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This desert outpost is the most cheery place in space

Rod Gillies knows a thing or two about non-standard Lego construction techniques. I have really enjoyed some of his ultra micro-scale builds from the past, but his latest creation is not only super cute and happy, but building with very few exposed studs really hits home with me. You’re reading Leg Godt, the blog with…

There’s less Gears, more Bricks in these cool Steampunk Lego Creations

Love it or loathe it, Steampunk is an alluring aesthetic to turn to for creating wacky and wonderful looking inventions – and in this new book by Lego builder Guy Himber there’s plenty to enjoy, with not a superfluous cog in sight. There’s a lot of plastic bricks though. Header Image: The cover of the…

Grow a Miniature Winter Garden With This Hanging Terrarium Lamp

Winter is upon us, and so is the death of our outdoor plants. Polish design studio Lightovo want to help you preserve a little slice of your garden through the winter using its handblown glass lamp called Milo. Think of it as a hybrid terrarium and pendant lamp. The lamp fits just about any small…

The wait is over. Mailbox for OS X, the Dropbox-owned email client, has exited beta and is now open for anyone to try. [Mailbox App h/t The Verge]

How Much Would a Retina iMac Cost?

Rumorhas it that on Thursday, Apple will announce new iMacs with Retina displays. How much will this computer cost you? Logic dictates that all those extra pixels will add up to very pricey, but there’s reason to think it might not be as bad as you think. Let’s see what a little Apple history can…

Did you know you can build Lego ships inside bottles too?

The amount of dexterity and patience that it takes to construct a ship in a bottle has always been something that has fascinated me. I obviously love building Lego, but the thought of doing that inside of a bottle has never crossed my mind until today. Builder Bangooh has melded these two hobbies beautifully and…

Listen to Discussions with Animal Experts Each Week on The Wild Life

Monday is upon us once again … but thanks to The Wild Life, a new podcast hosted by io9 Animals Editor Jason G. Goldman and sponsored by Earth Touch, the most dreaded day of the week is about to get a little more interesting! On each episode of The Wild Life, I’ll be sitting down…

Scientists Are Creating the Coldest Cubic Meter in the Universe

It’s hard to describe exactly how cold the coldest cubic meter in the universe will be. Frozen to just a blip above absolute zero—the temperature at which atoms cannot even vibrate—the CUORE experiment will try to nail down a tiny number that has long eluded physicists: the mass of a neutrino. The CUORE detector, or…

Realistic Japanese doll dispenses drinks when you squeeze her breasts

Check out the latest hit at Japanese parties: $5,000 latex dolls that pour drinks from their nipples when you squeeze their boobs. It looks disturbing. What’s going to be next, Japan? Male and female android fountains wandering around parties serving drinks from their lower naughty bits? But of course. SPLOID is a new blog about…

There’s a 130-Year-Old Clock Embedded in a New York City Sidewalk

The next time you find yourself walking across the corner of Maiden Lane and Broadway in Lower Manhattan, remember to look down. In front of what used to be the William Barthman Jeweler is something unexpected: a working clock, embedded in the sidewalk like a precious gem. Installed in 1884, this clock stood as an…

New time-lapse technique bends the spacetime fabric

Photographer Julian Tryba sent us this crazy time-lapse of Boston which, actually, is not a time-lapse but a layer-lapse: The objects in each sequence—buildings, vehicles, the sky—run at different speeds and times than others. That’s because he has layered them, animating each layer separately. He explains how he did it: Traditional time-lapses are constrained by…

A Stunning Showcase Of The World’s First Artworks Made On Computers

Today, thanks to computer graphics and digital drawing tablets, we see tons of artwork that has been made with the help of a computer. Computers and art have long gone hand-in-hand, and here you can see some of the earliest pieces of computer-assisted art. Oscillon 40, by Ben Laposky, 1952. The artist used an oscilloscope…

How New York Comic Con has shown us a wonderful future for Comics

You hear it about Comic Cons every year – “It’s not about the comics any more”. Sure, the rise of alternate media at Comic Cons is a big thing, and NYCC 2014 was no exception – but this year more than ever recently, it also feels like it was about looking ahead to the bright…

This Chrome Extension Turns New Tabs Into Aerial Art

Want an easy way to liven up your day? Download the new Earth View from Google Mapsextension for Chrome. It shows you a striking new satellite image every time you open a new tab, and it’s delightful. There’s seriously nothing else to it. Once installed, instead of seeing the boring old white page and search…

Over The Garden Wall Preview Is Crushingly Charming And Batshit Insane

Stop what you are doing and watch this sneak peek of Cartoon Network’s new miniseries Over The Garden Wall. It is amazing. So amazing. It’s got all the charm and wonder of a classic children’s story melded perfectly with the strange modern comedy sense of today. Created by Patrick McHale (of Adventure Time fame) the…

Moto Hint Review: ​The First Bluetooth Headset I Wasn’t Ashamed to Wear

Bluetooth earpieces have always stuck out. I mean they’ve literally stuck out of your ear. Perhaps they’re not as much of a fashion faux pas as Google Glass, but there’s definitely a stigma about them. To combat the cyborg look, some wearable manufacturers are building smartwatches, but Motorola also has a backup plan: a tiny,…

Facebook Now Lets You Put Stickers in Comments Because Words Are Dead

You know Facebook stickers—the brighter, louder cousin of the common emoji that has thus far been relegated to the world of Messenger? All that’s about to change. Now, we can finally use Facebook stickersin comments to ambiguously say all the things that we’d rather not. Of course, you’ll only be able to insert the stickers…

Clickhole Skewers the Kids-React-to-Old-Tech Trope Perfectly

Present kids with old tech and see how they react—it’s an old trick we’ve seen YouTube’d to death. But just when you thought there was nothing left to squeeze out of it, the gag done got Clickholed. See kids react to a Boombox (with a recording of their parents fighting). Just watch. It’s perfect. [Clickhole…

After Humanity Has Been Destroyed, Robots Keep Fighting Our Final War

War manages to outlive humanity in this frightening short film. Even after humans have gone extinct, our automated war machines keep on fighting, even though the people who programmed their orders are long dead. CG animator Dima Fedotof made Fortress as a “cartoon parable,” imagining a war that echoes past humanity, and the life that…

These Are The 100 Most Interesting Geologic Spots In The British Isles

The United Kingdom and Ireland pack so many geologically fascinating locations in a small area, it’s hard to pick which ones are the most gorgeous, the most scientifically important, or even the most downright useful. Lucky for us, the Geological Society curated a list of the Top 100 Geosites. Top image: Giant’s Causeway tells a…