Our present future past • Required Reading Issue #43

Our semi-weekly collection of 10 internet items worth your attention

Microsoft

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 Here’s what the future of NFL could look like with HoloLens.

2 
 Speaking of the future… Build yours today with this DIY Smart Bathroom Mirror.

3 
And speaking of the past… The history of Japan. 🎤It’s BEAUTIFUL🎤

4 
Now back to the future… YouTube wants you to be able to stream live 360-degree videos. Yes, please.

5 
Oh wait, the past again… Check out these historic photos of I-5 construction tearing apart old Seattle.

6 
This could be (or have been) in your future past… Is procrastination the key to creativity?

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And now, our future considers the present… What teens think is, and is not, cool in 2016.

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But what about past performance? “All curation grows until it requires search. All search grows until it requires curation.” Lists are the new search.

9 
Expect to see these everywhere in the future… Transparent LED displays IRL.

And finally…

10 
This isn’t the future we asked for… TipTalks lets you make phone calls by sticking your finger in your ear.

“There ain’t no rules around here. We’re trying to accomplish something.”
 — Thomas Edison