Disney is one of those big companies that is always easy to target. After all, I think a lot of people both young and old are slightly freaked out by animatronic technology, but imagine if it could be done a lot faster. Yes, instead of President Lincoln giving a great speech, Disney has figured out a way to put anyone's face on a robot. It uses 3D motion capture cameras … [Read more...] about Disney has a way of cloning, at least the face

Clearly, digital 3D printers are going to be in everyone's house in the next few years, and I seem to be seeing all sorts of creations done on a 3D printer lately. Stuff like the Cubify robots, a 3D replica of a fetus, and more. What about a 3D printer that can make a house? This is something that some architects at 1:1 Arkitektur in the Netherlands have created, which … [Read more...] about Digitally printable house can be constructed in 4 weeks

I have always thought that the thing that keeps us from enjoying our smartphones as much as our computers is that whole keyboard thing. I am not used to the touch keyboard, but the generation after me seems to be getting the hang of them. Imagine if you could just put this smartphone on your keyboard and start typing. The One2Touch from Japan's Elecom uses near field … [Read more...] about One2Touch NFC Keyboard set for Japanese release in August

Nothing I like more than seeing some new concept phones. This one is from designer Dorian Lust, and it is the Nexus D. As you can see, the screen is concave, just like your hand. This curved screen also has a light-up edge. Internally, it has a quad-core 1.8GHz processor, 1.5 GB of RAM and 32GB or 64GB of storage. Okay, not how realistic is this? Can we have a … [Read more...] about Concept version of the Google Nexus D

I know we like to cover a lot of iPad accessories here at the Geek Church, and I will have to say that this STRUT LaunchPort System is one of the most expensive. The Launchport is a docking stand for the iPad and it will charge the iPad without any wires. It is hand-crafted with stainless steel and a lot of chrome. It also comes with a protective case and has a lot of … [Read more...] about Welcome to the very expensive iPad stand

I remember when Series 7: The Contenders came out back in 2001, and I thought it was a terrifying premise for a film and rejected it outright. You may not have heard of this film, and a lot of Christian viewers might reject the premise of a film that is about a reality show where contestants literally kill each other. I can understand that, but films that often don't say … [Read more...] about Netflix Flashback: Series 7, The Contenders

Personally, I think that we have done Angry Birds to death, and I have heard that Angry Birds toys will make $400 million in sales this year. This massive amount of money does not include this slingshot, which could easily rake in more dough for Rovio. It is designed by students at the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design with the help of some Arduinos. You can see … [Read more...] about Angry Birds gets an outside peripheral

I think we all know that we humans have an annoying tendency to drop our valuable phones and tablets. Is there any way to take precautions against human clumsiness? You might want to give the FLYGRIP a try. While the FLYGRIP doesn't mean it will stick to you like a fly, it is a spring-loaded clip that attaches to a device or case. You can then insert a few fingers and … [Read more...] about FlyGrip makes certain you don’t drop your phone or tablet

I remember when Small Soldiers came out to the theaters in 1998, and I was too busy getting married to see it. I thought the premise of the film, where action figures come to life, was completely ridiculous, but I have seen films with even crazier plots. I will have to say that mistakes were made with Small Soldiers. First of all, I think it was a bad idea to target this … [Read more...] about Netflix Flashback: Small Soldiers

Now this is an interesting development. Considering that a lot have shelled out for a Playstation Vita, it is hard to believe that this relatively cheap accessory could change the playing field of mobile video games. I mean, why pay for a mobile video gaming system when you can couple your Android smartphone with a Sony Dualshock 3 controller? Granted, putting that … [Read more...] about Attention Playstation Vita! You might want to look at this GameKlip.

I think we all know that computer graphics for video games are just getting better, and if we compare and contrast graphics from the 8-bit era with what is going on now, we can't help but be impressed. A visual effects man at Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), Kim Libreri, has stated that in just ten years, it is going to be hard to tell the difference between reality and … [Read more...] about According to ILM, Graphics will be “indistinaguishable from reality” in just Ten Years

Well, I suppose that the Olympics is the news story for the jocks, and the news that the geeks are wanting to hear is the Curiosity. This Curiosity didn't kill no cat, but it is exploring Mars. Like I have said before, we are living in a science-fiction age where men in space shake hands with robots and cyborgs are real. I think it is odd that the remake of Total Recall … [Read more...] about Curiosity brings first full-color landscape of Mars

I think we all know that clothing is the last place for tech, and I can see no better place for a display than a T-Shirt. A group known as CuteCircuit has designed a T-shirt OS, which is a thin digital display that connects (presumably wirelessly) to a smartphone. This shirt is has the ability to display the videos and photos from your phone, and it can show your tweets. … [Read more...] about Programmable T-Shirt turns your chest to a display

What you are seeing here is a prototype for radar that can essentially see through walls. It is underdevelopment by the University College London, and it can detect moving objects as well as people. Kevin Chetty and Karl Woodbridge are working on this prototype the size of a suitcase with a radio receiver that are composed of two antennae as well as a signal-processing … [Read more...] about Radar device can see through walls like Robocop

I always will attest that the best films are probably the ones that you have never heard of. In the case of The Fall, I never heard of it, but I am not sorry that I saw it, I can tell you that. The Fall is a rare film, but it uses an interesting method of storytelling. The story is about a little girl who is a patient in a 1920's Los Angeles hospital, and befriends a man … [Read more...] about Speculative Fiction Friday: The Fall