Thomas Frey - Senior Futurist at the DaVinci Institute

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Retractable Wrist Display

August 24th, 2008 at 10:28 pm » Comments (0)

 
When animated tattoos just won’t do the job
Jukka Roitto has built a concept device called Seek, a wrist-based computer with a retractable display. Worn naturally as a heavy wrist band, Seek will allow you to slide open its display and search the web, find your location through GPS, make phone calls, and even draft up […]



Base Jumping Dog

August 24th, 2008 at 5:57 pm » Comments (1)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpyCEVbEfnU

 They obviously don’t want you to see the out takes
Crazy Norwegian girls teach their dog how to basejump! (with english subtitles!) Mad scientist type project! Aro the dog basejumps from a very tall building in Oslo.  
 



Top 10 Photos of the Week

August 24th, 2008 at 4:35 pm » Comments (0)

It wasn’t real private, but it was the only toilet designed specifically for giants in the whole city.
That said, the ventilation wasn’t exactly what you’d call “graceful”
We never seem to miss an opportunity to have fun at other people’s expense. Join us on this week’s totally insulting journey through the top 10 photos… maybe more.



Drunk Animals in Africa

August 24th, 2008 at 2:16 pm » Comments (0)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axur5W83znw

 Drunken stupor comes as a side benefit of eating rotten Amarula
Too much of “Amarula” can give a terrible hangover even to hardy African animals. Second video after the jump.
 



Learning How To Get Old

August 24th, 2008 at 9:59 am » Comments (0)

 
Aided by cotton earplugs and band aids on their fingers to mimic arthritis, hundreds of Americans are flocking to special workshops to discover at first hand what it’s like getting older.



Spitzer Space Telescope Celebrates 5th Birthday

August 24th, 2008 at 9:46 am » Comments (0)

 
 Star-forming region in the constellation Cassiopeia.
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, the last of the space agency’s Great Observatories satellites to launch, celebrated its fifth birthday recently… giving me the opportunity to post this amazing multigenerational picture of star-forming region in the constellation Cassiopeia, 6,500 light-years from Earth. The photo takes in an area equivalent to four […]



Capsule Caravan For A Fun-Filled Caravanning Time

August 24th, 2008 at 9:29 am » Comments (0)

 
 Capsule Caravan
Keeping up with the spirit of up-scale alfresco entertainment that oozed from the 10 Best Tailgating options, here’s another equally smart, compact, self-sufficient alternative. Sadly still a concept, the Capsule Caravan is conceptualized by David Tonkinson for a fun-filled caravanning time. Intending to revive the old fashion of caravan living, David has shaped up […]



Study Finds Gold-Farming Growing Rapidly

August 24th, 2008 at 9:12 am » Comments (0)

 
Nearly 500,000 people in developing nations earn a wage making virtual goods in online games to sell to players, a study has found.



False Memories May Affect Behavior

August 24th, 2008 at 8:56 am » Comments (0)

 
Do you know someone who claims to remember their first day of kindergarten? Or a trip they took as a toddler? While some people may be able to recall trivial details from the past, laboratory research shows that the human memory can be remarkably fragile and even inventive.



Women and the Confidence Gap

August 24th, 2008 at 8:34 am » Comments (0)

Besides earning less, women have less confidence about their stability
In a poll by the National Women’s Law Center, women were more likely than men to feel that they are falling behind economically. They worry more about their financial future. For many women, the concerns are not unfounded. More than 14 million women live in poverty. […]