MIT looks to create the future of the user interface

Remember how gorgeous the interactive UI system that Tom Cruise used in "Minority Report" in order to track escapees? Remember how it flowed beautifully as he quickly transitioned through files, pulled video feeds, and used real time GPS tracking all with the flick of a wrist? MIT is now in the process of making science-fiction a reality by "manipulating real floating objects in 3-D space to create a truly tactile user interface", pretty awesome stuff is going on at the MIT media lab. Jinha Lee, who is a part of the Tangible Media Group at MIT, has collaborated with Rehmi Post and Hiroshi Ishii in an effort to create a...

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[Video] Unofficial Harry Potter web series 'Auror's Tale' coming this Summer

The love for Harry Potter seems as if it will never die. Take the fan-made series "Auror's Tale" for example, at first glance you would assume that this an official spin-off story, and yet it's just a group of fans who decided to take fan-fiction into an entirely new level . The production values are pretty impressive for a low budget affair. The series is set to begin this Summer. Check out the teaser. Source: Auror's Tale Via: ...

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Samsung Galaxy S3 Hits 9 Million Pre-Orders

Well it appears the iPhone is no longer the only pre-order juggernaut. Accordning to the Korea Economic Daily Samsung has taken 9 million pre-orders for the Galaxy S3. The Galaxy series of Samsung phones has been their flagship Android set since 2010. This is a major achievement for Samsung as it took almost half a year for them to reach the 10 million unit mark with the Galaxy S2. This bodes well not only for Samsung but Android as well. There have been few breakout Android devices and none that can compare with this kind of reception. The Galaxy S3 doesn't go on sale until may 29th so we could see this number increase significantly. iPhone...

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James Bond 'Skyfall' teaser poster revealed, Bond fans rejoice

We've been waiting for this for a while now. It appears the world's favorite spy is getting closer to release. MGM is now financially solvent after being on the verge of bankruptcy for quite some time, and has been hard at work at releasing the next installment in the James Bond franchise. Daniel Craig will reprise his roll as Bond for the third time (hopefully he plays Bond for the foreseeable future. Arguably the best Bond since Connery) and the movie will be directed by the very capable Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Road to Perdition, Jarhead), so we can expect another dark take of Mr.Bond. I like the minimalistic approach to the...

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My Diablo 3 Launch Woes

Despite Blizzards best efforts to ensure a completely smooth launch for Diablo 3 it just didn’t go their way. They did they best they could issuing a long beta period for a few lucky gamers and also the open beta weekend stress test. Even with all of that combined effort they could not manage the onslaught of anxious Diablo fans waiting to log in at 3:01 AM EST. Almost immediately there were connection issues and delays. I was unable to log on at all. I went ahead and went to bed and decided to wait until morning. As I was leaving my house around 7:30 AM for work I tried to log on just to see if it was up…AT LAST IT WAS! I let out a sigh...

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WWE Roundup - 5/11-5/14

WWE Smackdown and Raw - May 11th and May 14th, 2012 We'll try something a bit different for this week - a bit of a roundup for the shows surrounding the weekend.  This means we start with Smackdown, which itself starts with a recap of how we've come to have a Fatal Fourway for the World Heavyweight Championship. Sheamus comes out; once again, we have the Champ opening a show. Match 1 - Sheamus and Randy Orton vs Chris Jericho and Alberto del Rio Winners: No contest The match runs as a standard tag, but eventually ends up with all four men in the ring and the ref throws the match out.  What we saw was ok; the norm, but nothing...

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What next? A look into comic book movies in a post-Avengers world - Prologue

Prologue By now everyone and their mother has seen The Avengers. That's not a joke, my own mother saw the Avengers opening weekend and wants to know who "the purple Hulk guy" at the end credits was. It's made over a billion bones worldwide and stands to make more as the weeks go on. Why? Because it was that damn good. About a year ago I wrote an article showcasing how Christopher Nolan and The Dark Knight has changed the comic book movie landscape forever. With it's down to earth, gritty portrayal of one of comics darkest heroes, it stood out as one of, if not the greatest comic book movie of all time. With the release...

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Rumor: iCloud upgrade could lead to photo and video sharing with iOS 6

The Rumor mill has been going crazy over the new iPhone, or anything Apple related for that matter. Well, this particular rumor doesn't seem nearly as outlandish as some other claims (7 inch iPad anyone? Not going to happen), but the talk on the street is that in the next iOS update iCloud will feature photo and video sharing capability. The news would also seem to support rumors that iPhoto 12 for for Mac is coming at the same time. That redesign is expected to align with iPhoto on Apple’s mobile OS. So clearly we have the cloud — iCloud namely — playing a starring role in Apple’s future as it gears up to compete...

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[Video] Watch the pilot episode of 'Tron Uprising'

So the Disney XD YouTube page has decided to share the pilot episode of Tron Uprising with the rest of the world (well unless the uploader has made it unavailable in your country) before its June 7th premiere.  I had the chance to watch the episode, and I was impressed by the shows animation and story. This is something I could see turning into a series of direct-to-DVD feature length movies, or hell, maybe an actual theatrical release. ...

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This is ROH - 5/12/2012

Ring of Honor - May 12, 2012 Courtesy of Adam Iorio, @adamshaska We open the show with a recap of Kevin Steen's attack on Kyle O'Reilly from last week’s main event. We're only hours away from Border Wars and a championship match actually seems important; am I really watching professional wrestling? Match 1: Bodysnatcher and Black Ice "D-Line" vs. Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas "Wrestling’s Greatest Tag Team" Winner: Wrestling’s Greatest Tag Team via submission, length:  5 minutes 54 seconds, Code of Honor: Denied It was an impressive debut showing from D-Line, especially considering it’s against WGTT. The match...

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