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Geek Gifts 2011: Polk Audio F/X Wireless Surround speaker system
The F/X Wireless Surround speaker system from Polk Audio is a great deal for anyone setting up a new surround sound system.
Posted by Mark Kaelin | September 23, 2011, 11:24 AM PDT | Latest comment by torontocute
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The five worst Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes EVER!
Star Trek: The Next Generation is perhaps the pinnacle of the Trek franchise, which makes these five bottom-feeder episodes even more embarrassing.
Posted by Jay Garmon | September 23, 2011, 3:54 AM PDT | Latest comment by kevin_flynn
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Video: Inside the Large Hadron Collider
CERN researcher Andrzej Nowak discusses some of the computing done for the Large Hadron Collider, the largest machine ever built.
Posted by Wally Bahny | September 22, 2011, 5:27 PM PDT | Latest comment by cmhatte
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William Shatner on why Star Trek is better than Star Wars
The geek debate Star Trek v. Star Wars is discussed by none other than the original Captain James Tiberius Kirk in this three-minute video.
Posted by Wally Bahny | September 22, 2011, 6:51 AM PDT | Latest comment by hippiekarl
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SETI discovers a Tatooine-like planet
Data from the Kepler space telescope led to the discovery of a planet that is about 200 light-years from Earth. Learn more about Kepler-16b.
Posted by Wally Bahny | September 20, 2011, 5:46 PM PDT | Latest comment by Slayer_
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Geek Trivia: What were the 'controversial' call signs for the Apollo 10 spacecraft?
The crew of Apollo 10 chose unorthodox nicknames for their lunar command module and lander. The Trivia Geek asks: What were those call signs?
Posted by Jay Garmon | September 16, 2011, 7:12 AM PDT | Latest comment by seanferd
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Geek Gifts 2011: Alienware m14x gaming notebook
The Alienware m14x qualifies as one of the few gaming notebooks that can actually replace your gaming desktop.
Posted by Mark Kaelin | September 15, 2011, 1:50 PM PDT | Latest comment by Slayer_
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Filk mixes sci-fi and fantasy with music
Wish your musical selections contained more references to Star Trek, Tolkien, and zombies? Then you must not be listening to filk.
Posted by Edmond Woychowsky | September 15, 2011, 9:38 AM PDT
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Dragon*Con 2011 parade and cosplay photos
Many Dragon*Con 2011 attendees showed up for the event in their best geeky costume. Here are photos of some of those costumed fans.
Posted by Mary Weilage | September 13, 2011, 4:07 PM PDT
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Where to find free sci-fi and fantasy ebooks and audiobooks
Edmond Woychowsky points sci-fi and fantasy readers in the direction of some good resources for free ebooks and audiobooks.
Posted by Edmond Woychowsky | September 13, 2011, 11:07 AM PDT | Latest comment by Ken@...
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Geek Gifts 2011: Temujin iPhone 4 Racing Game Speaker Wheel
The iPhone 4 Racing Game Speaker Wheel is for the gamer who wants more comfort and better sound from their device.
Posted by Scott Lowe | September 9, 2011, 7:53 AM PDT
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Previews of the new Fall 2011 geek TV shows
American broadcast TV networks will be debuting their newest pilots in short order. We break down the programs that might interest geeks.
Posted by Jay Garmon | September 9, 2011, 6:29 AM PDT | Latest comment by starridge
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Celebrate Star Trek's 45th anniversary in style
Dust off your Kirk uniform, practice your Trekkie pick-up lines, and get some Romulan Ale because it's time to celebrate the anniversary of the first airing of Star Trek.
Posted by Edmond Woychowsky | September 8, 2011, 1:36 AM PDT | Latest comment by Awahili Guni
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Geek Trivia: Which Manhattan Project scientist won the group's infamous 'doomsday' betting pool?
Manhattan Project scientists set up a betting pool for the likely yield for the first atomic weapon. The winner is perhaps the most distinguished physicist in modern medicine.
Posted by Jay Garmon | September 2, 2011, 6:49 AM PDT | Latest comment by RG Bargy
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20 geekiest cities in the United States
The National Science Foundation released its list of America's Top 20 Geekiest Cities. See which city ranked number one based on the agency's taxonomy.
Posted by Wally Bahny | September 1, 2011, 9:23 PM PDT | Latest comment by UrbanFarmer
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Go to the head of Trek Class with this gear
Syracuse University's Trek Class inspired Star Trek fan Edmond Woychowsky to do some online browsing for back-to-school items.
Posted by Edmond Woychowsky | September 1, 2011, 8:44 PM PDT | Latest comment by HAL 9000
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Humorous fake Twitter accounts for geeks to follow
Yoda, HAL 9000, Iron Man, and other geeky characters share their thoughts in 140 characters or less in these funny Twitter feeds.
Posted by Nicole Bremer Nash | August 31, 2011, 8:49 PM PDT | Latest comment by jburckart@...
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Train for the zombie apocalypse with this 5K run
Want to get geeks to fitness train? Attack them with zombies and watch them hightail it through an obstacle course in a forest.
Posted by Nicole Bremer Nash | August 30, 2011, 6:54 AM PDT | Latest comment by birumut
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Geek Gifts 2011: UltraFit Anti-Burst Stability Ball from Gopher
The UltraFit Anti-Burst Stability Ball can be a good choice for a desktop chair, but be sure to select the correct size.
Posted by Mark Kaelin | August 26, 2011, 11:44 AM PDT | Latest comment by birumut
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NASA announces new Technology Demonstration Missions
NASA's Technology Demonstration Missions are the agency's latest efforts to transform the space program and spark new development in innovative technologies.
Posted by Wally Bahny | August 26, 2011, 7:44 AM PDT | Latest comment by birumut
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The 11 Star Trek movies ranked worst to first
We've assembled a roll call of the worst episodes of every single Star Trek series. Now it's time to measure the worst and the best of Trek's silver screen adventures.
Posted by Jay Garmon | January 19, 2012, 1:17 PM PST | Latest comment by cmiller5400
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The five best Star Trek: Voyager episodes of all time!
Even Voyager haters have to concede the show flirted with greatness at times, as these five episodes ably demonstrate.
Posted by Jay Garmon | June 14, 2012, 11:23 AM PDT | Latest comment by Nytrydr
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The five best Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes of all time
Jay Garmon ranks the top five episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. See if your favorite TNG episode is on his list.
Posted by Jay Garmon | March 15, 2012, 9:05 AM PDT | Latest comment by swjslj@...
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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 | Latest comment by sniperlt@...
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The five worst Star Trek episodes of all time
More than a few of Kirk and Spock's original voyages were (ahem) less than stellar. We round out the bottom five for your reading...pleasure?
Posted by Jay Garmon | August 26, 2011, 5:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by P.F. Bruns
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The five worst Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes EVER!
Star Trek: The Next Generation is perhaps the pinnacle of the Trek franchise, which makes these five bottom-feeder episodes even more embarrassing.
Posted by Jay Garmon | September 23, 2011, 3:54 AM PDT | Latest comment by kevin_flynn
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The five best Star Trek episodes EVER!
Behold the five greatest Star Trek episodes ranked fifth to first.
Posted by Jay Garmon | February 17, 2012, 7:03 AM PST | Latest comment by NickNielsen
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75 words every sci-fi fan should know
Textbook barons Houghton Mifflin have of late proclaimed 100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know. But if you're going to learn obscure words and concepts, it may as well be terms you're...
Posted by Jay Garmon | January 14, 2008, 6:24 AM PST | Latest comment by ankits3a
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The five worst Star Trek: Voyager episodes EVER!
Voyager is rarely held up as the high point of the Trek franchise, but these five Delta Quadrant dumpster-fires are indisputably the lowest episodes of the low.
Posted by Jay Garmon | November 18, 2011, 6:23 AM PST | Latest comment by Rbrehm5912
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20 things that make Dr. Sheldon Cooper TV's biggest geek
What makes The Big Bang Theory's Dr. Sheldon Cooper so geeky? TechRepublic contributor Edmond Woychowsky shares his list of top 20 reasons.
Posted by Edmond Woychowsky | July 6, 2010, 4:05 PM PDT | Latest comment by wildcat375
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The five best Star Trek: Enterprise episodes of all time!
Say what you will about Enterprise, but these five episodes are worthy of the name "Star Trek."
Posted by Jay Garmon | July 12, 2012, 3:53 PM PDT | Latest comment by ffulton
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The top 25 best-selling video games...EVER!
Some folks are hyping Halo 3 as potentially the most successful video game ever, but a quick look at sales figures past shows that to be extremely unlikely--especially considering how low Halo 2...
Posted by Jay Garmon | September 25, 2007, 12:28 PM PDT | Latest comment by Paul.Witting@...
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20 gift ideas for Star Wars fans
The LEGO Star Wars Death Star, the Jedi training manual, and a Yoda nutcracker are just three of the items featured in our Star Wars themed gift guide.
Posted by Wally Bahny | November 28, 2011, 12:42 PM PST | Latest comment by zizzleshizzle
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The five worst Deep Space Nine episodes EVER!
The five most wormhole-sucking episodes in the history of Deep Space Nine, complete with unforgiving breakdowns.
Posted by Jay Garmon | October 21, 2011, 7:25 AM PDT | Latest comment by revelated
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The five worst Star Trek: Enterprise episodes EVER!
Enterprise is indisputably the least popular of the Star Trek TV series, but there's bad, and then there are these five continuity-confounding franchise-killers.
Posted by Jay Garmon | December 16, 2011, 8:12 AM PST | Latest comment by ydontugivemelotsofkiss
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Kurzweil: Your brain will connect directly to the cloud within 30 years
By the 2030s or 2040s, inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil envisions micro-computers embedded non-invasively in the brain that will act as an interface to a "cloud" of storage and processing power.
Posted by Ken Hardin | November 27, 2012, 8:50 AM PST | Latest comment by Kostaghus
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Pic: The true story behind Pac-Man
Back before the days of cinematic cut scenes, tie-in novels and movie adaptations, video gamers had to presume much of the backstory for their beloved pixelated pastimes. Pac-Man, however, seemed...
Posted by Jay Garmon | May 22, 2008, 12:01 AM PDT
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20+ gift ideas for Star Trek fans
Geekend contributor Wally Bahny selected Star Trek-themed items for men, women, and babies for this gift guide.
Posted by Wally Bahny | November 30, 2011, 7:59 AM PST
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Sci-fi rant: Why giant mecha robots are stupid
The next person who says "I can't wait until the Army develops real mecha" gets a boot to the head, because in real life, giant robots are actually really stupid. Here's why.
Posted by Jay Garmon | February 6, 2008, 8:42 AM PST | Latest comment by CharlieSpencer_Palmetto
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The Geekend's fall 2012 sci-fi and fantasy TV preview
Which fall 2012 sci-fi/fantasy TV shows should earn time on your DVR hard drive, and which are unworthy of even Internet forum scorn?
Posted by Jay Garmon | August 9, 2012, 9:31 AM PDT | Latest comment by pgit
