Future, Frivolity & Folly — By Jay Oatway
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Future Files:Posted On: 22 April 2008 By: Jay Oatway Filed Under: Climate Burn | Duelling Realities | Farming the Future | Jump the Shark
In celebration of Earth Day 2008 (W00t! We survived another year!), here is the Portension guide for green living this year:
Yes, that means sell your car and only ride the bus if it’s hydrogen powered–and only ride it as far as the polling station to vote for someone who is willing to save the world. If you can’t do that, at least watch his new slide show and this …
14 Apr 08 Future-Stuff-That-Goes-Ping | Robot Revolt
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 …
13 Apr 08 Future-Stuff-That-Goes-Ping | Leap-frogging Poverty | No Strings | Toys For Geeks
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 — this is going to be one hell of a run: [via Engadget]
Stuff.tv is kicking back in Nike’s HQ at …
10 Apr 08 Future-Stuff-That-Goes-Ping | Toys For Geeks
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 surrounded by a plush, red frame that’ll be perfect for holding you up against while I do my thing, if …
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 …
Don’t like the view, simply wave your hand and select something more pleasing, chose the time of day, or even adjust the color tone to help alleviate your jet lag. In a densely populated city like Hong Kong, where most people have a view of only the building …
While still struggling to shake off the effects of the long-haul, Easter Break flight to the UK, I’ve come across a great round up of forth coming aviation technologies that promise to make air travel a bit more fun. Some of these I’ve posted about before, so consider this a recap for those of you …
Stretchy, flexible future phones will transform from tablets into jewelry. But what if these nano-creatures begin to self-replicate and turn on their masters, gnawing away your DNA at the nanoscale level — mobile phones might truly become hazardous to your health! For now, it’s …
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