how mobile phones are subverting North Korean rule

Could fan-supported TV become a reality?

First, Mr Rogers over a Kung Fu Monkey ask ppl how much they’d pay to download a tv episode. Now, it seems mad Mad Trekkies wanna pay for a new season of Enterprise. Crazy, but could it work? DVDs are a clear revenue source for most shows.Note to MPAA et al: despite rampant downloading. And […]

SoCal/Mexican self-tagging

via Boing Boing: In a weird confluence of SoCal suburbia and meatspace metadata, people are tagging their cars with stick figure facsimiles of their family.……. These stickers started appearing in Mexican cities around 2001 and spread like wildfire. Now they are everywhere and even political candidates have resorted to this kind of advertising. They are […]

Coming soon – cordless recharging of mobile devices..

inflatable Space Stations

mmm.. inflatable Space Stations..

new research on artificial limbs

The Hidden (in Plain Sight) Persuaders

WiFi detecting cells coming soon?

Mobile phone maker Motorola Inc. plans to introduce a device that would seamlessly switch calls from cellular networks to cheaper Wi-Fi networks wherever they’re available. Discount carrier IDT Corp. is testing consumer Wi-Fi phone service in Newark, New Jersey.

BBC launches Internet video viewer

The BBC is on the point of releasing an Internet video viewer for its content, and its CIO has told other companies to stop making excuses and use the bandwidth available to deliver better services online

flash mobbing is out.. mobile dancing is in..

The Committee to Nuke Elysium

we're gonna blow up your space thing later

future trends