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Geek Gifts 2011: LY-706 Tablet Pad Netbook
Choosing a tablet device can be difficult given the multitude of choices, but Mark Kaelin has found at least one to cross off the list of potential candidates.
Posted by Mark Kaelin | February 8, 2011, 8:10 AM PST | Latest comment by stybba
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Mark your calendar for these geeky dates
There are more notable geek dates to celebrate than Hallmark holidays to cringe over (read: Valentine's Day). Here are some geeky dates that you might want to put on your calendar. January 2....
Posted by Nicole Bremer Nash | February 4, 2011, 6:03 AM PST | Latest comment by axidlisa
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Geek Gifts 2011: Perplexus Original 3-D puzzle toy
Based on a 30-year-old design by 3-D art teacher Michael McGinnis, the Perplexus Original toy is challenging for children and adults. Our Geekend reviewer only cites one issue with the 3-D maze toy.
Posted by Wally Bahny | February 3, 2011, 8:55 AM PST | Latest comment by stone895
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56 geek movies of 2011
Green Lantern, X-Men: First Class, Cowboys & Aliens, Captain America: The First Avenger, and the alien buddy picture Paul are just five of the more than 50 geeky films coming out this year. Find...
Posted by Edmond Woychowsky | February 2, 2011, 9:56 PM PST | Latest comment by jawadsatti11
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My reading to-do list for 2011
Star Trek, zombies, and Saxons are themes in several of the books Edmond Woychowsky intends to read this year. See what's on his complete reading list, and then share what you plan to read in 2011.
Posted by Edmond Woychowsky | January 28, 2011, 9:04 AM PST | Latest comment by acracker
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What geeky items are on your bucket list?
There are so many geek things to do and so little time to do all of them. Tell us about some of your geekiest aspirations.
Posted by Nicole Bremer Nash | January 27, 2011, 12:55 PM PST | Latest comment by TammieV
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Games I plan to buy in 2011
Portal 2, The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword, and Stacking are three of the titles on Nicole Bremer Nash's games wish list for 2011. See what other games coming out this year interest her.
Posted by Nicole Bremer Nash | January 21, 2011, 8:20 AM PST | Latest comment by Slayer_
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Kepler-10b planet makes Earth seem like a paradise
NASA's Kepler mission recently discovered a rocky world that is 1.4 times the size of Earth circling a star about 560 light-years away. Get more details about the exoplanet named Kepler-10b.
Posted by Wally Bahny | January 20, 2011, 8:51 AM PST | Latest comment by santeewelding
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IBM Watson supercomputer beats Jeopardy champs in practice round
IBM's Watson supercomputer won a practice round against Jeopardy champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter and raised a lot of questions about the capabilities of artificial intelligence.
Posted by Larry Dignan | January 17, 2011, 9:33 AM PST | Latest comment by PB ib CA
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Remembering Forbidden Planet actress Anne Francis
Anne Francis, who is best known for her roles in Forbidden Planet and Honey West, died on January 2, 2011. Contributor Nicole Bremer Nash offers this remembrance of the actress.
Posted by Nicole Bremer Nash | January 14, 2011, 6:43 AM PST | Latest comment by Alan Shortall
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Robots on display at CES 2011
Robots on display at CES 2011 include a robo-masseur, a tablet-controlled robot with telepresence functions, bots that clean your home, and a diet mentor droid.
Posted by Mary Weilage | January 13, 2011, 7:49 AM PST
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Immersive gaming is coming FAAST
Researchers at USC recently demoed their Flexible Action and Articulated Skeleton Toolkit, which uses Kinect and the OpenNI drivers to enable users to control PC games with body movements and...
Posted by Wally Bahny | January 13, 2011, 7:17 AM PST | Latest comment by Alan Shortall
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Tell us about your cool geek gifts
Robot kits, zombie video games, and an MMORPG pet are some of TechRepublic members' geekiest gifts of the holiday season. Tell us about the geekiest gift you received or gave during the holiday...
Posted by Nicole Bremer Nash | January 10, 2011, 3:26 PM PST | Latest comment by Spudplucker
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What are your geeky resolutions for 2011?
Nicole Bremer Nash shares the geek things she intends to do this year and asks TechRepublic members to post their geeky resolutions for 2011.
Posted by Nicole Bremer Nash | January 7, 2011, 7:01 AM PST | Latest comment by PieceofPaper51@...
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A humorous take on where sci-fi characters are now
Wondering what happened to your favorite sci-fi characters after their heyday in Hollywood? Here's a tongue-in-cheek look at where Gort, the Tribbles, and other characters are now.
Posted by Mary Weilage | January 6, 2011, 11:32 AM PST | Latest comment by modvan
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Hot geek hobby: crafting
The geek craft movement is on the rise. See photos of geeky crafts, including a knit Dalek, a binary scarf, and video game designs on quilts.
Posted by Nicole Bremer Nash | January 6, 2011, 10:15 AM PST | Latest comment by ohlauren
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The most overrated and underrated sci-fi novels
Works by Robert A. Heinlein and Ayn Rand are on one geek's list for the most overrated and the most underrated science-fiction novels. Share your picks for the most overrated/underrated sci-fi book.
Posted by Edmond Woychowsky | January 5, 2011, 6:44 AM PST | Latest comment by manxann
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TRON: Legacy: Great visuals but a weak storyline
Andy Moon offers a brief synopsis of TRON: Legacy and discusses the good and the bad points of the sequel to TRON.
Posted by Andy Moon | December 31, 2010, 5:20 PM PST | Latest comment by Charles Bundy
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Stocking stuffer ideas for geeks
If you're still looking for stocking stuffers or perhaps coworker or hostess gifts for your favorite geeks, Nicole Bremer Nash and Edmond Woychowsky have some great suggestions for under $40.
Posted by Nicole Bremer Nash | December 22, 2010, 5:01 PM PST
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10 hottest Geekend discussions of 2010
Aliens, movies, science fiction, books, video games were all hot topics of discussion among Geekend readers this year. Here are the top 10 Geekend discussions of 2010.
Posted by Mary Weilage | December 22, 2010, 3:07 PM PST
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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 Slayer_
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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
