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more about #gadgets AEchinoderm: "A logic named Joe". Murray Leinster, 1946. About a home logic (computer) connected to other logics in other homes through phone-like lines to share d... more » ArthurByronCover: James Schmitz predicted the internet and the lap top in a Telzy story I reread not long ago. It was of course not the point of the story, it was just... more » stereobot: How many times can a guy use the word "terminals"? What is that? Killer robot animals? more » Sleepyhead: It's a $2,010 prize. See, the numbers are in the same order as the year. 2010. Get it? more » ManchuCandidate: Flying Cars - Nope Floating Cities - Nope Commercial Passenger Spaceflight - Nope Doing Alien women - Nope HAL 2001 style Computers - Nope Sexbots - N... more » Wookie1972: I WANT ONE. And give the guy a haircut and he looks like a Japanese Jon Oliver. more » CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): Sorry you crazy Japanese, I think Major Morgan got there first. I had one as a kid and it was fab..but it drove my parents crazy!! Heres UK's own ... more » nearscrape: One of those little things might be kind of cute, but I just closed my eyes for a sec and in popped a vision of a dozen 3rd graders with 'em. On my d... more » Hamslicer: The Otamatone makes me so happy! I'm sitting here laughing, the mouth thing! HAHA! - Now we need an orchestra of these things. more » jorel845: Looks more like an eighth note to me. more » Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: Ah, Japan. Weirdness abounds. Minus the Muppet-y part (which you have to move yourself) and sperm tail, it might sell. It at least should have differ... more » Alessar: Artie pissed me the hell off this episode. It was true that our intrepid duo didn't need to know the sword could make someone invisible when it was a ... more » fraying: Oh look it's a new episode of Wharehozzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz... more » MISS MERCY STREET: Cheesy science aside, and maybe I'm showing my age - but this was my favorite episode yet. The more Saul and CCH, the better. Unlike many on this sit... more » PostMarque: this show is a good series for light non-emotional invest but time worthy enough for remembering what the characters are. but i feel like Ben Bowler ... more » WestMantooth: I loved this episode! I disagree about the build up in their relationship with Artie. Myka's blow up at the end was more an explosion than something ... more » Grey_Area: I am liking this show. Lotta fun, good banter. Yeah, I like banter. If Pete and Myka hookup the show will stink on ice. Can anyone tell me if the Sec... more » Chris R: The MIA Claudia was disappointing, especially after she really shined in the last episode. However, Peter's excitment over Myka understanding what a ... more » C.V. Wilson: I liked the whole episode overall. The biggest bother for me was missing Claudia. It seems that the writers are treating her and Leena as an either or... more » Sosaidjoe: This show is starting to grow on me. I like the chemistry that is starting to develop and after the last 2 episodes I am hooked. Still gotta watch thi... more » -
#futurism
The Man Who Predicted Handheld Computers In 1980
The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction awarded its $2,010 prize for the reader whose prediction (in 1980) of the world of 2010 came closest to reality. The winner? Allen MacNeill, who predicted handheld computers... sort of. More » -
#toys
Tadpole-Shaped Theremin Sings the Star-Spangled Banner
Novmichi Tosa, of the kooky art collective Maywa Denki, demos his theremin-like instrument, the Otamatone. The instrument is meant to resemble a tadpole, but it looks more like a smiling sperm with a Muppet-like mouth when it sings. More » -
#warehouse13recap
Artie's Dark Past is Revealed at the Point of an Invisible Samurai Sword
Last night's Warehouse 13 featured better gadgets, delved into the dirty details of one character's past, and introduced us to the series antagonist. Could we finally be seeing the show breaking out of its weekly artifact hunt? More » -
#medicaltechnology
Your iPhone Could Become A Medical Tricorder
Any smart phone can become a medical imaging scanner, performing biopsies and imaging scans on the fly, with the help of a small USB plug-in, say researchers at Washington University in St. Louis. More » -
#triviagasm
High-Tech Gadgets That Detect Magic
Science can't explain magic - but that doesn't mean science can't detect it. Modern fantasy is full of cool gizmos that can identify sources of mystical power... and even track them down. Here's our list. More » -
#unnecessarygadgets
Full Service Robo-Urinal Makes Me Scared For The Future
Talk about getting a bad case of stage fright: this robo-urinal allegedly holds your man bits while you relieve yourself. Aren't we just giving them excuses to go forward with the robot revolution? [Geekologie] -
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#kanyewest
Kanye West, Man Of The Future
This is the fastest road vehicle in the world, the Acabion from designer Peter Maskus. It can go up to 342 mph and gets about 70 miles per gallon at 60 mph. I found it on Kanye West's blog, where he posts futuristic (and super-expensive) toys almost every day. One day, it'll be a self-cleaning kitchen that uses plants developed by the aerospace industry that produce water and vegetable soap. Another day, it'll be an e-paper bracelet that can serve as a watch, or a multimedia player. Or a mobile bubble workstation. Or a jetpack. It makes sense, since Kanye's summer tour will be "set in the future." Click through for a gallery of Kanye's futuristic toys. More »
