In the Department of Totally Useful Things, a quick tip from Hack College on how to avoid the kinks and twists in your earbuds. Nerds unite.
Filed under: technology | Tags: contact lens, electronic, technology, vision, washington
Crazy notion, huh?
Researchers at the University of Washington have developed contact lenses embedded with electronic circuits. Still in its early stages of development, these lenses signal possibilities such as surfing the Internet, reading blood pressure, and even playing video games within one’s range of vision.
Imagine when corporate America gets a hold of this technology. “Runnin’ on Dunkin’” flashing across the bottom of your vision while walking the dog?
Filed under: government, politics, pop culture | Tags: bray, mahjoo, obama, technology, white house
Will Obama’s White House be as tech-savvy as his touted, tightly-run campaign? Two spins on the same subject: Slate’s Farhad Manjoo is skeptical:
This will be difficult; online communities are fragile, tenuous associations, and Obama’s Web coalition—millions of people with various competing interests—could very well splinter when tasked with working toward specific policy goals.
Meanwhile, in the glass half-full camp, the Boston Globe’s Hiawatha Bray believes the pending White House will be wired and ready for all-citizen access:
If Obama gets his way, all Americans will have broadband Internet access, whether they live in big cities or remote villages. Online life will be safer, with better defenses against cybercriminals. And there will be greater access to government, with online services to let anyone question members of the president’s Cabinet or track every dime of the federal budget.
Too early to tell? One thing’s for sure–all those folks who donated $5 to Barackobama.com are ready to for more open, less secretive policies than those of the George W’s administration. [second life image from barackobama.com]
