Totally Tube-ular
Hello again, FutureFans! It is I, TomorrowLad! This week’s dose of awesome is brought to you in part by the letter P, as in pneumatics! Pneumatics is a branch of technology that deals with the study and application of pressurized gas to effect mechanical motion. -Quote courtesy Wikipedia You may be familiar with pneumatics as those awesome brass tubes full of pressurized air that are used to send interdepartmental messages by...
(Augmented) Reality Check
Hello again, FutureFans! It is I, TomorrowLad! This week, we delve into the mysterious reaches of unreal reality! Augmented Reality is, essentially, a computer modified version of our reality, with graphics or data projected by a computer to overlay our actual view of reality around us. As the name suggests, it’s supposed to be an improvement. You can think of it as halfway between this… (Actual Reality) …and...
On the (Electronic) Road Again
Hello again, FutureFans! It is I, TomorrowLad! This week, we’re going to talk about a simply electrifying concept that I think you’ll really get a charge out of: the Electronic Roadway! Forget gas and other fossil fuels! Forget ethanol and whatthenol! The future is electric automobiles (although I’m holding out for a model that can fly). But the switchover to electricity-as-fuel doesn’t really solve the problem...
That’s Not Just Your Ears Ringing
Hello again, FutureFans! It is I, TomorrowLad! This week, new frontiers in tattoos and telephonics! Nokia has filed a patent for a type of tattoo that will vibrate based on signals it receives from your phone. The possible interactions between Tramp Stamps and Booty Calls alone is staggering. It’s being called haptic technology, and the potential uses seem to just keep growing. Haptic technology, or haptics, is a tactile...
From the Earth to the Moon…by Train
Hello! It is I, TomorrowLad! My mission–I have chosen to accept it already–is to bring you news of the Future. At least, the future that our present is building! Or could build. Or might build. Aw, shucks. I’m just going to bring you cool news about what our future might be, based on the technological ideas and innovations of today. To start things off, I thought we’d look at an invention that all sorts of...