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Tech NewsNewsThis Stargate-esque Portal Connects You With People 376 Miles Away in Real-Time
It goes without saying that the pandemic has been hard on travel and human connection. While things are looking up, we are far from back to normal yet. That’s one of the reasons behind the Stargate-esque portals unveiled by two cities in Lithuania and Poland, which are hoping to give their residents access to these … Continued
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io9Trailer FrenzyThe Trailer for Sci-Fi Mystery Doors Is Filled With Portals and Potential
Who doesn’t love a good portal in a sci-fi movie? Put just one portal in and the possibilities are endless. Anything could be on the other side. But what happens when there’s more than one portal? What if there are tons of portals all over the world? That’s what happens in the new movie Doors. … Continued
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io9TelevisionMorning SpoilersUpdates From Castlevania, The Mandalorian, Jurassic World 3, and More
Get a look at Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s next animated movie, Connected. Chris Pratt hypes up the scale of Jurassic World 3. Bond rides into action in a new No Time to Die poster. Castlevania adds a heap of new talent for its third season. Plus, a wild new clip from Guns Akimbo, and … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsThis Life-Size Dart-Blasting Turret From Portal Will Protect Your Cake
It’s taken a little over 12 years, but one of the amazing technologies featured in the game Portal has finally been recreated in real life. No, sadly not the actual portal-making gun, but the autonomous robotic turret sentries that can identify and dispose of targets. Instead of live ammo, however, this 3D-printed replica blasts Nerf … Continued
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Tech NewsFacebookFacebook Launches a Camera for Your Home—What Could Possibly Go Wrong
Hot off the news of a massive user-data breach, today Facebook is entering the smart display wars with Portal, a connected gadget with speakers and a screen, built-in Alexa integration, and even deeper ties into Facebook for people who don’t yet distrust Facebook with every fiber of their being. The Portal comes in two configurations: … Continued
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io9MoviesAn AI With an Eerily Familiar Voice Offers a Musical Crash Course on the Electromagnetic Spectrum
It’s a science lesson, musical, 2001: A Space Odyssey homage, and video game shout-out all in one when an IT guy (Ed Wasser from Babylon 5) who hates cat videos encounters an AI who just wants a li’l internet access in the NASA-created “NOTGLaDOS: Electromagnetic Spectrum The Musical.” If the title doesn’t give it away, the … Continued
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Tech NewsHero Coder Adapts ‘Portal’ for the Apple II
Two things that persistently hold a special place in geek hearts are the Apple II desktop computer and the video game Portal. What happens when you put them together? Magic. Vince Weaver, an assistant professor at the University of Maine’s Electrical & Computer Engineering department, has very generously created a version of the beloved game … Continued
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io9TelevisionMorning SpoilersAnother Marvel Hero Is Confirmed For The Defenders
J.J. Abrams says the Portal movie is still happening. Another familiar face is confirmed for Arrow’s hundredth episode. Plus, new Doctor Strange footage, and Duncan Jones’ Mute is heading to Netflix. Spoilers Now! Mute Duncan Jones’ next film, loosely connected to and within the same universe as Moon, has been confirmed as being distributed by … Continued
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io9TelevisionMorning SpoilersJ.J. Abrams Insists the Portal and Half-Life Movies Are Still Happening
Billie Lourd says she’ll be back in a bigger capacity for Star Wars: Episode VIII. A Thor supporting character may not return for Ragnarok. . Plus new details for Scream Queens’ next season, set pictures from Wonder Woman, and a ton of clips from tonight’s Supergirl. Spoilers now! Portal/Half-Life Despite not a single drop of … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidWhat It’s Like to Be Inside a Washing Machine
Surprise! It’s dizzying as hell. That’s obviously to be expected since a washing machine spins and spins and spins but if you kind of squint just a little bit and flex your imagination a lot of bit, you can pretend that the washing machine is actually a portal opening capsule that’s revving itself up. It … Continued
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Jonathan Coulton’s Brand New Portal Song Is a Fantastic Companion to “Still Alive”
Who doesn’t love Jonathan Coulton’s contributions to the Portal games? They’re fantastic, entertaining songs, and he’s just written another one. You Wouldn’t Know was written for Lego Dimensions, and pairs Coulton up again with GLaDOS voice actor Ellen McLain. Compared to the last couple of songs, this one is quite a bit happier. It’s a … Continued
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Tech NewsThe Portal gameplay in Lego Dimensions has those mind-melting puzzles
Besides an excuse to buy more building sets, the most exciting thing about the upcoming Lego Dimensions game is the gameplay caters to whichever characters you’ve chosen. Yesterday, at E3, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment released a new trailer for the game revealing its Portal level, and it looks like it includes the same kinds of … Continued
