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"The new rechargeable Scooter system concept. The 'Link' scooter system is designed as a modular transport solution that can be retrofitted to existing Streetscape Smart Poles. It allows users to hire a small lightweight electronic scooter from a hub and ride to the desired destination and then return the scooter to another hub, where it is recharged. The use of existing light poles reduces the cost of the unit and provides strong anchors that carry both telecommunications and power to the hub. The device was designed to suit the Sydney 2030 plan to reduce cars in the CBD and make the city more pedestrian oriented. By Mr Anton Grimes, who is the student of University of New South Wales." - Cee Bee from Bookmarklet

Charge money. Swipe your credit card. As for why not just walk; why not just sprint across the street, why not just bolt up stairs, why not jog to work, why not carry all your groceries home on your back? All sorts of reasons. Mainly, I don't always want to. - Christopher Harley

"We have featured a multi-fun RuckJack, is a jacket and a bag, but the Vessel can be transformed a coat, a bag and a tent! This Vessel Coat Tent by Justin Gargasz. Vessel is a medium weight reversible jacket that can expand into a cocoon or collapse into sling bag. "Used when ever one feels the need to escape interactions in their present environment." Jacket: Different weights of Cordura were used for its extreme durability and stablity. Dark Bules were choose they are unobtrusive indoor and outdoors. Reversed Jacket: Cocoon is neatly zigzagged in tubes on the lowr back portiion of liner, to provide lumbar support when not in use. Sling Bag: Entire jacket cocoon can be collapsed into it self for greater ease of transport. Arms of jacket are tied to attach bag to body. Cocoon: The 1.1oz silicon impregnated ripstop nylon that makes up the bulk of the body of cocoon is about 90% opaque allowing the user light as well as soulds and smells of the outdoors. On the door is a 1in strip of mesh so that the person " - Cee Bee from Bookmarklet

"A virtual reality helmet that recreates the sights, smells, sounds and even tastes of far-flung destinations has been devised by British scientists. The device will allow users a life-like experience of places such as Kenya's Masai Mara while sitting on their sofa. They can also enjoy the smell of flowers in an Alpine meadow or feel the heat of the Caribbean sun on their face. Scientists say the device will also enable users to greet friends and family on the other side of the world as though they were in the same room. And students will even be able to find out what it was like to live in ancient Egypt, Rome or Greece. Previously, scientists have only been able to use virtual reality technology to recreate sound and vision. Now a team of British academics from York and Warwick universities are creating a virtual reality helmet they are calling the Virtual Cocoon. They say it stimulates the senses so convincingly they have called the experience Real Virtuality. " - Cee Bee from Bookmarklet

I do all of the above with a book. The bit about reproducing whatever smells the scene may have is a BS flag, more so when it says "scientists". I am a perfumer and while it may be possible to generate all smells artificially from a small unit in the very far future, it is not possible now. Each "odor" has an extremely complex chemical makeup and while many can imitated (See Demeter fragrances.) they are painstakingly reconstructed molecule by molecule. No "device" can yet generate that reconstruction. - Douglas Hopkins

"Webcams have brought surveillance to the masses, but they have one big limitation: They need power. That severely limits where you can put them, but the cameras in Avaak's Vue Personal Video Network are different. The tiny cams (each is 3 inches high and weighs 0.1 ounces) are completely battery powered, not to mention wireless. Mount them anywhere in your house and they'll faithfully transmit images to the system's base station through the air. The base then puts the feeds on a password-protected website that you can log into from anywhere. The wireless tech is a special low-power 2.4GHz system called FrameMesh, which Avaak originally developed for the U.S. military. To save power, the cameras operate only when you're watching (so they're no good for continuous surveillance), and their replaceable batteries should last about a year. A single FrameMesh network can have up to 50 cameras. And no PC is required (except to watch)." - Cee Bee from Bookmarklet

neat looking web cam. the wireless idea is nice. could serve for monitoring/security purposes as well - Cee Bee

"The MINOX DCC Leica M3 in the exclusive Gold Edition is a real delight for lovers of innovative photo technology with a touch of luxury. This extravagant miniature camera has become a much sought-after classic worldwide. In this gold edition it features a 5M pixel, 1,5″ TFT LCD color monitor with striking design of black and gold and comes in a dark, satin-lined wooden box with brass hinges. State-of-the-art technology in a classic look, delivering pin-sharp images rich in detail and natural color rendition." - Jonathan Kong from Bookmarklet