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Watch the Manhattan Skyline Appear from a Blank Canvas in Less than 90 Seconds

Unfairly-great UK illustrator Patrick Vale recreates the whole of lower Manhattan, as seen from the Empire State Building, in this incredible time lapse video. What’s more, he does it completely freehand. Now let’s see him do it from memory. [Patrick Vale via Colossal]

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Amazon Is Releasing Two New 7-Inch Kindle Fires But No iPad-Sized One

It’s long been rumored—ever since the first Kindle Fire was released really—that Amazon was making a 10-inch, iPad-sized version of the Kindle Fire. According to CNET, that’s going to stay a rumor because though Amazon is planning to release TWO new Kindle Fires, they BOTH will be 7-inch versions. https://gizmodo.com/amazon-kindle-rumor-roundup-everything-we-think-we-kno-5939227 That means no regular tablet…

Tech News Casey Chan

Hard SF loses one of its all-time great editors, as Stanley Schmidt retires from Analog

Stanley Schmidt has been synonymous with hard science fiction in the magazine world for the past 34 years that he’s been the editor of Analog Science Fiction and Fact, but now he’s moving on. The magazine’s new editor will be Trevor Quachri, the current managing editor. Top image: “Duel for a Dracowolf” illustrated by Steven…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

The Room-Temperature Cocktail You Will Swear Is Ice Cold

Sometimes you have a bunch of booze, but no fridge and no ice. During a blackout. Staying at a cheap hotel. Spending a week in the middle of the goddam desert. Don’t worry, though—with the right bottles of booze, you can still come up with a killer cocktail. It’s Friday afternoon, you’ve made it through…

Tech News Brent Rose

Climate Controlled Seats Could Make Flying Coach Considerably Less Crappy

In an effort to make flying in the cheap seats a bit more comfortable, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics have completely redesigned airplane seats giving passengers control over their individual climates. So one day fiddling with a vent might not be the only futile way to get comfy. Access to fresh air…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Bluetooth Gloves: Because Even Talking Into Your Hand Looks Less Stupid Than an Earpiece

It’s an issue that’s plagued cellphone users for years now. You like the convenience a Bluetooth headset promises, but don’t want to look like a complete tool walking down the street. So as a happy medium, Hi-Fun has created this Bluetooth glove that lets you make and take calls like you’re pantomiming the ‘call me’…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

The io9 Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy in September!

This September is packed with science fiction and fantasy thrills. New movies include Looper and Dredd. There are new books by John Varley, Tad Williams, Seanan McGuire, Terry Pratchett — and a collaboration between Stross and Doctorow! And television brings several brand new TV shows, including Revolution and 666 Park Avenue — plus the return…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Let’s Talk About Anything You Want for the Next Hour

Hey there. It’s the end of the week and I’m sure you’re dying to get out of the office, so we’re gonna try and help make the rest of your day bearable. For the next hour, the entire Giz staff will be hovering around this thread, willing to shoot the shit about whatever your little…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Do You Know if Your Tweets Are Protected by Law? (Updated)

You say terrible things on Twitter, and terrible things in private, and really goddamn terrible things in private on Twitter. And that’s OK! Because according to a ruling following a subpoena for protected tweets of an Occupy Wall Street protestor—which Twitter protested—your tweets are your business. Update: The ruling is actually the opposite—your protected tweets…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Weekend Experiment: How to set an invisible trap for soap bubbles

Like most people, you probably spent a portion of your childhood with a bubble wand in your hand. And you probably know that bubbles are mercurial little guys — always zooming away and popping when you catch them. But there’s little way to trap them without popping them. With carbon dioxide and a little practice,…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Our Favorite Laptops, Cameras, Drills, Microphones, E-Cigarettes and More

Just like that, the summer is over. The school year starts, the air turns crisp, and we pull out our sweaters. Here’s a harvest of hot gadgets to fire up your fall right. For the full list of Gizmodo favorites, head over to the complete Best Gadgets In: https://gizmodo.com/lenovo-thinkpad-x1-carbon-review-what-the-future-of-la-5935723 The Best Ultrabook The Lenovo X1…

Gadgets Mario Aguilar

These iOS Video Games Are Your Summer-Is-Over Deal of the Day

Labor Day is the traditional end of summer. Kids go back to school, grown-ups come back from vacation, and for some reason you can’t wear white anymore. But this year, a few excellent game developers—EA, Firemint, Rockstar Games—have used the occasion to discount a whole bunch of great gaming apps. Because the exact thing that…

Tech News Kif Leswing

Great SF authors share their biggest writing setbacks — and how they triumphed

Any time you read a terrific science fiction or fantasy novel, you’re witnessing a great victory. Every writer faces armies of doubts and difficulties. We’re at WorldCon, where many of science fiction’s greatest authors gather to share ideas and war stories. So we asked some of our favorite writers what their biggest writing setback or…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

A funny, insightful, and strangely moving collection of essays about Captain Kirk

Over at our favorite pop culture journal Hilobrow, there is a recently-completed collection of fascinating short essays called “Kirk Your Enthusiasm.” Each essay focuses on one memorable scene featuring Captain Kirk, whether in the original series, the animated series, or the films (including an essay by yours truly about the Kirk/Spock smackdown in the JJ…

io9 Annalee Newitz

So You Want to Watch Porn in Your Dorm Room

Kids are flocking back to college, their noggins aching for facts and ultimate frisbee, or whatever. For some of you, it’ll be the first time living in a small room with another person. So, uh, how are you supposed to watch porn? We’ll start with a basic premise: it’s not okay to openly jerk off…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Holy crap, these true-color photographs of Saturn are gorgeous

Every time you think you’ve seen all there is to see of Saturn and its moons, the Cassini imaging team goes ahead and blows that notion right out of the water, along with your mind. In the series of images featured below, Saturn and its giant moon, Titan, show their true, jaw-dropping colors. “For no…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

The Most Intense Ear Buds Sennheiser Has Ever Made

Holy crap, say hello to the Sennheiser IE 800 in-ear headphones. We haven’t listened to them yet, but just reading about the crazy engineering behind these baby bits is making our pulse quicken. We love Sennheiser, and when we say that, we’re usually talking about their relatively inexpensive cans—the stuff us regular schlubs with day…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Wheelchair Morphs Into Bed, Claims Title of Ultimate Work-From-Home Accessory

Transferring patients with limited mobility from a wheelchair to a bed could soon be an easier feat if Panasonic perfects this electric care bed it’s been developing. It transforms from a wheelchair to a hospital bed so that patients don’t ever have to actually be moved from one to the other. It’s also an amazing…

Health Andrew Liszewski

Whip up futuristic cocktails using dry ice and fireballs

This week on the io9 show, we explore the science of cocktails. Oh, who am I kidding? Basically, we get drunk and play with dry ice and fireballs — thanks to our special guest, 2012’s bartender of the year, Russell Davis. He shows us how to make a Douglas Adams-inspired drink called “the big red…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Gamago Telephoto Kitchen Lens Timer Review: Not Telephoto, Can’t Tell Time

Sure, your phone has a timer. But using a dedicated kitchen timer is nice—no grease on the touchscreen, for one thing. So how about a charming timer shaped like a camera lens? Can it “Bring Your Cooking Into Focus”? What Is It? A wind-up kitchen timer that looks like it came off a DSLR. Who’s…

Reviews Leslie Horn

Watch the Manhattan Skyline Appear from a Blank Canvas in Less than 90 Seconds

Amazon Is Releasing Two New 7-Inch Kindle Fires But No iPad-Sized One

Hard SF loses one of its all-time great editors, as Stanley Schmidt retires from Analog

The Room-Temperature Cocktail You Will Swear Is Ice Cold

Climate Controlled Seats Could Make Flying Coach Considerably Less Crappy

Bluetooth Gloves: Because Even Talking Into Your Hand Looks Less Stupid Than an Earpiece

The io9 Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy in September!

Let’s Talk About Anything You Want for the Next Hour

Do You Know if Your Tweets Are Protected by Law? (Updated)

Weekend Experiment: How to set an invisible trap for soap bubbles

Our Favorite Laptops, Cameras, Drills, Microphones, E-Cigarettes and More

These iOS Video Games Are Your Summer-Is-Over Deal of the Day

Great SF authors share their biggest writing setbacks — and how they triumphed

A funny, insightful, and strangely moving collection of essays about Captain Kirk

So You Want to Watch Porn in Your Dorm Room

Holy crap, these true-color photographs of Saturn are gorgeous

The Most Intense Ear Buds Sennheiser Has Ever Made

Wheelchair Morphs Into Bed, Claims Title of Ultimate Work-From-Home Accessory

Whip up futuristic cocktails using dry ice and fireballs

Gamago Telephoto Kitchen Lens Timer Review: Not Telephoto, Can’t Tell Time

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