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	Idea Earth Launches Site for Easy Mobile Access to FBI Most Wanted Idea Earth, a company specializing in mobile web site development, today announced that users can now access important FBI Most Wanted content at fbimostwanted.mobi on the mobile web.
	The future of television is online New Scientist - special issue on Home Entertainment It has already happened to millions of people in Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, and in the next few years hundreds of millions more across the globe should have the same experience: their TV picture will quite suddenly - and very permanently - disappear. No amount of shouting, bashing the box, or fiddling with the aerial will get the picture back, because after half a century of service, analogue TV broadcasts are being switched off for good. Most of us, of course, won't notice, having switched to digital TV services such as the UK's Freeview years ago. Analogue TV sets, and the transmitters that have kept them glowing, are giving way to new ones .
	Tech Trends to Ignore Some are just not necessary, others aren't fully developed. From social networking sites to virtualization, take a pass for now, by Gene Marks
	Poseidon Undersea Resorts - are for those who have dreamt of visiting their imagination's wildest destinations; traveling to the moon, reaching the summit of the most forbidden peaks or exploring the mysteries of the ocean depths. The first Poseidon Undersea Resort is scheduled to open in the Bahamas in December of 2006 and is currently in final design stages. Some features of the resort include: a revolving restaurant, Poseidon's Lair, a two bedroom private undersea bungalow cantilvered off the wall at 1000 feet in depth and only accessible by a private deep submersible, reception area, cafe, swimming pool, luxury spa and hydrotherapy center, gift shop and tennis courts. Room room rates for a standard 550 square foot undersea suite will be around $1500 per night. This unique, intimate and exclusive, five-star destination will provide the highest possible levels of luxury and service. 1,200 Square Feet Under the Sea For a 24-hour view of one of the most vibrant coral reefs on Earth, book a room at the world's first underwater hotel Bruce Jones has spent much of his career designing underwater toys for the rich and famous. The 50-year-old president of U.S. Submarines is best known for building ultraluxe custom subs, $80-million vessels that feature private staterooms, paneled interiors made from exotic hardwoods, plush carpeting, and enough onboard oxygen to keep you and 10 friends breathing easy for three weeks of cruising at depths of nearly 1,000 feet. Now Jones is redirecting his expertise in undersea opulence toward the hotel industry. His plan: to open the Poseidon Mystery Island, the world’s first major resort at the bottom of the ocean, by September 2008.
	Innovatieplatform ijsbreker voor eilandproject Op de Kustconferentie van 4 februari van het Innovatieplatform hebben minister-president Balkenende en staatssecretaris Huizinga van Verkeer en Waterstaat een actieplan aangeboden gekregen om een ‘boeket tulpen’ langs de kust te ontwikkelen. Een van de gekozen tulpprojecten is een multifunctioneel energie-eiland in de Noordzee. De projecten moeten versneld ontwikkeld en aangelegd worden. Verder is voorgesteld om het Innovatieplatform kwartiermaker te laten zijn tot aan 1 januari 2009. 80 topspelers uit de water- , bestuurlijke- , wetenschappelijke - , milieu -, en financiële sector, waren bijeen op de Kustconferentie van het Innovatieplatform in het Kurhaus in Den Haag Scheveningen.Meer informatie..
	Flying windmills could harness the jet stream NewScientist.com news service - Phil McKenna Flying windmills tapping jet stream wind currents may sound far fetched, but groups in the US, Netherlands and Canada say such devices may soon be within reach. If successfully developed, they could harness an enormous amount of reliable, renewable energy. "If we were able to tap 1% of the wind energy at high altitude, that would be enough to supply all the world's energy needs," says David Shepard, president of renewable energy startup Sky WindPower, in Coronado, California. Shepard says he plans to begin building a 220kw Flying Electric Generator (FEG) prototype later in 2007, and hopes to have it flying at 4500 metres by the summer of 2009. Sketches of the contraption show four rotary blades connected to an H-shaped aluminum frame, which is tethered to the ground by a high-voltage power line.
	The smartest (or the nuttiest) futurist on Earth Ray Kurzweil is a legendary inventor with a history of mind-blowing ideas. Now he's onto something even bigger. If he's right, the future will be a lot weirder and brighter than you think. (FORTUNE Magazine - By Brian O'Keefe, Fortune senior editor - May 2 2007: 11:08 AM EDT)
	LIVING TOMORROW AMSTERDAM presents a unique vision of the House and Office of the Future together with prominent companies. After two successful projects in Belgium, Living Tomorrow opened its first international project of “the House and Office of the Future” in the Netherlands. Living Tomorrow is located in a futuristic building in Amsterdam Southeast. The project has been designed by the famous architect Ben van Berkel in close cooperation with the Living Tomorrow team. In the complex visitors can find a House and Office of the Future, a Future Pub and an Event hall, an Auditorium and two Conference Rooms.
	Human-Aided Computing Microsoft researchers are trying to harness untapped brain power. Desney Tan, a researcher at Microsoft Research, and Pradeep Shenoy, a graduate student at the University of Washington, have devised a scheme that uses *electro-encephalograph (EEG) caps* to collect the brain activity of people looking at pictures of faces and nonfaces, such as horses, cars, and landscapes.
	Hitachi: Move the Train With Your Brain Forget the clicker: A new technology in Japan could let you control electronic devices without lifting a finger simply by reading brain activity. The "brain-machine interface" developed by Hitachi Inc. analyzes slight changes in the brain's blood flow and translates brain motion into electric signals. A cap connects by optical fibers to a mapping device, which links, in turn, to a toy train set via a control computer and motor during one recent demonstration at Hitachi's Advanced Research Laboratory in Hatoyama, just outside Tokyo.
	Computer Scientist Plans Bach Over Broadband - 19 Jul 2007 A singing computer scientist wants to use cutting-edge technology to create Europe's first successful *Internet choir. Dr Barry Cheetham, a senior lecturer in The School of Computer Science at The University of Manchester, is seeking to combine his academic expertise in communications, networks and digital signal processing with his love of choral singing. He is looking for funding to drive forward a project that will bring together amateur and semi-professional singers across Europe for seamless and polished live performances. But to make this possible he will have to address the limitations of existing communications networks. New 'ultra broadband' networks will be needed, capable of delivering sound and images with far less delay than services like Internet telephony and video conferencing currently achieve.*
	Het Innovatie Platform Noord-Nederland (IPNN) wil een basis zijn voor krachtige en positieve groei in de ontwikkeling van onze samenleving. Wie nadenkt over de wereld in de deze eeuw, zal een beroep moeten doen op flink wat creativiteit, durf en fantasie. Het Innovatie Platform Noord-Nederland neemt die uitdaging aan. Stel u een virtuele wereld voor waar kunstenaars en erfgoed beheerders hun creaties, kunstuitingen, historische objecten, acties, abonnementen, toegangsbewijzen etc. wereldwijd kunnen aanbieden zonder dat ze hier een eigen Website of duur reclamebureau voor nodig hebben. Stel u een virtuele wereld voor waar kunstenaars en erfgoed beheerders direct interactief kunnen communiceren met kunstliefhebbers, kenners en afnemers terwijl op beide locaties tegelijkertijd het kunstvoorwerp virtueel aanwezig is. Stel u een wereld voor waar galerieën, expositieruimten, musea, atriums in bedrijven etc. met grote soms kamerbrede platte LCD schermen worden uitgerust waar om het uur, dag, week, maand automatisch een nieuw kunst- en of cultuurobject 2 of 3D gepresenteerd wordt.