How do you explain the tremendous hype and true excitement about the iPhone?

Virtual worlds enable whole new business opportunities. Have a look at this article about second life and how successful businesses are using the medium to make real money. Note that the majority of this business usage currently centers on marketing and fashion. Other common uses of the virtual world include social clubs and advertising. Second life businesses article on CNET

I am marking this space to begin collecting my thoughts on the Age of Design. Future Shock, Network Nation, and Megatrends all predicted the information age. People would become information-empowered. The Internet connects people today and offers access to pricing, regulations, other government and public documents, as well as tools for manipulating data and producing more information.

People love instant messaging and chat on the Internet. These are applications the new generation of millenials in particular have been bred to use. My research shows these are the entry technologies for the workforce to get into more advanced computing. Managers can take specific steps to use them to get employees using improved communications and collaboration practices. Of note in this space, there are a wide variety of clients. IBM and AOL were in this space a long time ago along with CUCME (pronounced "see you see me") and ICQ.

So, how long will it take for flying cars to be commonplace?

Will they ever?

Several possibilities highlighted here including the Terrafugia concept.

If they are ever to work, they will need a technology called "synthetic vision." It allows individuals to see exactly where they are and where they are going under all conditions including complete fog. Interesting? Here is a little bit about it.

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So, the era of bluetooth watches has arrived! Endagaget Story

Here is one that links with your cell phone. Fossil has one out too.

What will the house of the future look like?  Home technologies are often the ones consumers can most readily grasp.  I am collecting resources here that show such technologies.

 

One key technology that has been around for a long time to network home devices prior to wireless = x10 an industry standard

Read about X-10 here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X10_%28industry_standard%29  

 http://news.com.com/2300-11392_3-6115975-1.html - Popular Science House of Innovation photos

Discussion of Florida Power and the ultimate maxim, even for government agencies -- adapt or die!

 Discussion may range to topics such as TerraGo's GIS-PDF solutions.