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Google Glass: 2034

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Beyond Google Glass by 2034 Summary:  What happens if we progress to a culture dominated by augmented reality and lifelogging? In decades past, they had called it spring. But at 95+ degrees outside of Eva Konsumer's tiny studio apartment in downtown Miami, it sure felt like summer. In fact, Eva could not recall during her 25-year-old life when it wasn't blazing hot in April in Miami                                                                         (Image: Google) Unless there was a compelling reason to do so, these days, it was best to stay indoors where the concrete block construction and the industrial air conditioning systems could regulate temperature to a much more hospitable level. And down in South Florida, with the heavy sun, the UV alone from the hole in the Earth's ozone layer could cook you. Skin cancer city. Like many of the new, ultra-dense apartment buildings in Miami, Eva's small studio had no windows, but she could see e

2014: The year of the Linux car

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2014: The year of the Linux car? Summary:   You read that right: Not the year of the Linux desktop, the year of the Linux car. Major automotive companies are investing in making Linux their cars' operating system of choice. When you think about Linux, you probably think about servers, desktops, and Android smartphones and tablets. What you almost certainly don't think about is cars, but Linux is already running under the hood of many cars, and it may play a much larger role soon, too. Say hello to Linux running under the hood of your car. (Image: Linux) That was the message Matt Jones brought to the   Linux Foundation 's   Linux Collaboration Summit  in San Francisco, California. Jones is a senior technical specialist for   Jaguar Land Rover infotainment systems and VP of a non-profit automotive industry group driving adoption of an In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) open-source development platform,   GenIVI Alliance . Jones said that Jaguar Land Rover had