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This Entire Website Is One Fascinating And Dead Simple Optical Illusion

Ah the power of simple black lines. When a sheet of black lines is dragged over a still image, the images will suddenly appear to move: Pac-Man opens his mouth, gears turn, balls fall. Slow Scroll → Have Fun is a single brilliant site that harnesses the power of your mouse to tickle your eyeballs.…

Tech News Sarah Zhang

I honestly thought this Return of the Jedi scene was real all my life

I keep getting my dreams shattered. When I was a kid I thought the Rebel Alliance hangar could have been a real stage but it was just one of many matte paintings, an example of ILM’s visual sorcery. But the scene of the Emperor coming to the Death Star? I was absolutely, 100-percent convinced that…

Sploid Jesus Diaz

VIZIO 4K Drops Under $1000, 15% off Fitbits, and more Deals

Want to make all of your friends jealous by being the first one with a 4K TV? This 55″ VIZIO is only $1000 (or $980 for Prime members), and has solid reviews. It also includes your standard suite of Smart TV apps, which we only mention because the Netflix app allows you to stream Netflix’s…

Tech News Shep McAllister

TSCC Seasons for $11, Planet of the Apes Classics, and More Deals

If you want to re-live the surprisingly good Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, both seasons are only $11 each today. [Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Seasons, $11] All five original movies for $20. [ Planet of the Apes Legacy Collection, $20] Speaking of multi-movie packs, here’s four Indiana Jones films in one box, plus a…

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Use #Homescreen to Discover New iOS Apps

We’ve written before about the ways in which you can find the best apps for your mobile devices, and there’s a new tool we’d like to add to the list: #Homescreen takes a look at the apps you already have installed and recommends new ones, based on other users like you. Here’s how to use…

Gadgets David Nield

The 12 Best Villain Voices Of All Time

Whenever people discuss the greatest bad guys of all time, they usually go by evil deeds, or powers, or how many spikes are on their outfits. But what about their voices? Would anyone be scared of Voldemort if he sounded like Gilbert Gottfried? Of course not! So let’s celebrate the people who make bad sound…

io9 Rob Bricken

Crowdfund An Exploration Of Lovecraftian Science And More!

This week’s look at all things Crowdfunding offers everything you could want – well, probably not, but it’s still got a deep dive into the science of H.P. Lovecraft, awesome tabletop accessories, Robot comics and a year of classic horror movies! Let’s check it out. Header Image credit: Toolbox BattleHex This nifty set of Hex-based…

Tech News James Whitbrook

How To Take Care of Your Headphones the Right Way

Headphones or earphones or whatever listening apparatus you have access to are crucial to having music and staying sane, so it’s important that you treat them with the care and respect that they deserve. Keeping them in top condition is good for both your hygiene and the audio fidelity, so we’ve put together a variety…

Gadgets David Nield

I Love CES Again

This was my seventh year I’ve covered CES, and after the first day on the show floor I was ready to wash my hands of the whole spectacle for good. Then I went to the Sands, and all of a sudden I never wanted to leave. My very first CES was an amazing experience. Walking…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Report: Earth’s Fossil Fuel Reserves Need To Stay In The Ground

A study published in this week’s issue of Nature is the first to identify the quantity and geographical distribution of fossil fuels that must remain unused in order to keep global temperature rise below 2°C. Write study authors Christophe McGlade and Paul Ekins, both of University College London’s Institute for Sustainable Resources: Our results suggest…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

The “next Charlie Hebdo cover” that’s going viral is fake

You may have seen the magazine cover above, purported to be Charlie Hebdo’s next cover. “Urgently looking for six cartoonists,” the stark white-on-black text reads in French. But it’s not real. It’s a fake created by a satirical French TV show. Twelve people were brutally murdered at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday and…

Tech News Matt Novak

One perfect love story

Despite a million heartaches, I’m still a sucker for love-at-first-sight and love-against-all-odds stories. Kismet Diner is the perfect example: A waitress sings songs to a patron she has a crush on, but he always ignores her advances. Or does he? Watch it. I’m sure you’re going to like it—but get some Kleenex ready. (But don’t…

Sploid Jesus Diaz

NeverWet’s Clear Water-Repelling Spray: Less Magic, More Wet

When we tried the first iteration of Rustoleum’s seemingly magic, liquid-repelling spray, we were actually pretty damn impressed—water beading off toilet paper rolls! Now, though, NeverWet’s come out with a version that doesn’t leave a gross residue. And while this new NeverWet may indeed be less sticky, it is a hell of a lot more…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

Predestination Could Be The Greatest Time Travel Mindf-ck Ever Filmed

The time-travel thriller Predestination, is already gaining a cult status, and it’s easy to see why. This movie takes the most famous story about time paradoxes and elevates it to a great psychological study. And it features one of the most powerful performances we’ve seen in ages. Spoilers ahead… Predestination is very closely based on…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Panda Bear’s New Music Video Is The Trippiest Thing You’ll See All Day

Musical artist Panda Bear — a.k.a. Noah Lennox from Animal Collective — is renowned for creating some of the most daring and experimental electronic music today. His new animated video for “Boys Latin” captures these psychedelic moods perfectly. This track is a single from Panda Bear’s upcoming album, Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper. In…

io9 George Dvorsky

Crazy guy jumps off radio tower, opens parachute seconds before impact

I started to watch this video expecting a routine BASE jump, but no, it’s nothing routine. “JT Holmes follows Mark Broderick as he pushes the limits of base jumping with nine front flips on a tower,” says the description. Indeed. Broderick cut it so close that, for a moment there, I thought he was going…

Sploid Jesus Diaz

This Aim-Assisted Rifle Is Now Accurate Up to a Mile

Oh, what a difference two years make. The Precision-Guided Firearm (aka the Linux Gun) from TrackingPoint that blew many a mind at 2013’s CES is back and better than ever. And by “better” I mean able to hit a target traveling at 30 mph, 1,800 yards out. The Linux Gun, as you may remember, utilizes…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Wake Up To the Super Mario Bros. Theme With This Alarm Clock

Despite an absolutely tiny and almost unreadable LED display used for the actual clock, there’s nothing not to love about this Super Mario Bros. alarm clock that NCSX is soon selling for just $24. Available in either a Mario or Luigi sprite version, the question block cubes on the base are used to set the…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

The Army’s Biggest Tug Boat Can Haul an Entire Aircraft Carrier

Parking a 567-foot guided missile cruiser is tougher than it sounds. So when the Army’s largest ocean-going vessels need a helping hand squeezing into foreign ports, they call on the biggest and baddest tugboats in the armed forces: the MGen. Nathanael Greene-class large coastal tugs. There are currently six Nathanael Greene’s currently serving with the…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Spider-Man’s Giant Robot Just Became Official Marvel Comics Canon

If you’ve been reading Dan Slott’s Spider-Verse saga over at Marvel Comics, you know this “Crisis on Infinite Spider-Men” has combined pretty much taken every iteration of ol’ Web-head and joined them into one epic adventure. But one specific introduction has just blown my mind. In The Amazing Spider-Man #12, a group of Spider-heroes have…

io9 Rob Bricken

This Entire Website Is One Fascinating And Dead Simple Optical Illusion

I honestly thought this Return of the Jedi scene was real all my life

VIZIO 4K Drops Under $1000, 15% off Fitbits, and more Deals