05-27-2024, 12:11 PM
I think that the expanse kind of nailed it.
A device that serves as everything from a communications too, to ID, to a means of payment, etc. We already have that though, largely.
My thought as a guy who doesn’t claim to be a futurist:
We have hit peak smart phone. They only get slimmer/more futuristic looking/etc. But, once your AI assistant is fully integrated that’s the apex. It doesn’t need to be more than that.
I think Apple is right that one part of the future is AR or AI powered AR. But that will bring with it many legal challenges and I don’t see everyone adopting that kind of tech at scale.
My curiosity is… what’s the next device in general? We have phones, computers, lap tops, game consoles, smart watches, fitness trackers, tablets… what’s the next hardware? I can’t point to it.
Tech’s going to have a hard time as people seek to become less plugged in. So the future tech may be robotics or other “convenience” tech that is intended to actually eliminate the need for your to interact with it. Laundry folding, floor cleaning, lawn mowing robots come to mind for me as an example - the mechanization of menial/repetitive tasks in daily life.
A device that serves as everything from a communications too, to ID, to a means of payment, etc. We already have that though, largely.
My thought as a guy who doesn’t claim to be a futurist:
We have hit peak smart phone. They only get slimmer/more futuristic looking/etc. But, once your AI assistant is fully integrated that’s the apex. It doesn’t need to be more than that.
I think Apple is right that one part of the future is AR or AI powered AR. But that will bring with it many legal challenges and I don’t see everyone adopting that kind of tech at scale.
My curiosity is… what’s the next device in general? We have phones, computers, lap tops, game consoles, smart watches, fitness trackers, tablets… what’s the next hardware? I can’t point to it.
Tech’s going to have a hard time as people seek to become less plugged in. So the future tech may be robotics or other “convenience” tech that is intended to actually eliminate the need for your to interact with it. Laundry folding, floor cleaning, lawn mowing robots come to mind for me as an example - the mechanization of menial/repetitive tasks in daily life.
