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The Most Futuristic Predictions That Came True in 2012. Tech Time Warp of the Week: The Commodore-64, 1983. The best selling computer of all time?

It wasn’t the Macintosh. Or the Apple II. Or the IBM PC. It was the Commodore-64, the computer-disguised-as-a-keyboard that made its debut in 1982. According to the late Jack Tramiel — the man who founded Commodore International — the company was selling nearly a half million C64s a month when he was forced out of the operation in 1984, and by the time the machine finally gave up the ghost a decade later, he estimated, somewhere between 22 million and 30 million Commodores had found their way into the world.

11 Big Tech Trends You'll See in 2013. 10 Upcoming Technology That May Change The World. We have seen great leaps in digital technology in past the past five years.

Smartphones, cloud computing, multi-touch tablets, these are all innovations that revolutionized the way we live and work. However, believe it or not, we are just getting started. Technology will get even better. In the future, we could live like how people in science fiction movies did. (Image Source: YouTube) Project Glass: One day... Google Glass Shows Off New Interface, Impressive Functionality, Elite Availability. When Google released their original concept video for Project Glass last April, it seemed like the company was still struggling to dream up an interface that wasn't, at its core, a smartphone screen for your eyeballs.

There would be pop-up notifications for text messages, calendar reminders, and weather alerts; there would be applications, like Maps, that would show up in front of you as a large, mostly opaque, smartphone-screen-shaped window; there would be a Siri-like voice command function. In short, Project Glass seemed poised to produce a more convenient version of something that already existed. But that was last April. Today, Google released a demo video showing off the new Glass interface--an interface that, from the looks of it, feels like something new: As PCWorld points out, the new video also demonstrates some previously unknown functionality, like an advanced and fully integrated voice command system, a translator, Google image search, and Google Now integration.

How It Feels [through Glass] DNews Gear and Gadgets Videos. iWatch - A Future Concept. Nämä esineet Prisma Studio lähetti vuoteen 2562. Tietotekniikka 2030. Hyvästit tietokonehiirelle - Tiede. Will School Printers Soon Be A Thing Of The Past? The Importance Of The Evolution Of Education 6.93K Views 0 Likes Over the past century, the modes of both imparting and receiving education have undergone a paradigm shift.

The evolution of education has become more important than ever. 3D-tulostus on jo kuluttajien ulottuvilla. 10 Ways 3D Printing Can Be Used In Education [Infographic] How 3D Printing Works 3D printing sounds like something from science fiction, but the process is similar to that of CNC machining, where billets are cut into specific shapes and products.

But rather than cutting, it prints. A 3D printer works by “printing” objects–but instead of using ink, it uses more substantive materials–plastics, metal, rubber, and the like. It scans an object–or takes an existing scan of an object–and slices it into layers it can then convert into a physical object. Maailman ensimmäinen 3D-tulostettu lelu on fyysiseksi tullut avatar.

Tutkijat tulostivat kallon – apua tuhansille ihmisille. 3-D Printed Buildings Coming Soon to a Moon Near You. A multi-dome moon base being constructed.

The top left and middle domes are completed, while you can see robots in process of building the top and bottom-right domes. Visualization courtesy European Space Agency The European Space Agency wants to 3-D print a moon base. One of the biggest challenges for space colonists is just how expensive (in terms of energy) it is to get supplies off of Planet Earth. This 3D Printing Pen Lets You Draw Sculptures in Midair. We know you've had that childhood dream: You spent hours in your room conjuring up doodles, wishing you could take them right off the page.

Who doesn't imagine waving a hand to make their creation magically appear in thin air? The advent of 3D printing introduced the convenience of quickly making designs a reality, and one company is bringing this creative ease to your fingertips. 3Doodler, dubbed the "world's first 3D printing pen," lets you draw three-dimensional structures in midair.

Toy and robotics company WobbleWorks created the pen to make 3D printing affordable and accessible. 3Doodler: The World's First 3D Printing Pen by WobbleWorks LLC. Researchers Unveil World's First 4-D Printer. Kone ohitti ihmisen puhujan tunnistamisessa. How To Build A Hero. N.Y. student attends class remotely via robot. In this Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013 photo, Devon Carrow attends Winchester Elementary School from home while operating a robot in the classroom, in West Seneca N.Y.

Carrow's life-threatening allergies don't allow him to go to school. But the 4-foot-tall robot with a wireless video hookup gives him the school experience remotely, allowing him to participate in class, stroll through the hallways, hang out at recess and even take to the auditorium stage when there's a show. (AP Photo/David Duprey) David Duprey WEST SENECA, N.Y. 10 Steps to Become a Better Geek. If you teach technology, it’s likely you’re a geek.

Even if you didn’t start out that way–say, you used to be a first grade teacher and suddenly your Admin in their infinite wisdom, moved you to the tech lab. Overnight, you became a geek. You morphed into the go-to person for tech problems, computer quirks, crashes and freezes. Kamppailu karttojen herruudesta kiristyy. Nokia decline sparks Finnish start-up boom. 12 December 2012Last updated at 20:03 ET By Mark Bosworth BBC, Helsinki Slush has become the largest start-up conference in northern Europe Nokia once dominated the worldwide mobile phone market but its influence has waned against strong competition in the smartphone sector.

Finland's largest company has been forced to downsize, with thousands of employees facing redundancy. Is there life beyond Nokia in Finland? The Slush conference in Helsinki provides a window on Finland's future. Five hundred companies and 200 investors have come together for the largest start-up conference in northern Europe. Slush was set up five years ago by Peter Vesterbacka, chief marketing officer of Rovio, the maker of video game Angry Birds, and the company's self-proclaimed "mighty eagle". Kilpavarustelua vai lapsen tarve? How Children Used Technology 100 Years Ago. 50 Things Replaced by Modern Technology. Le clavier Qwerty n'a pas été inventé pour nous forcer à taper plus lentement.

Pourquoi les lettres de nos claviers sont-elles positionnées aussi étrangement?

Parce qu'il fallait faire en sorte que l'on écrive plus lentement à l'époque des machines à écrire sinon les tiges se bloquaient. L'histoire a été racontée plus d'une fois mais il semblerait que ce soit une légende. C'est en tout cas ce que rapporte le magazine américain The Smithsonian. The 7 Most Amazing Robots Of 2012. View Photo Gallery In 2012, robotic technology made some huge leaps forward. We put the world's most sophisticated planetary rover on Mars using a daring--and precise--robotic delivery system. We launched marine robots capable of taking on hurricanes and rebuilding damaged coral reefs. We saw four-legged robots set new land speed records, and winged, autonomous robots strut their potentially lethal stuff on the deck of an aircraft carrier.

We see this kind of improvement in robotic capabilities each year--indicative of just how much momentum the robotics revolution has gained in the opening stretch of the 21st century. Click to launch the photo gallery.