, Just Got Upgraded 3D-Printed Legs

11 Times Science Fiction and Fantasy Gave Us Hope for the Future in 2015

Priest Suspended For Hoverboarding in Church

Does Anybody Understand the Growing Obsession With Smart Rings?

Spotify Sued By Artists for $150 Million

43 Questions We Desperately Want Answered After Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Scientists Give Themselves Predator Vision to View the Inner Workings of Single Cells

Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie Will Soon Have A Spy Showdown On Your TV Screen

The Halloween Movie Franchise Currently Belongs to No One

Google Glass Is Still a Bad Idea

A Sad R2 Unit Waits in the X-Wing Graveyard

The Coolest Images From National Geographic’s 2015 Photo Contest

John McAfee Presidential Campaign Update: He Will Not Kiss Your Baby

Pouring Molten Copper on Antifreeze Engine Coolant Is Pretty Spectacular

Contagious Strains of Cancer May Be More Common Than We Thought

Putting This Rubik’s Cube R2-D2 Back Together Is Harder Than Fixing a Real Droid

Daisy Ridley Is Helping To Bring Us A Studio Ghibli Film We’ve Never Seen Before

The Punisher and Elektra Come to Hell’s Kitchen In First Daredevil Season 2 Photos UPDATED

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