Tag: Sci-fi
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Nokia HumanForm – Flexible and “humanized” smartphone concept revealed
Following Nokia’s discussion regarding flexible and physical kinetic devices, the Finnish mobile communication company has now unveiled a concept video, detailing a truly fantastic view of future smartphones called the HumanForm – the premise of which is “a visionary solution between touch screen and voice communication where technology becomes invisible and intuition takes over.” – […]
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Newly announced ‘Total Recall’ game will be browser-based and Arnold-less
We were excited to hear that one of the best sci-fi action movies of our youth – Total Recall – was to be made into a game (again). Looking forward to a 21st century console epic, that erases the utter shambles that was the NES version, complete with quotable Arnold lines we’d be repeating for […]
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Sony HD 3D Personal Viewer gets pricing and pre-order website
Pop over to Sony’s website today and you’ll find new information and the pre-order page for the new HD 3D Personal Viewer – that geektastic gadget that harkens back to the early 90s fad of VR (Virtual Reality). It’s very cool that this is finally becoming a reality that we’ll be able to use in […]
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XBox 720 appears in Hugh Jackman robot flick Real Steel
Has Microsoft slipped in a teaser for the anticipated and as yet unannounced successor to it’s Xbox 360 into new Hugh Jackman movie? An Xbox 720 logo has been spotted in the trailer for the new sci-fi/robot boxing story – but is Microsoft having a little joke at our expense or is the footage in Real Steel […]
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UPDATE: Back to the Future trainers unveiled as ebay only limited edition of 1500 – NO power-laces!
[ORIGINAL ARTICLE 8/9/11] There was a time called ‘the 80s’ when the year 2015 seemed so far into the future it was practically the stuff of sci-fi. Gadgets and technology which escaped man’s reach at the time appeared on the big screen, fuelling the imaginations and aspirations of a generation. To be fair, it’s been pretty disappointing […]
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Only in Japan! Real-life ‘Iron Man’ makes Heavy Metal Mechas
How about this for some Heavy Metal? A Japanese anime fan, and son of an ironsmith, has created some ultra-cool titans out of scrap metal! Following in the family trade, Kogoro Kurata cut, shaped and constructed musical instruments using his inherent iron-mongering skills, before moving onto bigger things – and addressing his county’s love of […]
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Back to the Future trainers? Nike tease sci-fi footwear to become reality!
There was a time called ‘the 80s’ when the year 2015 seemed so far into the future it was practically the stuff of sci-fi. Gadgets and technology which escaped man’s reach at the time appeared on the big screen, fuelling the imaginations and aspirations of a generation. To be fair, it’s been pretty disappointing to reach a […]
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‘Steampunk’ Xbox – Fan converts modern console into vintage culture fad
An avid gamer and fan of the ‘Steampunk’ alternative genre has mod’ed his Xbox 360 into this pretty impressive vintage throwback, resembling the style which is currently a popular fad amongst sci-fi enthusiasts and alternative lifestylers. Robert LaMonte has converted the consoles casing using cogs and mechanical parts he has cleverly created additional venting […]
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BBC rentals on Facebook – Doctor Who remasters launch service
The Beeb has joined the online rental revolution by blasting off on social network Facebook with a selection of nine story arcs and featuring many episodes of sci-fi series Doctor Who. Auntie’s favourite time and space traveler launches the service, which will work much like the Warner Bros films service that appeared earlier this year, […]
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E3 2011: Star Trek for Playstation Move – Phasers set to thrill!
As an un-ashamed “Trekkie” a real treat to emerge from the E3 conference in Los Angeles was the reveal of the Star Trek title for Playstation Move – complete with phaser accessory! Blasting its way onto the Playstation motion control system in 2012 we can look forward to action-packed scenes recreating the same fast paced […]
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Mind control for PC with Emotiv EPOC – Sci-fi comes alive!
Sci-fi has come alive as a company in the United States have began selling what is essentially a mind control gadget for your PC! Emotiv are allowing wannabe digital Jedi to live their dream by controlling web browsing and game play hands –free via the power of the brain alone. Using 14 saline sensors which monitor […]