October 2009
21 posts
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Oct 26th
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Wrist-mounted keyboard - not the future of today →
In this succint analysis from Futurismic, it is pointed out that in the old future, wrist-mounted keyboard was cool stuff, but in the new future, it is no longer needed.
Oct 26th
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The connected police →
Charles Stross predicts police will have UAVs and smartphones within a decade. Late or early?
Oct 26th
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Optogenetics: the key to our cyborg future? →
Via Futurismic, showing that the neuro-electronic interface might be an optical one. To be honest, I don’t care about the tech used, just bring it on! :)
Oct 25th
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Oct 17th
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Oct 15th
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Oct 15th
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New in technology: virginity faking device →
There will always be technology to go around those pesky religions and moral issues.
Oct 8th
Oct 7th
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Charter cities - let rich countries own modern... →
A city-state colonization scheme, you could call it. I don’t believe it is feasible or even good for our world, but it sure does give some good inspiration for future geopolitics.
Oct 6th
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Oct 5th
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Flood Maps - see how much of earth will disappear... →
(via BoingBoing)
Oct 4th
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More on datamining: mapping friendships from... →
Oct 4th
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Non-lethal weapons that leave no trace poses a... →
“Persuading by pain rather than brain - through conversation - has led to push-button torture in the past. If it leaves no mark on the skin how will anyone prove it’s been abused?”
Oct 3rd
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Video direct to the optical nerve →
Oct 3rd
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My heart no longer beats | Blog | Futurismic →
… the first recipient here to get a new artificial heart that pumps blood continuously, the reason why there are no beats on her wrist. (via Futurismic)
Oct 2nd
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Predicting Characteristics of People by the... →
A study shows you can predict someone’s sexual identity through their Facebook friends. This is just the beginning of analyzing data about people, finding out stuff that would be considered impossible today.
Oct 2nd
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Future Google
Google is dominating the information systems of today. But I am not interested in today, I am interested in the future. What would become of Google in 50 years? Add a bit of dystopia, scifi and cyberpunk to it, I’m not just looking for a prediction. Give me those fun and original ideas! So what is the role of future Google?
Oct 1st
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Oct 1st
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Oct 1st
September 2009
37 posts
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“XFX 2118 A.D. gaming. We make reality realistic.”
– Spoof ATI ad.
Sep 30th
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Sep 30th