Keep up to date with technology launches and announcements from the big players in Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, cutting edge hardware, software and services. Event listings from Microsoft, Apple, Google,…
Flashback, by Dan Simmons: “scarily possible” future or Right wing propaganda?
Dan Simmons’ novel, Flashback (July 2011), is “[a] provocative novel set in a future that seems scarily possible,” proving “why Dan Simmons is one of our most exciting and versatile…
Aronofsky’s The Fountain – an interpretation
Daren Aronofsky’s The Fountain is a movie that divides opinion. During its press screening at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival in September 2006 it was booed; at the public…
Latest details about Asimov’s Foundation TV series on Apple TV Plus
Delayed by COVID-19 like everything else, the first season of Apple’s Foundation series is fast approaching. Could this be the start of a series as epic as Game of Thrones…
Explosive Matrix Resurrections trailer released
It’s been a long time between drinks, but the first trailer for a new Matrix movie titled The Matrix Resurrections has been released. When will Matrix Resurrections arrive? The Matrix…
Dune Part 2 increasingly likely after positive reaction from critics
After overwhelmingly positive reviews following a Cannes film festival screening, and recent comments by Dune director Denis Villeneuve, the probability that Dune (Part 2) will be made has increased dramatically. Rotten…
Final Eternals trailer reveals why they failed to help the Avengers
A final trailer for the Eternals movie has been released, ahead of its worldwide premier on 5 November, answering a key question about why the new superheroes in this movie…
Lynx’s headset points to a bright future for mixed reality
A French start-up called Lynx is working on an affordable, standalone, all-in-one mixed reality headset with a number of features that put it ahead of well-funded competitors like Oculus and…
Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch and the critics: Part One
No movie release in 2011 was more misunderstood and unfairly criticised as a result of misunderstanding than Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch. Chances are you’ll disagree with that statement. An indication…
Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch and the critics: Part Two
This article is in two parts and was first published on ScienceFictionWorld.com on 25 March 2012. In the first part we look at the critical response to Sucker Punch. This…
Oculus Quest is an augmented reality headset
Update 25 June 2021 Oculus appears ready to significantly update it’s AR/Mixed reality experiences when using the Oculus Quest 2 headset. On their developer blog, Oculus has shown off a…
New Dune trailer impresses
If you were thinking of watching Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming Dune movie on a streaming service on the small screen, viewing this new Dune trailer may make you reconsider. Aptly titled…
Isaac Asimov reading guide
Who was Isaac Asimov? If you appreciate science fiction and have never heard of Isaac Asimov, you’ve probably been hiding in a cave or perhaps living in an alternate universe. One…
Oculus Quest 128GB model retail price and package contents leak
The 128GB model of Facebook’s up and coming Oculus Quest mobile headset has leaked online. The retail price and package contents list appeared briefly on Amazon’s UK website before vanishing….