Shaun A. Saunders sends in this article from PCworld:
In the next 25 years, these technological advances, made famous in movies and on TV, will become reality. How accurate are our prognostications? Predicted technological advances may look great in the movies, but what about in your living room? Virtual think tank TechCast recently polled hundreds of futurists and technology analysts, and then calculated when emerging technologies are likely to be found in at least 30 percent of U.S. households or businesses. Here are its predictions for five familiar sci-fi scenarios.
Click here for the predictions:
Shaun also asked if you would add your predictions to the comments section. That should be interesting!
In the next 25 years, these technological advances, made famous in movies and on TV, will become reality. How accurate are our prognostications? Predicted technological advances may look great in the movies, but what about in your living room? Virtual think tank TechCast recently polled hundreds of futurists and technology analysts, and then calculated when emerging technologies are likely to be found in at least 30 percent of U.S. households or businesses. Here are its predictions for five familiar sci-fi scenarios.
Click here for the predictions:
Shaun also asked if you would add your predictions to the comments section. That should be interesting!
1 comment:
I'll kick this off:
1/ instead of biometric, I'd say 'chipping' of consumers is just as, if not more, likely.
2/ Space tourism - of course!
3/ Holodeck....not like star trek.
But, wall size panels that can act as tv, media outlets, changing pictures/ colour palettes, such that entire rooms can give the appearance of being outdoors? yes.
4/ Self aware computer? Perhaps it has occurred already (as in terminator movies)
5/ Domestic robots - certainly. (I believe Paul is already saving his dimes for his own 'B9'....)
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