The new Sailor Moon Crystal premiered and with a beautiful new song and stunning opening animation that somewhat resembles scenes from a Space Odyssey; 2001, has already shown itself to be different from the original. Episodes can be found free on Hulu. The first episode of Sailor Moon Crystal was almost exactly the same as…
Ever since the creation of the Internet, it has been used as a gathering space for geeks around the world. With the creation of YouTube, a whole new world opened up for people who want to share their passions and become part of an online community. Naturally, many geeks were intrigued by this platform. Without…
I’m going to say the two dreaded words pertaining to movies, but don’t click away. Computer generation. There, I said it. Now with that out of the way, let’s get down to business. Motion Capture Motion capture (or performance-capture) has become standard for blockbusters nowadays. We barely even react to a fully-rendered CG character, and…
Jurassic World, the fourth installment in the Jurassic Park franchise, has been in the works for over a decade and is set to be released next summer. Taking place twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, this long-awaited film features the fully-functional dinosaur theme park that John Hammond dreamed of in the first movie….
Mandatory Fun is the latest album from long time and extremely popular comedy musician “Weird Al” Yankovic. Much like any typical Yankovic album, it features more than several satirical versions of popular songs, the big single poking fun at Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” called “Tacky.” There are several broad and artist parodies too, as well as…
In a major setback for digital privacy advocates, the U.S. government has made an official statement as part of an ongoing case with Microsoft that digital content does not have the same rights of privacy and protection as physical content. Complicating matters further is that the case in question involves a Microsoft account stored on servers…
The land of the rising sun is known for many things. Feudal Japan introduced the rest of the world to the Samurai. While sushi didn’t originate there, contemporary sushi is a well known Japanese culinary delight. The various artists of Japan, introduced the western world to manga and anime, which remain popular throughout the world….
Black holes and dark matter may have their place in popular culture as dark and powerful materials, but they are facing tough competition from material that came out of recent scientific invention. Surrey NanoSystems, which is located in England, came up with a new material called Vantablack. It is considered to be the darkest material…
This week, Archie comics will publish Life with Archie #36 with the “The Death of Archie” two-part story, which will detail the death of its title character, Archie Andrews. Billed as the “epic finale to the acclaimed series,” the event will mark the end of the Life of Archie series, which started as a semi-alternate reality…
A Brony Tale, a new documentary directed by Brent Hodge, takes an inside look at the flourishing community of “bronies,” a fandom that is challenging gender roles and society’s expectations. The Brony Phenomenon For those who don’t know, a brony is an adult, male fan of the animated show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic….
AMC continues to bring harrowing dramas set as period pieces. Their latest is Halt and Catch Fire, a fictional take on the personal computer boom of the 1980’s. Why watch? Think Steve Jobs mixed with Jordan Belfort and you might be right at home here. Here’s our latest look at the series. This week’s episode, entitled “Giant,” presented…
This week, it was revealed that five scripts for the upcoming season 8 of Doctor Who had been leaked. The scripts were in transit for closed caption purpose and they got out. Information for Doctor Who is in high demand but the actual script for Peter Capaldi’s first appearance as the Doctor? Fan sites should have exploded. Which…
Book 3 Chapter 4: In Harm’s Way In Harm’s Way starts off with what “Korra” does best: an intense action scene. Zaheer breaks the final member of his fearsome foursome out of the Water Tribe prison fighting off Zuko, Eska, Desna, Tonraq, and a whole slew of water benders. Not only is the group reunited…
Welcome to Dark Souls 2, where it is up to you to free the land of Drangleic from an ancient curse. Of course, this isn’t going to be easy so Geek Insider is here to help! Cathedral of Blue The Cathedral of Blue is a very small area. To find its entrance, please refer to…
Hando Robotic Stabilizer Hando is a stabilizing arm made to fit smartphones and GoPro cameras for optimal stabilization while taking photos and videos. It stabilizes the camera in both the roll and pitch axes, and has a trigger to let the user toggle the camera up or down while still stabilized. Hando uses complex algorithms…