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WAO-1 Therapeutic Face Massage Robot
This helpful robot may provide a mechanical solution to TMJ and other disorders. (re: Frank Herbert)

GM OnStar Will Soon Let Police Stop Your Car
Is this new feature a good idea, or a security nightmare? What if the OnStar operator shut down the wrong car - like yours - by mistake? (re: Keith Laumer)

Heinlein's Giant Waldo Comes To Life
Engineers and scrap metal artists worked hard to bring this enormous robotic hand to life. (re: Robert Heinlein)

Quasi Universal Intergalactic Denomination (QUID) New Space Currency
It's a mouthful - but you can call it a QUID for short. Why can't I just call them 'credits?' (re: Various)

Air Leak Sensor For Spacecraft
This air sensor uses a new method to find air leaks in spacecraft; Heinlein, however, had a more colorful idea about sixty years earlier. (re: Leo Zagat)

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

DIY Telepresence By Teleoperated Robot
Do it yourself telepresence robotics makes IvanAnywhere cool. (re: Niven)

Nissan Pivo 2 Concept Car With R2D2 Companion Robot
You've gotta love this bug-like buggy, but you'll have to watch the tire wear. (re: George Lucas)

Plasteel? UM's New Ultrastrong Nanocomposite
Nifty new material built in layers like mother of pearl has the strength, if not the ductility, of steel. (re: Frank Herbert)

Invisibility Cloak Works In Visible Spectrum
Is this the world's first true invisibility cloak? (re: Ray Cummings)

Jelly-Fish 45 Habitat: Captain Nemo Wants One
This would be a great vacation home; maybe you could rent? (re: Jules Verne)

Betavoltaic Battery: 30 Years Of Power
Is it possible to create a small battery that could power a laptop for years? (re: Robert Heinlein)

Big Brother Wants To Sell You Something
I guess it's less sinister when malls surveil you to see how rich you are, but it's still kind of 1984-ish. (re: Steven Spielberg)

Baby's First Tinfoil Hat - MummyWraps With Swiss Shield
This interesting item for expectant mothers makes humorous reading - let's hope there's nothing to it. (re: Robert Heinlein)

Sony OLED TV Superthin
This remarkably thin television is now available in Japan; expensive, but the future usually is (at first). (re: Larry Niven)

Prototype Jockey-Ridden Hopping Robot
A new sport in the process of being born? You be the judge. (re: Bruce Sterling)

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