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Science Fiction Inventions, Technology and Ideas

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Full-Shift Set Variable - early mention in gaming
Infinite possibilities built into a game machine.

Win-Reducing Gambling Circuit - very sneaky
Circuitry in a game that detects winning strategies and then alters the game to make winning more difficult.

 

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Rigid Metallic Clothing From Science Fiction To You
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(12/15/2025)

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re: Robert Heinlein
(12/13/2025)

Roborock Saros Z70 Is A Robot Vacuum With An Arm
re: Robert Heinlein
(12/11/2025)

A Beautiful Visualization Of Compact Food
re: Edward Page Mitchell
(12/9/2025)

Bone-Building Drug Evenity Approved
re: Edmond Hamilton
(12/7/2025)

Secret Kill Switch Found In Yutong Buses
re: Keith Laumer
(12/5/2025)

Inmotion Electric Unicycle In Combat
re: Robert Heinlein
(12/3/2025)

Grok Scores Best In Psychological Tests
re: Isaac Asimov
(12/1/2025)

PaXini Supersensitive Robot Fingers
re: Ray Cummings
(11/29/2025)

Congress Considers Automatic Emergency Braking, One Hundred Years Too Late
re: Bernard Brown
(11/27/2025)

The Desert Ship Sailed In Imagination
re: Ray Bradbury
(11/25/2025)

The Zapata Air Scooter Would Be Great In A Science Fiction Story
re: Robert Heinlein
(11/23/2025)

Thermostabilized Wet Meat Product (NASA Prototype)
re: Various
(11/21/2025)

Could Crystal Batteries Generate Power For Centuries?
re: Edmond Hamilton
(11/19/2025)

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