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Grow Your Own Tenth Doctor, While You Warm Up To The Eleventh

Already missing Doctor Who’s tenth Doctor? You can grow your own, thanks to this handy (ha) DIY kit. Meanwhile, overcome your doubts about the eleventh Doctor by watching him sleep with Rose Tyler. The make-your-own-tenth-Doctor kit is something you can make yourself at home — all you need is the card, the little bottle full…

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Your Twitter Stream Could Soon Be Printed On Your Skin

Check out that piece of cellophane-like material: it’s actually filled with transparent circuits, using carbon nanotube transistors. Scientists have been fabricating transparent circuits for years, but now they’re getting way closer to commercial viability. Researchers at the University of Southern California say, in a new paper, that they’ve succeeded in fabricating transparent thin-film transistors (TTFTs)…

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Finally, The Star Wars Buddy Comedy We’ve Waited For

Imprisoned by space pirates, Anakin and Obi-Wan have to work with Count Dooku to make their escape, in this Friday’s Clone Wars. Does it go smoothly? Watch the clip and judge for yourself. Here’s the official synopsis for Friday’s episode. And yes, it does feature he-who-must-not-be-named: Anakin and Obi-Wan are negotiating Count Dooku’s ransom when…

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New Dragonball Pics Let You Laugh At Those Less Fortunate Than You

Aura-cleansing spoilers include Chris Pine’s Star Trek forecast. Revealing pics from Dragonball, Kyle XY, Monsters Versus Aliens, Watchmen, Smallville, and T4. New BSG clues. Lost hints, Heroes casting and Supernatural shockers. Breathe in the spoilers! Watchmen, etc.: Some higher res versions of the Entertainment Weekly images from Watchmen, Harry Potter and Terminator Salvation we featured…

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Caprica Script (And Clip) Include Orgies And Tangled Ethics

A new clip from the Battlestar Galactica prequel Caprica just came out, at the same time as a draft of the pilot script appeared online. Seems there’s a surplus of naughtiness in BSG’s past. Spoilers! In Caprica, we mostly follow the wealthy Graystone family at first. And then later, we meet the show’s second family,…

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Monsters Versus Aliens Viral Site Is Actually Cool

UFO paranoia site TopSecretConspiracy.Com went to WorldCon to uncover the truth about science fiction — it’s a ploy, paving the way for alien invasion. But could some Monsters save us from these Aliens? At first glance, Total Conspiracy is just a hilariously awesome conspiracy site, including pictures of flying dogs, alien coins (from the U.S.…

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Which Summer Movies Did The Writers’ Strike Hit Hardest?

Click to viewLast year, Hollywood’s writers went on strike for 14 weeks, and genre television took tremendous damage as a result. But movies didn’t emerge unscathed, either – we just won’t see the fallout until this year. When the studios decided to wait out the striking writers, they put a lot of big genre TV…

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Get Ready For the New Wave Of Ambivalent Space War Novels

“One of the most obvious ways that science fiction novels tend to reflect the mores of their age is in their depiction of war. Novels written in the aftermath of the Second World War tend to show war as a straightforward conflict between the forces of good and evil, monumental armies clashing upon resonant battlefields.…

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BSG’s Writers Talk Explosions, Resolutions In DVD Extra Clip

Here’s an exclusive clip from the Battlestar Galactica 4.0 DVD special features. David Eick explains the show’s thrills-and-suspense approach, while Mark Verheiden says the show’s ending takes a left turn. More clips below. Helo speaks: The bittersweet final season: Katee Sackhoff loves Starbuck: The political thing:

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When Did Doctor Who Start To Go Downhill?

Admit it: You think the BBC’s Doctor Who isn’t quite as good as it was when your age was in single digits. Here’s your chance to tell us just when it went wrong. Yes, this poll is slightly tongue-in-cheek, but I’ve also tried to isolate a bunch of moments where the show’s format changed significantly…

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Lost Pics, Dollhouse Clips, Transformers Secrets And Torchwood Gossip!

Optimus Prime has a quest in Transformers 2, and Thor includes a long-absent character from the comics. Geoff Johns spoils Smallville, and Lost’s producer explains space-time-wibblies. Dollhouse filming! Doctor Who rumors! (Yes, again.) Spoilers! Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen: The packaging for a forthcoming Optimus Prime toy includes a bit of a spoiler for the…

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Astro Boy Has Some Friends, In Lush New Concept Art

So far, all we’ve seen of the CG Astro Boy movie is Astro Boy himself, jet boots and all. Now, a new set of concept art gives us a glimpse of other characters. I like the more painted look of a few of these images, including the one up top. On the other hand, though,…

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Terminator 4 Toys Reveal Cuteness, Secrets

Who doesn’t want one of these cute Terminator Salvation action figures, with the light-up red eyes? The full new action-figure pics also include some possible spoilers. The figures come in 3.75 inch, 6 inch and 10 inch sizes, and each set includes Terminators, Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington) and usually John Connor (Christian Bale). “Multiple Terminator…

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Mars Invades Earth With X-Rated Movies: Hear For Yourself!

Bizarre, pornographic silent movies turn up, allegedly made in 1911 — and then they start to feature uncannily real-looking Martians and other creatures straight out of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ stories. The bitchy, demented story “The Film-makers Of Mars” could only be the work of Geoff Ryman (Air). It was published at Tor.com a while back,…

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Beware Twinkle, The Destroyer Of Cities!

No city can withstand the rampage of Twinkle, the giant kitten, in this scene from the “Kitten Kong” episode of British comedy classic The Goodies. Science+cuteness… is there anything they can’t destroy?

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The British SF Crossover You’ve Been Waiting For!

The two big bass drums that dominated British science fiction in the 1970s-early 1980s have teamed up at last. Okay, so the Tom Baker/Brian Blessed encounter is only for a cellphone ad. But still. The two deep-voiced shouters of scifi are dueling at last, in an ad for Talk Talk, some British phone service. Admit…

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Tachyon’s Jacob Weisman Talks Steampunk, Slipstream And Thomas Disch

If you’ve read an exciting/edgy book of short SF in the past few years, there’s a decent chance it comes from Tachyon Publications. We talked to publisher Jacob Weisman about niche publishing, and Thomas Disch. Tachyon focuses almost exclusively on short fiction collections (with the occasional novel or novella thrown in) and a list of…

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Your Cellphone Wants You To Have Sex NOW

Women are outsourcing their reproductive cycles to their mobile gadgets. A new service from BabyCenter.com, “Booty Call,” will send you 18 text messages — three per menstrual cycle — letting you know your optimum baby-making window. Sample text messages can include things like: “Your fertile window starts in 1 week. Using a lubricant can get…

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It’s Always Space Battle O’Clock With Star Wars Clock

This hand-crafted Star Wars clock features a different starship or fighter for every hour of the day, allowing you finally to know when it’s time to celebrate the Hour of the Tie Fighter. The Star Wars clock got posted on a couple sites last night, and by this morning, the entire internet seemed to have…

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New Doctor Who Actor Named Tomorrow

According to news reports, we’ll finally learn who’s stepping into the dapper threads of David Tennant as the star of the BBC’s time-traveling action-soap-dramedy Doctor Who tomorrow. Whoever it is will take over early in 2010, after the last of the four one-off specials Tennant is starring in. So today is your last chance for…

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Grow Your Own Tenth Doctor, While You Warm Up To The Eleventh

Your Twitter Stream Could Soon Be Printed On Your Skin

Finally, The Star Wars Buddy Comedy We’ve Waited For

New Dragonball Pics Let You Laugh At Those Less Fortunate Than You

Caprica Script (And Clip) Include Orgies And Tangled Ethics

Monsters Versus Aliens Viral Site Is Actually Cool

Which Summer Movies Did The Writers’ Strike Hit Hardest?

Get Ready For the New Wave Of Ambivalent Space War Novels

BSG’s Writers Talk Explosions, Resolutions In DVD Extra Clip

When Did Doctor Who Start To Go Downhill?

Lost Pics, Dollhouse Clips, Transformers Secrets And Torchwood Gossip!

Astro Boy Has Some Friends, In Lush New Concept Art

Terminator 4 Toys Reveal Cuteness, Secrets

Mars Invades Earth With X-Rated Movies: Hear For Yourself!

Beware Twinkle, The Destroyer Of Cities!

The British SF Crossover You’ve Been Waiting For!

Tachyon’s Jacob Weisman Talks Steampunk, Slipstream And Thomas Disch

Your Cellphone Wants You To Have Sex NOW

It’s Always Space Battle O’Clock With Star Wars Clock

New Doctor Who Actor Named Tomorrow

Deadpool Will Deface ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Classics for a New Secret Lair

Apple’s Siri Isn’t Just Going to Use One Chatbot. It’s Going to Use All of Them

Why ‘For All Mankind’ Season 5 Is the Key to the Rest of the Series

ASUS ZenScreen 15.6-Inch Portable Monitor Is Now Cheaper Than Black Friday in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Early Wildfires Are Surging Across the US—and Trump’s New Fire Agency Isn’t Ready

INIU Brings Another Power Bank to the Spring Sale as SnapGo Keychain Portable Charger Drops to Its Lowest Price

Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

Travelers Experiencing the Longest Security Lines in TSA History

Could There Be a ‘Project Hail Mary’ Sequel?

Meta Has More Smart Glasses Coming Whether You Want Them or Not

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

Apple Studio Display XDR Review: It Looks So Good, I Wish It Were an iMac

RayNeo Air 4 Pro Review: My Eyes Love These Video Glasses, but My Nose Disagrees