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iPhone 5 ‘could’ be a pile of doggy do-do and still be a roaring success

iPhone 5 ‘could’ be a pile of doggy do-do and still be a roaring success

As we celebrate the life and times of Steve Jobs, the dictator .. err ... drive and vision behind the incredible success that Apple has become the subject of various discussions about what might have been the last ... continue
Your next cup could be grown thanks to bacteria

Your next cup could be grown thanks to bacteria

Right now 3D printing is considered to be the cutting edge of future production of goods but if the designers at IDEO have their way 3D printing will be taking the back seat to the creation of ... continue
Your dreams now recordable by a brain scanner [Video]

Your dreams now recordable by a brain scanner [Video]

Shades of Minority Report (funny how much that movie is being invoked these days) but now even our dreams can be recorded thanks to some researchers at UC Berkeley. Back last year about this time I wrote about how ... continue
Science fiction writers hired by Intel to help drive their future technology

Science fiction writers hired by Intel to help drive their future technology

It sure seems some days that what was once science fiction is increasingly becoming today's technology. From Arthur C. Clarke's satellite to electronic circuits that can be embedded in our skin science fiction seems more prescient than ever. Well it ... continue
This could really change the Web and piss off groups like RIAA

This could really change the Web and piss off groups like RIAA

According to a post by Marshall Kirkpatrick at ReadWriteWeb the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) announced today the formation of a new Web Real-Time Communications Working Group. This group is looking to lay the groundwork, through client-side ... continue
[Short Film] A dystopian film that is worth your 15 minutes

[Short Film] A dystopian film that is worth your 15 minutes

I've shared a few really great short films created by unknown film makers here at The Inquisitr and I am adding to that list today with this fantastic 15 minute short film by Polish FX artist Grzegorz ... continue
Thank you AT&T for putting the bloody boot of greed on the future

Thank you AT&T for putting the bloody boot of greed on the future

At this year's Consumer Electronic Show (CES 2011) one of the big winners attention wise had to be Motorola with their announcement about the XOOM tablet and the Atrix dockable phone. After reading about the Atrix I said ... continue
2011: The Year the Web We Know, and Dream Of, Dies

2011: The Year the Web We Know, and Dream Of, Dies

As we head into the end of 2010 and the birth of a new year I have been pre-occupied with what is happening to The Web. It is a web that I have been lucky to have ... continue
Don’t have a clue to what Cloud Computing is? Let the kids explain.

Don’t have a clue to what Cloud Computing is? Let the kids explain.

Cloud Computing is probably one of the biggest buzzwords out three right now when it comes to technology and computers. Companies around the world are investing millions, and even billions, of dollars into moving to the Cloud ... continue
Could this be our 3D augmented future?

Could this be our 3D augmented future?

There is a lot of buzz in the tech world these days about augmented information display but there are a lot of people who either don't understand what this idea means or they worry about the inevitable ... continue
5 Awesome examples of future archeological discoveries

5 Awesome examples of future archeological discoveries

Ever wonder what our descendants far in the future might one day discover in the fossil remains of our technological future. A future where we experiment with cyborgs, robots, and other wondrous inventions yet to be made. Well ThrowingChicken at ... continue
Education: The one resource we can’t afford to screw up – but are.

Education: The one resource we can’t afford to screw up – but are.

We live in a society that likes to think that its most important resources are the physical ones like gold, diamonds, oil, or just about anything that can be translated to a dollar amount. However when it ... continue
Augmented reality overload

Augmented reality overload

One of the hottest terms and ideas these days it augmented reality which basically means a computerized information overlay that informs you about things, items, places or people in your daily life. It sounds like a really cool ... continue
10 absolutely jaw dropping concept car designs

10 absolutely jaw dropping concept car designs

We may never see them on the road and some even end up as one-off's hidden away in a private car museum but there is no denying that most of us would give  right arm to own ... continue
Will the desktop survive?

Will the desktop survive?

Don't be silly of course it will because no matter how popular we might be led to believe that mobile is taking over the world the fact is that the desktop will always have its place. At ... continue
A Google only your nightmares could love

A Google only your nightmares could love

Google has always been consider the one company that geeks could count on to be on the side of good in contrast to all those other tech companies that were considered evil. One has to wonder though ... continue
Historical permanence of today’s social media? Give me a break.

Historical permanence of today’s social media? Give me a break.

It never ceases to amaze me sometimes the seeming delusions of grandeur that permeates the social media niche of the tech world. That doesn't mean that I don't believe in the possibilities of how social media - ... continue
Some futuristic concept cars

Some futuristic concept cars

I’m not sure where these pictures were taken but they are definitely some pretty cool, and strange, concepts for cars of our future. Chances are though as with most concept cars we won’t see ... continue
“Gamer” As a Lens For the Future

“Gamer” As a Lens For the Future

The new scifi/action movie “Gamer” didn’t do well with critics, but it wasn’t expected to – the movie caters to the popcorn action flick audience that appreciates, or is a part of, geek culture.  It’s a violently ... continue
All those G.I. Joe cool weapons aren’t so futuristic

All those G.I. Joe cool weapons aren’t so futuristic

With the G.I. Joe movie hitting the theaters this weekend we will probably be treated to all kinds of really cool weaponry that might seem more sci-fi than real but you would be wrong. ... continue
Microsoft: Has the battleship finally turned?

Microsoft: Has the battleship finally turned?

Mention Microsoft in any conversation on technology and you will more often than not hear more negative things about the company, and its software, than you will about the things that it is doing ... continue
I just had a Jetson orgasm

I just had a Jetson orgasm

Flying cars – you can't be a true geek if at some point you haven’t drooled over the prospect of a flying car in your garage just waiting to whisk you off like a Shockwave ... continue