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by Jack Vance

Science fiction in the News articles describe real-world events that relate to the ideas and inventions in sf novels and movies. Select a news article:

Explay Nano Projector Pocket Display
   Remarkable display projector is smaller than even science fiction authors imagined.

SHOW Lensless PicoP Projector World's Smallest
   This amazing little device was foreseen thirty-five years ago by SF Grandmaster Jack Vance.

Toshiba LED Pico Projector
   Forty years ago, this was a science-fictional item.

DoCoMo Cellphone Projector
   This looks like a pretty cool way to see movies in your cubicle, or make a slide presentation without a lot of extra gear.

Samsung W7900 Show Cell Phone Digital Projector
   Video shows an impressive little projector inside a cell phone; wouldn't you rather watch your pocket videos on a larger screen?

Coolpix S1000pj Projector Camera
   This camera does more than point-and-shoot; it is a projector and camera all in one. I think Jack Vance had this one designed - in his mind - about forty years ago.

Galaxy Beam Smartphone Projector
   "Ifness drew from his pocket a tube of dull black metal an inch in diameter, four inches long."

A New Way To Run Into Things
   'He made an adjustment, pointed the tube at the wall beside Etzwane, and projected a cone of light.' - Jack Vance, 1971.

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