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by Douglas Adams

Hilarious and well-written, this novel will surprise and delight you on every page. Arthur Dent barely escapes from Earth when it is destroyed to make room for an interstellar freeway. Sarcastic aliens, remarkable devices, highly improbable situations; terrific book.

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Realistic Translation With The Waverly Labs Ambassador
   'The speech patterns you actually hear decode the brainwave matrix which has been fed into your mind by your Babel fish.' - By Douglas Adams, 1979.

Robotic Singing Benches And Bins With Adam's GPP
   Robotic benches and bins with Sirius Cybernetics Corporation Genuine People Personalities have been created by Greyworld, a group of London artists.

Babelfish Necklace: Environment Translator
   Provides a 3D soundscape, 'translating' the environment for the visually impaired.

Robot Suicide Ad Changed By GM
   Here's a suggestion on how to present a really depressed robot in a way that everyone likes.

Gesture-Controlled TV Update
   Now you can control your TV with gestures, not just make gestures at your TV.

Dr. Whippy Ice Cream Machine Makes Sure You're Happy
   Remarkable prototype device guarantees ice cream satisfaction scientifically - somewhere, Douglas Adams is smiling.

JVC Clapper Gesture Recognition TV
   Yes, that's right, you've wasted your valuable vegetating hours looking for the remote for the last time.

Kindle 2's Missing Cover
   If the Kindle 2 had a cover, it would look like this.

Robot Accepts Gesture Commands
   Okay, so you've been gesturing to machines for years. Better watch it - now they know what you're trying to say.

Arm Swing Authentication For Mobile Phones
   A unique bit of biometric data you didn't even know you had will authenticate users of mobile devices. Just don't stand near people opening their phones.

Rity Software Agent Has 'Genomic' Personality
   The Sirius Cybernetics Corporation may own the patent on this idea; this software agent is back in the news with a much more complex personality.

Walky iPhone Finger Gesture Robot Controller
   This program really makes controlling robots a breeze. Just let your fingers make your robot do the walking.

PALRO Companion Robot
   Who's your favorite companion robot? Little PALRO might fit the bill.

Gesture Cube Touch-Free Input
   Just think of the gestures you'll use with this lovely cube that you can take with you throughout your domicile.

3D Input Interfaces For Gesture-Controlled Phones
   This would be one way to avoid all those smudges on the screen of your cell phone or mobile device.

Unilever Smile-Based Ice Cream Vending Machine
   Smile! You're about to get some ice cream from this face-recognition, proximity detecting, smile-measuring vending machine.

PrimeSense WAVI Xtion Gesture Control Of TV
   The same company that created Microsoft's Kinect wants to do more for you in your living room.

Kiosk Looks At You, Then Decides On Your Meal
   Machines will tell you what to eat, just by looking at you.

Geremin Gesture-Controlled Dashboard
   Better than buttons on the steering wheel? You be the judge.

Robot Vacuums Need Personalities!
   Roomba, meet Marvin the Robot from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Control Robot Planes With Hand Gestures!
   Be careful waving at planes from now on.

GestIC Gesture Recognition Controller Uses Electrical Fields
   '...now all you had to do was wave your hand in the general direction of the components and hope.'- Douglas Adams, 1979.

AllSee Low Power Gesture Recognition
   'It saved a lot of muscular expenditure, of course...'- Douglas Adams, 1979.

VW Golf R Touch With Gesture Control
   'All you had to do was wave your hand...'- Douglas Adams,

Google Patents Douglas Adam's Genuine People Personalities For Robots
   'Let's build robots with Genuine People Personalities,' they said.'- Douglas Adams, 1979.

Douglas Adams Your Babel Fish Is Ready - The Pilot By Waverly
   'You'll need to have this fish in your ear.' - Douglas Adams, 1979.

Japanese AI Forms Suicidally Depressed Personality
   'I think you ought to know I'm feeling very depressed.' - Douglas Adams, 1979.

Honda To Offer Car With Emotions
   'All the doors in this spaceship have a cheerful and sunny disposition.' - Douglas Adams, 1979.

WatchSense Perfect For Fat-Fingered Smartwatch Owners
   'Now all you had to do was wave your hand in the general direction of the components...' - Douglas Adams, 1979.

Translate One2One From IBM's Watson Your Communication Solution
   'It then excretes into the mind of its carrier a telepathic matrix...' - Douglas Adams, 1979.

Disney Vyloo Robots With Personality
   'Let's build robots with Genuine People Personalities...' - Douglas Adams, 1979.

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