SkyCeiling Big Indoor Sky
This remarkable product from The Sky Factory is worthy of Hogwarts - and Stanislaw Lem. (re: Stanislaw Lem)

Airblade From Dyson Airblast From Heinlein
Dyson's latest product offers 400 kph winds of drying power - more than Heinlein's 1940's airblast. (re: Robert Heinlein)

South Korean Intelligent Surveillance and Guard Robot
This autonomous robotic sentry gun has a choice of lethal and non-lethal rounds, and comes with voice recognition as standard equipment. (re: Michael Crichton)

Aqua Sciences Water From Atmospheric Moisture
Remarkable (and secret!) technology to lower the price of water to troops in Iraq, and help people in need. (re: Frank Herbert)

Launch Ring Magnetic Launch System By LaunchPoint
Although just in the planning stages, this could give us a twist on an old Heinlein suggestion for reaching space. (re: Robert Heinlein)

DARPA Urban Challenge For Autonomous Vehicles
Cars that can really drive themselves in traffic? DARPA sets the Urban Challenge. (re: Robert Heinlein)

HLPR Chair Mobility Robotics
This industrial-strength robot will help caregivers and wheelchair-bound individuals alike. (re: Katsuhiro Otomo)

PEBBLES Robot - Teleconferencing For Kids At NextFest 2006
The innovative PEBBLES robot received a da Vinci award for adaptive and assistive technology this week. (re: Niven and Pournelle)

Second Life - Your Virtual World Is Ready Now
CNet moves to the virtual world of Second Life. (re: Neal Stephenson)

Robonaut Centaur At NextFest 2006
The remarkable Robonaut telepresence robot is now available in a new form. (re: Robert Heinlein)

Autonomous UAV Surveillance Swarm
Fascinating realization of work by Neal Stephenson and Roger Zelazny. (re: Neal Stephenson)

Remember Ring From Goldsmith's
Unique ring uses a micro thermopile to help you remember important dates - yeah, like that one. (re: Robert Heinlein)

Stereo Omnidirectional System Intelligent Wheelchair
No blind spots and 360 degree vision - this wheelchair sees it all. (re: Robert Silverberg)

Boeing Thermal Protection System For Orion
Boeing will develop an ablative heat shield for the Orion space craft. (re: E.E. 'Doc' Smith)

Terranaut - Fish Explore Land With Robotic Vehicle
Ah, nothing like going for your first drive. Especially when you're a fish. On land. (re: Vernor Vinge)

Russian Power Boots Can Use Biofuels
These Power Boots are dangerously cool, in fact and in fiction. (re: Charles Stross)