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FreakBots, Ear-Pulling Helmets And Anti-Monster Bad-Breath Guns: Japan's Latest Weird Inventions
The weird and outright inappropriate inventions at Japan's Digital Contents Expo include a fembot who doesn't just visit the uncanny valley, she owns it. Plus a helmet that yanks on your ears to guide you, and a bad-breath game. More »

10/23/09

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By Charlie Jane Anders
#foundfootage

Long Before Virtuality, Another Star Trek Alum Tried To Get Edgy With The Holodeck
Melinda Snodgrass is best known for writing the Star Trek episode where Data's personhood gets put on trial. But in the mid-1990s, she created Star Command, which took Trek's holodeck much, much further. Just check out this holo-torture sequence. Edgy! More »

06/30/09

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By Charlie Jane Anders
#review

"Virtuality" Promises Cynical Media Melodrama - In Space

Virtuality is a reality-TV space opera and the newest television idea from Ron Moore, co-creator of the recent Battlestar Galactica reboot. But the show may never make it past the pilot that airs tonight. Is that really a loss? More »

06/26/09

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By Annalee Newitz
#virtualreality

7 Virtual Reality Technologies That Actually Work
So far, virtual reality has mostly been a colossal disappointment. But VR has had its share of breakthroughs and innovative applications. Here are seven VR technologies that work, and that may yet point the way to truly successful virtual reality. More »

06/12/09

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By Stephen Goldmeier
#exclusive

Discover The Secrets Of Ron Moore's 10-Year Space Probe
Ronald D. Moore's long-awaited Virtuality airs June 26, and we've got exclusive concept art showing the inner workings of the deep-space probe Phaeton and its various modules — including a super-detailed diagram explaining the physics of the ship. More »

06/09/09

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By Charlie Jane Anders
#virtualworlds

7 Failed Virtual Reality Technologies
There was a time when people were calling home virtual reality the wave of the future. Now most people just call it goofy and expensive. Here are 7 virtual reality technologies that didn't work, and never will. More »

06/05/09

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By Stephen Goldmeier
#virtualworlds

How To React To Your VR Environment
How convincing is virtual reality? To our conscious mind, not at all (Seriously, have you seen Second Life?), but to our subconsciousnesses? Well, it depends how real everyone else thinks it is, apparently. More »

06/03/09

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By Graeme McMillan
#virtualworlds
Second Life Embraces Corporate America, But Is It Mutual?

06/01/09

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#virtuality

Ron Moore's VR Masterpiece Virtuality Finally Gets An Airdate
Ron Moore's awesome virtual-reality thriller, Virtuality, may be the freshest, most challenging work he's ever come up with. Fox has been sitting on the two-hour pilot for months, but it looks like it'll finally air. More »

05/08/09

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By Charlie Jane Anders
#springmatingseason

Science Fiction Sex Toys We'd Like In The Real World

Since science fiction was invented, the real world has followed in its footsteps, whether it's language or replicating fictional moral dilemmas. But there's one area where the real world is sadly lacking: science-fictional sextoys. More »

04/16/09

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By Graeme McMillan
#poll

How Did The U.S. Ending To Life On Mars Compare To The BBC Version?
I still can't decide whether the U.S. Life On Mars ending was awesome or horrible. Please help me make up my mind! (Spoilers ahead.) More »

04/03/09

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By Charlie Jane Anders
#virtualreality
What Happens in Virtual Reality ... Probably Won't Stay There

11/15/08

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#skychallenge
The Wait for "Top Gun" Virtual Reality Is Over

10/19/08

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#poll
What Are You Doing To Prepare For Human-Alien Sex?

03/31/08

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#secondskin
Discover The Sensuality Of Virtual Worlds

03/07/08

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#u23dreview
U23D Gives Us a Glimpse of the Music Video Future

01/10/08

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#dennocoil
Award-Winning Anime Hackers Hacked for US Audiences

01/10/08

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#futurism
The Robotic Courtroom of Tomorrow

01/04/08

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#virtualreality #makeupeffortbringslovebackmicrosoft

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FreakBots, Ear-Pulling Helmets And Anti-Monster Bad-Breath Guns: Japan's Latest Weird Inventions

Long Before Virtuality, Another Star Trek Alum Tried To Get Edgy With The Holodeck

"Virtuality" Promises Cynical Media Melodrama - In Space

7 Virtual Reality Technologies That Actually Work

Discover The Secrets Of Ron Moore's 10-Year Space Probe

7 Failed Virtual Reality Technologies

How To React To Your VR Environment

Second Life Embraces Corporate America, But Is It Mutual?

Ron Moore's VR Masterpiece Virtuality Finally Gets An Airdate

Science Fiction Sex Toys We'd Like In The Real World

How Did The U.S. Ending To Life On Mars Compare To The BBC Version?

What Happens in Virtual Reality ... Probably Won't Stay There

The Wait for "Top Gun" Virtual Reality Is Over

What Are You Doing To Prepare For Human-Alien Sex?

Discover The Sensuality Of Virtual Worlds

U23D Gives Us a Glimpse of the Music Video Future

Award-Winning Anime Hackers Hacked for US Audiences

The Robotic Courtroom of Tomorrow

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