Peter Jackson released a teaser poster for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. The second part of the prequel to the Lord of the Rings trilogy is set to premier December 13, 2013. A teaser trailer will debut June 11. Here’s a high resolution version of the poster.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Poster
A Swimmer’s Guide on How To Make Swedish Goggles
Back in the early 1970’s Tony Malmsten, a successful swim coach in Sweden, invented goggles for one of his swimmers who suffered from allergies and eczema due to the foam found on goggles. The Monterbara, later named Swedish Goggles, quickly became a common product in Sweden and eventually became “the most copied goggles in the world”. One of the main reasons this style of goggles became so popular was that by building it yourself you were ensured a perfect fit.
Gravity Trailer Shows the Destruction of the International Space Station
We’ve posted before on space debris and the robots used to make the new movie Gravity but now the official teaser trailer has been released.
How a Rubber Chicken Became a NASA Celebrity
A rubber chicken that trains with astronauts? Two of our friends are featured in this Wired article, go check it out!
NASA and Science Fiction Panel at East Tennessee State University
I was invited to speak on the closing panel about NASA and science fiction at East Tennessee State University’s (ETSU) first ETSUcon. The talk was held on April 27, 2013 in Johnson City, Tennessee. I jumped at the opportunity to unofficially talk about the cool projects I’ve been working on the past few years.
Lindsey Stirling – Crystallize
While perusing Lindsey Stirling’s Google+ page I stumbled upon her Crystallize video. The set is stunning and the song is fantastic. Enjoy! Posted by Dennis Bonilla
Shareable Parts of Reality
Will the next big content format contain bits of reality? USDZ could be a hint of things to come. Imagine programmable self-contained bits of volumetric information that can be shared with others. The process will be simple:
1. Scan a real clock
2. Program the digital version of the clock
3. Share the clock and it’s code as a single file so that others can instantiate it in their reality.
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