An easier way to text...

Recently texting has become a very popular form of communication. With the popularity has come many downfalls such as texting and driving. It is senseless and completely unnecessary. States across the country are creating laws that prohibit cell phone use while driving. What if there was a program or tool that would spell out what you spoke into a text? Technology is not too far off. Most cell phones now have a read aloud feature which will open and read an incoming text. A program that typed would be the next step… imagine the convenience it would bring. It would prevent countless accidents yearly.

Holographic Messages

Holographic Messages

"Last month Prince Charles delivered a speech at the
World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He didn't have
any slides, and he didn't shake hands or answer questions afterwards. That's
because he was present as a hologram. The speech was recorded in
Gloucestershire, England last year, and was broadcast to the WFES using the
technology of a British company called Musion. Part of the incentive for Charles
to deliver the speech via hologram was to save the 15 tons of CO2 that would
have been expended if he had made the trip in a physical jet. The speech
involved praising the creation of a new carbon neutral city in Abu Dhabi called
Masdar which is currently in development. The city of Masdar will rely entirely
on solar energy, and the first phase of construction is estimated to be
habitable by 2009."

http://www.realitysandwich.com/holographic_messages



Environmentally helpful and techno-AWESOME! Holographic messages are becoming a tool of the today! Already used in Universal Studios attractions in florida, these realistic holograms are evolving at a rapid pace. Cell phones can now give you the virtual holographic experience as well.
Watch the video below:

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Virtual Presence

VIRTUAL PRESENCE VIDEO
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"A growing number of products are attempting to create a sense of presence where users feel that remote objects are actually nearby, or synthetically created objects actually exist. Creating a sense of presence is often a goal for training simulators and thrill rides as well as virtual reality (VR) systems, home theatres, IMAX films, HDTV, and video arcade games. Remote communications, such as those enabled by videoconferencing systems, also attempt to create a sense that distant users are physically present, or at least can be treated that way during conversations. Creating a sense of presence is felt to be important because it makes products appear more natural, immediate, direct, and real."
http://www.andrewpatrick.ca/virtual-presence/presence-ideas.html

Virtual presence is becoming extremely popular in today's society. So far there are a handful of sources of technology that create this "virtual presence," but it can be assumed that the future will bring much more realistic and innovative ways to view "virtual" beings.

Telepathy - The Future of Communication

Telepathy is the direct transference of thought from one person (sender) to another person (receiver) without using normal sensory channels. The ability to communicate on another level than verbal and written - a communication using only your mind. Since the idea of memory implants and other types of implants are becoming more and more popular, so comes the idea of non-verbal communication? Is telepathy in our future, and if so, how will it affect relationships, personalities, and even our society as a whole?

The Future of Cell Phones - Where is it?

CELL PHONE IMPLANTS!

Wrap your head around this: As technology gets smaller, faster, more futuristic, imagine yourself connected to a device that doesn’t just lamely hang on your ear but invades your skull!!!

Not yet, but soon, “We’re going to wind up in essence with ‘intelligent earrings,’ ” said Paul Levinson, professor of communications and media studies at Fordham University in New York and author of Cellphone: The Story of the World’s Most Mobile Medium and How It Has Transformed Everything! And then . . .“The size is going to continue to decrease until it disappears,” he says.

Kevin Warwick, a cyborg expert at the University of Reading, England, told the San Francisco Chronicle last year that implants are “the next step” and “a relatively minor one.”

“I think they’ll go internal pretty soon,” Levinson said. “Not in a matter of months. But maybe five or 10 years from now."

Homes of The Future

I don't know about you, but my home is not very smart. It does not know when to start my coffee in the morning or how to clean the floor when little Sophie has an accident. It has difficulty distinguishing between a roaring grease fire and a steamy shower, (which makes it a good thing it can't remember the number to call in an emergency). The only interaction I have with the house is when I must dance the Macarena in front of the motion detector to get my outside lights to come on in my backyard. Imagine if the homes of the future could assist in all of the never-fun-to-do chores around the house, or helped take care of you when in need. Is this what's to come in the future?

Engineering the Smart Home

In creating the home of the future, engineers seek to understand what technologies are best suited for the home and how much technology its residents can tolerate. One way researchers test futuristic home ideas is to build a smart home, then invite people to live in it.

Research is mainly being done in these areas:

Health - Monitoring your health, with emphasis on assisting the elderly.

Networking - Connecting occupants and everything else in the house together.

Interfacing - You and technology living with each other in harmony.

Pervasive Computing - Tiny processing devices everywhere.

Environment - Reducing environmental impact.

Energy - Every home produces its own energy.

Robotics - Robot assisted living. Cleaners, caregivers and companions.

The number of cell phones in the world today is 1.5 billion and growing. Airlines will soon be allowing cell phones on planes. Cities such as Philadelphia and San Francisco have plans to blanket themselves with seamless Wi-Fi networks. Telecoms such as Verizon Communications and SBC Communications are doing trial runs of fiber to the home (FTTH), technology that promises broadband speeds of more than 100 times that of current digital subscriber lines (DSL) or cable. It all adds up to a future flooded with great, big wired and wireless pipelines of data coming at you from all directions in all locations at all times. To some, this will be a wonderland of entertainment and telecommunications possibilities. To others, this will be a nightmare of in-your-face digital annoyances…. I can only imagine what will be next for the cellphone.


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