this is one of the best historical futuristic videos I’ve seen.

this is great

In the vein of TED videos - you must check out this excellent selection of videos from the Gadgetoff conference - click here for full selection.

3 representational videos below of Tony Tether, the Director of DARPA, Luke Williams of frog design, and Marvin Minsky of MIT:

We’re hearing a lot about alternative energy these days. But ethanol, wind and wave energy, and fuel cells, so far have many negative externalities. Solar power is still inefficient and expensive. Why don’t we hear more about the potential of free energy, the energy that exists freely in air, and is available to all nations equally? Check out this link to see all the potential technologies that can tap free energy.

I’ve also been thinking about the fresh water problem. At least one-third of the planet faces severe water shortages. More than one billion people worldwide lack access to safe and sufficient water for their household needs, subsistence and livelihoods.

Now, here’s a wild thought - what if free energy could power atmospheric water generators, a developing technology that can produce water from the humidity in air (link)?

[UPDATE: This is from the 1967 movie 1999AD]

Business 2.0, which will sadly be shutting down, has an interesting feature this month about a concept for urban towers dedicated to farming.

This is an interesting variation of my idea - the urban-suburban neighborhood tower [click here].

Interesting glimpse into a possible digital future…

[thanks, Duncan Riley]

Imagine a virtual world that is identical to the real world. Virtual Sphere has developed a locomotion sphere wherein users can move through a virtual space, as they would in real life.

Check out this CNBC segment featuring Lego’s innovation efforts. The Company actively solicits ideas from its customers, and customers even vote on the products they would buy, to assist Lego with product development priorities.

You can imagine the advertising possibilities with this 3M display technology…

A Discovery Channel feature on the possibility of developing a time machine.

Finally, a 1939 video for the World’s Fair, which presents a vision of the futuristic world of 1960!

Be sure to watch this video of a solar power plant in Seville, Spain, a glimpse into the future.

Also, Solar Electricity Vehicles is developing vehicle solar technology, so a hybrid vehicle can be 30% more efficient. At a cost of $2,000-$4,000, the cost is estimated to be recuperated within 2-3 years, with tax incentives.

I’ve already posted a video demo of tabletop technology, which relates to the recent announcement at D, which has been covered extensively elsewhere.

Engadget roundup here.

TechCrunch profile here.

Video demo here.

Now imagine if the table display integrated 3d holographic display technology like SeeReal Technologies is developing. So, you could essentially navigate and compute in a 3D space with your hands. Now imagine if this technology integrated seamless voice recognition and gesture recognition technology too. That would be a killer-app.