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iRobot's Five Million Home Robots
If you've been looking for a nice round number to express the penetration of robots into the consumer market, this is a nice round number. (re: Robert Heinlein)

Cybercrimes Of The Decade
Cybercrime is larger and more varied, what will the next decade bring? (re: John Brunner)

Fingertip Tracking Interface For Mobile Phones
Will the multi-touch give way to the multi-gesture? Watch the video and judge for yourself. (re: Samuel R. Delany)

Burj Khalifa Tallest Building At 828 Meters
And do you know the three measures for height accepted by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat? Burj Khalifa is the tallest by all three. (re: Isaac Asimov)

Skiff Reader Solves Apple Tablet Problems
You might like this one better if you're just interested in reading. (re: Vernor Vinge)

Man Wisely Surrenders To Robot
SF film goers are, of course, familiar with instances in which people have failed to appropriately surrender to robots. (re: Various)

KINGK N99 Phone Has Round Display
I can't resist this retrofuturistic phone, with its classic fin de siecle (that's end of the nineteenth century) round screen. (re: H.G. Wells)

Roboxotica Festival For Cocktail-Robotics
A conference and exposition to showcase unusual DIY robotic bartenders. What a concept. (re: Alfred Bester)

Epoc Headset Brainwave Controller
Who could have predicted that EEG would become a popular consumer device. Philip K. Dick - who else? (re: Philip K. Dick)

The Miraculous Stigmatabot Robot Bartender
Penitents are invited to place their grail below the Stigmatabot's wound spigot, which should give you some insight into this mad creation. (re: Anthony Boucher)

Electric Jet Planes With Superconducting Generators
A recent study blames 15-20% of arctic melting on high altitude emissions from jet planes. Could electric jet planes work? (re: John W. Campbell)

Samurai CCTV System Targets Suspicious People
And you used to be concerned about human beings watching you on CCTVs, looking for suspicious behavior. (re: Arthur C. Clarke)

Head-Mounted Cameras For San Jose Police
These cameras record what the police officer sees; they can download it at the end of their shift. (re: Various)

Parajet SkyCar Adventure
Unlike most flying cars, you can actually place an order for one of these right now. (re: Jack Vance)

Self-Balancing Unicycle Mythbuster Video
Fun video shows Mythbusters Adam Savage enjoying his new SBU. (re: Robert Heinlein)

Sushi In Space!
And I still remember Tang fondly. But now, I can go to a nice restaurant and have a meal like the astronauts. (re: Jules Verne)

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