[TechRepublic] Star Trek exhibit, UFO files, Miami Comic Con

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Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more Resource of the day Why Customers Love VIPRE Business Choosing the right antivirus solution is one of the most important business decisions you will make. Read the results of a survey focused on enterprise antivirus users and discover why customers love VIPRE Antivirus Business. Additional TechRepublic resources   My trip to see the final Discovery space shuttle launch TechRepublic contributor Justin James shares details, photos, and even a video of his family's trip to see the final launch of the Discovery space shuttle. He also offers travel tips for anyone who goes to one of the last space shuttle launches. Read more Camera phone challenge: Geeky couples You have from now until Friday, March 11, 2011 at 5:00 PM EST to submit camera phone photos of geeky couples. We will send the participants of our three favorite submissions some free swag! Read more People's choice: Motorola Xoom or Apple iPad 2? Motorola Xoom has arrived and the Apple iPad 2 has been revealed. These are the two leading tablet contenders of 2011. Which of the two would you prefer to use? Take our poll. Read more Welcome to a peek behind the TechRepublic scenes In the very first "peek behind the scenes" post, Senior Product Manager Brandon Seltenrich shares news about upcoming search improvements on TechRepublic, thanks to Google's Custom Search Engine. Read more Featured multimedia   U.K. declassifies UFO files (photos) The British government releases thousands of files related to flying-saucer sightings over the years. View on site Miami Comic Con 2011: Highlights from the geeky convention Miami Comic Con 2011 was held on February 26-27. Here are some highlights from the convention. View on site Searching for the next big thing at GDC 2011 (photos) At the hub of the game developer industry, artists, designers, and producers come together to share ideas on what comes next in gaming. View on site Making an animated film look live action (images) Road Trip at Home: For "Rango," ILM's first fully animated feature, the task was to make it look like live action. View on site Inside Microsoft Entertainment Pack 1 Take a look back at the first game pack for Windows 3.0 View on site Media and gaming on the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play (photos) At the 2011 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, CNET takes another look at Sony Ericsson's Xperia Play. View on site Gallery: Virtual reality that's real A research project at the Ãcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne is looking at the effect virtual reality has on people's perceptions of themselves and their bodies. View on site Gallery: Laptop that's controlled by your eye At CeBIT, Tobii Technologies and Lenovo showed off for the first time a laptop that allows a user to point, scroll, and select at the blink of an eye. View on site Photos: World's largest touchscreen? The University of Groningen's Reality Touch Theatre which at 10 meters (33 feet) wide is called the biggest touchscreen interface in the world. View on site ARPA-E researchers dig deep for energy innovation (photos) The ARPA-E Summit showcased research in several clean-energy technology areas which the Department of Energy hopes to yield results in a few years. View on site Today's recommended downloads Social Networking and Security Risks (GFI Software) Protecting Against the New Wave of Malware (GFI Software) Defend Against Malware without Sacrificing System Performance (GFI Software) Why Customers Love VIPRE Business (GFI Software) Installing Messaging Security Software on Your Exchange Server (GFI Software) Geekend perennial favorites   Photos: Star Trek Convention 2010 Top 20 Star Trek Geekend posts of all time Sci-fi rant: When did Star Trek jump the shark? Sci-fi rant: When did Trekkers jump the shark? Photo gallery: Cracking Open the IBM PC Jr. The PC Jr. was IBM's attempt to tap into the budding home PC market of 1983. Feeling nostalgic, TechRepublic's Mark Kaelin decided to crack open the IBM PC Jr. to see what was inside the case. TechRepublic newsletters   Get IT advice and techniques, mobile news, Mac tips, and product reviews in these TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Five Tips 10 Things Smartphones Macs in Business Product Spotlight Space shuttle photos NASA's space shuttle Discovery takes last flight Space shuttle Discovery's non-human passenger When the space shuttle hitches a ride Historic legacy for NASA's pioneering shuttle Discovery

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