Archive for the ‘Science & Tech’ category
-
iTunes 11: Get Your Head In the Cloud!
If you told people in the 50’s that they’d be able to bring their music with them and listen to it on personal devices, they would ask you which science fiction novel you had been reading and that you have your head in the clouds. And you know what? They would be right. This... -
Holiday Gadget Showdown: Wii U vs. iPad
Having trouble deciding what gadget to give this year? Take a look at this study that has been just released by Nielsonwire. The study takes a look at this year’s most requested tech items. In the children’s category (ages 6-12) we see an important trend, Apples! Apple... -
Is The iPhone 5 Really From The Future?
It’s hard not to notice that there’s a ton of buzz and enthusiasm about Apple’s iPhone 5. The company received two million orders the first day the product came on the market, and as we’ve seen with previous iPhone releases, people were camping out overnight... -
Wearable Gaming Controllers Open Up New Gameplay Possibilities!
If you caught our latest article on “Holodeck Technology,” the fine folks here at ScienceFiction.com would like to follow up on the tech that could make it happen! Microsoft is working on what they call “Wearable Electromyography-Based Controllers”... -
Nintendo Hoping The Wii U Becomes The New TV Hub
For years, Nintendo has been considered as the lowly step-child with its lack of multimedia capabilities. But no more! With the new Wii U, Nintendo hopes that it will become the newest TV Hub in your home. While Sony’s PlayStation 3 and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 already offers... -
Are Star Trek Style Holodecks In Our Near Future? Make It So!
Computer, load holodeck program Reg Barclay 1.8 Any “Star Trek” fan can tell you their most anticipated technology, it may be warp drive, Tri-Corders, or food processors that materialize your favorite meal right before your eyes in a matter of seconds. Another, is... -
Science Feature: The Higgs For Dummies
On July 4th it was announced by CERN in Geneva that the Higgs boson has finally been discovered. Sciencefiction.com can now answer your most important questions. 1. Will the Higgs boson help me lose weight? No. 2. I like the sound of this Higgs. Can I buy one for my friend? The... -
Science Feature: Android Dolls
“By 2050, Amsterdam’s red-light district will be all about android prostitutes.” This was how Caitlin Moran, a columnist on The Times of London, summed up recent research from two New Zealand academics. Ms Moran suggested that this outcome: ‘would be both ethical and... -
Graphicly Abandons Digital Comic Book Apps To Focus On Publishing Tools
Startup Graphicly has abandoned its digital comic shop mobile apps on both the iPhone and Android platforms in order to focus more on its successful and burgeoning publishing platform. In 2010, Graphicly (then known as Graphic.ly) offered a digital comic shop app with select... -
Science Feature: The Infinite Improbability Drive
“Suddenly, a Vogon Constructor Fleet appears in the sky and destroys the Earth. Ford Prefect saves himself and Arthur Dent by hitching a ride on a Vogon spaceship only for the two of them to be discovered and thrown out of the airlock. By some infinitely improbably coincidence,... -
Exclusive Interview With Dmitry Itskov, Founder Of Global Future 2045
Dmitry Itskov is the founder of Global Future 2045, which recently held its first conference. The Russian entrepreneur gathered scientists from around the world to discuss many topics that will help achieve one goal: life extension. I recently discussed the GF2045 congress briefly,... -
Interstellar Command: The Ansible
In the Ender’s Game universe (shortly to be made into a film), the human race has barely survived two wars with an alien hive-mind called the Formics, dubbed the “buggers” due to their insect-like appearance. Faster-than-light warships have been dispatched to the... -
Should We Want To Be Immortal?
When I was five, I almost died. I remember the event well. My grandmother had taken me with her and my great-grandmother to the store. On the way home, we had to cross railroad tracks. My grandmother drove, my great-grandmother was in the passenger seat, and I was between them... -
Did The Movie ‘The Core’ Get Anything Right?
Sometimes one has to find out if a film is as bad as almost everyone says it is. This was the case with me and ‘The Core.’ I had to discover if the movie is really that bad. And it is. The acting is overwrought, the dialogue is hollow and trite, and the premise is ludicrous.... -
An Examination Of Han Solo’s 12 Parsec Kessel Run Claim
If you have seen ‘Star Wars,’ then you know the scene. Obi-Wan and Luke go to Mos Eisley, the “hive of scum and villainy” on Tatooine, to find a pilot to take them to Alderaan. To convince them to hire him, Han Solo claims his ship, the Millennium Falcon, “made...
Recent Comments
-
Charles: Does anyone know where the photos of the suits from VIII to XLII cam from?...
-
Peter Cohen: I think it's lame that her character didn't have much depth at all. Maybe it was the actor...
-
bsilverio20: Maybe my college dorm was the odd one out, but girls were definitely in their underwear as...
-
Anonymous: Why is a man walking around in his underwear normal, and a woman scandalous, in today's wo...
-
JasonMBowles: Well, after how quickly DC canned this series, I doubt that would work. Someone else sugg...
-
Michael C: There's no way that I'm going to go through this to see a movie. And besides, Wal-Mart emp...
-
TimeLady: I was really impressed with this theory when I first read it and had to come back after th...
