emergentfutures:
Real-Life Inception: Army Looks to ‘Counteract Nightmares’ With Digital Dreams
A soldier tries to sleep. But he is not safe in his dreams. Jolted awake by a nightmare, the combat veteran fumbles in the dark for his 3-D glasses.
He puts them on. Around him are the faces of people whom he trusts. They fight the darkness with him. The soldier’s re-lived this scene in his head and the laboratory over and over again, until it has become reassuringly familiar. The soldier knows that his pixelated friends will take him away from these troubled dreams. When the scene is over, he takes off his goggles and looks around him. The soldier is home.
Full Story: Wired
How boring would it be to be that guy who just dreams of a United States flag all night.
Internet Blacklist Legislation
Dear Friend of Digital Freedom,
The Internet Blacklist Legislation is back and it’s worse than ever. Introduced today, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) seeks to authorize both the executive branch and private parties to conduct slash-and-burn campaigns against websites that allegedly host – or even link to – content that infringes on intellectual property rights. This would “disappear” whole domain names, fundamentally undermining Internet security, and/or choke off their financial support. The Internet Blacklist Legislation puts more sites than ever at risk, effectively upending the DMCA safe harbors that, while imperfect, have been crucial to the growth of Internet innovation and creativity.
Email your members of Congress now and tell them to reject the Internet Blacklist Legislation.
objectivecrizzo:
iPhoto updated. iCloud fixes.
Yup. Downloading as we speak.
brit:
A Virtual Keyboard for iPad & iPhone
We live in the future. No, seriously, we do. This laser virtual keyboard ($170) is proof of it. It syncs with your iPad or iPhone over bluetooth so that you can type on any surface. Check out the video of it in action.
You can even choose to have simulated keyboard sounds, just in case silent typing isn’t your thing. Can you imagine full school classes or workplaces where everyone is typing on lasers? So crazy. The size of the cube laser device is just a bit larger than a matchbook and the battery lasts for 2.5 hrs.
I think I might have found the coolest gadget for the holidays. These things will probably sell like hot cakes - I’d snag one early if you’re as excited about it as I am.
What is this thing like in low light conditions? I’ve deciding whether or not to put it on my Christmas list for www.techanarchy.com
