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‘I Do Not Like Working Too Hard or Too Long’: A Refreshingly Honest Talk With The Witcher’s Creator

We reached out to Andrzej Sapkowski, creator of The Witcher, to get his thoughts on the series and the fan resurgence it’s inspired.

Books & Comics Beth Elderkin Jan 27 '20

Crowd Funding Crew Claims It’s Made the World’s First IPS 240Hz 1440p Monitor

Instead of simply releasing devices and hoping that people like them, Eve relies on its community to help design its products—sourcing feedback and ideas from the company’s forums. A few years ago, Eve used this method to create the V, a Surface Pro clone with interesting specs, and now Eve is back in 2020 to…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford Jan 27 '20

Patent Hints Apple May Be Cooking Up a Curvy Glass iMac

The iMac is due for a redesign, and a recent Apple patent hints at an all-in-one desktop made from a single sheet of curved glass. Interestingly, the patent also accounts for potentially built-in keyboards and touchpads, and also the possibility of using the device as a display dock for a MacBook. The patent was originally…

Tech News Victoria Song Jan 27 '20

This Live-Action Toy Story 3 Remake Made By Teens Puts My Own Teen Accomplishments to Shame

Think back to your greatest childhood accomplishment, was it making a pot holder out of popsicle sticks? Or maybe beating Super Mario Bros. in a single afternoon? Impressive feats, but Morgan and Mason McGrew spent eight entire years of their childhood using a combination of stop-motion and live-action footage to recreate Toy Story 3. It’s…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jan 27 '20

My Normal Bed Seems Barbaric After Sleeping on This Temperature-Controlled Smart Mattress

Temperature is one of the most critical things when it comes to getting a good night’s sleep. Too hot and you’re sweating under the covers constantly searching for the cool side of the pillow (and failing). Too cold and you spend hours shivering and waiting for the icy specter of sleep to consume your body.…

Home Entertainment & Smart Home Sam Rutherford Jan 27 '20

David Ramsey Teases Some Fan-Favorite Diggle Theories for Arrow‘s Series Finale

Jim Carrey says he’d be open to a new Mask film, depending on who got attached. Blurry new art teases Richard Madden’s Eternals look. Meet Mulan’s villains in some new character posters. Plus, what’s to come on Batwoman and Supergirl, and a new clip from the Sonic the Hedgehog movie. Spoilers get! The Mask During…

Television James Whitbrook Jan 27 '20

Which Religion Is Friendliest to the Idea of Aliens?

In the annals of most world religions, a quick walk-on from an alien would not, at least on the surface, seem particularly strange. Unusual occurrences are kind of key to the whole enterprise. And adherents of both camps—UFO-watchers and the religious—know what it means to believe in the face of long odds. Should a member…

Tech News Daniel Kolitz Jan 27 '20

Second Disney Park Closes As Coronavirus Death Toll Rises to 81 With Over 2,800 Sick

Hong Kong Disneyland closed indefinitely on Sunday, becoming the second Disney theme park in Asia to shutter its gates in response to a SARS-like virus, which has killed 81 people and sickened roughly 3,000 worldwide. “As a precautionary measure in line with prevention efforts taking place across Hong Kong, we are temporarily closing Hong Kong…

Tech News Matt Novak Jan 27 '20

More Than 350 Employees Risk Their Jobs to Call Out Amazon’s Climate Failures

Earlier this month, Amazon told employees to stop talking publicly about its inadequate climate plan or risk losing their jobs. In response, 350 employees took to Amazon Employees for Climate Justice’s (AECJ) Medium page on Sunday evening to lay out why Amazon should beef up its climate plan and what the stakes are in an…

Climate Change Brian Kahn Jan 26 '20

Doomsday Clocks, Particle Physics Quandaries, and a Talking Mummy: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

Give yourself a pat on the back, folks, because we’ve almost made it through the first month of 2020. For those of you still grinding hard at your New Year’s resolutions, congratulations! As for those of you who’ve already flung yourself hurdling off the wagon, you’re still just as valid and lovely and tomorrow’s always…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Jan 26 '20

Here’s a First Look at Google’s Version of AirDrop for Android

Apple’s AirDrop, the feature that lets iOS users seamlessly transfer files across the company’s devices, has been the envy of Android users for a while. Don’t worry: Google listened, and is working on its own version of AirDrop called Nearby Sharing. Although the feature hasn’t been released yet, we now have an idea of what…

Tech News Jody Serrano Jan 26 '20

The Star Wars Resistance Finale Was the Perfect Ending to an Imperfect Show

And just like that, it was over. Star Wars Resistance ended its two-season run Sunday night with an hour-long finale called “The Escape.” It was a rousing, entertaining, emotional episode that tied up the season’s main storylines in a very satisfying fashion. It was also, in a way, the ultimate episode of Star Wars Resistance.…

io9 Germain Lussier Jan 26 '20

Motorola: Don’t Panic. Your Razr’s ‘Bumps and Lumps’ Are Normal

Motorola released a whole slew of YouTube videos Sunday about its new Razr, a revamped throwback to its mid-2000s flip phone of the same name, in celebration of the phone’s pre-order launch. But with them came a disclaimer about the foldable phone: “Screen is made to bend; bumps and lumps are normal.” Pre-sales became available…

Gadgets Alyse Stanley Jan 26 '20

Jeri Ryan and Sir Patrick Stewart Discuss the Legacy of Star Trek, Spandex, and Being Memes

Nerd fame is a strange thing. The sheer passion with which people relate to you, or to something you’ve created, is a lot to handle, even for the most seasoned actor or creator. For the cast of a phenomenon like Star Trek, it must be even more overwhelming. That intensity is part of what makes…

io9 Julie Muncy Jan 26 '20

For Your Convenience, a Doctor Who Spoiler Discussion Zone

Doctor Who’s “Fugitive of the Judoon” has aired in the UK. For those of you who’ve watched, here’s your chance to discuss it! For those who haven’t, a big ol’ spoiler warning. We will, of course, have our usual recap up tomorrow but considering the Doctor Who twitter account warned us something big was coming…

io9 Jill Pantozzi Jan 26 '20

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina‘s Showrunner Sheds Some Light on Those Last-Minute Twists

The third season of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is now available for streaming, and if you devoured it in one big magical gulp you might be a bit perplexed by some of what happened. It’s a twisty mystical world of teen witches and hell legions, and this show’s storytelling has never been straightforward. In particular,…

io9 Julie Muncy Jan 26 '20

Treasury Secretary’s Wife (Briefly) Sides With Greta Thunberg After His Economics Degree Jab

Well, this is awkward . . . It seems U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s wife isn’t on board with the whole “publically taunting a teen activist” shtick he pulled this week. On Saturday, his wife, Louise Linton, voiced support for climate activist Greta Thunberg in a quickly deleted Instagram post just days after Mnuchin dismissed…

Climate Change Alyse Stanley Jan 26 '20

Facebook Gives Unintelligible Response to Jeff Bezos Hack, Deciding to Blame iOS

The news that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman personally sent malware to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, which led to the compromise of massive amounts of data from Bezos’ phone, has taken the tech world by storm. While the spotlight has been focused on the plot’s outlandishness, in recent days the attention has shifted to…

Social Media Jody Serrano Jan 26 '20

Aspiring King Arthur Rips Disneyland’s Excalibur From Its Stone, Breaks It Immediately

Disneyland’s Excalibur attraction, featuring the famed kingly sword in an anvil, is normally a chance for the park’s visitors to be reminded of The Sword in the Stone. You know, the way-underrated Disney version of the Arthur story, where the chosen one gets to pull the sword out and proceed on his way to the…

Movies Julie Muncy Jan 26 '20

This Behind-the-Scenes Featurette Explores the Raw, Jovial Energy of Birds of Prey

The Harley Quinn-led Birds of Prey looks like so much fun. From the colors to the characters, to the sheer bursting energy that each released bit of footage has had, the whole package seems like a much more interesting space to occupy than most other glimpses of the DC Universe we’ve gotten on film. In…

Movies Julie Muncy Jan 26 '20

‘I Do Not Like Working Too Hard or Too Long’: A Refreshingly Honest Talk With The Witcher’s Creator

Crowd Funding Crew Claims It’s Made the World’s First IPS 240Hz 1440p Monitor

Patent Hints Apple May Be Cooking Up a Curvy Glass iMac

This Live-Action Toy Story 3 Remake Made By Teens Puts My Own Teen Accomplishments to Shame

My Normal Bed Seems Barbaric After Sleeping on This Temperature-Controlled Smart Mattress

David Ramsey Teases Some Fan-Favorite Diggle Theories for Arrow‘s Series Finale

Which Religion Is Friendliest to the Idea of Aliens?

Second Disney Park Closes As Coronavirus Death Toll Rises to 81 With Over 2,800 Sick

More Than 350 Employees Risk Their Jobs to Call Out Amazon’s Climate Failures

Doomsday Clocks, Particle Physics Quandaries, and a Talking Mummy: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

Here’s a First Look at Google’s Version of AirDrop for Android

The Star Wars Resistance Finale Was the Perfect Ending to an Imperfect Show

Motorola: Don’t Panic. Your Razr’s ‘Bumps and Lumps’ Are Normal

Jeri Ryan and Sir Patrick Stewart Discuss the Legacy of Star Trek, Spandex, and Being Memes

For Your Convenience, a Doctor Who Spoiler Discussion Zone

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina‘s Showrunner Sheds Some Light on Those Last-Minute Twists

Treasury Secretary’s Wife (Briefly) Sides With Greta Thunberg After His Economics Degree Jab

Facebook Gives Unintelligible Response to Jeff Bezos Hack, Deciding to Blame iOS

Aspiring King Arthur Rips Disneyland’s Excalibur From Its Stone, Breaks It Immediately

This Behind-the-Scenes Featurette Explores the Raw, Jovial Energy of Birds of Prey

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