What Tech Should Be Seen At TED?

J0sh writes "I've been lucky enough to be asked to do tech spotting for the TED conference, one of the biggest and most exclusive technology, entertainment, and design conferences in the US. Many of the folks there are superstars in their field (like Craig Venter and Stephen Hawking), and most of them have the opportunity to take action on the technology that they see there. The problem is that I'm only one guy trying to find the most mind-blowing technology on the planet in order to inform the few people who can make an immediate impact with it. I figured if there's one place to find those kinds of advances, it's here. What unknown tech is about to completely change the world that these people need to know about? Let me know."

Word-changing tech

[Harmonious Botch]

What unknown tech is about to completely change the world that these people need to know about?

You came to slashdot to ask that?

Both Biggest and Most Exclusive?

[Anonymous Coward]

It is unlikely to be both the biggest, and the most exclusive, unless it is the only one. Which it may be, since how many conferences are there that focus on Technology and Entertainment, and Design.

Be fair.

[jd]

I'd rather they ask Slashdot than Microsoft, Google or Yahoo. However, it would probably be just as useful to ask on I Can Has Cheezburger or Cute Overload. (OMG, Ponies!!!)

Re:Owner Free Filesystem

[nacturation]

There was an article on [url="http://offsystem.sourceforge.net/"]this[/url] not too long ago right here on Slashdot, and it could quite possibly be the biggest innovation to file sharing and distribution since BitTorrent.

You probably shouldn't take technology advice from a person who uses BBCode on Slashdot.
 

Re:The wheel 2.0...

[Stephan202]

Well, Theo Jansen did a TED presentation on his improvement on te wheel [ted.com].

Oh, the usual

[clang_jangle]

You know, like, cold fusion, quantum computers, immersive VR. Stuff like that. I read somewhere all that and more is coming in the next five to twenty years. Oh, and that 110 MPG Mustang that goes from 0-60 MPH in 3 seconds flat. Should be a crowd pleaser.

GNU/Linux

[Anonymous Coward]

2008, the year of the Linux desktop

So it befalls to me

[Linker3000]

Let's get it out of the way:

I'd like to see a beowulf cluster of Linux servers running Duke Nukem Forever on virtualised copies of Vista, whilst at the same time running a grid/distributed computing program that's testing proteins for possible AIDs/MRSA cures in spare GPU cycles - the whole lot powered by solar cells using a revolutionary optical coating, with the standby generator powered by algae-derived biofuel. The whole system to be owned by the former Soviet Union and housed in a hybrid solar/hydrogen-powered car, driven by Natalie Portman, with room in the back for three Senior citizens from North Korea to sit confortably while playing aforementioned game.

Oh, and the whole lot has to be available 'within the next 5 years' - as confirmed by NetCraft.

I'm sure I've missed something - help me out here guys.

Re:Be fair.

[zobier]

I'd rather they ask Slashdot than Microsoft, Google or Yahoo. However, it would probably be just as useful to ask on I Can Has Cheezburger or Cute Overload. (OMG, Ponies!!!)

Ponies, definitely ponies.

Robotic ponies.

unknown tech

[hellfish006]

How are we supposed to inform you about unknown tech? It wouldn't be unknown then...

Biggest AND Most Exclusive

[Anonymous Coward]

Wow, that's the most oxymoronic thing I've heard all year.