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Arthur C Clarke made some accurate predictions in 1964. He realized that around the year 2000, the world would be in the digital age and that there would be major advancements in communications. He stated we "would be in instant contact with one another where ever we may be". "where we can contact our friends anywhere on earth even if we don't know their exact physical location" He predicted the cellphone and the internet back in 1964. He even predicted that surgeons could operate on a patients thousands of miles a part from anywhere in the world. That too is possible today.

http://www.wimp.com/predictingfuture/

In 1974 Clarke predected that every household will have a computer in the year 2001 and would be connected all over the world. This was 20 years before the world wide web launched

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Looks like one of those future technologies is here today. A new device called "Leap" is a small motion sensor device that allows you to control everything on your computer screen without touching anything. The gestures will be similar to touch screen like pinching to zoom in and out. Unlike Xbox Kinect and Nintendo Wii, this device would work for all PC applications, not just video games. The LEAP is also far more sensitive and accurate. It makes the wii and Kinect look primitive. This kind of technology is also making its way to some smart tvs, no tv remote required.

 

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We could be seeing these smartphones and tablets in about 10 years thanks to nanotechnology. Transparent smartphones and tablets. The processors are so small, they are located in the power

 button. Motion sensitive camera project the 3D images. No need for 3D glasses. With breakthroughs in nanotechnology, we'll even be able to hold desktop computer hard drives in the palms of our hands.

 

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3D printing is the wave of the future, It could potentially change how we make everything. The technology exists today but its too expensive right now to really put to practical use unless its related to producing things for the government or healthcare sectors. You can own a 3D printer but it will cost you around $35,000. A 3D Printer operates similar to a typical desktop printer. The blueprints are uploaded to the printer and the object is printed layer by layer of a form of plastic. Many of these 3D printers even print in color like the image below. But it can take as long as 8 hours just to print one small piece. Obviously this is a great tool for the commercial arts and anyone who is capable of designing their own sculptures can print them in their own home and sell their pieces. Architectural firms would put this technology to use as well. But as advanced as this technology is, it only in its infancy. Nanotechnology in combination with 3D printing would be able to produce "machines" on the microscopic level.

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http://3dprinting-al-alwi.blogspot.com/

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Warp drive from Star Trek could become a reality. Apparently NASA has made some progress on a smaller scale for the organization to actively be working on "warp drive" which would allow us to travel vasts distances in space. No object can exceed the speed of light but there is a way around that. Instead of just moving from point A to Point B, warp drive bends space and time by pulling two points of space together shortening the distance. For example, say you have two points, one on each end of a piece of paper which represents space. If you bend the piece of paper (space), the distance between the two points on the paper are shorter. Scientists agree that this is theoretically possible. The problem is that you would need the power of a black hole for such a craft. But some scientists have worked out equations that reduces the power needed for such a craft to make it plausible for us to pursue this technology. We may not be traveling to other star systems anytime soon because like other inventions throughout human history such as the automobile and the airplane, it takes years for technology to advance. Once we make this breakthrough in science, we might have the technology to get to Mars in a few days as oppose to months. Eventually over time, we will be able to travel further out in space. Just imagine if there is other intelligent life out there who have mastered this technology......maybe that explains some of the UFOs out there and just maybe this is how we are getting knowledge to work on this technology ;)

 

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