Nov 18th, 2009
by Nar Williams.
Watch Geekscape Episode 144
Wow, this is my 5th venture back into the Geekscape… and I have to say it’s my favorite! Jonathan London and I are assisted by uber producer Brian Gilmore in discussing the week’s hottest geek topics:
Movie Reviews: “2012″ and “The Fantastic Mr. Fox”! Movie News: New trailers for Kick Ass and Clash of the [...]
Nov 16th, 2009
by Nar Williams.
When the designers from the Research and Engineering Center for Unmanned Vehicles (RECUV) wanted to showcase their Unmanned Aerial System software, they decided that using robotic home appliances to recreate the classic video game Pac-Man would be a cool way to do it… And I agree.
RECUV is a university, government, and industry partnership dedicated to [...]
Nov 12th, 2009
by Nar Williams.
Tonight “Science of the Movies” returns to Science Channel at 8pm. I visit the masterminds at Obscura Digital, who believes “the world is our canvas” and has the technology to prove it — from huge immersive video domes, interactive building surfaces, and multi-touch holograms! Watch my behind the scenes video above to see me play [...]
Nov 11th, 2009
by Nar Williams.
ThinkHero.com is one of my favorite websites for insightful, thorough reviews of genre movies and genre TV. Founder Dennis Tzeng and resident film/tv critic Roth Cornet do a really great job of staying on top of my favorite shows and putting out video reviews (I always check their site after Flash Forward, Fringe, and V [...]
Nov 5th, 2009
by Nar Williams.
Everett Bradford has created a device that aspiring superheroes and supervillains alike will be drooling over: The Prometheus Device. Put simply, it allows you to cast fireballs from your hand. This is the kind of thing I expect Mickey Rourke to be sporting as Whiplash in Iron Man 2.
From Everett’s YouTube page:
Prometheus is version 3 of the Pyro [...]
Nov 4th, 2009
by Nar Williams.
It’s the first week of the month and that means it’s time for your Heads Up for November!
This episode sees the debut of our new Tech correspondent, Genelle, who happens to be a hologram… Eat that, CNN! She’s got the lowdown on some of the coolest gadgets hitting this month, including the Eigenharp — the [...]