[TechRepublic] More geek movies, WonderCon 2012 and I-CON photos

Geekend TechRepublic Member | April 06, 2012

The 38 geek movies of spring, summer, and early fall 2012 Our annual tradition of previewing the geek-centric theatrical movie releases of the year rounds up the 38 sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and generally geek-related flicks that will hit U.S. cinemas between April and September of 2012. Read more 50 sexy costumes from WonderCon 2012 Resource of the day Gartner webcast: Managing and Reducing Costs of Enterprise Data Protection Leading experts from Gartner and Symantec break down the emerging information management challenges that organisations like yours face and, more importantly, offer solutions to address them. Watch this informative webcast now! Additional TechRepublic resources   17 geeky YouTube channels worth checking out Felicia Day's Geek & Sundry and Chris Hardwick's Nerdist are just two of the YouTube channels featured in this Geekend list. Read more In the future we will all be even more annoying Mark Kaelin sees absolutely no compelling reason reality augmenting glasses would be necessary in normal daily activities; do you agree? Read more Geek out this spring break with these family-friendly events Nicole Bremer Nash lists some of the upcoming programs offered in the United States for geek families during the spring break season. Read more Geek Gifts 2012: The Razer BlackWidow Ultimate keyboard The Razer BlackWidow Ultimate keyboard may just give gamers an edge they cannot afford to miss. Read more Videos: Floppy drives play dance music and geeky theme songs What does it sound like to make music with floppy drives? Watch these YouTube videos of the song What Is Love, the Star Trek NextGen theme, and more to find out. Read more The Art of Video Games on display at the Smithsonian Eighty games from the last 40 years are featured in The Art of Video Games exhibition at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. Get more details about the exhibit. Read more Featured multimedia   Scenes from I-CON 00031 I-CON 00031 was held in Stony Brook, NY, on March 30 - April 1, 2012. Here are some of the costumes from this year's event. View on site Scenes from WonderCon 2012 WonderCon 2012 was held in Anaheim, CA, on March 16-18. Take a look at the variety of costumes that were worn by attendees. View on site The digital universe that lives inside a supercomputer Researchers at the Institute of Computational Cosmology in the UK are using the Cosma 4 supercomputer to recreate the evolution of the universe from about 300,000 years after the Big Bang until the present day. View on site The history of the web, brought to life An exhibition in the UK explores the history of the internet, from the creation of ARPANET in the late 1960s through to its possible future uses, such as the Internet of Things. View on site Today's recommended downloads Gartner webcast: Managing and Reducing Costs of Enterprise Data Protection Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones (LogMeIn) Choosing the Right Active Directory Bridge Solution (Quest Software) Protect Critical Data in Physical & Virtual Environments (Quest Software) 2011 DCIG Oracle Backup Buyer's Guide (Quest Software) Connect with TechRepublic The beginning of the end of Google+ Adam Metz explains why he thinks Google's high-priority social network, Google+, is failing fast. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! TechRepublic UK TechRepublic Australia Wrapper Web Designer The Enterprise Cloud Tablets in the Enterprise Google in the Enterprise

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