Tag Archives: sci-fi

When a friend of mine working for Popular Mechanics invited me to a private screening of the movie Moon, I naturally hopped on the chance. It’s director Duncan Jones’ (David Bowie’s son, natch) first full-length film and it was made on a shoestring budget of $5 million. But enough about that. What did I actually think of the movie? Click ...

Do you mind that your children and grandchildren might befriend perverted robots into their inner circles? Here is an example what their childhood memories might look like. Though I always imagined there would be less grandma-sweaters and more jet packs in the future. That’s pretty disappointing. Link [via]

I’m sure in between performances, the Blue Man Group uses one of these funky sweater dryers to dry out their sweat-encrusted clothing. Afterward, it’s taken onto the stage and used as a performance piece. Anyways, using this weird tray and fan system, the sweater dryer will apparently dry clothing 75% faster than hang drying and it won’t shrink your clothing ...

We came across an interesting display of posters and t-shirts from artist and designer Ray Lam at Iteetoo.com. Ray is inspired by electronic devices and creation and has started reflecting it in some fascinating art he’s designed himself. He has even taken bits and pieces from his abstract art posters and made some clever t-shirt decals for geeks and hackers ...

Victor Vetterlein has designed a vision of what conceptual homes of the future will look like. I am easily reminded of the bizarre looking “arcologies” you could build in SimCity 2000. Dubbed “Reboot,” the futuristic living-space is supposed to be a self-sufficient and environment friendly take on everyday living. Everything about its interior is digitally controlled and designed to be ...