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Trekkers will soon be able to watch their favourite show from the comfort of…the Captain’s Chair. CBS Consumer Products has confirmed the release a full-size (kinda) operational replica of Captain James T Kirk’s bridge chair. This corker of a Star Trek collectable has a swivel design, and offers light-up controls and button-activated sound effects from [...]

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The upcoming DVD release of Louis Leterrier’s The Incredible Hulk intends to make rival superhero movies green this year. Universal Pictures has confirmed that the modest box-office hit will be available in both a single and a more generous three-disc configuration, as well as on Blu-ray. Content specifications haven’t been announced yet, although one guess [...]

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Paul Dini, the creative force behind arguably the best interpretation of The Batman in the form of the Batman: The Animated series (pictured), is to develop a video game for Eidos and Rocksteady Studios which pits the character against his biggest foes, within the catacombs of Arkham Asylum. The plot of Batman: Arkham Asylum involves [...]

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Indiana Jones will make his debut on Blu-ray on October 14. Paramount has confirmed the date for the release of the fourth adventure, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. The movie, which caused consternation amongst Japanese audiences with its ‘Atomic fridge’ sequence, will appear as a single and two disc DVD, as [...]

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Much loved Dr Who episode Blink has taken a key SF award at the 66th World Science Fiction Convention, beating out Battlestar Galactica‘s Razor Movie and the Torchwood episode Captain Jack Harkness. The 2008 Hugo awards were announced at the event, and saw Steven Moffat and episode director Hettie Macdonald winning the Hugo for Best [...]

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It’s beginning to look like there’s a hot new audio format in town. It’s elbowing CDs and MP3s aside, principally because it commands a higher retail price than both and is effectively pirate-proof. Some might even see it as the eventual savior of the music industry. The format in question is…Guitar Hero. Increasingly, Activision’s runaway [...]

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The world’s first commercial pet cloning business has effectively opened for business, after South Korean scientists confirmed the cloning of five pit bull puppies from a dead ‘parent’ called Booger. The clones were born in Seoul last week. The success of the project is expected to herald the beginning of a global pet cloning industry. [...]

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Toyota has shown a prototype ‘personal transport assistance robot’ to the Japanese press. Dubbed the Winglet, it’s designed to help users cover short distances or negotiate steep hills. Looking rather like a mini- Segway, it can be steered by body weight and positioning. Lean forward to go forward, and lean left or right to turn. [...]

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