Atlanta Business Chronicle: In 2029, people and computers will be “intimately connected” in profound ways, thanks to breakthrough advances in artificial intelligence, nanotechnology and a soon-to-be-acquired knowledge of the human brain. That’s according to futurist Ray Kurzweil, who spoke Feb. 7 at the Technology Association of Georgia’s annual summit in Smyrna. Kurzweil, author of “The Age of Spiritual Machines” and […]

Tech Digest: Technology and golf have never really crossed paths. Check trousers, a Ronnie Corbett sweater, some clubs, balls and a bag – that’s been sufficient for years. So why not ruffle a few feathers in the clubhouse with something very 2006 – the Soldius Solar golf bag. Featuring a built-in solar panel that provides 100% green energy, the Soldius […]

Mainichi: Aging is the name of the game when it comes to fine wine. Top producers mature their brews in oak barrels; connoisseurs will keep a bottle in the cellar for years so they can savor the complex bouquet at its peak. For Hiroshi Tanaka, all that waiting is just a waste of time — and he says he’s got […]

CScout: By connecting the real world with information from the Internet, users can explore geographical spaces with the eye of an insider. There is a huge variety of technologies which can be used to enable visitors to find their way around the globe. So far, most applications are used to tour museums, tourist sights or foreign cities. The most obvious […]

BBC News: The contents of a woman’s handbag have long remained a mystery – often even to the owner – but a new design offers to shine a light on the problem. A solar-powered handbag designed by a student from Brunel University promises to make finding keys and other items at the bottom of a bag easier. The handbag, dubbed […]

The Green Head: I don’t think anyone likes mopping floors, but it appears that robots do! iRobot, maker of the cool robot vaccuum Roomba, have developed the perfectly named Scooba – Floor Washing Robot. The Scooba is truly a revolutionary new hard floor cleaning system. It’s programmed to prep, wash, scrub and dry the floor automatically. Using the AWARE robot […]

PSFK: The End of Shopping is here. The barcode scanning technology, mentioned in that Times article Guy touched on, actually exists and If you have a camera phone and either T-Mobile or Cingular, you can download the software for free and start scanning for the lowest price around. This is how scan-commerce works, after you download the software from ScanZoom, […]

we make money not art: NEC has developed a 0.3-millimeter (0.012-inch) thick, foldable battery to be used in cards or clothes, leading to new possibilities such as people walking through ticket gates with fare passes in their pockets. The battery can support tens of thousands of signal transmissions on a single charge and can be recharged in less than 30 […]

BBC News: An intelligent computer system which can imitate doctors’ decisions about treatment for intensive care patients is being developed by scientists. It will monitor patients’ vital signs and then evaluate and administer drugs – a job now done by specialist medics. Decisions will be made in seconds – freeing up valuable time for doctors. The system is being designed […]

USAToday.com: Ever wonder if that spouse, friend or co-worker on the other end of the phone is really paying attention? The “Jerk-O-Meter” may hold the answer. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are developing software for cell phones that would analyze speech patterns and voice tones to rate people — on a scale of 0 to 100% — on […]