Check out this video, which shows a demonstration of an out-of-body experience, an illusion created by having a video camera following you, and seeing your body movements in goggles.

Also, check out this Scientific American article about out of body experiences, with the help of video cameras.

I’ve talked about 3d holographic technology as an exciting frontier for computing before -And here (The Evolution and Future of the Web) this technology won the best emerging technology award at SIGGRAPH 2007.

I guess one of the benefits of having a blog is my ability to publicly vent.  I love my iPhone overall, but I am extremely frustrated with the ATT/Cingular service.  I had Sprint for 10 years and never once had a dropped call.  I’ve had ATT with my iPhone for a couple months, and it nearly drops every call.  And I live in Palo Alto, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley.  I have to go out onto my balcony for people to hear me, and even then the voice transmission fades in and out.  Had I known that the ATT service was so bad, I would not have purchased an iPhone and switched carriers.

Does anybody know a public petition for iPhone users taking a stance against ATT?  Otherwise, I’m tempted to create one. Of course, there are now fixes, but I’m already locked into a contract with ATT, and my suspicion is that any workarounds will probably be plugged.

The data speed is also incredibly slow.  This was a tradeoff that Apple made to maximize the iPhone’s battery life, but my preference would be to have a shorter battery life, and have faster data. We as consumers should be able to make that choice.

area/code has designed a gaming experience called SHARKRUNNERS for Discovery Channel’s website. The game uses real shark location data, and you chase them by captaining a virtual science vessel, and when you encounter a shark, you can send divers down for research, which can result in shark attacks! This is a great example of a virtual/real hybrid game, which have tremendous potential for educational and entertainment value.

Carolin Horn has created a flash-based visually compelling email interface, which uses the metaphor of microbes. [thanks, Frank]

Interesting idea for urban transport - bike vending machines - similar to the idea of stackable car vending a la luggage carts. The bikes would have RFID tags for tracking. How cool would it be if there were Segway vending stations throughout cities? [source]

This is certainly a bit more elegant of a solution than a sphere on wheels.