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Wednesday’s comics bring us icepunk adventures and nanotech gone haywire
This week’s comic haul bring us the return of one of DC’s great Milestone comics, a pre-steampunk fable from French comics maestro Jacques Tardi, and oodles more for you, oh intrepid reader. First Issues First off, John Rozum and Frazier Irving bring back Xombi (DC) — be sure to read our recent interview with Rozum … Continued
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Three Motorola Android Phones Leak Out, With the Targa Showing a Sizeable Camera Hump
A ll good phones must be succeeded by a similar-sounding phone…but what’s this Targa (pictured above)? A high-end Android phone with 4G support? Whatever it is, it’s making the leaked Droid X 2 and Droid 3 look almost boring. The Droid 3 is said to have a slide-out keyboard (though it’s not pictured in the … Continued
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A strange science fiction story bursts out of a man’s skin
We’re dying to read the story that you can glimpse busting out of this man’s arm. We can just make out the words “pneumatic,” “bacon,” “sumptuous,” “concubine,” “absurd,” “intrinsic,” “hyperarticulate,” “tungsten,” “metropolis,” “dynamo,” “faux turbine,” “bowling,” “frequency,” “quantum,” “cinema,” “smoke,” “superhuman,” “freak,” “euphoric,” “aplomb,” and “fathom.” At the very least, someone needs to write a … Continued
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“Tornado Alley” will take you to the eye of the storm, in IMAX
Ever wanted to drive a death-proof tank into the middle of a tornado and film the whole thing from behind a layer of safety glass? That’s just what happens in forthcoming IMAX extravaganza Tornado Alley, filmed mostly in Kansas during storm season. Now you can see it in eye-peeling IMAX in New York’s American Museum … Continued
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Leaked Pics and Specs Suggest HTC’s Droid Incredible 2 Will Be a Very Nice Android Phone Indeed
The first HTC Droid Incredible was notable because of its awesome camera, so it only figures that Verizon’s Droid Incredible 2 would be even better. Leaked specs and photos suggest it’ll have the same 8MP camera, but will be joined by a 1.3MP forward-facing camera. The website AndroidSpin has heard the Droid Incredible 2 will … Continued
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Now you can watch Isaac Asimov’s unaired science show
In the two years before he died, Asimov was prepping a TV series about the thin line between science and science fiction – and how we need to embrace the future. Now you can see footage from it for free online. According to Maria Popova on Brainpickings: Two years before his death, Asimov recorded a … Continued
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Everything You Need to Know About Nuclear Power and the Fukushima Plant (Updated)
Since the Japan earthquake hit, it seems like the story surrounding the Fukushima Nuclear Power plant has changed every 10 minutes, making it tough to keep up on the latest developments. Luckily there’s no shortage of informed individuals and organizations keeping track of what’s going on. While the situation regarding the reactor explosions is still … Continued
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New Video Shows Tsunami Terror on Town That Lost Half its Residents
Click to view A video of Friday’s horrific tsunami has come to light, showing some of the 95 per cent of the town of Minamisanriku that was wiped out. I will warn you, the video is deeply upsetting. Around 10,000 people are still missing from the town, which had a population of approximately 17,000. Seeing … Continued
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It’s Jack the Ripper vs. the 11th Doctor in this sneak peek of the Doctor Who comic
IDW Publishing has given us an exclusive preview of the latest issue of their Doctor Who comic series. In this excerpt, the TARDIS travels to 19th century London, where a not-quite-human Jack the Ripper is on the prowl. Here’s the solicitation information for Doctor Who #2, which hits stores tomorrow. You can read the preview … Continued
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How Mars Needs Moms killed the Yellow Submarine remake
While we’re sad that Disney’s Mars Needs Moms was box office poison, we can’t help but thank this picture for killing Robert Zemeckis’ misguided Yellow Submarine remake. One thing is certain: mo-cap films will never be the same again. We may have sorta liked Mars Needs Moms, but sadly, the rest of the world felt … Continued
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Another Explosion at the Japanese Nuclear Plant Pushes Radiation Levels Up Briefly
After Saturday’s blast at Fukushima’s No.1 reactor and Monday’s blast at the No.3 reactor, we were hoping that’d be the end to the nuclear plant nightmares. Unfortunately a third blast occurred in the small hours of today, at the second reactor. Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co, (TEPCO), said that they believe Monday’s explosion at … Continued
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X-Men: First Class is planning some seriously crazy stunts. Plus the first official description for Captain America!
The young mutants of X-Men: First Class explain why the movie focuses on more obscure characters. Martin Sheen is amazed with the new Spider-Man Andrew Garfield. Plus a new Prometheus love interest, a massive Doctor Who roundup, and much more! Spoilers from here on out! Top image from Sucker Punch. X-Men: First Class An inside … Continued
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Sidekick Returns as the Samsung-Made T-Mobile Sidekick 4G
Danger-powered Sidekicks may be dead now, but the Sidekick brand is still living on. Samsung’s Android Froyo Sidekick 4G is the first ‘kick to have a touchscreen (a 3.5-inch one), along with that famous Sidekick qwerty. Running on a 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird chip, it has a forward-facing VGA camera, but no mention of a … Continued
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Forget Sharing Photos and Start Sharing Musical Moments
There are plenty of apps which allow you to share photos with friends—Path and Instagram, for example—but the Soundtracking iPhone app wants to let you share something more: Musical moments. The idea behind the Soundtracking app is simple: It’s a way to easily share 30-second snippets of songs along with photos and comments with friends … Continued
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Now Cars Are Vulnerable to Malware?
According to researchers at UCSD and the University of Washington, the rise of complex computer systems in cars means they’re now vulnerable to malware and viruses just like our computers. How would one infect a car? MP3s, of course. But their most interesting attack focused on the car stereo. By adding extra code to a … Continued
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Is the iMovie on the iPad 2 Really Faster Than on a MacBook Pro?
It’s easy to assume a MacBook Pro would outgun an iPad in iMovie speed tests, due to its beefier processor and extra RAM. But AppAdvice found that both iPad models bested the MacBook Pro in multiple tests. What gives? Well there could be a couple of explanations why this is the case. First, the video … Continued
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The Beautiful Process of Making DVDs
I didn’t think that the process of making DVDs could be pretty, but this collection of photos proved me wrong. Take a look. From the tiny sparkling pieces of polycarbonate which are turned into a hot mess so that they can be shaped into DVDs to the rows and rows of cooling discs—there really is … Continued
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One Man Captured Secret Video in North Korea and Lived to Blog About It
In a quest to document daily life in the notoriously secretive North Korea, Steve Gong managed to capture video footage inside the country without anyone noticing. How’d he do it? Well, North Korean’s don’t know the Canon 5D records video. Filming in North Korea is a bit of an iffy task, and you never know … Continued
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Charting How We Talk About Our Nuclear Age
In the storied history of human language, the idea of nuclear energy has been around for less than a blink of an eye. But even in that relatively short time, the way we’ve discussed all things nuclear has evolved dramatically. The Atlantic Monthly takes a stab at charting those changes using the Google Ngram Viewer, … Continued