Music Video Uses Three Projectors and a Blank Room To Make Your Holodeck Fantasies Come True [Video]

If Star Trek: The Next Generation was any indication, we're still hundreds of years away from actual holodeck technology that lets us travel the world without ever leaving home. But a music video for a Belgian group called Willow comes pretty close to recreating the experience using nothing but a triad of video projectors. More »


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CDW CEO: On growing services, cloud applications and reshaping IT

Chances are you're already doing business with CDW. After all, the Vernon Hills, Ill.-based provider of tech products and services boasts more than a quarter-million customers to whom it ships more than 2,200 custom-configured systems every day (from a portfolio of more than 100,000 partner products). But CEO Thomas Richards wants you to think of CDW for more than just those new servers or storage devices.

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iPod classic lives to play another day

The more things change, the more they stay the same -- for our old pal the iPod Classic, at least. Sure Apple went and revamped the rest of its music playing brethren, but the HDD stalwart is, as its name implies, staying true to its roots. Death rumors aside, the high-capacity player is sitting pretty over in Apple's online store. Those who need a shot of 160GB nostalgia can still pick one up for $250.

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Issues in Spiritual Direction for Men - Part 2 of 2

Masculinity, for most men, is a subject shrouded in confusion. Society has made it this way. Most men these days want to be seen as strong, capable, and tough, but also sensitive and gentle. Knowing when and how is the confusing part. Between these two poles there exists a place for every man to be at peace with himself. But he needs spiritual direction.

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Augmented Reality Contacts Vs. Google Glasses

Augmented reality versus Google glasses: Soon both will be on the market. The question for consumers is, "Which one should I buy?"

Details of Google's prototype glasses are still largely under wraps, but what we do know right now is that the glasses consist of a powerful processor, multiple microphones, a small speaker, a camera, wireless radios and senors that make the glasses aware of their physical location. 

For example, if you use the glasses to take a picture of a landmark or a barcode, they will display information about the place or product on the upper part of the right-side lens. That's different from augemented reality, where graphics are layered on top of what you see in real time.

The glasses won't go on sale until next year. They will cost around $1,500 and will only be available in the United States.

If you want to take a step closer to becoming a cyborg, then augmented reality contact lenses could be just the thing for you.

Right now the major player in this space is Innovega Inc, which is developing the iOptik augmented reality contact lens. This device will allow people to surf the Internet unencumbered by glasses (some early detractors to Google's glasses have said smudges may make them difficult to see through). iOptik uses nanotechnology to enhance your vision to see both what's in front of you and information gleamed from the 'Net.

But even more access to the web begs the question: Is...this...a...good...thing? Traffic problems and societal commentary aside, if these contacts can do that, they're sure to be a big hit, and will introduce a whole new technological ecosystem of contact lenses.

And let's not forget the potential military applications ? already on the way. In April, Innovega signed a contract with the Defense Department to develop a prototype of its iOptik system. The contacts work in conjunction with special glasses that project images onto the wearer's lens, which could allow soldiers on the ground to see images beamed down directly to them by drones or satellites. Whoa.

Coming soon: Supersoldiers with enhanced battlefield views. Now that's scary science. Check out this video to see exactly what we're talking about. 

 

Photo by Tom Purves


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