The Future is Already Here

The Future Is Already Here...
James Kerr
Chief Geek
SuperGeeks.net
The future is
already here.
It's just not very
evenly distributed.
-
William Gibson
Source: Wikiquote
image source: cdixon.com
Source: Nasa.org
Executive is:
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100x heavier
500x larger
10x more expensive
1/100 of the clock
frequency
Osborne Executive Portable Computer (1982) vs. iPhone (1997)
Source: Wikipedia
Source: express.co.uk
Source: hellointernet.org
Almost certainly true:
● Computing power will continue to increase.
● The cost of computing power will continue to
drop.
● Computing devices will continue to get
smaller and ultimately “hidden” from view.
● Everything will be connected.
TREND #1
Experiences
Source: lvccld.org
Sampling extremely uncensored entertainment on a Gear VR.
Source: cnet.com
TREND #2
Decentralization
http://www.usglc.org/2014/03/22/coca-cola-is-on-a-mission/
MIT researchers create working hydraulic robot from single 3D print.
TREND #3
Smart Sensing
#IPAtasting
#AAO2016
TREND #4
Wearables
Source: npr.org
TREND #5
Automation
Colin Angle
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, CEO & COFOUNDER
iRobot Corporation
TREND #6
Personification
Hiroshi Ishiguro
Osaka University
Source: people.com
We shall not cease from
exploration, and the end of
all our exploring will be to
arrive where we started and
know the place for the first
time.
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T. S. Eliot
Secret cell: (808) 778-7117
kerr@supergeeks.net
James Kerr
Chief Geek
SuperGeeks.net