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How will people get things done at work, at home, and on the go in 5 to 10 years? Watch how future technology will help people make better use of their time, focus their attention, and strengthen relationships while getting things done at work, home, and on the go.
Continue reading… “Microsoft’s Productivity Future Vision (Video)”
Do you think Facebook and Twitter account privacy settings guarantee future employers or schools can’t see your private posts? You need to think again.
Continue reading… “Employers and colleges demand Facebook passwords from applicants”
A piece of smart fur can tell the difference between pets, scratches or even the breath of a human owner.
If pets can have positive effects on their owners’ emotions would a robot pet be able to do the same? At the University of British Columbia a robo-bunny has been developed that can mediate its users’ emotions, calming them down or cheering them up by leading them through deep-breathing exercises, for example. The robo-bunny also has a pulse and can stiffen or relax its ears.
Continue reading… “‘Smart Fur’ allows robo-pets to gauge owners’ emotions”
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The Multi-directional Impact Protection System (MIPS) was inspired by the fluid that wraps your brain in a protective, wet blanket. It is also the name of both the technology and the company behind it and it claims to offer superior protection for your head. Major helmet manufacturers are starting to turn on to what is self-hailed as the “next generation” of helmet design.
Continue reading… “New helmet inspired by brain offers better impact protection”
About 10 percent of children snore regularly.
Parents may have more to worry about than just a noisy bedtime when their children snore. Irregular breathing during sleep could actually have much more serious implications for a child’s behavior.
Continue reading… “Kids’ snoring linked to increased risk of behavioral problems”
Kyosemi’s Sphelar cells
Solar cell designs need to be aimed directly at the sun to be most efficient. But a company in Japan has come up with a clever new approach using spherical micro cells that can harness the sun’s rays from any direction.
Continue reading… “Spherical solar cells capture sunlight from all directions”
Using optical camouflage, experts at Mercedez have figured out how to make an entire car disappear.
Technology experts at Mercedes Benz have figured out how to make an entire car disappear. using optical camouflage. (Video)
Continue reading… “Mercedes-Benz creates ‘invisible car’ using LED’s and a camera”
Dolphins are able to carry on multiple conversations simultaniously.
Dolphins apparently have a system of identifying themselves to each other similar to the way you and I use names.
Scientists have actually known since the 1960s that this system existed. Basically, each dolphin creates their own “signature” whistle when they’re very young. In studies of captive dolphins, they used this whistle mainly when they got separated from the rest of the group. It was like a way of saying, “Hey, I’m over here!” Or, given the environment, perhaps some version of “Marco! Polo!”
But at Not Exactly Rocket Science, Ed Yong writes about a new study of wild dolphins that has really increased our understanding of signature whistles and how dolphins use them…
Continue reading… “Individual dolphins identify themselves to new dolphins they meet”
Other means of sharing are available if worst case scenarios becomes reality
The file-sharing landscape is slowly adjusting in response to the continued push for more anti-piracy tools, the final Pirate Bay verdict, and the raids and arrests in the Megaupload case. Faced with uncertainty and drastic changes at file-sharing sites, many users are searching for secure, private and uncensored file-sharing clients. Despite the image its name suggests, RetroShare is one such future-proof client.
The avalanche of negative file-sharing news over the past weeks hasn’t gone unnoticed to users and site operators.
From SOPA to Megaupload, there is a growing uncertainly about the future of sharing….
Continue reading… “Anonymous, decentralized and uncensored file-sharing is booming”
A logical choice for a car PC.
willyam111 over at Instructables just posted one about how to utilize an Android tablet as a car PC
An Android tablet is a logical choice for a car PC. The device offers additional features beyond regular car stereos…
The carrot-top leek-a-phone, for that truly organic sound...
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Cupcake ATM
An ATM is set to open where your dough comes out freshly baked — with icing on top. Sprinkles, a gourmet cupcake chain with 10 locations nationally, is set to open its first 24-hour cupcake vending machine on March 9 at its original store in Beverly Hills, Calif.