Terminal Anachronism: Printed Newspapers & Magazines (existence unjustifiable)

Jun 232011
 
Terminal Anachronism: Printed Newspapers & Magazines (existence unjustifiable)

Today I’m launching a a recurring snippet feature here at anthrobotic, The Terminal Anachronism.  Presentation shall be: Terminal Anachronism:  Identified Product/Process/Issue (applied verdict) For all Terminal Anachronism posts, click here. __________________________________________________________________ “Frankly, I don’t read magazines or newspapers, and if every last one of you were all erased from the planet tomorrow I would not notice and I would not care.” –Fake Steve Jobs A thought for Thursday, June 23, 2011:  I was trying to remember the last time I used a newspaper or magazine for anything other than wrapping paper – it’s definitely been close to two years…  Halt the [read full post]

 June 23, 2011  Posted by at 11:04 AM Future Already Very Pending, Human Augmentation, Internet, Mobile, Multimedia, Technology, Terminal Anachronism, We're Already Cyborgs Already

Cyborg Dick Cheney has no Heartbeat – Soon to be Wirelessly Powered

Jun 102011
 
Cyborg Dick Cheney has no Heartbeat - Soon to be Wirelessly Powered

Was Cheney Darth Vader, and Bush the Emperor, or the other way around?  Well, since both Cheney and Vader are cyborgs, I guess that’s the way it goes.  What a waste of metaphor…  Anyway, the Left Ventricle Assistive Device (LVAD), an already amazing piece of medical technology used by Dick Cheney, is going to adopt a wireless power system in a few years.  More props for Tesla. [VIA THE ECONOMIST]

 June 10, 2011  Posted by at 11:22 AM Cybernetics, Future Already Very Pending, Human Augmentation, Medical Technology, Nikola Tesla, Prosthetics, Technology, We're Already Cyborgs Already

R.U. Sirius ACCELER8ES – Human Technology and Cyber/CounterCulture gets a New Medium

Jun 092011
 
R.U. Sirius ACCELER8ES - Human Technology and Cyber/CounterCulture gets a New Medium

“There’s a certain alertness to the science fictional nature of current reality.” -R.U. Sirius Technological and Cyber/CounterCultural icon R.U. Sirius has a new online venture:  ACCELER8OR.  Sirius is kind of a lost breed of futurist/humanist/guy-who-makes-you-question-the-real – a person who can wax technological and also weave in various means of and perspectives on organic cognitive expansion…  or something (the vagueness, or openness to interpretation is kind of a plasticity of ideas vs. the brick wall of beliefs sorta perspective). As is evident, describing the person requires a lot of slashes and hyphens, so ANTHROBOTIC recommends you set an ACCELER8OR bookmark and/or [read full post]

 June 9, 2011  Posted by at 12:58 PM AI, Artificial Intelligence, Brain, Cybernetics, Future Already Very Pending, Human Augmentation, Neurology, Technology, The Beginning is Near, We're Already Cyborgs Already

The Internets in 2015 – an Infographic

Jun 022011
 

There’s a simple exercise you can do to understand how fast information technology changes.  Pick up your smartphone, and take a moment to consider what it can do now that was quite literally impossible only three years ago. So… what will we see in the next four?  Where should we invest? The exponential changes in means (mobile – ubiquitous), content (social + data heavy), and access (global – with serious penetration and technological leapfrogging in the developing world) will continue to change the world, with the rate of change increasing itself… [VIA JAKE BREWER VIA FAST CO]

 June 2, 2011  Posted by at 10:01 AM Cybernetics, Future Already Very Pending, Human Augmentation, Mobile, Multimedia, Technology, The Beginning is Near, We're Already Cyborgs Already

Medical Technology Gets Awesomer!

May 302011
 
Medical Technology Gets Awesomer!

The Convergence of Medicine & Technology…  Dude, Medicine IS Technology!  Just Saying…I understand the point of the author’s title – but, you know, a scalpel, a bandage, and an aspirin are kinds of technology. I’m totally renaming this piece: “Medical Technology Gets Awesomer!“ [VIA KURZWEIL AI]

 May 30, 2011  Posted by at 1:29 PM AI, Brain, Cybernetics, Neurology, Prosthetics, Robot, Technology, We're Already Cyborgs Already
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