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paulprosseda: dani-boi: thatryguy: lickystickypickyme: Touch...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:35:31 -0700

dani-boi:

thatryguy:

lickystickypickyme:

Touch Hear is a futuristic concept developed by the Design Incubation Center, that would probably make pocket dictionaries a thing of the past. By touching a word or phrase in a particular piece of reading material, the user will be able to listen to its related information, like its pronunciation or its meaning. Totally useful whether you’re reading in your native language or learning a foreign language.

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hunsonisgroovy: Adam Dedman – Kalina Remix what future...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:35:11 -0700

hunsonisgroovy:

Adam Dedman – Kalina Remix

what future clothing might look like with augmented reality?

(via roomthily:) Research Reveals That Apocalyptic Stories...

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:00:00 -0700

(via roomthily:)

Research Reveals That Apocalyptic Stories Changed Dramatically 20 Years Ago - io9

(via proofmathisbeautiful:amandamaries) Space hotel says it’s on...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:51:52 -0700

(via proofmathisbeautiful:amandamaries)

Space hotel says it’s on schedule to open in 2012

The cost of a three-night stay at ‘Galactic’ resort estimated at $4.4 million

laurakelly00: soupsoup: skysignal: Hold Esquire’s December...

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:14:54 -0600

laurakelly00:

soupsoup:

skysignal:

Hold Esquire’s December issue in front of a webcam, and an on-screen image of the magazine pops to life, letters flying off the cover. Shift and tilt the magazine, and the animation on the screen moves accordingly.

Robert Downey Jr. emerges out of the on-screen page in 3-D, offering half-improvised shtick on Esquire’s latest high-tech experiment for keeping print magazines relevant amid the digital onslaught.

Esquire’s top editors are clearly enthused about the new technology, called “augmented reality.”

[Read more.]

Cory Doctorow’s new experiment: all sorts of formats, all sorts of prices

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:14:03 -0600

Cory Doctorow’s new experiment: all sorts of formats, all sorts of prices:

infoneernet:

Cory @doctorow , the sci-fi author and ebook pioneer (at least when it comes to DRM and pricing), announced this month in his new Publishers Weekly column that he’s about to embark on a bold publishing experiment. He says he’s going to publish his next book on his own, or at least without a publisher’s help. He’s going to use all the unconventional distribution formats he’s now familiar with, and he’s going to make a profit.

Best of all for the rest of us, he says he will document the process and share the results, which means any writer or publisher curious about digital distribution will be able to benefit from whatever happens. I’m rooting for ya, Doctorow.

Seen at Booksprung

alman: thedailywhat: Tee of the Day, Too: “Electronic Rock...

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:22:52 -0600

alman:

thedailywhat:

Tee of the Day, Too: “Electronic Rock Guitar Shirt” from ThinkGeek.

Air guitar 2.0:

The Electronic Guitar Shirt is not a toy that plays pre-canned musical riffs, it is a real musical instrument that allows you to play your favorite songs and sound great doing it. All major chords are recorded from a real electric guitar, and the included magnetic pick allows you to strum just like you would a real guitar.

Comes complete with a mini-amp with a volume knob that goes to 11. No Stairway.

[via.]

(via proofmathisbeautiful:crookedindifference) Ares 1-X has...

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:19:47 -0600

(via proofmathisbeautiful:crookedindifference)

Ares 1-X has launched!

"When full e-ink, flexible-screen readers come out that truly look and feel as light-weight and..."

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:40:52 -0600

“When full e-ink, flexible-screen readers come out that truly look and feel as light-weight and convenient as paper, I guarantee paper will die. With the possible exception of art book collectors and the ‘silver’ generation. The digital avalanche leaves no one standing in its path.”

- Stu Levy of TokyoPop at zippy1300.blogspot.com. (via obsoletethebook) (via infoneernet)

The Attention Economy of Social Media

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:39:28 -0600

The Attention Economy of Social Media:

infoneernet:

zehnuhr:

“We enjoy accumulating followers, seeing ourselves referred to, commented to, and otherwise being made visible. Doesn’t matter whether this involves acknowledgment, recognition, or validation; the point is that the medium does create a kind of social visibility. Call it, for simplicity’s sake, “being paid attention to.”

Well, attention doesn’t correlate with actually engaging in conversation. Many of us sometimes ignore a request for communication, for whatever reason. It’s part of daily life; in real life it’s called “civil inattention,” and is handled by acknowledging others in ways that also indicate to them “I see you, recognize you, but I’m not available to interact.” Simply put, politeness.

Now, consider the social media space. Attention paid to others may not be visible to them. But if it’s given, such as by taking any action recorded and captured by the medium and surfaced by design, then this action can have two social outcomes, not one. This is the power of the medium, and the net effect of the doubled audience mentioned above.

now hook that up with a trust metric and you have Whuffie

(via awesomejuice)

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:38:50 -0600

(via awesomejuice)

Rich 'may evolve into separate species'

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:31:43 -0600

Rich 'may evolve into separate species':

infoneernet:

Mr Saffo, from San Francisco, says in the future people will be able to grow their own replacement organs, take specially tailored drugs, and use genetic research tools to alert them from any possible hereditary health dangers.

He adds that tomorrow’s world will be a fusion of biology and technology, where robots do the chores, cars drive themselves and artificial limbs are better than real ones.

Mr Saffo’s comments reflect claims by American scientist Ray Kurzweil who only a few months ago said immortality was only 20 years away due to the speed of advancements in nanotechnology.

But Mr Saffo says these improvements would only be affordable to the super-rich. And because of this, he says, advancements may lead to a divide between the classes and eventually could lead to the super-rich evolving into a different species entirely, leaving his not-so-rich counterpart behind.

Seen at The Telegraph

(via ledgergermane) Augmented Reality: head-mounted displays |...

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:08:21 -0600

(via ledgergermane)

Augmented Reality: head-mounted displays | Beyond The Beyond

head mounted augemented reality displays from 1916!

LED Eyelashes — Costume Inspiration #2 (via rocketjumper)

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:49:28 -0600

LED Eyelashes — Costume Inspiration #2

(via rocketjumper)

Google CEO: Vast Web changes coming within 5 years

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:45:04 -0600

Google CEO: Vast Web changes coming within 5 years:

biothriller:

infoneernet:

A Web where Chinese is the dominant language, and connections are so fast that distinctions between audio, video and text are blurred is perhaps just five years away, the head of Google said Wednesday.

Seen at Yahoo! News

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Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:58:04 -0600

(via roomthily) Wearing Weather Data as a Bracelet on...

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:56:55 -0600

(via roomthily)

Wearing Weather Data as a Bracelet on Datavisualization.ch

daily max/min temps for canberra as a bracelet.

Wonderful concept and art.

"Spies may soon be bugging conversations using actual insects, thanks to research funded by the US..."

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:55:08 -0600

“

Spies may soon be bugging conversations using actual insects, thanks to research funded by the US military.

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has spent years developing a whole host of cyborg critters, in the hopes of creating the ultimate ‘fly on the wall’.

Now a team of researchers led by Hirotaka Sato have created cyborg beetles which are guided wirelessly via a laptop.

Using implants, they worked out how to control a beetle’s take-off, flight and landing by stimulating the brain to work the wings.

[…]

The Berkeley researchers suggested the ‘cyborg’ beetles - part beetle, part machine - could serve as models for micro air vehicles.

Sato and colleagues also said the beetles could serve as couriers to inaccessible locations. The Berkeley team is also experimenting on dragonflies, flies and moths because of their ‘unmatched flight capabilities’.

”

- U.S. military create live remote-controlled beetles to bug conversations (via bellatoris)

randomonium: Surfacescapes is a proof of concept that combines...

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:54:57 -0600

randomonium:

Surfacescapes is a proof of concept that combines Microsoft Surface and Dungeons & Dragons. Cool proof of concept.

(Thanks Jed!)

New camera will reveal your entire life...

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:54:40 -0600

New camera will reveal your entire life...:

infoneernet:

chrbutler:

In regard to the ViconRevue pendant camera, Andrew Keen’s comment:

Worn on a cord around the neck, I fear that the ViconRevue could end up strangling those English virtues of individual liberty to which George Orwell dedicated his life. Invented for the demented, this product will lead to a general social dementia if popularly embraced.