Associated Press photo Like most technologically-obsessed folk, for me Apple’s unveiling of their newest gadget last week was a day filled with wonder...
January 2010
NOTE TO READERS: Today we’re introducing a new occasional contributor on Nerdvana. Lee Whiteside has been writing about science fiction and fantasy in...
… but not in a good way. The Associated Press reports that books published by Macmillan have been removed from Amazon.com’s physical book catalog...
I just found this short animated film at GeekWeek. It might look like something from Pixar, but it isn’t — it’s the work of first-time...
Torchwood star John Barrowman is coming to America, but it’s not for the Doctor Who spinoff or its upcoming American remake on Fox. At least, not yet...
An astronomer has taken her research on a major cosmic phenomenon and written it up as a short story starring the characters of Doctor Who. Megan Argo observed...
The second season of the U.K. fantasy import Merlin will appear on Syfy’s Friday lineup starting in April, alongside the second half-season of Stargate...
I’ve been watching the production of The Losers for a while now with a healthy dose of skepticism. The adaptation of the critically-acclaimed graphic...
An online merchant of roleplaying game PDFs has raised nearly $150,000 for Doctors Without Borders’ Haitian relief fund in just over a week. Through Jan...
Out with the old, in with the … old? This weekend, Wizards of the Coast, the Hasbro subsidiary that produces the Magic: The Gathering card game and the...
The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog tells us that Star Wars creator George Lucas is cooking up a CGI animated fantasy musical at his Skywalker...
On Thursday night the Phoenix Comicon held its second kick-off for their Memorial Day weekend event. About 200 people gathered at the Phoenix Convention Center...
Mesa-based video game studio FireSky announced today that it will launch its third-person multiplayer shooter Stargate: Resistance on Feb. 10, just over two...
Flagstaff’s Lowell Observatory, a National Historic Landmark site that is home to the telescope used to discover Pluto, has laid off three of its 60...
So. Now we know. The worst-kept secret in the history of poorly kept secrets is out. The Next Big Thing will be Apple’s iPad — as widely predicted...
Having been successful once, DC Comics is going back to the well for another ring promotion. This time around DC is allowing retailers who purchase 10 copies...
Talk about retro. LG, the South Korean company that produces just about everything in consumer electronics, from cell phones to flat-screen TVs, is turning...
Critical fumble! A federal appeals court has denied a man serving a life sentence in prison the right to play Dungeons & Dragons — because the...
Samuel L. Jackson, the coolest man on the face of the planet, is spreading his creative wings further. Not content with being a model for characters in comics...
A University of Georgia study gives Amazon’s Kindle digital reading device low marks as a replacement for print newspapers. This comes after recent legal...
The son of “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry and the actress Majel Barrett Roddenberry has been giving away items that belonged to his parents...
Here are a couple of techy AP headlines that caught my eye this weekend: Astronauts finally get Internet access in space CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — In a...
Doctor Who may soon be coming to a video game platform near you. According to MCV, BBC Worldwide is looking to turn key intellectual properties into games for...
If you’re still looking for the perfect desk calendar to see you through the year, try this: a printable papercraft dodecahedron calendar that’s...
Google may be making a stand against China for the Communist regime’s insistence on censorship, but the technology giant has problems of its own closer...
This weekend, the National Conference on Weights and Measures is meeting in Nashville, Tenn. Few things can sound less exciting — even to nerds —...
Del Taco is serving up free trials of Star Trek Online, the RPG set for release Feb. 2. “Macho”-sized beverages will be served in a limited-edition...
I finally got around to watching the pilot for Fox’s new action series Human Target. Being a fan of the comic book it’s based on (created by the...
Perhaps inspired by Avatar’s best drama win at last weekend’s Golden Globes, and the groundbreaking 3-D film’s continuing success at the box...
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala. — home of every kid’s summer dream, Space Camp — is offering a special program this...
Amazon announced today that it will expand royalties for self-publishers who use its Kindle e-book platform, while at the same time keeping prices down for...
Confirming a rumor that’s been kicking around online, Columbia and Marvel Studios announced in a press release that Marc Webb will be directing the 2012...
Russell T. Davies, who brought the classic British sci-fi drama Doctor Who back to television and created the edgier spinoff Torchwood, will be the head writer...
The independent horror film Roman’s Bride will make its debut this weekend at the third annual Phoenix Fear Film Festival and Convention in Tempe...
Neil who? This is what happens when a New York Times bestselling author, legendary comic book scribe and award-winning writer arrives at a Golden Globe after...
Mansquito. Frankenfish. Monster Wolf. KAW. Think you can do better? Syfy is giving viewers the chance to name the next Syfy Original Movie. Winners will...
A new trade paperback edition of the 14th century epic poem Dante’s Inferno is planned as part of a marketing push of Biblical proportions for Electronic...
Conan’s in the news again — and I’m not talking O’Brien. Tinseltown blog Deadline Hollywood seems to think that former Stargate...
Atari and Cryptic Studios have revealed the pricing structure for their MMORPG Star Trek Online, which sets sail Feb. 2. The game, which sells for $49.99 at...
Marvel Comics announced an interesting promotion to comic retailers this week. Marvel is giving away free copies of a variant cover to the third issue of their...
Just a few years ago, researchers were about to declare the Y chromosome an endangered piece of our DNA because it was failing to keep pace with the evolution...
We would like to thank the fatherly folks over at Wired magazine’s GeekDad blog for including us in their latest list: 150 Geeky Media People You Should...
Just days after Arizona State University settled a lawsuit over its use of Amazon’s Kindle e-reader in the classroom, the U.S. Department of Justice has...
Nintendo and Netflix announced Wednesday that customers of the online rental giant will be able to stream movies directly to their television sets through Wii...
On Monday night, Tonight Show host Conan O’Brien used the popularity of Twilight’s brooding vampires and Avatar’s blue-skinned Na’vi to...
As was widely reported recently, the mega-successful Spider-Man film franchise is being rebooted. All the talent from the previous films, including stars Tobey...
A discrimination lawsuit against Arizona State University’s participation in a pilot program using Amazon’s Kindle DX e-book reader has been...
A new fan magazine with a funny name is devoted to the portrayal of the sci-fi cult classic Doctor Who in comic strips. Vworp Vworp! — named after the...
Atomic Comics is having a sale next Monday, Jan. 18, on all back issues — 50 percent. In addition, graphic novels and three-month comics will be...
The new trailer for “Kick-Ass” has been released and it’s awesome. But what’s even cooler is the cameo by local comic book...
Updating a story from this past fall, The Associated Press is reporting today that Marvel has filed a lawsuit to hold onto the rights to superheroes such as...
Robert Picardo is a fixture in science fiction these days, having brought life to the Emergency Medical Hologram on Star Trek: Voyager and a prickly, but...
I’ve been largely ignoring CES news on this blog because (A) I’m not there — not that I’m bitter or anything — and (2)...
Everybody loves cupcakes. Now you can check your gaming knowledge with this tasty test. There’s 100 different treats decorated with everything from video...
NBC appears to be giving Jay Leno his old time lot back. Celebrity news site TMZ reports that the comedian, whose primetime show has lagged in the ratings, may...
The Marvel movie shuffle continues. As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man 4 has been delayed due to production issues, giving...
How do you know when a series has ascended to a higher plane of existence and ceased to be mere television? When the possibility it might be pre-empted by the...
Hey, remember the Eighties? Specifically, those awesome mini-cassette Transformers that were the minions of Decepticon communications officer Soundwave, the...
Geek singer-songwriter Jonathan Coulton will be playing a show Feb. 18 at Martini Ranch in Scottsdale. His nerd-cred is strong, having worked with rapper MC...
Netflix agreed Wednesday to delay fulfilling customers’ requests for DVD and Blu-ray titles from Warner Bros. for their first 28 days on the market...
If you can make it down to Tucson this weekend, you can touch a piece of the moon. A lunar sock sample collected by Apollo 17 astronauts in 1972 will be on...
Since the earliest days of Dungeons & Dragons, no matter how engaging the fantasy roleplaying campaign, every player has experienced moments of downtime...
Science-fiction movies are suddenly popular with the Producers Guild of America, which has included Avatar, District 9 and Star Trek in its nominations for...
“Please state the nature of the musical emergency …” Robert Picardo, who portrayed the holographic Doctor on Star Trek: Voyager, will star in...
“Geronimo!” And with that, Matt Smith is now the Doctor. The 27-year-old actor replaces David Tennant, whose stint on Doctor Who has ended after...
This article contains spoilers for the Doctor Who episode “The End of Time, Part I,” which aired Christmas Day in the U.K. and the next day in the...
