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Five hottest new games at E3 2011
Military first-person shooters, sci-fi and fantasy, and historical action games are some of the most popular titles at E3 2011. GameSpot's John Davison shares his top five titles from the gaming expo.
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Happy Free RPG Day on June 18th
Get the lowdown about how to get a free game, accessory, or rules set on Free RPG Day. Wally Bahny fills you in on which publishers and stores are participating in this worldwide event.
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StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm announced
Blizzard has announced that Heart of the Swarm will be the first expansion to StarCraft II. Geekend blogger Wally Bahny details what is known about Heart of the Swarm's storyline, features, and missio...
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Model builders display their creations at WonderFest 2011
Movie geeks and model hobbyists recently converged at WonderFest 2011 in Louisville, KY, to show off their creations, learn new build techniques, and attend expert lectures. Take a look at some Wonder...
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Travel to these geeky museums and exhibits
Make summer vacation memories by visiting some of the geekiest museums and exhibits around. The Maison d'Ailleurs, The Toy & Action Figure Museum, and the International Spy Museum are just three sugge...
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Photographer captures entire night sky in massive image
Astrophotographer Nick Risinger traveled 60,000 miles and took 37,440 exposures to create a 5,000 megapixel photo of the entire night sky. Learn more about his Photopic Sky Survey.
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Peruse the night sky with a map of the universe
In the past eight years, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey has taken a staggering number of images of our night sky. A TechRepublic gallery features some of the images from the SDSS 3D map of the universe.
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Time lapse video of Maker Faire in the Bay Area 2011
If you weren't able to attend Maker Faire in the Bay Area 2011, these videos by attendee Chris Hammond will give you a pretty good idea of what you missed.
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Photos of fans at Comic Cons in Dallas and New York City
Two TechRepublic photo galleries feature fans dressed as their favorite geek characters at Dallas Comic Con 2011 and Big Apple Comic Con 'Spring Edition' 2011.
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Fable III: And a chicken shall lead them
In Fable III you are asked to lead a revolution and to eventually rule your people. Are you ready for the challenge, or will you chicken out?
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Geek Gifts 2011: The Unofficial LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 Inventor's Guide
The Unofficial LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 Inventor's Guide book has instructions on how to build and program four more robot models with a LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 set. Find out if Wally Bahny thinks the ...
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Geek Gifts 2011: X Rocker Pro Series Pedestal gaming chair
The X Rocker Pro Series Pedestal gaming chair envelopes the user in a cocoon of sound and vibration, but is that enough to recommend it for the gaming geek in your life?
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NASA and Etsy team up to find the best space-related crafts
Check out photos of artwork from the NASA/Etsy Space Craft Contest. The TechRepublic gallery features space-themed stained glass, furniture, jewelry, quilts, and more.
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Remote Guild Chat comes to the World of Warcraft Mobile Armory
The World of Warcraft Mobile Armory app's Remote Guild Chat feature enables WoW subscribers to connect from anywhere on their iPhone or Android phone or iPad and chat with guild members.
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Geek Gifts 2011: ASUS WiCast EW2000 Wireless HD Video Transmitter and Receiver
This is another one of those too-rare occasions where a device operates exactly as advertised. The WiCast EW2000 is almost as simple to use as a HDMI cable. Mark Kaelin reviews this wireless video dev...
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Sci-fi rant: When did Star Wars jump the shark?
Last week, we determined when Star Trek passed the point of no return as a respectable science fiction franchise. This week, we move on to that other mega-universe that dominates mainstream sci-fi: Wh...
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Sci-fi rant: When did Trekkers jump the shark?
Once upon a time, Trekkies weren't the poster-children for science fiction fandom gone wrong, but instead were just another obscure subgroup with an immersive hobby. Then, in the mid-1980s, something ...
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Geek Trivia: Beyond the (Hollywood) stars
Who are the only persons ever to be commemorated on the Hollywood Walk of Fame without receiving a star?
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Video: The ultimate geek presidential ticket
While we all know that Picard/Riker is the preferred sci-fi presidential ticket for Geekend readers, there's another duo worth considering for the Geek Party, one that has the advantage of not being f...
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The Gamerator - Arcade game/beer tap
Behold, the Gamerator, a homebrew (pun intended) arcade game that dispenses draft beer on demand. Not only does this supreme frat-gadget give home to a flatscreen monitor, full MAME game system, and v...
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T-shirt of the week: Dear Buddha...
This week's t-shirt is one of those beautiful geek artifacts that works on many levels, almost all of which are going to confound the muggles and mundanes amongst us.
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Pics: Forcibly merging Star Wars and Star Trek
When writers of the new Star Trek reboot movie let slip that "We have to bring more Star Wars into Star Trek," you know fans are going to have a field day. Check out this Star Wars/Star Trek image mas...
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30 more ubergeeks worth following on Twitter
A geek stalker's work is never done. After our first list of 50 ubergeeks on Twitter, we found a whole bunch more, and then we were nice enough to list them for you. Enjoy.
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Almost worthwhile: A follow-up to AlmostEverest
In the spirit of our nostalgic trip look back at the AlmostEverest event, I decided to embark on my own Trek for Technology.
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T-shirt(s) of the week: Star Trek TOS tunics
Just in time for Halloween, we offer not one, not two, but four different t-shirts that, when combined with black slacks and shoes, turn you into a crewman of the Starship Enterprise.
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Geek Trivia: The Quibble of the Week for April 29, 2008
Two rare events: Switzerland causes trouble, and the Trivia Geek is blatantly wrong. (For wildly inaccurate values of rare.)
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Video: Mac vs. PC...South Park style
Some South Park fans decided to recast the ubiquitous Mac vs. PC commercial series in the idiom of the world's most irreverent, low-fi cartoon show. Surprisingly safe for work...and funny!
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I made a big mistake, but now can I forgive myself
Last week Mark Kaelin let the recriminations from family and friends about how much he was going to spend on a new gaming PC get to him. He ordered a nicely specked gaming rig from CyberPower PC, a bo...
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T-shirt of the week: Encom
Forget Google, Microsoft, or Apple; the software company real geeks want to code for is Encom. Just don't mention that nasty business with the Master Control Program back in 1982.
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50 more words every sci-fi fan (and most gamers) should know
We're on a mission to create a complete science-fiction glossary, and here are 50 more words every sci-fi fan should know. (Yes, FPS and RPG fanboys, there are lots of gaming terms mixed in here.)