HoveringCheesecake Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 (edited) Bye bye Windows? Microsoft surface. Microsoft site I've been wondering how computers would change by the time I have kids. I hope this is it. Edited August 3, 2007 by meh_cd Quote
eugimon Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 http://www.sarcasticgamer.com/2007/06/ms-s...ve-done-it.html Quote
emajnthis Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 I've been wondering how computers would change by the time I have kids. I hope this is it. If technology were dictated purely on the basis of progression, then the modern computer would be an APU with no HDD purely run on MRAM (magnetic RAM it's faster and non-volatile unlike DRAM, and cheaper to manufacture unlike SRAM) and would be about the size of a PDA. Which would also be able to utilize the microfilm screens (shown above) and the light emitted mobile keyboards. But since the industry isn't ready to do away with SDRAM, or Video Cards, or HDD, we're stuck with big bulky laptop/desktops that either underperform because you're trying to save battery or perform great but aren't (or are barely) mobile. Quote
HoveringCheesecake Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 So... how long of a wait are we talking about here? I meant 20-30 years from now. Quote
mechaninac Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8...;show_article=1 We are all going to die!!!! Quote
Hiriyu Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8...;show_article=1 We are all going to die!!!! I think that you are right. If you think about it in the same terms that someone like, oh, say, Asimov did, you should be extremely worried. Quote
Hiriyu Posted September 1, 2007 Posted September 1, 2007 USC researchers develop 360-degree holographic display: http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/31/researc...raphic-display/ Be sure to watch the whole video. Quote
mpchi Posted September 1, 2007 Posted September 1, 2007 (edited) Wow, thats pretty cool. Edited September 1, 2007 by mpchi Quote
HoveringCheesecake Posted September 2, 2007 Posted September 2, 2007 (edited) EDIT: Damnit I thought this was the geek superthread. Hurrr. Edited September 2, 2007 by meh_cd Quote
chrono Posted September 3, 2007 Posted September 3, 2007 I've been wondering how computers would change by the time I have kids. I hope this is it. Naw, way too bulky, user unfriendly, and virtually no hope of industrial adoption. Touch screens have been around for 20+ years. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8...;show_article=1 We are all going to die!!!! Can you really call it 'new' when all you do is copy something else? Quote
dizman Posted October 4, 2007 Posted October 4, 2007 macross II is canon Ha yeah, that would explain that..... pretty interesting though. Quote
Necron_99 Posted October 4, 2007 Posted October 4, 2007 (edited) Today is the 50th Anniversary of Sputnik! I'm surprised nobody posted this yet http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/sputnik_legacy;...9f3tHCPp8us0NUE http://history.nasa.gov/sputnik/sputnik.wav Edited October 4, 2007 by Necron_99 Quote
1/1 LowViz Lurker Posted October 5, 2007 Posted October 5, 2007 (edited) Gold Rings create the first true invisibility cloak Unlike Tolkien's ring, it doesn't look like it has sauron's spirit attached to it. Maybe if they can get a 3d version working in the far future you could use this to hide all the yamato valkyries for those who are too embarrassed to have guests over that might think you are too geeky when they see them.. Edited October 5, 2007 by 1/1 LowViz Lurker Quote
eugimon Posted November 10, 2007 Posted November 10, 2007 http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/new-hel...hrough-the-jet/ VR helmet for pilots to allow them to see "through" their plane. Looks like Macross predicts the future. Quote
chrono Posted November 13, 2007 Posted November 13, 2007 http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/new-hel...hrough-the-jet/ VR helmet for pilots to allow them to see "through" their plane. Looks like Macross predicts the future. It's been in development for a good long while now and it's merely a proven technology taken from the attack helo. About as 'new' as a GameBoy is. Quote
bsu legato Posted November 28, 2007 Posted November 28, 2007 We're one step closer to Landmates, or Powerloaders. I can't decide which. http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2007...obo.soldier.ksl Quote
Gui Posted November 28, 2007 Posted November 28, 2007 It's... It's a Gundam!!! Seriously, we all knew this was supposed to happen one day, especially since the announcement of Cyberdine's HAL-5 being mass-produced last year What bothers me, though, is the big wire in the back of the thing: it seems this device requires a huge amount of energy to be operated (logical, you'd say...) so we can wonder if powerful enough batteries already exist for this thing, and if they'll allow it to work long enough to be efficient on the battlefield It's still not the end of the road for all of us mechafreaks... Quote
Morpheus Posted December 13, 2007 Posted December 13, 2007 Its dark here, can you turn on the kitty please. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071212/ts_af...ceskoreacloning Quote
Limbo Posted February 17, 2008 Posted February 17, 2008 Only one thing is for certain... We're all going to die!!! Quote
badboy00z Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 I wonder if that liquid armor can be used on cars to prevent paint chips, scratches, and dents. Quote
Morpheus Posted March 23, 2008 Posted March 23, 2008 Boomerang in space Boomerang comes back in space I guess beam boomerang from Seed can be a reality then. Quote
mechaninac Posted April 2, 2008 Posted April 2, 2008 I didn't know of a perfect place to put this but thought this thread would be just about the most appropriate place for it. For all our fabricators/scratch builders out there... SWEET! Quote
orguss01 Posted April 12, 2008 Posted April 12, 2008 (edited) Robots wont be pushovers...imagine a line of bots being used for crowd control................ Dont push me .... and we are all going to die!!! Edited April 12, 2008 by orguss01 Quote
areaseven Posted April 17, 2008 Posted April 17, 2008 The French know their astronomy. Or do they? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0CjrNgK0zw Quote
Gui Posted May 13, 2008 Posted May 13, 2008 We're all gonna die... yada, yada, yada,... Self-assembling robot Snake robot And in the 'nothing to do with the above' category, an electronic beat machine Enjoy Quote
Morpheus Posted May 14, 2008 Posted May 14, 2008 Ig Nobel Prize winner here : click here It give me some motivation somehow... Quote
grss1982 Posted May 15, 2008 Posted May 15, 2008 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080514/ap_on_...7Lmlk9eLsT9xg8F ZOMG!!!! X-Gears from Macross Frontier are one step closer to becoming a reality!!! Quote
1/1 LowViz Lurker Posted May 26, 2008 Posted May 26, 2008 Now I can pretend to be the Vulture from spiderman. Quote
Ratchet Posted June 4, 2008 Posted June 4, 2008 (edited) Ice Discovered on Mars! http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?...=003&sc=395 Edited June 4, 2008 by Ratchet Quote
Morpheus Posted June 4, 2008 Posted June 4, 2008 Ice Discovered on Mars! http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?...=003&sc=395 Great, now someone need to send Governor Arnold there to make Mars habitable. Quote
EXO Posted June 4, 2008 Posted June 4, 2008 Ice Discovered on Mars! http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?...=003&sc=395 Right, but how do we get the scotch to Mars? Quote
eriku Posted June 4, 2008 Posted June 4, 2008 (edited) Right, but how do we get the scotch to Mars? Actually this entire mars mission was put together and funded by some crazy billionaire who was bored with having his 30-year scotch over ice drilled from polar glaciers and wanted something different, something...out of this world. The new rover is essentially nothing more than a cooler with a camera, a drill and a claw. Edited June 4, 2008 by eriku Quote
bsu legato Posted August 11, 2008 Posted August 11, 2008 We're all going to look stylish in our Thermoptic 2029 camoflage! http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/08/11...k.ap/index.html Quote
eriku Posted August 11, 2008 Posted August 11, 2008 Excellent, it's going to be a lot easier to sneak toys past my wife with that technology. Quote
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