science-fiction

Woz Plus Spock Equals a Geek Swarm

Arik Hesseldahl in News on January 4 at 3:20 pm PT

Apple co-founder and geek hero Steve Wozniak will share a stage with geek hero Leonard Nimoy, the actor who played Spock. They probably won’t talk about how flash memory speeds up servers.

Viral Video: “John Carter” Is on Mars

Kara Swisher in Media on December 2, 2011 at 2:12 am PT

A sci-fi classic goes live-action on the Red Planet.

Isaac Asimov on Education and Our Robot Overlords (Video)

Drake Martinet in Media on November 13, 2011 at 3:48 pm PT

He was right, of course.

Talking Science Fiction and Fact With Intel Futurist Brian David Johnson (Video)

Arik Hesseldahl in News on October 14, 2011 at 3:51 pm PT

Science fiction makes it possible to have a conversation about the future, Johnson says, by giving us the metaphors we need to figure out what we want and don’t want to happen.

Exclusive: Google’s Android Design Expert Outlines the Vision Behind Honeycomb

Ina Fried in Mobile on February 1, 2011 at 4:02 am PT

In an interview, former Palm designer Matias Duarte talks about the changes that will allow Android to evolve from a phone-centric operating system to one well-suited to tablets and all manner of other devices.

Viral Video: "I Am Number Four"

Kara Swisher in News on December 15, 2010 at 12:30 am PT

Okay, this one looks cool and is very densely packed with special effects. Here’s the trailer for “I Am Number Four,” about a hunted kid with superpowers, a film with an even more super pedigree. Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg are producing the movie for DreamWorks Animation SKG.

Gandhi's Head Starring as the "G" in Google Today

Kara Swisher in News on October 2, 2009 at 1:14 am PT

For the last month or so, the Google homepage has played with the famous colored-letter logo by morphing it into a sci-fi in-joke and later adding another “l” to indicate the company’s 11th birthday. Now, a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi–the Indian leader whose 140th birthday anniversary is today–has become the “G” in the logo. Yes, indeed, the head of the man known as “The Father of a Nation” is a letter.

"Terminator" Terminated? Actually, Restructured!

Kara Swisher in News on September 29, 2009 at 12:41 am PT

Memo to all Cyborg Geeks: “Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology….We can make him better than he was before. Better, stronger, faster.” Wait, that’s “The Six Million Dollar Man” motto! But it might as well apply to the Hollywood outfit that owns the “Terminator” movie franchise.