Apparently, Samsung is developing a new WiFi technology that will service the many places where there is none. It's called "WiFly" and will use pigeons as carriers. Seriously, I was amazed when I heard this on CBC Radio the other day! The plan is to implant a tiny chip into pigeons which will act as a transmitter people can plug into for service. And because pigeons have hollow bones, they will be even more efficient carriers -- especially when they congregate in large numbers greatly increasing their density and power.
Why not, I said as I was driving back from Cochrane listening to this broadcast. The other phenomenon under development is the seeding of clouds with scent as a form of advertisement to entice consumers to buy a product. The technology is already in use in many supermarkets, where the scent of freshly-mowed grass, for example, is now being piped into produce departments in a number of chains. Other areas of these supermarkets use other scents to encourage purchases and apparently it is working so well that sales of targeted products have skyrocketed.
Man, what's next!
Of course, all this is bogus, the interview went on to say. April Fools!
But I actually bought it! Duh.
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