No fans can put a smile on our faces the way Star Wars fans can. It’s true, only the geekiest of fans will put one and one together, in this case, it’s Kevin “CorellianCustoms” Glenn who created two custom console mods. The first one, a Rebel Snowspeed…
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Snowspeeder SNES and TIE Fighter N64 show Lucas how it’s done
Posted by admin on August 29, 2011
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Razer Blade gaming laptop: beauty meets beast
Posted by admin on August 26, 2011
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There’s a certain finesse to designing PC gaming equipment. Whether it’s the neon glow from all the LED lights, chunky weight or boxy frame — you can immediately tell when a desktop rig or laptop is built specifically for gaming. Razer’s beastly …
17 ways humanity’s first contact with aliens could go down
Posted by admin on August 26, 2011
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We’re fairly certain that we haven’t yet made contact with any extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI), but when we do — and yes, let’s go with when — it’s definitely going to be big news. What is somewhat less definite is what form that news w…
Save your cubits: Battlestar Galactica goodies up for auction
Posted by admin on August 25, 2011
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Battlestar Galactica has (sadly) been out of production for a while now, and there’s only so much that industrious DIY-ers can do to create their own cool toys based on the show. Happily for fans everywhere, a huge new batch of props is currently bein…
Accordion-like ‘privacy shell’ is a papercraft cone of silence
Posted by admin on August 24, 2011
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If you wanted to escape from the world for a few minutes what’s the best thing to do? Put on something that makes you look like a wannabe Lady Gaga backing singer of course!
The “Veasyble” Privacy Shell is an accordion-like folding head …
Believe it or not, six engines on a plane are better than two
Posted by admin on August 23, 2011
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When you’ve only got one engine, even a minor problem can have serious consequences. This is why most commercial airplanes have at least two engines, and sometimes three or four. But why stop there? Oliver VTOL’s new concept ups the ante with a full si…
Wearing this R2-D2 bike helmet is dorky, gets you geek love
Posted by admin on August 23, 2011
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We admit, we have a thing for R2-D2. We love Artoo to death. That much is clear. We also aren’t keen on dorky bike helmets, although we do wear them because the law requires us to. When we heard some sweet girl smashed an R2-D2 together with a helmet, …
This is what a world designed for robots would look like
Posted by admin on August 23, 2011
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One of the hurdles robot engineers come up against is that we live in a world designed for humans. Creating robots that can live in this space and effectively interact the way we do — navigating with two legs, five senses and the ability to learn…
‘Astronaut Suicides’ shows why we need to return to space
Posted by admin on August 22, 2011
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In first grade, my teacher asked my class what our desired occupation was in the future. Several other friends and I answered “astronaut.” None of us ever did come close.
It’s an uncertain time for American astronaut hopefuls. The Space Shuttle progra…
