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The Most Disappointing Gadgets of the Decade

For every major leap in technology, there have been plenty of face plants, ill-advised cash grabs, and just plan bad tech. So here are the gadgets and technology that absolutely screwed the pooch. As with our list of most innovative gadgets, you won’t find anything from 2019 on here. The year isn’t done yet, and…

Tech News Gizmodo Staff

Whoa: It’s a First Look at Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter’s Return in Bill & Ted Face the Music

The Keanu Renaissance continues with what might be his most excellent (and beardless) movie yet. Reeves and Alex Winter are back as the bodacious time traveling duo in Bill & Ted Face the Music—and now we’ve got our first look at them facing that musc. Entertainment Weekly has unveiled the first look at the Wyld…

Movies Beth Elderkin

Scientists Reconstruct ‘Lola’ After Finding Her DNA in 5,700-Year-Old ‘Chewing Gum’

Scientists in Denmark have squeaked out an entire human genome from a prehistoric piece of “chewing gum.” Made from birch tar, the 5,700-year-old gum also contained evidence of diet and disease and is providing a remarkable snapshot of life during the early Neolithic. Lola was a Neolithic female who lived in Denmark some 5,700 years…

Human History George Dvorsky

This New HP Laptop Is a Pretty (and Potent) Little Package

The previous iteration of HP’s premium convertibles did nearly everything right. They had an eye-catching design, a wide range of components, solid build, you name it. But sadly, those highlights were often drowned out by a clunky touchpad experience that left people feeling frustrated. But now, HP has returned to fix the Spectre’s lingering issues…

Laptops Sam Rutherford

Lime Launches Weekly Scooter Subscription for Unlimited Unlocks

Lime is rolling out a weekly service that’ll likely help heavy users save a couple of bucks in unlock fees. The company announced the rollout of the new LimePass weekly subscription service Tuesday, adding that Lime users will be able to use it in the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand beginning today and in other…

Tech News Catie Keck

His Dark Materials Turns Things Around With an Intense (but Nonviolent) Bear Fight

You cannot trick a bear—unless your name is Lyra Belacqua, in which case you totally can. After a few disappointing episodes that left us concerned about the future of the series, His Dark Materials has shown that all it needed was a change in scenery, a renewed focus on its two young stars, and at…

io9 Beth Elderkin

Onward‘s New Trailer Gives Us Not One Great Quest, But Two

Julia Louis-Dreyfus as an elf mom with a sword approximately the same size as she is? Please, why is that not the focus of the movie instead of Chris Pratt and Tom Holland’s literal-half-dad road trip? Disney and Pixar just dropped a new trailer for Onward, the beloved animation studio’s next big fantasy epic—with the…

Trailers James Whitbrook

Image: Luke Ross, Rachelle Rosenberg, and Travis Lanham

The First WandaVision Set Pictures Give Us a Glimpse of Monica Rambeau

Kevin Feige is already hyping up Marvel’s next Avengers-level crossover. There’s potentially good news for Picard on the way. Taika Waititi pitches a bigger, bolder and brighter Thor movie for Love and Thunder. Plus, a few more snippets of The Rise of Skywalker footage, Rick and Morty’s New Year return, and Damian Wayne heads to…

Television James Whitbrook

Google Is Going to War Against Its Own Workers [Update]

At 19, Kathryn Spiers was hired on as one of the youngest Google security engineers in the company. Less than two years later, she’s been abruptly terminated for what she believes is her involvement in internal activism. Google’s firing of Spiers is the latest in a string of employee terminations apparently based on their internal…

Tech News Avery Ellis

Australian Journalists Forced to Broadcast Outside After Bushfire Smoke Triggers Fire Alarm Inside TV Studio

TV journalists for Australia’s ABC News went outside to deliver the 7pm broadcast in the capital city of Canberra today, but it wasn’t because the weather was pleasant. Bushfires near the city set off indoor smoke alarms at the TV studio and interrupted the evening broadcast. “The smoke alarm went off about half an hour…

Climate Change Matt Novak

The First (Spoiler-Free) Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Reactions Are Finally Here!

It’s almost here: The end of the Skywalker saga that began its stealthy takeover of pop culture all the way back in 1977, and has since changed both sci-fi and blockbuster movies forever. The Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker world premiere has just ended, and critics are sharing their (spoiler-free) reactions now! Here’s an initial…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

Defense Department, Army Units Post Glossy Photo of Nazi War Criminal to Facebook

Today in extremely bad decisions: The Department of Defense as well as the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division and XVIII Airborne Corps uploaded the same glossy, artificially colorized headshot of reviled war criminal and Waffen-SS officer Joachim Peiper to Facebook on Wednesday, the Daily Beast reported. The posts were ostensibly part of a series commemorating…

Tech News Tom McKay

Amazon Prohibits Marketplace Sellers From Using FedEx Ground on Prime Shipments

Amazon has barred third-party stores on its Marketplace platform from using FedEx ground or home shipping for Prime deliveries, the Wall Street Journal reported, saying that the company has performed poorly in getting packages to customers. In an email to sellers, the Journal wrote, Amazon said that the ban will continue “until the delivery performance…

Commerce Tom McKay

Rick and Morty Delivered One of Its Best Episodes Ever…Before Going on Hiatus Again

The Rick and Morty faithful know what it means to wait for new episodes—and are on familiar turf again, now that the first half of season four is over. This might be why the first five episodes leaned so hard into fan service. But they also elevated the show’s signature blend of juvenile humor and…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

Don’t Hold Your Breath for That Quentin Tarantino Star Trek Movie

The idea of a Quentin Tarantino Star Trek movie has had fans salivating for years, but it might be time to finally put the idea behind us. In an interview with Consequence of Sound, the director explained that, even if the studio doesn’t know it yet, he’s beginning to “steer away” from the franchise. “I…

Movies Germain Lussier

Boeing Halts 737 MAX Production

Boeing will halt production on its infamous 737 MAX plane nine months after authorities grounded the passenger airliner following crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia that took 346 lives. The Wall Street Journal first reported on Monday that the beleaguered aviation company has made the decision to temporarily suspend manufacturing of the aircraft in January. News…

Transportation Jennings Brown

I Tried to Watch a New Star Wars Clip in Fortnite, and Now I’m More Confused About Fortnite Than Ever

Fortnite is one of the biggest pop cultural entities on the planet. Millions of people across the world spawn into Epic’s battle royale survival game, dance their emotes, build their walls, and shoot people until only one of 100 still stands, every day. This past Saturday, they—and I among them—watched a brand new clip from…

Movies James Whitbrook

The Expanse’s Wes Chatham Went to Therapy to Understand Amos’s Trauma

The Expanse is a show full of plots and backstabbing, with characters who say one thing but do another. There is one exception: Amos Burton. Otherwise known as “Murder-Snuggles,” Amos is not one for platitudes, double-speak, or civility. He is tough and direct—often to a fault. He can come across as no-nonsense, or even disconnected…

io9 Beth Elderkin

The Best Illusions of the Year Will Have You Further Questioning the Reality You Live In

It’s hard not to look at the news every day and wonder if your life has somehow forked into an alternate reality or dimension than the one you were familiar with. Not helping the matter are the recently revealed best illusions of the year, including Frank Force’s winning Dual Axis Illusion which can look like…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

American Gods Has Lost Yet Another Key Character

What the hell is going on over at American Gods? Soon after Orlando Jones—a series standout who played fan-favorite Mr. Nancy—announced he’d been fired from the show, another American God actor confirmed he also would not be returning for season three: Mousa Kraish, a.k.a. the Jinn. In a message posted late yesterday, Kraish thanked the…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

The Most Disappointing Gadgets of the Decade

Whoa: It’s a First Look at Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter’s Return in Bill & Ted Face the Music

Scientists Reconstruct ‘Lola’ After Finding Her DNA in 5,700-Year-Old ‘Chewing Gum’

This New HP Laptop Is a Pretty (and Potent) Little Package

Lime Launches Weekly Scooter Subscription for Unlimited Unlocks

His Dark Materials Turns Things Around With an Intense (but Nonviolent) Bear Fight

Onward‘s New Trailer Gives Us Not One Great Quest, But Two

The First WandaVision Set Pictures Give Us a Glimpse of Monica Rambeau

Google Is Going to War Against Its Own Workers [Update]

Australian Journalists Forced to Broadcast Outside After Bushfire Smoke Triggers Fire Alarm Inside TV Studio

The First (Spoiler-Free) Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Reactions Are Finally Here!

Defense Department, Army Units Post Glossy Photo of Nazi War Criminal to Facebook

Amazon Prohibits Marketplace Sellers From Using FedEx Ground on Prime Shipments

Rick and Morty Delivered One of Its Best Episodes Ever…Before Going on Hiatus Again

Don’t Hold Your Breath for That Quentin Tarantino Star Trek Movie

Boeing Halts 737 MAX Production

I Tried to Watch a New Star Wars Clip in Fortnite, and Now I’m More Confused About Fortnite Than Ever

The Expanse’s Wes Chatham Went to Therapy to Understand Amos’s Trauma

The Best Illusions of the Year Will Have You Further Questioning the Reality You Live In

American Gods Has Lost Yet Another Key Character

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