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Grammy Voters Forced to Figure Out Which Stranger Things Soundtrack Is Better

Stranger Things got two Emmy nominations this morning, both in the same category: Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media. Poor Stranger Things is going to split the vote against itself, isn’t it? Stranger Things did have a great score, but it also had so much of one that it was released in two volumes. Both…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

7 More Viral Photos That Are Totally Fake

We live in an age of fakes. But it seems that all those fake stories and photos that we see swirling around the internet are somehow getting even worse. Did you hear about the guy who brought a gun to a DC pizza shop because of a conspiracy theory he read online? Yes, the internet’s…

Tech News Matt Novak

RIP Peter Vaughan, Game of Thrones‘ Aemon Targaryen

Peter Vaughan, known to many for his role as Maester Aemon in the first five seasons of Game of Thrones, has passed away at the age of 93. Best known in the UK before his Thrones role as the villainous Harry Grout in the prison sitcom Porridge, Vaughan’s five-season stint at the Maester of the…

io9 James Whitbrook

Which Emotions Are the Most Contagious?

Welcome back to Giz Asks, a series where we ask experts hard questions about science, technology, and humanity’s future. Today, we’re wondering which emotions are the most communicable, for humans and for other animals. We’re all intuitively aware that feelings can be contagious. Your grumpy friend always makes you upset. Your neighbor’s giggly baby can…

Tech News Sophie Weiner

Samsung Catches a Break for Once

Back in 2011, Apple called Samsung a bunch of no-good, phone-stealing copycats (legally speaking,) demanding nearly $1 billion. Fast forward five years and the South Korean electronics giant that’s now best known for producing pocket-sized explosives got what appears to be a lucky break from the highest court in the nation. The Supreme Court ruled…

Tech News Avery Ellis

Rogue One‘s Riz Ahmed on Playing an ‘Average Joe’ in the Star Wars Universe

At the Rogue One: A Star Wars Story press event this weekend, we got a chance to talk with Riz Ahmed, who plays Bodhi Rook, a skilled pilot who leaves his gig with the Empire to join the Rebellion for reasons we learn early in the film (but won’t spoil here). Soon he becomes involved…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

Grass Printer Turns Your Overgrown Lawn Into Art

Mowing the lawn ranks among the least enjoyable chores for a homeowner. But you can appease the neighbors who won’t stop complaining about your unkempt yard with this Grassffiti machine that grooms different designs into the surface of your lawn. Created by designer Yuta Sugiura, who you might also remember as the inventor of this…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Everything We Learned on the Explosion-Filled Set of Transformers: The Last Knight

All the stories you’ve heard about a Michael Bay film set are true. It’s fast, loud, intense and frankly, it’s kind of amazing. Six cameras shoot simultaneously, ranging from 2D to IMAX 3D. Dozens of real Navy SEALS pour out of a crashed ship. Hundreds of live rounds are being fired. Several massive explosions go…

io9 Germain Lussier

Watch Emma Watson Get Trapped by Silicon Valley’s Claws in The Circle

The new trailer for The Circle just dropped, and boy, the kings of Silicon Valley are not going to be pleased. The film, based on Dave Eggers’ 2013 dystopian novel of the same name, tells the story of Emma Watson’s Mae Holland, who goes to work for a mysterious and powerful Silicon Valley company called—you…

Tech News Sophie Kleeman

This Tiny Gaming Console Can Play Retro Games From 28 Different Systems

Aside from the pointlessly short controller cables, the only other complaint we have with Nintendo’s NES Classic Edition is that it only comes with 30 classic games. There are so many classic consoles and retro titles to choose from, which is why the RetroEngine Sigma might be a better alternative since it promises to emulate…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Please Caption This New Iron Fist Picture

Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve got new pictures from Netflix’s Iron Fist series, but this one of Danny Rand being a bit of a goof is the best one, so have at it with your silliest caption. IGN has a new batch of stills from the show, including the above, as well as new shots of…

Television James Whitbrook

NASA Is Building a $127 Million Space Mechanic

You would never buy a hundred million-dollar computer without a repair plan, but that’s exactly what NASA does when it sends costly satellites into space. To ensure that its prized eyes-in-the-sky don’t become the solar system’s most expensive e-waste, the space agency is now building a robot capable of repairing and refueling satellites in orbit.…

Space & Spaceflight Maddie Stone

Trump Bitches About Air Force One Upgrade He Won’t Get to Enjoy, Lies About Costs [Updated]

President-elect Donald Trump woke up from a Big Mac-induced coma this morning to send off a tweet about Air Force One. Big Donny says the latest versions of the Air Force One being built by Boeing have become too expensive, and that the order should be canceled. It’s worth wondering if Trump actually wants to…

Tech News William Turton

The DJI Mavic Pro Is So Close to Terrific

When the Mavic Pro arrived in our offices, the reaction was unanimous: holy shit, it’s small. The folding drone is roughly the size and weight of a hefty Italian sandwich. This compact form factor, I’d come to learn, is a blessing and a curse for the Mavic Pro—emphasis on the blessing. Let’s get one thing…

Reviews Adam Clark Estes

This Rogue One Mystery May Have a Very Cool Solution

Ever since we first saw footage from Rogue One, we’ve wondered about that one mysterious shot of a kneeling hooded figure in front of a mysterious, foggy tube. Who’s the figure? What’s inside the tube? Well, a seemingly innocuous featurette for the movie might have provided the answer. https://gizmodo.com/every-cool-detail-we-spotted-in-the-rogue-one-a-star-w-1769606654 Yesterday, as part of a bevy…

io9 James Whitbrook

iPhone 6s Shutdown Issue Might Be Bigger Than Apple Thought

Buried in Monday’s support update on iPhone 6S shutdowns was the news that that the problem might be more widespread than we thought. First, some background. Back in November, a consumer protection group in China asked Apple to investigate problems with random shutdowns affecting the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6S. After looking into it, Apple…

Tech News Christina Warren

Tim Cook: The Apple Watch Is Fine

Back in October, it seemed like the smartwatch, specifically Apple’s variant, was as close to dead as a product selling over a million units can be. Market intelligence firm IDC reported that smartwatch sales were down across the board with the Apple Watch seeing a 71.6 percent decline since last year. In a massive understatement…

Tech News Alex Cranz

The Flash Set Pictures Tease a Huge Fight and Yet Another New Speedster

Chandler Riggs talks about his future on The Walking Dead. A character from the Star Wars prequels appears in new footage from Rogue One. Vin Diesel has hopes for a Rocket and Groot team-up movie. Plus, Alan Tudyk talks Frozen 2, a new clip from tonight’s Agents of SHIELD, and your first tiny glimpse of…

Television James Whitbrook

How to Use Gmail’s Labels To Keep Your Inbox Neat and Tidy

Labels are Gmail’s secret weapon that let you organize your inbox on your own terms. Once they’re set up, they do most of your message processing automatically and make it easier to skim through your inbox. If you’re not using labels in Gmail yet—or not using them with any kind of method—here are 6 ways…

Gadgets David Nield

Watching This Multi-Armed Feather Star Swimming Freaks Me Out

The ocean is chock full of incredibly weird creatures that couldn’t possibly exist anywhere but under the sea. Like the crinoid, more commonly known as the feather star, which uses countless flapping arms to propel itself through the water—but that’s not the weirdest part. Apparently crinoids also use all of those arms to feed itself.…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski

Grammy Voters Forced to Figure Out Which Stranger Things Soundtrack Is Better

7 More Viral Photos That Are Totally Fake

RIP Peter Vaughan, Game of Thrones‘ Aemon Targaryen

Which Emotions Are the Most Contagious?

Samsung Catches a Break for Once

Rogue One‘s Riz Ahmed on Playing an ‘Average Joe’ in the Star Wars Universe

Grass Printer Turns Your Overgrown Lawn Into Art

Everything We Learned on the Explosion-Filled Set of Transformers: The Last Knight

Watch Emma Watson Get Trapped by Silicon Valley’s Claws in The Circle

This Tiny Gaming Console Can Play Retro Games From 28 Different Systems

Please Caption This New Iron Fist Picture

NASA Is Building a $127 Million Space Mechanic

Trump Bitches About Air Force One Upgrade He Won’t Get to Enjoy, Lies About Costs [Updated]

The DJI Mavic Pro Is So Close to Terrific

This Rogue One Mystery May Have a Very Cool Solution

iPhone 6s Shutdown Issue Might Be Bigger Than Apple Thought

Tim Cook: The Apple Watch Is Fine

The Flash Set Pictures Tease a Huge Fight and Yet Another New Speedster

How to Use Gmail’s Labels To Keep Your Inbox Neat and Tidy

Watching This Multi-Armed Feather Star Swimming Freaks Me Out

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