Bring me your mind-children
Dec. 27th, 2006 01:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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I'm on deadline for my next Wired News column, the first of 2007, and I thought I'd broach the subject of fantasy technology. Then I thought I'd ask you to add your ideas to the suggestions I'll be making myself.Basically, what inventions would you like to see emerge during 2007? Can you describe one? Maybe start from your actual needs and extrapolate a piece of technology (give it a silly name if you like) that doesn't exist right now, but could plausibly be invented. Obviously these mind-children are going to be somewhat frivolous. If you really think up something brilliant, don't share it with me and the readers of Wired News -- just go ahead and patent it.
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Date: 2006-12-27 10:56 pm (UTC)1. Some sort of inexpensive touch-screen surface that you can attach to walls. The amount of pressure you push on it will decide which color comes out. I imagine this on building walls, classroom desks, bus shelters... I think it would help cut down on shitty graffiti, although you'll still have cats who'll paint on these surfaces or etch their names into them, so ideally these surfaces should be scratch-proof and able to be easily cleaned.
2. Inexpensive LED surfaces that synchronize with music. Imagine the whole inside of your car with Winamp effects. With the popularity of "pimping out your ride" these days, I think this is soon on its way. I'm actually waiting for something like this to appear in Second Life, if it already hasn't... entire clubs pulsing in tune with the DJ's input.
3. Some sort of pen that leaves an invisible trace on objects or in the sky, which you'll be able to see with special goggles. Leave special messages for your friends, which they can see if they're tuned to the right frequency like a radio dial.
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Date: 2006-12-27 11:05 pm (UTC)