Forget about augmented reality, lets see some serious real-world illusionary genius, like this incredible display by Montreal-based Moment Factory, showing Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall crumbling to the ground, only to be replaced by a colorful, fantastical version of the building. Costing millions to produce, the show involves 12 projectors, 12 servers to run them, hundreds […]
[GAS] reader Belinda just sent me these really cool social media-inspired outfits she created during the last few weeks, and I have to say, great job Belinda! Those look really great. I used to think I would transport myself back to the 50s and 60s if I could, but then I realized that would mean […]
The cast and crew of Fringe put on an emotionally charged panel at this year’s San Diego Comic Con. As the countdown to the final season begins, fans packed the room to learn what news they could for the upcoming fifth season. Cast Members Anna Torv (Oliva), Joshua Jackson (Peter), John Noble (Walter), Lance Reddick […]
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How do you outgeek the creation of a motion-control TV remote that operates like a magic wand? Why, you turn it into a Sonic Screwdriver. The BBC’s commercial arm has announced a deal with The Wand Company to produce a Sonic Screwdriver Universal Remote. Ironically it was the BBC that helped the company come to […]
Nerdvana. Geek Mecca. The Place of Hopes and Dreams. San Diego Comic Con. The ultimate pilgrimage for geeks world-wide kicked off last night with a the annual Preview Night, attended by professionals and a few thousand lucky general pass holders. It’s the night where you can get the jump on all the wicked exclusives put […]
These incredible drawings of cats by Paul Lung on first glance (and second, and third) look like photographs. But this talented artist actually laboured 40-60 hours on each of these masterpieces with only a mechanical pencil. Achieving such incredibly realistic texture and depth just stuns me. Especially since my drawings of cats regularly amount to […]
To publicize and honor her feminist fantasy novel launching on Kickstarter, The Girl Who Would be King, Kelly Thompson has been collecting images of kickass heroines for 30 days – the duration of her Kickstarter. On July 8th, day 14 of her 30-day heroine binge, she featured our favourite khaleesi. And she’s gathered some pretty […]
To celebrate the 50th year since the first LEGO block landed on their chunk of the world, Australia is going all out with a year-long “Festival of Play.” They’ve got a whole heap of activities going on for the celebrations, mostly based in Sydney, including an awesome complete LEGO brick scale model of Rome’s Colosseum! […]
The biggest hit of San Diego Comic Con’s Preview Night is the mad dash to get as many exclusive toys and swag as possible. With over a hundred things to choose from, it can be overwhelming. Here’s my top 10 picks for what to look for this year. Kotobukiya’s Bishoujo Series Black Widow w/ Hawkeye […]