Posts on: technology
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May 8, 2012
@ 7:29 pm
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Dude. This is insane and a harbinger of our near future. By the way, science fiction is now turning into science fact at an alarming rate.
Scientists at Disney Research have developed mind-blowing technology that can make pretty much anything — doorknobs, human skin, water — responsive to touch.
Imagine a desk that’s all touch-sensitive, says VentureBeat’s John Koetsier. How about a couch that automatically flicks on the TV when you sit down? Or a doorknob that locks when you tap it. Also consider a smart swimming pool that “detects a young child who can’t swim,” says Extreme Tech’s Anthony. “The possibilities of Touché are almost endless, and really rather exciting.”
(via discoverynews)
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Apr 10, 2012
@ 9:45 pm
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Time magazine is now periodically releasing “commemorative reissues” on the iPad. They are, in a word, awesome. The above is an ad from the March 2, 1962 issue. I haven’t read any articles yet, but even just flipping through each of them, I’m geeking out on the layout, ads and all the “latest news” that now seems so oddly distant.
Not to intend a pun, but these things are like time machines. So, so great.
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Apr 10, 2012
@ 7:43 pm
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Dear god this is frightening. Really impressive work, but frightening.
Google Glasses Hack of the Day: Will Powell, an augmented reality developer in the U.K., has beat Google at the future. His version of Google’s glasses is hacked together from Vuzix glasses, HD webcams, and a mic headset powered by a custom-coded Adobe Air app and Dragon voice recognition software. Translation? He built them himself using existing technology and duct tape.
A statement at the end of the video silences naysayers: “All video is recorded in real time and is undoctored.”
