Lifeboat Foundation

Since the arrival of flat-screen TVs, there’s not been a whole lot to get excited about in the world of televisions — how many ways can you improve on a big slab of glass, after all? Well, how about by making it almost invisible when you’re not using it?

That’s the thinking behind a new prototype from Panasonic that’s just been shown off at the CEATEC electronics expo in Japan this week. When switched on, it’s just like a normal TV. When switched off, it’s as transparent as glass, meaning you can see the wall or shelving behind.

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Amazing Stories has resumed publishing original science fiction, and they just happened to have led with a story of mine. Amazing Stories was the first SF magazine, dating to 1926, and was edited by Hugo Gernsback (as in “Hugo Awards”). My story contains speculation about human-AI interaction, and the future of user interfaces (disguised as comedy).

Posting this with Eric Klien’s permission, as it’s self-promotional.

Never trust an app in the form of a woman you don’t know, even if you are a hipster knight. A Gernsback Contest winning short story.

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This robot can cook for you – and clean up afterwards.

The future is here. Why not embrace it. Screw weed, crack or an others that may fry your neurons. Out think out preform others who rot thier brains. No offense to those who do those things.

The futuristic weapon could soon be unleashed on enemies of Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

When syfy becomes sicence FACT!

Take a closer look at the Nike Mag, aka ‘Back to the Future’ shoes.

“Meat production is detrimental to the environment and at the high rate at which it is consumed, it can also increase the risk of colorectal cancer by 18 per cent. This is according to a review of 800 studies conducted by the World Health Organisation (WHO).”

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The Earth is rich and the untapped clean resources are abundant.

This pen copies the colors around you and lets you draw with them.