“Well-run libraries are filled with people because what a good library offers cannot be easily found elsewhere: an indoor public space in which you do not have to buy anything in order to stay.” Zadie Smith

quinta-feira, 3 de janeiro de 2013

GOODBYE 2012. HELLO 2013!



APPEARING
Augmented reality glasses, Thought control, 3D printing in the home, Personal DNA testing, Digital butlers, Voice control TV, Customized medicine, Pay by fingerprint, Electric sports cars, Robot sex, Conversational computing, Empathic robots, Gesture interfaces, Flexible, foldable mobile phones, Robo-nannies
Infinite color at home, Personalized billboards, Networked professional services
Bio-Hacking, Pollution absorbing clothes, Biodegradable electronics, Automated instant translation, Memory implants, Video wallpaper, Retail delivery boxes

DISAPPEARING
Intimacy, Computer mouse, Spelling, Landline telephones, Coins, Privacy, Video rental stores, Public phones, Vacuuming, Retirement, Weekday newspapers
CDs/DVDs, Chain bookstores, e-Cards, Space tourism, 8 hours sleep, Switching off, 9-5 workdays, Dining rooms, Handwriting, Shop assistants, Biodiversity, Non-internet businesses, Printing photographs, Welfare state, Learning foreign languages, Paper medical records, Watches for under 25s, Focused attention
Maps, Sham

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