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Oculus Quest is an augmented reality headset
Last year at its annual conference, Oculus showed a mixed reality demonstration that combined virtual reality and augmented reality views using their upcoming Oculus Quest mobile headset. Virtual app icons,…
No Man’s Sky coming to VR headsets everywhere
No Man’s Sky is coming to every major virtual reality headset in June this year. Sony’s PSVR, HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift headsets are all included. With endless exotic…
Blade Runner 2049 sequel trailer is impressive
The first trailer for Blade Runner 2049, the sequel to Ridley Scott’s iconic, android laced dystopian film Blade Runner, hits all the right notes. Harrison Ford as Deckard is now…
Why science fiction authors can’t win
Science fiction authors have long been outcasts from the literary world, in some cases critics using the worst examples of the genre as ammunition against it. Unfortunately though, at times…
Elon Musk is a Martian God
Is it crazy to believe the human race could leave this planet and settle on another? Are the physical, biological, social and scientific obstacles insurmountable? Shouldn’t we fix our own…
Did Magic Leap kill Google Glass 2?
Magic Leap is a secretive US company working on a head-mounted display that could surpass the hopes of Google Glass, Hololens, Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive combined. While these…
Independence Day: Resurgence worse than expected
There’s little to like about Independence Day: Resurgence. The sequel to the 20-year-old science fiction blockbuster Independence Day has more plot holes than a sieve. The dialogue is worthy of a…
No Man’s Sky: 18 quintillion science fiction worlds ready for VR
If you’re a science fiction reader, the visuals generated by the upcoming computer game No Man’s Sky look hauntingly familiar. The trailers and screenshots released so far are striking reminders of…
Elon Musk sending people to Mars in 2024
Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and Tesla, has outlined SpaceX’s ambitious plans to send people to Mars as early as 2024. Speaking at the 2016 Recode Conference, he explained he intends to start…
What’s new in Blade Runner: The Final Cut?
After 25 years since its original release, a definitive version of Ridley Scott’s science fiction masterwork Blade Runner, Blade Runner: The Final Cut, has arrived. So what exactly has changed?…