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National Science Foundation Names 16 Finalists

August 2, 2023 Jason P. Hunt 419 Views 0 Comments innovation, National Science Foundation, NSF, NSF Engines, science, technology

Finalists have been announced in the inaugural NSF Engines innovation competition.

Interviews Podcast

G33K Out: 2017 LA Times Festival of Books

July 31, 2017July 31, 2017 Angie Fiedler Sutton 1608 Views 0 Comments 2017 LA Times Festival of Books, Anomaly Productions, audio, augmented reality, books, children's, comics, event, festival, G33K Out podcast, Gemiknight Press, horror, Horror Writers Association, interview, Jane Austen, Jane Austen Society, John Palisano, Kurt Vonnegut, Kurt Vonnegut Museum & Library, LA Times Festival of Books, Los Angeles, Michael Mullin, podcasts, Super Amazing Princess Heroes, technology, University of Southern California, USC Marching Band, XPRIZE

Angie attended the 2017 LA Times Festival of Books. Here are seven interviews from people she met there.

Science Technology

Making Computers Smarter By Making Them Stupider

July 7, 2017December 9, 2018 Daniel C. Handley 1943 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?

Opinion Technology

CineGear Expo 2017 Packs A Punch With New Cinema Cameras

June 7, 2017June 7, 2017 Elle Latham 1224 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, 2017December 9, 2018 Daniel C. Handley 1925 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 Reviews

Theatre Review: SIAMESE SEX SHOW Oddly Charming

October 22, 2016November 13, 2016 Angie Fiedler Sutton 1066 Views 0 Comments dystopian society, hip hop, John Papageorge, Kiff Scholl, Los Angeles, Music, musical, review, sex, Superheroes, technology, The Lounge Theatre, theatre

This hip hop/pop musical is a delightful exploration of pop music, superheroes, and intimacy.

Gaming

Nintendo Announces Its New Console and It’s a SWITCH!

October 20, 2016 Thomas Townley 868 Views 0 Comments gaming console, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, technology, Video Games

Nintendo has announced their latest development in gaming tech: Nintendo Switch.

Podcast

SciFi X/Y: Season Two Begins with Too Much Tech

July 2, 2016July 1, 2016 SciFi4Me Staff 950 Views 0 Comments baseball, dumb phones, flip phones, internet, invasive technology, opinion, podcast, SciFi X/Y, SciFi4Me Radio, smartphones, technology

Sonya and Jason are back with a discussion about smartphones and the invasion of technology. Are some people finally waking up?

Conventions & Events Technology

Spring 2016 Digital Hollywood Summit in May

April 3, 2016March 31, 2016 Angie Fiedler Sutton 867 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

Technology Television & Film

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

March 4, 2016April 8, 2016 Kelly Luck 691 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.

Conventions & Events Interviews Podcast

G33K Out: Target’s Share the Force Event

January 1, 2016June 26, 2016 Angie Fiedler Sutton 1084 Views 0 Comments Emotiv, Erik Varszegi, events, G33K Out, Legos, Los Angeles, podcasts, Rancho Obi-Wan, Star Wars, Star Wars news, Steve Castellotti, Target, technology

In this episode of G33K Out, Angie covers the Share the Force event at LA Live, sponsored by Target, held in December 2015.

Conventions & Events Technology

Review: You Say You Want a (Digital) Revolution

July 15, 2014July 12, 2016 Angie Fiedler Sutton 709 Views 0 Comments Art, Barbican Centre, computer, Fashion & Lifestyle, gaming, London, technology

We’ve entered a time when the internet can be art. The Barbican’s exhibit goes into the history and future of it.

Science Technology

Spacesuit Design, and You Get to Vote!

March 27, 2014 Heather French 844 Views 0 Comments biomimicry, NASA, Space, spacesuit, technology

NASA, in collaboration with ILC and Philadelphia University, has designed three different cover layers for its new spacesuit prototype, Z-2. NASA

Science

Send In The Clones

December 10, 2011December 9, 2018 Daniel C. Handley 642 Views 0 Comments clones, cloning, ethics, genetic engineering, opinion, science, technology

Is there a reason science should be attempting clones? Dan gets into the ethics of it.

Technology

TECH: A Midwest freelance video geek travels to NAB.

April 27, 2011 Jason P. Hunt 662 Views 0 Comments Adobe, Canon, computer, DSLR, electronics, film, HDSLR, Las Vegas, movies, NAB, NAB Show, Panasonic, production, Red, Software, Sony, technology

The saying, “I still have not yet recovered from Vegas!” means something totally different when spoken by a video-geek that