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Eight Technologies That Will Change the World
lostincyberspace writes "This story looks at existing advanced technologies, and contemplates how they may combine in the future to create the technology of 70's TV shows. Sensors + Mobile Power + Biomanufacturing = ... Bionics. ("We have the technology") The most fascinating part is that all of these new technologies seem like they'll be available in the not too distant future."
Hopefully it'll be more advanced than that. That was 60's technology.
This tech will allow people to "drive a car simply by thinking about doing so" Of course, thinking about driving will be an entirely new skill, now only inherent in about 10% of the population.
The big idea:
Providing pleasurable massage sensations without using hands, in the privacy of one's own home.
Image of three intersecting circles, labeled 'Internet connectivity', 'AI', 'ultra-delicate tactile stimulators'
The challenge:
There are two major issues still to be solved: making sure the electrical parts don't get wet and sticky, and hiding the gadgets from the unsuspecting parents.
(I hope I didn't use any naughty words there!)
Pwaaah, well our soldiers will be manufactured from the ground up from carbon nanotubes, assembled by our Lego Quantum Storms (tm) molecular building set, and they will run on biodiesel, or even on a quantum nucleonic fuell cell. They will all be linked in on big matrix by our new cognitronic network. So where will your soldiers be then, huh?
With regard to the front cover's question, overlayed on possibly the smuggest Bill Gates photo I've ever seen:
"How To Beat Him"
I'm hoping that the answer boils down to "with a large wooden bat, spiked with rusty nails".
Where's my flying egg?
Agreed. Plus, this sounds like some bad Cosmo article headline:
Eight Technologies That Will Change the World
Eight Makeup Tricks to Make You Look Thinner
Eight Ways to Keep Your Man Interested
Eight Hot Looks for Summer
The Venn diagrams of the article remind me of the pretty pictures I see whenever I get a new technology in Alpha Centauri or Civilization. How long do I have to wait for Matter Transmission?
Careers should combine three things: what you can do, what you want to do, and what you can get paid for.
Made of carbon nanotubes?
Well, what's going to happen if you want to snap a picture of them?
Solomon
"Twice half-assed makes an ass whole." --Solomon K. Chang