Monday, May 6, 2013 - 1:34pm
Photos dating back to the 1920s show what a day at the salon was like: space cones, tentacles, mad scientists — you know, the usual.
sci-fi stories
Thursday, June 30, 2011 - 3:01pm
You really don't need to buy a theater ticket for big budget movie effects anymore. District 9 director Neill Blomkamp definitely showed that with shorts such as Tetra Vaal and Halo: Arms Race. The two shorts you're about to see follow in the same footsteps.
Monday, November 8, 2010 - 5:17am
Whether it's an incredibly powerful bomb or a gigantic super-laser, nothing adds spice to a science-fiction story like the ultimate of ultimate threats: the planet killer. What else would we expect from our favorite heroes other than saving the entire world? Cliché or not, we all have our favorites, and here's our top twelve world-destroying devices along with some science behind the fiction.
Sunday, September 19, 2010 - 11:29pm
Whatever your opinion of Michael Bay's two Transformers movies is, this amazing amateur short inspired by the movie proves that indie sci-fi films are poised to give Hollywood effects-driven movies serious competition....
Friday, September 3, 2010 - 4:32pm
One of the most striking things about the new Star Trek movie captained by J. J. Abrams is the way the warp drives of the ships just popped. It was a lot more forceful than the way Star Trek vessels...
Friday, July 23, 2010 - 5:02am
It doesn't take me a lot to get excited for Tron. I just want to see some pretty neon lines and some discs flying through the air. Tron Legacy is shaping up to be one crazy ride, though — they've even digitally remastered Jeff Bridges, for goodness sake.
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- holidays
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- jedi
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Wednesday, December 2, 2009 - 5:22am
Now is not the perfect time to buy an HDTV. You just missed all the fab Black Friday door-buster deals, and the real HDTV deals materialize between New Year's and the Super Bowl. Further complicating your HDTV investment decision are...
- 12 days of gadgets
- aliens
- art
- back to the future
- buyer's guide
- Christmas
- electronics
- fashion
- flux capacitor
- Tech
- Gift Guide
- gifts
- Hannukah
- holidays
- jedi
- movies
- pop culture
- sci-fi
- science fiction
- shopping
- star trek
- star wars
- Tech
- terminator
- the force
- Tricorder
- USB drive
- women
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 5:28am
Let's face it: if there's a sci-fi geek in your life that means a lot to you, then you know how this time of year can be a real headache when it comes to finding unique geeky gifts. Sure, there...
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 8:07am
So ABC's V is here (episode 2 airs tonight), reminding us for the zillionth time that gigantic, mile(s)-wide flying saucers are THE conveyance of choice for any kind of alien visitors. (See: District 9, Independence Day, the original V, Alien...
Friday, October 2, 2009 - 1:58pm
What's to be done with our bodies after we cash out is a grim thought, sure, but one brother, Sam, came up with a loving tribute: he put the ashes inside of a vintage SPARCstation computer. He also included one...
