Technology in the future

Technology in the FutureTechnology in the FutureBy: Michael SimmonsBy: Michael Simmons

Technology and our current Worldview  Technology and our current Worldview 

““Technology will enable diverse cultures to collaborate more Technology will enable diverse cultures to collaborate more efficiently, in every sphere. It will bring people and organizations efficiently, in every sphere. It will bring people and organizations together, closer.”together, closer.”  

Forbes -Forbes - 5 Trends That Will Drive The Future Of 5 Trends That Will Drive The Future Of TechnologyTechnology

1. No-Touch Interfaces1. No-Touch Interfaces 2. Native Content2. Native Content 3. Massively Online3. Massively Online 4. The Web of Things4. The Web of Things 5. Consumer Driven 5. Consumer Driven

SupercomputingSupercomputing

The Future, Coming Soon: Self-The Future, Coming Soon: Self-Driving Cars Mainstream by 2025Driving Cars Mainstream by 2025

States have begun issuing driver’s States have begun issuing driver’s licenses to these autonomous carslicenses to these autonomous cars

Many will be supported by their own Many will be supported by their own ecosystems with cellular and wifi ecosystems with cellular and wifi technologiestechnologies

The decrease of accidents and The decrease of accidents and deaths will go down immensely once deaths will go down immensely once fully implementedfully implemented

The staying power of touchThe staying power of touch The implementation of touch screens have become more efficient The implementation of touch screens have become more efficient

exponentially in the last 5 years, from multi layered to capacitive glass exponentially in the last 5 years, from multi layered to capacitive glass touch screens, everything we use on a daily basis will have a touch screen touch screens, everything we use on a daily basis will have a touch screen built in, from the fridge to your television.built in, from the fridge to your television.

The Future of GamingThe Future of Gaming From VR to real world peripherals, we have only scratched From VR to real world peripherals, we have only scratched

the surface on what interactive gaming will truly become, the surface on what interactive gaming will truly become, the Wii, the Kinect, and the Move are all just samples of the Wii, the Kinect, and the Move are all just samples of what gaming will be like in the near futurewhat gaming will be like in the near future

Diffusion of InnovationsDiffusion of Innovations Over the past 10 years, the tech boom has seen an Over the past 10 years, the tech boom has seen an

increase in the amount of reliance we place on the increase in the amount of reliance we place on the technologies lovetechnologies love

The adoption of the smartphone was not fully seen until The adoption of the smartphone was not fully seen until recently about 7 years after the first true smartphones recently about 7 years after the first true smartphones apeared, now we see a saturation around 60% of all users apeared, now we see a saturation around 60% of all users with smartphoneswith smartphones

Media System Dependency Theory Media System Dependency Theory

Social Media like Facebook and Twitter has seen a rise in Social Media like Facebook and Twitter has seen a rise in popularity, largely due to our dependency on centralized popularity, largely due to our dependency on centralized information, which only used to be privy to sources like information, which only used to be privy to sources like magazines and television showsmagazines and television shows

Social Information Processing Social Information Processing

Also building on the idea of social media, we are Also building on the idea of social media, we are now collectively getting more done with larger now collectively getting more done with larger groups and think tanks then ever before. This will groups and think tanks then ever before. This will only be amplified in future endeavors through only be amplified in future endeavors through video conferencing and social video “hangouts”video conferencing and social video “hangouts”

Where we are headingWhere we are heading ““The advances made in science and The advances made in science and nanotechnologynanotechnology in the  in the

past few decades have opened up a whole new universe of past few decades have opened up a whole new universe of possibility. Humanity's understanding of atoms and the possibility. Humanity's understanding of atoms and the laws of physics in general have allowed technicians to fit laws of physics in general have allowed technicians to fit billions of abacuses in the palm of your hand. Technology billions of abacuses in the palm of your hand. Technology has gone from being used to accomplish brute force work has gone from being used to accomplish brute force work to feeding our minds and intellect as well. Rechargeable to feeding our minds and intellect as well. Rechargeable batteries are smaller and more efficient and are getting batteries are smaller and more efficient and are getting better all the time. But what does all this really water down better all the time. But what does all this really water down to?”to?”

““What is the purpose of all this advancement? Why are What is the purpose of all this advancement? Why are silicon silicon computerscomputers and hand held devices advancing so  and hand held devices advancing so much faster than everything else? Humanity is a vain race much faster than everything else? Humanity is a vain race that wishes to further it's own interests and expose itself to that wishes to further it's own interests and expose itself to what it finds pleasurable, and it seems we have found what it finds pleasurable, and it seems we have found something that keeps us interested for long periods of time: something that keeps us interested for long periods of time: Computers.”Computers.”

How far are we willing to goHow far are we willing to go

Technological singularityTechnological singularity• artificial intelligence artificial intelligence • human biological enhancementhuman biological enhancement• brain-computer interfacesbrain-computer interfaces

At what point do we phase ourselves out At what point do we phase ourselves out of the equation and allow the world to of the equation and allow the world to continue on fully automated.continue on fully automated.

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