Second Life - Your Virtual World Is Ready Now
CNet moves to the virtual world of Second Life. (re: Neal Stephenson)

Robonaut Centaur At NextFest 2006
The remarkable Robonaut telepresence robot is now available in a new form. (re: Robert Heinlein)

Autonomous UAV Surveillance Swarm
Fascinating realization of work by Neal Stephenson and Roger Zelazny. (re: Neal Stephenson)

Remember Ring From Goldsmith's
Unique ring uses a micro thermopile to help you remember important dates - yeah, like that one. (re: Robert Heinlein)

Stereo Omnidirectional System Intelligent Wheelchair
No blind spots and 360 degree vision - this wheelchair sees it all. (re: Robert Silverberg)

Boeing Thermal Protection System For Orion
Boeing will develop an ablative heat shield for the Orion space craft. (re: E.E. 'Doc' Smith)

Terranaut - Fish Explore Land With Robotic Vehicle
Ah, nothing like going for your first drive. Especially when you're a fish. On land. (re: Vernor Vinge)

Russian Power Boots Can Use Biofuels
These Power Boots are dangerously cool, in fact and in fiction. (re: Charles Stross)

Toyota Robot Leg Has Bird-Like Vertical Leap
Robotic leg achieves early NBA verticals, but its pretty good for a robot. (re: Martin Caidin)

Long Range Stunners - Again
Another long range stun weapon - actually, Jules Verne had this one first. (re: Jules Verne)

BluScreen Minority Report Ads
Minority Report-style ads are back again; we may not be able to avoid this one. (re: Steven Spielberg)

Saddam's Supergun And Verne's Columbiad
It appears that Impey Barbicane of the Baltimore Gun Club and Saddam Hussein had more in common that I would have thought possible. (re: Jules Verne)

Silicon-Based Lifeforms: Hortas In The Deeps
A prominent iconoclastic scientist argues that silicon-based life may exist. (re: Gene L. Coon)

Icuity iWear iPod Video Glasses
Remarkable realization of the videoshades from the cyberpunk sf era. (re: Bruce Sterling)

Robotic Carps Swims Realistically In London
Video of autonomous fishbot carp reveals fishlike robotic success. (re: Michael Swanwick)

WT-6 Waseda Talking Robot Head From Neuromancer
Japanese roboticists are working hard on the talking head from Neurmancer - the one that talks without synth chips. (re: William Gibson)