Google-Designed Touchscreen 'Chromebook Pixel' Leaked In Concept Video
Developer Francois Beaufort has published information leaking a new device named Chromebook Pixel. It is a Google-made Chromebook with a full touchscreen, running at 2560 x 1700 resolution.
Reunited Monty Python Members Create New Sci-Fi Comedy "Absolutely Anything"
Members of Monty Python's Flying Circus have re-united to create “Absolutely Anything:” a Science Fiction comedy where a group of aliens, give a hapless human the power to do anything, just to see what kind of chaos it can create.
'Death Inc.' Spread The Bubonic Plague In This Adorable Strategy Game
In the current economic climate, it can be hard for graduates to get into work, but thankfully, Death is hiring. Looking for enthusiastic young go-getters looking to work in a fast-paced 17th century to spread the Bubonic plague across the globe. Pay on commission.
Kickstarter Project Launched For 'Open Source Death Star'
If one thing has been made abundantly clear, it's that you people really want a Death Star. Following last year's petition being turned down by the White House, and continuing threats made by the Dark Side, the Kickstarter community have taken things into their own hands.
'The Freeman Chronicles.' Amazing Live Action Half-Life Web Series Needs Funding
In late 2012 a fan-made short film based on the Half Life universe called Enter the Freeman premiered on youtube. Boasting great production values and decent acting, the film received over half a million views. The film was self-funded, and now the director Ian James Duncan is looking for fan donations to take the project even further with The Freeman Chronicles.
'WINE.' Native Windows Software Running On Android
If you haven’t heard of it before WINE is a compatibility layer that lets you run windows programs on Linux. Alexandre Julliard, its original developer, showed us today a semi-functional version for Android.
Microsoft Predicts The Future Using News Headlines Of The Past
Scientists from Microsoft Research and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed software, which could predict future events such as disease outbreaks with 70%-90% accuracy.
ESA Proposes 3D Printed Moon Bases Made Out Of Lunar Soil
Setting up a lunar base could be made much simpler by using a 3D printer to build it with materials taken from the Moon itself. Industrial partners including renowned architects Foster + Partners have joined with European Space Agency (ESA) to test the feasibility of 3D printing on this scale.
HMV Employee Live-Tweets Sacking From Official Company Twitter Account
The triple-dip recession has hit HMV significantly, and as workers faced the sack, the retailer's official Twitter account was hijacked by an angry employee. These tweets provided a brutally honest insight into the recent layoffs, and were quickly deleted soon after posting.
'Westeroscraft.' Game Of Thrones World Recreated In Minecraft In Unbelievable Detail
Many impressive Minecraft creations have appeared since release; but none quite as mindblowing as Westeroscraft. A team of 100 people have painstakingly worked over 4 months to recreate the entire Westeros continent from George R. R. Martin's fantasy world, including the capital of King's Landing.
'Lumino City' Game Uses Environments Made By Hand Out Of Paper and Cardboard
What's your favourite graphics style? Pixel art? Cel shaded? Photorealistic? How about paper and cardboard? Developed by Sate of Play Games, Lumino City is the sequel to Lume, and is created using papercraft, with the everything except the player characters being animated with actual motors which move the sets around.
NASA's 'RASSOR' Robot Could Help Us Colonise The Moon
NASA is working on a robot that will help them find water on the moon. Named RASSOR (Regolith Advanced Surface Systems Operations Robot), this excavator has been built to extract water, ice, and other resources from lunar soil.
Stanford Researchers Build Million-Core Supercomputer
As you're aware, most computers have four processor cores, some have eight; but a team at Stanford have built a supercomputer that contains over a million cores.
This behemoth of a machine is called 'Sequoia,' and can be found at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), in California. It contains a whopping 1,572,864 cores, and 1.6 petabytes of memory - that's 1.6 million gigabytes, almost enough to store the data of every academic library in the US.
£1 Billion Supercomputer To Reconstruct And Simulate 'Entire Human Brain'
An international group of researchers have secured over £1 billion to fund the incredibly ambitious 'Human Brain project.' Scientists will spend the next decade understanding, mapping, and virtually simulating the network of over a hundred billion neuronal connections that illicit thought, emotion, and consciousness.
Original Deleted Ending To 'The Shining' Revealed In Lost Script Pages
The final scenes to Kubrick's 'The Shining' left many wondering at the possibilities as to what took place in The Overlook Hotel that winter, but these deleted script pages seem to clear things up.
Star Trek Mashed With Sex And The City In Hilarious Parody Twitter Account
Star Trek has always strived to boldly go where no man has gone before. Now, thanks to parody Twitter account @TrekandtheCity, it has reached the final frontier: the world of Sex and the City.
'Genocide Dolphins.' First-Person Shooter Takes You On A Surreal Trip
Kickstarter is rapidly becoming a place for the weird and wonderful ideas of indie game developers to get off the ground, and "Genocide Dolphins" certainly has the potential to match both of those descriptors.
Chinese Hacker Creates Voice-Controlled R2-D2
All the women out there whose men just don't cut it in the gift department, gaze upon the glory of Lingxiang Xiang and despair at your man yet again handing you the same old wilted roses and chalky chocolates. For this is a man who has given his girlfriend the gift of R2-D2.
Scientists Create Real-Life 'Tractor Beam.' Star Trek Becomes Reality
A team of scientists from Scotland and the Czech Republic has created a real-life “tractor” beam, as featured in the Star Trek movies, which for the first time allows a beam of light to attract objects.
'Homesick.' Lucky Pause Kickstart Their Debut Game
Homesick, a truly gorgeous adventure/puzzle game, reminiscent of Myst and other precious gems from a bygone age is making the rounds on Kickstarter. With almost half of their $8,000 goal pledged, they need a little more help from you to see their vision come to life.