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Get a glimpse of the future through the latest augmented reality headset [VIDEO]

With the Meta 2, an augmented reality headset that makes it possible for users to see, grab and move holograms just like physical objects, Meron Gribetz hopes to extend our senses through a more natural machine.

Vale Leonard Nimoy: an inspiration to entrepreneurs

Are all entrepreneurs Star Trek fans? Probably not. But many are. Why? Because Spock made it ok to be different. Nimoy's portrayal of Spock touched the...

B.I. (Before the Internet) Life and why everyone needs to be a Now-ist [VIDEO]

Forget about planning for the future. You need to concentrate on the now. Now is when you can really make a difference. Ignore the future...

Wow, did we watch some interesting things on YouTube last year [VIDEO]

And, let's be honest here, we watched some real rubbish as well. Utter rubbish in some instances. I'll admit that I didn't make it through...

The Google Zeitgeist: Looking back at what we searched for in 2013 [VIDEO]

Is the past a predictor of the future? Possibly. And, Google knows the past like few other companies - it has all the data for...

Stop competing with each other! Sage advice from the Retail Prophet

Doug Stephens is a futurist. This doesn't mean he gets to wear a cap and some sort of wizard-like hat. What it does mean...

How to become a wizard of the future. Why everyone needs to know how...

For anyone who has ever coded anything, you will know that smug sense of self satisfaction that you get when it actually works. That sense of achievement. The sense that you created something.

Using research to predict the future in three easy steps (Lessons from AMSRS conference...

There I was, seeking new ways to predict the future at the AMSRS conference 2012. It was full of people who spend their existence...

Is this what a gamified future will really be like? [VIDEO]

This short film is set in a future where gamification has taken on a whole new meaning. Contact lens have a new application and the way people interact with their world moves into squarely into the realm of creepy. Better yet, snail zombies exist.

Google Invests in app that will predict the future

Google’s latest move to invest in Recorded Future - a startup claiming to be able to predict the future – is generating a buzz across the mainstream media. Can this be the killer app everybody has been waiting for?

Google CEO Eric Schmidt shares his vision for the future web

It's always interesting when important people share their predictions for the future, largely because they actually have a good chance of making them happen. Google CEO Eric Schmidt recently appeared at Gartner Symposium in Orlando, Florida to discuss web developments and trends. The full 45-minute original video is below. If you only have a few minutes, below that is a six-minute except that TechCrunch deemed the most interesting bit.

21st Century fashion predictions from the 1930s

Designer reality TV shows might be a hit in 2009, but sartorially creative visionaries had their own views on the kind of threads we'd be wearing in the year 2000. Still waiting on those glass wedding gowns, people...

Rolltop – the laptop computer of the future

With all the chatter about the wave of soon-to-be-released tablet computers, and with the newspaper industry foraging around for a viable digital replacement for paper, it's good to remind ourselves that this is just the beginning. Pretty soon we could be rolling up our laptop and tucking it under our arm like a yoga mat. Check out this conceptual "Rolltop" from www.orkin-design.de.

Will the future ever deliver?

Are you sick of waiting for the future to deliver on its promises? We let the boffins get away with announcing stuff, taking our money and then hiding. Our generation X and Y attention spans mean we forget to hold them accountable. Oh look over there, something shiny...

Us Now – Oh the times, they are a changin

Us Now is a fascinating documentary film examining the astonishing pace of change that society is currently undergoing, led by the growth of the internet, technology and the new tribalism they are enabling.

Website of the Week: Intel sponsors… "Tomorrow"

Forget "Intel Inside". The world's biggest manufacturer of microprocessors has a new tagline: "Sponsors of Tomorrow". Intel's new three-year advertising campaign kicked off in May with the launch of a thoughtful new website, viral video ads and interactive display advertising in New York's Times Square and other branding hotspots around the globe.

Website of the Week: Intel sponsors… “Tomorrow”

Forget "Intel Inside". The world's biggest manufacturer of microprocessors has a new tagline: "Sponsors of Tomorrow". Intel's new three-year advertising campaign kicked off in May with the launch of a thoughtful new website, viral video ads and interactive display advertising in New York's Times Square and other branding hotspots around the globe.

Nanoscience delivers 'Space Ghost' wrist device

This video may be more than seven months old, but it's still relevant to the revolutionary leaps being made in the Nanoscience field. Launched alongside...

Nanoscience delivers ‘Space Ghost’ wrist device

This video may be more than seven months old, but it's still relevant to the revolutionary leaps being made in the Nanoscience field. Launched alongside...

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Most people at one time or another have wished they could travel back in time to impart sage advice to their younger selves. While...
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Five essential ingredients for a humming homepage with James Tuckerman [FREE...

Most homepages dedicate too much of their valuable space to predictable and generally unhelpful information, such as the purpose of the business, their products and services, their achievements and needy invitations to ‘buy, buy, buy’ or ‘contact us for a free consultation on no obligation quote’. Effective homepages focus on the needs and wants of the customer.

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Five ways to manage your time by managing yourself, with Helen...

Finding the time to tackle everything is one of the greatest challenges faced by business owners. To help time-starved business owners work smarter and not harder, we spoke with Helen Ebdon. The director of Affirming Business and Executive Coaching, she’s a serial entrepreneur who started her first business at age 25. She’s built and run direct marketing and communications businesses and she’s also the creator of the Take 15 Program for business effectiveness.

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New Zealand’s Xero eyes US IPO, further disruption as subscribers increase...

Xero recently held its annual meeting in Wellington, during which the company revealed some interesting details about its future. As has been widely suspected, the...

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