29 posts tagged IFTF
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Artifact from Maker Faire
http://askpang.typepad.com/ relevant_history/ 2008/ 05/ artifact-from-m.htmlAt the Maker Faire, we had imaginary covers of a 2018 issue of Maker magazine, and invited people to draw on them. This exercise yielded perhaps the best artifact from the future of all time: via Flickr Tags: makerfaire, iftf, future
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Microsoft and NBC working on "copyright cop" for Zune?
http://pirating.us/ microsoft/ microsoft-and-nbc-working-on-copyright-cop-for-zu…Microsoft and NBC working on "copyright cop" for Zune? May 8th, 2008 Apple refused to cooperate with NBC on building filters into its iPod player to remove pirated movies and videos, but Microsoft may be more willing to do so – or at least look into it, it seems.
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Revvin’ up for Maker Faire: Maker Day
http://blog.rewarestyle.com/ 2008/ 05/ 02/ revvin-up-for-maker-faire-maker-day/What an inspirational, revelational way to kick off Maker Faire–this will be my 3rd year as a Maker, but my 1st time attending Maker Day, thanks to the invite from organizers Sherry Huss and Dale. Fellow Maker, Shana Astrachan and I drove down to my ol’ stompin’ grounds of San Mateo for an afternoon of presentations by innovative minds on the Future of Making.
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New IFTF report: Sensory Transformation: New Tools & Practices for Overcoming Cognitive Overload
http://hubber.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 04/ sensory-transformation-new-tools.htmlThere is a new addition to IFTF's public library. From the Technology Horizons Program is the report, "Sensory Transformation: New Tools & Practices for Overcoming Cognitive Overload" Information overload has become a cliche. We use the phrase half-jokingly to describe the stress associated with the onslaught of media that digital technology has unleashed on us.
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New IFTF report: Smart Infrastructures: Computational Resources to Burn
http://hubber.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 04/ smart-infrastructures-computational.htmlThere is a new addition to IFTF's public library. From the Technology Horizons Program is the report, "Smart Infrastructures: Computational Resources to Burn" Over the next 15–20 years we will overcome limits in availability of our computational resources.
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The Web as Science's Database: The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)
http://blogranger.typepad.com/ blogranger/ 2008/ 04/ the-web-as-scie.htmlThe social web (Web 2.0) built on decentralized tools for participation with cheap data storage accessed by increasingly affordable broadband networks is allowing the Internet to function as society's database.
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IFTF's next conference: The Future of Making: Making the Future
http://hubber.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 04/ iftfs-next-conference-future-of-making.htm…Here is what IFTF is up to next! Should be a fun conference! The Future of Making: Making the Future 2008 Technology Horizons Spring Exchange, May 4-5, 2008 We are on the verge of a transformation in how products are designed, manufactured, and distributed.
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The X2 project
http://future.iftf.org/ 2008/ 04/ the-x2-project.htmlFor the last 6 months or so, I've been working on a big new project at the Institute. I haven't written that much about it, as we've been... quiet. Now, though, we're starting to take the project public. The project is called X2, and its aim is to forecast the future of science, technology and innovation.
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Future Now is moving!
http://future.iftf.org/ 2008/ 04/ future-now-is-m.htmlFuture Now is moving to a new location. We'll keep posting to this location for a while, but we're moving the archive, and new posts, to our new, unified IFTF site. The URL for the new site is http://www.iftf.org/futurenow; RSS feed is available here.
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Ten Year Forecast conference
http://future.iftf.org/ 2008/ 04/ ten-year-foreca.htmlThe Institute's 2008 Ten Year Forecast conference is going on today at the Mission Bay conference center. The center is part of the new UCSF Mission Bay campus, which is a pretty extraordinary piece of city redevelopment.
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