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This fan-made Star Trek Into Darkness trailer boldly goes where only household sfx have gone before

I’m not sure what I like best about this homemade remake of the last Star Trek Into Darkness trailer: 1) that it’s an incredible shot-for-shot recreation; 2) that the exceedingly non-special effects are still somehow spectacular; 3) the fact that they even recorded their own a capella version of the trailer’s music; or 4) that…

These Chinese Knockoff DVD Movies Are Hilarious

I may have a bad memory, but I don’t remember Matrix Reloaded to be about “white men wanting a stud to breed slaves.” Or Arnold Swarchenegger starring in Star Wars. Or a Tom Cruise movie called Pepe Likes Tacos. But, if you are in China, that’s exactly what happens. People, come in a witness the…

How the Battle of Asakai Became One of the Largest Space Battles in Video Game History

It was pilot error that sent the Titan-class ship into enemy territory. But it was a cascade of alliances and grudges that turned the incident into a space battle involving almost 3,000 ships, one of EVE Online’s largest conflicts ever. There are several large player alliances in EVE Online, and they gather into larger alliances…

Apple TV Will Get HBO Go Soon

HBO Go, the greatest streaming service known to mankind, will be coming to the Apple TV this year. Bloomberg is reporting that the HBO Go app will pop up on Apple’s little black box by the middle of 2013. The next months are going to be suspenseful! HBO Go is already available on iOS but…

The Greatest Science Fiction Porn Movies of All Time: 1992-2001 [NSFW]

We are all naked in the face of the vastness of the universe. But some of us are more naked than others. Science fiction movies have been venturing into forbidden realms of sexuality for 50 years, and the past 20 years have seen the biggest boom of all, thanks to home video and the internet.…

Is the PlayStation 4 Arriving on February 20th?

Well here’s something we weren’t expecting. Sony just teased us with a super secret, super mysterious, super probably a new PlayStation (because, what else?) event next month. Let’s start speculating and freaking out about a new console war. We’re finding out as much as we can, bu for now, set your watches for February 20th,…

Chinese Hackers Have Also Been Hacking The Wall Street Journal

Not to be left out in the old boys club of the Great Chinese Hacking Scandal of 2013, the Wall Street Journal included themselves with the New York Times as being hacked by Chinese operatives. That’s two big name dead tree media organizations getting hacked by China. Who’s next? https://gizmodo.com/chinese-hackers-have-been-hacking-the-new-york-times-fo-5980417 The Wall Street Journal said…

Bout: Play a Round of Photo One-Upmanship

Who among you can snap the funniest photo? Bout will settle the score. What does it do? Gives you and your friends a prompt, like “what you’re wearing”. You respond with a photo. You decide who wins. Why do we like it? We already love Snapchat, but those photos are sometimes NSFW and are always…

Preposterously Intricate Maze Took Seven Years of This Janitor’s Life

Almost 30 years ago, a Japanese janitor casually drew a few lines, which turned into a few more lines, which turned into seven years of his life and the most demonically intricate maze—hand-drawn or otherwise—that I have ever seen. As Spoon & Tamago discovered, this man’s daughter (@Kya7y) just recently discovered her father’s masterpiece before…

And 24 hours later, Mega has killed the Mega index site that surfaced just yesterday. Mega-Search.em, we hardly knew ye.

At $10,000, it might be easier to steal WETA’s Orchrist replica from a dragon

Can you put a price on efficient goblin-killing and a blue-glowing alarm system that turns on whenever orcs are near? Yes, you can, and that price is $9,900. Because that’s how much WETA’s terrifyingly gorgeous replica of The Hobbit’s Orchrist sword costs. From the product description: Orcrist is made with the same attention to detail…

Clear Clogs and Terrify Japanese School Girls With This Toilet Kraken

Rising from the murky bowels of your toilet bowl, the “Octopus” plunger concept from designer Art Lebedev blends form and function. The bright orange tentacle is pliable but firm enough to leverage against the large suction cup foot when battling clogs. And it won’t need to be hidden away behind the commode when not in…

Watch J.J. Abrams explaining why Star Wars is all about the “Mystery Box”

One of the biggest worries about J.J. Abrams directing Star Wars is that he’ll bring his penchant for mysteries for the sake of mysteries to the relatively straightforward universe George Lucas built. But this clip from his 2007 Ted talk, posted on Reddit yesterday, shows Abrams arguing that Star Wars was always about the “mystery…

Game of Thrones video diary interviews the Wildlings beyond The Wall

HBO has released a brand new Game of Thrones video, titled “The Intensity of Iceland” — and Holy Hell, Iceland is a gorgeous place to film the space “beyond the wall.” Check out some new shots along with interviews from Ygritte, Tormund Giantsbane, Mance Rayder and Orell (hot damn Mackenzie Crook looksdynamite in costume). How…

A Heart-Shaped USB Hub Is Full of Love and Ports

Hearts are cheesy, sure, but they’re also fun and adorable—especially this time of year. Buy into the silliness of Valentine’s Day with these cute little USB hubs. They’re made by GreenHouse, which you could surmise is a Japanese company, based on the fact that the hubs are so kawaii! Each one has four USB 2.0…

The Cancer Death Rate is Down 20%

Death rates from cancer have gone down 20% since 1991, according to data in a new study published this month. This does not mean that fewer people are developing cancer, nor does it even mean that fewer people are dying of it — it just means that, year by year, fewer people are dying of…

Read Harrison Ford’s original script notes from Raiders of the Lost Ark

Take a look inside the mind of Indiana Jones. An old draft for Lawrence Kasdan’s Raiders of the Lost Ark script has appeared over at Cinephilia & Beyond with tons of notes in the margins from Harrison Ford himself. It’s amazing to see the work Ford put into plumbing the psyche of the world’s sexiest…

Taco Bell-Flavored Doritos Are Here, As Gyre Widens Beyond Any Possible Hope

The unholy convergence of Taco Bell and Doritos continued today, as Frito Lay announced that its popular paprika-dusted triangle chips will soon come in a flavor inspired by the Tex-Mex fast food chain. Feel that? That’s your colon flinching. Until now, the Taco Bell-Doritos relationship has flowed reliably in one direction, like a competent sewage…

This Sleeping Bag Is Every Sub-Zero Camper’s Dream/Nightmare

Whether you prefer to spend your summers in the Arctic or simply miss the suffocating warmth of a mother’s womb, Nemo’s newly launched Canon -40 sleeping bag may just cure what ails you (unless it’s the latter in which case please seek professional assistance). The 850-fill goose down sarcophagus features two vented “gills” on the…

Student Robot Club builds wheelie legs for a disabled cat

Meet Flipper! Flipper was born with a twisted spine, meaning her back legs can’t walk on the same plane as her front legs. And that, in turn, means she has to drag her hind quarters around whenever she wants to go somewhere. Cue the members of the Blitz Robotic Club at Conifer High School in…