tech - SciFiction

ESA Mars Express orbiter finally gets a software upgrade, 19 years later

July 2, 2022 Owen Cotter 534 Views Carlo Nenna, data, ESA, Mars Express Orbiter, MARSIS, Microsoft, outdated, science, software, space, Spacecraft, system, tech, update, upgrade, Windows 98

The software was originally designed over 20 years ago based on the now-outdated Microsoft system “We faced a number of

News TV

The Roddenberry Archive Recreates Holographic Sets From First ‘Star Trek’ Pilot “The Cage”

May 5, 2022 Owen Cotter 576 Views 60s, digital, enterprise, Estate, fiction, First, Gene Roddenberry, Hologram, OTOY, pilot, Project, science, scifi, series, space, star trek, starship, tech, The Cage, The Roddenberry Archive, tv, virtual

Boldly go to 1964 all over again. Via TrekMovie The Gene Roddenberry estate is developing “The Roddenberry Archive,” which is

Portable Retro Gaming Video Games

Nintendo Gameboy 8-bit handheld debuted 33 Years ago!

April 22, 2022 Owen Cotter 558 Views 8 bit, 80s, anniversary, electronics, entertainment, Gameboy, gaming, Nintendo, nostalgia, portable, retro, system, tech, videogames

Now you’re playing with “Power” portable power! The Game Boy was designed by Nintendo’s chief engineer Gunpei Yokoi and its Nintendo R&D1 team. Following

Science Space

Future of Lunar Colonization

April 14, 2022 Owen Cotter 631 Views Astronauts, colonization, colony, Energy, engineering, exploration, Future, futurism, Lunar, Lunar Lander, Moon, moonbase, regolith, science, space, Spacecraft, tech

Establishing a colony on the moon would force scientists and engineers to solve extremely complex design problems but would open

Podcasts Science Space

(EXCLUSIVE) Interview with actor/director/astronomer Tim Russ

April 9, 2022 Owen Cotter 509 Views Actor, Asteroids, Astronomy, Comet, convention, CyPhaCon, Deep Space, Exoplanets, fundraising, Griffith Observatory, Imaging, interview, Los Angeles Astronomical Society, media, NASA, Objects, Planetary Society, podcast, projects, scifi, space, star trek, Star trek Voyager, Stargazing, tech, Telescope, Tim Russ, Transits, Unistellar, Unistellar EV, Visual Astronomy

In this exclusive episode I talk with Tim Russ.We discuss his passion for astronomy, currentlyTim is working on a project

Console Gaming New Release Tech Video Games

Amiga A500 Mini Launches With 25 Games

March 30, 2022 Owen Cotter 484 Views A500, Amiga mini, classic, computers, console, controller, Games, gaming, mini, mouse, nostalgia, retro, setup, tech

This retro console is a fantastic tribute to the classic computer. It was way back in 1987 when the Amiga

Gaming Portable Tech Video Games

Steam Deck release date and handheld console cost

February 11, 2022 Owen Cotter 574 Views console, cost, Future, Games, gaming, portable, pricing, Release date, software, Steam, Steam deck, tech, Technology, videogames

However, the release date is nearing meaning those who reserved their console should be able to get it in their

Film / TV Podcasts Sci-Fi

Interview with actress Cindy Morgan

January 29, 2022 Owen Cotter 1267 Views 80s, Amazing stories, augmented reality, caddyshack, Cindy Morgan, director, ESB, fiction, filmmaking, films, interview, Irvin kershner, metaverse, movies, podcast, retro, science, scifi, tech, Tron, tv, virtual reality, VR

Cindy also gives her thoughts on the meta-verse and Virtual Reality trends. In this interview I talk with Cindy about