Author: Jim Vacey

The future is now. At least, that is what we will be saying when the driverless automobile takes to the roads. Google has been testing its driverless technology with the Toyota Prius on the streets of California and with so much success, Nevada has approved America’s first driverless license. Like the futuristic ride Will Smith sported in I, Robot, vehicle technology has proven to be safe, effective and automatic. Does this mean that Google will invest in its own line of automobiles or will they stick to the technology game? With the rising platform of Google innovation, there is no reason why…

I recently read an article on Mashable about Blueseed, a ship funded by Pay-Pal billionaire Peter Thiel, which will house over a hundred starter companies, protecting them from the laws that restrict them. Immediately I thought of Jurassic Park and if memory serves me, things didn’t end very well for Dr. Hammond. A vast ship on the digital horizon might be the future of starter companies around the globe but what does that mean? What restrictions will these starter companies be free from that might negatively affect those off of the ship? With no restriction, what will these companies be free…

May the Fourth be with you! Its Star Wars day and there is no better day than this to let your nerd hang out and go see Marvel’s Avengers this weekend. I celebrated early this year, attending the midnight premier of The Avengers in costume. I have been an avid comic fan for many years and since the Infinity Gauntlet Series released by Marvel many years ago, I have been anticipating the release of this film before it was even conceived. I stood in the theater proudly exhibiting my home made Hawkeye costume and wondered why no one else was joining me in this moment of pure awesomeness. What makes the nerd…

Lately the social media buzz in the film industry has surrounded Marvel’s new summer tent pole release The Avengers. The Avengers, a team of superheroes including, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Nick Fury and Captain America, band together to defend Earth from an alien invader bent on world domination. Since the release of the Spiderman film franchise starring Tobey Maguire, the comic movie industry has taken Hollywood by storm. From DC’s Dark Knight to Marvel’s X-Men, comic franchises are becoming more popular and technologically superior since their introduction…