Honestly, I don’t think the smart phone form factor is going anywhere anytime soon. I think that the 20th century set a lot of people up for an assumption that technology would continue to increase at the same rate for the next several hundred years but that’s just not correct. Look at how much changed in the 500 years before the 20th century and look at the current state of capitalism and global politics. We’ve gone basically nowhere culturally in over 100 years. Certainly more technology will be able to fit in the same amount of space. But that’s the dirty secret of the 21st-century, miniaturization is our biggest technological achievement. I definitely think that even 500 years from now will be a lot closer to now than most people think.
Genetic engineering is quietly making headway, but has the potential for massive changes to our way of life. If we can start reliably programming living material, nothing will look the same, hopefully avoiding Cronenbergian results.
Honestly, I don’t think the smart phone form factor is going anywhere anytime soon. I think that the 20th century set a lot of people up for an assumption that technology would continue to increase at the same rate for the next several hundred years but that’s just not correct. Look at how much changed in the 500 years before the 20th century and look at the current state of capitalism and global politics. We’ve gone basically nowhere culturally in over 100 years. Certainly more technology will be able to fit in the same amount of space. But that’s the dirty secret of the 21st-century, miniaturization is our biggest technological achievement. I definitely think that even 500 years from now will be a lot closer to now than most people think.
Genetic engineering is quietly making headway, but has the potential for massive changes to our way of life. If we can start reliably programming living material, nothing will look the same, hopefully avoiding Cronenbergian results.
Smart glasses with audio(or finger smart glove) control can be near future