If you were as dorky as I was growing up, then you probably encountered at least one of those Ladybird ‘Outer Space’ books that predicted how we’d all be driving flying cars and using time-travelling shoes by now, pouring over the lush artwork and dreaming of your visits to the space hotel.
Obviously we’re all glued to Bioshock and eagerly awaiting Final Fantasy XIII right?
Well, you are if you know tuppence-ha’penny about actual gaming.
If however, you happen to be one of the airheaded majority that don’t complain about the Wii’s PS1-era graphics then chances are you’re getting your games fix elsewhere-like on FaceBook for example…
Look at this! Amazing isn’t it? That ruddy great thing is hovering a mile above your head right now, allowing space-science types to fiddle with doohickeys and tinker with whatjamacallits in between updating their twitter accounts and looking down your chimney at you in the bath. This gorgeous image of the international space station was even enough to awe astronauts, according to astronaut Stephen Robinson:
‘To look up and see what humankind could really accomplish in space was just almost impossible to believe. It seemed like science fiction,’.
Anyway, there’s a ton more awesome imagery here, so check it out and help support your local interstellar journeyman!
Since 1999, we’ve all been living in the future, and as such have all experienced that common problem: giant automatons crashing down the street, crushing hapless commuters under their atomic feet. Luckily, once we reach the tritanium office bunker, we’re safe…until now that is. Seems Willow Garage, a ‘non-military’ robotics company is intent on inviting tiny robots into the office –meaning hapless loafers like us can stay in bed! The Texas Alpha robot can dock itself, comes with obstacle-avoiding sensors, and has the added bonus of making your previously intimidating boss look like the bastard child of Max Headroom and a Segway.
Telepresence – all the benefit of being in the office with the extra sweetener of not needing to wear pants!
Check up on the frankly disturbing progress here!
Now that’s a thing of beauty aint it? Microsoft may be parting company with Halo creators Bungie after this release, and game details are still sketchy, but these new screenshots that leaked out today show that if this is the last hurrah for the series, it’ll be amazing to watch!
Check out more images below – lock n’ load!
