Tag: SCI-FI

After spotting 'Goodnight Dune' in a list of parody sci-fi children's book titles, Julia Yu felt inspired and turned the joke into a reality. Margaret Wise Brown's classic 'Goodnight Moon' is reworked to include obscure 'Dune' references that only a true fan would get. Yu's illustrations are spot-on as well, blending the original style of 'Goodnight Moon' with homages to David Lynch's film ...

Usually, flash games are known for punchy bursts of quick n'dirty, button-mashing gameplay -- but sometimes we crave more than a short fix. That's the theme for this week's crop of browser-based strategy games: these titles force us to juggle a multitude of complex tasks and intricate systems, each rife with addictive experiences. Of course, the hardest part of playing will be getting back to ...

From their humble origins during the digitally threadbare days of Usenet, webcomics have become an inextricable part of the Internet landscape, underground but with more exposure than ever before. And with New York's epic celebration of the printed strip known as Comic-Con fast approaching, what better time than now to contemplate the splendors of the webcomic? We've done the hard work, and ...

Fans eagerly awaiting the release of the 'Star Wars' saga on Blu-Ray now have a major big screen event to look forward to, as well. Sources close to George Lucas tell the Hollywood Reporter that the director is planning to release all six 'Star Wars' movies in 3-D, beginning in 2012. The new releases, logically enough, will begin with Episode I, 'The Phantom Menace,' which is reportedly slated ...

The (highly?) anticipated trailer for 'Tron: Legacy' is out! Fans of the original (read: red-blooded Americans) will probably be divided, just as they are with any other sequel-rehash that's been plumbed from the shallows of Hollywood's finite pool of originality. But we'll give this one a chance, because the inimitable Jeff Bridges has returned to reprise his original role as Kevin Flynn, as ...

Robbing a bank might not be the most original crime in the world. Robbing a bank while dressed as the most ruthless villain in the universe, on the other hand, definitely takes a little extra thought. According to Newsday, such a feat is exactly what one "man" recently pulled off at a Chase bank in Long Island. After strolling into the bank at around 11:30 a.m., Anakin pulled out a handgun, ...

When it comes to things like human rights and gender equality, Iran still lags behind much of the developed world. But, in terms of online video games, the Islamic Republic appears to be taking significant steps toward modernity. 'Asmandez' (or 'Sky Fortress') is not just another futuristic, sci-fi online game; it's Iran's first. As Game Politics reports, the game is set in a future world in ...

How in the hell is this thing legal? We're a bit confused, because the Spyder III Pro Arctic Series laser pointer is marketed as a "home theater projector" and yet the lightsaber-shaped implement will also set your skin on fire. The manufacturer Wicked Lasers proudly boasts that the Spyder III is "the most dangerous laser ever created," and requires customers to sign a Class IV Laser Hazard ...

To make the roads safer for all, electric cars might soon be equipped with unique sounds that would warn pedestrians of their presence. According to the Daily Mail, automotive regulators in Europe, the U.S. and Japan might require manufacturers to incorporate sounds -- from the roar of a muscle car engine to the buzz of a 'Star Wars' spacecraft -- into electric cars. This news comes on the heels ...

For tech geeks, searching through old sci-fi books and films for their prescient predictions and monumental failures provides unceasing possibilities for both effusive praise and snarky ridicule. Ray Bradbury's ominous 'Fahrenheit 451' offers an assortment of such once futuristic and now modern creations, and, thanks to Ryan Hoagland, we now seem to be approaching the successful realization of ...

According to The Hollywood Reporter, a bidding war broke out Wednesday over a sci-fi short film that was made as part of an experiment sponsored by Phillips called Parallel Lines, in which the electronics giant challenged five filmmakers to each make a short film using set pieces of dialogue. So what's the short film that has studio executives tearing at each others' throats? Titled 'The Gift,' ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... CERN will be forced to shut down the Large Hadron Collider at some point in 2011 for maintenance reasons, but the issues aren't currently stopping scientists from conducting innovative collision studies. The CERN researchers have successfully performed 7-trillion electron volt (TeV) proton collisions, which they hope will lead to the ...

Builder extraordinaire Ben Heck, renowned in the tech world for his amazingly creative and unique contraptions, has just put the finishing touches on a new, hilariously awesome pinball machine. Heck devoted his custom-made gaming masterpiece to actor Bill Paxton, who starred in the sci-fi classic 'Aliens' (although he may be better remembered for his masterful role in 'Weird Science' under ...

Measuring, categorizing, and sorting are all important facets of scientific analysis, but geeks love to apply those techniques to non-scientific, everyday pursuits, as well. With the rapid evolution of technology, terms like "shaftment" and "carucate" frequently fade into obscurity, so keeping up with current scientific methods can be difficult. Wired's Geek Dad, though, has compiled 11 forms of ...

To the casual observer, origami, the ancient practice of folding paper into intricate and artistic designs, may seem to have little, or nothing at all, to do with technology. But the folding patterns used in origami have been applied to many technical pursuits, including modern construction techniques, the design of an expanding solar sail, and even the deployment of airbags. To further ...