Genre Exercises
Speculative fiction (and nonfiction about speculation fiction) by Chris Baker. My work has been published by Wired, Flash Fiction Online, Underland Press, Slate, Shacklebound Books, Alta Journal, and Rolling Stone. My history newsletter is PopCulturalPrecursors.com
Found: Hitachi 2400 Smart Windshield
Keep your eyes on the road—through an overlay of maps, games, ads, chat windows, news reports, calendar alerts...
This QVC gizmo lets you culture your own vat-grown meat in the comfort of your home
Found: Nanodryl® Inhaler for Smart Dust Allergies
Debug your sinuses with this cross-platform antihistamine
Found: Museum exhibit about life in 2008
In 2096, The Smithsonian shows what pre-singularity life was like way back at the dawn of the networked era
Found: Comic book ads of the future
Transgenic Sea Monkeys, smart Whoopee cushions, & X-Ray Spex that actually work
Found: Norton Antivirus: Cyborg Edition
An interactive bathroom mirror reports which bodily augmentations are infected
Found: Sony Aibo, Turing Terrier model
Compatible with FetchPro© for Playstation VIII, won’t chew footware or attack mailbots
Found: 150th birthday party
A gift certificate for life extension cell therapy and a card signed by all of the great great great grandchildren
FOUND: A sleep substitute in pill form
The ultrafinil, reanimaneptine, and hypercaffeinoids in this OTC med replace a full night's sleep