I browsed through wirednextfest.com today and came across several interesting articles. Although not as significant as some of the others, the article on a game called "Brainball" aroused my interest. It is a game where a ball is put in the middle of a table, and two people wear headbands that measure stress level. The ball is connected to the headbands, and whoever is calmer, wins, as the ball rolls towards the player with more stress. I just find this fascinating because it goes against one of the principal rules of games - excitement and fun.
Another article I stumbled upon was one about a car powered by man-power. A four-seated, semi-electrical (for when you don't want to do anything) car, will be unveiled on Earth Day of 2009. Apparently, this car only needs the power of its passengers to push and pull a rowing-like thing to make the car accelerate. However, it does not specify what happens when less than four people are in the car, as we all know people tend to drive alone much of the time.
Overall, I find the site to be interesting. I will definitely check up on the site every now and then, as it has a Popular Science (magazine) feel to it. Most, if not all, of the articles on the site were new to me, and I most likely would never have known about any of them (excluding the more important ones as the man-powered car) if I had not read it on the site.
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