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It’s About Damn Time: FCC Says Convention Centers Can’t Block Wifi

We’ve all been ripped off when paying for wifi. But now, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is cracking down on companies that block you from using anything but their exorbitantly priced services. The agency just slapped a company with a $750,000 fine for blocking wifi hotspots at convention centers. The company in question is Smart…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Aug 18

The Art of Lego Scale Modeling Will Make You Wish You Were a Better Builder

The beauty of Lego is that anyone, be they a toddler or retired, can use the toy to build whatever they can imagine. However, there are some Lego fans who are a lot better at turning a pile of plastic bricks into a masterpiece, and some of their most amazing creations have been collected into…

Books & Comics Andrew Liszewski Aug 18

Video: A totally stunning aerial tour of forests and mountains

I’m a city person. I like buildings and bridges and streets and corners. I like angles and materials and signs and lights. But even I can let my jaw hang throughout this entire video about forests and mountains. The aerial video filmed by Earth Porn Films starts with the greenery of Alberta, Canada and transforms…

Sploid Casey Chan Aug 18

The Real Story of Alfred Packer, the Wild West Cannibal Who Became An Unlikely Folk Hero

Alfred G. Packer first made headlines in 1873, when he returned from a harrowing journey through the Colorado Rockies … alone. What happened to his five traveling companions became the stuff of legend, as author Harold Schechter explores in the new Man-Eater: The Life and Legend of an American Cannibal. Detailed and carefully researched, Man-Eater…

Tech News Cheryl Eddy Aug 18

Vic and Igor Are the Original Science Bros in the First Victor Frankenstein Trailer

I have no idea how to feel about this trailer for Victor Frankenstein. James MacAvoy and Daniel Radcliffe have a great chemistry as the doctor and his assistant, respectively, and I love how the movie seems to be doubling down on the mad science aspect of the classic story. I even like Victor and Igor…

Trailers Rob Bricken Aug 18

Uh, Did Chris Christie Forget About the Time He Deleted Bridgegate Text Messages?

Ah, 2013. A simpler time. Donald Trump was still an orange reality show host! It seems like so long ago. And apparently it was long ago enough that New Jersey governor and ardent Springsteen stan Chris Christie doesn’t remember the details of his worst political scandal. Christie recently compared himself to democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary…

Tech News Kate Knibbs Aug 18

There’s Already a BB-8 Branded Plane

After bravely supporting the rebellion through battle after battle, R2-D2 has earned his place on the side of a Japan All Nippon Airways airliner. But besides appearing in a couple of teaser trailers and at a handful of public events, has the rolling BB-8 droid earned the same honor? We’ll probably have to wait for…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Aug 18

Samsung Made the World’s Best Smartphone Display Even Better

If there’s one thing Samsung is good at—its displays. Those OLED panes of glass that are our pocket-friendly window into the internet keep improving with every generation. Even though Samsung didn’t pack in more pixels this year, the new Note 5 and S6 Edge+ displays are the best yet. The key element for a great…

Gadgets Dr. Raymond Soneira - DisplayMate Technologies Aug 18

The Looting of Antiquities Is Becoming a Bigger Problem In Greece

We’ve heard report after report about ISIS looting and destroying ancient archaeological sites in Iraq and Syria. But across the Mediterranean, the looting of antiquities is also posing a problem in economically-strained Greece. Tomorrow Germany will vote on another bailout, but Greece is still suffering through horrible infrastructural problems that range from food and medicine…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Aug 18

What Are You Working On?

Are you painting a series of Hubble watercolors? 3D printing a full zoo of extinct animal figurines? Building an epidemiology videogame? Bring all those secret and not-so-secret projects you’ve been working on out into the light—because it’s io9 show-and-tell time! Tell us about your current project—what it is, how long you’ve been working on it,…

io9 Ria Misra Aug 18

A New Paint Made From Glass Reflects the Sun To Cool Down Cars and Homes

The sun’s harsh rays don’t just turn metal surfaces into flying pans, they can also accelerate deterioration and corrosion, and make it harder to keep structures cool. So researchers at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory created a new type of paint made of glass that reflects those rays away. The sun is the enemy of…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Aug 18

10 of the most iconic movie endings in film history

Let’s get this out of the way. If you haven’t seen the movies on this list, you’re going to get spoiled. That’s because it’s a list from Watch Mojo that details what they think is the 10 most iconic endings of all time. Luckily though, you should have probably seen all these movies. Or at…

Sploid Casey Chan Aug 18

The Complete Guide to Clearing Space on Your Smartphone

It’s one of the most unwelcome alerts you can expect on your mobile device: storage space is running low. That means no more room for your photos, your offline playlists, and myriad problems updating your apps and OS. If you find yourself in such a predicament, don’t panic—here’s how to navigate your way out. Finding…

Gadgets David Nield Aug 18

These Two Moons Smashed Together to Produce Saturn’s Unusual F Ring

A new theory proposes that Saturn’s outermost ring formed in the wake of an ancient collision between two icy satellites, and that similar collisions may account for comparable ringed structures around other planets. Saturn’s discrete F Ring is a narrow 62-mile (100-km) band located some 2,110 miles (3,400 km) away from the outer edge of…

io9 George Dvorsky Aug 18

A Good Look at LG’s New Nexus

The Nexus 6 got stellar reviews, but it’s hard to deny that LG’s 2013 Nexus 5 was the best Nexus smartphone—even Nexus device—ever made. With rumors that LG and Huawei will pitch in to create the next batch of Google phones, the Nexus 5 seemed destined for an update—and this may be it. The leaked…

Tech News Darren Orf Aug 18

Cooking Garlic the “Wrong” Way Can Make It Turn Blue

People who cook garlic have sometimes been alarmed to see their garlic turn green, blue, or turquoise as it cooked. What the hell happened? Bacterial infestation? Poison added by assassins? Actually, it was just chemistry. I personally have never seen garlic turn blue, but after reading about it I know what I’m going to do…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Aug 18

Watch a $50 bill get rubbed off to reveal a $10 bill

If all the numbers say it’s a 50 dollar bill and it feels like a 50 dollar bill… it still might not be a 50 dollar bill. This counterfeit $50 is actually hiding its true self: a 10 dollar bill. And it’s doing a good job too! Since it’s likely that most people’s over trusting…

Sploid Casey Chan Aug 18

Guy Upgrades Nerf’s New 70 MPH Rival Zeus Blaster To Be Fully Automatic

Nerf’s new Apollo and Zeus Rival blasters are some of the most innovative additions to the toy line in decades. And while they can fire foam rounds at an impressive 70 MPH, there’s still room for custom upgrades as YouTuber LordDraconical demonstrates by making the Zeus fully automatic. Just pull the trigger and less than…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Aug 18

Is The Prometheus Sequel Hitting The Brakes on Neil Blomkamp’s Alien 5?

Could a member of Rogue One’s cast be a character from the original trilogy? The Guardians of the Galaxy cartoon reveals Rocket Raccoon’s origin. Gotham casts another Batman villain—with a twist. Plus, J.J. Abrams on piecing together what we’ve seen of The Force Awakens, and a look at The Last Kingdom. Spoilers! Neil Blomkamp’s Alien…

Television James Whitbrook Aug 18

Speedo and Misfit Team Up For a Swimming-Focused Fitness Tracker

Misfit’s button-sized Shine fitness tracker is already waterproof to a depth of over 160 feet, so swimmers don’t need to take it off while training. But since accurately measuring laps is different than measuring steps, Misfit has teamed up with Speedo to create a new version of the Shine that’s customized to track underwater activities.…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Aug 18

It’s About Damn Time: FCC Says Convention Centers Can’t Block Wifi

The Art of Lego Scale Modeling Will Make You Wish You Were a Better Builder

Video: A totally stunning aerial tour of forests and mountains

The Real Story of Alfred Packer, the Wild West Cannibal Who Became An Unlikely Folk Hero

Vic and Igor Are the Original Science Bros in the First Victor Frankenstein Trailer

Uh, Did Chris Christie Forget About the Time He Deleted Bridgegate Text Messages?

There’s Already a BB-8 Branded Plane

Samsung Made the World’s Best Smartphone Display Even Better

The Looting of Antiquities Is Becoming a Bigger Problem In Greece

What Are You Working On?

A New Paint Made From Glass Reflects the Sun To Cool Down Cars and Homes

10 of the most iconic movie endings in film history

The Complete Guide to Clearing Space on Your Smartphone

These Two Moons Smashed Together to Produce Saturn’s Unusual F Ring

A Good Look at LG’s New Nexus

Cooking Garlic the “Wrong” Way Can Make It Turn Blue

Watch a $50 bill get rubbed off to reveal a $10 bill

Guy Upgrades Nerf’s New 70 MPH Rival Zeus Blaster To Be Fully Automatic

Is The Prometheus Sequel Hitting The Brakes on Neil Blomkamp’s Alien 5?

Speedo and Misfit Team Up For a Swimming-Focused Fitness Tracker

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