Royale with Cheese Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 I just saw a commercial for a smart faucet...it will pour the exact amount you need. That's cool but not a breakthrough but got me thinking that these Tech dudes are getting very creative. Something like a product that will make the existing obsolete....like what streaming is doing to the DVD. I predict within ten years, no more physical TV's...or they'll start phasing out. Projection will be the new thing. But the base shoots up vertically so you just hang it right below the wall space you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RochesterRob Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said: I just saw a commercial for a smart faucet...it will pour the exact amount you need. That's cool but not a breakthrough but got me thinking that these Tech dudes are getting very creative. Something like a product that will make the existing obsolete....like what streaming is doing to the DVD. I predict within ten years, no more physical TV's...or they'll start phasing out. Projection will be the new thing. But the base shoots up vertically so you just hang it right below the wall space you want. Rather than an extension or rework of an existing product and going out nearly a decade the first "phaser." It won't have destructive capabilities but will have a stun setting to protect against aggressors or intruders. Edited October 31, 2019 by RochesterRob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Why would I tell you before the patent office? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 53 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said: I just saw a commercial for a smart faucet...it will pour the exact amount you need. That's cool but not a breakthrough but got me thinking that these Tech dudes are getting very creative. Something like a product that will make the existing obsolete....like what streaming is doing to the DVD. I predict within ten years, no more physical TV's...or they'll start phasing out. Projection will be the new thing. But the base shoots up vertically so you just hang it right below the wall space you want. Explain to me how projection is new. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 We will see the elimination of purpose-built and named electronic devices. Like, "PHONE", "TV", "RADIO", "COMPUTER", etc. Everything you would want to do with electronics is going to be accessible in a hand held device and it will be able to do anything you want. We are kind of there already, but it will get more seamless in the years ahead. 4 minutes ago, Captain Hindsight said: Why would I tell you before the patent office? Because you have no patentable technological breakthrough anyway, so whatever idea you write here will be of no loss to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 This isn't so much new as much as we're about to hit technological strides that make it different than any conception of it before: hyper-realistic sexbots. I won't go into what (or who) it makes obsolete for many. It'll be an interesting social phenomenon for sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Time travel. I need to change some personal history for the better........ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Flying cars! I watched a lot of The Jetsons as a kid. ?♀️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 23 minutes ago, Captain Hindsight said: Why would I tell you before the patent office? Because hindsight is always 20...........oh wait. Never mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Things Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 More ways to spy on the unwashed masses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Supersonic passenger air travel would be welcome. Not flying much higher or faster than we were in the late 50's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Royale with Cheese Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share Posted October 31, 2019 52 minutes ago, Gugny said: Explain to me how projection is new. Are they currently replacing the standard flat screen? Does it project vertically so you don't have to hang the projector from the ceiling or on the other side of the room? The answer is no. I'm talking about a thin panel that you hang below the area you want it to project too. Then you can move it. You can watch your HGTV show above the fire place, in the garage, on the ceiling lying down looking up.... 46 minutes ago, LeviF91 said: This isn't so much new as much as we're about to hit technological strides that make it different than any conception of it before: hyper-realistic sexbots. I won't go into what (or who) it makes obsolete for many. It'll be an interesting social phenomenon for sure. You just want to bang robots don't you? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HereComesTheReignAgain Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 They will invent a signal that lets people know you are about to turn when driving your car. I have heard there may already be prototypes of this device but they have not made it to NJ yet. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 11 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said: Are they currently replacing the standard flat screen? Does it project vertically so you don't have to hang the projector from the ceiling or on the other side of the room? The answer is no. I'm talking about a thin panel that you hang below the area you want it to project too. Then you can move it. You can watch your HGTV show above the fire place, in the garage, on the ceiling lying down looking up.... You just want to bang robots don't you? So you're going to project something parallel with the wall on which it's being viewed .... good luck with that, Watson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share Posted October 31, 2019 17 minutes ago, Gugny said: So you're going to project something parallel with the wall on which it's being viewed .... good luck with that, Watson. I'm not going to develop it....I'm the Steve Jobs of this invention. I'm the vision. I'll need someone very, very, very smart to actually design and build it. He's probably going to be Korean or Indian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Beard Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 I can see a lot of incremental changes... - Cell phone that unfolds to be a tablet sized screen - More electric cars - More driverless cars and trucks - More video training and doctor visits - More solar panels on our rooftops - Less use of cash, which means more tracking of our habits and whereabouts - Everything is delivered, almost never go to a store, which means more tracking of our habits I think things like faster airplanes and faster trains might be too expensive and use too much fuel to be practical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 A propane driveway ... It'll look kind of like your backyard grill grate. You turn the propane on from inside your house, then press an igniter button and in 10 minutes no more snow in your driveway. You can also use it to cook entire sides of beef or entire bambi's. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 The self-driving car is a good idea: gets me where I need to be safely and with minimal effort. Yeah I know, it's already in the development/testing phase, but how about extending the concept. The self-drinking beer. Same benefit as the self-driving car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 34 minutes ago, frostbitmic said: A propane driveway ... It'll look kind of like your backyard grill grate. You turn the propane on from inside your house, then press an igniter button and in 10 minutes no more snow in your driveway. You can also use it to cook entire sides of beef or entire bambi's. There are driveway heating systems, but they either use heated liquid or electricity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICanSleepWhenI'mDead Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Flying cars are so last month: https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/10/tech/boeing-porsche-flying-electric-car/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Teleportation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 12 hours ago, Buffalo_Gal said: Flying cars! I watched a lot of The Jetsons as a kid. ?♀️ they have them, just would be too dangerous if everyone was flying around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Mobile implants Gonna make cell phones obsolete 5 hours ago, SinceThe70s said: The self-driving car is a good idea: gets me where I need to be safely and with minimal effort. Yeah I know, it's already in the development/testing phase, but how about extending the concept. The self-drinking beer. Same benefit as the self-driving car. Neither of those things will ever become obsolete. People like drinking and driving too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Self-replicating nanoscale machines. What's the big deal about this? Imagine a molecule sized machine that can not only recreate itself but can create anything you like by rearranging atoms and molecules. Suddenly, nothing is expensive or rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 15 hours ago, Buffalo_Gal said: Flying cars! I watched a lot of The Jetsons as a kid. ?♀️ I've had the Jetsons theme song in my head for a solid week. It's not an all day thing, but at some point of the day, I'll get a random, "Jane ... his wife ..." in my head, or "His boy, Elroy ..." I actually like the song, as far as theme songs go, so it's not bothering me .... yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 beam me up Scotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 2 hours ago, LeGOATski said: Mobile implants I know someone who can help you with that...(Say-TAN!) * I would think ketchup and mustard in the same bottle is a benchmark, but Darren the Intern from NYU is still unavailable. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 9 hours ago, Just Jack said: There are driveway heating systems, but they either use heated liquid or electricity. Thanks for saving me from making a trip to the patent office and dashing all of my hopes. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 34 minutes ago, frostbitmic said: Thanks for saving me from making a trip to the patent office and dashing all of my hopes. ? But your propane (or natural gas) could be cheaper, depending on how it runs. The electric is expensive to install and expensive to use. The liquid requires some way of heating it up when needed. Your propane would only be fed when needed. The other cheaper option is flame thrower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Horseheads Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 10 hours ago, frostbitmic said: A propane driveway ... It'll look kind of like your backyard grill grate. You turn the propane on from inside your house, then press an igniter button and in 10 minutes no more snow in your driveway. You can also use it to cook entire sides of beef or entire bambi's. A friends father had that built into their new house in the 70's. A heated driveway that melted the snow. Then it turned to ice soon as the heat was turned off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBillsFanSince1973 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 2 hours ago, Gugny said: I've had the Jetsons theme song in my head for a solid week. It's not an all day thing, but at some point of the day, I'll get a random, "Jane ... his wife ..." in my head, or "His boy, Elroy ..." I actually like the song, as far as theme songs go, so it's not bothering me .... yet. first show came out 57 years ago. I really did dig the jetsons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 (edited) 46 minutes ago, frostbitmic said: Thanks for saving me from making a trip to the patent office and dashing all of my hopes. ? As a kid in northeast Buffalo, I noticed the house on the northwest corner of Huntley and Eldon had this. Electric heating lines laid in the driveway cement. I’m in my sixties, so it’s not new. * I’m waiting for the day they make a doorbell that sounds like the one at the Jetsons. ? Edited November 1, 2019 by Ridgewaycynic2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark80 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Body chip implants. Monitor health as a start. Who knows where it could go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 3 minutes ago, Mark80 said: Body chip implants. Monitor health as a start. Who knows where it could go? No ***** thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted November 1, 2019 Author Share Posted November 1, 2019 4 minutes ago, Mark80 said: Body chip implants. Monitor health as a start. Who knows where it could go? Kinda like a monitoring system sending feedback? "Hello Mark, this is your Pfizer Monitor System, we've seen a spike in your white blood count and recommend you get a leukemia screening as soon as you can". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 24 minutes ago, DaBillsFanSince1973 said: first show came out 57 years ago. I really did dig the jetsons I would............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Just more wireless, faster wireless, and more cloud-based stuff, while electronics continue to be miniturized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 An artificial intelligence that can define what a "catch" is in football. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 12 minutes ago, DC Tom said: An artificial intelligence that can define what a "catch" is in football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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