App Turns iPhone Into Autodoc (Almost)
It doesn't treat your injuries (yet), but the Pocket First Aid & CPR app provided enough information and assistance to save the life of a man trapped by the earthquake in Haiti. (re: Larry Niven)

James Cameron's Avatar Synthespians
Updated with comment by Jeff Kleiser and a video. Is the world ready for artificial actors? James Cameron's technology in Avatar may make this long-delayed idea a reality. (re: William Gibson)

Mahru-Z Robot Maid
Roomba is great, but it won't pick up after me. This robot can do it! (re: Robert Heinlein)

Hexapod Robot Has Neural Net Gait Selection
Like the Gambler, this robot knows when to walk away and knows when to run. (re: Various)

Petri Dish Pork Lookin' Purty Good
Ah, just cast your eyes upon this tasty photomicrograph of pork-in-a-dish. (re: H. Beam Piper)

DiGORO Robot Learns By Watching Humans
Now that robots can learn by watching people, what will you teach robots to do? With video. (re: Stephen Barr)

Quicklauncher Space Cannon
Nifty idea requires $500 million funding, a drop in the bucket compared to current cost to orbit. With excellent presentation video by John Hunter. (re: Jules Verne)

LG Display Flexible Newspaper-Sized E-Paper
Very impressive prototype display makes a fictional technology a reality. (re: Stephen Spielberg)

HAMLeT Hazardous Material Localization And Person Tracking
This system can actually track the movement of a person carrying a banned material; can you name the movie that used a similar system? (re: Jim Thomas)

HDTV Videophone From LG And Panasonic
I'm not sure whether marketing departments have asked whether people really want to be seen in high definition on their videophone. (re: E.M. Forster)

Smart Second Skin Dress Interacts With Wearer
Why be satisfied with that 'inert-wear' that you usually put on in the morning? Why shouldn't you have clothing that interacts with you? (re: J.G. Ballard)

Subway Outlet Will Climb To 105th Floor
You're building the 105th floor of a building, and you're looking for some lunch. Oh - there's a Subway! (re: Various)

Sea Slug Performs Photosynthesis
This amazing little slug can convert sunlight into energy all on its own. (re: John Scalzi)

Waveface Flexible OLED Tablets
These design prototypes deliver sfnal quality displays in a variety of forms. (re: E.C. Tubb)

ENON Upgraded To Sales Robot
'Robot-salesmen were everywhere, gesturing, pleading, shrilling...' Philip K. Dick, 1954. With video. (re: Philip K. Dick)

AirMule - A Star Wars Landspeeder By Urban Aeronautics
An interesting vehicle with multiple uses - one day, it might be just the thing for speeding around on desert planets. (re: George Lucas)