The other week I read an article at Bloomberg titled as Three of Tech’s Top CEOs to Skip Obama Cybersecurity Summit (by Chris Strohm / Feb. 11, 2015).
The Bloomberg article stated that top executives of Google and Yahoo would not be attending Barack Obama’s Cybersecurity Summit at Stanford University (Feb. 13, 2015).
What I found interesting, though not addressed in the Bloomberg article, is that Google and Yahoo were both originally started as student projects at Stanford University.
Here’s some video footage of Obama speaking that the Cybersecurity Summit at Stanford University:
I believe that technology is an important theme or subject to consider when voting for US President and other elected government officials. For example, what are the candidate’s views, philosophies and positions on technology and what plans, if any, do to they have to implement, or suppress, technology?
Will government funded research into technology be used to advance killing machines (e.g., drones) or will it be used to advance renewable energy (and perhaps free energy)? Or will it be used for both?
Today is Sunday and we here at WOBIK want to keep things light on the first day of the week so we aren’t going to delve into presenting results of a probe into a Obama’s wide-ranging views and positions on technology.
What we will present today (technology related) is a blast from the past: the lower half of page 13 (provided above) of a defunct magazine called Topix (or Topix Innovation Gallery). We’ve made some scans of the tangible magazine itself and page 13 proclaims that The Future Has Arrived!
This issue of Topix was published in the late 1990s (1998 or 1999?).
For sale is the I-glasses Display System and the I-glasses DVD System.
The listing states:
If someone was to tell you that you could view the latest blockbuster feature films in DVD digital clarity on a 52″ (52 inch) screen and full surround sound by simply donning a pair of goggles you would think they were crazy, right?
Well, thanks to the ultra-advanced technology of the I-glasses, the future of personal theater is now. When used with the portable DVD player, the I-glasses turn your head into the greatest home theater imaginable.
Picture yourself sitting on a plane with five long hours to go until you land. You have a choice, either crane your neck to watch a glimpse of the postage stamp sized screen showing the on-flight movie that you have no desire to see, or pop in a disc of your choice and watch a movie you want on what translates to a giant 52″ (52 inch) screen, and hear it through state of the art, fully adjustable surround-sound headphone speakers that will put you inside action and blow you away.
For the first time in history a portable entertainment unit has actually eclipsed the home version in quality. The I-glasses are 3D compatible, have settings for brightness, contrast, color, tint and can be connected to your VCR or TV for private, big screen viewing of your favorite shows, all at an incredible weight of only eight (8) ounces.
The package includes a custom carrying case and one 4.0 AH battery good for up to 3.5 hours of viewing. Unit also runs on a regular AC current.
Take advantage of this breakthrough and put a movie palace in your pocket. Oh and you may want to pick up the optional extra pair of I-glasses that allows two (2) people to view at the same time – otherwise, if you let someone try them out, you may never get them back!
Prices tags
I-glasses DVD Bundle – $1,499.95
I-glases Display System (Glasses only) – $599.95
Here’s a scan of the front cover of the now defunct Topix magazine:
Here’s a scan of the upper back cover of the now defunct Topix magazine:
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