Ballbot Balancing Upright Robot
Cool robot balances on one uniball unipod spherical - well, you get the idea. (re: George Lucas)

Levitating Bed Vonnegut's Future Now
Kurt Vonnegut called this one about 45 years ago. (re: Kurt Vonnegut)

Huggable Robotic Bear Companion From MIT
The lovable robot bear from Spielberg's A.I. is getting much closer, thanks to efforts of researchers at MIT. (re: Brian Aldiss)

Liquid Armor With Shear Thickening Fluid
Science fiction writers were first on the scene again in conceptualizing armor that flows with the body but hardens upon impact. (re: Neal Stephenson)

Soap Optical Mouse And eXistenZ Metaflesh Game Pod
Wash your hands of that carpal-tunnel-syndrome-creating mouse of yours and make yourself a wireless pointing device. (re: David Cronenberg)

Vecna BEAR Robot For Battlefield Extraction And Retrieval
Interesting new robot design could be useful for battlefield medical care and other military uses. (re: Katsuhiro Otomo)

Knock-Based Commands Like Heinlein's
Heinlein called this one; Linux programmers now using knock-codes on accelerometer-equipped laptops. (re: Robert Heinlein)

Headband Telepathy And Robinson's Mindkiller
Mind to mind transfer will take at least twenty years, but we're getting there, according to scientists. (re: Spider Robinson)

V-Rambo Wristwatch Video Receiver
This device allows soldiers to see on the other side of buildings, or over the next hill, using real-time video. (re: Ray Cummings)

Mitsubishi Aurora Vision LED Screen And H.G. Wells
Enormous public high definition screen predicted by H.G. Wells seventy years ago. (re: H.G. Wells)

MIT Light-Detecting Fibers Create Niven's Webeye
Amazing fiber web detects light; science fiction gadgets galore may soon exist. (re: Larry Niven)

Russians Enjoy 'Total Recall'-Style Fake Vacations
Philip K. Dick fans will enjoy the story of this Russian tour agency that takes a page from We Can Remember It For You Wholesale. (re: Philip K. Dick)

R7 Ridable Robot
Neal Stephenson, among others, saw this one coming. (re: Neal Stephenson)

Cryogenic Suspension For Humans In Two Years
Heinlein's cold rest gets closer and closer - human trials soon. (re: Robert Heinlein)

Bigelow Genesis I Inflatable First Look
Larry Niven's inflatable space module really works. (re: Larry Niven)

Long Life Family Study (Heinlein's 'Howard Families') Now Recruiting
Robert Heinlein got his program started in the mid-1800's; the NIA is starting late, but maybe they'll still get there. (re: Robert Heinlein)