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A beautiful but creepy vision of the "smart glass" future

A beautiful but creepy vision of the "smart glass" future
Two things: First, considering the touchscreen maps at my local shopping centres ae almost always down or only half work, and smeared with public finger goop, the maintenance factor would be huge in this kind of world. They'd always need constant repairs, cleaning, and upgrading. And the other thing is, though the touchscreen concept works okay at a small handheld level, if every single button you push has no tactile response, that satisfaction of a physical reaction to pressing a button, it can get quite exhausting for the fingers. I can see the small scale, and informative aspect, like temperature gauges on mirrors and windows, or dashboard info on car windscreens, but this kind of epic interactivity just wouldn't work. These are one of those ideas that are good in theory, but in practice have drawbacks that may not be able to be overcome.

Future technology Heaven On Earth (8 Pics) For more fun facts, click HERE. Bento Laptop Tablet Hybrid by René Woo-Ram Lee Bento is quite an exceptional and forward thinking concept by René Woo-Ram Lee. It’s quite a plausible scenario that most of use/own a tablet, a PC, external hard drives and a smartphone. Now combine the power of these to have fully customizable Bento Laptop! The Box accommodates all the gear to work as one whole unit or individually; as you see fit. Laptop with 15″ OLED screen11″ tablet and 4″ phone sit in shallow depressionsSolar powered lithium-ion battery1TB SSD drive Designer: René Woo-Ram Lee The Fujitsu branding is evident and rightly so, the concept is a part of the Fujitsu Design Award that is organized by Designboom.

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Sony Nextep Computer Concept for 2020 by Hiromi Kiriki 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. keybr.com - Take typing lessons, test your typing speed and practice typing for free! IBM reveals five innovations that will change our lives in the next five years Today IBM formally unveiled the sixth annual “IBM 5 in 5" (#ibm5in5) – a list of innovations that have the potential to change the way people work, live and interact during the next five years. The next IBM 5 in 5 is based on market and societal trends as well as emerging technologies from IBM’s research labs around the world that can make these transformations possible. People power will come to life. Anything that moves or produces heat has the potential to create energy that can be captured. Walking. Jogging. Advances in renewable energy technology will allow individuals to collect this kinetic energy, which now goes to waste, and use it to help power our homes, offices and cities. Imagine attaching small devices to the spokes on your bicycle wheels that recharge batteries as you pedal along. Created energy comes in all shapes and forms and from anything around us. You will never need a password again. Each person has a unique biological identity and behind all that is data.

5 Free Animated GIF Creators You Can Use Online If a picture tells a thousand words, then an animated GIF must be good for a few more. Whether you want to animate your avatar, get involved in a meme, or amuse your friends with a funny photo sequence, an animated GIF is a great way to do it. We have found — and tried and tested — five free online services that make creating animated GIFs an absolute cinch. With click-to-upload functionality and simple settings to customize your creation, you'll be a GIF-engineer in no time at all. SEE ALSO: How to Animate Your Google+ Profile Take a look through the gallery for a brief overview of the five free tools we've tried and tested.

» Next Generation Technology of Flexible Display Future technology One of the most popular LCD and LED display creator Samsung showcase Flexible AMOLED display. Samsung showcase there next generation AMOLED display at CES 2011. The Flexible AMOLED display is ultra thin sheet that you really can’t imagine. The displays are rollable, bendable and can even survive impacts of a hammer. We surely say that it is really Next Generation display technology by Samsung. Future monitor – SunflowerConcept netbook by lenovoPortable Touchscreen Tablets

Create Chrome Theme Online A theme is a special kind of extension that changes the way the google chrome browser looks. It is a zipped bundle of fles: one manifest.json file and several png images Here is an example manifest.json file for a theme: version: One to four dot-separated integers identifying the version of this theme. name: A short, plain text string (no more than 45 characters) that identifies the theme. description: A description text for your theme. images: Image resources for this theme. colors: Colors are in RGB format, which is used to specify the color of the bookmark text, frame, etc. tints: You can specify tints to be applied to parts of the UI such as buttons, the frame, and the background tab. properties: this field lets you specify properties such as background alignment, background repeat.

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