Pygmalion's Spectacles by Stanley G. Weinbaum:
Science Fiction Inventions, Technology and Ideas

An odd little man has an even odder set of goggles that present a vision so convincing that people accept what they see as real - virtual reality. Select an invention:

Galatea - Virtual Person
An entirely artificial creation placed in the mind of the user.

Magic Spectacles
Very early take on virtual reality hardware.

 

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(11/1/2025)

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re: Barbara Hambly
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Sunday Robotics 'Memo
re: Robert Heinlein
(10/27/2025)

Woman Marries Computer, Vonnegut's Dream Comes True
re: Kurt Vonnegut
(10/25/2025)

Natural Gait With Prosthetic Connected To Nervous System
re: Charles Recour
(10/25/2025)

Spidery 'Walk Me' Toyota Autonomous Wheel Chair Like Star Wars
re: George Lucas
(10/21/2025)

Dancing Robots Taught Dance Moves
re: Jerome K. Jerome
(10/19/2025)

Proof Of Robothood - Not A Person
re: James Cameron
(10/19/2025)

Indonesian Clans Battle
re: Jack Vance
(10/17/2025)

The 'Last Mile' In China Crowded With Delivery Robots
re: Robert Heinlein
(10/15/2025)

Tornyol Microdrone Kills Mosquitoes
re: Neal Stephenson
(10/13/2025)

PLATO Spacecraft, Hunter Of Habitable Planets, Now Ready
re: Edmond Hamilton
(10/11/2025)

Factory Humanoid Robots Built By Humanoid Robots
re: Isaac Asimov
(10/9/2025)

iPhone Air Fulfils Jobs' Promise From 2007 - A Giant Screen!
re: Kazuo Ishiguro
(10/7/2025)

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