future
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Inventions Of The Future, By Amanda Yeo, Age 10
The year was 2001. John Howard was Prime Minister of Australia. “Can’t Fight the Moonlight” was at the top of the charts. Big Kev was enthusing about washing powder on our CRT TVs. And 10-year-old Amanda was dreaming of a handheld, voice-activated computer.
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Maybe This New ‘Skinterface’ Will Make Smartwatches Actually Useful
If smartwatches are going to create a new gadget future beyond smartphones, they will have to up their game. Researchers from Carnegie Mellon may have just the innovation with a new smartwatch interface that takes advantage of the fleshy bezels surrounding the tiny watch displays — also known as your arm.
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There’s A Smartphone-Powered Store In Sweden With No Human Cashiers
We all know robots are coming for our jobs, but smartphones could soon be carrying the career-slaying torch as well. A small convenience store in Sweden only has one employee — the smartphone in your pocket — and it’s always working, 24-7.
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Old Cigarette Card Prophecies Of Future Were Sometimes Surprisingly Accurate
Giant human brain for research purposes? Nope, nope. Nuclear fuel for ships? Yes, yes! Aerodromes in the middle of big cities? Sadly no. Will man travel in space? Absolutely! Hidden away in a sub collection, these old cigarette cards from the Digital Collections of the New York Public Library were sometimes eerily prescient when it…