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Is The OutRunner Robot Like Smartwheels?
'Each spoke telescopes into five sections.'- Neal Stephenson, 1992. (re: Neal Stephenson)

Skype's Translator Like Gernsback's Language Rectifier
'He immediately turned the small shining disc of the Language Rectifier on his instrument till the pointer rested on French.'- Hugo Gernsback, 1911. (re: Hugo Gernsback)

3D Printed Food Served In German Nursing Homes
'The food slot gave him flat reddish-brown bricks.'- Larry Niven, 1970. (re: Larry Niven)

Self-Healing Plastic Fixes Even Big Holes
'The room had been strained and healed faultily....'- JG Ballard, 1962. (re: JG Ballard)

Google Autonomous Electric Car Prototype Unveiled
'She gestured him ahead of her, toward a bubble-car...'- Larry Niven, 1976. (re: Larry Niven)

Samsung Round Wearable And HG Wells
'He flicked out a little appliance the size and appearance of a keyless watch'- HG Wells, 1899. (re: HG Wells)

Focus Life Gear Protects From Virtual World
'Stooping, he peeled off thick overtrousers as massive as the coat.'- Robert Heinlein, 1941. (re: Robert Heinlein)

Tesla's 100th Supercharger Station!
'Recharge the batteries, which can be done in almost every town and village..'- John Jacob Astor IV. 1894. (re: John Jacob Astor IV)

Crabster Robot Deployed At Korea's Sewol Ferry Disaster
Remote-controlled robots helping out in time of need. (re: HG Wells)

GiraffPlus Robot Helps Elderly At Home
SF writers wrote about telemedicine much earlier than you think. (re: EM Forster)

Michael Jackson, Resurrected
Singing an original song, no less. (re: Gene Roddenberry)

Who Will Own The Robots?
'...machines did the work of man, and the aristos, owners of the machines, played in soft idleness...'- Zagat and Schachner, 1931. (re: Zagat and Schachner)

Solar Roadways Could Power USA - Times 3
This would be great if it works - the roads might be better maintained as well. (re: Various )

OMsignal Heart Shirt With Woven Electronics
'It can feel your heartbeat … look...'- Rudy Rucker, 1988. (re: Rudy Rucker)

Outrunner Robot, Six-Legged Slamhound
You don't want one of these running you down. Because it's probably faster than you, and can outlast you. (re: William Gibson)

Napping Station Now At UofM Library
'Then he strolled across the dayroom to the hypnoteleset...'- Pohl and Kornbluth, 1952. (re: Pohl and Kornbluth)

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