Want a Swiss Army Knife with a 1TB Flash Drive?
Times change. Remember when you could board an aeroplane with a katana in your overcoat – Connor McLeod-style? “No,” you would say, “I will not remove my shoes, because if I do that you will discover the supercool ninja shurikens that I have secreted on my person. Also my unique odour.” Or, in the worst case scenario, you'd just hand the pouty-faced airline attendant your Swiss Army Knife safe in the knowledge that you would get it back without them fearing you may fold out the spork mid-flight...
Alphas Premieres on SCI FI this FRIDAY!
Impossible is what they do best! There’s a new gang in town, Alphas, and they’ll be premiering on SCI FI Channel Australia on Friday, February 3, from 9:30pm. Alphas is about a team of supernaturally gifted humans (called, funnily enough, Alphas) operating with the Defence Criminal Investigation Services of the U.S. Department of Defence, and led by preeminent neurologist and psychiatrist Dr. Lee Rosen (Emmy Award-winner and Academy Award-nominee David Strathairn), an expert in Alpha phenomena....
Smell Like A Superhero With The Avengers Cologne!
No, we don’t mean gain a heightened, Daredevil-like sense of smell. We mean actually SMELL like a superhero, as in his scent, his odour, his MUSK. An intriguing proposition, no? No? Surely you've wondered what the scent of an Asgardian legend would be like? If your armpits were immortal - would they smell strange? No? Oh well then. Prepare for the end of the 'film promo tie-in' spectrum for The Avengers that may not apply to you. Those aromatic freaks over at JADS...
Top 10 Robot Uprisings
Since the beginning of human history mankind has been torn between the desire for ever-more-sophisticated technology, and fear of how that technology will change us, or destroy us. The myth of the Golem, a humanoid made from mud, animated by the aleph, the first sound in the name of God, turning on its masters, as we have turned on God - or on our parents, or on our teachers - is ancient and archetypal. Zeus destroying the Titans. Frankenstein’s monster turned on his creator. These...
Mass Effect 3 Demo Drops On Valentine's Day
Whilst it's still a few weeks away from February's favourite day, we'd like to wish you a Happy Valentine's. Why? *blushing* The demo for Mass Effect 3 drops that day. That's right. The hugely anticipated, trilogy-ending March 8 release of Mass Effect 3, from developer BioWare, will be preceded by a mouth-watering demo of the game on February 14. Yes, on Valentine’s Day. Date or Mass Effect 3? (insert cruel gamer joke here) The extensive demo will allow players to experience the...
Space Nazis To Launch In Berlin
We’re super-psyched to report that our current favourite Nazis-on-the-moon sci fi comedy film, Iron Sky, is finally complete and will be premiering at none other than Germany’s Berlinale on February 11. Iron Sky will be part of the official selection in the Panorama section of the Berlinale, which screens films that push the envelope with unique vision. A co-production that includes Australian financing (it was partially shot in Queensland) and financing from every day normal Moon Nazi fans,...
Alien V Predator: The Ultimate Chess Set
I must admit when I first saw the recent pics of the AVP chess set my little geek heart skipped a beat. Here were three things I love dearly – chess, Aliens and Predator (though generally I’ve much preferred when the latter two are kept as far from each other as possible) – brought together in a super-stylish, frak-I-gotta-have-it type way by UK-based artist Joker-Laugh (aka Francis Gray) – who put pics of his marvellous creation up on the deviantART website. I mean, the use of clear plastic...
The Week in Geek Issue # 92
Greetings dear readers! The Shadow’s been busy this week, what with his submitting a game for Eyecon 2012, which he’s very much looking forward to. He’s also looking forward to a holiday, but more about that later. Right, no waffling and straight to the news! There’s instructions on how to make your own Cyclops visor and the Torchwood/Star Trek crossover you always wanted happened in 1994, when John Barrowman interviewed William Shatner. There’s the final...
Find out about Darth Plagueis - The Emperor's Master - In The All New Star Wars Novel
If you want to find out who Darth Vader's father really is, you might want to read this book. A new chapter in the expanded Star Wars universe has been unveiled with the release of Darth Plagueis – a Star Wars novel by renowned New York Times best-selling author James Luceno. George Lucas himself worked closely with the author to make sure the story was deeply in line with his universe. Darth Plagueis, if you're not familiar with the extended Star Wars universe lore, was born under the...
Warehouse 13 Season 3 Starts This FRIDAY!
The wait is over. The Warehouse is back. And it’s weirder than ever. Premiering this Friday, January 27, at 8:30pm, SCI FI will screen Season 3 of Warehouse 13. The highest rating show EVER on America’s Sy Fy Channel, Warehouse 13 has built a huge, dedicated, cult following for its unique brand of humour and fantastical inventiveness. Local fans have been crying out for Season 3 - and now, dear readers, your wait is finally over. Yep, things get weird in Season 3. Eddie McClintock...
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