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i30: small flashes of the future.

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Calling it a 'restyling' is humiliating: after extensive renovation work above and under the bonnet, the Hyundai i30 presents itself with a decidedly 'European' and decisive appeal, and gives the readers of Futuroprossimo (and those who write to you first of all) a lot of insights into the innovations that are now part of modern automotive culture. From the multipurpose solutions to the greater possibility of 'customising' the purchase, from the ever greater guaranteed (and perceived) safety to the stylistic innovations, this car convinces from the first glance. Just for … Read more

The gym of the future

Gyms are not a recent phenomenon: if you think that it is only a place linked to the vain and obese, you are wrong. The 'gymnasium' was the ancient Greek space that hosted the physical exercises and training of athletes. The first gym in the form we know came out in the middle of the last century, with a point of no return: the creation of the first working treadmill, in the 60s, which allowed the first brave people to start running in ... Read more

And Google goes on TV

Days ago, in the long wake of the farewell to Steve Jobs and while waiting for his biography, many experts discussed Apple's strategies in the communications sector, indicating how Cupertino was ready (or almost) to revolutionize, after music and telephony, also the television market. Jobs' death has not slowed down the plans of an Apple TV ready to provide content and services by exploiting its distribution channels (iTunes) and simple and successful interfaces (aiming to eliminate the ... Read more

3 cities to launch new projects: password? #wcap 2013

This year too working capital 2013 will support innovative companies by developing a path to encourage meetings between startups, investors and communities. The choice is strategic and "geosmart": the secret of success lies in a large 'backbone' made up of 3 cities (Milan, Rome, Catania) which will host spaces in which the mentors will be able to support the ideas of the competing teams. For inspiration and emulation it is possible to take a look at the winning projects of the past editions, consulting the repository developed in collaboration with the Kauffman Society: a platform that … Read more

The hummingbird-spy of DARPA

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At first glance (and perhaps not too closely) it might seem like a real hummingbird, but it is the new spybot created by DARPA: this flying robot is equipped with a video camera capable of transmitting images remotely. The dimensions are still excessive (but I am very demanding): 16 cm of wingspan and 19 grams of weight. Yes, it's not a Boeing, and No, that's not all. We'll see them fly, guys: and one fine day, we won't even see them... Read more

All about the super job of the future

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I often jokingly hear friends say that to get (or keep) a job today you need superpowers (the most sexist and boorish ones in the case of pretty colleagues argue the need for other skills). The future is made up of many things, and an important theme is precisely that of human enhancement, the improvement of physical and mental performance that can arise from the use of new technologies or medical procedures: in this article I want to offer you some ideas to reflect on. … Read more

The world in slow motion

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Do you remember The Matrix, the Wachowski brothers' trilogy? The good hero, Neo played by Keanu Reeves, was able to dodge bullets by 'slowing down' the scene with his powers of telekinesis-or-whatever, performing daring evolutions to the delight of the effects creators specials and the public. Today an inventor has created a helmet that simulates this type of 'slowed down' perception, without the need to smoke the impossible. The Decelerator Helmet, created by the German Lorenz Potthast, allows the wearer to… Read more

Christmas in times of crisis: technology and convenience

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The crisis is raging in Europe, and 'intelligent' purchases are gradually becoming prudent: even during the Christmas holidays, gifts will be given in the name of the best possible relationship between quality and price. It is not easy to navigate the thousands of offers that populate the shops and the internet: some good price comparison services can help us, and in this short note I want to talk to you about redcoon.it. It is a relatively new site on the scene, however founded by a group with ... Read more

The mad rush of miniaturized health

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The efforts that technology has made to improve our health conditions and our life expectancy seem to be preparing for the big leap, causing a substantial transformation in the way we treat ourselves and stay healthy for a long time. Here are the changes we should prepare for, and if they don't arrive quickly we should push for them to happen: Loanable Telemedicine: Telemedicine services, 'lighter' consultations that can be delivered via telephone or internet, now have an excellent propensity to ... Read more

ATLAST, Hubble 3.0 will put its nose everywhere

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ATLAST (The Advanced Technology Large-Aperture Space Telescope) is the acronym that distinguishes the project of the next Hubble space telescope: a little gem capable of studying and mapping the atmosphere and surface of habitable exoplanets within a radius of 200 light years. The ability to capture light in all its spectrum and the very advanced technologies are two particularities that can easily be summarized in a feature that will make ATLAST the largest human eye on the universe: the size of the optics. The 'old' Hubble 2.0 has the lens … Read more

Vertical bed, relaxation becomes urban

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New York inventor Jamie O'Shea will not be remembered for giving the world civil flight, nor electricity: he probably won't be remembered at all. His creation, the Vertical Bed, is exactly what can be deduced from his bare name: a bed that allows you to sleep... while standing. The brilliant invention can support the weight of an individual's body simply by attaching its bases to a manhole. Let's be honest, I have no idea who I might find comforting... Read more

Jobs of the near future: 26 jobs of tomorrow

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In the days that mark the fall of the Berlusconi government and the Italian economic crisis (remember? we predicted it on the old site) I am as disheartened as all of you. The moment is difficult: we can only get out of it if all levels of our country change by looking to the future more than to the past. Some jobs will still survive in the future, let's be clear: but there is a whole series of jobs that don't exist today and which could be useful in the near future. Let's go with common sense: 60%... Read more

Holodesk, the hologram counter is served.

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Microsoft's Holodesk project is starting to provide the first prototypes and the first stimuli: the possibility of manipulating '3D' objects in physical space seems really interesting. The system combines a Kinect sensor (yes, the kind that is currently used 'for fun') and a special screen to create a three-dimensional environment in which it is possible to intervene directly. The concept is more than simple: a projector sends an image into the work area, which is observed through a transparent 'partition'... Read more

2012, the year of redemption for blogs: Enel has its prize ready.

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The long wave of social networks has passed: this precious communication tool has been adopted en masse by surfers all over the world, but the massive use of social platforms such as Twitter and Facebook has not swept away an 'old' form of expression on the web, which is indeed always left for dead but always remains afloat: gentlemen, the blog is not dead but lives and fights together with us. The flow of continuous updates that we can refer to over time… Read more

There's no need to be comfortable: the crisis is also hitting the sofa. Natuzzi's complaint.

Pushed globalization has not been interpreted in the best way: many analysts expected the world to become smaller, and instead we only discovered it to be worse. There is a lack of rules that allow true freedom of exchange, because the total absence of economic constraints has leveled the prices of goods that require human labor downwards: their decline has corresponded to the lowering of workers' income and purchasing power. And the quality of the products? Worsened, with the use of… Read more

Maglev, train of the future

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Magnetic levitation will be one of the cornerstones of global transportation in the near future: just take a look at concepts like these to easily realize this. It is a system that eliminates friction between the parties, reaches speeds unthinkable for current systems and can shorten distances in a decisive way, allowing a new, healthy decentralization of work and social activities and favoring demographic redistribution and decongesting megacities. All at more than 500 kilometers per hour :) In the … Read more

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