Sunday, January 6, 2013

Strange New Tech

I took a quick look around at some of the new gizmos and gadgets screaming our way in '13. Some are cool, others just plain stupid, and some a little scary.

Fujitsu's come out with the Lifebook 2013. Sounds a little presumptuous, and a little sad, with a name like Lifebook, to think that this thin piece of tech could contain most all aspects of a techie's life, but that's the pitch. Slim (or slimmer) than a laptop, it has a detachable digital camera, cell phone, and even functions as a touch-screen laptop. Feel just like Bond when he gets a new thingie from Q. "Try to bring it back in one piece, Bond."

Then, there's the Bendy Screen Smartphone. Yup, you can twist and flex it every which way, and theoretically it will still work. Yeah, that's something I need.

And, to be just a bit more connected, there's the Google Glass, your next step towards a bionic lifestyle. These goggles display a screen in front of your eyes as you attempt to walk around, so you'll see the world with a little something extra. It'll jazz up your vision, and give you a Bluetooth connection. Resistance is futile.

Ever wanted to be invisible? Well, you still can't, but it looks like the military will soon have a tank that, while not completely invisible, can at least blend into the surroundings, using special thermo-electric tiles covering its surface. One drawback. It only works at night. But, it can present a heat signature that can look like, oh, I don't know, a cow, maybe? That'll send a word to any enemies. Yeah, mess with us, and we'll send our army of infrared, camouflaged, gun-totin' cows. They won't mess with us.

Well, that's enough nonsense for now.

'til next time... Adios.

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