IFTF's Future Now: links for 2008-02-23

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February 23, 2008

Electronic tattoo display runs on blood

Jim Mielke's wireless blood-fueled display is a true merging of technology and body art. At the recent Greener Gadgets Design Competition, the engineer demonstrated a subcutaneously implanted touch-screen that operates as a cell phone display, with the po

(tags: phone transhumanism displays body bodyhacking xpeople)
Rede Gemas da Terra de Telecentros Rurais

Gems of the Earth Brazilian rural telecenter--videoblogs. DIY villagers' videos.

(tags: Brazil video blogging rural Internet telecenter)
Situationally Appropriate Solutions

"Houseplant care as a timekeeping issue."

(tags: ubicomp design learning smart_home X2)

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