I’ve recently bought a new MacBook Air, and despite promises of colossal battery life – it really doesn’t last that long when I’m sitting browsing Safari on Wi-Fi. To quote Aldous Snow:…
HD Curiosity Descent (30 FPS)
Someone with apparently too much time on their hands has spent four weeks putting together an HD video of NASA’s Curiosity rover’s descent. He’s retouched the original footage, upping the quality considerably,…
BioWare Test High-Population Star Wars Servers
BioWare have begun rolling out and testing their new high-population server technology for Star Wars: The Old Republic. The move comes ahead of an imminent switchover to free-to-play, a decision that will…
Third Hobbit Trailer Imminent
Word coming out from Alberta Culture is that a third trailer for The Hobbit has been completed, rated as PG, and is 2:25 long. Supposedly, the new trailer will debut ahead of an unspecified film…
No jeans and t-shirts for these ladies…they come from the future!
No jeans and t-shirts for these ladies…they come from the future! Science Fiction and Fashion go together like Kirk and Spock…like R2-D2 and C-3PO…like, well, Manolo and Blahnik Don’t believe me? I know it’s not something many of us consider on a daily basis, but stop and think about the incredible significance costume design plays in our favorite shows. Where would our beloved characters be without their metallic shoulder pads, angular hems, or the infamous unitards?
The Asteroid That Saved Christianity
The year is 312AD. Constantine, Emperor of the Western Roman Empire, has launched a pre-emptive attack on rival emperor Maxentius, with the two meeting in battle at Milvian Bridge. Constantine, by this…
Star Trek Renegades
The latest Star Trek fan project that’s causing people to turn their heads and notice is Star Trek: Renegades. It’s the team behind Of Gods and Men, and they’ve just released their second teaser…
What next for Sci-Fi?
It’s September 2012. Over the last twelve years, I’ve lost count of how many sci-fi shows have flopped and been cancelled; how many sci-fi movies have proved to be massive disappointments. Is…
Kicksorter – Sifting through Kickstarter
Hopefully you have heard of Kickstarter. It represents the beginning of huge paradigm shift in independent publishing. If you have not heard or do not remember the xkcd cartoon, here is the low…
Apple iPhone launches “no longer excite”
Dan Lyons – creator of the Fake Steve blog – has written a pretty pessimistic piece for the BBC, in which he explains his views on Apple’s launches, and their supposedly accompanying…
The 4th Doctors Scarf
I have always thought about getting one of these scarves made for me but the price tag on the likes of ETSY was just too high. I also couldn’t find anyone capable…
TARDIS Trash Can
Got $90 to spare? Who does these days? But if you do, here’s the perfect item to spend it on! ThinkGeek have come up with a TARDIS Trash Can, complete with lighting…
Doctor Who: Dinosaurs on a Spaceship Review
In Brief: I actually can’t do better than the episode title… In Depth: A very good episode that jumps straight back into the current set up for the first half of Doctor…
No More Trek! Ad
I remember this airing (terrifyingly, that’s eleven years ago now) but this was a pretty funny commercial launched in the run up to Enterprise. The words Star Trek would later be dropped from…
Fan Made Trek 2 Trailer
This is a great (fan-made) trailer for the next Trek film, supposedly titled Star Trek Into Darkness. To be honest, the editing standard is so high, it’s extremely difficult to tell it’s not real. But…
Review: Dredd – It’s Pretty Drokking Good, Actually
I have to admit to a certain amount of ignorance here, an ignorance that will probably have people clamouring to tell me my opinion is invalid. I’ve read very, very little of…
Who’s Your Favourite Nu-Doctor Who?
Time to decide! Of the new incarnations of Doctor Who, which Doctor’s been your favourite!?
Creating SyFy
Ever wondered how SyFy actually think when creating a show? Well, here you go, in infographic form.