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entertainmentAt Lucasfilm for advanced screening of Star Wars the Last Jedi

December 12, 2017 | brian wang |
 
Nextbigfuture was invited to an advanced screening of Star Wars the Last Jedi at Lucasfilm. Here are some shots from around the Lucasfilm campus which is beside the Presidio and has views on to the Golden Gate.
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entertainmentNew Star Wars Trilogy will be non-Skywalker stories

November 10, 2017 | brian wang |
 
Rian Johnson will make a new Stars Wars Trilogy that does not involve the Skywalker Saga. Johnson is the writer and director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Johnson directed The Brothers Bloom (2008) and Looper (2012), as well as …
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dubaiUndaunted by speederbike crashes at Battle of Endor, Dubai Police will use Russian Hoverbikes

October 16, 2017 | brian wang |
 
Dubai police have announced they will soon have officers buzzing around the skies on Star Wars-style electric hoverbikes capable of speeds of up to 70 kilometres per hour. The Hoversurf Scorpion was unveiled at the Gitex Technology Week conference. The …
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entertainmentObi Wan Kenobi Star Wars movies are in early stage development

August 17, 2017 | brian wang |
 
As flawed as the Star Wars prequel trilogy were, one of the main bright areas was Ewan McGregor as Obi Wan Kenobi. Now an Ewan McGregor Obi Wan Kenobi Star Wars spinoff movie is moving ahead. It will likely be …
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entertainmentDisneyland Star Wars will let you take part in First Order versus Resistance conflict

July 20, 2017 | brian wang |
 
Disneyland is planning two main Star Wars attractions, including one that will let guests pilot the famed Millennium Falcon, Disney Imagineers described the area as one that will essentially be large-scale immersive theater. The Millennium Falcon attraction will feature a …
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entertainmentDisney Star Wars land could have soft opening for Christmas 2018

July 15, 2017 | brian wang |
 
Two Star Wars-inspired lands are currently under construction at the Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts. A Christmas 2018 soft opening remains in the realm of possibility. If both Star Wars Lands are going to open in 2019 (as Disney …
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entertainmentStar Wars Tributes to Carrie Fisher

April 16, 2017 | brian wang |
 
Star Wars had its 40th anniversary. There was a five minute tribute to Carrie Fisher who died at the age of 60. Mark Hamill’s Tribute to Carrie Fisher Panel FULL – Star Wars Celebration 2017 Orlando Fans remember her not …
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movieStar Wars Last Jedi Trailer

April 15, 2017 | brian wang |
 
The Star Wars: Episode 8: The Last Jedi will come out this Christmas 2017.
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deathsPeak Smartphones is near

January 21, 2017 | brian wang |
 
Smartphones will continue to grow through Gartner’s forecast period, but their share of the semiconductor pie will peak in 2017 at 25.4% and their overall amount of chip revenue will max out at $97.7 billion in 2018 as growth shifts …
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entertainmentTri-Alpha Fusion spending $500 million to develop commercial fusion by 2027

January 19, 2017 | brian wang |
 
Michl Binderbauer is chief technology officer for a startup called Tri Alpha Energy that is making a $500 million bet on fusion. Tri Alpha is the largest of about a dozen startups trying to make it work. Tri Alpha is …
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