Future Journeys Archives: April 2007
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13 April 2007
Genetically Modified Plants to Feed and Clothe the World?
I went to a lecture last week on gm. Professor Chris Leaver from Oxford University and one of Britain’s leading researchers in the area gave a great overview of the potential of this technology to solve current problems and to solve future problems due to climate change. A panel of Australian [...]
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10 April 2007
Tipping Point Now Totally Tipped
Live Earth is a 24 hour concert to be held on July 7 over all seven continents with over 100 artists already locked in. This is proof that Climate Change is the tipping point and now everyone is ready to help. Announcing the details of the concert, Live Earth founder Kevin Wall said: “This monster [...]
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5 April 2007
Personal Helicopters
You think you have to pay top dollar and use lots of energy to be up in the air? Not anymore the Japanese company GEN Corporation has developed a single person helicopter for only $35000! Run off a 125cc (8 horsepower) motor this is the smallest co-axial helicopter. Is this the revolution that we have [...]
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5 April 2007
Interactive Wearable Technologies
The new generation of flyers are here, Adwalkers. Adwalkers are interactive wearable media solutions that allow and even induce conversation through competitions, offers and games with wearable computer screens. Just fill in the form on someones screen (which they are wearing) and get entered automatically. Its capable of generating positive and powerfulk results and an [...]
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5 April 2007
Make a Dish on Demand
Ever worried about not having enough crockery when unexpected guests arrive? You will never have that problem with the invention of MIT grad student Leonardo Bonnanni. “The dishmaker frees space in the dish cabinets and reduces landfill trash. The dishes are made from food-grade, nontoxic acrylic wafers, which are shaped into cups, bowls and plates [...]
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5 April 2007
Robotic Secretaries – Already Here
Many of us have been waiting for the robot helpers to come along and lastly I think they are being rolled out. Sora is the receptionist with more credentials than most people in the profession. With security cameras, a microphone, speakers, voice recognition, and a business card scanner allows sora to do many things your [...]
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4 April 2007
Stickam – Friend or Foe
Stickam is the new social website to enter a group which is already overpowered by Myspace and YouTube. It’s a little different to the big fish though, as it offers live and uncut videos and chat… yes you have reason to be worried. It’s currently stating that you must be at least 14 and it [...]
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4 April 2007
Adwalkers Wearable Interactive Flyers
The new generation of flyers are here, Adwalkers. Adwalkers are interactive wearable media solutions that allow and even induce conversation through competitions, offers and games with wearable computer screens. Just fill in the form on someones screen (which they are wearing) and get entered automatically. Its capable of generating positive and powerfulk results and an [...]
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4 April 2007
Intellifit the Saviour of Online Shopping
Whats the biggest fault to shopping over the internet? There is no universal fitting sizes. So you generally think twice before you purchase because you can’t try them on. The new Intellifit takes all the frustration out of shopping on the web. It’s a free virtual fitting room service that helps internet shoppers find their [...]
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2 April 2007
2020 Vision
We have just completed our new videos of visions of 2020. They will be loaded onto the website in the next couple of days.. so watch out for them… do you have 2020 vision?