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Do these Thor 2 set photos reveal the Land of Dark Elves?

A couple of shots from the Thor sequel may have revealed the magical world of Thor’s future enemies. We know Thor: The Dark World will pit Thor against the Dark Elves of Svartalfheim — and it appears the film will have a very different feel from the first movie. A few new shots discovered by…

Movies Meredith Woerner Aug 27

Researchers grow cyborg tissue that can sense its environment

Scientists at Harvard University have developed a cyborg-like tissue that can facilitate cell growth, while simultaneously measuring the ongoing activity and status of those cells. They did so by embedding a three-dimensional network of functional, biocompatible, nanoscale wires into engineered human tissues. The breakthrough could have implications for the future of drug testing and regenerative…

io9 George Dvorsky Aug 27

Now this is how you write a fantasy novel about the British Empire

We’re still living in the shadow of the British Empire, at least as far as a lot of science fiction and fantasy novels go. From Steampunk reimaginings of British explorers to magical versions of nineteenth century England, the sun pretty much never sets on books about the British Empire. But it’s rare to see a…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Aug 27

Do You Use a Password Manager?

We could all use a good self-audit on our passwords—bank accounts, credit cards, e-mails, social networks—but is it better to just let a password manager handle all of our passwords instead? Or should we still cook up a different password for each account on our own? What do you guys do? https://gizmodo.com/account-hacked-these-password-managers-keep-your-every-5876508 People swear by…

Privacy & Security Casey Chan Aug 27

Toadies: Possum Kingdom

The Toadies released one album, Rubberneck, in 1994. It was so good. Then they broke up. So sad. Thankfully they’re back together touring and making music again but the new stuff pales in comparison to Rubberneck. Through and through it’s just a fantastic record—the kind of heavy guitar riffs, strong vocals, and bumping drum beats…

Tech News Leslie Horn Aug 27

A sneak peek of the next issue of the Ghostbusters comic

Courtesy of IDW Publishing, here’s an exclusive preview of this week’s issue of the Ghostbusters comic book series. This issue hits stores this Wednesday, August 29 — here’s the synopsis: GHOSTBUSTERS #12 Erik Burnham (w) • Dan Schoening (a) • Schoening, Tristan Jones (c) “Haunted America” concludes here! The Ghostbusters hit the last leg of…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Aug 27

If You Need a Gimmicky Gadget Alarm Clock You’re a Horrible Subhuman

Oh, cool, an alarm clock shaped like R2-D2 that will roll around your room and play Star Wars music to pry you out of bed. If you need this, you’re lazy scum who doesn’t deserve the job you’re late for. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-the-alarm-clock-droid-youre-looking-for-at-a-p-5938133 Techie gimmick alarms are one of our species’ worst indulgences. Humans have been waking…

Tech News Sam Biddle Aug 27

Leaked Specs of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Show an Even More Gigantic Screen

If you were one of the weirdos who looked at the original Galaxy Note and thought, “Oh man, I would totally buy the shit out of that huge phone if it was more huger”, you’re in luck: leaked specs of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 2 show a 5.5″ screen. That’s .2 of an inch…

Gadgets Casey Chan Aug 27

Sleep If U Can: Trick Yourself Out of Bed

Sometimes you need a swift kick in the ass to get yourself out of bed. You can have that in the form of Sleep If U Can, an Android alarm app. What does it do? Forces you to wake up by continuing to ring until you take a picture of a particular, pre-determined object. Why…

Tech News Leslie Horn Aug 27

Do you have to be Batman to create a blue rose?

Batman isn’t just the world’s greatest detective and an unstoppable fighter — he’s also the only person who’s ever created a blue rose. Scientists have been trying to create them in the real world for decades, always without success. Why can’t science duplicate Batman’s accomplishment? Turns out genetics is unable to color a rose blue…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Aug 27

The Amazon reviews for Bic’s “Pen for Her” will make you fall out of your chair laughing

The world rejoiced when Bic finally unveiled a “Pen for Her” — as Jezebel put it, “Finally, A Pen Ladies Can Use.” But you may not have appreciated just how fantastic this product really is, and how much it was needed. https://jezebel.com/bic-for-her-finally-a-pen-ladies-can-use-5780481 The Amazon reviews for the Bic Pen for Her are some of the…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Aug 27

Watch this great white shark devour a seal fifty feet off the coast of Cape Cod

Cape Cod, Massachusetts tends to attract a lot of vacationing New Englanders during the summer months, but its seal populations are known to attract a toothier class of visitor: great white sharks. In this video, filmed last week by Cape Cod vacationer Peter Mottur, a great white can be seen feasting on a seal carcass…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Aug 27

Giant Smashable Mute Button Silences Commercials With a Vengeance

At some point in your life you’re going to reach the stage where A) you can’t stand to listen to the horrible drivel and jingles spewed forth by TV commercials and B) your failing eyesight and dexterity will make it nigh impossible to find the mute button on your remote before your show returns. So…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Aug 27

Emma Stone pays tribute to Blade Runner with stunning photoshoot

Emma Stone has an absolutely amazing new photoshoot in the new issue of Interview Magazine, which pays homage Blade Runner and other classic neon-infused science fiction films. Check out Emma wearing a host of noirish fashions, in the middle of a bleak future nightclubscape surrounded by men in dark sunglasses. These men have seen things…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Aug 27

The FAA Is Seriously Thinking About Letting You Use Electronic Devices During Takeoff

After announcing it would take a ‘fresh look’ at the ban of using electronic devices during takeoff and landing, the FAA has just announced that it’ll be forming a new committee to study, analyze and reconsider the issue. That means there’s a very good possibility that we’ll be able to use our electronic devices whenever…

Tech News Casey Chan Aug 27

A Multi-Tool Designed For Eating Dinner, Not Hunting It

Combining a knife, a bottle opener, a can opener, a spoon, and a fork (with those last two working together as a spork) Baladeo’s Eco133 folding cutlery set sheds as much unnecessary weight as possible so it tips the scale at a mere 52 grams. Not only is it incredibly light and easy to travel…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Aug 27

Watch Play Dead, an 18-minute movie about dogs versus zombies

Over a year ago, we reported on the production Play Dead, a Kickstarter-funded horror film about a group of canines finding their way through the wreckage of a post-zombie Miami. https://gizmodo.com/this-week-on-cult-movie-worship-its-zombies-versus-pup-5790640 After raising almost $6,000, directors Andres and Diego Meza Valdes have now placed the entire 18-minute film online. And even though “Homeward Bound during…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Aug 27

MMA Cage Bed: Wrestle Your Spouse For Sheet Supremacy

Do you spend every night in a subconscious game of blanket tug-of-war with your bedmate? Now you can use a winner-take-all approach with this MMA-approved cage match bed that lets both of you playfully battle it out and decide who gets the majority of the sheets before you fall asleep. Made with foam padded rails,…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Aug 27

Here’s All the Tropical Storm Isaac Emergency Info You Need, Courtesy of Google

At this point, it’s impossible to know exactly what path Tropical Storm Isaac is going to take or how much damage it’ll do. But Google’s crisis team went ahead and made an indispensable map to help those who might be in harm’s way. Here’s where to get all of the information you need in one…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Aug 27

This is one of the weirdest medical cases we’ve read about in a long time

Picture this: a mountain of a man — over seven feet tall, by the looks of it — stands in the ambulance bay entrance of a hospital. Clutched in his hands are the feet of a small woman who is dangling, fully conscious, with her head pointed straight at the floor. She appears to be…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Aug 27

Do these Thor 2 set photos reveal the Land of Dark Elves?

Researchers grow cyborg tissue that can sense its environment

Now this is how you write a fantasy novel about the British Empire

Do You Use a Password Manager?

Toadies: Possum Kingdom

A sneak peek of the next issue of the Ghostbusters comic

If You Need a Gimmicky Gadget Alarm Clock You’re a Horrible Subhuman

Leaked Specs of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Show an Even More Gigantic Screen

Sleep If U Can: Trick Yourself Out of Bed

Do you have to be Batman to create a blue rose?

The Amazon reviews for Bic’s “Pen for Her” will make you fall out of your chair laughing

Watch this great white shark devour a seal fifty feet off the coast of Cape Cod

Giant Smashable Mute Button Silences Commercials With a Vengeance

Emma Stone pays tribute to Blade Runner with stunning photoshoot

The FAA Is Seriously Thinking About Letting You Use Electronic Devices During Takeoff

A Multi-Tool Designed For Eating Dinner, Not Hunting It

Watch Play Dead, an 18-minute movie about dogs versus zombies

MMA Cage Bed: Wrestle Your Spouse For Sheet Supremacy

Here’s All the Tropical Storm Isaac Emergency Info You Need, Courtesy of Google

This is one of the weirdest medical cases we’ve read about in a long time

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