Visions of Past, Present and Future Tech

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/01/the-decades-that-invented-the-future-part-10-1991-2000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_in_the_Twentieth_Century written in 1863
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/ParisInTheTwentiethCentury?from=Main.ParisInTheTwentiethCentury

The concept of a flat screen video-phone goes back at least to the 1920s.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolis_(1927_film) ,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j92E9J8uafc ,
http://www.kinolorber.com/metropolis ,
http://www.uow.edu.au/~morgan/Metroja.htm

http://www.scribd.com/doc/99717073/Original-programme-for-the-British-premiere-of-Fritz-Lang%E2%80%99s-Metropolis-in-1927 
1927: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=griiRL8Yvu0#t=13
1968: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWwo6JpMceg ,
http://io9.com/these-videophone-concepts-are-cooler-than-your-iphones-493279975 ,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgL72EWIlVo

The concept of something like the Microsoft_Surface goes back to at least the 1930s.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Things_to_Come 1936 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DNsbtdRVtY

http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/content.asp?Bnum=1286 ,
http://archive.org/details/ClaCinOnl_ThingsToCome ,
http://www.criterion.com/films/posts/2812-things-to-come-whither-mankind ,
http://www.technologytell.com/hometech/83244/double-play-blu-ray-review-pt-2-things-to-come-on-blu-ray-still-a-long-way-to-go

{"Of course, the most important of all the silent feature-length SF films—not that there are all that many—is Fritz Lang's 1927 masterpiece "Metropolis," which gives us robots, underground cities, and the mad scientist Rottwang. (At this writing, film buffs are eager to see the uncut version of the film recently discovered in Argentina and not shown publicly in 80 years.)"}
http://www.irosf.com/q/zine/article/10445

http://io9.com/crazy-ideas-that-made-the-leap-from-scifi-to-reality-788157048

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tablet_computer#Fictional_and_prototype_tablets

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(film)#Influence_on_technology_and_law,
The Microsoft_Tablet_PC happened to be up & running by the year 2001.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_tablet_computers#History

1973, some 5 years after the release of 2001: ASO, IBM opened its Chicago HQ was in the form of a 700' tall monolith supercomputer.

In a way, IBM has already been experimenting with Monolith computing technology. However, unlike the teleportation that's depicted in the movies, such technology is still in its infancy.

https://www.straightdope.com/21343676/has-ibm-discovered-a-way-to-teleport-objects

http://researcher.watson.ibm.com/researcher/view_project.php?id=2862

1996-1997 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Blue_(chess_computer)
1968 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzIQUDQO-ag,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Blue_versus_Garry_Kasparov

In the 2001:_A_Space_Odyssey book, HAL was started up in 1997.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_9000#The_future_of_computing,
http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/ibm100/us/en/icons/deepblue

Teleportation of large objects is still quite a ways off.

9-11-1995
"Kasparov and Viswanathan Anand in a publicity photo on top of the World Trade Center in New York."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Kasparov#Break_with_and_ejection_from_FIDE

http://www.kasparovagent.com/photo_gallery.php

1995	Seventh world title match against Vishy Anand on 108th Floor of the World Trade Center where then Mayor Rudi Guliani makes first move in the match.
1996-97	Kasparov and IBM's Deep Blue each win one match. Kasparov in Philadelphia in 1996 and IBM in New York in 1997 - IBM refuses a rematch and dismantles the program in 1998.

http://www.kasparovagent.com/garry_kasparov_milestones.php

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versions_of_Blade_Runner,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QcyX9JWMMo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Episode_IV:_A_New_Hope 1977
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ij1vGWs73k

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Episode_V:_The_Empire_Strikes_Back 1980
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQncep_VQn4

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Episode_VI:_Return_of_the_Jedi 1983
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WIQigWP-U4

STAR WARS The Legacy Revealed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUZyYxTA-jk
The Villains
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s04lYV0AeJk

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Development_of_Star_Wars_Episode_VII 2015

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/10-star-trek-technologies.htm
People first got to see Star+Trek on TV in 1966 and the first STAR+WARS movie in 1977. Obviously, both have continued in popularity through the decades.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKZsbBDKZNE
Its interesting that J._J._Abrams would eventually become involved in both universes.

Mirror, Mirror...

http://gigaom.com/2013/01/25/this-mirror-with-sensors-points-to-a-new-connected-future-here-is-why
Eventually with so much big-data floating around in cyberspace, a digital universe could be created.
What if nature has the equivalent of a cosmic-Internet? Then eventually some very advanced computer modeling programs will reveal several peculiar things about coincidence & synchronicity.

Whether its a digital mirror or some data-glasses, the perception of data can become dramatically enhanced.
Such are the archetypes & abilities of machines-humans-and-gods. Eventually, a digital-brain could give a human brain quite a run for the money, but it won't be anything more than artificial intelligence or simulated life with cyborg-tissue.

Whether the universe has a creator or it doesn't, nature seems to be part of something like a cosmic running program of space and time. Various computer-models-and-computer-simulations are starting to reveal  some peculiar things about the nature of reality & consciousness. Some people are more intuitive or psychic than others, but eventually there will be a digital-sixth-sense. Otherwise known as, Augmented Reality.

Star Wars: Episode 7

http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/01/j-j-abrams-star-wars-2

Long, long ago over 2 decades before he would play the roll of Ben_Kenobi, Alec Guinness tried to warn James_Dean of impending danger. It was like AG had tapped into the Force and sensed doom for JD.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/alec-guinness-warned-james-dean-his-car-one-week-before-deadly-crash-1019948

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=STAR+WARS

Deep Space Industries

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Space_Industries, http://deepspaceindustries.com

http://www.sen.com/news/deep-space-industries-plan-to-mine-asteroids.html

http://www.space.com/19368-asteroid-mining-deep-space-industries.html

http://www.gizmag.com/deep-space-industries/25915 

BIG DATA

http://blogs.sap.com/innovation/big-data, http://www.zdnet.com/topic-big-data
Its just too tempting to not have a database of practically everything possible.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_data#Examples,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_data#Critique

Although there are many benefits, there are also some uncomfortable implications with gradually trying to record everything possible.
http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/bigdata, http://www.sas.com/big-data,
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/big-data/big-data-analytics-turning-big-data-into-intelligence.html, http://www.emc.com/microsites/bigdata/index.htm, http://www.systap.com/bigdata.htm,
http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/mgi/research/technology_and_innovation/big_data_the_next_frontier_for_innovation

All kinds of massively detailed computer models depicting various scenarios in architecture, astronomy, medicine, engineering would be astounding.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/big-data,
http://www.informatica.com/ca/vision/harnessing-big-data,
http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/big-data/index.html

http://bigdata.csail.mit.edu, http://www.bigdatatechcon.com/boston2013/keynotes.aspx,
http://www.weforum.org/reports/big-data-big-impact-new-possibilities-international-development

Exploitation, Suffering and Other Human Costs Are Built Into Some Products

http://www.china.org.cn/business/2011-02/16/content_21930485.htm
Horrific & abusive working conditions should not be accepted, anywhere.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/11/technology/foxconn-said-to-use-forced-student-labor-to-make-iphones.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0, 

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/26/business/ieconomy-apples-ipad-and-the-human-costs-for-workers-in-china.html?pagewanted=all

http://www.democracynow.org/2012/10/10/as_millions_buy_iphone_5_chinese,
http://technology.inquirer.net/18300/strike-at-china-apple-manufacturer-rights-group

http://www.change.org/petitions/dear-apple-no-factory-workers-should-die-making-our-ipads?utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=url_share&utm_campaign=url_share_before_sign

From The Jungle (1906) to The Digital Jungle of abusive manufacturing.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57516096-37/no-more-islave-an-activist-fights-for-iphone-workers

http://readthinkwriteteach.com/2012/06/08/brazil-workers-exploited-as-modern-day-amazon-slaves,
http://www.ibtimes.com/why-us-minimum-wage-less-half-what-australia-pays-their-workers-722579

The Java Dilemma

http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/08/31/oracles-java-security-woes-mount-as-researchers-spot-a-bug-in-its-critical-bug-fix,
http://www.informationweek.com/security/application-security/java-vulnerability-affects-1-billion-plu/240007985
Its quite popular, but like anything there can be problems.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/11/us-java-security-idUSBRE90A0S320130111
https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2013/01/11/protecting-users-against-java-vulnerability
Problems have been developing for a while.
http://www.zdnet.com/how-to-disable-java-in-your-browser-on-windows-mac-7000009732,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_(software_platform) ,
http://www.zdnet.com/homeland-security-warns-to-disable-java-amid-zero-day-flaw-7000009713,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_(programming_language)#History,
http://www.cigital.com/javasecurity/compstrat.html

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2025178/oracle-releases-java-fix-but-security-concerns-remain.html,
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/oracle-patches-java-but-concerns-remain/2013/01/14/170df924-5e8a-11e2-9940-6fc488f3fecd_story.html

Aaron Swartz

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz, http://www.aaronsw.com
Once again, a big power structure has driven a person to make a desperate decision.
http://demandprogress.org, https://www.facebook.com/demandprogress
An overwhelming force was about to pounce upon him.
http://gawker.com/5975889/the-death-of-aaron-swartz-and-the-new-hacker-crackdown?utm_source=gizmodo.com&utm_medium=recirculation&utm_campaign=recirculation
Although some thought that he crossed the line, doing time for 35 months would have been harsh enough, but the prospect of a 35 year prison sentence is so over the top.
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/09/aaron-swartz-felony,
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/01/aaron-swartz

There are some key people in the financial manipulation $Y$TEM that will never be sentenced to do any time or forced to repay the millions of people they have tricked & robbed throughout the years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_crisis_of_2007#Weak_and_fraudulent_underwriting_practices

http://tech.mit.edu/V132/N61/swartz.html,
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57563642-93/internet-activist-aaron-swartz-commits-suicide,
http://www.ibtimes.com/aaron-swartz-activist-programmer-reddit-architect-dead-suicide-26-1011134,
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/13/technology/aaron-swartz-internet-activist-dies-at-26.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

Was it just another suicide?
http://www.infowars.com/obamas-kill-list-critic-found-dead-in-new-york-city,
http://www.globalresearch.ca/internet-freedom-aaron-swartzs-suspicious-death/5319000,
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/01/aaron-swartz-fix-draconian-computer-crime-law,
http://www.zdnet.com/can-legal-changes-prevent-another-aaron-swartz-tragedy-7000009791,
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/jan/16/zoe-lofgren-proposes-aarons-law

Cyberpunk 2077 Teaser Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P99qJGrPNLs
Its sure nice to see that some games are getting a little closer to becoming photo-realistic. Give it another decade and it should be fantastic!

17 Billion Earth-Size Alien Planets Inhabit Milky Way

http://www.space.com/19157-billions-earth-size-alien-planets-aas221.html

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2013/01/08/earth-like-planets-fill-the-galaxy,
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/billions-of-earthlike-planets-found-in-milky-way,
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2258842/NASA-space-telescope-shows-17-billion-Earth-like-planets-Milky-Way.html
The numbers keep changing, depending upon what one is looking for.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare_Earth_hypothesis#The_right_location_in_the_right_kind_of_the_galaxy,
http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2011/06/the-two-billion-earthlike-planets-in-the-milky-way-how-many-will-prove-to-support-advanced-life.html,
http://www.space.com/19044-alien-earth-exoplanets-2013.html,
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/03/ten-billion-earths 

Life Forms

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrobiology , 

https://science.nasa.gov/astrobiology/researchers/funded-research/exobiology ,

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Research/Exobiology ,

https://speculativeevolution.fandom.com/wiki/Exobiology

The Cosmic Internet

{"Over the next million years, a descendant of the Internet will maintain contact with inhabited planets throughout our galaxy and begin to spread out into the larger universe, linking up countless new or existing civilizations into the Universenet, a network of ultimate intelligence."}
http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2010/07/are-we-witnessing-the-birth-of-a-cosmic-internet.html

http://hologrambooks.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35:the-cosmic-internet&catid=13:nonfiction

http://wisdom-magazine.com/Article.aspx/2283

http://oneradionetwork.com/spirituality/frank-demarco-author-of-the-cosmic-internet-explanations-from-the-other-side-october-24-2011

http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2013/01/from-telegraph-to-internet.html

http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2013/02/quantum-universe.html

From the Telegraph to the Internet

From the Telegraph to the Internet & eventually other worlds, moons & dimensions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_telegraph#Transatlantic_era

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_Internet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegraphy#Wireless_telegraphy,
http://io9.com/5972349/finally-we-have-achieved-arm+mounted-steampunk-typewriter-technology

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Standage#The_Victorian_Internet,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegraphy#Arrival_of_the_Internet

http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2013/01/the-cosmic-internet.html

House and Homes

A home can practically take on any shape or size, from great heights to mysterious depths.

http://www.simondale.net, http://now.msn.com/hobbit-house-built-by-simon-dale

http://freshome.com/2012/12/27/10-bewitching-hobbit-houses-seemengly-inspired-by-tolkiens-fantasy-novels 

http://hobbithouseofmontana.com, http://www.wooden-wonders.com

http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-cetera/beautiful-real-life-hobbit-house-20121218/

http://www.forbes.com/sites/morganbrennan/2012/12/16/real-life-hobbit-houses-and-other-strange-homes-for-sale

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-viral-odd-house-pg,0,2797808.photogallery

http://www.oddee.com/item_96556.aspx

Violent Video Games

Yes several video games have a violent theme to them, but that doesn't mean most people that play them will go Berserk upon the Innocent.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/19/video-games-sandy-hook_n_2330741.html,
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/04/19/breivik-testifies-about-gaming-press-ignores-the-facts
Its never a good idea to start treating the world as if its just a Shoot_'em_up video game. But some people want to resort to violence to create their version of reality.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/9272774/MPs-call-for-violent-video-game-ban-after-Breivik-claims-that-he-trained-on-Call-of-Duty-Modern-Warfare.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_banned_video_games,
http://www.complex.com/video-games/2012/01/the-25-most-violent-video-games,
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2379959,00.asp,
http://www.pcworld.com/article/161180/most_violent_videogames.html

Of course, when a car or any other tool or device is used in a careless way, the danger factor immensely increases. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_(series)#Controversy
Responsible people don't treat real life as if its just a Shooter_game. However, some people with monstrous tendencies will eventually use anything to cause harm to others.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/18/anders-breivik-sympathizer_n_1803480.html,
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/19/adam-lanza-motive_n_2329508.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rampage_killers:_School_massacres 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=violence

http://desertshapes.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-tragedy-of-innocent.html

Machines, Humans, Gods and ET...

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2003/09/et-and-god/376856 

https://www.space.com/13152-aliens-religion-impacts-extraterrestrial-christianity.html

https://www.discovery.org/a/2834/

http://www.nigelkerner.com
There are so many myths and legends about ancient technology and otherworldly beings.

https://biologos.org/articles/c-s-lewis-on-evolution-and-intelligent-design/

https://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/movie/pid/6842541/a/god,+man+&+e.t.:&frm=www.cduniverse.com ,
https://www.amazon.com/GOD-Man-Question-Theology-Mythology/dp/B0007US85C 

GOD, Man & ET: The Question of Other Worlds in Science, Theology, and Mythology

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePUy4npHOmQ ,

http://worldmysteries.tv/videos/139/god,-man-and-et-debate

So much of Sci-Fi involves, Machines, Humans, Gods and ET

https://www.depauw.edu/sfs/biblio.htm

http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/movie/pid/6842541/a/God,+Man+%26+E.T.%3A+The+Question+of+Other+Worlds+in+Science,+Theology+and+Mythology.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica#Original_series

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Blade+Runner

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=ET

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Artificial+Life

Archetypes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archetype, http://aras.org,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbolism_(disambiguation)

http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/life-sized-noah-s-ark-launches-in-the-netherlands,

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/11/life-size-noahs-ark-launched_n_2279428.html, 

http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/12/10/dutchman-launches-life-sized-replica-of-noahs-ark, 

http://www.thedailyjournal.com/viewart/20121211/NEWS01/312110023/Dutchman-launches-life-sized-replica-of-Noah-s-Ark?odyssey=tab%7Cmostpopular%7Cimg%7CFRONTPAGE,

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2246247/Dutchman-Johan-Huibers-launches-life-sized-Noahs-Ark-replica-Dordrecht.html

http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_22161139/dutchman-launches-life-sized-replica-noahs-ark?source=rss

http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/10/3958627/dutchman-launches-life-sized-replica.html

Virtual Model Brain with 2.5 Million Neurons, etc.

http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/11/model-brain-with-2-5-million-neurons-configures-itself-to-problem-solve/
Computerized modelas of various types of brains could eventualy lead to more eficient computers.
http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/11/newly-evolved-gene-may-have-changed-humans-brains/

http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/MacBook+Pro+15-Inch+Retina+Display+Mid+2012+Teardown/9462/2#s36201

http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/11/21-imac-teardown-shows-newly-rearranged-innards,
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/739591-REG/B_H_Photo_Blackmagic_Design_DaVinci_Resolve_Mac.html

http://history-computer.com/People/LeonardoBio.html, http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.11/davinci.html,
http://www.surgery.usc.edu/divisions/tumor/pancreasdiseases/web%20pages/laparoscopic%20surgery/da%20vinci.html

Eventually the line between supercomputers,organic computers & quantum computers might become quite blurred.

http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2012/10/computer-models-and-computer-simulations.html

The Smartphone Evolution

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone#Origin_of_the_term ,
http://vr-zone.com/articles/the-smartphone-is-20-years-old-today/18028.html ,
http://www.cnet.com/smartphones

Smartphones and social networks have become quite intertwined over the years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_network_service#Emerging_trends

The_Social_Network movie depicts such things starting to go big time in 2003 and it hasn't slowed down ever since.
http://www.thesocialnetwork-movie.com , http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1285016, 

http://mashable.com/2010/09/28/the-social-network-review , http://www.nullco.com/TSN , 

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/thesocialnetwork , 

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the-social-network , 

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/film/story/2010/09/30/social-network-review.html

http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2010/10/face-behind-social-network.html ,
http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2012/10/lauren-weinstein.html 

Information technology is so ubiquitous by popular demand & manipulation.
http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2012/11/ar-data-glasses-and-iglasses.html  

Of course smartphone tech can be built into robotics. Eventually, a much smaller version could be put into some people, but that has some unsettling implications.

AR: data-glasses and i-glasses

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augmented_reality#Eye_Glasses ,
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-end-of-the-smartphone-era-is-coming-2012-11

Project_Glass & other Digital Eye-Glasses
http://www.gizmag.com/oled-data-glasses/24856 , http://phys.org/news/2012-11-glasses.html ,
http://www.scienceomega.com/article/693/eye-activated-data-glasses-will-offer-users-a-third-hand

http://www.bd-insider.com/the-future-is-all-about-visibility ,
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/blogs/theworldinpictures/article_1537876.php/Angela-Merkel-at-CeBit

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Ive#Career
Of course there will eventually have to be, i-glasses. (iGlasses)

Just as the shape & style of the iPod evolved, one can imagine the evolution of digital eyeglasses & i-glasses. (information-glasses & data-glasses)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2012/11/02/how-will-jony-ive-make-checking-the-weather-on-your-iphone-a-religious-experience
AR
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/wikitude-augmented-reality/id329731243?mt=8 ,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20462840 ,
http://blog.sfgate.com/techchron/2012/11/23/microsoft-locks-up-patent-on-augmented-reality-glasses ,
http://www.advancedtechnologykorea.com/13300

Eye symbolism is used in the logo for,
http://vr-zone.com/articles/microsoft-is-creating-their-own-augmented-reality-glasses/18038.html
Eye symbolism can be found in several places.


http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2012/11/the-smartphone-evolution.html

aakash-2-tablet-computer

http://indiannerve.com/aakash-2-tablet-launched-for-rs-1132-for-students-order-from-datawind-now-1042-3577

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aakash_(tablet)#Competition

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromebook#Chromebook_models

The Tractor Beam

Energy manipulation behind the tractor_beam. 

www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/06/light-tractor-beams

http://physics.nyu.edu/grierlab/conveyor7c ,
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-physics-duo-tractor-dual-bessel.html 

www.newscientist.com/article/dn22406-tractor-beam-built-from-rings-of-laser-light.html,

http://io9.com/5954567/physicists-demonstrate-an-actual-tractor-beam-in-the-lab

http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Tractor_beam, http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Tractor_beam ,

www.businessinsider.com/nyu-scientists-are-seriously-working-on-a-tractor-beam-2012-10 ,

www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2222525/Real-life-Star-Trek-tractor-beam-developed--wont-dragging-space-ships-time-soon.html

Data Tracking and Security vs. Privacy

Portable devices tend to acquire a lot of personal data, over time.
www.simplysecurity.com/2012/08/29/poor-laptop-practices-putting-enterprises-at-risk ,
http://gizmodo.com/5953978/ipad-mini-everything-you-need-to-know?utm_source=io9.com&utm_medium=recirculation&utm_campaign=recirculation

The tracking of practically anything is just too irresistible for those with such power.
Any database linked to special supercomputers can reveal peculiar data on various people, places & other things.
www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2219188/Inside-Google-pictures-gives-look-8-vast-data-centres.html
Unlike computers, people have to be motivated or rewarded to provide data on anyone or anything they know. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan#Secret_FBI_informant_in_Hollywood

{"Supporters say changing building numbers isn't such an unusual thing. After all, they say, when President Reagan left office, he and Nancy took up residence at 666 St. Cloud Road in Bel-Air but had the address changed to 668 to avoid the "number of the beast."} 
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/may/21/local/la-me-arcadia-numbers-20110521 ,
http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/reference/residences.html 666-668
R. Reagan & 666 house.
Regan_MacNeil was played by Linda_Blair who was at the top of a 666 building.
"The roof of the building can be seen (fittingly) in John Boorman's Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/666_Fifth_Avenue#In_popular_culture ,
http://guestofaguest.com/new-york/real-estate/666-fifth-avenue-and-other-satanic-new-york-real-estate 

Even if astrology is suppose to be nothing more than just B$, an interested person can create interconnected computer programs based on astrology for the purpose of life pattern research.

Either an organized pattern of energy known as the universe created it self, or something created it. If the universe isn't like a running program, various simulations still reveal tremendous amounts of coincidence & synchronicity.
Regardless of how things are actually existing & running, I like to symbolically visualize a cosmic DVD-BD.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Big_Bang#Early_universe  
And then think of something like a cosmic hard drive.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiverse#Multiverse_hypotheses_in_physics

"The series draws on numerous elements of both European and Asian mythology, most notably the cyclical nature of time found in Hinduism and Buddhism, the concepts of balance, duality, a matter-of-fact respect for nature found in Daoism, as well as a creation story paralleling that of Christianity in "The Creator" (Light) and "The Dark One". It was also partly inspired by Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wheel of Time#Premise, www.encyclopaedia-wot.org ,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel#Timeline , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Archibald_Wheeler ,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Digges#Work , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copernican_heliocentrism ,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmos , www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/fabric-of-cosmos.html ,
www.amitgoswami.org , www.quantumactivist.com

If the universe isn't like a running interactive program, supercomputers can still reveal many mind boggling  data-points about the nature of reality. There is a cosmic pattern of space & time, but many still can't seem to perceive it.
http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2012/10/computer-models-and-computer-simulations.html

http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2012/11/ar-data-glasses-and-iglasses.html 

Computer Models and Simulations

Jim-Elvidge of, theuniversesolved.com,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDInjkyu234

Will_Wright and The_Sims, SimCity & SimEarth
Eventually an Earth_Simulator project was created.
www.extremetech.com/extreme/108025-living-earth-simulator-will-simulate-the-entire-world,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12012082

http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2012/12/virtual-model-brain-with-25-million.html
Computer Simulations continue to reveal several peculiar things about the nature of reality & the universe.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_simulation#Simulation_versus_model,
http://www.sciencedaily.com/articles/c/computer_simulation.htm, http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100331000235.htm
QC http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120503163146.htm

Supercomputers indicate that there is some kind of organized structure & pattern to the universe
http://io9.com/5799396/youre-living-in-a-computer-simulation-and-math-proves-it,
www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KkEHcB4y7R8#!,
http://simulism.org/Articles&Essays, www.kurzweilai.net/forums/topic/theuniversesolvedcom

So even if we aren't in a cosmic video game, there is still some kind of interactive recording & projection taking place.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferranti_Mark_1#One_of_the_oldest_computer_games,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Adams#Computer_games_and_projects,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_Game

Games & simulations can help to better understand various aspects of the cosmos.
http://simulism.org/Simulism, http://simulism.org/Games,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_video_game#History,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_video_games#Early_history,

Some people would rather just treat the world as a shoot em up video game with wars & multi level global conflict.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_video_games#Consoles,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_PC_video_games
However, many people perceive the world as being like a school & simply destroying most of its life would be utterly foolish & inept.

EM suspects that this world might be part of someones cosmic simulation. Very advanced AI could reveal many more clues about such a hypothesis.

http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2012/10/the-i-chip-etc.html

http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2012/10/lauren-weinstein.html

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Cosmic+Pattern

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Simulation+Hypothesis

Barry Trower on Microwave & Wi Fi Radiation, etc.

http://stopsmartmeters.org.uk/tag/barrie-trower

http://www.veritasradio.com/pastshows.html,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is4nnfU0tRU&feature=plcp

http://stopsmartmetersirvine.com/2012/02/10/barry-trower-on-wi-fi-radiation-we-are-risking-the-future-generations-of-all-the-children-in-the-world,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLWRdkxKXiw

http://www.smartmetersmurder.com/videos/0007.html

Some people are more sensitive & vulnerable to various forms of energy.
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/cellphones, http://www.quantumbalancing.com/news/newcelldangers.htm,
http://www.oprah.com/health/Dr-Oz-Explains-Cell-Phone-Dangers-and-How-to-Avoid-Them,
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/06/16/emf-safety-tips.aspx,
http://www.naturalnews.com/032480_cell_phones_human_health.html,
http://www.gq.com/cars-gear/gear-and-gadgets/201002/warning-cell-phone-radiation,
http://cellphones.procon.org, http://educate-yourself.org/cpd/index.shtml

Big symbolic events in History

The WTC was built with symbolic tridents & the events after its destruction marked a new era for the planet.  

http://architecture.about.com/od/worldtradecenter/ss/worldtrade_2.htm , 

http://www.wtc.com/news/historic-twin-tower-tridents-installed-into-9-11-memorial-museum , 

http://peeringthrough.blogspot.ca/2008/12/wtc-world-trident-center.html , 

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/08/two-trees-return-to-the-world-trade-center , 

http://www.911memorial.org/blog/tags/wtc-trident , 

http://www.amazon.com/Dictionary-Symbols-J-E-Cirlot/dp/0486425231 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_(operating_system)#Mascot, www.hexley.com,
www.symbolicliving.com/forum/showthread.php/808-Neptune.-Trident.-Devil.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio-frequency_identification#Commerce,  
www.i-chips.com/page/applications, www.identikit.net, www.apple.com/ios, 1080i
These iDevices interconnected with the iOS are certainly convenient must have items, but are also tracking devices.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio-frequency_identification#Controversies ,
http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2002/10/55952?currentPage=all ,
http://news.cnet.com/human-chips-more-than-skin-deep/2009-1008_3-5318076.html ,
www.antichips.com, www.chipmenot.org, www.spychips.com, http://chipfreeschools.com ,

http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2008-02-12/human-id-chips-get-under-my-skinbusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice
While its very efficient & convenient to have everything categorized & track-able, there are reasons for concern of potential abuse.
www.av1611.org/666/biochip.html , www.av1611.org/666/www_666.html

http://guestofaguest.com/new-york/real-estate/666-fifth-avenue-and-other-satanic-new-york-real-estate
Its interesting to see how certain numbers & patterns keep showing up through time.
http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2012/07/top-of-mark-999-california-street.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applied_Digital_Solutions, http://www.digitalangel.com/about.php, http://www.harmlesswise.com/0706-implantable-chips
People should retain the right to not be tracked like livestock.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VeriChip , http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/12/positive_id ,
http://www.positiveidcorp.com/products_glucochip.html

http://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2004/10/4305-2, http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2002/10/55952

http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2008-02-12/human-id-chips-get-under-my-skinbusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/wireless-drug-delivery-0216.html

http://www.av1611.org/666/index.html , www.globaltrack.com/products.htm ,
www.opposingviews.com/i/brazilians-usb-is-the-devil-s-connection ,
http://theweek.com/article/index/209456/petty-controversy-are-usb-devices-satanic

http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/sociopolitica/newage_illuminati/contents.htm ,
www.exohuman.com/wordpress/2011/08/the-code-to-the-matrix ,
www.symbolicliving.com/the-philosophy-of-the-matrix-and-the-roots-and-the-matrix 

https://www.google.com/search?q=wheel+of+karma ,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma#In_the_Indian_religions ,
www.crystalinks.com/wheelofkarma.html, www.biblewheel.com/gr/gr_666.asp ,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma#Western_interpretation

The Cosmos & the akashic_records & the Multiverse are possibly like a running program. A multiverse scenario could mean that all sorts of perspectives exist. Anything from intersections with myths and legends to alternate realities. There is a vast spectrum of data between the scientific and the metaphysical.

http://www.crystalinks.com/akashicrecords.html
Advanced computer simulations can reveal plenty of fascinating data that can be of key interest to various religions & ideologies.
http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/2012/10/lauren-weinstein.html

http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/~barnes/research/identikit ,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4PN5JJDh78I#! ,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICloud, www.apple.com/icloud, https://www.icloud.com 

Various science-fiction movies & TV productions always depict possible scenarios.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_Atlas_(film), http://cloudatlas.warnerbros.com

numbers and patterns 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=the+multiverse

Mira, the Supercomputer That Makes Universes, but not DNA

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/09/meet-mira-the-supercomputer-that-makes-universes/262639/ 

https://www.alcf.anl.gov/news/media-hit/ibms-mira-supercomputer-tasked-simulating-entire-universe-fortnight 

https://gizmodo.com/the-supercomputer-that-houses-an-entire-universe-5946224 

https://scitechdaily.com/mira-supercomputer-will-run-simulation-of-our-universe/ 

https://iwonder.com/films/our-secret-universe-the-hidden-life-of-the-cell

Sequence search on a supercomputer 

https://academic.oup.com/nar/article/14/1/57/2385550  Nucleic Acids Research, Volume 14, Issue 1, 10 January 1986, Pages 57–64, https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/14.1.57 Published: 10 January 1986 

Nucleic Acids Res . 1986 Jan 10;14(1):57-64. doi: 10.1093/nar/14.1.57. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3753790/ 

The Origins of the RNA World Michael P Robertson 1, Gerald F Joyce 1 

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3331698/

The Digital Sixth Sense

http://spark.qualcomm.com/episode/digital-sixth-sense?auto=1, https://www.gimbal.com

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/11/police_ibm_analysis_crime_prevention

Eventually, the natural mind will be tremendously aided by perceiving vast amounts of data in the form of coincidence & synchronicity.
2012-9-11 http://spark.qualcomm.com/salon/ray-kurzweil-man-machine-merger

However, it should always remain optional as to whether people want to have chips implanted into their brain or any other part of their body. http://spark.qualcomm.com/salon/why-i-want-be-chipped

http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2012/10/the-i-chip-etc.html

GNU and Other Free Software

The free software movement especially with the trailblazing GNU, continues to evolve outside the propriety systems. www.fsf.org, www.completelyfreesoftware.com, www.filehippo.com, www.freewarefiles.com, https://www.freeserifsoftware.com

Of course most people use a PC or a Mac for controlled Convenience.
http://download.cnet.com/windows

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_software_companies#Forbes_Global_2000,
www.softwaretop100.org/top-100-largest-software-companies-in-the-us,
www.forbes.com/sites/briancaulfield/2012/05/09/intel-is-the-biggest-software-company-youve-never-heard-of

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management/Methods_to_bypass_DRM,
http://mashable.com/2012/09/03/bruce-willis-sue-apple,
http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/03/bruce-willis-itunes-music-library

www.pcworld.com/article/261285/apple_vs_samsung_five_experts_weigh_in.html,
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57500273-37/apple-v-samsung-the-infringing-device-scorecard,
http://mashable.com/2012/08/24/apple-samsung-verdict, www.forbes.com/sites/haydnshaughnessy/2012/08/26/why-the-apple-vs-samsung-verdict-is-a-big-mistake,
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2012/sep/03/no-apple-bruce-willis,
http://gizmodo.com/5940045/bruce-willis-planning-legal-battle-to-leave-itunes-library-in-his-will,
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/9516636/Bruce-Willis-considering-iTunes-legal-action-against-Apple.html,
www.zdnet.com/apple-vs-samsung-verdict-it-doesnt-matter-7000003164,
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaFpoOUrvbE, http://www.apple.com/ios/ios6

http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/02/nearly-3-years-later-deleted-facebook-photos-are-still-online,
http://news.yahoo.com/deleted-facebook-pictures-may-still-lurk-internet-video-144737784.html

Cyborg Tissue and Replicants...

http://io9.com/5938221/researchers-grow-cyborg-tissue-that-can-sense-its-environment ,
http://terminator.wikia.com/wiki/Living_tissue ,
http://www.genengnews.com/gen-news-highlights/sensing-cyborg-tissues-now-feasible

Of course robots with human camouflage would be ideal for infiltrating and that could be very dangerous.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_(2001_film)#Plot 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replicant , http://bladerunner.wikia.com/wiki/Replicant ,
http://io9.com/5181048/blade-runners-original-ending-yes-deckards-a-replicant ,
http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/replicant.htm

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Blade+Runner

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=cyborg

Blade Runner 1982

Blade Runner: www.blade-runner.it ,
http://brmovie.com/FAQs/BR_FAQ_Deck-a-Rep.htm ,
http://www.cyberpunkreview.com/cyberpunk-movies-from-1980-1989/blade-runner

http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2012/08/cyborg-tissue.html

http://www.weylandchronicles.com/category/blade-runner-news
Whenever possible, all versions of a movie should be available on DVD or BD...
http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2012/07/movies-on-bd-dvd.html

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/search?q=Blade+Runner


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Cyberpunk+

Solar Systems

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_System,

http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system,

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/index.cfm, 

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=38337

Voyage to the Moon...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Armstrong#Voyage_to_the_Moon,
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2145/1

http://science.discovery.com/tv/prophets-of-science-fiction/bios/jules-verne-bio.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Shadow_of_the_Moon

http://science.discovery.com/tv/prophets-of-science-fiction/bios/arthur-c-clarke-bio.html,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPIdmvllK7w

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophets_of_Science_Fiction,
http://science.discovery.com/tv/prophets-of-science-fiction/episodes/

http://www.tor.com/blogs/2011/11/ridley-scotts-prophets-of-science-fiction-mini-series-starts-tonight

http://copycateffect.blogspot.com/2012/08/armstrong.html

Grid Power and Blackouts

Types_of_power outages & List_of_power_outages

http://theboweryboys.blogspot.ca/2012/07/blackout-77-still-frightening-thirty.html
It would be nice if some day almost every house & most buildings in general, would have their own solar-electric power generator unit.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_blackout_of_2003 ,
http://www.globalsecurity.org/eye/blackout_2003.htm ,
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/15/nyregion/blackout-2003-overview-power-surge-blacks-northeast-hitting-cities-8-states.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm ,
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=2003-blackout-five-years-later ,
http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2008/08/august-14-2003 ,
http://www.ieso.ca/imoweb/emergencyprep/blackout2003/default.asp ,
www.cbsnews.com/2100-201_162-568422.html, http://knowledge.allianz.com/energy/?697/blackouts ,
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/08/14/are-we-still-vulnerable-nine-years-after-northeast-blackout
If almost every home & building had its own  power source, that would take a lot of strain off the  electrical_power_grid.

http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/07/31/the_world_s_other_biggest_blackouts_ever ,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2012_India_blackout ,
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/07/india-in-the-dark-photos-of-the-largest-blackout-in-history/260537 ,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charanka_Solar_Park#Charanka_Solar_Park
Apparently, its still much better for entire cities & sections of countries to go without a steady reliable power flow.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_energy ,
www.alternative-energy-news.info/technology/solar-power, www.altenergy.org

Renewable_energy & Dirty_electricity: www.sammilham.com ,
www.magdahavas.com/category/electrosmog-exposure/power-lines,


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=smart+meters ,
http://desertshapes.blogspot.ca/2012/08/smart-meters-and-other-concerns.html

Digital Surgery and Virtual Cadavers

http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nbcnews.com/48493557#48493557

Life on Mars and Other Worlds

Exploration of Mars:
www.space.com/13739-nasa-mars-exploration-future.html ,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars Science_Laboratory, http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl ,
http://news.in.msn.com/gallery/curiosity-lands-on-mars-pics, http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov ,
www.aapg.org/explorer/2012/04apr/mars0412.cfm, http://airandspace.si.edu/etp/mars/explore.html,
www.guardian.co.uk/science/interactive/2012/aug/06/mars-exploration-curiosity-interactive,
http://science.nasa.gov/planetary-science, http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/index.cfm

Science fiction has continually provided speculative glimpses of past & future interplanetary adventures throughout the decades.

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Mars

The Digital Sixth Sense and the MARK of Skinput

SixthSense and Skinput sure seems mighty convenient for a lot of reasons and some of them might not be that obvious, yet. http://phys.org/news186681149.html , www.chrisharrison.net/index.php/Research/Skinput ,
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/groups/cue/skinput

Geo-tagging can be applied to any technology one way or another.
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/03/skinput-turns-your-arm-into-a-touch-screen 

Microsoft's Skinput turns hands, arms into buttons

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/04/19/microsoft.skinput/index.html 

In the old days it was just a paper trail, now its a cyberspace-trail or digital tracking tail.

http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2012/07/software-and-hardware.html