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12 Fictional Glasses That Would Give Lady Gaga A Run For Her Money

9:26PM January 9, 2011 | MikeTheGirl

Lady Gaga is bringing futuristic video screen glasses to the world, but movies and television have already expanded our eyewear horizons. Here are a dozen specs, lenses and goggles with powers that go far beyond video play More »


The Star Trek Crew, Beaming To The Deck Of The U.S.S. Microsoft

12:00PM May 23, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Microsoft has an incredible Star Trek sculpture in the lobby of their Studio D office, an installation that continually gives the appearance that Kirk, Spock and the rest are just on the verge of materializing. But how’s it done? More »


Science

Quantum Teleportation Achieved Across 10 Miles

9:00AM May 21, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

In our collective imagination, teleportation has always seemed like the logical step after flying cars. But scientists’ recent success in teleporting information between photons ten miles apart makes it seem like we might just leapfrog those flying jalopies altogether. More »


Entertainment

The Star Wars Opening Crawl Finally Reaches Earth

11:00AM January 31, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

I took two astronomy classes in college, and one of the few things I retained is that in space stuff just keeps floating. Thus, the Star Wars opening text, though originating galaxies away, will eventually make its way to Earth…

That catastrophic eventuality is the subject of this video, which was was filmed over a couple of hours but ultimately took weeks to complete due to all the post-production and editing. And it shows; the effects are pretty impressive throughout.

Though I guess if you’re gonna do a high concept YouTube like the Star Wars text raining down on Earth, it’s best to do it right. [Reddit]


The Star Trek Enterprise Record Player We Wish Was Real

2:15PM August 17, 2009 | Danny Allen

This neat record player is based on the NCC-1701 from the latest Star Trek movie. Do Want! It’s just a concept, though—one in a gallery of 25 designs, including a roller-skate Enterprise. [Star Trek Movie via Gadgetvenue via SlipperyBrick] More »