Part of the beauty of the Guardians of the Galaxy movie is that, unlike some superhero franchise movies, few people take it too seriously. And the makers of this video certainly recognize the element of fun… [Screen Team]
The Cinema Sins crew produce videos listing everything they consider wrong with a particular movie. Sometimes you can argue that it’s a needless nitpicking exercise, but not with their latest video. Death Race 2000 director Roger Corman challenged them to cast their eye over his movie and they’ve now responded.
The USB 3.0 Promoter group says it’s finalized the details of type C USB connectors, which will work no matter which way up you plug them in. It follows the announcement of the concept last year. The main news today is confirmation that there’ll be a degree of backwards compatibility: The new USB Type-C plug […]
The AWE Me team of blacksmiths, who’ve made numerous real-life versions of TV and movie weapons, are starting a new mash-up series. In their first instalment they combine a Star Wars lightsaber with a Japanese katana sword. See more at their Facebook page.
Microsoft has unleashed a stream of announcements about the Xbox One, following hot on the heels of revelations that the console has lost $400 million to date. Among the key points: Rise of The Tomb Raider (the first reboot sequel) will be exclusive to the console — no word yet on whether that will be permanent […]
And if you can’t figure it out right away, let’s just say it could also make a hulking big banner. [Buy it at Last Exit To Nowhere]
There aren’t many things more reminiscent of the late 1980s than Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or the Nintendo Entertainment System. Now one fan has merged the two. Ryan Fitzpatrick has put a fully-functioning NES inside a TMNT Party Wagon toy: The head lights and passenger compartment light up, the guns, radar, and armored windshield are moveable […]
We may never understand the mysterious ways of domestic cats. But a team of 25 researchers across three continents have completely sequenced one cat’s DNA. The cat in question is Cinammon, an Abyssinian cat for whom the University of Missouri in Columbia is home. It’s the first complete sequencing of a cat. The same researchers […]
You’ll be able to explore the Tate Britain gallery in London after closing time this week thanks to the installation of four webcam-fitted robots that can be controlled by visitors to the gallery’s website. The BBC explains: Each machine will live-stream its footage to the Tate’s “After Dark” website, where viewers will be able to […]
Thanks to reader and artist Butcher Billy who has sent along examples of his latest project, The Comic Book Super Drunk Hangout. As he explains: This collection of design concepts gather a distinctive line of heroes, antiheroes – or not heroes at all – that have in common a certain way of not being exactly […]