FIVE IDEAS OF THE FUTURE

These five innovations are not necessarily the coolest or newest ideas off the block, at the least, they are the 5 most un-tapped gold-mines in my very very credible opinion.

Let's do this David Letterman style. (That is not a sexual proposition, I just mean we'll count backwards)

5. 3D WALL PROJECTIONS

New technology by Nu Fromer Digital Media allows projectors to render realistic 3D looking objects on buildings.

Can you imagine hooking this thing up to a Nintendo NES and playing duck hunt in the windows? Or shooting my next commercial on location of the location it will be played?

4. MULTI DIMENSIONAL CAMERA

Imagine linear story telling + google street view technology. Yellow Bird has created a linear video camera that you can control. Can you imagine telling a story from every angle? Will this be the beginning of 360 degree movies?

(This demo is Flash-only, darn it)

The possibilities are endless or maybe orgasmic.

3. QR CODES

Take pictures of these special barcodes with a smartphone and it will unlock codes, take you to websites or launch applications. Okay, okay. The technology is sooo 2005. I know. But they haven't really been given the proper framework to thrive. Here's the idea.... well..... actually I'll keep that idea to myself it might just be my ticket to riches, fame and fortune. But just know that this medium is an untapped gold mine and giving it a proper framework like Facebook or Twitter will begin the tapping.

2. FLY ADVERTISEMENTS

Messages attached to flies. I know you're saying this isn't a digital idea like the others. Sure. But it should be. What happens when you attach RFiD tags to those little boogers?

1. OPEN-MARKET ROCKBAND

The game has taken the world by storm and storm that might give the music industry some hope.

It seems like the new way for old bands to make some money on their dying record sales is to sell some of their rights to the video game. Aerosmith has done it, the Beatles just did it now, you can do it too. Rockband announced new software that will allow any band to program their songs for the game and sell it from 50 cents to 3 dollars.

WOW! There is something cool here, but I haven't figured it out yet. It's a game changer for sure though.

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FROM THE FUTURE,

mr.larkin