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Michael Jackson Captain EO video

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:38:57 GMT

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Captain Eo and his rugged crew set out on a mission to deliver a special gift to a wicked queen who lives on a dark, desolate world. Getting there is half the fun, especially when the good captain starts boogying and the special effects start flying.

So, if you've got 20 minutes to spare and want to watch some weird, retro scifi while remembering the king of pop at the same time then we got you covered. I doubt we'll keep it up for more than a day though so get on it.

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Tags: michael jackson, captain eo, rip

8-Part Smart Wheel

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:35:48 GMT

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Clip Source: www.technovelgy.com

Dynamic Augmented Wheel System Eight-Part Wheel

The Dynamic Augmented Wheel System eight-part wheel is actually a working prototype of an interesting idea; that a car can take a turn better if the wheels lean in segments.

However, I'm still liking this prototype because it reminds me of the cool (and as yet unattainable) smartwheels from Neal Stephenson's 1992 novel Snow Crash.

Smartwheels use sonar, laser range finding and millimeter wave radar to identify mufflers and other debris. Each one consists of a hub with many tiny spokes. Each spoke telescopes into five sections. On the end is a squat foot, rubber tread on the bottom, swiveling on a ball joint. As the wheel rolls, the feet plant themselves one at a time, almost glomming into one continuous tire. If you surf over a bump, the spokes contract to roll over it. If you surf over a pothole, the rubber prongs probe its asphalt depths.
(Read more about smartwheels)

Jalopnik and Yanko; thanks to Zac Hunter for pointing this one out

Tags: 8-part smart wheel, scifi in the news

3D Television Display In Real Time

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:03:46 GMT

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Clip Source: www.technovelgy.com

3D Television Display In Real Time

This real-time 3D television system shows a very convincing three-dimensional image to all viewers without any special glasses. It was implemented by Wojciech Matusik, a senior research scientist at Adobe Systems.

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"A singular lenticular sheet focuses the light onto a reflective surface as vertical stripes. The reflected light then passes back through the lenticular toward the viewers. The overall effect is that sixteen views of the scene are shown in different positions in the viewing area.

This item is a reasonable implementation of the stereo tank from Robert Heinlein's shocking 1961 novel Stranger in a Strange Land.

Tags: 3d television, display in real time, scifi in the news

HULC Exoskeleton From Lockheed Martin

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:58:38 GMT

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Clip Source: www.technovelgy.com

HULC Exoskeleton From Lockheed Martin

The HULC Human Universal Load Carrier exoskeleton from Lockheed Martin was announced last week. The robotic endoskeleton is designed to augment the strength and endurance of soldiers; it transfers the load to the ground using powered titanium legs.

If you think you recognize the basic design, you're right; Lockeed Martin has licensed the Berkley Bionics BLEEX robotic endoskeleton, which was originally funded as a DARPA project.

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A much earlier reference to this idea can be found in a John W. Campbell classic - The Brain Pirates, a 1938 short story.

"We have those new suits rigged with atomic-powered lifting gadgets, so that'll protect us from the weight, if what our instruments say about that world's true..."
(Read more about atomic-powered lifting suits)

Tags: hulc, exoskeleton, lockheed martin, scifi in the news

Click & Watch Scifi Movies

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:52:51 GMT

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Clip Source: playonclick.com

Push (2009)
Sci - Fi

War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave (2008)
Action - Sci Fi

The Hive (2008)
Sci Fi

Babylon A.D. (2008)
Sci Fi

Never Cry Werewolf (2008)
Horror, Sci-Fi

Screamers: The Hunting (2009)
Sci - Fi

Ba'al:The Storm God (2008)
Sci - Fi

Space Buddies (2009)
Sci - Fi

Homeworld (2008)
Sci Fi

The Man From Earth (2007)
Sci Fi

Lockjaw: Rise of the Kulev Serpent (2008)
Horror, Sci-Fi

Doomsday (2008)
Sci Fi _ Action

The Gene Generation (2007)
Sci-Fi

Death Race (2008)
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Heatstroke (2008)
Sci-Fi

Hydra (2008)
Sci-Fi

The Day the Earth Stopped (2008)
Sci-Fi

Lost City Raiders (2008)
Sci-Fi

The Time Machine (2002)
Sci Fi - Action

Cerberus (2005)
Sci Fi - Horror

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Tags: click & watch, scifi, movies, video, streaming

Robinson Crusoe on Mars !!

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:52:57 GMT

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Clip Source: www.veoh.com

1:49:42 Robinson Crusoe on Mars.avi

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Paul Drummond Illustrations

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:23:42 GMT

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Clip Source: www.pauldrummond.co.uk

Science Fiction

Select an image to view it in detail:

His Master’s Voice

Little Lost Robot

Africa (cover)

Strange Behaviour

Insurgency

Leaving Orbit

Exploration

Tags: paul drummond, artist, art, illustrationist, scifi, fantasy, horror

ClarksWorld Cover Gallery

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:30:21 GMT

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Clip Source: clarkesworldmagazine.com

Tags: clarksworld, cover gallery, illustration, art, artist, scifi

Genderbending Sci-Fi

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:16:36 GMT

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Clip Source: www.glbtfantasy.com

Hypatia's Hoard: Genderbending Sci-Fi

Recommended Reading List from Hypatia's Hoard for "Ladies & Gentlebeings" Panel at WisCon 27, by Elizabeth Barrette.

Bradley, Marion Zimmer. The Darkover series repeatedly mentions the existence of emmasca (neuters, who may be born neuter or made that way) and of chieri (an alien but humanoid race of shifting sex and gender). The Fall of Neskaya (DAW, 2001) features a fairly prominent emmasca character, the Keeper Kieran, human but with some chieri ancestry.

Butler, Octavia. The omnibus Lilith's Brood (Warner Aspect, 1989) introduces the Oankali, who have three sexes: male, female, and ooloi. The ooloi enable the others to reproduce by blending components of their genetic makeup. And they proceed to do the same thing with humans, which definitely challenges human gender-identity and arguably alters the biological sex roles as well.

Tags: genderbending sci-fi, reading list, scifi

Sovereign Class Starship

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:11:11 GMT

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Clip Source: www.ditl.org

The Sovereign's length is given by Picard in "First Contact" as "almost 700 metres". The Encyclopedia lists it as 680 metres on the illustration of the various Enterprises (3rd edition, page 138). This is the figure I have gone with for the Sovereign for the purposes of this website. Assuming this length is correct, the following table gives some figures for various components of the ship :

Tags: sovereign class starship, sovereign, starship, scifi, star trek, startrek

StarFleet Library

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:37:54 GMT

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Clip Source: www.starfleetlibrary.com

Today's Stardate: 62063.6

Enterprise Section updated 11/21/2006

Earth Days H : M : S
after

July 23 - Visitor On 'Battlestar Galactica'
Former Kira Nerys contrasts 'Battlestar Galactica' with 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.' Plus: Visitor's views on the Screen Actors Guild strike.

July 23 - Blalock On 'Star Trek XI' Casting
Former T'Pol states her opinion on the omission of a familiar 'Star Trek' name. Plus: Nero the Romulan?

Welcome to Starfleet Library (formerly T Riker's Trek Connection).
Dedicated to providing you with Star Trek information archives and current Trek "happenings" since 1996.

Tags: starfleet library, starfleet, library, scifi, startrek, star trek

StarFleet Command StarYards

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:30:02 GMT

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Clip Source: www.staryards.com

STAR TREK: LEGACY screenshots:

STAR TREK: TACTICAL COMMAND screenshots:

Video of Star Trek: 'Legacy' gameplay available! (May 20, 2006)

LOTS of New Star Trek: 'Legacy' screenshots (May 18, 2006)

Official Star Trek: 'Legacy' and 'Tactical Assault' website LIVE! (May 15, 2006)

Tags: starfleet, command, staryards, engineers, startrek, star trek, scifi

SciFiPedia

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:43:14 GMT

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Clip Source: scifipedia.scifi.com

Predator or Yaujta or Hish

Spinosaurus

Gojira (1984 film)

The Marvelous Land of Oz

Team Knight Rider

Tags: scifipedia, scifi, reference

EOFF - Encycolpedia of Fantastic Film and Television

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:34:39 GMT

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Clip Source: www.eofftv.com

Welcome to the largest and fastest growing online resource for all things science fiction, horror, fantasy and animation in film and television! There are many ways to explore EOFFTV - use the search box on every page or from the menu to the left choose the browser to call up lists of all of the titles currently online. You can also explore a range of features looking at different aspects of the genre and browse our list of reviews.

EOFFTV covers everything from the earliest silents through to the latest CGI blockbusters, from Hollywood classics to obscure offerings from around the world.
KEVIN LYONS

Tags: encycolpedia of fantastic film and television, eoff, scifi, reference, movies, tv

Encyclopedia Of Science Fiction

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:27:35 GMT

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Clip Source: www.galactic-guide.com

Encyclopedia Of Science Fiction (Real)

Science Fiction Reference Work

The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction was edited by John Clute and Peter Nicholls. It costs 45 UK pounds in hardback and is published by Orbit.

The Blue Book, as I shall call it, doesn't really need a review. It needs statistics. It has 1370 pages, 1.2 million words, and 4300 entries.

And that is all I can say about it. It has everything I never needed to know. The nationality of the last author in the book is Polish (not Hungarian as I thought). If the Blue Book has any faults it is that it takes itself too seriously.

I would like to have seen more cross referencing of science fiction terms. There is the obligatory entry on time travel, hyper space, and so on, but less well-know terms such as "Slans" were by passed. Comics and fantasy novelists are also left out.

Jargon In British Science Fiction Fandom

Tags: encyclopedia of science fiction, scifi, reference