A fascinating article from Popular Mechanics lists 10 technological breakthroughs that will change the way we live. Pretty cool.
A couple of highlights:
Phase Change RAM: “…memory that’s 30 times faster than flash, with more than 10 times the life span.”
Vehicle Infrastructure Integration: “The program involves installing a 5.9-GHz short-range wireless link in your car that can talk with other cars, as well as with control units at intersections and along the side of the road.” The name needs a rework, though; it sounds like geekspeak for a multi-car pileup.
Smart Pills: “swallowable, vitamin-size sensor… transmits data about pressure, acidity and temperature to a 5 x 4-in. receiver that patients carry around with them during the pill’s trip through their gastrointestinal tract.” Yes, but what flavors are available?
Data Cloud: “A host of products and services let you create a data cloud right now… Add a synchronization service…, which applies a change you’ve made on your PDA to that same file on your laptop and PC, and you’re one step closer to retiring the original data storage device—the one in your head.”
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December 19, 2006 at 8:42 am
Stephen
A system that can talk with other cars? Only a matter of time before the drivers can talk with other cars: “WHAT ARE YOU DOING????”
Maybe not.
January 9, 2007 at 4:20 pm
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