Futureweek (40 articles)
What gadgets will we be using in 2015, where will Augmented Reality take us? What about robots, gadgets of the future, super-fast internet speeds, cars, materials of 2015 and much, much more. Here are your answers.
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Nike Air Mag Back To The Future Limited Edition shoes officially released, available on eBay
The ultimate shoe 8 September 2011 22:19 GMT TweetAccording to the movie, four years from now they will be the norm, but 1,500 lucky people, here and now in 2011, will actually be able to own a pair of the Nike Air Mag shoes from Back To The Future II.
Nike, teaming up with Parkinson's sufferer...
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HP's CTO Phil McKinney teases with gadgets of tomorrow...
Then promptly Photoshops them out 30 August 2010 9:01 GMT TweetHP CTO's Phil McKinney has been teasing his twitter followers with two images that show him supposedly playing with a couple of new gadgets from HP's research lab.
We say supposedly, because as the pictures show, all we are getting to see right...
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Back to the Future trilogy heading to Blu-ray for 25th Anniversary at 88mph
New remastered edition landing 25 October 29 June 2010 13:40 GMT TweetYou might have guessed by looking at our Future Week, which focused on what the tech world would be like in 2015, that here at Pocket-lint we are big fans of Back to the Future.
The good news? It's coming to Blu-ray on 25 October (when else)...
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Augmented Reality check - does AR stand a chance?
Chairman of WebMobility Ventures, Ken Blakeslee, lays down the roadmap for the future of mobility 11 April 2010 12:00 GMT TweetSometimes we have to project out and then come back to the present to validate our assumptions. You have to make a forecast not just in terms of technology, but also consumer behaviour, commercial ecosystem, and other factors and then evaluate what...
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Back To The Future II concept drawings
FUTURE WEEK: The original sketches that inspired the film 2 April 2010 18:00 GMT TweetToday is the last day of Future Week on Pocket-lint and this is our very last article of the series. We've spent Monday to Friday looking ahead to the year 2015. We've uncovered the future of TVs, internet speeds, Augmented Reality, robots, cars, user-interfaces,...
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The week that was in 2005
FUTURE WEEK: A look 5 years back to guess 5 years forwards 2 April 2010 17:00 GMT TweetPeople say that five years is a long time in technology, but just how long is it? If we're looking to the future and trying to work out how gadgets, software and services might have changed by 2015, then one way we might be able to get a measure of...
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Is this how we will type in the future?
FUTURE WEEK: Just five buttons and one hand 2 April 2010 16:00 GMT TweetThe keyboard is a funny thing, designed to slow typists down so the arms of a typewriter didn't get stuck, it's left us having to learn where a stack of keys have been placed randomly on a keyboard.
Yep, we are talking about you Mr QWERTY.
But...
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5 technologies that will no longer exist in 2015
FUTURE WEEK: Our bucket list for the gadget world 2 April 2010 15:00 GMT TweetWelcome again to Future Week on Pocket-lint. As much fun as it is looking at all sorts of interesting gadgets and services that could be ready in 5 years' time, now is the moment to spare a few thoughts for those that will have dropped off the map....
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How will we watch TV in 2015?
FUTURE WEEK: From the boxes to the channels, what will be in our living rooms 2 April 2010 14:00 GMT TweetIs the TV, as we know it, dead? The last few years has seen more people ditching their televisions in favour of a bigger monitor than ever before. With movie and TV downloads (legal or otherwise), streamed video content from a host of online players...
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Visions of personal mobility: 2015
Explorer, investor, advisor on emerging technologies and chairman of WebMobility Ventures, Ken Blakeslee, lets us in on his vision of the future for 2015 2 April 2010 12:00 GMT TweetThe changes in the ways we manage and enjoy our lifestyle will be many and seem somewhat rapid to casual bystanders over the next 5 years. But to the digital residents and immigrants of today it will all seem very natural and logical, thanks to many...
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The future according to film - will Hollywood get it right?
FUTURE WEEK: The movies that predicted the age we're about to enter 2 April 2010 11:00 GMT TweetThere's one set of futurologists we haven't heard from on Future Week and that's those who tend to make the boldest claims of all. Why? Because they can always just claim it was only a story. Yes, Hollywood has a fantastic history of predicting the...
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Future diaries: 02 April 2015
FUTURE WEEK: Ben hopes shopping is slightly less tiresome in the future 2 April 2010 9:00 GMT TweetIt's Friday morning and although usually I'd be working hard for Pocket-lint all week, I've managed to wangle a day off and thus a long weekend.
It suddenly dawns on me, however, that I agreed to go shopping for my better half - light reactive... -
How to live in the future today
FUTURE WEEK: Convince your neighbours they've stepped through a 2015 portal 1 April 2010 17:00 GMT TweetFuture Week here on Pocket-lint has brought you information and speculation on what we could be expecting to find in a whole range of gadgety scenarios in 2015. That's all well and good, but what about the here and now? If your parents popped over...
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10 technologies that still won't be ready by 2015
FUTURE WEEK: Could all commenters in 2100 please tell us how accurate we were 1 April 2010 15:00 GMT Tweet5 years is a long time in technology, but there are some things that still aren't going to be ready by 2015. We know it's sad. There'll be no flying car, no hoverboard and no robot servants for every man and his dog. If you want to know why, we'll...
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How will we consume content in 2015
FUTURE WEEK: Is the future in mobile devices? 1 April 2010 14:00 GMT TweetWe are about to enter an age where news and content has never been so freely available, and with so many ways to stay connected with events around the world we could be overloaded with information if we're not careful. So how will we access our favourite...
Five tips for photographing snow Exposure, contrast, light, kit and point of view
Nikon D700 vs Nikon D800 New and improved?
Nikon D800 pictures and hands-on Full frame camera in the flesh