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Archive: 05-2012

• The top 10 starfighters in sci-fi movies and television

  If you could only pilot one spacefaring dogfighter, which would you choose?

  Posted by Jay Garmon | May 31, 2012, 12:43 PM PDT

• Geek Trivia: What is the second most successful movie release weekend of all time?

  Memorial Day weekend has been the most successful movie box office weekend in U.S. history. Another weekend is a very close second, and perhaps due for some geek love.

  Posted by Jay Garmon | May 25, 2012, 7:52 AM PDT

• Interview with Ancient DOS Games founder Kris Asick

  In his Ancient DOS Games reviews, Kris Asick focuses on where to get the classic games and how to make them work on modern computers.

  Posted by Matthew Nawrocki | May 24, 2012, 6:52 AM PDT

• Geek Gifts 2012: Sony PlayStation Vita

  Sony’s PlayStation Vita is the next step in the evolution of handheld gaming. Find out what surprised and disappointed our reviewer about the PS Vita.

  Posted by Wally Bahny | May 18, 2012, 8:26 AM PDT

• Geek Gifts 2012: Zomm Wireless Leash

  Zomm’s Wireless Leash alerts you if you leave your mobile phone behind, and comes with a speakerphone, panic alarm, and emergency call button. Read our review.

  Posted by Derek Schauland | May 17, 2012, 12:00 PM PDT

• The five best Deep Space Nine episodes of all time!

  The five Deep Space Nine episodes that defied typical Star Trek boundaries and defined the franchise’s most daring and unorthodox spinoff series.

  Posted by Jay Garmon | May 17, 2012, 7:40 AM PDT

• The best blogs for hobby astronomers

  If one of your geek hobbies is stargazing and reading about celestial events, you’ll want to check out these 14 blogs and one podcast.

  Posted by Nicole Bremer Nash | May 11, 2012, 6:30 PM PDT

• Geek Trivia: What descendant game of chess was designed specifically to stifle artificial intelligence?

  What descendant game of chess — played with all the same pieces on a standard chess board — is specifically designed to be difficult for computers, even supercomputers, to play?

  Posted by Jay Garmon | May 11, 2012, 6:26 AM PDT

• Video by astronauts aboard the ISS shows breathtaking views of Earth

  See the Northern Lights, lightning storms, and more in this NASA video of the Earth taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

  Posted by Mary Weilage | May 4, 2012, 2:08 PM PDT

• Imagining a world without Star Wars

  What if George Lucas never invented Star Wars because he was able to make the science-fiction movie he wanted, instead?

  Posted by Jay Garmon | May 4, 2012, 12:04 AM PDT