Only a few years after that, the firm predicts fully autonomous cars will be sharing the roads. Not only is it more convenient, but smart lights can be more energy efficient. You can adjust lighting according to daylight availability, ambient light, and occupancy right on your smartphone, rather than just flicking a switch to a single, standard setting.
Over the years, phones have improved dramatically and have allowed us to easily access information at the click of a button. But by the year , cell phones will be replaced altogether by a new hands-free system, predicts Mike Hendrickson, vice president of technology and developer products at Skillsoft.
Google Glasses, glasses that give you internet access , or retinal and ocular implants are examples of what a hands-free system could look like in our future.
According to Hendrickson, all you'll have to do is give a simple voice command and you will be able to look up content wherever you are. Thanks to casting technology, the need for monitors will become obsolete as well as smart TVs, according to Hendrickson.
According to Hendrickson, in another 20 years, new technology can alleviate theft and basically eliminate the need for making payments in cash. Eventually, Hendrick predicts you'll be able to go to a store, grab all of the items you want, and then just leave. While leaving, some sort of high-registering scans will determine if you have the funds to pay for what you grabbed and charge you, he explained. The number of people who have cut the cord on their cable or satellite TV in the US at the end of was an estimated 33 million adults , according to research firm eMarketer.
That's an increase from the This upward trend of cord-cutters will only continue to increase in upcoming years, as online streaming continues to replace traditional cable TV packages. Many TV and movie viewers are opting for less expensive streaming services instead.
Read More: 19 things you didn't know about Netflix. Apple and Samsung have already implemented Touch ID technology , a new form of user-identification and verification that uses your fingerprint or face shape to unlock your phone instead of having to put in your password. This has been proven by some to be much more secure than the traditional password method.
This is only the start of what is known as biometric authentication , which allows you access to your information without the need for passwords. The invention of the trackpad and touchscreen have greatly contributed to the decrease in the use of the traditional computer mouse , but haven't yet completely eliminated the need for it.
But there is a technology that is predicted to replace the mouse and possibly the keyboard by the mids — open-air gesture control. Using virtual and augmented reality , you might soon be able to command your computer through hand motions in the air. Some experts suggest the new integration of these realities into our technology has the potential to increase productivity both personally and in the business realm.
I could also have written the same thing about the iPhone 4 a few months prior to the presumed iPhone 4S announcement. Anything I might have written in that case, however, would refer to a smaller scale of obsolescence than that of the Palm Treo and Motorola Razr relative to the first-generation iPhone. The discussion also becomes more complex when you introduce the concept of value. Despite the iPhone 4S, Apple still sells the iPhone 4 for half as much.
Arguing obsolescence against such a steep price cut misses the point. In closing, I submit that obsolescence can occur from product to product as well as from technology to technology, and that you must consider price as well before making a final judgement. I would also like to make it clear that I don't think you should throw out your iPad 2.
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