Final Cut Pro X, etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Cut_Pro_X,
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/final-cut-pro/id424389933?mt=12
Some say its the best yet.
http://www.sfgate.com/business/prweb/article/Final-Cut-Pro-X-Plugins-Ripple-Tools-II-4552526.php,
http://www.macrumors.com/2013/03/28/apple-launching-new-final-cut-pro-x-marketing-push-to-win-back-professionals

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2387491,00.asp,
http://www.noiseindustries.com/blog/plugins/ripple-tools-ii-plugin-effects

http://www.adobe.com/ca/products/premiere/for-final-cut-pro-users.html

http://www.izzyvideo.com/final-cut-pro-x-tutorial,
http://www.lynda.com/Final-Cut-Pro-training-tutorials/201-0.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-linear_editing_system#History,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Composer

Tumblr vs Twitter, etc.

It was a great decision to link coasttocoastam.com with, Tumblr, http://c2cshows.tumblr.com,
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57580123-93/people-spend-more-time-on-tumblr-than-on-twitter-or-facebook-ceo-brags

http://tippingpointlabs.com/2009/04/15/twitter-is-done-tumblr-is-next
October 2010 http://socialtimes.com/twitter-vs-tumblr_b25001

http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/05/tumblr-20-billion-pageviews

http://www.quantcast.com/p-19UtqE8ngoZbM

http://pandawhale.com/post/9661/tumblebrag-tumblr-now-10-in-the-usa

http://www.andrewstorytime.com/2012/06/twitter-vs-tumblr.html,
http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/tumblr%20vs%20twitter

http://allfacebook.com/social-tv-variety_b116268

http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/facebook%20vs%20twitter

http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/18/tumblr-is-not-what-you-think

http://www.differencebetween.net/technology/internet/difference-between-twitter-and-tumblr
Both can be good, it all depends what you use them for.
http://social-networking.findthebest.com/compare/155-156/Tumblr-vs-Twitter

http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/03/social-demographics-who-uses-facebook-tumblr-twitter-pinterest-instagram-infographic.html

http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/20/its-official-yahoo-is-buying-tumblr-for-1-1b-promises-to-keep-it-independent,
http://www.davidslog.com/51013536433/all-ive-heard-from-my-family-since-the,
http://allthingsd.com/20130524/why-tumblr-was-a-massive-steal-for-yahoo
Anything with an active URL just becomes another part of the Web & people will find it, its just a matter of the interest level.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2013/05/23/is-tumblr-going-to-be-yahoos-youtube,
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323975004578503104041662958.html,
http://www.zdnet.com/in-wake-of-tumblr-acquisition-yahoo-bids-for-hulu-7000015881

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_microblogging_services
Micro...whatever, as long as its on line, its there to behold by hundreds, thousands or millions of people.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/blogger-vs-wordpress-comparision,
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9224441/Blogging_service_shootout_Blogger_vs._WordPress

Anyone who likes C2CAM & similar shows-and-programs, will like these spots on the Web.
http://copycateffect.blogspot.com, http://inexplicata.blogspot.com, http://secretsun.blogspot.com

BD-DVD, etc.

http://www.blu-raydisc.com/en/aboutblu-ray/whatisblu-raydisc/bdvs.dvd.aspx,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc#Backward_compatibility

http://www.blu-ray.com/info, http://bluray.highdefdigest.com 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc#Future_prospects_and_market_trends

Sony Xperia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Xperia#Technology, since 2008.
Sony sure does make some cool stuff.
http://www.sonymobile.com/gb
Perhaps its just the epitome of a big name brand, but Sony has continually made a name for it self over the past several decades.
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/sony-xperia-ul-launched-with-full-hd-screen-and-quad-core-processor-369016

http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/sony-xperia-ul-gets-official-20-05-2013

http://tech2.in.com/news/smartphones/sony-xperia-ul-pictures-leak-online/873648

http://www.techmalayaliz4u.in/sony-xperia-ul-goes-official-in-japan-on-may-25th

http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_ul_codenamed_gaga_leaks_online-news-6056.php

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xperia_X10, http://www.sonymobile.com/ca-en,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Xperia_Z, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Xperia_ZL,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Xperia_SP

The Best Free Antivirus

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2388652,00.asp

http://download.cnet.com/Avast-Free-Antivirus/3000-2239_4-10019223.html?tag=dre

http://download.cnet.com/Comodo-Internet-Security/3000-2239_4-10460704.html

The History of Cell Phones

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2013/04/02/tech-cellphone-anniversary-top-moments-in-history.html

http://tech.ca.msn.com/retro-phones-we-loved-310

http://mashable.com/2013/04/03/anniversary-of-cellphone/

http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00047/historycell.htm

http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1636836,00.html

Architecture and Engineering, etc.

http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2013/04/the-akashi-kaikyo-bridge-pearl-bridge.html

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

Those Antarctica-stations sure have to be well insulated, 24/7.

Leap Motion Gesture Control Sensor

http://www.gizmag.com/leap-motion-gesture-control-sensor/22644
This isn't going to replace the computer_mouse or the Wii_Remote.
http://www.gizmag.com/leap-motion-embedded-hp-devices/27139
However, it will certainly be a nice handy feature, in addition to all the other accouterments associated with computers.

Media Players, MP3 vs MP4

http://download.cnet.com/VLC-Media-Player/3000-13632_4-10267151.html

http://download.cnet.com/GOM-Media-Player/3000-13632_4-10551786.html?tag=contentBody;pop

Although not as popular, its simpler to use.
http://download.cnet.com/RealPlayer/3000-13632_4-10073040.html?tag=contentBody;pop


http://www.diffen.com/difference/MP3_vs_MP4,
http://www.ehow.com/about_5454247_mp-vs-mp-players.html

G and i, etc.

"...the phones are pretty much equal these days. Some would even say Samsung and HTC phones are better because they have bigger screens." 
http://www.businessinsider.com/google-is-whittling-away-at-the-iphones-last-remaining-advantage-2013-4

Many consider the i still beats everyone else in terms of providing so many smooth running apps.
http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/08/app-stores-in-q1-2013-hauled-in-2-2b-in-sales-on-13-4b-downloads-googleapple-duopoly-leading-the-way-canalys

However, no technology goes without its problems.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/07/hon_hai_shipping_fewer_iphone_5s_than_apple_want

The quality of life for the people that assemble such a phone might be much darker than many people realize.
"In June, about 100 workers went on a rampage at a Chengdu plant in south-west China. The company has faced allegations of poor conditions and mistreatment of workers at its Chinese operations, and has been spending heavily in recent months to raise wages and improve working conditions."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/sep/24/foxconn-closes-china-factory-brawl
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/oct/05/foxconn-apple-iphone-china-strike,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_5#Quality_control_inspectors_strike

"DON'T LET THE FOX GUARD THE HENHOUSE"
http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/6/messages/1029.html
Assembly line work isn't fun & in some ways, its like being in a big technological chicken coup.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxconn#China
Even if the company was renamed to become Miceconn, many of the workers might feel like mice running in a maze.
Its all part of Hamster Wheel Economics, where you just keep spinning a hamster wheel to make a few others on the planet even more wealthy, as you realize that your uneven life has been hacked long ago.

External Hard Drive vs. Cloud Storage

http://external-hard-drive-review.toptenreviews.com/external-hard-drive-vs.-cloud-storage-which-is-right-for-your-file-backups-.html
Many people have become accustomed to using pre-set cloud storage systems, but you can build-your-own-icloud or just have external hard drives.
http://www.businessinsider.com/why-you-should-use-a-portable-hard-drive-instead-of-cloud-storage-2012-5?op=1

http://www.onlinebackupreviews.org/online-backup-vs-external-hard-drive

http://www.cloudreviews.com/blog/cloud-storage-vs-external-hard-drive

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/08/31/toshiba_stor_e_cloud

http://gigaom.com/2012/10/09/how-to-add-5-5-petabytes-and-get-banned-from-costco-during-a-hard-drive-crisis/

The Akashi Kaikyō Bridge (Pearl Bridge)

A 1995 earthquake causes a change in the bridge. 1990 becomes 1991m & 3910 becomes 3,911m.

The bridge has three spans. The central span is 1,991 m (6,532 ft),^[1] and the two other sections are each 960 m (3,150 ft). The bridge is 3,911 m (12,831 ft) long overall. The two towers were originally 1,990 m (6,529 ft) apart, but the Great Hanshin earthquake on January 17, 1995, moved the towers so much (only the towers had been erected at the time) that the span had to be increased by 1 m (3.3 ft).^[1]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akashi_Kaiky%C5%8D_Bridge#Structural_form

Although in primary design the AKB was 3,910 meters long overall, with a center span of 1,990 meters, it was extended 1 meter by the Great Hanshin Earthquake...
http://www.worldwidepanorama.org/worldwidepanorama/wwp904/html/YasuhiroFujimoto-49.html

bridges

Super Soldiers...

http://supersoldiersummit.com
These are some fascinating & disturbing subjects & topics.
http://paranormalradionetwork.org/2013/02/23/voice-of-the-people-alara-experiencer--lorien-fenton-talking-about-their-ufo--milab-life-experiences--upcoming-supersoldier-mid-control--harassment-conference-ii-in-may-in-henderson-nv.aspx

Mechanically Enhanced Beings (MEB)
http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/u-s-super-soldiers-of-the-future-will-be-genetically-modified-transhumans-capable-of-superhuman-feats

http://ufoparanormalradio.homestead.com/Main_Page_version_2.html,
http://occupycorporatism.com/darpa-continues-human-experiments-to-create-military-super-soldiers

http://www.fatemag.com/events-2

MEB & Genetically Enhanced Beings (GEB)
http://www.infowars.com/u-s-super-soldiers-of-the-future-will-be-genetically-modified-transhumans-capable-of-superhuman-feats

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supersoldier, http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-09/06/supersoldiers,
http://futurewarstories.blogspot.ca/2012/09/fws-topics-super-soldiers.html

The Data Cloud

http://inthepersonalcloud.com/2013/03/14/where-is-this-cloud/

Virtual Reality

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

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/other-gadgets/virtual-reality.htm

http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/computers_math/virtual_reality

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2414070,00.asp

http://www.vrs.org.uk/virtual-reality-military/index.html

http://www.vrs.org.uk/virtual-reality-games/for-ps3.html
What would full immersion VR be like in a few more decades?
http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2013/03/sim-city-and-matrix-etc.html
After hundreds or thousands of years, the technology would seem quite real to each experience.

Several religions & belief systems imply that humans are on a constructed world inside a cosmic projection of space & time.

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

AR can certainly assist various people in many ways.
http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2013/03/augmented-reality.html

Augmented Reality (AR)

Augmented_Reality might eventually be almost everywhere. 

http://www.howstuffworks.com/augmented-reality.htm ,
http://mashable.com/category/augmented-reality

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/augmented-reality ,
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/02/how-augmented-reality-content-might-actually-work/273348
A supercomputer is a form of AR & of course, it can be used to run various VR simulations.
http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2013/03/virtual-reality.html

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

Sim City and The MATRIX, etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SimCity_(1989_video_game) 

Look at the buildings in the background, its the same SF skyline from the 1st SimCity.
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2349173760/tt0234215,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix_Reloaded,
http://www.friscovista.com/news/bay/san-francisco-skyline-from-port-view-park-oakland

Mega City like Sim City, is a composite of many cities.
http://matrix.wikia.com/wiki/Mega_City, http://matrix.wikia.com/wiki/01,
http://www.matrixfans.net/movies/the-ultimate-matrix-collection

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SimCity_(2013_video_game),
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2013/mar/11/simcity-launch-problems,
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/11/net-us-electronicarts-simcity-idUSBRE92719M20130311
3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjWX7hWGypo

http://store.origin.com/store/ea/en_US/DisplayProductDetailsPage/productID.198095500?utm_medium=paid-search, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhNdi7c1JX4

http://www.retrojunk.com/article/show/214/dark-city-vs-the-matrix,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moW17YHl6B8, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NcBUelP1bI,
http://www.electrolund.com/2004/10/matrix-city-a-photographic-comparison-of-the-matrix-and-dark-city

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051106/REVIEWS08/511060302/1023,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_City_(1998_film), http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqIFFf8hxR0

http://kotaku.com/5983734/if-sin-city-was-set-in-sim-city

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqjFBQvYtqE

The sci-fi PS9 commercial provides quite a fascinating glimpse into a fully immersed environment of augmented reality.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2gzRQ5f3No
For now, people will just have to settle for this PS version.
http://www.gamespot.com/news/ps4-ad-youtubes-most-viewed-in-february-6405100

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harsh_Realm, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gowPOYHm9Ok,
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0182587, Its all just in your head, so don't ask too many questions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhaAHiN580s&list=PL03DA1A71714D6DB5
But of course, more & more people are asking some big questions about the nature of reality.

Eventually, any game or program could be integrated with VR.
http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2013/03/virtual-reality.html

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

TNOR

Swarm Robotics

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swarm_robotics, http://matrix.wikia.com/wiki/Sentinel,
http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2009/08/tiny-i-swarm-robots.html

An individual robot or a swarm of them, run on a series of programs. Sometimes there is a program that isn't connected to a physical robot. This seems to be the case with Agent_Smith, as an individual A.I. unit or in swarm mode. http://matrix.wikia.com/wiki/Smith?file=Agent_Smith2.jpg,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swarm_(simulation),
http://matrix.wikia.com/wiki/Smith?file=Agent_Smith_Clone.jpg,
http://matrix.wikia.com/wiki/The_Matrix_Reloaded?file=The_Matrix_Reloaded_Burly_Brawl.jpg

http://www.matrixeyewear.com/blog/my-favorite-agent-smith-quotes-from-the-matrix-trilogy

http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2013/03/augmented-reality.html

BNW, THX 1138 and Future Shock, etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_New_World,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek5vse2_Aq0

The BNWO is a classic, it remains as one of the best blogs observing synchronicity & symbolism.
http://thebravenewworldorder.blogspot.ca

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Labyrinth:_THX_1138_4EB,
http://www.lucasfilm.com/films/other/thx1138.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/THX_1138, http://www.thx1138movie.com,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO99j_Ty4Hc, http://thx-1138.org

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_Shock,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ghzomm15yE,
http://www.fastcompany.com/1695307/future-shock-40-what-tofflers-got-right-and-wrong,
http://www.forbes.com/sites/shelisrael/2012/06/21/future-shock-why-alvin-toffler-was-wrong,
http://www.e-reading-lib.org/book.php?book=71380


RFID:
http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/technology-article.asp,
http://desertshapes.blogspot.ca/2013/02/ray-kurzweil-and-transhumanism.html

Crappy Tech and High-End Gadgets

Crappy tech or budget tech might have its place, but many people want something that's convenient & reliable.
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/03/06/what-were-thinking-6-most-senseless-gadgets/?intcmp=related
Indeed, a lot of 2nd hand high-end tech will go much further than 1st rate budget tech.
http://businesscasestudies.co.uk/samsung/launching-high-end-technology-products/introduction.html#axzz2MsIIHKmD

http://www.justluxe.com/lifestyle/electronics/articles-4.php
If money is no object of limitation, there are many toys abound.
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/the-best-of-the-best-big-ticket-items-2012-apartment-therapy-tech-gift-guide-180850

However, sapphires & diamonds don't improve the capabilities of high tech products.
http://www.justluxe.com/lifestyle/electronics/feature-1846812.php
Bling just apparently improves the look, but not the performance of high tech gadgets.
http://www.justluxe.com/lifestyle/electronics/feature-1793668.php
So just because some bling phones look nicer, they don't necessarily work any better than any standard high-end tech. http://www.affluentmagazine.com/online_advertiser/affluent_spotlights_advertiser_profile/128/14
You could get 2 or 3 nice custom laptops for the price of this phone.
http://www.affluentmagazine.com/online_advertiser/affluent_collections_advertiser_profile/68

http://the-engineer.hubpages.com/hub/Consumer-Electronics-Companies-in-the-World

http://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2012/full-list

http://www.forbes.com/sites/lauraheller/2012/12/21/best-buys-problems-arent-its-own-electronics-have-fallen-from-favor
There is plenty of rivalry & some companies fall behind in quality or demand for products.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57547921-92/the-era-of-japanese-consumer-electronics-giants-is-dead
People usually want the best tech possible for the money. Its just a matter of the price range that various things fall into.
http://www.reportlinker.com/ci02060/Consumer-Electronics.html

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

The Cyborg and Digital Genetics

http://spark.qualcomm.com/salon/ray-kurzweil-man-machine-merger,
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20121218-will-we-ever-have-cyborg-brains,
http://www.digitalgenetics.net/2012/08/30/cyborg-flesh,
http://www.wired.co.uk/tags/Cyborgs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Warwick, http://www.kevinwarwick.com,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5aQDToaFMU,
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/knowledge/themes/virtualfutures/kevinwarwick,
http://www.scienceomega.com/article/454/the-real-life-cyborg-getting-to-know-professor-kevin-warwick,
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/feb/17/race-to-create-insect-cyborgs,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16305299

http://www.programmed-aging.org/theories/digital_genetics.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetics, http://www.news-medical.net/health/What-is-Genetics.aspx, http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov, http://www.genetics.org, http://learn.genetics.utah.edu
Its all about keeping things in the controlling families of the world.
http://www.archives.com/genealogy/president-george-hw-bush.html,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_family#Connections_to_other_prominent_families,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ldZS9PL9KE

http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?view=1&surname=bush,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYBSEHoLmBQ, http://bushfamilygenealogy.com/wp
Of course, very wealthy interconnected families draw curiosity & suspicion from the common-people.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/sep/25/usa.secondworldwar,
http://educate-yourself.org/cn/bushbloodline.shtml, http://rense.com/general17/bushhitler.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clone_(genetics)#Transgenic_organisms

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gattaca#Home_media, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_6th_Day

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_Atlas_(film),
http://cloudatlas.warnerbros.com, http://www.biopoliticaltimes.org/article.php?id=6507,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_Atlas_(novel)#An_Orison_of_Sonmi,
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1090155-an-orison-of-sonmi-451-may-contain-spoilers,
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/49575815/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/could-human-clones-cloud-atlas-be-our-future/#.UQjsHL_AdrM

http://editorialeyes.wordpress.com/2012/09/11/cloud-atlas-readalong-part-5-an-orison-of-sonmi-451-first-half,
http://www.digitalgenetics.net/2012/11/15/is-sexless-reproduction-a-possible-future



http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2013/03/robotics-and-humanoids.html

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

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Six+Million+Dollar+Man

Robotics and Humanoids

http://www.theengineer.co.uk/in-depth/interviews/cyborg-pioneer-prof-kevin-warwick/1010452.article, 
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-09/04/cyborgs

The original BSG story starts with Reptillian_Cylons that eventually created Robotic_Cylons in a humanoid form.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica#2003_reimagining, http://www.syfy.com/battlestar,
http://en.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/Main_Page, http://www.battlestargalactica.com

http://www.deadline.com/2013/01/blood-chrome-premiere-date-february-10-syfy

http://www.treknews.net/2012/12/16/brent-spiner-data-ge-commercial

http://io9.com/5969053/famous-robots-come-out-of-the-woodwork-in-new-ge-ad-including-our-favorite-android

http://entertainment.time.com/2012/06/06/prometheus-star-michael-fassbender-on-his-robotic-role-ridley-scott-and-why-he-believes-in-aliens

http://photos.ca.msn.com/slideshow/photo/rise-of-the-machines/2t7everb#1

http://www.prometheus2-movie.com

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/12/ff-robots-will-take-our-jobs/all

http://solari.com/blog/jon-rappoport-and-catherine-austin-fitts-on-singularity-creating-a-mind-february-28

http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2013/03/the-cyborg-and-digital-genetics.html

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

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Six+Million+Dollar+Man

Chromebook

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

http://www.samsung.com/us/computer/chromebook

http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/26/not-quite-pixel-perfect

http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/25/chromebook-pixel-review

http://www.zdnet.com/chromebook-wars-pixel-vs-samsung-series-5-550-7000011871


http://www.cnet.com/laptops/the-incredible-unscalable-screen-of-the-chromebook-pixel

http://gizmodo.com/google-chromebook-pixel-awesome-just-not-1300-worth-of-awesome

Electronic Tattoos and Tracking Chips

http://www.scified.com/news/601,
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/other-gadgets/electronic-tattoo.htm

http://io9.com/5985558/temporary-tattoos-could-make-electronic-telepathy-and-telekinesis-possible

http://www.economist.com/news/international/21569385-tracking-children-has-never-been-easier-nice-parents-not-privacy-chips
Many people can see how nice & convenient technology can be.
http://singularityhub.com/2013/01/24/set-back-for-student-in-fight-against-rfid-chips
But many don't seem to realize the potential of abusing people with such tech.
http://www.infowars.com/rfid-tracking-chips-at-the-vatican-fulfilling-the-prophecy-of-the-popes

http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2013/02/data-mining.html

P.E. and other Antarctica Stations

http://www.ahaproject.be/pers

http://homepage.oma.be/lombardi/PrincessElisabeth.html

http://blogs.dw.de/ice/?p=12327, http://www.insidethestation.be,
http://www.architects24.com/project/princess-elisabeth-station-antarctica/overview/1044/index.html

P.E.A.S. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Elisabeth_Antarctica Station

http://www.antarcticstation.org/multimedia,
http://belatmos.blogspot.ca/2012/02/arrival-in-antarctica-and-at-princess.html,
http://www.antarcticstation.org/station

http://www.antarcticstation.org/station/smart_grid,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian_Antarctic_Program#History

http://www.polarfoundation.org/projects/detail/princess_elisabeth_antarctica,
http://belatmos.blogspot.ca/2013/03/winter-season-2013-has-started.html 

Of course, there are some other bases down there.
http://www.coolantarctica.com/Bases/modern_antarctic_bases4.htm

The polar region has provided for a fascinating horror story setting.
"A group of scientific researchers, isolated in Antarctica by the nearly-ended winter, discover an alien spaceship buried in the ice, where it crashed twenty million years before."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Goes_There#Plot_summary 1938 by John_W._Campbell

The 1951 movie set the story in the northern polar region.
"A United States Air Force crew is dispatched by General Fogerty from Anchorage, Alaska at the request of Dr. Carrington, the chief scientist of a North Polescientific outpost. They have evidence that an unknown flying craft crashed nearby, so Reporter Ned Scott tags along for the story."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_from_Another_World#Plot_summary

Then John_Carpenter reset the story back to the southern polar region.
"A Norwegian helicopter with two Norwegians aboard pursue an Alaskan Malamute to an American Antarctic research station." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_(1982_film)#Plot

http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=215535

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemp_Land
http://thething.ca/shootingplans.html

The prequel starts a few days before the events in the 1982 movie.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_(2011_film)#Plot
Both movies work well together. For those that saw the 1982 movie first, they get to see what unfolded a few days earlier. For those that saw the 2011 movie first, they then get to see the horror story continue.
http://www.universalstudiosentertainment.com/thing-the-2011


The Breakaway Civilization Concept
R Dolan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxvZWIF5iGc
JPF http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5CnGyx-AAk
Peter L http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ire2jMRBQRw,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TVOnYxOaug

C Drive, etc.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/askjack/2010/oct/21/c-drive-d-drive-partitioning
The c-drive doesn't necessarily have to have a 1TB+, HD because there is the ability of ample external storage.
However, having a laptop HD with 1, 2 or 3TB certainly provides plenty of local storage. Ideal for those times when one doesn't want to be stuck on a desk top or linked to an unsecured cloud.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing#The_Intercloud
A lot of people still would like to have some level of digital privacy.


c = light speed
http://io9.com/5697002/greg-egans-next-book-launches-a-trilogy-set-in-a-universe-where-light-moves-at-variable-speeds, 

http://io9.com/5694701/does-cosmic-background-radiation-reveal-the-universe-before-the-big-bang?skyline=true&s=i

Intelligent Machines or Smart Machines?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_Machines_Research_Corporation
Its a matter of very fast processing speeds & vast data storage.
http://books.google.ca/books/about/Super_Intelligent_Machines.html?id=e-p3x5xWoFoC

http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~billh/visfiles.html

http://intelligentmachinescorp.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Computer_and_the_Brain,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superintelligence

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity#Existential_risk

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17518-smart-machines-whats-the-worst-that-could-happen.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TOP500#Top_10_ranking

http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2013/02/smart-machines.html

Moon and Mars, etc.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57567224-1/next-up-for-3d-printing-a-moonbase

It seems that 3d+printing technology could eventually be applied to almost anything.

http://desert-shapes.blogspot.ca/2013/05/astronauts-and-anomalies-etc.html

Smart Machines vs Intelligent Machines

http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/plan-to-create-3d-printed-moonbase-unveiled/11842
Various kinds of smart machines would be ideal for moons & planets.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/practically-human-smart-machines-job-052642993--finance.html
Whether on an asteroid or at the bottom of the deepest parts of the ocean, intelligent machines would be invaluable for accomplishing various tasks.
http://www.ljkamm.com/SMART.HTM, http://www.smartmachine.com/index.html

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17518-smart-machines-whats-the-worst-that-could-happen.html

http://www.edge.org/documents/ThirdCulture/p-Ch.8.html

http://www.kurzweilai.net/big-data-and-cloud-computing-empower-smart-machines-to-do-human-work-take-human-jobs

http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2013/02/intelligent-machines.html

3D Printing Research into New Applications

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing#Research_into_new_applications 

This technology is essentially about adapting or editing reality.
http://business.financialpost.com/2012/10/03/bringing-3d-printers-to-the-masses 

How many backup copies are needed?
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/investment-ideas/who-will-make-money-with-3-d-printing/article4684104
How many variations of something is required for a certain task.
http://www.shapeways.com/about/how_does_it_work?li=home-learnmore

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/03/indycar-3d-nanoprinter/

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/02/tiny-3d-printed-spaceship/

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/02/printed-magazine/

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/02/3-d-food-printer-space/

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=3d+printing

Colonization of Mars and Other Places

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonization_of_Mars#Relative_similarity_to_Earth

Mars continues to capture the imagination of many people.

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/01/mars-astronaut-requirements

Data Mining and Social Networking

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_mining
The more personal data that one sends out, the more detailed their digital shadow will be.
http://mashable.com/2012/01/27/facebook-privacy-open-graph,
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2058205,00.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy_concerns_with_social_networking_services,
http://www.forbes.com/sites/onmarketing/2012/04/24/social-media-privacy-a-contradiction-in-terms

http://www.ibtimes.com/facebook-google-privacy-issues-police-can-access-user-accounts-without-warrant-report-says-797453

http://privacyblog.littler.com/articles/social-networking-1

http://desertshapes.blogspot.ca/2013/02/personal-digital-data.html

QC and the Quantum Universe

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Gene#Blue_Gene
Quantum computing is ideal to create 3D & other multi-dimensional models of cities, planets & galaxies as well as going into the nano-scale.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_computer#Basis

http://www.science-niblets.org/the-quantum-universe-and-why-anything-that-can-happen-does-brian-cox-and-jeff-forshaw.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/nov/16/quantum-universe-cox-forshaw-review

http://www.interactions.org/quantumuniverse/qu,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGFwN1nfvK4, http://www.quantummatter.com,
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/the-quantum-universe-everything-that-can-happen-does-happen-by-brian-cox-and-jeff-forshaw-2374486.html,
http://www.grandunifiedtheory.org.il/Third%20Book/quantum_universe.htm

http://io9.com/5981472/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-universe-here-is-one-possible-answer?popular=true

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

Space Colonization

http://www.sen.com/news/architects-project-for-esa-is-out-of-this-world.html

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/hqlibrary/pathfinders/colony.htm

http://www.space.com/813-space-colonization-quiet-revolution.html

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2009/10/space-colonization-human-species-future-or-fanatsy.html

Asteroid Mining

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid_mining#Purpose,
http://science.howstuffworks.com/asteroid-mining.htm

http://www.space.com/19462-asteroid-mining-deep-space-industries-birth.html

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kitconews/2013/01/25/asteroid-mining-becoming-more-of-a-reality

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9844423/As-asteroid-heads-for-Earth-near-miss-space-mining-companies-prepare-to-boldly-dig.html

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.