Very interesting tech

Submitted by Prometheus 6 on October 11, 2004 - 1:54pm.
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It's a subscription service of course, not a software product. Yet.

Orb Networks Introduces Groundbreaking 'Personal Media Portal'
Monday October 11, 7:31 am ET
Streaming Media Company's Debut Product Provides Consumers Access to Digital Home Media From Anywhere in the World

UNION CITY, Calif., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Orb Networks, Inc., a developer of streaming media software and services, today introduced a breakthrough service that provides a simple way for consumers to view, hear and control all kinds of their digital content from virtually any Internet- enabled device, from anywhere in the world. Today's connected population is demanding media mobility and convenience to meet its fast-paced lifestyle. Orb's solution provides spontaneous access to a person's music, live television, videos, photos and other digital content from any device that can connect to the Internet, such as a cell phone, PDA, or notebook, allowing users to create their own "personal media portal."

With the technology I've seen introduced over the last two years I figure we could go full Borg in a generation, maybe two. Check it, these links are internal because some of the background articles have hit the bit bucket.

Brain enhancement via magnetism

Memory enhancing drugs

A robot powered by "digesting" trapped flies

Magnetic mood management

Really cheap, really high speed wireless networking

LAN connectivity mediated by human aura

Full day personal video diaries

Biochemical motivation via gene therapy

And one that really, well…

Cdn. researcher: Cells can grow on silicon

CALGARY (CP) -- Researchers at the University of Calgary have found that nerve cells grown on a microchip can learn and memorize information which can be communicated to the brain.

"We discovered that when we used the chip to stimulate the neurons, their synaptic strength was enhanced," said Naweed Syed, a neurobiologist at the University of Calgary's faculty of medicine.

The nerve cells also exhibited memory traces that were successfully read by the chip, said Syed, co-author of the landmark study published in February's edition of Physical Review Letters, an international journal.

The research was done in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry in Munich, Germany.

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Submitted by Pacific Views (not verified) on October 11, 2004 - 10:44pm.

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