“Only humans can be self-aware.” Another myth bites the dust. Yale roboticists have programmed Nico, a robot, to be able to recognize itself in a mirror. Why is this important? Because robots…
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Curiosity’s Martian Landscape Shot
NASA’s rover Curiosity has sent back a stunning image from the surface of Mars, shot from the rover’s 100mm camera. The image shows Mount Sharp, near Curiosity’s landing site. Quite beautiful, wouldn’t…
Kermode’s Summer Blockbusters
Mark Kermode’s just uploaded his views – and those of his fans – of the best and worst of the summer blockbusters (not just for this year, but in recent years!) Sci-Fi…
Doctor Who Pond Life – Part 2
Today we get a glimpse of the month of May for the Ponds with the Doctor popping up at the wrong time for our favourite married companions. Check out part 2 of…
Cockneys vs. Zombies Title Sequence
StudioCanal have released the opening title sequence for their upcoming film Cockneys vs. Zombies. You can watch it below: It’s rocking, and very nicely stylised. No idea if the film will hold up…
Obama In Armstrong Tribute
From the BBC: US President Barack Obama has led tributes to astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man on the Moon, who died on Saturday at the age of 82. Mr Obama said on…
Doctor Who Pond Life – Part 1
With the 7th season of Doctor Who less than a week away now, we have been given a glimpse into how the Ponds get on without the Doctor. A new part will…
Tenenbaum’s $675,000 fine, for downloading 31 songs on Kazaa
28-year old Joel Tenenbaum has been found guilty of illegally downloading 31 songs from file sharing application Kazaa. The sentence? A $675,000 fine. Nearly $22,000 per track. U.S. District Court Judge Rya…
Samsung to pay Apple $1bn
Well, it looks like Samsung have lost – and lost big time, in the long-running dispute over intellectual property. From the BBC: A jury has ruled that Samsung should pay Apple $1.05bn…
Curiosity Rover Report – 24th August
NASA have released a video to update us earthlings as to what the Curiosity Rover has been up yo on Mars this week, check out the video below for full details;
Top 5 Characters Most Likely to Rob You
Which dirty sci-fi characters would mud-wrestle you for a wad of cash, if needs demanded it? Sci-fi is full of duplicitous, scheming criminal masterminds, but just who would make the top 5?…
The Reboot Grid
Thinking about remaking a show? Wondering if it’ll be any good? Or just plain awful? Consult the following graph to guide you to success. [ jest.com ]
New Hobbit Photo
Den of Geek have come up with a new photo of Richard Armitage”s character of Thorin Oakenshield from The Hobbit, released via the actor’s Twitter account. All of Jackson’s characters in The Lord of the…
Star Trek, or Star Wars?
It’s time to settle this one, once and for all. Kirk vs Luke? Khan vs Darth Vader? Wesley vs Angsty Anakin!? Sure, we could argue over little points, but for now, let’s…
New Comment System
Hello, world. We’ve upgraded our comment system to Disqus, in order to allow you to connect easily with your social network accounts, as well as the accounts you use on other blogs. It…
A Working Hover-bike
Luke Skywalker, eat your heart out! Geekologie have posted about a working and functional hovercraft/hoverbike – it looks almost like a bike to me – on their site. It’s essentially a fan-operated…
Curiosity Descent in HD
A high-definition video, created from picture stills as Curiosity made its descent towards Mars, has been released on YouTube. As one of the top commenters stated, for some reason, you expect there…
Doctor Who Season 7 airdates and new trailer
The premiere of the 7th season of Doctor Who will be Saturday the 1st of September at 19.20 running to 20.10, continuing with 4 more episodes until the 29th of September. The…