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Yes, We Really Talk Like This – Now With Jabba the Hutt!

Michael Burstein - Thu, 2010-09-02 21:28
Check out a Star Wars-themed version of

Yes, We Really Talk Like This

on gnomi's LJ!
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Self-Healing Concrete Uses Bacteria For Healing

Technovelgy - Thu, 2010-09-02 20:45
Is it possible that bacteria in buildings could play the role of your body's osteoblast cells - repairing their minor fractures? (SF in the News)
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Exmobaby Biosensor Pajamas For Baby

Technovelgy - Thu, 2010-09-02 20:45
Hush little baby, don't say a word. Mama's gonna ... be watching you on her cell phone. (SF in the News)
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Apple Live Streaming Fail

Technovelgy - Thu, 2010-09-02 20:45
In which Apple makes a promise and then fails to deliver. (SF in the News)
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Re Google: William Gibson, Read More SF

Technovelgy - Thu, 2010-09-02 20:45
It turns out that sf writers have imagined Google and Google's future plans rather precisely. (SF in the News)
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Nike's Air Kicks Back To The Future Power Laces

Technovelgy - Thu, 2010-09-02 20:45
Marty McFly, your shoes are almost ready. (SF in the News)
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Yale Aerial Manipulator Flying Robotic Hand

Technovelgy - Thu, 2010-09-02 20:45
Just think of all the possible uses of a flying robotic hand. (SF in the News)
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EggTorte Mini Micromouse

Technovelgy - Thu, 2010-09-02 20:45
I really like the speed of this little learning robot. (SF in the News)
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RG3 Robotic Greens Mower Is Sensor-Equipped

Technovelgy - Thu, 2010-09-02 20:45
This sensor-equipped mower is nimble enough to avoid gophers on golf courses. (SF in the News)
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M-Dress Has Phone, SIM Card And Antenna Embedded

Technovelgy - Thu, 2010-09-02 20:45
This dress is a wearable phone. (SF in the News)
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Labor-Saving Centrifuge

Technovelgy - Thu, 2010-09-02 20:45
'I made sure my left foot was positioned for the gravistat control and watched her belly.' (SF in the News)
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Aimec Child Robot Built By Childless Couple

Technovelgy - Thu, 2010-09-02 20:45
This childless couple built themselves a robotic son. (SF in the News)
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Touch Sensor For Sensitive Robots

Technovelgy - Thu, 2010-09-02 20:45
Honestly, who doesn't want a more sensitive robot? (SF in the News)
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Artificial Gravity-Assisted Childbirth by Robert Heinlein

Technovelgy - Thu, 2010-09-02 20:45
Using an artificial gravity field to assist (and accelerate) the process of childbirth. From the 1973 story Time Enough For Love (new Technovelgy item)
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Tiered Internet by John Brunner

Technovelgy - Thu, 2010-09-02 20:45
The idea that some forms of Internet network traffic should be given priority over others. From the 1975 story The Shockwave Rider (new Technovelgy item)
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Crop Algae by James Blish

Technovelgy - Thu, 2010-09-02 20:45
Growing algae in tanks as a source of basic food stock. From the 1957 story Cities in Flight (new Technovelgy item)
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Computer Generated DigItal Music by Donald Kingsbury

Technovelgy - Thu, 2010-09-02 20:45
A computer composes music with a few simple inputs from the user. From the 1979 story The Moon Goddess and the Son (new Technovelgy item)
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Dattoo by Greg Bear

Technovelgy - Thu, 2010-09-02 20:45
A data exchange device worn on the skin like a tattoo. From the 2009 story Mariposa (new Technovelgy item)
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Zip Paper by Greg Bear

Technovelgy - Thu, 2010-09-02 20:45
Very thin display like a single sheet of paper. From the 2009 story Mariposa (new Technovelgy item)
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Ultra-Light Vision System by E.E. 'Doc' Smith

Technovelgy - Thu, 2010-09-02 20:45
A viewing technology able to see through and even within most objects. From the 1931 story Space Hounds of IPC (new Technovelgy item)
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