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Preacher Is Finally Here and It’s Absolutely Been Worth the Wait

When the first things you see on a TV show about a preacher in Texas are the words “Outer Space,” you know you’re in for something special. And special is exactly what the first episode of AMC’s Preacher is. The long-awaited live-action adaptation of the 1995 comic series by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon done…

Television Germain Lussier May 23 '16

The Best Vape for Every Appetite

Why settle for a vape that can only handle oils, waxes, loose-leaf marijuana or e-liquids when one pen can do it all? Multimode pens are getting easy to find, and they’re quickly dropping down to double-digit prices. Problem is, a lot of these cannabis and tobacco-vaporizing devices perform like you bought them at a 99-cent…

Reviews Gizmodo Staff May 23 '16

Get All Your Web Apps in One Place with Taco

It’s all to easy for your digital life to become a sprawling, unmanageable mess as you keep tasks, notes, photos and files across multiple accounts—a problem that Taco is designed to tackle head on. It pipes in information from a huge range of online portals (from Evernote to Gmail) and lets you track them all…

Gadgets David Nield May 23 '16

Tons of Villainous Rumors For Spider-Man: Homecoming

Simon Kinberg teases the future of the X-Men movies. There are new clips from Alice Through the Looking Glass. HBO throws water on a crazy Game of Thrones rumor. Plus, Stephen Amell teases Arrow’s next villain, and Ron Perlman throws his hat into the ring for Deadpool 2. Spoilers Now! Spider-Man: Homecoming After apparently stepping…

Television James Whitbrook May 23 '16

Watch Beauty and the Beast Come to Life in the First Live-Action Teaser Trailer

There’s precious little in the first actual footage from Disney’s live-action version of Beauty and the Beast, but there’s a glimpse of Emma Watson as Belle and some mightily familiar sets and music. We also hear voices that sound like Cogsworth (Ian McKellan) and Lumiere (Ewan McGregor). Along with the reminder that this movie takes…

Trailers Katharine Trendacosta May 23 '16

This Tiny Patch Keeps Track of Your Heart and Body Chemistry at Once

This little device could one day replace your heart rate monitor. The researchers behind it claim that it’s the first flexible wearable device able to measure both electrical heart signals and biochemical markers while you work out. Developed by a team from the University of California San Diego, the device is able to record an…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 23 '16

Drone Catches Incredible 70-Shark Feeding Frenzy

This footage, captured above the appropriately named Shark Bay in Western Australia, shows what happens when 70 sharks come across a whale. It involves rather a lot of blood. The once-clear waters of the bay fill with plumes of blood as the tiger sharks chow down without mercy on the humpback whale. I can’t work…

Sploid Jamie Condliffe May 23 '16

Hypersonic Test Flight Reaches Mach 7.5

Fancy a flight at 5,710 mph? That’s exactly what the Hypersonic International Flight Research and Experimentation project has achieved with a test flight in Australia, demonstrating that scramjet technology can push the speed of a rocket up to Mach 7.5. During the tests, HIFiRE—a joint program between the US Department of Defense and Australian Defence…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 23 '16

India Just Launched an Adorable Mini Shuttle Into Space

India is joining the reusable space race. Its space agency has today launched a 22-foot space shuttle, that will be used test the country’s plans for creating a spacecraft that can be used multiple times. The 1.75-tonne un-manned spacecraft—known as Reusable Launch Vehicle—will travel to 43 miles above the Earth’s surface then descend back to…

Space & Spaceflight Jamie Condliffe May 23 '16

Oh God, Game of Thrones, What Have You Done

Just… just stop right now if you haven’t seen tonight’s episode of Game of Thrones. Everyone else, let’s talk about what just happened. Oh my god. OH. MY. GOD. Hold the door. That is all.

io9 Rob Bricken May 22 '16

ATM Skimming Malware Is Getting Scarier

In 2009, malware called “Skimer” surfaced and security firms took notice. Skimer is essentially malware that gives hackers full access to an ATM without needing to install any physical hardware, like a card skimmer. According to a new investigation by Kaspersky Lab, the malware is not only seems in use, but it’s also become more…

Tech News Carli Velocci May 22 '16

So You Want To Join The Empire: The Public and Safety

Over the course of this series, we’ve talked a lot about how to construct Stormtrooper Armor, but we haven’t talked a whole lot about what to do with it once you’re done. You might be itching to throw the costume on and share your love of Star Wars with the world, but there’s some things…

io9 Andrew Liptak May 22 '16

Did Dinosaurs Have Lips? One Paleontologist Thinks So

Filmmakers have come under fire before for inaccurate depictions of dinosaurs and for using outdated science. A University of Toronto Mississauga paleontologist has another possible discrepancy to add to that list: some dinosaurs may have had lips. Robert Reisz, who presented his findings at the Canadian Society of Vertebrate Paleontology on Friday, argues that while…

Tech News Carli Velocci May 22 '16

There’s a Stunning Amount of Precision Work In Alice’s Vorpal Blade

Man at Arms consistently wows us with the swords and weapons that they craft, whether it’s from blockbuster movies such as in The Hobbit series, or video games like Dark Souls III. This time, they’ve put together the Vorpal Blade from Alice: Madness Returns. The team has put together some huge weapons in the past:…

io9 Andrew Liptak May 22 '16

Your Fitbit Might Not Be As Accurate As You Would Think [Updated]

Fitbits are marketed as devices that can help track things such as your heart rate to better improve your lifestyle, but a new study commissioned by plaintiffs in a lawsuit shows that maybe they’re not as accurate as some would lead you to believe. The results of a study conducted by researchers at California State…

Tech News Carli Velocci May 22 '16

Google Maps Driving Mode Is Your Essential In-Car AI

You’re probably used to getting turn-by-turn directions to your next destination with Google Maps, but there’s also a pretty-well-hidden Driving Mode just for… well, driving. It alerts you to traffic problems, directs you to nearby gas pumps and stores, and is useful for those times when you already know your route or don’t even have…

Gadgets David Nield May 22 '16

Did a Tour Guide Accidentally Reveal the Identity of Batman v Superman‘s Robin?

During a Facebook Live interview earlier this week, Warner Brothers toured the new DC Universe: The Exhibit, and might have accidentally revealed the identity of Batman v Superman’s Robin. In the video, the tour guide takes viewers into the exhibit, and points off to the side, noting that the costumes on display are the ones…

Books & Comics Andrew Liptak May 22 '16

This Is How You Transport a 65,000-Pound Space Shuttle Fuel Tank Through a Crowded City

How long does it take to transport a 15-story long space shuttle fuel tank through Los Angeles? According to the trip one took yesterday, around 19 hours. The mission: To move ET-94, “the last flight-qualified external tank in existence,” to the California Science Center from Marina del Rey, where it had arrived by barge from…

Tech News Carli Velocci May 22 '16

Check Out The Incredible Art In The Folio Society’s New Edition of The Shining

We’ve really been enjoying The Folio Society’s special editions, and the incredible artwork that they’ve been including in each one. Their latest edition is Stephen King’s The Shining with illustrations from Edward Kinsella. Sheri Gee, the Folio Society’s art director, noted that she had come across Kinsella’s artwork as a judge an artist contest: “I…

Books & Comics Andrew Liptak May 22 '16

Use Your Siri Remote to Control Your Mac

The Apple TV brings with it a revamped, Siri-powered remote control to make it easier for you to jump between menus, navigate through content and beat your high score on Crossy Road. With a simple hack the remote can also be used to control your Mac OS X machine. Here’s how it’s done. Key to…

Gadgets David Nield May 22 '16

Preacher Is Finally Here and It’s Absolutely Been Worth the Wait

The Best Vape for Every Appetite

Get All Your Web Apps in One Place with Taco

Tons of Villainous Rumors For Spider-Man: Homecoming

Watch Beauty and the Beast Come to Life in the First Live-Action Teaser Trailer

This Tiny Patch Keeps Track of Your Heart and Body Chemistry at Once

Drone Catches Incredible 70-Shark Feeding Frenzy

Hypersonic Test Flight Reaches Mach 7.5

India Just Launched an Adorable Mini Shuttle Into Space

Oh God, Game of Thrones, What Have You Done

ATM Skimming Malware Is Getting Scarier

So You Want To Join The Empire: The Public and Safety

Did Dinosaurs Have Lips? One Paleontologist Thinks So

There’s a Stunning Amount of Precision Work In Alice’s Vorpal Blade

Your Fitbit Might Not Be As Accurate As You Would Think [Updated]

Google Maps Driving Mode Is Your Essential In-Car AI

Did a Tour Guide Accidentally Reveal the Identity of Batman v Superman‘s Robin?

This Is How You Transport a 65,000-Pound Space Shuttle Fuel Tank Through a Crowded City

Check Out The Incredible Art In The Folio Society’s New Edition of The Shining

Use Your Siri Remote to Control Your Mac

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