Alice Finch has created one of the most impressive pieces of Lego architecture to date: a 400,000-brick version of Harry Potter's Hogwarts School. So large in fact that it can fit Daniel Radcliffe inside. Read More >>
Scientists working at Duke University have unveiled a new attempt at a cloaking effect that they claim is "flawless". (Can you unveil an invisibility cloak? Discuss.) Before all you Harry Potter fans get in a tizzy though, this particular cloak comes with a few caveats. Read More >>
Featured comment by Darrell Jones:
"The problem is thaey never claimed it was perfect for visible light. Dumbed down media reports refer to this as a "perfect invisibility cloak" before ..." More »
It's Halloween! A time for dressing up all scary, carving pumpkins, trick or treating and playing fun games like bobbing for apples. Hurrah! Read More >>
Featured comment by LiamT:
"bah. refreshed the page and it went up £2. still. nice price. i generally get them in asda/tesco on release day for £25 anyway" More »
We've managed to unearth a massive choice of top-notch bargains for you lucky bleeders today but there's one deal that stands head and shoulders above the rest. Read More >>
A man who calls himself The Lord Of Darkness, or AnonVoldemort, has been brought down to earth by hacking team Anonymous, after he stupidly hacked the site of a local New Zealand kid's charity. Read More >>
Featured comment by chrystz.vermis:
"Great! I have been looking for news about Anonymous.
Helped with my blog post : http://chrystz.blogspot.in/2012/08/anonymous-helps-tracking-hacker-o..." More »
Remember when telly used to be simple? You'd switch it on, have three channels to choose from and 98 per cent of it was utter crap. Thank god for the future then... Read More >>
Ever noticed the similarities between The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter? IMDb commenter brian__007 did and came to a startling realisation. Tolkien totally ripped off Rowling and not only that, the "bastard's" at it again with The Hobbit, his latest "original" work. Read More >>
Featured comment by fiveball:
"It all hinges on whether Brian_007 is English or not. If so, his post is a pitch-perfect example of British Irony - the pinnacle of our cultural contr..." More »
Apparently Britain is positively overflowing with owls that have been turfed out of their homes. Potter fans that fell in love with the wizard's mail-delivering pet owl, Hedwig, all went out and bought one. Now that Potter's all done and dusted the poor owls are getting dumped too. Read More >>
Featured comment by darkly:
"You should sue. I think you'd have a really good case. I'm thinking of suing Spielberg due to his negligence in releasing 'Jurassic Park'. I hold him ..." More »
JK Rowling's Pottermore web experience has now launched to the general public, with fans of the franchise now able to sign in and read yet more nonsense about wizards and magical talking animals, regardless of whether they were part of the closed beta period or not. Read More >>
Since its launch, Pottermore has failed to do the obvious and sell Harry Potter ebooks. For crazed Hogwarts fans everywhere, though, the wait is finally over; now you can read about wizards on your Kindle. Read More >>
There are Potter fans, and then there are Potter fanatics. If you happen to be the latter then you might be interested to know that there’s a colossal 31-disc box set up for pre-order that looks like something out of a Victorian-era period drama. Read More >>
Showing that money doesn’t change a thing when it comes to scumbag criminals, both an actor from Harry Potter and a millionaire’s daughter have allegedly been caught rioting along with the rabble from the London riots last summer by CCTV coppers. Read More >>
The films might be complete, but Warner Brothers will continue to milk the Harry Potter franchise for all it's worth. Starting March 31st a new studio tour will give fans a behind-the-scenes peek at the movies, including this stunning model of Hogwarts. Read More >>
Featured comment by Indescriminick:
"The model is incredible and the craftspeople responsible are amazing.
However, the model was not used for exterior shots in the last two films, where..." More »
Hiding behind a life-sized negative of yourself won't actually turn you invisible. But researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have figured out how to use that same idea to make real-world objects vanish when shot with microwave energy. Read More >>
Featured comment by LeftofNever:
"I heard they just covered the items they wanted to turn invisible with patterned blankets and sat children on them." More »
eCoupled is known for their inductive charging solutions where you can just plop your phone down on a table and it will immediately start topping off its battery. But in recent years at CES they've been coming up with slick demos showing alternate ways the technology can be used. Read More >>
Featured comment by MoTech:
"If you had to google that can you please gather your belongings and leave this planet, Tauri!
The stargate room is first exit on the left." More »
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