Planetary Resources, a private company I have never seen or heard of before yesterday, uploaded a video describing how they will soon launch a space ship into orbit with the intent of harvesting asteroids for precious materials. The future you read about in science fiction books is coming. Yes, this is the same company that has associated itself with Google… Click to read more

The wheels of technology enslaving us are now officially set in motion thanks to the eye-controlled laptop and the “Jazz” telepresence robot unveiled during the CeBit technology expo in Hanover, Germany two weeks ago. While the general public – blind to their inevitable termination – is hailing these devices and others like them as innovations in technological design and general convenience, those of us who actually watched films like The Terminator and Tron know all too well that these are only the first insidious steps in mankind’s downfall. Know your enemy by reading COED’s list of eight technologies that you will eventually call “master” after the jump!

Decades ago, viewers were fascinated with a device from Star Trek called the Tricorder. Now we have those devices in the form of mobile phones. With that in mind, there are a few other fictional devices from movies and television that should follow in the Tricorder’s path. So if there is a Santa Claus of breakthrough technologies, here is a list of items he needs to get cracking on. See our list after the jump!

As the old Hollywood saying goes, the bigger the blockbuster, the most unlikely the plot. Filmmakers work hard to cultivate our suspension of disbelief–that is, as long as we’re entertained, we’re willing to overlook huge, unrealistic flaws in the film. Hollywood continues to abuse this tacit agreement in everything from low-budge… Click to read more