Researchers from the University of Essex have been collaborating with some United States researchers — especially those at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory — to develop “brain-computer interface” (BCI) technology, “which allows two people to steer a virtual spacecraft using only their brain power, via electroencephalography (EEG).” To start, they have been working on a BCI mouse […]
How did a pitch for an episode of Star Trek end up in this weekend’s premiere of Breaking Bad? Easy: Vince Gilligan had been telling the story of a pie-eating contest gone wrong aboard the Enterprise to the writers of Breaking Bad for as long as writer Peter Gould can remember. “Since probably the first season,” laughed […]
For all your “one-of-a-kind, handcrafted geek accessories,” check out The Geek Forge! From shoes to wallets to jewelry to phone covers, The Geek Forge cuts, glues, and décopages actual comics — all while donating 15% of all profits to the Hero Initiative! They’ve raised over $162.00 so far! [The Geek Forge / Source: Etsy]
Nerdist was — natch — part of YouTube’s Geek Week that ran from August 4-10. As part of its programming, Nerdist premiered the first installment of its “Doctor Who TARDIS In Orbit Project,” that features Robert Doyle and his daughter Alex and their fully-funded (nearly three times over!!!) Kickstarter project: Launching a small TARDIS into […]
I met Courtney Lovejoy back at Phoenix Comicon in May, and she was kind enough to submit these photos of her THREE Doctor Who-themed cosplays — all of which she sewed herself! She even ran into a lovely chap by the name of Loren who agreed to be the Doctor with her! [Photos by Courtney Lovejoy]
This wraps up YouTube’s Geek Week, a sad moment but one we’ve chosen to end on a high note. Lindsey Stirling and Peter Hollens’ violin-and-vocal medley is the perfect tribute to all things geeky. They’re both well-known on YouTube and the web as excellent artists as well as geeks, and bringing them together for this […]
Who doesn’t want to be a superhero? YouTube’s SneakyZebra set Tim McMorris “I Just Want To Be A SuperHero” to footage shot this year at San Diego Comic Con to celebrate YouTube Geek Week (and as a follow-up to last month’s SDCC Cosplay Music Video). Can you name them all? Tell us who your favorite […]
After being delayed several months because of a disastrous event, Boston Comic Con 2013 finally happened last weekend, but alas, we did not have a photographer on spot this year. Fortunately, some people were nice enough to license their picture under a CC license for the world to see! Kudos to cavedragon, pullip_junk, pmeimon, dex1138, […]
I think the Clark Kent/Superman one is my favorite. *gigglesnort* [Mike Jacobsen / via The Mary Sue]
So great to have you back on board, Mr. Williams! [StarWars / Source: YouTube]