Touchscreen Gloves

These touchscreen gloves from MUJI are great for controlling your smartphone or tablet in the winter months, when you don’t want to keep removing your gloves and getting your hands cold. They feature a conductive material interwoven into the thumb and forefinger of each glove that seamlessly works with all touchscreen devices. The unisex wool gloves are available in eight different colors for $24.95 a pair. You can purchase them from MUJI’s online site and it has four stores around New York; in Times Square, Chelsea, Soho and JFK airport.



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Future in 2050

Technology evolves exponentially; the rate of technical progress itself is accelerating, so expect to see 20,000 years of progress in the 21st century, about 1000 times greater than the 20th century

Say goodbye to cancer and heart disease within 15 years, and hello to living way past 80. And try to survive until the year 2029, which according to Kurzweils mathematical models, represents 25 turns of the screw in terms of doubling the power of information technology in every aspect of our lives.

We will see reverse engineering of the human brain, and computers that will combine the subtlety and pattern recognition of human intelligence with the speed, memory and knowledge sharing of machine intelligence. The marriage of nanotechnology and AI will bring us a killer app-- nanobots that can keep us healthy from the inside.

These will also enable full immersion virtual reality from within nervous systems and expand human intelligence, facilitating brain to brain communication.

Productivity Future Vision (2011)

Watch how future technology will help people make better use of their time, focus their attention, and strengthen relationships while getting things done at work, home, and on the go. (Release: 2011)

Steve Jobs last project...

iPHONE 6

Audi Urban Concept

Audi is once again opening up new horizons: the Audi urban concept is a 1+1-seat, ultra-light car for congested urban spaces. The technical study being presented at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt does not fit under any of the conventional categories - the Audi urban concept combines elements of a racing car, a fun car and an urban car into one radical new concept. In addition to a Sportback model, Audi is also presenting a Spyder variant.



The Audi urban concept is not based on any previous model - its development is solely oriented on the strict principles of lightweight construction, efficiency and reduction. The result is a concept car with no unnecessary weight, and one that concentrates on the pure essence of sporty motion.



The Audi urban concept has a sleek body. The wheels are free-standing, their surrounding protective plates feature blinking strips of LED lights. The highly concentrated look of the technical study, with its forward-urging lines, is dynamic and emotional - it lends Audi's design language a completely new impetus.



On board there is room for two people, their position slightly staggered and at a sporty, low level. All controls and materials are subject to the dictates of ultra-lightweight construction in order to ensure that the sensory experience they convey is unique and compelling. The driver can adjust the steering wheel and pedals to his own body measurements. Characteristic features of the Spyder include its low, continuous window area and its doors that open diagonally to the top.



The technology in the Audi urban concept reflects the full capabilities of the brand, especially when it comes to ultra-lightweight construction. The cockpit consists of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer, which integrates the undercarriage of both seats. The Audi urban concept rolls on wheels with a 21-inch diameter.



Two e-tron electric motors provide the propulsion - providing the ultra-light Audi urban concept with the ability to accelerate powerfully. A lithium-ion battery supplies the energy - ideal for extended city tours.



For more information, please visit http://www.audi.com/com/brand/en/company/news/company.detail.2011~08~the_audi_urban_concept.html

Que tal enviar uma lata de sopa personalizada a um amigo doente?

O Outono está a chegar e, com ele, as descidas de temperatura e os dias mais cinzentos e chuvosos, propícios ao despontar das típicas constipações. Para “suavizar” esta questão, a marca de sopas Heinz está a desenvolver no Reino Unido, através do seu perfil de Facebook link externo, uma iniciativa que permite aos consumidores enviar aos seus amigos que se encontrem doentes uma lata personalizada, com desejos de rápidas melhoras.

Para participar na campanha, intitulada “The Get Well Soup”, os interessados devem ser fãs da insígnia na rede social. Criada pela agência londrina We Are Social, como informa a revista Contagious citada pelo Marketing News, a iniciativa dá aos internautas a possibilidade de escolher um sabor - creme de frango ou creme de tomate - , e incluir na lata o nome do amigo doente. Entre três e quatro dias, o amigo em questão receberá a sua lata de sopa, com o rótulo personalizado. O custo do serviço é de 1,99 libras (2,30 euros).

De referir que a Heinz não é a única a embarcar na tendência de personalização de embalagens. Também o braço australiano da Coca-Cola lançou no Facebook uma campanha em que utiliza no packaging da bebida os nomes mais usuais nesse país. A Heineken, por sua vez, criou uma aplicação que permite aos fãs do perfil da marca no Facebook fazerem parte da nova embalagem, a que a insígnia deu o nome de “Your Heineken Facebook”.

Microsoft Turns Your Body Into A Touchscreen

Microsoft Research has revealed a technology that allows for any surface to be turned into a ‘touchscreen,’ including the human body. Referred to as the OmniTouch, the gadget was presented during the UIST 2012 symposium in Santa Barbara, USA. The OmniTouch combines a laser-based pico projector and a depth-sensing camera.

Hrvoje Benko of the Natural Interaction Research group at Microsoft said the team ‘wanted to capitalize on the tremendous surface area the real world provides.’ The device would essentially turn tables, notebooks, palms and walls into a touch screen surface.

See a Demo:
http://youtu.be/Pz17lbjOFn8

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