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  Watch this: 'Blade Runner' 1982 behind-the-scenes reel with Ridley Scott and Syd Mead

  By Bryan Bishop on May 29, 2012 04:03 pm + 14 comments

  We can't wait for Ridley Scott's Prometheus to hit theaters, but long before the director teamed Continue reading…

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  A night on the town with SceneTap

  By Lessley Anderson on May 29, 2012 12:30 pm + 20 comments

  SceneTap, the app that lets you see what bars are full, and what percentage of the patrons are Continue reading…

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  NASA asks Lunar X Prize contestants to keep a safe distance

  By Evan Rodgers on May 29, 2012 04:17 am + 20 comments

  NASA may not be planning any more lunar missions, but it is looking to preserve the historic Apollo Continue reading…

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  Little Slide Dress uses slides and Arduino to become a wearable tribute to the magic of film

  By Bryan Bishop on May 28, 2012 10:10 pm + 5 comments

  We've seen open-source Arduino microcontrollers used to create everything from a steering wheel with Continue reading…

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  UK artists create 'Google,' a visual dictionary made of 21,000 Google Images

  By Justin Rubio on May 28, 2012 07:19 pm + 20 comments

  Using Google Images and 21,000 words from your run-of-the-mill English dictionary, UK artists Felix Continue reading…

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  Adam Savage at Maker Faire: 'Why We Make'

  By Evan Rodgers on May 28, 2012 12:48 pm + 9 comments

  Adam Savage delivered a speech entitled "Why We Make" at this year's Maker Faire. In it, Savage Continue reading…

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  Futuristic 'Blade Runner' magazine covers get their turn in the spotlight

  By Dante D'Orazio on May 28, 2012 08:20 am + 7 comments

  The magazine covers you see above appear quite normal — if beautiful — at first, but it's only Continue reading…

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  Visual computing student archives the graphics of 80s and early 90s home computer systems

  By Evan Rodgers on May 28, 2012 06:28 am + 15 comments

  ETH Zurich student Werner Randelshofer has been archiving the digital artwork of eighties and early Continue reading…

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  How to design book covers in a digital age

  By Sam Byford on May 28, 2012 03:46 am + 8 comments

  We're often told not to judge a book by its cover, but that's getting more and more difficult in a Continue reading…

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  Inside the Iron Man armor with the HUD's designer

  By Jeff Blagdon on May 28, 2012 02:53 am + 33 comments

  When you’re piloting a suit of flying, super-powered armor, the idea of glanceable information Continue reading…