Last week, we looked at several crazy – but plausible! – paradigms of the world to come. But there are way more futurist visions than I can fit in a single post, so here are 5 more futures that YOU might end up living in. Which one would you pick, if it was up to … Continue reading
Tag Archives: digital space
Augment Your Reality with Interactive Windows
Imagine you’re on a long train ride. Bored, you turn to the landscape rolling past the windows, and decide to dress it up a bit. You conjure up some flocks of exotic birds to hang in the sky, and a few horses that appear to be running alongside. Before you know it, you’ve arrived at … Continue reading
Remote Control Anything You Can Think Of, With Pinoccio
(That’s Pinoccio without the “h”, for reasons that remain unclear. The reference to the little wooden boy does appear to be intentional, perhaps because it helps your otherwise inanimate objects acquire a life of their own). Anyway, never mind what it’s called. Just what is this wonky little circuit board we’re looking at? It’s a … Continue reading
Phone Booth of the Future Arrives in NYC
When’s the last time you made a call by dropping a coin into a public phone? I know I haven’t done it since I was a teenager. And with the cell-phone era in full swing, there’s probably an entire generation of people now who don’t even know what a payphone is. But the phone booth … Continue reading
Cosmic Revolutions 1st Anniversary
Hooray! It’s hard to believe, but Cosmic Revolutions has been tracking trends and pondering the future for one full year as of today. Back in October ’11, CR was little more than a vague idea pinging around in my skull, a general craving for discussion and big ideas. It finally took shape as a blog … Continue reading
5 Ways to Achieve Immortality
I came across a very intriguing post on NPR’s 13.7 blog this week, suggesting that the internet has made us all immortal – sort of. In the post, physicist Marcelo Gleiser describes how he searched the internet for his stepmother after she passed away. He found a lot, including photos of her, activities she liked, … Continue reading
My Interview for iCoolhunt
iCoolhunt is a social, location-based game that encourages people to seek out blossoming trends around them. These “coolhunters” can then capture, share, analyze and discuss their discoveries on the website. It’s certainly a novel way to think about the future. I especially like the way it creates a community focused on discovering – or even … Continue reading
Curating the Universe
Have you ever posted an article or a video on a social network? If so, congratulations! I’m about to explain how you’re shaping the world to come. You are a curator of the universe, and a herald of the future. I am? What does that mean? It means you collect and share items of your … Continue reading
The Meaning of Weight and Texture in a Digital World
One day soon, there will be more people who have read Remembrance of Things Past on an e-reader than people who have hefted a physical copy. Do you think the digital readers are missing out on anything? I do. Specifically, they’re missing the sheer weight of the thing. Whether you find the extreme length of … Continue reading
Blur Digital Boundaries (with Ninjas)
This week’s topic is one of my favorites: the intersection of the digital world with the physical. I’ve discussed this topic many times before (check out my “digital space” tag for more) but today’s especially exciting because it involves ninjas! Sorry, not that kind of ninja. I’m talking about the technological equivalent, a nifty device … Continue reading
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