The Future Is Now? Pretty Soon, at Least

“Certain aspects of technology follow amazingly predictable trajectories,” he said, and showed a graph of computing power starting with the first electromechanical machines more than a century ago. At first the machines’ power doubled every three years; then in midcentury the doubling came every two years (the rate that inspired Moore’s Law); now it takes only about a year...

The Man :: The Hipster :: Gramps

Robot achieves scientific first

Discovered new scientific knowledge independently of its human creators:
Laboratory robot called Adam formed a hypothesis on the genetics...

With advances in artificial intelligence, it's conceivable that the role of robots would, in the more distant future, creep deeper into the human realm,
progressing from lab technician to lab head. Robots may even be capable of performing supposed acts of genius, such as Einstein's conception of special relativity...

palm.end

specs: approx. length 3.5', dia. 2'

[maker: creation]

The rise of the very small machines:

This is the future of hardware. For a few users who need a high-performance device, PC makers will offer ever-more-blisteringly fast, water-cooled boxes with screens the size of your living room—at $2,000 a pop. For everyone else—lawyers looking for something to do on the train, women desperate for something that fits in their handbag—netbooks will dominate.

BARCODE: yourself

barcodeart.com

the val.lite

specs: approx. length 3.5', dia. 10".

[maker: creation]

TinyEye:

Reverse image search engine
(One of the coolest tools I've come across. My search, over 1.02 billion images in 0.026 seconds)

Walking into the future...

I don't remember where I found this, but you can find where it is now, here.

The Future of Shopping: Custom Everything

Portfolio.com reports:What happens when you can design your physical world as easily as you can reformat your blog?

WARNING: In case of: Econopocalypse:

a "Keep calm and carry on" alternative for the econopocalypse
Matt Jones has a fitting remix of the classic, Blitz-era "Keep calm and carry on" posters for the current econopocalype: a sign reading "GET EXCITED AND MAKE THINGS." Right on!

the v.korr-a-made-it

specs: approx. length 5', width 2".

[maker: creation]

forever young (bob plays dij: see previous post below)

the boodij.lite

bamboo accent lite (doubles as a didjeridu - didgeridoo)

specs: approx. length 5', tapper width 1.5"-2.5".

[maker: creation]

Whether it is recession art or depression art, art happens! ...

is here.
there.
everywhere.
tear apart
linear art.
take apart.
color chart.
artificial heart.
complex body part.
fresh start?
smart.
a la carte.
art.

I am heart, make carto's, it's part of me, the way I think.

The Super