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Science
Fiction in the News Articles
related to the works of
Charles Stross
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Charles Stross started writing sf at the age of 12. He has worked in a variety of jobs, including pharmacist, freelance journalist (lots about perl and linux) and technical author. His first professional sale was "The
Boys" in 1986. Born in Leeds, England in 1964, he currently lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Science fiction in
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Momenta PC Lifelog For Most Exciting Moments
This interesting concept has a neat twist on the lifelog idea.
Transparent Mobile Search - Just Frame The Question
Fascinating interface design presents an interesting solution to the problem of stating (framing) your search query.
Crustaceans Help Build NASA's Exploration Skills
Can the humble crayfish teach NASA anything new? Turns out they've been evolving these methods for millions of years.
Russian Power Boots Can Use Biofuels
These Power Boots are dangerously cool, in fact and in fiction.
Avatars To Walk Between Virtual Worlds
In Hindu theology, avatars can pass freely between worlds; soon, computer avatars may do the same.
Virtual Theft From Habbo Hotel
When there is a theft of virtal goods in a virtual world, does your avatar spend time in a virtual jail? Interesting tie-in with an excellent new Charles Stross novel.
Tactical Ground Reporting System - TIGR By The Tail
Charles Stross writes about this idea very convincingly, and with lots of good applications, in his most recent novel.
Evidence.com Virtual Evidence Warehouse By TASER
This company seems to be building what Charles Stross called 'CopSpace' and all of the hardware and software needed to store police 'lifelogs' and geospatial analytics.
Spiderbot Self-Healing Networks
I'm starting to think that if you want an ad hoc network, you need to send in the robots. With video.
FCC Wants Nationwide Wireless Public Safety Network
The FCC has proposed significant funding for a wireless network for use by police and emergency workers; they might want to read Halting Space to see how to use it.
US Mil Gorgon Stare Lacks Multiheaded Basilisk Capability
This device is able to look down and photograph a four square kilometer section of a city. But that's all. For now.
PocketCop Data Warehouse From Verizon
Bringing police work into the 21st century.
Google Glasses With Heads Up Display Coming Soon?
Google certainly has the information network to back up these glasses, and make augmented reality ... a reality.
$200K In Bitcoins Stolen
Wherever there are hard working gold miners, there are thieves.
Lifebrowser Revists Your Past
The Lifebrowser - a rear-view mirror for your life.
Google's Project Glass May Augment Your Reality
How close to production is this kind of product?
Google Glass: The Next Big Platform?
Will you be buying these in 2014?
AXON Flex And Stross' Cop Specs
'Arriving on SOC... Start evidence log." [E]verything you see on duty goes into the black box.'- Charles Stross, 2007.
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