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In 2020 We Can Wear Sony Computers On Our Wrist Our present need for internet connectivity is so profound that secondary devices like the Nextep Computer are bound to happen. Developed to be worn as a bracelet, this computer concept is constructed out of a flexible OLED touchscreen. Earmarked for the year 2020, features like a holographic projector (for screen), pull-out extra keyboard panels and social networking compatibility, make the concept plausible.
Company keeps information on its records for SEVEN YEARS Uses special software to track down applicants' online pseudonyms Means social media postings will become regular part of job application process Government rules company doesn't breach regulations By Fiona Roberts UPDATED: 11:04 GMT, 27 June 2011 The Federal Trade Commission has approved a controversial firm which scours social media sites to check on job applicants. It means anything you've ever said in public on sites including Facebook, Twitter and even Craigslist could be seen by your would-be employer.
A mechanical arm snaps up a small plastic container full of a sloshing pink solution. A laser beam flits over the liquid, then another robot rolls up on a steel track, motor purring, and drizzles a few drops through hair-thin pipettes. A monitor records temperature, carbon dioxide and humidity levels. A soft whirring is the only sound in this laboratory at the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology (IGB) in the southwestern German city of Stuttgart. Sterile and sealed behind glass, these machines have just begun to produce an unusual product: human skin.
