23 Incredible New Technologies You’ll See by 2021…


The Maya said we’re due for a shake-up soon.

Turns out, they were right.

Down the Cybernetic Rabbit Hole We Go - Photo by Harold Hoyer-Escala-600x400

Down the cybernetic rabbit hole we go. Photo by Harold Hoyer.

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23 incredible new technologies you’ll see by 2021

WHEN LOOKING AT THE present as an indication of where we’ll stand a year from now–much less a decade–feeling optimistic may not come easy. We look out to the universe and see an infinite, lifeless abyss enfolding upon our own small pocket of civilization, while the people we look to for guidance and information seem to be little more than straight-faced bearers of bad news.

Yet while we can’t predict what the future holds for our unending political discourses, we can look at how far we’ve come with technology in merely the last decade and realize the present we know now will, very soon, find itself memorialized in nostalgia. Here’s some technology emerging down the road that’s poised to change your life on a much greater scale than any outcome of a political debate.

Australia and Fiji – TRAVELSCENE – Down Under Done Right…


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Why You’ll Love It

Includes round-trip airfare on Air Pacific, Fiji’s national carrier
8-night hotel accommodations with daily breakfast—5 nights at The Menzies Sydney Hotel and 3 nights in Fiji at the 5-star Sofitel Resort & Spa with a private beach
Guided tours in and around Sydney including wine tasting in the famous Hunter Valley and a visit to the Blue Mountains

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– Erika, Bloomspot Staff Writer

Australia and Fiji - TRAVELSCENE - Down Under Done Right

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14 Carrington St
Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
+61 9299 1000
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Denarau Island
Viti Levu, Fiji
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ROUNDTRIP ECONOMY-CLASS AIRFARE FROM LOS ANGELES TO SYDNEY AND NADI ON AIR PACIFIC
AIRPORT AND HOTEL TRANSFERS
5-NIGHT STANDARD ROOM ACCOMMODATIONS AT THE MENZIES SYDNEY HOTEL
HALF-DAY CITY AND BONDI BEACH TOUR
AUSTRALIA WILDLIFE DAY TOUR TO THE BLUE MOUNTAINS WITH LUNCH
FULL DAY WINE TASTING TOUR TO HUNTER VALLEY INCLUDING 2-COURSE LUNCH AND THREE TASTINGS
3-NIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS IN SUPERIOR OCEANSIDE ROOM AT SOFITEL FIJI RESORT & SPA
MEET AND GREET UPON ARRIVAL
DAILY BREAKFAST
HALF-DAY DISCOVER NADI TOUR

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ALTERNATE CITIES OF DEPARTURE
Price includes roundtrip airfare, including taxes, from Los Angeles; departure from New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington, DC available for additional fees, taxes included:

SAN FRANCISCO FROM $140 PER PERSON ROUND TRIP
WASHINGTON, DC FROM $470 PER PERSON ROUND TRIP
NEW YORK FROM $470 PER PERSON ROUND TRIP
CHICAGO FROM $445 PER PERSON ROUND TRIP
MIAMI FROM $470 PER PERSON ROUND TRIP
DALLAS FROM $405 PER PERSON ROUND TRIP

Add-on fares may be booked through Travelscene at time of reservation booking; fares subject to change; must be booked in specific classes on American Airlines, Alaska Air, Delta Airlines or US Airways; not valid on all flights and subject to availability

Australia and Fiji - TRAVELSCENE - Down Under Done Right

$2,349 for 8-night package to Australia and Fiji including roundtrip airfare, accommodations, food, transfers, and tours; departures May 5 to June 16, 2012 ($3,385 value)

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Valid for one person, based on double occupancy. Single occupancy supplement of $980 for May 5–June 16 departures and $1090 for June 23–September 22 departures may apply.
Upgrades available. May purchase multiples.

Includes round-trip economy-class flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Sydney and Nadi on Air Pacific and airport transfers within Fiji and Sydney. Departure from New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington, DC available for additional fees, to be collected upon reservation.
Voluntary ticket changes are permitted at a cost of up to $200 per transaction, including any additional airfare; subject to availability.  All taxes included.

Must redeem package in one trip; redeemed packages are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Cannot be used with existing reservations or other offers.

Refunds allowed until 11:59PM PST on May 12, 2012. All sales are final after this date.
See Travelscene’s terms and conditions for details.

See Air Pacific’s international baggage policy for details.

Ryan Leslie’s “Just Right”



Uploaded by  on Oct 20, 2008

After many of my songs began to leak into the blogosphere, I decided to go back into the studio and add a few elements to make the album versions of the records special. This clip opens with me playing back an extended instrumental arrangement of I-R-I-N-A with some overdubs by my man Jermaine Parrish on drums and Al Carty on bass.

Inspired, I decided to re-visit one of my favorite songs called ‘Just Right’. Here’s a look at that session. I had to rebuild it from scratch as one of my hard drives had crashed and many sessions had been lost. I love the new elements, and here’s to you loving them too…

For everyone that’s been asking, I’ll be releasing the album in February. The main reason why it’s been pushed back is very simple: I need more exposure! The two singles that I have released have been very well received. “Addiction” has been my biggest one – it’s the first to have broken 1M plays on my myspace page and the ‘making of’ video has over 800K views… Despite this, I have yet to cross over onto the top songs on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart!

The additional time will allow me to present another music video (maybe two – I’m fronting the cost) and continue making a few stops around the country and abroad with my band campaigning for my artistry! It also gives you more time to introduce me to your friends and family (and your local radio station).

I put these videos up so that you can have something to share! If seeing me go crazy to these songs entertains you, inspires you, or just makes you smile – pass it on!

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Music

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Standard YouTube License