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Making Computers Smarter By Making Them Stupider

July 7, 2017July 8, 2017 Daniel C. Handley 391 Views 0 Comments a.i., artificial intelligence, Clearly Guilty, computers, Linux, Mycroft, open source, Operating Systems, robot, robotics, technology

Advances in Artificial Intelligence have been moderate at best. But could reducing the “smartness” of a computer be the solution?

Gaming Technology

E3 2017: MICROSOFT Announces the XBOX ONE X Console

June 12, 2017 Thomas Townley 497 Views 0 Comments e3, E3 Expo, Electronic Entertainment Expo, Microsoft, Video Games, xBox, Xbox One X

At the E3 conference in Los, Angeles, Microsoft has announced its new console. Beefier, more powerful, and it costs how much?

Opinion Technology

CineGear Expo 2017 Packs A Punch With New Cinema Cameras

June 7, 2017June 7, 2017 Elle Latham 453 Views 0 Comments Blackmagic, camera, Canon, Canon C200, CineGear Expo, cinema, digital, EVA1, film, Mitch Gross, Panasonic, presentation, reveal, technology, unveiling, URSA Mini Pro, Vance Burberry

Ready to make your next movie? We got a peek at the new cinema-ready cameras unveiled at this year’s CineGear Expo in Los Angeles.

Science Technology

XPRIZE Gives Awards — The Tricorder Is Real!

April 15, 2017 Daniel C. Handley 565 Views 0 Comments DxtER, Dynamical Biomarkers Group, Final Frontier Medical Devices, medical technology, Qualcomm Tricorder XPrize, Star Trek, technology, tricorder, X Prize Foundation, X-Prize, XPRIZE

The X Prize for creating a STAR TREK-like Tricorder now has its winners. And the recipients of the award have changed the world of medicine for the better.

Opinion Science Technology

Overcoming Challenges To Mars

September 20, 2016September 20, 2016 Daniel C. Handley 330 Views 2 Comments alcubierre drive, artificial gravity, astronaut, Mars, MidAmericon II, NASA, nuclear reactor, Red Planet, The Martian, warp drive, Worldcon 74

The journey to Mars is full of obstacles. How can we overcome them and move beyond Earth?

Gaming Opinion Technology

Pokémon GO Signals New Social Media Paradigm

July 25, 2016July 24, 2016 Daniel C. Handley 376 Views 0 Comments App, augmented reality, Facebook, gaming, Google, history, Instagram, Mobile Gaming, Niantic, Pinterest, Pokémon, Pokémon GO, social media, Tumblr, Twitter, YouTube

Has Pokémon GO given us a glimpse into the next realm of social media? Mr. Handley seems to think so! Take a look at the social media of the future!

Technology Television & Film

Inside BB-8: A look Under the Hood of TFA’s Robot Hero

July 20, 2016July 20, 2016 Kelly Luck 198 Views 0 Comments BB-8, Celebration Europe 2016, fandom, film, movies, prop building, Star Wars, Star Wars Celebration, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

This weekend, STAR WARS fans got an unprecedented look at how BB-8 works. We show and tell all.

Conventions & Events Technology

Spring 2016 Digital Hollywood Summit in May

April 3, 2016March 31, 2016 Angie Fiedler Sutton 216 Views 0 Comments digital hollywood, events, Los Angeles, technology

Virtual reality, internet television, augmented reality, how to make a deal with creators. These are just some of the topics

Opinion Science Technology

What’s so Special About General Relativity? Part II

March 14, 2016March 14, 2016 Blaise Lapinski 275 Views 0 Comments Albert Einstein, light, Rant, relativity, Space, Space Travel

More Pi Day fun with maths! Blaise has some more to say on relativity and why light and time don’t always move in the same way in different places.

Comic Books & Graphic Novels Technology Television & Film

Sci Fi/Fantasy/Horror News — WEEK IN REVIEW 05 March 2016

March 5, 2016April 20, 2016 Jason P. Hunt 183 Views 0 Comments American Horror Story, Assassin's Creed, casting, Channing Tatum, Gina Torres, Han Solo, Jonah Hill, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lady Gaga, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Marvel Comics, Marvel's Agent Carter, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Men In Black, Michael Fassbender, Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, NASA, Neil Gaiman, Nickelodeon, Once Upon a Time, Power Rangers, Roundup, Saban Brands, Sony Pictures, Space, Spider-Man, Star Wars, Star Wars news, Syfy, Universal Studios, Venom, Week in Review

WEEK IN REVIEW — the latest headlines from around the genre community: sequels, season renewals, franchise cross-overs, and more!

Technology Television & Film

Tony Dyson, R2-D2’s Original Builder, Dead at 68

March 4, 2016April 8, 2016 Kelly Luck 163 Views 0 Comments In Memoriam, obituary, R2-D2, robot, Star Wars, Star Wars news, technology, Tony Dyson

Tony Dyson, the man responsible for the irascible droid R2-D2, has passed away. Kelly remembers his legacy.

Books Comic Books & Graphic Novels Conventions & Events Science Technology Television & Film

Sci Fi/Fantasy/Horror News — WEEK IN REVIEW 20 Feb 2016

February 21, 2016April 8, 2016 Jason P. Hunt 223 Views 0 Comments Ava Duvernay, Awards, Battlestar Glactica, Blade Runner, Blade Runner 2, C.J. Cherryh, Contest, DC Comics, Free Comic Book Day, Harrison Ford, Heather Langenkamp, Hellraiser, Marvel Comics, Nebula Awards, Neffy Award, Remakes & Reboots, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Space, SpaceShip Two, Stan Lee, Star Wars, Star Wars news, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Steven King's It, Titan Comics, Toni Weisskopf, Video Games, Virgin Galactic, Week in Review

WEEK IN REVIEW Feb 20 — the latest headlines from across the science fiction, fantasy, and horror landscape. STAR WARS, Stan Lee, BLADE RUNNER, DC Comics, BATTLESTAR GLACTICA, and more!

Opinion Podcast Reviews Technology Television & Film

8Bits February: Games We’ve Played, Games We Want to Play

February 15, 2016April 20, 2016 SciFi4Me Staff 176 Views 0 Comments 8Bits, Bayonetta, Five Nights and Freddie's, GOG, Kojima, Konami, Metal Gear Solid, Playstation, ps3, Ps4, Splatoon, steam, Super Hot, Video Games, Wii, xBox

This month on SciFi4Me Radio’s “8Bits”, the gang talks about the latest games they’ve played, plus a look at the early access over on GOG, and a few opinions on games that work and games that don’t. Plus: what’s up with “Five Nights at Freddie’s”?

Technology

Archive.org Adds Windows 3.1 to Its Emulation List

February 14, 2016February 14, 2016 Kelly Luck 328 Views 0 Comments archive.org, DOSBox, emulation

Windows 3.1 operating system? There’s an app for that — or rather, an emulator — and the Internet Archive now has it.

Opinion Science Technology

The Stars are Waving at You

February 13, 2016February 13, 2016 Blaise Lapinski 238 Views 0 Comments Albert Einstein, gravity, gravity waves, Rant, relativity, Space, Space Travel

Science reporter Blaise Lapinski takes an in-depth look (with math!) at the LIGO discovery of gravitational waves and the validation of Albert Einstein’s 100-year-old theory.

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