Cash is an antiquated concept. It originated thousands of years ago as a banking receipt that bearers could exchange for stored grain or gold. Today it’s little more than an abstract concept, its value tied to perception instead of goods. More »
What will children of the digital age complain about when they are 70? I personally can’t wait to see the shock on my grandkids’ faces when I tell them about the days of dial-up modems and the world before YouTube. Watch this video for a look into the crystal ball. More »
Google is already testing its autonomous cars on the roads of California, and plenty of other manufacturers are starting to muscle in on the act too. But when they hit the roads, how do you go about policing a city full of self-driven cars? More »
Northrop Grumman thinks we all will be flying in oversized B-2 bombers by the year 2025. Who am I to say no to that? Bring them on! More »
This chrome nightmare was heckling CES attendees, trying to coax them into TP-Link’s booth to check out the company’s wireless network wares. I generally like the lack of ‘booth babes’ at CES, since it means booths are staffed with personnel who actually know something about the products on display. More »
Windows 8 has a gorgeous Metro and finger-friendly swipe interface that’s perfectly fine but so 2011. All I want in my life in 2012 is Tobii, a company that’s made the future possible: you control Windows 8 with your eyes. Seriously, it knows exactly what you’re looking at when you’re looking at it. It’s instantaneous, it’s amazing, and I haven’t been this excited about technology. More »
Now that we’re both out of Iraq and money, the US government has to make some very important decision about how it’ll kill its enemies in the future. Obama and his generals have weighed in: cheap war is getting techier. More »
File this under cool shit we probably won’t see for a long time: Apple just recently filed an expanded patent application for a system that would detect hand/head motion around a computer and let you manipulate projected image controls. More »
Aussie Aussie Aussie! Apparently the Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle (PPV) you see here is imported to the States from Australia — you may know it as the Holden Statesman. Police cars of the very near future will be smart to the point of being scary. Equipped with eight cameras, voice commands, incredibly intelligent software and LTE radios, you’re not going to get away with a damn thing. More »
