Future, Frivolity & Folly — By Jay Oatway
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Future Files:Posted On: 01 April 2008 By: Jay Oatway Filed Under: Escape From Earth | Flying Car | Future-Stuff-That-Goes-Ping
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 just joining the show [via Accelerating Future]
1) Very light jets (microjets)
Very light jets (VLJs), small jets that use regional airports and carry only about 10 people — have already begun to compete with commercial airliners. Two companies, Dayjet and Linear Air, have recently started service in the United States and Canada. Very light …
30 Mar 08 Future-Stuff-That-Goes-Ping
As some of you have noticed, Portension has been down for the past couple weeks. It seems our new user interface was placing too much demand on the servers and our host had to turn off the tap.
We will soon be upgrading to new, more powerful servers and will revert to our hot new interface as soon as possible.
In the meantime, we have switched back …
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Ouch! There you were walking along texting when suddenly, out of nowhere, a street lamp jumps out in front of you. But fear not — preventative measures are being tested on London’s famous Brick Lane — the most dangerous place for texting: [via Engadget]
Apparently, a study in the UK found that one in ten people actually managed to hurt themselves by walking into a post while …
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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 Guangzhou, China who is using Second Life as her artistic medium and making good money along the way. The …
It’s once again Web Wednesday in Hong Kong tonight. This week’s special guest is from television — no she’s not famous. She’s Ivy Wong, COO for TVB.com (one of Hong Kong’s local broadcasters — Warning: …
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 …
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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