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Scientists Trained a Lump of Goo to Play Pong

The goo only got a little better at playing pong, but scientists are confident it could improve if we teach it to feel pain.

Gadgets Matthew Gault Aug 23

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A versatile little device that geeks are going to love.

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Barbie Struts Past Quake, GoldenEye 007, and Call of Duty For a Spot in the Video Game Hall of Fame

Barbie Fashion Designer might seem like an odd choice, but it helped expand the audience for video games decades ago.

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski May 4

Scientists Apparently Taught Brain Cells How to Play Pong

The experiments provide a proof of concept for computers that can one day harness the unique power of the brain, the scientists say.

Artificial Intelligence Ed Cara Oct 12

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All the gear you'll need to be the student everyone wants to hang out with.

Reviews Andrew Liszewski Aug 26

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We all love escapist fantasy but sometimes we want our reading material to be a little more grounded.

Books & Comics Linda Codega Aug 9

The Creator of the Pong Console Just Sold a Prototype at Auction for Over $270,000

The hand-carved prototype hid most of its electronics in a giant box that wasn't part of the final design.

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Mar 24

Somehow This One-Dimensional Flexible Pong Game Still Looks Like a Lot of Fun

It's all about timing as players attempt to return each other's shots with a single button press.

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Sep 30

You Won’t Need Your Parents’ Basement for These Tiny Atari 2600 and Dance Dance Revolution Setups

Live out your private arcade fantasies without sacrificing any living space in your home.

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Sep 30

Neuralink President Announces That He’s Left Elon Musk’s Brain-Computer Interface Company

Max Hodak, the president of Neuralink, a company that aims to connect human brains with computers which was cofounded by Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, has said he left the company a few weeks ago. Hodak did not provide any reason for his departure. In a post on Twitter on Saturday, Hodak, who is…

Tech News Jody Serrano May 2

Neuralink: We Got a Monkey to Play Pong Using Only Its Mind

Neuralink, the secretive neuroscience startup co-founded by Elon Musk, has been even more quiet than usual these days. That is, until this week when it released a YouTube video of a monkey appearing to play the classic video game Pong with its mind. The video stars Pager, a 9-year-old macaque monkey who had a Neuralink…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Apr 10

Peter Thiel-Backed Psychedelics Firm Buys Majority of Brain-Control Interface Firm

ATAI Life Sciences, a biosciences company backed by venture capitalist and freedom-loving billionaire Peter Thiel that specializes in experimental treatment of mental disorders with psychedelic drugs, has bought out a majority stake in a company working to meld the mind with machines. Per CNBC, the Berlin-based ATAI has purchased a controlling percentage of Psyber, one…

Tech News Tom McKay Apr 9

Even Atari’s Reanimated Corpse Is Getting in on the NFT Grift

Let me start right off the bat with the disclaimer that this is not an April Fool’s joke. Atari, or rather, the corporate entity that now runs the shell of the beleaguered video game company, has jumped on the non-fungible token hype train to shamelessly cash in on that arcade nostalgia. The NFTs, “limited edition”…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Apr 1

I Want to Decorate My Entire Home With Classic Arcade Games Turned Into Playable Works of Art

If you grew up hanging out in arcades, now that they’re gone, there’s probably a small part of you who wants to recreate that experience at home. But sacrificing a big chunk of your living space to classic arcade cabinets no longer seems necessary as Jürgen Müller demonstrates, turning a classic Pong cabinet into a…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Mar 11

Someone Made a Fully Playable Game of Pong Inside a macOS Icon

Apple has always pushed its hardware as tools for creative types—not toys for gamers—but that hasn’t stopped creative developers from turning Macs into unique gaming machines, like putting Lemmings on the Touch Bar, and now putting an icon-sized playable version of Pong in the dock. By day Neil Sardesai is an iOS engineer at a…

Games Andrew Liszewski Mar 2

One Dimensional Pong Is Still Surprisingly Challenging

Forty-eight years after its debut, despite its antiquated two-dimensional graphics and gameplay, Pong remains a fun and challenging video game. But what happens when you strip it down to just a single dimension? Mirko Pavleski still managed to come up with a way to make 1D Pong a challenge when battling someone head to head.…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jan 26

The Only Standing Desk I’ll Ever Consider Using Lets Four People Play Pong at Once

As uncomfortable as it may seem to some, working at a standing desk is better for your health than sprawling out on a couch all day long. But how do you convince millions of people responsibly working from home to stand all day? You build a standing desk with a built-in retro arcade that even…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jan 11

The Portable Atari Mini Pong Jr. Is Like a Nintendo Switch That Only Plays Pong

Atari continues to struggle with getting its long-promised throwback console to consumers, but in the meantime it’s turned one of its most iconic games into a portable gaming machine that allows two players to smack a blocky ball back and forth across a virtual ping-pong table. Pong is back…again…but now in a more portable version.…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Oct 20

I’m Completely Fascinated With this Handheld Wind-Up Pong Clone That Doesn’t Use Any Electronics

It’s absolutely primitive by today’s standards, but when Pong arrived in 1972, it was a technological marvel. So how did Tomy create a handheld knock-off of the game in 1977 when the electronics needed to miniaturize it didn’t exist yet? It created this mechanical alternative that might be one of the most bizarre portable gaming…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski May 5

The Many Incredible Faces of Shazam, and More of the Most Marvelous Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s weekly roundup of all the coolest new toys we’ve seen online. This week: Shazam gets some truly incredible faces to pull. Far From Home’s toys get a little closer to home. Two of Pokémon’s most iconic characters can charge your phone. Plus, the Golden Girls! Wait, what? Check it…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski Apr 26

Pong

Scientists Trained a Lump of Goo to Play Pong

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Scientists Apparently Taught Brain Cells How to Play Pong

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The Creator of the Pong Console Just Sold a Prototype at Auction for Over $270,000

Somehow This One-Dimensional Flexible Pong Game Still Looks Like a Lot of Fun

You Won’t Need Your Parents’ Basement for These Tiny Atari 2600 and Dance Dance Revolution Setups

Neuralink President Announces That He’s Left Elon Musk’s Brain-Computer Interface Company

Neuralink: We Got a Monkey to Play Pong Using Only Its Mind

Peter Thiel-Backed Psychedelics Firm Buys Majority of Brain-Control Interface Firm

Even Atari’s Reanimated Corpse Is Getting in on the NFT Grift

I Want to Decorate My Entire Home With Classic Arcade Games Turned Into Playable Works of Art

Someone Made a Fully Playable Game of Pong Inside a macOS Icon

One Dimensional Pong Is Still Surprisingly Challenging

The Only Standing Desk I’ll Ever Consider Using Lets Four People Play Pong at Once

The Portable Atari Mini Pong Jr. Is Like a Nintendo Switch That Only Plays Pong

I’m Completely Fascinated With this Handheld Wind-Up Pong Clone That Doesn’t Use Any Electronics

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