Quarter One for 2009 is coming to an end and it’s been an exciting ride thus far in the computer hardware sector. With computers being such integral parts in our everyday lifestyle, innovations shining through are getting harder to find. Here’s a roundup of the best, and a look to what the future may bring. picked by iamamaniac 8 months ago tags hardware future technology innovation |
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Remember what the year 2000 was supposed to look like? This is a site dedicated to the overly optimistic views of what was the future. picked by donteatpoop 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share science |
Just wait till you see what this thing can do with online maps, photo galleries etc. 14 comments edit related share technologyAt first you may think yeah yeah. But just watch. THIS IS BRILLIANT.... picked by Milkshake 3 years ago |
Predictions from the time travel trilogy that came true. 8 comments edit related share plime.comObviously from the future part. Not the 1955 or 1885 parts. That would be less impressive. picked by pocksucket 7 months ago |
The best part about Wired magazine was its "Found" section. An image showing something from the future. The creativity of the pieces were amazing. Sadly Wired has canceled the feature to make room for yet another ad. picked by BernardBlack 1 year ago 11 comments edit related share entertainment |
A site that's dedicated to trying to get Nike to manufacture the shoes that Marty McFly wears in Back To The Future 2. I was reminded by this site through the following post. 2 comments edit related share weirdpicked by 86Apex 3 years ago |
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An awesome 360° photo of the future. You will need Quicktime in order to see this. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
"Although great human tragedies like Iraq and Darfur dominate the news, the vast majority of the world is living in peace, conflicts actually decreased over the past decade," says the 2007 State of the Future report. picked by deepchill 2 years ago 7 comments edit related share world |
In the bright and shiny future, we all live in green, gleaming communities, monorailed shuttles at the ready, climate-controlled at all times -- a sort of Logan’s Run, but without the forced euthanasia. It almost happened... picked by Bornbad 2 months ago 1 comments edit related share technology |
Tiny pores on the surface of plant leaves that are sensitive to carbon dioxide may contribute significantly to future flooding as a result of increasing atmospheric pollution. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share science |
When you travel through time and space, you're bound to run into yourself occasionally. These meetings can be awkward, embarrassing, or lead to uncontrollable fainting, but there are some things your future self can teach you better than anyone else. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago 0 comments edit related share entertainment |
Shouldn't we have flying cars, moon hotels and meals in a pill by now? This blog looks at the future predicted in the past that never happened. picked by TheStep 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share technology |
What did people in 1900 think today would be like? Well, we'd be eating strawberries the size of apples, Grand Opera will be telephoned into our homes, college will be free for everyone, the only wild animals will be in zoos, and wars will be fought by forts on wheels! picked by VooDooPeacock 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
An interesting prediction from Dilbert creator Scott Adams on the future of newspapers in the electronic age. picked by gratheo 2 years ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
Google have developed a new version of their web crawling algorithm that is able to build an accurate model of what the web will look like 24 hours into the future. This includes lottery results sites and reports of sporting events. 1 comments edit related share technologyThis will be formerly announced tomorrow, but a beta version made available today has leaked the news picked by Pocksucket 2 years ago |
The Institute for the Future is inviting the world to play Superstruct, the worlds first massively multi-player forecasting game. It 's not just about envisioning the future - it's about inventing the future, creating superstructures to solve and counter super threats facing the planet. picked by cactushair 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share science |
Except, of course, for that minor prediction about them being the ones to bring it to us. picked by jaxomlotus 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
...knowing the fuel technology used by aliens for driving their saucers could eliminate the burning of fossil fuels thus saving the planet from the perils of climate change. picked by Browntrout 3 years ago 4 comments edit related share science |
What will your descendants look like in five million years? 3 comments edit related share scienceThere are a lot of variables in the equation, including whether or not humans beings will survive at all. This site looks at a bunch of alternate views of a possible future. picked by VooDooPeacock 3 years ago |
Still no flying car. :( picked by Wingnut 3 years ago 2 comments edit related share technology |
In the future, all computers will probably have hundreds of petabytes (1 million gigabytes)... And you thought the terabyte was big! picked by turtleface 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share technology |