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Agents of SHIELD’s Uneasy Alliances Are Just Betrayals Waiting To Happen

Last night’s episode of Agents of SHIELD was pretty much chock full of temporary, uncomfortable team-ups. And the best part? Placing bets on who’s going to betray whom first. It’s like a race! Spoilers ahead… So in “The Frenemy of My Enemy,” Coulson has to break the terrible news to Fitz that he’s decided to…

I can hear the sound of artillery firing in this photo of a Howitzer

I’m not a gun nut but I love badass machines and this photo of US Marines firing a howling M777 Howitzer is mechanical awesomeness dripping with badassery. I can almost hear the thumping blast of the Howitzer firing from just looking at the picture. It’s, yep, pretty badass. US Marines: Marines with 1st Battalion, 11th…

It took over a million bricks to build this gigantic Lego Hulkbuster

The odds of Lego turning this eight-foot-tall Iron Man Hulkbuster statue into a real set you can actually buy are about as slim as Avengers: Age of Ultron being a box office flop. But that’s because it was built using more than a million pieces of Lego which took six professional builders some 960 hours…

All The Reasons Why Batman Has Worn Crazy Power Armor

From The Dark Knight Returns to the recent trailer for Batman v. Superman to even the latest comics, Batman has a long history of evening the odds through a power suit. Here’s the complete rundown of all the how and whys in those times Batman has had to upgrade to power armor. https://gizmodo.com/watch-the-first-batman-v-superman-trailer-in-full-glor-1698584123 Spoiler Warning:…

Intel Compute Stick Review: Don’t Buy It

Who wants a cheap HDMI stick that can turn any TV into a full Windows computer? Everybody, right? That’s what we thought. Oh god were we wrong. When Intel announced the $150 Compute Stick at CES, we figured it could become the ultimate miniature PC for all kinds of people. Too bad it’s terrible. Theoretically,…

It’s No Hoverboard, But This Levitating Light Bulb Is Still a Neat Trick

Most of us have come to terms with the fact that we won’t be floating to work on a hoverboard anytime soon. But that doesn’t mean our lives have to be completely devoid of levitation. Not when Simon Morris is Kickstarting an amazing floating light bulb that actually lights up while it hovers above its…

Plastic Gears Reinforced With Carbon Fiber Could Replace Metal in Cars

Given the sheer amount of torque and power needed to propel a car that weighs thousands of pounds, you’d think that parts made from plastic would disintegrate in minutes. But researchers have developed a plastic gear reinforced with carbon fiber that’s strong enough to actually be used as a replacement for metal parts in a…

Star Trek 3 Will Be Titled Star Trek Beyond

Well, according to TrekMovie.com, who admittedly has a pretty good track record with Trek movie rumors. The title matches the volume-number-less installment of Star Trek Into Darkness, but seems to confirms the new Enterprise crew will finally be going on its five-year mission to explore strange new worlds, etc. This fits with what Simon Pegg,…

Video: A tribute to 120 years of movies (NSFW)

This video by Joris Faucon Grimaud basically covers the entire history of filmmaking. The clips stretch from 1895 to 2015 and include all the movies you watched as a kid and as a teen and as an adult and those films you didn’t see but know you should have seen just because you’re human. It’s…

Tesla’s Next Big Product Is Coming On April 30: Batteries

When Elon Musk makes his next big announcement later this month he won’t be joined by an electric car or a space-bound capsule. Tesla will finally be passing along details on its long-awaited batteries designed for home use, plus a “utility-scale” battery as well—both of which will likely be manufactured in its new Gigafactory in…

How Would You Fix The Entertainment Industry?

Through a series of bizarre occurrences, you have found yourself in charge of All Entertainment for the next five minutes. You have just enough time to issue one decree — to get a show made, to recast a role, to put someone new in charge, etc. Basically, you have one entertainment-themed wish. What is it?…

The Race to Build a Better Suit For Ebola Aid Workers 

It’s been more than a year since the deadliest ebola outbreak ever hit with full force in West Africa. And while the virus has retreated, the reckoning over the best approach to treat the inevitable next outbreak is only gaining speed. Lead image: AP Photo/Brynn Anderson. The debates ranges from the delivery of US-made military…

New Zeiss Lenses for Sony A7 Cameras Have OLED Displays for Some Reason

The new Zeiss Batis lenses are the first the German manufacturer designed specially for Sony’s awesome full-frame compact cameras. Their defining feature is an OLED display that replaces the old-school depth-of-field scale. Which is… neat? Finding a new way to communicate lens info is admirable because the old way is a little busted. But a…

How to Add (and Remove) Words From Your Google Docs Spell Checker

Google Docs comes with a very helpful integrated spell checker that stops you from making glaring errors in your reports and essays. It runs off your own personalized dictionary, so you can add and edit words that get the all-clear with a few mouse clicks. Here’s how to banish the dreaded red line from underneath…

Attention! “Postal Apocalypse” is moving from Wednesdays to Thursdays! So you’ll have to tune in tomorrow for your weekly dose of Postman-related wit/wisdom/nonsense. But this also means you have an extra day to email the Postman to ask about new movie trailers, Game of Thrones and other assorted nerdiness.

Dozens Of Dinosaur Eggs Unearthed By Chinese Road Workers

A construction crew working in Heyuan, China have stumbled upon a remarkable batch of fossilized dinosaur eggs. Of the 43 discovered, 19 remain completely intact. Located in Guangdong province, Heyuan is known as the “Home of the Dinosaurs.” Since 1996, some 17,000 fragments of fossilized dino eggs have been discovered in the area. The latest…

Blocking Game of Thrones Piracy Is Like Trying to Stop Winter Coming

Game of Thrones’ piracy problem gets even worse, Makerbot tries to bring 3D printing to everyone, and the bezel-less OPPO R7 leaks (and it looks amazing). BitStream is the news and rumors you missed in the last 24 hours. Everyone torrents Game of Thrones. You know it. I know it. HBO definitely knows it. In…

Clever short film is made completely with light paintings

Light painting is usually used to snazz up still photographs in an awesome ‘how they do that’ kind of way but this is even cooler. Darren Pearson made this entire video of moving light paintings by hand drawing over 1000 light paintings and capturing them with long exposure at night to create the effect as…

The original Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer is even better in Lego

In a little over a week, Avengers: Age of Ultron will hit movie theaters in North America. So now’s as good a time as any to revisit the original trailer that got us all excited for the sequel. But this time around you’ll definitely want to go with this Lego version instead that features the…

The Truth Behind That Familiar Narration In The Force Awakens Trailer

Marvel may be developing a TV show based on Kamala Khan’s Ms. Marvel. Joss Whedon talks about Edgar Wright leaving Ant-Man. Doctor Who unveils a new monster. Get a better look at Batman v. Superman’s new Batsuit. And a familiar face officially returns to X-Files. Behold, Spoilers! Top image: Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Star…