We know this is right out a scene of Minority Report but here comes the onset of new advances in internet technology. With the influx of social networking sites like MySpace and others, one designer has taken the concept of social networking to extraordinary new heights. Yanko Design is a weblog consisting of a conglomerate of designers who showcase new developments in industrial design, architecture, technology and fashion. Hideaki Matsui, a technology designer has developed a new form of communication for the technologically advanced drifter. The information ring is an ultra-modern form of interaction. Designed to resemble an average silver band, the Information Ring stores a profile of the wearer, which is basically whatever information you want to relay to others.

When in close proximity to another wearer’s ring, the jewelry operates by transmitting the information from one ring to the other creating a sort of database of stored information. Matsui states, “The more people they meet, the more information they have”. Intended for people who frequently travel and keep semi-nomadic lifestyles, the Information Ring is like an electronic business card for the tech savvy traveler.

Another benefit of the Information Ring is that there is no hassle of providing a power supply with a battery or a plug. The ring has a heat sensor and is powered simply by the human temperature. While we encourage this new technology and the way it’s changing how we communicate with the world, we still wonder how one is going to be able to keep an air of anonymity in an open realm of communication.

Let’s say goodbye to hand shakes people, and hello to the head nod. It's a Brave New World.

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Aston Martin, the British luxury car design company, has announced that the new 007 agent will be driving the signature brand in the upcoming James Bond movie.

The car, which was designed specifically for the role, has not released any specifics on the new model, but Aston Martin design director Mareck Reichman states, “this car encapsulates a link between our elegant DB9 road car and the powerful DBR9 race car. It signals an evolutionary development of Aston Martin’s world renowned style and elegance… The DBS is not of understated elegance of a DB9, nor the youthful agility of the V8 Vantage.

It is explosive power in a black tie and has its own unique character which will equal that of James Bond.” Aston Martin has been providing the style icon’s sports car since 1948. And although details on the new DBS are planned to be released after the movie’s premiere, rumors are that the DBS will feature a more advanced 6.0L V12 putting out more than 500 horsepower and a semi-automatic transmission.

It will also, more than likely, weigh less due to a carbon fiber frame making it lighter and quicker than it’s predecessor the DB9. The company is rumored to be releasing only three hundred of the soon-to-be sought after production models (re-named the DBRS9) priced at somewhere around the 250K mark. The production models are believed to be released in late 2007, although no definite dates have been set.

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