The future is on the way...

A few of my favorite things from the future that are here today:

Segways: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_z9s92oe4M
- Require a redesign of all our cities, towns and suburbs... but they're definitely from the future.  Perhaps that's why they don't fit in most places today.


iPhone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgW7or1TuFk
- I now take map, web, email and all other forms of computer access for granted... in my pocket.


Wing Suits: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttz5oPpF1Js
- Mind-boggling control... these guys are definitely from the future!


LED HDTV from Samsung: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HbXzSdResM
- Debuting at Best Buy last Sunday... the TV we'll all be watching in the future.


Wolfram Alpha: http://www.wolframalpha.com/screencast/introducingwolframalpha.html
- The future Web 3.0 (Semantic Web) is here today (in Alpha form... not yet Beta): http://www.wolframalpha.com/


Computer interaction of the future:
- http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/02/ted-digital-six/
- http://www.branitvfx.com/worldbuilder/index.html

Update:

Artificial skin from Stanford
- These prototypes look like the early integrated circuit prototypes of the 60s and 70s.  Where does this lead... burn victim recovery, or I, Robot, Surrogates, and T2?

Motorcycle Diaries displaced?

Since I started riding, I've been tracking (and blogging) about every day I've ridden, religiously. With only a very few exceptions, every mile of nearly 10,000 miles is accounted for in my daily "motorcycle diary" updates, until my March 16, 2009 update capturing updates through 3/6/09....

As noted in that post, I started writing for Examiner.com as their DC Motorcycle Travel Examiner. Now, with 85 articles since 12/31/08, I'm confronted with the question of whether I should continue to maintain my blog log.... My ODO now reads 9003, with many days of exciting riding included. The thing is, much of it is now captured here:
http://www.examiner.com/x-2294-DC-Motorcycle-Travel-Examiner

Let me know what you think!

Meanwhile, since my first Examiner.com article, the number of Motorcycle Examiners has exploded from just three of us, to 20 of us today! Check them out:

Atlanta Motorcycle Examinerhttp://www.examiner.com/x-7874-Atlanta-Motorcycle-Examiner

Atlanta Motorcycle Lifestyle Examinerhttp://www.examiner.com/x-8023-Atlanta-Motorcycle-Lifestyle-Examiner

Atlanta Sport Bike Examinerhttp://www.examiner.com/x-7271-Atlanta-Sport-Bike-Examiner

Boomer Biker Examiner (Florida)http://www.examiner.com/x-1197-Boomer-Biker-Examiner

Chicago Motorcycle Examinerhttp://www.examiner.com/x-2313-Chicago-Motorcycle-Examiner

DC Motorcycle Examinerhttp://www.examiner.com/x-8018-DC-Motorcycle-Examiner

DC Motorcycle Travel Examinerhttp://www.examiner.com/x-2294-DC-Motorcycle-Travel-Examiner

Denver Motorcycle Examinerhttp://wwww.examiner.com/x-378-Denver-Motorcycle-Examiner

Detroit Scooter Examinerhttp://www.examiner.com/x-3223-Detroit-Scooter-Examiner

Kansas City Motorcycle Examinerhttp://wwww.examiner.com/x-3640-Kansas-City-Motorcycle-Examiner

LA Motorcycle Examinerhttp://wwww.examiner.com/x-7872-LA-Motorcycle-Examiner

LA Motorcycle Travel Examinerhttp://wwww.examiner.com/x-7101-LA-Motorcycle-Travel-Examiner

Louisville Motorcycle Travel Examinerhttp://wwww.examiner.com/x-4702-Louisville-Motorcycle-Travel-Examiner

Houston Motorcycle Examinerhttp://www.examiner.com/x-9191-Houston-Motorcycle-Examiner

Manchester Motorcycle Examinerhttp://www.examiner.com/x-6367-Manchester-Motorcycle-Examiner

Miami Motorcycle Examinerhttp://www.examiner.com/x-8272-Miami-Motorcycle-Examiner

Phoenix Motorcycle Travel Examinerhttp://www.examiner.com/x-9204-Phoenix-Motorcycle-Travel-Examiner

Seattle Alternative Transportation Examinerhttp://www.examiner.com/x-3227-Seattle-Motorcycle-Examiner

Seattle Motorcycle Examinerhttp://www.examiner.com/x-5822-Seattle-Motorcycle-Examiner

Tampa Motorcycle Lifestyle Examinerhttp://www.examiner.com/x-8142-Tampa-Motorcyle-Lifestyle-Examiner