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M.C. Escher’s Impossible Structures, Printed in 3D

M.C. Escher’s two-dimensional renderings of impossible feats of architecture are endlessly fascinating to look at, precisely because they could not exist as three-dimensional objects. Or could they? Gershon Elber, a computer science professor at the Israel Institute of Technology, has manipulated Escher’s optical illusions so that they can be fabricated with a 3D printer. So…

io9 Lauren Davis

A group of alien strangers — and one little girl — are marooned on a deserted world in the webcomic Red’s Planet

Alien abduction isn’t always a nefarious affair. Sometimes aliens kidnap humans not to experiment on them or keep them in zoos but completely by accident, making humans mere collateral plunder of alien thieves. That is how Red, the orphaned human protagonist of Eddie Pittman’s webcomic Red’s Planet begins her journey into outer space. But that…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis

How To Break into Your Own House

You don’t fool around with home security. The front door locks automatically when you leave. And there’s no way you’d be a big enough sucker to hide a spare key beneath the welcome mat. But what will you do if you lock yourself out? Smash your own window? Not a chance. Instead, plan to pop…

Privacy & Security Andrew Tarantola

Will Aquaman triumph in Robot Chicken‘s DC Comics special?

As it was done to Star Wars, so shall it be done to the DC Universe. Robot Chicken will be poking both the Justice League and the Legion of Doom in the superpowered eyeball on September 9th at midnight on Adult Swim. In this blood and urine-soaked trailer, the other superfolks aren’t letting Aquaman join…

Trailers Lauren Davis

If President Obama could choose a superpower, what would he choose?

Nearly everyone has asked themselves the question at some point: If I could have one superpower, which one would I choose? Flight? Invisibility? Superstrength? Telekinesis? But what about our current Commander-in-Chief? Would he select a superpower that would help him in his current political office, or something that would let him battle his opponents physically…

io9 Lauren Davis

Predict the Future With the Apple Vs. Samsung Verdict-O-Matic

Apple vs. Samsung. Who will win? It’s the great question of our age. “Who is John Galt?” Pfft. “Where’s Waldo?” Who cares. If you can’t wait for a verdict any longer, this handy infographic from The Joy of Tech can help, help you feel like you have the slightest idea of what’s going on anyway.…

Tech News Eric Limer

Gravity Falls takes on National Treasure and a Ghostbusters parody on Ultimate Spider-Man!

This week in the world of cartoons, Gravity Falls takes a shot at Nick Cage’s National Treasure franchise, Adventure Time gets really trippy, and we receive what might be the best episode of Ultimate Spider-Man episode yet. For your retro-cartoon enjoyment, we also have a rather interesting episode of She-Ra: Princess of Power featuring Hordak,…

io9 Keith Veronese

Pack Some Heat With This Sweet Gunbrella

When you’re on your way home from a long day of work and the sky opens up on you, sometimes you just want to shoot someone. With the Howdah Pistol umbrella, you can pull the trigger and not, you know, go to prison or something. Personally, I tend to imagine that my umbrella is a…

Gadgets Eric Limer

PayPal Is Testing Out Mobile Payment at McDonald’s Restaurants

Just as it was announced last week that Square will become the mobile payment platform for Starbucks going forward, PayPal now has revealed it too has designs no the fastfood/payment game—its conquest: McDonalds. Currently 30 different McDonald’s restaurants in France are testing out the mobile PayPal payment method, a technology that is forthcoming in the…

Tech News Molly Oswaks

What if Boba Fett starred in Game of Thrones, Total Recall, and Stargate?

For the upcoming As You Wish Project charity event, over forty Boba Fett and clone trooper helmets were redesigned by such luminaries as director Joe Johnston and artist Sandy Dhuyvetter, who both played a role in designing his original costume. Additionally, sculptors recreated the Mandalorian mercenary’s headgear in the style of Damien Hirst, Tony Stark,…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

The Stoner Channel: Hated Haters, Beaten Chess Masters, and Weird Al in Concert

To All My Haters Hate, hate, hate, hate![The High Definite] Herbie Hancock- Live in Europe at Stravinski Hall- Montreux ’97 or “How to Play Four Songs in 70 minutes and Still Be Totally Worth It” Bukowski: Born into This Charles Bukowski is the best damn poet you’ve never heard of. Watch The World’s Best Chess…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Why Twitter Wanting to Kill All Third Party Twitter Apps Is Ridiculous

In a classic case of forgetting where you came from, Twitter is suffocating third party Twitter apps until they die so the only Twitter people know is from Twitter, Inc. itself. This sucks for many reasons—mostly because Twitter apps suck compared to third party apps—but also because of this: the Twitter we know today wouldn’t…

Tech News Casey Chan

More Rumored iPad Mini and iPhone 5 Parts Leak

With the expected announcement of the iPhone 5 and iPad Mini just under a month away now, rumored parts and pieces of the upcoming devices are flying in from everywhere. The latest? New photos that claim to show the new, smaller dock connector and bottom headphone jack in the iPhone 5 and iPad Mini. Remember,…

Tech News Casey Chan

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Ghost Tits

Horror. Chills. Mystery. Breasts that go bump in the night. Ghost Tits from Paulilu has all of that and more; the “more” being Olivia Munn, Mr. Feeny, and honestly why do I even have to sell you on this, it’s called Ghost Tits for goodness sake. The rest of this week’s top comedy videos, including…

Tech News Splitsider

Sleep With This Cute, Colorful Humidifier and You’ll Breathe Easy

I can’t imagine why anyone would not sleep with a humidifier overhead. Until last winter I did not, but my life has changed since my teardrop-shaped Crane Cool Mist Humidifier ($43) arrived. Changed for the better. It’s simple to use. No frills. All you do is turn its dial around clockwise and a jet stream…

Tech News Molly Oswaks

Motorola Files Suit to Ban US Import of iPads, iPhones, and Macs

The Samsung v. Apple case may finally be coming to a close, with closing arguments for both sides finishing today (finally!), but Apple is still not quite yet out of the legal arena. Google’s Motorola Mobility today filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Apple, seeking to block the Cupertino-based company from importing the iPhone, iPad, iPod…

Tech News Molly Oswaks

Curiosity has acquired its first scientific targets!

It’s been just shy of two weeks since Curiosity’s wheels touched down on the surface of Mars, and things are looking excellent. Since landing, the rover has been busy stretching out, extending its mast cam to its full height, snapping photos of its surroundings and running its impressive suite of scientific instruments through its paces.…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Over Two Dozen Reasons To Get Jazzed About Comic Books This Fall

Can you feel a nip in the air? We sure as heck can’t, because it’s still August and hotter than the Twilight Sword of Surtur the fire demon. But when the weather turns, these titles will be landing in your neighborhood comic shop. What weirdness is coming out this fall? Alan Moore’s collaboration with the…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

Thanks For Celebrating Gizmodo Day With Us

Gizmodo just turned 10 and last night we celebrated with meetups all over the map. And it was a blast and a half. https://gizmodo.com/gizmodo-is-10-years-old-today-sort-of-5926187 The main event New York City, an old media haunt in the Lower East Side called The Magician. We drank an irresponsible amount of beers with friends, Gizmodo alums, and readers…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Why Sharktopus is a philosophical masterpiece

Sharktopus is the greatest shark monster movie ever, and not just because of the awesome theme song. It speaks to our greatest philosophical and aesthetic achievements as a civilization. Don’t believe me? Watch this video and you’ll be convinced.

io9 Annalee Newitz

M.C. Escher’s Impossible Structures, Printed in 3D

A group of alien strangers — and one little girl — are marooned on a deserted world in the webcomic Red’s Planet

How To Break into Your Own House

Will Aquaman triumph in Robot Chicken‘s DC Comics special?

If President Obama could choose a superpower, what would he choose?

Predict the Future With the Apple Vs. Samsung Verdict-O-Matic

Gravity Falls takes on National Treasure and a Ghostbusters parody on Ultimate Spider-Man!

Pack Some Heat With This Sweet Gunbrella

PayPal Is Testing Out Mobile Payment at McDonald’s Restaurants

What if Boba Fett starred in Game of Thrones, Total Recall, and Stargate?

The Stoner Channel: Hated Haters, Beaten Chess Masters, and Weird Al in Concert

Why Twitter Wanting to Kill All Third Party Twitter Apps Is Ridiculous

More Rumored iPad Mini and iPhone 5 Parts Leak

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Ghost Tits

Sleep With This Cute, Colorful Humidifier and You’ll Breathe Easy

Motorola Files Suit to Ban US Import of iPads, iPhones, and Macs

Curiosity has acquired its first scientific targets!

Over Two Dozen Reasons To Get Jazzed About Comic Books This Fall

Thanks For Celebrating Gizmodo Day With Us

Why Sharktopus is a philosophical masterpiece

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