Future, Frivolity & Folly — By Jay Oatway
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Future Files:
The guys over at Popular Science have taken an exoskeleton for a test drive:
While audiences flood theaters this month to see the comic-book-inspired Iron Man, a real-life mad genius toils in a secret mountain lab to make the mechanical superhuman more than just a fantasy with the XOS Exoskeleton…
It recognizes that Jameson wants to bring his hands down and calculates what each artificial muscle …
Because we know that you, dear reader, love beer as much as we do — here’s the robot of the month: [via UberReview]
From what information I could gather, this appears to be intended for commercial use, in bars and the like. It is radio controlled and there is a microphone / speaker configuration that will allow the operator to converse with …
Things are such a mess in Iraq that a last ditch attempt by the Bush administration to win the war while still in office will deploy the most advanced robotic drones yet. The mission is to use stealth to seek out and poison Al-Qaeda ring leaders with a powerful neuro-toxin.
Thousands of the drones …
Science fiction can’t make up stories this crazy: [via Gizmodo]
Yes, this miracle of modern science is designed for all sorts of women, from “girls who are reaching or having reached puberty, hope to improve the growth of breast” to “women who want to improve the quality of their sex …
The new titans of mobile sports technology, Nike+, are once again teaming with their cohorts at apple — this time developing wifi and 3G tie-ins for the next-gen iPhone. Lace up your sneakers and tune to your power song — …
Virgin Galactic has unveiled their new space tourism vehicle: SpaceShipTwo. But this is more than an extravagant joy ride for wealthy space monkeys. According the Sir Richard Branson, it’s the ticket to humanity’s survival. [via PSFK]
“Our population is …
Are you feeling mighty chuffed about the new HDTV you got for Xmas? Sorry, but it’s already well on its way to the junk pile of obsolete technology — if the hype from this week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas is to be …
The sleep pods of the future will take romance to a new level. Consider the red velour, the bottle of bubbling chilling, maybe even a virtual fireplace crackling on the 32-inch LCD — who wouldn’t be ready for love.
[via Gizmodo]
It’s also …
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