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GIF Shop for iPhone: Create GIFs with Your Phone, Create GIFs with Your iPhone, Create GIFS with Your iPhone

When Apple pimps the iPhone as this magical tool, my cynical self can’t help but laugh. Not anymore. With GIF Shop, you can make GIFs with an iPhone app. You can make GIFs with an iPhone app. You can make GIFS with an iPhone app. Whoa. (That’s like a GIF with words right there) What’s…

Tech News Casey Chan Jul 11

Watch Toy Soldiers Blast Live Ammo at Real People

This special effects bonanza from Shay Carl isn’t notable because of its technical proficiency, although there’s plenty of it. No, what’s going to stay with you after watching the epic throwdown that is Epic War’s 2:17 is toy soldiers, blasting away, shooting off mortars, and seeing everything that went on in your head when you…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jul 11

This turtle briefly ruled the world after the dinosaurs were wiped out

This is an artist’s conception of the river turtle Boremys, which is one of the first known species whose existence actually improved in the immediate aftermath of the massive extinction event, 65 million years ago. Walter Joyce of the University of Tubingen’s Institute for Earth Sciences explains just how Boremys did so well for itself:…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jul 11

Today is the first anniversary of the discovery of Neptune — in Neptune years

July 11, 2011 marks the first full orbit of the planet Neptune since its discovery on the night of September 23-24, 1846. The discovery of Neptune is a fascinating story, full of near misses and the triumph of math. For many years we’ve been taught that the discovery of Neptune was done by mathematical calculations.…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 11

Watch Leia freaking out about her slave outfit, in a Robot Chicken Star Wars deleted scene!

Robot Chicken Star Wars Episode III was the most ambitious of Seth Green and Matt Senreich’s Star Wars spoofs: a 45-minute spoof opera that narrated the rise and fall of Emperor Palpatine, plus the adventures of Boba Fett and Gary the Stormtrooper. Now Episode III comes out on DVD tomorrow, with three fricken hours of…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 11

An iPhone Case for Stoners, Smokers, and Scholars

if you have an iPhone, you probably carry it around with you everywhere. But what about holding life’s other tools? Like a blunt, one-hitter, or pen? This iHit iPhone case protects your iPhone and has a secret compartment for them. It doesn’t matter if you’re a nature loving hippie or a suit wearing yuppie, your…

Tech News Casey Chan Jul 11

I Want the Walnut Bike. Someone Give Me the Damn Walnut Bike!

I’m not going to spend $6,000 on a fixie. Heck, I wouldn’t spend $6,000 on two wheels unless it were a robohooker on wheels. But that doesn’t mean I don’t love this walnut bike by Lagomorph Design. The build quality—custom made in American Black Walnut with aluminum and titanium metal parts—seems exquisite. So simple and…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jul 11

Olympus PEN EP-3: Micro Four-Thirds Is Starting to Get Good. Real Good.

Micro Four-Thirds cameras have long promised to bridge the quality of DSLRs with the size of point and shoots. The Olympus PEN EP-3 is the fullest realization of the Micro Four-Thirds dream so far, even if it’s not quiiiiiiite perfect. https://gizmodo.com/olympus-new-pen-e-p3-dual-cores-in-a-camera-yes-pleas-5816928/ Why It Matters The EP-3 could very well be the first camera that will…

Reviews Adrian Covert Jul 11

Terra Nova will only air 13 episodes of time travel and dinosaurs

Sad news for those folks who like dinosaur dramas like Fox’s new Terra Nova. The studio will only be airing 13 episode of the first season. Same goes for Alcatraz, and NBC’s new double life drama Awake. Terra Nova, which follows the Shannon family from the devastated future of 2149 to 85 million years in…

Television Meredith Woerner Jul 11

Will Mac Pros Join MacBook Airs in This Week’s Rumored Spec Bump Party?

Rumors of a MacBook Air update this week have reached such a froth that it’d be more of a surprise if they didn’t show up. More unexpected? Speculation from 9to5Mac that a Mac Pro bump is in the hopper too. https://gizmodo.com/are-macbook-airs-getting-updated-this-july-5816851 According to the generally reliable site’s source, new Mac Pros have been spotted in…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jul 11

This is what happens when an owl crashes into your window

And like that, Mother Nature’s entered the Harry Potter viral marketing game. An unlucky tawny owl recently collided with the home of Sally Arnold of Kendal, England. The owl dusted her bedroom window with the protective powder that shields its new feathers. Said Val Osborne of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, “This…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jul 11

I Just Can’t Believe They Went to the Moon In This Thing

When I looked at this photo my first thought was “Oh, what a cute paper model of the lunar module! It’s so nicely done!” Then I read that this was not a model, but a photo of the real thing. Yes, it’s not something built with glue and cardboard, but the Lunar Module Challenger—the 17.9…

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz Jul 11

iOS 5 Is Getting Closer: Here’s What’s New in Beta 3

Apple has seeded iOS 5 beta 3 to its devs. The third iOS 5 beta should mean that a final release is nearing: iOS 3 saw five betas before going final, and iOS 4 had four. What’s New Early reports indicate that overall speed is much improved, the experience is less buggy, and you can…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jul 11

The wrongest scenes from the time Lois Lane got zapped with a weight-gain ray

We’ve seen a lot of Silver Age stupidity from Superman comics, but they pale in comparison to Superman’s Girlfriend Lois Lane #26. When Lois is hit by a mad scientist’s weight-gain ray, Superman goes into insufferable sexist prick mode. https://gizmodo.com/10-insane-scenes-from-the-time-lois-lane-turned-into-a-5792837 https://gizmodo.com/batman-the-brave-and-the-bold-gives-us-total-superman-5786440 https://gizmodo.com/10-times-supermans-pets-acted-like-goddamn-maniacs-5816494 When the ray’s full effects cause Lois to gain weight, she must borrow…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Jul 11

Visit a secret island, filled with psychotic fish and prehistoric monsters

Sandy Collora, creator of classic fan films like Batman: Dead End, and the recent feature Hunter Prey, is a concept designer whose creatures and costumes are legendary. He’s known for his ability to create professional-looking practical effects on a shoestring, and now he’s about to start work on his next feature, Shallow Water. He’s trying…

Movies Annalee Newitz Jul 11

8 Tools to Help Recreate Your Home Theater on the Road

Vacation season is kicking into full gear now, and though you may be racking up the ground/air/sea miles, you’ll inevitably have some downtime. Why not watch a movie? Just because you’re not at home doesn’t mean you have to have an entirely terrible movie watching experience. Here are 8 tools to set up a portable…

Television Adrian Covert Jul 11

CW Full Episodes App: Watch Episodes of Gossip Girl, 90210 and More on Your iPhone

Spotted: An app that lets you stream full episodes of CW shows (think Gossip Girl, 90210, Vampire Diaries, etc.) to your iPhone. Reality: Just like Gossip Girl itself, it’s more flair, hot girls and drama than it’s really worth. I’ll be honest here, I’ve watched my share of Gossip Girl episodes (all of them if…

Tech News Casey Chan Jul 11

The Most Hilariously Wrong Spoilers for George R.R. Martin’s A Dance With Dragons

The internet recently flooded with spoilers for George R.R. Martin’s latest tome, A Dance With Dragons. Some of these were dead-on accurate, like a dwarf with a crossbow. And some of them… weren’t. The internet being what it is, there were tons of incorrect, misleading and downright ludicrous spoilers for A Dance With Dragons. Here…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jul 11

The Best Deal of the Day

When I was a punk teenager hanging out at the mall like punk teenagers tend to do, I always wondered if someone gave me a hundred bucks what would I spend it on. Would I buy like 8 CDs? A pair of shoes? A million sour belts at Sweet Factory? Would I go big on…

Tech News Gizmodo Deals Jul 11

The lost city where the Olympics began may have been destroyed by tsunamis

The Olympic Games first began in the ancient Greek city-state of Olympia. For all its fame, the city suffered a mysterious fate, destroyed by an unknown natural disaster. Now it looks like tsunamis were the culprit…despite being 30 kilometers inland. The origins of the ancient Olympics are shrouded in mystery, but the generally accepted date…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jul 11

GIF Shop for iPhone: Create GIFs with Your Phone, Create GIFs with Your iPhone, Create GIFS with Your iPhone

Watch Toy Soldiers Blast Live Ammo at Real People

This turtle briefly ruled the world after the dinosaurs were wiped out

Today is the first anniversary of the discovery of Neptune — in Neptune years

Watch Leia freaking out about her slave outfit, in a Robot Chicken Star Wars deleted scene!

An iPhone Case for Stoners, Smokers, and Scholars

I Want the Walnut Bike. Someone Give Me the Damn Walnut Bike!

Olympus PEN EP-3: Micro Four-Thirds Is Starting to Get Good. Real Good.

Terra Nova will only air 13 episodes of time travel and dinosaurs

Will Mac Pros Join MacBook Airs in This Week’s Rumored Spec Bump Party?

This is what happens when an owl crashes into your window

I Just Can’t Believe They Went to the Moon In This Thing

iOS 5 Is Getting Closer: Here’s What’s New in Beta 3

The wrongest scenes from the time Lois Lane got zapped with a weight-gain ray

Visit a secret island, filled with psychotic fish and prehistoric monsters

8 Tools to Help Recreate Your Home Theater on the Road

CW Full Episodes App: Watch Episodes of Gossip Girl, 90210 and More on Your iPhone

The Most Hilariously Wrong Spoilers for George R.R. Martin’s A Dance With Dragons

The Best Deal of the Day

The lost city where the Olympics began may have been destroyed by tsunamis

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