Tag: Future
The Robot Arm And The Factory Of The Future
Hotels of the Future: 6 key features
Mobile future: Forget the handset, just use your palm
It's the ultimate touchscreen – instead of tapping at your handset, you tap straight onto the palm of your hand. At least this is the future in the eyes of researchers at the Hasso Plattner Institute at Potsdam University…
The next battlefield for mobiles is high-definition audio, says DTS
Imagine this: you are watching a film on your mobile phone, and as the plane flies overhead on the screen, it sounds like it flies over your head. It sounds amazing, doesn't it. We're used to this sort of…
Hello future: Next generation 4G mobile network auctions kick off in UK
Exciting times are ahead: 4G is coming. We don't know what it means exactly, but we understand it's going to be mobile broadband on steroids and we wantsss it preciousssss. While the specifics of 4G, or LTE (long-term evolution),…
Advertising billboards will know how you feel (and they're not afraid to dish)
Intuitive advertising billboards is the future, and this future is a lot sooner than we might think too, according to a report published today by the Centre for Future Studies. 3D outdoor ads that can recognise people's moods could…
Say a command: The future of data is the spoken word, judging from Google and Autonomy
According to the Hollywood version of the future, we will eventually interact with computers just by speaking to them. We've come a way from humble beginnings in voice recognition, when cinema information lines kept messing up Brighton and Birmingham,…
The Googled future: Eric Schmidt to write book about how technology shapes the world
He might be stepping down from the post as chief executive officer this April, but Google head Eric Schmidt has no intention of resting on any laurels. US publishers are currently battling each other to secure the rights to…
Video: Sony showcase futuristic "rollable" OLED tech
Now THIS is cool. Sony have released a video showcasing brand new OLED tech. We're used to seeing super-slim OLED screens by now, but how about a screen you can roll-up and store away when not in use? Sony…
ESRB give hilarious reasons for Mass Effect 2's Mature rating
Anyone who finished the excellent Mass Effect will remember at least two things about it. Firstly, that the sci-fi space opera was very, very cool and that hero Commander Sheppard liked to get down and dirty with his alien…
