Slides for Annalee Newtiz's presentation at Webstock 09

1. Your Business Plan Is Science Fiction Annalee Newitz io9.com

3. science fiction is cultural baggage it's heavy but you need it if you want to change your underwear

4. “cyberspace” is a metaphor, not a prediction

5. Tron (1982)‏

6. The Matrix (1999)‏

7. A tale of two androids

8. Battlestar Galactica cylon

9. the friendly droid from Android

10. your mobile might be a happy servant or an angry, subversive slave

11. Am I a superhero or a supervillain?

12. Our language for describing wearable computers far outstrips the products available.

13. Fluid Interface and Exoskeleton

14. wearable computers are nestled inside stories about superpowers run amok

15. sadly the Segway wasn't superpowered enough

16. many RFID passports and bluetooth devices default to protected mode

17. can I be programmed like a computer?

18. Dollhouse (2009)‏

19. Brain-Computer Interface Systems BrainGate neural “ pacemaker”

20. new interfaces trigger fears of bodily violation and mind control

21. but Facebook would never hurt you

22. how do you escape from science fiction?