How the world will be in 30 years time?

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Howzit guys,

Haven't been online for some time, due to Internet problems. But I'm back...:)

So, the other day I was wondering...what will the world be like in another 30 years time...?

As in technology?

I mean, the cellular phones that are out today are stunning.. :eek:
For example:

Nokia N73 - Awsome 3.2Mp camera, I saw one a while ago and I was stunned at how sharp, clear and impressive the camera was. The there's the Nokia N95 with built in sat nav and a 16M colour screen. We can already watch live T.V from our cell phones. :cool:

We have pure flat screen T.V's, okay we've had that for a while, but there're getting very nice now and more advance. We're moving big time in to mobile data and wireless, mobile Internet at fast speeds, better then ADSL. Anywere, anytime.

The new cars I've seen that are getting put out next year for sale... :eek:

So, I can't help but ask myself, where are we going to be, in techology, in 30 years time?

I, for one, can't wait to see what the future holds for us in that aspect...
 
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Watch the program UFO, was made in the 70#s about how life would be in the year 2000.

Hilarious, and not even slightly predictable.

Welcome back btw :)
 
Thanks, Zefan. Good to be back.

Well, yes. I did see that, was really, very funny. However, my question stands. Where do you think we'll be in 30 years time. I mean, we are a lot more advance from the 70's and, I'm sure we have a clearer view on what we can expect from the future?
 
One thing we can be sure of, as opposed of the "Make it bigger and better!" attitude of the 20th century, this one will be dominated by an obsession with efficiency.
 
JunkBot: Please share any ideas you may have...:)

Zefan: I think you may be right, it's already starting..
 
http://btplc.com/Innovation/News/timeline/

Supposedly It is actually quite accurate. I honestly dont think it will be much different from today, new hair/clothing style, maybe nuclear fusion powerplants starting to take over from fission plants and cars that run on a cleaner fuel (maybe hydrogen or something of the sort).
 
If, as some have predicted, we reach the Singularity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity by this time then the world could be a very different place to the one we see now.

My personal prediction is the the internet will become a lot more prevalent in devices that aren't computers.
There will probably be the technology to have implants within us that are online and it will simply be a matter of 'thinking' it to record a TV show or turn the oven on for when you get home.

Not to mention the fact that we would have endless amounts of knowledge available to us instantly. I would assume that search capabilities would have improved no end beyond what we see today so using the web to gain knowledge about things we are merely thinking about would become second nature to us.
 
I'd like to see a cordless monitor that could be read like a magazine in a comfy chair. I can't stand sitting at the computer reading long articles and it just uses to much ink for something I'd only read once.

Please someone invent a portable, very slim monitor!
 
Future us warriors.

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* Helmet - The helmet houses a GPS receiver, radio and the wide- and local-area network connections.

* Warrior Physiological Status Monitoring System - This layer of the suit is the closest to the body and contains sensors that monitor physiological indicators, such as heart rate, blood pressure and hydration. The suit relays the information to medics and field commanders.

* Liquid Body Armor - This liquid body armor is made from magnetorheological fluid, a fluid that remains in a liquid state until the application of a magnetic field. When an electrical pulse is applied, the armor transitions from a soft state to a rigid state in thousandths of a second.

* Exoskeleton - The exoskeleton is made of lightweight, composite devices that attach to the legs and augment the soldier's strength.

The Future Force Warrior setup is a significant improvement on these current systems. A computer embedded in the suit and located at the base of the soldier's back will be connected to a local and wide-area network, allowing for data transfer.

DeGay explains it this way:

Essentially, it's what we call the "borg" effect, to borrow a theme from Star Trek. Everything in the battle space is a sensor, whether that's a vehicle, rotor wing, fixed wing, aviation vehicle, ground vehicle, individual soldier or unmanned robotic platform. That becomes a sensor that I can track for data. I can send data to it or take data, video or audio from it.


Photo courtesy U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center
Future Force Warrior helmet
Soldiers will utilize a voice-activated, drop-down screen in the helmet to access information without having to put down their weapons. Embedded in a pair of transparent glasses, the display will appear to the soldier as a 17-inch screen. This screen can display maps and real-time video provided by a forward-positioned scout team, satellite or aircraft. According to DeGay, "We are working to have the graphic user interface inside the computer systems to either replicate computer graphic user interfaces or even Playstation 2/Xbox graphic user interfaces," because most of today's soldiers are already familiar with how those systems work.
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Why this hasn't be rolled out yet is anyone guess, but we should be having suits like this being implemented now not a cut down version in 2010 and the full version in 2020.

Cordless everything, including power..

Flexible screens(roll up) you could then download books, newspapers ect and read them any where. Google OELD for more info.
 
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Mr Joshua said:
I'd like to see a cordless monitor that could be read like a magazine in a comfy chair. I can't stand sitting at the computer reading long articles and it just uses to much ink for something I'd only read once.

Please someone invent a portable, very slim monitor!
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Kind of like a tablet?
 
I think we would have implant for our brains so we could learn things instantly, rather than spending years learning it.
Somehow using light instead of electricity in circuits.
Robots doing everything for us and eventually taking over.
 
Mr Joshua said:
I'd like to see a cordless monitor that could be read like a magazine in a comfy chair. I can't stand sitting at the computer reading long articles and it just uses to much ink for something I'd only read once.

Please someone invent a portable, very slim monitor!
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Been using one for 6 months now, bought from OcUK...

HERE

The best gadget I have ever got bar none. I browse the net on the sofa next to the missus watching TV now instead of in the spare room, no more grief.

I am on it now.
 
yhack said:
I think we would have implant for our brains so we could learn things instantly, rather than spending years learning it.
Robots doing everything for us and eventually taking over.
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Within 30 years, due to implementation time and cost becoming reasonable, things in 30 years time need to be in final research by now, to become mass available in 30 years time, we might see prototypes of these things by then, but they wont be common place.

Somehow using light instead of electricity in circuits.
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The internet looks like/ is getting a light upgrade.
 
It's either going to be in good or bad shape. At this moment in time I believe it could go either way.

Nuclear war is quite possible in the next 30 years.
 
Whats with the brain implants ****? Who would really have that done? Would any of you actually offer yourself to have massive and risky surgery for a non-essential purpose (virtually no purpose that I can see). Not something I see happening, franky hope it doesn't.

Definately going to have to sort out our energy. Other than that they'll probably research some faster computer technologies, though i'm not entirely sure how much domestic use that would have, the main use at home is just better game graphics :p
 
yhack said:
I think we would have implant for our brains so we could learn things instantly, rather than spending years learning it.
Somehow using light instead of electricity in circuits.
Robots doing everything for us and eventually taking over.
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Thats nearly as implausable, if you knew about the respect technologies, as they thought about us fly cars 50 years ago.

Look at this
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/technology/story/0,,1532337,00.html
Futurologist are good at predicting trends based on years of data.

Your second one is plausable, infact we will definetly start using fibre optics more in a lot of things.
Robots wont do anything for us i dont think.
 
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ChroniC said:
Thats nearly as implausable if you knew about the respect technologies, as they thought about us fly cars 50 years ago.

Look at this
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/technology/story/0,,1532337,00.html
Futurologist are good at predicting trends based on years of data.

Your second one is plausable, infact we will definetly start using fibre optics more in a lot of things.
Robots wont do anything for us i dont think.
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lol the best thing about your post... the signature :D i love it!
 
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