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43 Questions We Desperately Want Answered After Star Wars: The Force Awakens

GERMAIN LUSSIER4 JANUARY 2016 7:30 PM

When we first walked out of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, we had questions: 33 of them, to be exact. But after seeing the movie several more times, our questions have only multiplied. Here are 43 burning questions that are going to drive us nuts until Episode VIII comes out.

CARS

Ford's Autonomous Research Vehicle Is Actually Really Impressive

MARIO AGUILARTODAY 2:30 PM

I’m not what you would call a “car guy”, but upon strolling up to Ford’s flashy new autonomous research vehicle yesterday, I found myself nodding my head with great satisfaction like, “huh, this shit’s really gonna work!”

CAMERAS

The New Nikon D5 Shooting At 12 FPS Is The Most Satisfying Sound You'll Ever Hear

ANDREW LISZEWSKITODAY 2:00 PM

Revealed this past week at CES 2016, Nikon’s D5 is the company’s new flagship DSLR with a 20.3-megapixel full-frame sensor, and a hefty $US6500 ($9253) price tag. But watching this video of the camera’s new 12 frames-per-second, 153-point autofocus system in action will still make you lust for one.

ENTERTAINMENT

HBO To Resurrect Deadwood As Movie One-Off

LOGAN BOOKERTODAY 1:30 PM

It’s been nine years since the final episode of Deadwood aired on HBO and it left so much unfinished. I never really took talk of a fourth season seriously — it’s simply been too long — however, the US cable network recently confirmed that a movie is definitely on the cards to, hopefully, tie up loose ends.

SCIENCE & HEALTH

Scientists Think Dinosaurs Danced To Impress Lovers, Terrorise Foes

ESTHER INGLIS-ARKELLTODAY 1:00 PM

If you thought Jurassic World had the craziest picture of dinosaur behaviour, get ready to be reminded that reality can always get weirder. Researchers have found evidence that dinosaurs danced, both to terrify their enemies and impress their would-be lovers.

COMPUTING

Star Trek Creator Gene Roddenberry's Lost Disks Recovered After 25 Years

LOGAN BOOKERTODAY 12:30 PM

These days we do a better job of storing data so it’ll be readable 10, 20 and even 50 years down the line. Back in the 90’s however, we weren’t so diligent. As such, the task of recovering the 25-year old “lost” disks of Gene Roddenberry proved difficult, requiring months of painstaking work to not only retrieve the data, but translate it.

SCIENCE & HEALTH

MC10's Wearable Sensors Are A First Step To Bioelectric Tattoos

JAMIE CONDLIFFETODAY 12:00 PM

The digital tattoos of the future have for years remained just that. But now a company called MC10 has announced two new commercial wearable devices that will stick to your skin to keep an eye on your health.

ENTERTAINMENT

Watch A Massive LEGO Star Wars AT-AT Being Built From Scratch

LOGAN BOOKERTODAY 11:30 AM

The only problem with all those magnificent LEGO builds is that we only get to see the end result (sometimes in pieces). And while impressive, it makes all the trickier to appreciate the effort. Today, however, is different — we get to watch a gigantic LEGO Star Wars AT-AT built from start to finish.

CARS

How Connected Cars Will Transform Our Lives At Home

BRYAN LUFKINTODAY 11:00 AM

Let me put this bluntly: Smart homes are pretty dumb. Or at least historically, connected devices for the everyman’s house have seemed gimmicky at best. This week at CES, however we saw some new technology that stands to reform our very conception of how homes work.

ONLINE

A Reporter Got Stabbed While Testing A Stab-Proof Vest

JAMIE CONDLIFFETODAY 10:15 AM

Video: When a reporter from Israel volunteered to test a stab-proof vest, he probably didn’t expect to actually get stabbed. Sadly, for him especially, he did.