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Looks like the FCC has given the T-Mobile/MetroPCS merger its official seal of approval.

Oddball 80s Chairs That’ll Make You Say Beetlejuice Three Times

Howard Meister is a fifth-generation furniture designer. His pieces have places in galleries all over the world. And in the 1980s, he was making some crazy chairs that looked like they belonged on the set of Beetlejuice. The one on the right, for example, is called Nothing Continues to Happen, and it resembles a half-smiling…

Tesla gets his revenge on Thomas Edison through the “power” of rap

Epic Rap Battles of History has finally gotten around to the most important scientific feud of all time. I was afraid Edison’s savvy business sense and promotional skills would lead him to having the doper rhymes, but I feel like Tesla really pulled it out at the end. Oh, if only the real Tesla had…

Want a constant stream of music videos on your Xbox? Say hello to Vevo TV. (This could have been you, MTV!)

Mt. Sakurajima Unleashes Its Fury with Lava and Lightning

As if spewing molton lava wasn’t injury enough, volcanoes can also generate lightning strikes. In this apocalyptic image taken by Martin Rietze, we see Sakurajima Volcano doing just that — and in extremely vivid detail. Rietze’s photograph is reprinted here with permission. Sakurajima is an active composite volcano located in Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyūshū, Japan.…

Imprevionism: Where Classic Art and Digital Media Collide

Impressionism, developed by Claude Monet and his contemporaries in 19th century Paris, remains one of the most recognizable and popular movements in art. But how can such a traditionally static medium adapt to a rapidly evolving, digital world full of adorable puppy GIFs? By incorporating time-lapse video, of course. https://gizmodo.com/i-cant-stop-looking-at-this-puppy-spinning-in-a-bowl-5989929 Imprevionism, a collaboration between Vimeo…

The insane plan to rescue Napoleon from St. Helena by submarine

Back in the early 19th Century, an Irish adventurer and smuggler named Tom Johnson hatched a plot to rescue the exiled Napoleon from his island prison on St. Helena. But to do so he would need to approach the heavily guarded island with extreme caution. That’s when he decided to design his very own submarine…

Cloning the food supply has disastrous consequences in this freaky animated short

In Patrick Smith‘s multi-award-winning animated short film Masks, a race of sadistic masked men chow down on a seemingly helpless species of smaller folk. When a scientist devises a way to clone the squeaky little people, the masked men think they’ve hit on an endless food supply—one that will radically change the dynamic of predator…

16 Layouts Of Your Titan Toolsets

Cooking. Skiing. Magic: The Gathering. Wingsuits?? Yup. For this week’s Shooting Challenge, you shared the tools of your trade (or hobby) in a single shot. The results are as wonderfully eclectic. https://gizmodo.com/shooting-challenge-tools-of-the-trade-5988940 Winner: Steel Tower I love to cook, and combining food and photography is a real joy for me. This shoot ended up being…

NASA: Ancient Life Could Have Survived on Mars

After analyzing rock samples collected by the Curiosity Rover, NASA has made an exciting discovery: Conditions on a newly discovered gray (instead of red) part of Mars show it had conditions that were “once were favorable for life.” It’s an incredible breakthrough. The excitement stems from new samples that have been found to contain sulfur,…

Our friends over at Jalopnik found some amazing Russian car nuts who hacked their Opel to be driven by an iPad.

Does Food Taste Any Different in Space?

Everyone’s favorite Canadian astronaut/YouTube sensation is back to explain how food tastes in space. The answer: different! Sort of. As soon as you enter orbit, your body, freed from the shackles of gravity, celebrates by shooting a bounty of fluids into your head and sinuses. So you’ll barely be able to breathe through your nose,…

This Is What It’s Like to Really Live on the Edge

The ordered lines of Jerome, Idaho (population: 10,000) start to disintegrate as you approach those parts of town that teeter on the edge of the Snake river canyon. Here the homes are “unregulated and unzoned”, says photographer Michael Light, who took this shot from his own light aircraft. There seems to be a tension between…

The 15 Most Powerful People in Sailor Suits

Ah, the sailor suit. While the navies that originated it have toned them down considerably, it’s still the preferred uniform for many a hardcore asskicker. Here are 15 folks who prove that just because you’re wearing a gigantic collar, a neckerchief and/or a skirt, it doesn’t mean you can’t be a badass. 1) Izumi Hoshi,…

Why I Ditched the iPhone: My Very Own Protocol Droid

I’ve been a die-hard “Apple evangelist” for over twenty years – first an avid Mac user, then an early adopter of both iPod and iPhone. In the 90s, when everyone I knew used Windows, I tried to switch them to Mac. In the 2000s, when everyone had Creative-brand MP3 players, I tried to switch them…

Magic Radio Creates Streaming Radio Stations Based on Your Music Library

Internet radio is getting smarter all the time. The newest spin on streaming music comes from the folks at DoubleTwist. Just sync up your existing music library with the DoubleTwist music player for Android, and the app will create radio stations personalized to what you already like. DoubleTwist’s Magic Radio can work like all the…

Google: We Will Have a Prescription Solution for Glass

So far, we’ve only seen Google Glass in its lensless frame—not incredibly friendly for the hoards of prescription-glass-wearing nerds among us. But Google’s finally quelled their biggest fear with today’s announcement: The Glass design is modular, so you will be able to add frames and lenses that match your prescription. Unfortunately, this version still won’t…

Ask Karen Lord anything you want about The Best of All Possible Worlds

In February, the io9 Book Club read The Best of All Possible Worlds, Karen Lord’s brand new novel. Today, Tuesday March 12, Lord will be joining us to answer any of your questions about the book. She’ll be here from 12-1 PM Pacific Time today so get started asking questions now (just post in comments…

Lego Mischief Machine Automatically Folds and Throws Paper Airplanes

You usually have to choose between passing grades and being a mischief maker in grade school. But with this brilliant Lego contraption created by NXTLOG member hknssn13, you can be both. It automatically grabs a sheet of paper from a stack, folds it into a paper airplane, and then launches it towards your target. Built…

Random House no longer trying to convince newbie authors to give away the store

There appears to be good news — Random House has made some big changes to the contracts it offers for its e-book imprints Hydra and Alibi. They’ll let you have the standard model, with an advance and royalties. But also, their advance-free model now specifies that Random House will cover the costs for e-book editions…