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more about #future more comments → Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Nah, to sterile. I'd rather have Read or Die version... more » its_a_feature: Looks like a sterile echo chamber to me. more » Curves: I love books, their smell and texture (no Kindle here), and the natural light is great, if possibly water prone, but I dont see any cozy chairs to cur... more » Alfisted: Not the most efficient use of space but very cool nonetheless. I'd go out of my way to visit a library like this. more » Margatron: Screw stairs, I want a great glass elevator to get to those books. more » Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow: I am never going to this library. I want to pass out just looking at this photo. Could you imagine what would have happened to Henry Bemis if he went... more » orijimi: Looks like it could be a fun Max Payne level with all those catwalks. more » lostarchitect: First, it's a student project rendering, so let's not get too excited about it being unrealistic. But given that, I think it's a really beautiful spa... more » Nathan Obbards: So, how does one reach the higher level books on that middle level without killing oneself? Also, nothing welcomes you to a building like walking in ... more » OMG! Ponies!: If that was NYU's Elmer Bobst Library of the future, there would be at least 200 dead bodies at the bottom. more » Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Ok... only in 2015 we'll all be speaking Chinese. Also, soccer with virtual friends? AW, COME THE FUCK ON #nokiasvisionofthefuture2015 more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: So, a Nintendo DS that I can make phone calls with, which no US wireless phone provider will carry!!?! #nokiasvisionofthefuture2015 more » geolemon: I don't see why it's even this big. Google "virtual keyboard" to see a device that's a projected keyboard that's 1/3 the size of that spider device, ... more » Odin: This sort of illustrates why I don't like it when capacitive touch screens try to emulate physical buttons. There's just no feedback so it's too easy ... more » Odin: The tripod looks like some creepy deployable turret/forcefield generator. #ericssonspiderpc more » -
#cgi
CGI Rendering Gives Us a Glimpse of the Stockholm Library of the Future
Entered into the International Competition of Architecture, this CGI rendering of Stockholm library shows the kind of future we can look forward to: one where technology and books can co-exist peacefully. [CGSociety via Sub-Studio] -
#nokia
Video: Nokia's Vision of Mobile Devices in 2015
This cool dual-display handheld netbook concept is one of several devices Nokia imagines we'll see just a few years from now. Check out this video they just presented at their Way We Live Next 3.0 event in Finland. More » -
#concepts
Ericsson's Spider PC Concept Projects the Keyboard and Screen
Over at the Taiwan Broadband show, Ericsson's vision for the portable computer of 2020 uses a pico-projected screen and laser-projected keyboard. And though they've got a rough prototype (pictured), they imagine it ultimately squeezing into this bizarre spider-leg tripod design: More » -
#retromodo
Computopia: A Future Where Computers Teach, Then Beat, Then Heal Japanese Kids
Welcome to Computopia—a 40-year old Japanese vision of how robots might become a part our everyday lives. Complied by Shōnen Sunday magazine, these illustrations depict robots performing surgeries, teaching in a classroom and beating kids for their insolence. More » -
#concept
BMW Simple Handles Itself Like a Real-Life Tron Lightcycle
The BMW Simple is similar to the Nissan Land Glider, except that the BMW has a tricycle configuration, and its angled surfaces make it look like an stealth fighter. The coolest thing about it, however, is how it rolls. More » -
#viralvideos
Optical Gaming Implants Turn Babies Into Killers
I love fake ads from the future: like the satirical spots from Robocop and Total Recall, or the Veridian Dynamics openers in Better Off Ted. These ads for "Eyefinity" gaming implants aren't as clever, but they're still a fun watch: More » -
#parody
Microsoft's REAL Vision of the Future
We were extremely impressed with Microsoft's Vision of the future, but we're even more impressed with it after it's been through Sarcastic Gamer's lens. More » -
#foundagain
The Future Is Not Coming Soon Enough
JJ Abrams may want mystery, but reading the last issue of Wired made me realize that I don't want mysteries. I want to know. Which is why I used to love their future Found gadgets. More » -
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#japan
Robots Will Be Taking Care of Your Grandma in Five Years
The Japanese government is planning to put robots to practical use in Japanese households in as soon as five years, and has already begun formulating the political agencies needed to oversee robot safety standards. More » -
#future
Wolfram Alpha Search Engine Will Answer All Your Questions, Take Us to Infinity and Beyond
Get ready, because the world as we know it is going to change in May 2009, when Wolfram Alpha—a computational search engine that belongs in the Enterprise's computer—appears, giving you precise answers to everything. More » -
#interview
Futurama's Creator Isn't Afraid of Robots, Doesn't Own a Roomba
I just bombarded Futurama's co-creator David X. Cohen with some very important questions, including what he would name his Roomba, why he's not afraid of robots and what Futurama's chances are for renewal. (Spoiler: 50/50.) More » -
#architecture
Mindblowing Buildings In the Sky May Solve Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Architecture student Viktor Ramos has a brilliant idea that may be the key to the Israel-Palestinian Gordian Knot: Instead of building grim walls or tunnels, create livable bridges so two states can live together, superposed. More » -
#art
Broken Robot Girl: A Glimpse of the Future?
This image, a collaboration between Tamar Levine and Rob Sheridan, shows a robotic woman with a few wires out of place. It isn't real, but maybe… someday? More » -
#stevejobs
Steve Jobs on the Stupidity of Living in the Past and Uncertainty of the Future
With so much uncertainty around Apple and even Steve Jobs' future, I went back and found these words and philosophies of his on looking back and forward in one's life. More » -
#tivo
TiVo Search is The Future of TiVo
The redesigned TiVo Search does away with the Swivel Search and now makes show searching more efficient and HD friendly. More » -
#space
NASA to Test Plasma Rocket at International Space Station
Plasma rockets are the rockets of the future. They use the same stuff that makes up the sun and stars, and follow the same principles that scientists believe govern black holes. And now, NASA is ready to harness that energy for their own devices. They're planning to test a plasma rocket at the International Space Station. More »
