At the top of my ’shared item list’ in Google reader today was a short but interesting post on nano-technology in development which immediately caught my eye: The ‘Bionic Contact Lens’:

Makes “heads-up display” seem positively last century.
Though its far to early to say anything about the implications of this technology, I always get excited about [...]

Posted on: March 28, 2008 | 6 Comments »

Though it’s been all over the blogosphere, no one has come even close to Rheta Shan’s post to illustrate what happens when you try to reconquer something which many believed to be community property - the brand of ‘Second Life™‘. Linden Labs recent new policy on how to use their brand name (and new brand [...]

Posted on: March 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Back after a relaxing (and snowy!) easter weekend and catching up with the news. I noticed the official press release of the vBusiness Expo (sign-up) by the Clever Zebra team. They have launched an ambitious plan to become the business ‘hub’ into Second Life, starting with the expo starting April 24, covering all of the [...]

Posted on: March 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Mercedes leaves Second Life, but on a positive note, at least according to their latest (and presumably last) blogpost. I myself can’t help but think Mercedes just threw a lot of money at riding the ‘Second Life hype wave’ - pick up some blog attention and show a little innovation (many car brands did follow), [...]

Posted on: March 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Earth (and beyond) is getting rapidly digitalized and mapped. If you use this data in rich, interactive presentations we speak of a ‘mirror world’ - an exact replica of reality in a virtual environment. This is different from the Virtual world because a virtual world is not made to reflect the physical world, but rather [...]

Posted on: March 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Philip Rosedale a.k.a. Philip Linden, CEO of Linden Research Inc. announced he steps down as CEO of the company that founded the virtual world of Second Life:
“I feel that the most important contributions I have made and will continue to make to Second Life are related to building both the product and the company through [...]

Posted on: March 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »

It’s often said 2D has advantages over 3D just as 3D has advantages over 2D. While 2D allows good overviews, particularly with text (a 2D medium per definition) and area/location based overviews (maps) it also has its limitations. 3D gives more of a feeling of presence, and has advantages due to a better relation with [...]

Posted on: March 13, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Just a funny video I spotted trough twitter. @cristiancontini created a hologram image on paper of his 3D avatar in Second Life. Personally I’d love to have a business card with an image like this, even if its just one:

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