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Is it too late for first contact with aliens?
Esther Inglis-Arkell, io9.comEvery scientific breakthrough has taken time to get going. Knowledge and technology needs to slowly accrue over time until a tipping point is reached. But in some cases, time just isn’t a factor. Can we say that some things will never…
‘Prometheus’ Featurette Focuses on Space Travel.
Ridley Scott’s epic thriller PROMETHEUS takes its name from the spectacular, state of the art spaceship that transports its crew to a distant, foreboding world.
The future of TV as seen in Super Hi-Vision
By Sam Byford, theverge.comNHK shows off its roadmap for the coming decades
Nippon Housou Kyoukai, better known as NHK, is much more than Japan’s public service broadcaster — it’s a national institution that seeks to push forward major advances in televisual…
ISS astronaut, upon seeing inside SpaceX Dragon vehicle first time: “It looks sci-fi.”
Xeni Jardin, boingboing.netAndré Kuipers, a Dutch physician and astronaut with the European Space Agency, was on board the ISS when the SpaceX Dragon vehicle berthed. He took this photograph, and wrote,
Inside of the Dragon module. Beautiful. Spacious, Modern. Blue…
First TV spot for ‘Total Recall’ released online
By Jeff Blagdon, theverge.comNearly two months after the full-length trailer, the first official TV spot for Len Wiseman’s remake of Total Recall is appearing online. There isn’t much (if any) new footage here, but there are enough acrobatics, gunshots, and…
Do Filmmakers Really Need A Digital Camera As Beautiful As This One?
By John Pavlus, fastcodesign.comBlackmagic Design unveils a svelte competitor to RED and Canon’s digital cinema rigs.
A curious middle ground has risen up in the indie filmmaking world. DSLR cameras like the Canon 5D revolutionized low-budget videography, while…
SpaceX Dragon Makes History, Docks With the ISS
Stan Schroeder, mashable.comSpaceX’s Dragon capsule has successfully docked with the International Space Station, making SpaceX the first privately owned company in history to achieve such a feat.
This success came after a long period of planning and…
First video sample from Google’s Project Glass
By Tom Warren, theverge.comAlthough we’re still not sure exactly how Google’s Project Glass wearable glasses work, the company has been testing them in very public ways over the past couple of months. Google co-founder Sergey Brin showed off the glasses at a chari…
Favela Cloud: New Spatial and Social Possibilities in Rio de Janeiro
admin, evolo.usCould emergent settlement tendencies as seen in slums of the third world become more than a problem; a new way of living and an example to learn from?
Favela Cloud is a conceptual proposal for a future development of…
Virgin’s glitzy new bar soars at 30,000 feet and has three seats
