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How to Get Next-Level Cryptography With a Crappy Old Nokia Phone

Remember the Nokia N9? Probably not—but geek points if you do—because it was a smartphone that was DOA and used by pretty much no one. But even a three-year-old smartphone is pretty sophisticated piece of machinery. Using just an N9 and light, physicists have found a way to generate the random numbers algorithms used to…

Privacy & Security Sarah Zhang Sep 12 '14

Star Wars last scene without the music is impossibly hilarious

I always thought the final scene of the original Star Wars was one of the most ridiculous things ever* but, without the music soundtrack and with added ambient sound, it turns into one of the most cringeworthy scenes in the history of cinema. It’s just ridiculous. *By the way, can anyone explain why the hell…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Sep 12 '14

This is the largest spacecraft welding machine in the world

Behold the new welding “tool” at the Vertical Assembly Center in NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, the largest spacecraft welding tool in the world for the largest rocket ever, the Space Launch System that will take us one day to Mars. This thing is 170-foot-tall and 78-foot-wide. It will put together the main…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Sep 12 '14

In Mourning for Lost Technologies

Amidst the clamor over Apple’s new devices, Mat Honan’s personal essay on the quiet death of the iPod classic is a surprisingly affecting paean to individuality, freedom of information, and the single-use digital device as a window to one’s soul. Photo Credit: Freimut via flickr | CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 For ten years my iPod—in various…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Sep 12 '14

Sesame Street’s parody of Star Wars is so freaking fun

Luke Piewalker, Flan Solo, and Chewie the Cookie come to rescue Princess Parfaita from the clutches of Darth Baker and the Galactic Empire. Will they succeed? And most importantly. Will Chewie the Cookie survive Flan Solo’s uncontrollable hunger attacks? All these questions and more will be answered here, in this video: SPLOID is a new…

Sploid Omar Kardoudi Sep 12 '14

First Ever Trailer For Daniel H. Wilson’s The Nostalgist Looks Good

Before Robopocalypse was published we were already fanning over Daniel H. Wilson’s fiction work, specifically his short storyThe Nostalgist.And now that story has been turned into a short film, and it looks good. It looks really good. Watch. Directed by Giacomo Cimini the story is set in the futuristic city of Vanille. Here’s the summary…

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 12 '14

Must Watch: John Brunner Breaks Down The Silliness Of Genre Categories

Back in (I’m guessing) the early 1970s, Hugo Award-winning John Brunner already understood that the division between “science fiction” and “mainstream fiction” was largely meaningless. In this must-watch video, the eloquent writer explains why science fiction is the mainstream literature of our technological world. In the above video, Brunner breaks it down as to why…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Sep 12 '14

7 Times Batman has bent his ‘no guns’ rule

For a hero almost entirely defined by his aversion to firearms, Batman seems to bend his rule a lot: even the latest Batmobile has some huge cannons on the front. It’s not the first time he’s twisted it, and it won’t be the last – but here’s just a selection of times Batman has taken…

Tech News James Whitbrook Sep 12 '14

Watch How The Monstrous Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Were Created

One thing the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle movie had going for it was gigantic turtles. They were definitely giant, green turtle-esque looking monsters. And now watch the best scene from the entire movie (that was basically improved) get created. ILM’s VFX supervisor Pablo Helman released a video to Wired with the rest of his FX…

Movies Meredith Woerner Sep 12 '14

With Part III, Atlas Shrugged Becomes An Awesome, Torrid Romance

Like The Hobbit, Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand was too awesome to adapt as just one movie. And now at last, the movie trilogy is complete. And the third movie is by far the most entertaining, because it focuses on the torrid romance between railroad genius Dagny Taggart and the dreamy, lion-coiffed John Galt. Spoilers…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Sep 12 '14

Test Your Endurance on This Ikea Showroom-Turned-Climbing Wall

Lots of us spend a lot of time lounging, sleeping, eating—heck, living out of and off of Ikea furniture. In order to promote a new superstore coming to Clermont-Ferrand in the middle of France, the company installed a fully functional climbing wall of inexpensive modern furniture outside of a cathedral. Spiderman’s new living room? All…

Tech News Jordan Kushins Sep 12 '14

The designer of the Nike swoosh was originally paid $35

In 1971, Carolyn Davidson was a design student at Portland State University. This is where Phil Knight, one of the founders of Nike and an assistant professor at PSU, struck up a conversation with her and asked Davidson to come up with some logo designs for his new sportswear company. Davidson designed the swoosh, perhaps…

Tech News Matt Novak Sep 12 '14

15 Old Gadgets That Live On In Our Hearts

All types of different gadgets enter and leave our lives. Some stay for years and are cherished well past their prime. Others we lose, whether sold off in our youthful ignorance or lost in some other equally tragic way. Last month we asked all of you about the gadgets that you miss the most, and…

Tech News Darren Orf Sep 12 '14

Don’t Miss the Gothic Internet Horror of Broken Monsters

Lauren Beukes’ new novel Broken Monsters is about the dark forces that awaken in abandoned places — and abandoned people — when they yearn for the kind of attention they once had. Set in the back alleys and art warehouses of Detroit, it’s a supernatural thriller that will disturb you in all the right ways.…

io9 Annalee Newitz Sep 12 '14

You Can Apply This Better Band-Aid With Just One Hand

As useful as Band-Aids might be for a quick fix, they’re rarely easy to apply to your arms or other areas inaccessible to both your hands. And even when both hands are free, the sticky ends of a Band-Aid often end up stuck together if you’re not careful. To remedy this, designer Pei-Chih Deng has…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Sep 12 '14

Wi-Fi Calling Will Come to AT&T In 2015

On Tuesday, Apple announceda nifty iPhone feature called Wi-Fi calling, which allows you to make calls off a known wireless network instead of off your carrier’s towers. But at launch, only T-Mobile customers have access to the feature. Turns out AT&T will be getting the service next year too. Of course, Wi-Fi calling goes beyond…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Sep 12 '14

Where Do We Sign Up For The World’s Most Extreme Haunted House?

The trailer for The Houses October Built already has us fuming with jealousy. It centers around a group of friends on a October search for the scariest and most intense haunted house ever. A trip I would give my last dollar to go on. And of course, things go terribly wrong. This POV footage film…

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 12 '14

Dog gives a masterclass in canine stretching

Dogs also suffer the consequences of a long road trip. Their legs get stiff, their backs hurt, and even their necks could use a good stretching. But if you have a dog, don’t worry, just sit him on your lap and watch this ad for a super-efficient car with him. He might learn something—if he…

Sploid Omar Kardoudi Sep 12 '14

Watch The 3D Animated Lift-Off Of The Rocket That Will Take Us To Mars

NASA recently gave the green light to develop the Space Launch System, which will be the most powerful rocket ever built. The anticipated launch date is 2018, but you can watch it now in this stunning preview produced by the Marshall Space Flight Center.

io9 Mark Strauss Sep 12 '14

A KitchenAid Your Can Afford, iPhone 6 Cases, $150 GoPro White [Deals]

There’s no telling how long this will last (my money is on “not long”), but you can get a KitchenAid Pro 450 stand mixer right now for $175, brand new and direct from KitchenAid’s own eBay storefront. [ KitchenAid Pro 450 Series 4.5 Quart Stand Mixer, $175] Get these deals and more, and earlier on…

Tech News Shep McAllister Sep 12 '14

How to Get Next-Level Cryptography With a Crappy Old Nokia Phone

Star Wars last scene without the music is impossibly hilarious

This is the largest spacecraft welding machine in the world

In Mourning for Lost Technologies

Sesame Street’s parody of Star Wars is so freaking fun

First Ever Trailer For Daniel H. Wilson’s The Nostalgist Looks Good

Must Watch: John Brunner Breaks Down The Silliness Of Genre Categories

7 Times Batman has bent his ‘no guns’ rule

Watch How The Monstrous Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Were Created

With Part III, Atlas Shrugged Becomes An Awesome, Torrid Romance

Test Your Endurance on This Ikea Showroom-Turned-Climbing Wall

The designer of the Nike swoosh was originally paid $35

15 Old Gadgets That Live On In Our Hearts

Don’t Miss the Gothic Internet Horror of Broken Monsters

You Can Apply This Better Band-Aid With Just One Hand

Wi-Fi Calling Will Come to AT&T In 2015

Where Do We Sign Up For The World’s Most Extreme Haunted House?

Dog gives a masterclass in canine stretching

Watch The 3D Animated Lift-Off Of The Rocket That Will Take Us To Mars

A KitchenAid Your Can Afford, iPhone 6 Cases, $150 GoPro White [Deals]

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