Nothing like saying, “I do” while in geosynchronous orbit above the Earth — except maybe consummating the marriage in zero-G. If that sounds like your sort of romance, then you’ll want to check out the hottest future trend in nuptuals, The Space Wedding: [via Live Science]

The Japanese firm First Advantage and the U.S.-based private spaceflight firm Rocketplane Global, Inc., are apparently planning to host weddings in space for about $2.3 million (240 million yen), according to media reports and both firms’ Japanese Web sites.

Such a ceremony could include a space wedding photo album, marriage certificate, as well as the capability to broadcast …

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Further Portendings

Mobiles Will Rule The Future

10 Jul 08 No Strings

If Kevin Kelly is to be believed (and I’m sure he is), then humanity will soon become one giant brain connected via mobile internet devices [via Wired]
Never mind Web 3.0: The next stage in technological evolution is a single worldwide computer. Collectively, we are already assembling this megacomputer from our billions of Net-connected PCs, cell phones, PDAs, and …

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Portension Gets New Server

15 May 08 In Memorial

Hooray! The day has finally come. The new server is up and running, which mean the new theme /interface is also back on.

Enjoy!

Friday Frivolity With Lube In The Bedroom

9 May 08 Flying Car | Jump the Shark

Check out KY’s new viral ad campaign: Are You British in Bed? Discover your lovemaking nationality:

The Popular Future

Techno-Doping Will Destroy the Olympics

The starting gun fires and all you hear is the snick snick snick snick of the cyborg legs scissoring down the track. Forget testing the limits of a natural athlete. We know that we’ve reached the pinnacle for meat and bones. But we are just getting started at testing the techno-doped athlete. …

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Rock Stars Will Blast Video From Their Guitars

Not since Jimmy Hendrix lit his guitar on fire at Monterey has the world seen such a visual display on the face of the trusty rock’n'roll axe — presenting The TV-Guitar <natch>. The invention of Ben Lewry of Lewry Guitars, builds a laptop -esque visualizer display …

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Google Video Will Replace TV

While there is no shortage of video sharing services, Google will no doubt be the Grandaddy of them all. So the clever services now are the ones that are tapping into the Google archive, like DownloadGoogleVideos.com :: Easily Watch, Search for and Download Google Videos. Here’s a quick taste: DownloadGoogleVideos.Com …

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Virtual Art Galleries Will Liberate People Living Under Oppressive Regimes

Eurpoeans are gobbling up Chinese art faster than you can say, "sweet and sour take-away." And you don’t even need to leave the comfort of your own computer screen to visit the gallery [via PSFK]

Cao Fei is a 29 year old artist from …

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News From The Future

Unlike Travel -- First we take Berlin, then we take the world 2 Jun 08
Mobile maps taken to the next level. Build your own excursion to happening places, clubs, bars, food, culture, art, welness and other thrills. Leave Lonely Planet in the bin.
Britain Releases Secret Files on UFO Sightings -- SPACE.com 15 May 08
What they saw has never been explained. And they were so worried about losing their jobs that they demanded their names be kept off the official reports.
All You Need to Know About Giant Monsters in 5 Minutes » SlideShare 15 May 08
Thanks to the nice people at Slideshare, you can now get my 5-minute introduction to giant monster appreciation, which I performed live at the Ignite show in San Francisco a couple weeks ago.
Clever Uses: Cure Poison Ivy and Jellyfish Stings with Vodka 14 May 08
In fact, the article offers a total of 10 unusual uses for the popular beverage, from flower preservation and insect repellent to toothache reliever and jellyfish-sting soother.
Meet the Spacecraft That Could Save NASA a Fortune | Wired Science from Wired.com 14 May 08
Reusable spacecraft architecture is a bit of a novelty for NASA, which has traditionally built spacecraft from the ground up for each new mission -- at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars. No lo. […]
Megaquake set to strike within a decade | New Scientist Environment 2 May 08
Sometime in the next 10 years we can expect an earthquake of a similar magnitude to the 2004 Sumatra quake that triggered the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami.