Designing cruise ships today to meet the
wants, needs, and desires of future generations
Futurist Thomas Frey: Having just returned from a holiday cruise on the Mexican Riviera, I became intrigued with the prospects for this behemoth industry, and the long-term implications of designing ships today that mesh well with the changing attitudes and fickle interests of traveling consumers many years in the future. (Photos)
Lasers could replace spark plugs.
Spark plugs have powered internal combustion engines for more than 150 years. Car manufacturers are one step closer to being able to replace this long-standing technology with laser igniters. The laser ingniters will enable cleaner, more efficient, and more economical vehicles.
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A woman smoking an electronic cigarette.
On Monday, the U.S. government said it plans to regulate electronic cigarettes as tobacco products.
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IQ scores reflect motivation as well as intelligence.
A new study suggests that if you want to improve your child’s chances of getting into Mensa then bribe them during their IQ test. Offering a financial reward for doing well on an IQ test can increase their score by up to 20 points on the scale where the average is 100 and Mensa membership is around 150, according to scientists.
Nearly half of boomers now work for a younger boss.
Are you older than most of your colleagues at work? According to an AP-LifeGoesStrong.com poll, age may be an asset at work, or no issue at all.
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Joining other discarded technologies of late, including the Flip video camera, Kodachrome, and the humble floppy disk is the typewriter, which will no longer be produced anywhere in the world.
The last company on earth to produce the typewriter — Godrej and Boyce — has shut down its production plant in Mumbai, India, according to reports that, fittingly, are making the rounds via the Internet…
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Bloomberg was first to report today that two iPad/iPhone users have filed a class action lawsuit accusing Apple of invasion of privacy and computer fraud, and of “secretly recording movements of iPhone and iPad users.”
The Environmental Transport Association (UK) developed the QTvan — a travel trailer that can serve as a shelter for users of mobility scooters. It contains a bed, a 19″ television screen, and a kettle. Available options include a satellite dish, a gaming console, and a heater. You can watch a video of it at the link…
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Once again, Congress is making plans to fix the tax code
“What happens if a big asteroid hits Earth? Judging from realistic simulations involving a sledge hammer and a common laboratory frog, we can assume it will be pretty bad.” – – Dave Berry
What will it be like to watch television in 2030?
Futurist Thomas Frey: Having just returned from four days at the famous Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, I am spending the next couple weeks sorting through the vast array of products I came across, looking for overarching trends and patterns that may signal lifestyle shifts in the future.
Scientists are studying how squid and other cephalopods change color and pattern of their skin to blend in with their environment.
Octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish have the ability to instantaneously change the color and pattern of their skin to blend in with their surroundings. This has caught the eye of the U.S. military and now its goal is a new generation of high-tech camouflage.
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Jamie Beck, a New York city based fashion photographer and Kevin Burg, a master in animations worked together to create some amazing animated Gif photographs. Animated Gif Photography is a source of adding life to photography.
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