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Little Robotic Fish Has Solid-Polymer Fuel Cell
Surprisingly small, this little robot uses a unique power source and design. (SF in the News)
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iCub Robot Now Even More Childlike
This humanoid robot just got an upgrade, and is more childlike than ever. (SF in the News)
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Farmigo For Nascent Darknet Farms
How far away from sfnal darknet farms are we? Farmigo is building up the infrastructure. (SF in the News)
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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. (SF in the News)
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X-37B/OTV Unmanned Spacecraft
This unmanned military spacecraft is scheduled for launch on April 19th; it will enter orbit, function for up to 270 days and then land on Earth autonomously. (SF in the News)
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Darknet Farm by Daniel Suarez
A farm that uses computer networked information systems to achieve sustainable agriculture in a community. From the 2010 story Freedom (new Technovelgy item)
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'Wheelie' Robotic Server
This small robot is like a portable serving table. (SF in the News)
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iPad With VoiceOver Reads Aloud
It's been an important part of e-readers for almost sixty years. (SF in the News)
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Win-Reducing Gambling Circuit by Philip K. Dick
Circuitry in a game that detects winning strategies and then alters the game to make winning more difficult. From the 1967 story Return Match (new Technovelgy item)
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Brood Assembly by James Blish
Artificially intelligent computers that can replicate themselves. From the 1957 story Cities in Flight (new Technovelgy item)
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Full-Shift Set Variable by Philip K. Dick
Infinite possibilities built into a game machine. From the 1967 story Return Match (new Technovelgy item)
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Machine Surveillance by James Blish
The use of artificially intelligent computer systems to learn by monitoring all human interaction within a city. From the 1957 story Cities in Flight (new Technovelgy item)
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Buy Martin Jetpack This Fall
Ah, how long we've been waiting for a usable jetpack. Remember those sf ideas of yesteryear? (SF in the News)
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Robosoft Kompai Robot Assistant For Elderly
Sounds like one of Philip K. Dick's robants. (SF in the News)
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Cauliflower-Picking Robot
Autonomous vegetable picking machines creeping through fields near you. (SF in the News)
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Robots May Repair Pipes From Inside
Six billion gallons of drinkable water are wasted every day. But robots can help. (SF in the News)
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ASUS Windows Phone 3D Games
I'm not sure why I'd want a phone with a 3D display, but I'll reserve judgement until I can see one. (SF in the News)
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Robant by Philip K. Dick
A robotic servant. From the 1953 story The Impossible Planet (new Technovelgy item)
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Spetsdöd by Steve Perry
A unique gun that is part of the shooter. From the 1985 story The Man Who Never Missed (new Technovelgy item)
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UK SF Writers On Science Fact
Science fiction writers discuss science and science fiction. (Beyond Technovelgy)
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