What's the next big thing?

[Artdeco]

Mobile is mature, the explosive growth is over.

I dunno when VR will be sorted, but it's not ready for prime time, yet, and I don't know who's going to pull it off.

So who's going to get VR right, or what's the next big thing?

Come on my nerdlings, what's next?

 

[darkswordsman17]

Augmented Reality. It'll be the mainstream bridge between VR and mobile (which really is general purpose computing now).

I actually think AR and VR will merge into the same thing, where it'll have a transition lense like coating that can be adjusted as necessary (for lighting condition and privacy). It'll be more svelte than the current VR and AR headsets and look more like say Oakley style wraparound sunglasses (and undoubtedly someone is already developing a Geordi La Forge esque one for the nerds).

And instead of a phone, you'll just have a processing puck or maybe even have distributed computing networks that you jump between as you move around.

All the things that will improve VR will be usable on AR, plus you'll have other benefits that will make all the major companies look to it (cars for instance). Microsoft is already thinking ahead on it, but will likely dawdle too much giving Apple, Google, and who knows who else an inroads to further their dominance of mobile.

That and cheap electric self-driving cars will be another big change, as it will commoditize and fully turn cars into appliances. I think we'll see new Segway-esque vehicles that at low speeds will have people upright, and then lay them down to manage small commuter tunnels.

Then we'll see a real push for flying cars (which likely won't be the hovercars people envision, but rather some self-guiding small craft that goes just say 100mph or so, but that extra speed combined with more direct paths will mean even better travel/commuting).

 

[Artdeco]

After 9/11, we'll never see flying cars

I've actually made my bet, it's VR/AR

 

[SSSnail]

I'm not going to tell you...

The last time I told some curly hair kid about a social networking site didn't work out too well for me. D:

 

[Artdeco]

I'm not going to tell you...

The last time I told some curly hair kid about a social networking site didn't work out too well for me. D:

Strangely enough... That's who I'm thinking will pull off VR

 

[vi edit]

Further refinement and deployment of self driving cars.

 

[Artdeco]

Further refinement and deployment of self driving cars.

That's definitely a thing, but it'll be a mess because of each state wanting to regulate them, and the liability issues will have lawyers drooling for years and years...

 

[allisolm]

Ken Ford says it's going to be AI. His company created the robot that recently took 2nd place in a worldwide competition sponsored by DARPA.

http://www.tallahassee.com/story/li...wright-brothers-focus-horizons-talk/84709494/

Ken Ford is one expert on artificial intelligence who sees the rise of robots as the inevitable triumph of ingenuity in a wide range of scientific and technological fields. Instead of focusing on what some are describing as the “apocalyptic danger” of super-smart machines, Ford prefers to put the development of ultra-clever robots into the perspective of technology’s modern evolutionary history.

On Wednesday, May 25, Ford will give a talk at the IMAX Theater that compares the emergence of artificially intelligent machines to the sudden birth of aviation, an epochal innovation of the last century that – for better and for worse – transformed the entire world forever. His presentation “The Wright Brothers Revisited: Climbing Aloft on the A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) Wing” begins at 7 p.m. in the IMAX located within the Challenger Learning Center on Kleman Plaza.

Dr. Ken Ford will give a talk on artificial intelligence on May 25.
Ford is the founder and CEO of the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, a nonprofit research group headquartered in Pensacola. The institute has grown into one of the nation’s premier research organizations aimed at amplifying and extending cognitive and perceptual capacities between humans and machines. A computer scientist by training, Ford is author of six books and hundreds of scientific articles on topics ranging from artificial intelligence to robotics in industry.

 

[biostud]

Simple living.

 

[Gryz]

There will be no more big things.

Until 20 years ago, the world would allow new stuff to be created in relative anonimity. It would then slowly grow, slowly mature, until it was ripe for the world stage. This was true for scientific discoveries and new technology. But also for music, books, movies, tv-series, etc. Just 30 years ago, Hollywood movies were released in Europe one year after they were released in the US. And they were still fresh over here.

Nowadays, nothing like that is possible anymore. Thanks to the Internet. Thanks to new fast communications. Thanks to globalization. Thanks to cynical companies taking anything new they can get their grubby fingers on, and distorting and destroying it for monetary gain.

The result is that we are bombarded with constant new meaningless hypes and memes. New ! Hip ! Breaking news ! Mind-scattering ! You must see this ! You must have this ! And almost all of it is rubbish.

There will be no revolutions anymore. Things will still go slow, step by step. But we will be told of every step before it happens. Nothing of the true important stuff will seem important anymore. Nothing will surprise us anymore. When a next big thing arrives, we won't recognize it as a new big thing. Maybe a decade later, if someone can bother to reflect, he will be able to pinpoint what the next big things were.

 

[tynopik]

Further refinement and deployment of self driving cars.

that's just one aspect of AI

 

[Artdeco]

Ken Ford says it's going to be AI. His company created the robot that recently took 2nd place in a worldwide competition sponsored by DARPA.

http://www.tallahassee.com/story/li...wright-brothers-focus-horizons-talk/84709494/

Ken Ford is one expert on artificial intelligence who sees the rise of robots as the inevitable triumph of ingenuity in a wide range of scientific and technological fields. Instead of focusing on what some are describing as the “apocalyptic danger” of super-smart machines, Ford prefers to put the development of ultra-clever robots into the perspective of technology’s modern evolutionary history.

On Wednesday, May 25, Ford will give a talk at the IMAX Theater that compares the emergence of artificially intelligent machines to the sudden birth of aviation, an epochal innovation of the last century that – for better and for worse – transformed the entire world forever. His presentation “The Wright Brothers Revisited: Climbing Aloft on the A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) Wing” begins at 7 p.m. in the IMAX located within the Challenger Learning Center on Kleman Plaza.

Dr. Ken Ford will give a talk on artificial intelligence on May 25.
Ford is the founder and CEO of the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, a nonprofit research group headquartered in Pensacola. The institute has grown into one of the nation’s premier research organizations aimed at amplifying and extending cognitive and perceptual capacities between humans and machines. A computer scientist by training, Ford is author of six books and hundreds of scientific articles on topics ranging from artificial intelligence to robotics in industry.

Yep, current leaders, Google, Facebook, Intel

 

[shimpster]

IMO. the next big thing will be rider-less bicyclez

 

[HeXen]

Robots. I'm not talking about Terminator level stuff here, just the basics as most of the tech is already there. A.I. will make some advancements and prices will drop to a point where it'll be affordable to own your own, human looking robot that is capable of doing basic things like getting stuff for you, holding stuff...etc. They will be connected via wifi with Cortana like voice technology. Just imagine asking a robot what the square ft is of your room using it's camera or laser measuring tape. You could ask it to prepare the table, to tell the kids to quiet down or else, let your dog outside....just think about it for a moment, most of the tech is already out there in various forms

Now I know the idea sounds too scifi 80'ish, but look at sex dolls that move and talk. Look at what robotics has achieved so far, they climb stairs, have all kinds of sensors to detect things and work around a chaotic environment....all it takes is that catalyst to create a craze, that being price and artificial intelligence advancements which in a way, is already there to some extent. We have Cortana, Siri technology. We have great battery tech out there, robots that can balance themselves..etc.

yeah, it'll happen and probably take people by surprise.

 

[Slacker]

Drones

 

[master_shake_]

robot rickshaws.

nvm

 

[Dr. Zaus]

IMO. the next big thing will be rider-less bicyclez

This lurker may be right.

But I think it'll be 3d printed of nearly everything: REPLICATORS!

 

[IGBT]

I suspect bacon fat and candle makers.

 

[AMCRambler]

Self driving, fully autonomous vehicles will revolutionize travel as we know it today. Already starting with some manufacturers self drive capability. Tesla would be the most notable.

Imagine, you don't need a drivers license to go wherever you want? The car does it all for you. Car rental companies should be jumping on these. Think about Zip Car. Now the car comes to you via an app. Can't wait for this to be mainstream.

 

[master_shake_]

matter transporters!

please!

Self driving, fully autonomous vehicles will revolutionize travel as we know it today. Already starting with some manufacturers self drive capability. Tesla would be the most notable.

Imagine, you don't need a drivers license to go wherever you want? The car does it all for you. Car rental companies should be jumping on these. Think about Zip Car. Now the car comes to you via an app. Can't wait for this to be mainstream.

there goes all the revenue from tickets.

as if they'll allow that.

 

[Rakehellion]

VR will never take off because no one wants to wear expensive, gimmicky glasses except computer nerds. It's just the next flavor of the month like 3D. AR has been here since the smart phone.

Ken Ford says it's going to be AI.

Probably. Self-driving cars, neural networks, and virtual assistants.

 

[Rakehellion]

matter transporters!

please!



there goes all the revenue from tickets.

as if they'll allow that.

What's the matter compressor?

 

[master_shake_]

What's the matter compressor?

nothings the matter Rakehellion, now that i've turbocharged the matter compressor.

 

[darkswordsman17]

After 9/11, we'll never see flying cars

I've actually made my bet, it's VR/AR

You won't be able to control them (meaning flight paths will be strictly guided, and buildings will likely develop automated defense systems for everything from drones to worse case scenarios like missiles or runaway planes). Might not even be able to own them directly and control will be strictly managed, but I think we'll see something. I know there's several companies working on scaling quadrocopters up to be capable of carrying a person. I'm not talking vehicles that could carry a lot or fly for long distances. But they'd get you around a city, and you could maybe rent like small (like 4 person maybe) helicopter taxis that can do longer distances (so say like east and west coast metro corridors). They'd setup pathways both for navigation and safety.

 

[darkswordsman17]

Oh, and another one is sex robots. It'll be a wide range, but I think the one that would win out will be something paired with a VR headset and the machine will be like a giant claw game like device that you place over a chair or bed and then adjusts to sync with the visuals.

VR will never take off because no one wants to wear expensive, gimmicky glasses except computer nerds. It's just the next flavor of the month like 3D. AR has been here since the smart phone.



Probably. Self-driving cars, neural networks, and virtual assistants.

Disagree. And VR will evolve into holograms and things that won't necessarily require glasses. And it will merge with AR such that it will have benefits beyond the purely virtual realm.

Weird you say only nerds want to wear glasses, yet we have people wearing lenseless plastic frames and large headphones purely for style reasons these days. They'll get headsets to where they're glasses/sunglasses (which literally tens of millions of people have been wearing for decades now, so adding the ability to access what AR brings will mean a massive market).

AR so far has been fairly gimmicky, it needs to make it into an affordable low key glasses format before it will really take off.