I just read a very interesting article on
PC World entitled
The Next 25 Years in Tech. I found it very appropriate for this blog since I believe last week in Allison's class we were on the topic of where technology is heading and someone (
Evan?) brought up the idea of
paper-thin screens;
some were apprehensive about this especially when the conversation moved to the idea of chips implanted in humans, but perhaps this article will change some opinions.
Some points the article touched on were nanotechnology and computer chips getting smaller but quantum mechanics not allowing them to get smaller than a certain size which will lead to optical computers that run at the
speed of light! In terms of technology the article mentioned the idea of paper thin displays, gesture based interfaces like the
Wii, virtual sales people, ambient intelligence, and body computers.
This all got me thinking about
1984. With chips under our skin Big Brother will always be watching! It will be like we exist in real life yet there will be a virtual version of ourselves existing through the wires. This idea of
Second Life is becoming all too real. It's scary. Is this what will become of us (see Apple commercial in next post- above)?
some were apprehensive about this especially when the conversation moved to the idea of chips implanted in humans, but perhaps this article will change some opinions.
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