Bitcoin
Bitcoin, virtual currency, hits a new record high in value after the largest Bitcoin exchange, Mt. Gox, stirkes a deal with the startup CoinLab to handle its U.S. operations.
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Virtual fencing promises radical transformation by removing the mile upon mile of barbed wire stretched across the landscape.
European farmers claimed North America with fences when they first arrived. Fences were the physical manifestation of a belief in private ownership and the proper use of land — enclosed, utilized, defended — that continues to shape the American way of life, its economic aspirations, and even its form of government. (Videos)
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Virtual boarding agent
Virtual boarding agents could be the next “upgrade” at airports wherever you go. If you are at Orly airport in Paris, France, then do keep a lookout for these virtual boarding agents that have a perpetual smile on them, and best of all is, they won’t head off for unusually long toilet breaks or head a strike.
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Immersive Cocoon
Imagine a digital experience that is intuitive and holistic, where your interface is not reduced to a mouse click and two-dimensional analog of a writing desk. A surround display dome complemented by the sophisticated motion-sensing software that inspired the technology depicted in the film ‘Minority Report’. With natural, intuitive movements, your entire body becomes the interface. (Video and Pics)
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Via YouTube
Composer Eric Whitacre has put together the Virtual Choir. He combined 185 seperate singers from 12 different countries recorded independently and combined them into a single performance. All were conducted by the composer through a prerecorded conductor track on YouTube.
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By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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