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DIY, Eventually: Behind-the-Scenes Time-Lapse Photography

The BBC has a neat find regarding time-lapse photography up this weekend. Mainly, some behind the scenes visuals showing how they do it: The video is more intro category and superficial than master class educational tool, but if you’re an aspiring beginner setting out into the flipbook-style photography world for the first time, it’s as…

Tech News Jack Loftus

The io9 guide to selling your collectibles online in a bad economy

Chances are, your rare toys, comics and other collectibles aren’t just awesome — they’re worth serious cash. But how can you get what they’re worth in such a lousy economy? Don’t panic: We’ve collected surefire shwag-selling tips from top sellers. It’s not the best time to be selling your stuff online, says Ray Heikes, who…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

How to write the next great alien language

Constructing an entire alien language is the most challenging task in all of speculative fiction, and there are two examples that tower above the rest: J.R.R. Tolkien’s Elvish and Marc Okrand’s Klingon. We’ll show you how to outdo even them. When it comes to world-building, there’s no finer way to capture an alien culture than…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Make your own Back To The Future sneakers with “power laces”

Blake Blevin writes in to say that she’s created the ultimate geek sneaker: The power-lacers from Back to the Future II. Want to make some? There’s a how-to over at Instructables.

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How to Replace Your Broken iPhone 4 Screen

In this iPhone 4 teardown video, DirectFix.com explains how to repair a broken screen—very handy if you didn’t spring for the insurance, and like our very own Ryan, have suffered breakage already. https://gizmodo.com/your-iphone-4-warranty-and-insurance-options-5571866 Along with the usual caveats and warnings about doing this yourself, DirectFix’s video is a clear and comprehensive tutorial on screen replacement,…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

How To Turn Off Gizmodo’s iPhone 4 Coverage

Did you hear? It’s iPhone 4 release day! Which is going to mean a lot of iPhone 4 posts here on Giz. Here’s how you can clear your screen of all of them: You can start by just clicking here. And that link works for anything, really. Just replace “iPhone 4” with whatever it is…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Tips from professional artists on the 5 things you need in your digital art toolbox

You want to start doing art and design work on your computer, but what are the tools you need? We got professional Hollywood concept artists to tell us – and their answers won’t drain your wallet too much. Art by Craig Shoji Concept artists are the people who spend months or even years designing the…

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How to create airships afire with sunset on a distant world

This gorgeous image was created using Photoshop and just a few hours of time. Want to know what steps were required for concept artist Nacho Yague to go from a blank page to this? Watch his tutorial. Yague is a concept artist and art director at UBISOFT Barcelona. He’s mostly worked in videogames, creating creatures…

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How To Hack a Computer: Action Movie Edition

Ever notice how hacking computers in action movies always feels just a little too easy? I’ll have you know it’s more involved than you’d think. Good thing College Humor threw together this handy movie hacking flowchart! It’s possible—just possible—that making fun of Swordfish will outlast all memory of the movie itself. Just saying. [College Humor]

Movies Brian Barrett

How To: Recover From a Soda-Spill Disaster

There are few moments in life quite as sickening as realizing that you’ve spilled a beverage on one of your gadgets. Because of that, we’ve put together a simple disaster plan for dealing with beverage-soiled electronics. 1. Act Fast Yeah, we know. You’re pissed. You just splashed merlot on your expensive gaming laptop. And while…

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How To: Try Android Froyo On Your Computer

Google’s next version of Android, 2.2 “Froyo“, is obviously a huge step, and we’ve done what we can to explain what’s so great about it. But enough reading, why not try it for yourself? https://gizmodo.com/what-is-froyo-5543853 Nexus One owners are reporting early Froyo updates already, but chances are, you don’t own a Nexus One. Any mobile…

Tech News John Herrman

How to Give Your iPhone an Android Enema

Did you want to install Android on your iPhone after seeing that demonstration video? (No? OK…err…move along then.) Yes? Great. PC World created a step-by-step how to. The catch? There are a few… https://gizmodo.com/the-iphone-now-runs-android-5521580 • It won’t work on the iPhone 3GS • You’ll need to be running 2.0 to 3.1.2 firmware • Performance is…

Tech News Mark Wilson

How To: Jailbreak Any iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad

So, you’ve heard about jailbreaking, and it sounds intriguing. And dangerous. (But mostly just intriguing.) Here’s how to hack your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad—yes, iPad—into an unrestricted, freshly empowered mega-machine. Jailbreaking: The What and the Why In buying an iProduct, you’re accepting that its fate will be dictated by Apple. They control what kind…

Tech News John Herrman

The Best DIY Arc Reactor Yet

A three volt battery pack may not be enough to power Iron Man’s armor, but it’s all the juice you need for this incredible home-made arc reactor. And if you don’t believe me, just check out the instruction manual. Granted, it’s a bit more involved than your average DIY project—even your average arc reactor project—but…

Tech News Brian Barrett

How To Get the Most Out Of Your NAS

So, you just plunked down for some network attached storage. 500GB? 2TB? Doesn’t matter! Even the most cavernous NAS is just a dumb brick—if you don’t know what to do with it. Getting a NAS set up as a simple file share is mostly a plug-and-play process. (More on that here.) And in raw form,…

Tech News John Herrman

19 Tips Every Windows 7 User Needs To Know

Your OS drives your whole PC experience, so it’s your job as an enthusiast to keep it in a high state of tune. Here’s how to do just that with Windows 7. After installing a new OS, most people just jump right in and start driving it through all their favorite applications and games. Makes…

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How To: Access Your Entire Computer From an iPad

I don’t buy into the iPad as a laptop replacement—not quite. But it is fantastic at tapping into your computers to access video and audio, documents, and even your full desktop, remotely. Here’s how. The iPad is first a foremost a device for consuming media, and where is most of your media if not on…

Tech News John Herrman

How To: Try Windows Phone 7 Right Now

All this iPhone 4 news not doing it for you? Still got Windows Phone 7 on the brain? There’s a simple—and most importantly, free—way to try it out, right now, on your PC. Windows Phone 7 Series marks the first time Microsoft has done something legitimately exciting with its phone software in years, and by…

Tech News John Herrman

iPad Wizardry: Jim Lee Sketches Wonder Woman

The blockbuster DC Comics artist — and copublisher — gives a lesson on color, composition, and awesomeness with this step-by-step tutorial on how to build an Amazon using Apple’s latest toy and your fingers If you’re not already following Jim Lee on Twitter, you should correct that oversight immediately, as he does stuff like this…

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How To: Hide Your “Collection”

All this talk about preserving digital legacies got me thinking: What about the bits we don’t want to leave behind? Y’know, the risqué material? Don’t pretend you don’t know what I’m talking about. This seems like a complicated subject. It’s not. There’s some data that’s private, both in terms of content as well as the…

Tech News John Herrman

DIY, Eventually: Behind-the-Scenes Time-Lapse Photography

The io9 guide to selling your collectibles online in a bad economy

How to write the next great alien language

Make your own Back To The Future sneakers with “power laces”

How to Replace Your Broken iPhone 4 Screen

How To Turn Off Gizmodo’s iPhone 4 Coverage

Tips from professional artists on the 5 things you need in your digital art toolbox

How to create airships afire with sunset on a distant world

How To Hack a Computer: Action Movie Edition

How To: Recover From a Soda-Spill Disaster

How To: Try Android Froyo On Your Computer

How to Give Your iPhone an Android Enema

How To: Jailbreak Any iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad

The Best DIY Arc Reactor Yet

How To Get the Most Out Of Your NAS

19 Tips Every Windows 7 User Needs To Know

How To: Access Your Entire Computer From an iPad

How To: Try Windows Phone 7 Right Now

iPad Wizardry: Jim Lee Sketches Wonder Woman

How To: Hide Your “Collection”

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