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Ink Cartridge Art
There’s literally nothing artists won’t use as a creative medium. Proof positive: Faith Pearson’s diorama models that use nothing but black & white and colour ink cartridges. The UK’s Ink and Media Blog assigned Pearson — an artist who specializes in “toy theater making” — to create something out of a bunch of ink cartridges, similar to these genuine canon ink cartridges, that were going to be thrown away. (No recycling? Say it ain’t so! No, seriously — Al Gore will have them killed.) She blew their minds when she came back with these incredible images and scenes depicting iconic science fiction and fantasy movies. Pearson used no Photoshopping or Read more »
Race The Movie
I have a long list of movies that I still need to watch – many of them are not showing in the cinemas anymore. You’d think I’d go see those movies first before adding another one to my list, but this new computer animated film just caught my eye. Dubbed Race, this movie just might be a breath of fresh air. About a week ago, I saw an e-mail from an unknown sender in my Inbox. It was from Jim of Hyper Image, the company behind the movie. He was asking if I would be interested in writing about the movie. At first, I was hesitant as I don’t see Read more »
This Printer Can Print Out Human Organs
If you’re thinking technology from your favorite SciFi adventures might be far away, think again. A San Diego-based company called Organovo plans to market an inkjet printer that prints out actual human organs. The technology was conceptualized two years ago, but Organovo plans to commercially release its first production models to research facilities within 2010. The printer produces organs by layering cells on a two-dimensional pattern, therefore forming a three-dimensional output. The concept is similar to a laser printer spraying layers of solid particles on paper. But instead of spraying ink or toner powder, the machine actually sprays layers of stem cells and hydrogel. Initially, the machine will be able Read more »
Top 30 Greatest Star Wars Characters
Today marks the 30th anniversary of Star Wars. You can’t deny the affect that Star Wars has had on the world at large and geekdom in general. To celebrate the anniversary we decided here at Forever Geek to rank our favorite Star Wars characters of all time. So…here we go…let the flame wars begin… Read more »
