2 posts tagged “technology”
A while ago, I came across a blog post on a "World Wide Mind", referring to 22nd Century, a program which aired on PBS in January. It's a pilot episode for one of 3 potential upcoming series. I got a chance to watch the episode a few weeks ago and have been talking about it and sharing it with people ever since. It's available for viewing in its entirety from its website here.
The aspect of the show I found most interesting was how people feel about the affect of technology on our bodies. Being able to communicate telepathically through a computer, restoring someone's sense of hearing, changing our sense of sight, and eventually simulating all of our senses with a direct connection to the brain are things we are able to do. It's not about the technological capabilities, but how much we are willing to accept these technologies in our society.
Originally Published: March 18, 2006
A Google Image Search has sent me into the future of NEC technologies. Upon closer examination, the Internet Archive shows this area of the NEC Design Japanese website was originally launched in 2003 to show "Near-Future Ubiquitous Networking Devices Visualized by Designers."
Some of the potential products described are pretty interesting. The mobile phone and the pen gadget seem the most marketable.
