Future, Frivolity & Folly — By Jay Oatway
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Future Files:Posted On: 10 March 2008 By: Jay Oatway Filed Under: Future-Stuff-That-Goes-Ping | In Memorial | Jump the Shark
Portension turns four! (Check out our Wayback Machine trip down memory lane 2004)
Another year older, and another year wiser. The new version of Portension is the single biggest overhaul since we left Blogger two years ago. (The image to the left is of our first custom layout for our Blogger-powered site.)
Obviously, as with any great birthday party — we’ve made quite the mess. Like a sugar-crazed child, we’ve hastily torn the wrapping off of our new design, and it may be a few weeks before we get everything cleaned up. Please be patient if you receive any funny "internal error" messages for the next few days (just reload the page and that should fix things).
So, please, help yourself …
29 Feb 08 Future-Stuff-That-Goes-Ping | Jump the Shark | Robot Revolt
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 …
28 Feb 08 Flying Car | One Word: "Plastics" | Toys For Geeks
When you think supercar, you think carbon-fiber, and other exotic materials. But in our quest for space age materials, perhaps we have overlooked that old renewable wonder — wood.
Behold: The Splinter [via Trendhunter]
The Splinter should be capable of speeds in excess of 240mph:
Creator, Joe Harmon, 27, said: "Wood is a truly amazing material to work with. It has a higher strength-to-weight …
28 Feb 08 Franken-Life | Future-Stuff-That-Goes-Ping | No Strings | Transhuman Horizons
Perhaps you’ve had too much to drink, or maybe you’ve contracted malaria — it’s hard to tell, since the human body has no built in diagnosis system.
But that may change with a bit of help from digital tattoos. Everything from mobile phone calls to blood analysis could be displayed from just under your skin. Think of it as a "Check Engine" light for the human …
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 …
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 …
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