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Is Game of Thrones Finally Filming a Long-Awaited Scene From the Books?

More video from the Batman v. Superman set shows that something that brings the GCPD out in force. New TV spots for Interstellar provide more details on the film’s space travel. Plus major hints for Walking Dead, Once Upon a Time, Person of Interest and Gotham. Spoilers now! Top image: Game of Thrones Batman v.…

Windows 9 Rumor Roundup: Everything We Think We Know

Windows 8 has been limping through its existence for just about two years now, and despite the fact that its continual updates have improved it a fair bit, the numbers aren’t encouraging. Microsoft knows this, and the rumors surrounding Windows 9 show that it’s going to be a move back to more familiar territory. Update:…

No, this isn’t another golf ball from outer space. In fact, it’s a simulated image of the interior of a supermassive star weighing 55,500 times more than our Sun. It shows the inner core in which helium is converted into oxygen, powering various fluid instabilities as it goes. Read much more about it here. Image…

This is the most bizarre Simpsons’ couch gag ever

The Simpsons opened its 26th season with this surprisingly bizarre couch gag. Oscar-nominated animator and filmmaker Don Hertzfeldt asked himself what the Simpsons will look like in a very distant future. Well, this is what he came up with: SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook

A Stylish Water Filter You Don’t Have To Hide In the Fridge

Taking its design inspiration from the pour-over coffee setups that are so en vogue right now, KOR’s new Water Fall filtration system separates the actual filter from the vessel, letting you fill glasses, carafes, or bottles without ever having to carry the whole rig around. Unlike a Brita pitcher that can be heavy and hard…

Ebay Is Splitting PayPal Off as a Separate Company

Ebay has just announced that it’s to split PayPal off as an independent, publicly traded company in 2015. The separation—which will see PayPal spun off, tax-free, naturally—means that Ebay’s e-commerce business will be distinct from its PayPal payments unit. Devin Wenig, president of eBay Marketplaces, will become CEO of the new eBay, while American Express…

David Fincher Will Direct Season 1 of HBO’s Supernatural Thriller Utopia

In what is a pretty big commitment — destined to take up most of 2015 — David Fincher’s planning to direct every episode of HBO’s adaptation of the British series Utopia. Assuming that HBO’s Utopia is a close adaptation of the original UK show, it’ll follow a group of people who have a cult graphic…

Basis Peak: A Powerful Fitness Tracker With Smartwatch Envy

From the very beginning, the Basis Band wanted to do more than the Fitbit and Nike competition. With high-tech sensors designed to monitor your heart rate and sweat levels — not just your flailing arms — it was one of the first, best activity trackers on the market. It was also an ugly little cretin,…

Could a Simple Pill Make You Mentally Stronger?

Camp Mackall, North Carolina, is home to the US Army’s ‘survival school’. Here, soldiers take part in survival, evasion, resistance and escape (SERE) training. This is among the toughest of all US military training programmes. Take the resistance component. At a mock prisoner-of-war camp, complete with concrete cells, razor wire and fake graves, ‘prisoners’ are…

While the rising tide of pumpkin brews may be a modern phenomenon, brewing beer with pumpkins is as old as the U.S. itself. For colonials, the pumpkin was not used for flavor, but as a source of fermentable sugar. Persimmons and molasses were also used as alternative sources of sugars where they were available.

The First Full Color Photo of Mars from India’s Orbiter

With India’s Mars Orbiter now successfully circling the Red Planet, it’s now beaming back its first images—like the striking full color photo. https://gizmodo.com/indias-space-probe-successfully-enters-mars-orbit-1638449310 Snapped on September 28th from 74,500 kilometers above the planet, images like these will be used to analyze and probe the upper layers of the Martian atmosphere. [Mars Orbiter Mission ]

Effects in 1984: A Video Reminder of When Lucas and Spielberg Reigned

If you’re searching for something fascinating to occupy an hour, this 1984 Nova special is an excellent choice. It’s a documentary that goes from Georges Méliès A Trip to the Moon to the kings of special effects in the 80s. Unsurprisingly, The Magic of Special Effects spends a significant amount of time with Industrial Light…

iOS 8.1 Code Reveals Apple Pay Settings and (Maybe) Touch ID for iPads

The roll-out of iOS 8 hasn’t been a smooth one, but new reports suggest that a fully-fledged 8.1 update may not be far away. MacRumors reports that the first beta developer release of the next iteration of the OS contains setting for Apple Pay, which is set to launch October—along with references to Touch ID…

Google’s Modular Phone Will Let You Swap Hardware While It Runs

Google’s plan to create a cheap and versatile modular smartphone, known as Ara, has garnered interest from more than just the humble consumer. Now, it’s been revealed that you’ll be able to swap virtually all of its components without ever switching the phone off. https://gizmodo.com/google-wants-its-modular-ara-phone-to-cost-50-1532304428 The Ara project director Paul Eremenko recently explained in a…

An Incredibly Detailed Illustration of the Spaceship That Has Everything

This is not the ship of a species who knows restraint. This is the ship of people who refuse to leave any creature comfort behind. This is the work of Mattias Adolfsson, who we’ve featured before, and we highly recommend expanding the photo to its full size. It’s the only way to take in just…

The Apple Watch Is on Show at Paris Fashion Week

Apple has made it well known that its Watch is more than a piece of technology: it’s a thoroughbred fashion item, too, which has received critical acclaim from watch experts as well as tech journalists. Which explains why it’s showing the device off at Paris Fashion Week. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-what-a-watch-expert-thinks-of-the-apple-watch-1633387118 For one day only, Apple is showing…

What it’s like to be on the railroad when a train zooms by at 75mph

I’ll admit it: I ducked. The combination of the zipping sounds with the light shining in and out twisted my senses all out of whack. I felt the speed of the train even though I was sitting on my chair and I just wanted the video to end because I couldn’t handle watching it any…

Sesame Street Takes on a Galaxy Far, Far Away with Many Cookie Puns

As always, Sesame Street’s parodies are a beautiful sight to behold. This one had my laughing at “Piewalker,” proving that, mentally at least, I am still the perfect age for Sesame Street. This one was put online a few weeks ago, but today saw the arrival of “Twilight Breaking Cookie.” There is some epic shade…

How the hell can an ice cube turn into an ice sphere using brute force?

In Japan they love to make perfect ice for perfect drinks. For that they use these metal machines to turn huge ice cubes into ice spheres using nothing but brute force. Surprisingly, the ice doesn’t break thanks to the MAGICS of physics. The machines are not new but, if you haven’t seen them before, it’s…

The cute animated history of the van

Though this animation bit is made by Mercedes Benz and probably goes through a little revisionist history on who invented the van (Benz says it was Benz), it’s still a cute take on the history of such an important vehicle in the history of mankind. Yes, the van was and still is important. Sure, the…