HoveringCheesecake Posted August 3, 2007 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugimon Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 http://www.sarcasticgamer.com/2007/06/ms-s...ve-done-it.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emajnthis Posted August 3, 2007 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoveringCheesecake Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 So... how long of a wait are we talking about here? I meant 20-30 years from now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechaninac Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8...;show_article=1 We are all going to die!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiriyu Posted August 21, 2007 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiriyu Posted September 1, 2007 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpchi Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 (edited) Wow, thats pretty cool. Edited September 1, 2007 by mpchi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoveringCheesecake Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 (edited) EDIT: Damnit I thought this was the geek superthread. Hurrr. Edited September 2, 2007 by meh_cd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrono Posted September 3, 2007 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1/1 LowViz Lurker Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 macross II is canon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizman Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 macross II is canon Ha yeah, that would explain that..... pretty interesting though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necron_99 Posted October 4, 2007 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1/1 LowViz Lurker Posted October 5, 2007 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugimon Posted November 10, 2007 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrono Posted November 13, 2007 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsu legato Posted November 28, 2007 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gui Posted November 28, 2007 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted December 13, 2007 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limbo Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Only one thing is for certain... We're all going to die!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badboy00z Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 I wonder if that liquid armor can be used on cars to prevent paint chips, scratches, and dents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Boomerang in space Boomerang comes back in space I guess beam boomerang from Seed can be a reality then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechaninac Posted April 2, 2008 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orguss01 Posted April 12, 2008 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areaseven Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 The French know their astronomy. Or do they? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0CjrNgK0zw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gui Posted May 13, 2008 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Ig Nobel Prize winner here : click here It give me some motivation somehow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grss1982 Posted May 15, 2008 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1/1 LowViz Lurker Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Now I can pretend to be the Vulture from spiderman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratchet Posted June 4, 2008 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted June 4, 2008 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted June 4, 2008 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eriku Posted June 4, 2008 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsu legato Posted August 11, 2008 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eriku Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Excellent, it's going to be a lot easier to sneak toys past my wife with that technology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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