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How Patrón Uses Big-Ass Rocks to Make Delicious Tequila

When Patrón invited me to their distillery in Mexico last month, I was hesitant. I didn’t think I’d see anything new. I’d heard the company talk up its centuries-old “tahona” method of production, but wrote it off as yet another brand trying to get in on the craft distilling trend. But I agreed to go…

Tech News Brent Rose Jun 5 '15

Seaweeds Only Smell Because They’re Trying To Attract Sperm

You know that characteristic funky seaweed smell? It isn’t a by-product of the plant’s metabolism or environment. It’s a scent manufactured by seaweed for one reason only; to lure the sperm of a mate. When you sniff dried seaweed, or when you add regular seaweed to a dish, you notice a pungent green scent. The…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Jun 5 '15

Robot arm beats a master swordsman at slicing things

It’s a totally unfair fight since this Yaskawa Bushido industrial robot arm basically stole all of master swordsman Isao Machii’s moves and is not human, so it can be programmed and won’t get tired, but it’s really fun to see man vs machine swinging swords to see who can slice things best with diagonal cuts,…

Sploid Casey Chan Jun 5 '15

Google Will Now Tell You When Its Driverless Cars Crash

Last month, a vehicle rear-ended one of Google’s self-driving cars at a Mountain View intersection. No one was hurt, but Google didn’t exactly broadcast the news to the public. Now, anyone will be able to download monthly reports about where the cars are and what they’re doing, thanks to a new transparency initiative from Google.…

Tech News Alissa Walker Jun 5 '15

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The io9 Guide to Doctor Who

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Television James Whitbrook Jun 5 '15

Peer Out The Window Of A Rocket Returning To Earth

What does it look like when one of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets falls back to Earth? Here’s the view of our gorgeous planet captured during the uncontrolled tumble to reentry. The coolest thing about the Falcon 9R rockets is hidden in the name — that R stands for “reusable,” an ambitious if not-quite-yet-proven attempt to…

Tech News Mika McKinnon Jun 5 '15

Mark Duplass Is The World’s Most Alarmingly Manic Host In Creep Trailer

Mark Duplass and first-time director Patrick Brice co-wrote and co-star in Creep, a psychological thriller about a videographer who’s hired to document a dying man’s life for his yet-to-be-born child. Or so he thinks, until the man’s behavior starts to get ever-more erratic and terrifying. Creep, which is produced by horror guru du jour Jason…

Trailers Cheryl Eddy Jun 5 '15

These North Korean Propaganda Videos Are Downright Fascinating

Naturally, we can’t trust propaganda videos to give us a sense of life inside another country — especially when that country is North Korea. But what these videos do show us is what the North Korean government wants to communicate to its citizens — about everything from its military prowess to shopping. Shopping is easy…

io9 Vincze Miklós Jun 5 '15

You’re Way Less Apathetic About Privacy Than You Realize

I have heard people use every kind of wording – from offhand quip to nine-part rococo longread – to say “we’ve all given up our privacy and nobody cares.” It’s the worst kind of knee-jerk cynicism, especially because it’s probably untrue. Yesterday in the New York Times, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden wrote about how much…

Privacy & Security Annalee Newitz Jun 5 '15

Classic Movie Posters Redrawn As Vintage Album Covers

Admit it: You know you want to hear that B-side cover version of Obi-Wan Ob-Li-Da live. Commenter poorfishy made (and then shared with us) these TV and movie posters, inspired by classic rock album covers. It’s what would happen if you put the vinyl sleeves from The Beatles, Duran Duran, The Who, Olivia Newton John,…

Movies Ria Misra Jun 5 '15

The World’s First 10K TV Is Here. But Why?

See that up there? That’s the world’s first 10K television. You can’t buy it. Chinese display manufacturer BOE made the 82-inch screen just for the bragging rights (first!). That’s okay, though—there’s absolutely no reason to own a 10K TV right now. Think about it: how much content is there for 4K TVs right now? Not…

Television Sean Buckley Jun 5 '15

Mad Max: Fury Road without the special effects is still awesome

Most movies, especially big blockbuster action movies, look embarrassingly awkward when you strip away the CGI and special effects and expose it in real life. It’s because so much is fake these days! Not Mad Max: Fury Road though. That movie’s action sequences still look so bad ass in real life. Check it out. Be…

Sploid Casey Chan Jun 5 '15

Microsoft Built a Cable Box Killer. Then They Killed It.

Last month, Microsoft confirmed that Windows Media Center would not be included in Windows 10. It was not a surprise, because almost no one uses Windows Media Center (it was only available as a paid add-on in Windows 8). But it is a shame, because Windows Media Center might be the best DVR software out…

Tech News Alex Pareene Jun 5 '15

The Original Star Wars Saga Is Getting “Re-Imagined” In Three New Novels

Now, now, put down your space-pitchforks and stop having flashbacks back to the special editions; it’s not that bad. Three writers are returning to the original Star Wars trilogy to retell those well-worn stories through the eyes of the characters that experienced them — and it sounds like it could be a cool idea. Disney…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Jun 5 '15

Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

Welcome to Apps of the Week, where we take a look at the latest smartphone software that makes us oh-so-glad to be living in the 21st century. We’ve got apps to challenge your email allegiances, bring smarts to your photo library, and a new voice assistant that looks to challenge the Siris and Cortanas of…

Tech News Darren Orf Jun 5 '15

The Science Fiction And Fantasy Books Everyone’s Talking About In June

Looking for some awesome beach reads? Science fiction and fantasy have you covered. There’s a new Shannara book, a brand new Laurell K. Hamilton, and an Alistair Reynolds novella. Plus Scalzi’s next Old Man’s War book, and Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter’s Long Utopia. Here are all the books you can’t miss in June! The…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Jun 5 '15

Can’t Code? This iPad App Will Easily Let You Make Your Own Video Game

There’s no shortage of nit-picking gamers who feel they could easily make better video games than what’s being released every week. And thanks to a new iPad app called Toy Engine, they can put their money where their mouths are and design their own side-scrolling video game, even if they’ve never written a single line…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jun 5 '15

A Parody Horror Trailer About A Drone That Becomes Self-Aware—And Kills

The Drone isn’t a real movie, but it’s probably only a matter of time before someone makes a horror film about a hobbyist’s quadcopter that develops a will of its own and starts terrorizing its human owners. Of course, military drones can be scary business, but The Drone is silly, imagining one of those little…

io9 Lauren Davis Jun 5 '15

Get a Sneak Peek at XKCD Creator Randall Munroe’s New Book

We’re big fans of xkcd here at Gizmodo (who isn’t?), and also of learnin’ about things, so we’re pretty excited for Randall Munroe’s upcoming book of explainer drawings, THING EXPLAINER: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words. We’ve got a sneak peek for you, below. The book is a series of annotated blueprints that explain everything from…

Space & Spaceflight Meg Neal Jun 5 '15

This Is The Gear That Took Me To Southeast Asia

What clothes, gadgets, and backpack does a photographer and writer for an adventure travel site rely on when he’s going to Asia and traveling light? This is my pared down adventure-storytelling kit, and how it performed. I spent nearly eight months adventuring around the globe. The second half of my trip took place in Nepal…

Tech News Chris Brinlee Jr Jun 5 '15

How Patrón Uses Big-Ass Rocks to Make Delicious Tequila

Seaweeds Only Smell Because They’re Trying To Attract Sperm

Robot arm beats a master swordsman at slicing things

Google Will Now Tell You When Its Driverless Cars Crash

The io9 Guide to Doctor Who

Peer Out The Window Of A Rocket Returning To Earth

Mark Duplass Is The World’s Most Alarmingly Manic Host In Creep Trailer

These North Korean Propaganda Videos Are Downright Fascinating

You’re Way Less Apathetic About Privacy Than You Realize

Classic Movie Posters Redrawn As Vintage Album Covers

The World’s First 10K TV Is Here. But Why?

Mad Max: Fury Road without the special effects is still awesome

Microsoft Built a Cable Box Killer. Then They Killed It.

The Original Star Wars Saga Is Getting “Re-Imagined” In Three New Novels

Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

The Science Fiction And Fantasy Books Everyone’s Talking About In June

Can’t Code? This iPad App Will Easily Let You Make Your Own Video Game

A Parody Horror Trailer About A Drone That Becomes Self-Aware—And Kills

Get a Sneak Peek at XKCD Creator Randall Munroe’s New Book

This Is The Gear That Took Me To Southeast Asia

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