[scifinoir2] New Robot Eyes Humans with Human-Like Eyes

By Tom Chao LiveScience.com Staff Writer posted: 16 April 2007 08:26 am ET A new breed of robots could soon break free of assembly line duties to assist human living in myriad ways. MIT researchers recently demonstrated the capabilities of such a robot, named Domo, which, like the

Re: [scifinoir2] Painkiller Jane Series Premiere

I plead the 5th. Tracey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: wow, Tracey, you're bad as me: you'll sometimes watch almost anything to get a scifi fix. if *you* hate it, it must be bad. -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL

Re: [scifinoir2] Painkiller Jane Series Premiere

Tracey, not long after I chose the username I carry aound 'Net-wide, I read a quote from someone (need to find out who), that went, In order to seek the truth in all things, you have to *speak* the truth in all things. If it's truly bad, lady, NEVER HOLD BACK. ;) Tracey de Morsella (formerly

Re: [scifinoir2] New Robot Eyes Humans with Human-Like Eyes

Kewl! Funny, though I'm familiar with domo arigato (I used to own that Styx album), my first thought was that his name came from major-domo--a butler or household steward. -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [scifinoir2] Star Trek-style deflector shield to block radiation

DANG IT! After I spent three *years* putting those laser platforms in orbit... Brent Wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6567709.stm Space shield to block radiation By Paul Rincon Science reporter, BBC News, Preston British scientists are

[scifinoir2] MGM New SF films for DVD

Anybody else disappointed by the initial line-up? Tracey MGM Announces SF DVD Slate MGM announced an ambitious development slate of new films for DVD, including science fiction titles aimed at young men and women, as well as two telemovies based on SCI FI Channel's Stargate SG-1: Stargate:

[scifinoir2] Despite cast shakeup Dr Who still popular

When the 1980s ended, it seemed as if the world had somehow had enough of Doctor Who. Many believed that the stories had fallen out of luster, and that was just from the people who had yet to outgrow the series and noticed it was still even on. Revival attempts were bantied about in the nearly

[scifinoir2] CBS Renewing Jericho nd moving it

The biggest trend in broadcast television in the 2006-07 television season seems to be networks' desire to put a lot of time between episodes as NBC has done with Heroes, what ABC did with Lost and what CBS decided to do with Jericho. But in terms of split seasons, it looks like those shows

[scifinoir2] Season 7 of ‘Smallville’ could be last

t’s been a busy year for Smallville. Lois Lane (Erica Durance) hooked up with the Green Arrow (Justin Hartely), Clark (Tom Welling) helped form the Justice League, and Lana Lang (Kristen Kreuk) married the villain of the story who also happens to have a secret agenda of his own for their

[scifinoir2] J.R.R. Tolkien to publish new book 30 years after his death

J.R.R. Tolkien is about to publish a new book Studios Stalk Tolkien's Hurin More than 30 years after his death, J.R.R. Tolkien is about to publish a new book, The Children of Hurin, and Hollywood studios are already interested in acquiring film rights, the Reuters news service reported. The

[scifinoir2] Why Frank Darabont Told George Lucas 'You're Insane' Over 'Indiana Jones 4'

Why Frank Darabont Told George Lucas 'You're Insane' Over 'Indiana Jones 4' http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/why-frank-darabont-told-george-lucas-youre-insane-over-indiana-jones-4/#more-1928 The director of The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile just wrapped an exhausting shoot in