A new report by Toshiba, on the future of technology, presents forecasts for the innovative ways in which our lives will change in the coming years due to new technologies and innovations.
Working in collaboration with London futurologist Dr Ian Pearson (known specialist in the field of monitoring and forecasting of future development of the wide range of technologies), Toshiba reveals what are these innovations in the coming 5, 10 and 20 years:
By 2020, self-steered cars will start appearing on our roads. Instead of driving, owners can use the travel time to work or rest, just as passengers on public transport. Many will take advantage of this extra time to work to leave home later and office earlier.
Also, by 2020 the displays will be significantly cheaper than today, a number of additional displays will appear in various places throughout the home, office and car. Some of them will have a fixed purpose such as home tablet for messages on the refrigerator, a book for recipes or television guide, a others will work exactly as the basic hybrid display will show images of the applications that are currently in use.
By 2020 we will have a wide range of handheld technologies and virtual augmented reality as Toshiba Glass example. Virtual and augmented reality will become popular platforms for a number of applications, but much of the processing and writing will be based on so-called hybrid technology.
By 2020, the internet of things (IoT) will be much more developed and our homes and offices will be populated with a wide range of devices running different roles with a wide range of interfaces corresponding to various commands or collect data from various sensors.
We will not have homes filled with robots in the next five years, but many companies will start using robots in reception and waiting areas for various support roles. Humanoid robots Aiko Chihira Toshiba's are designed precisely for this purpose over the next five years for many people this will be their first encounter with such artificial intelligence.
2025 visual communication will be much more developed and will use 3D holographic images and even a large part of our daily lives.
Mobile Hub
People will still want to perform various tasks on the move and the personal device can be connected to systems nearby, offering easier interaction. The developing process of miniaturization will mean that we will have a very small IT devices themselves, each of which will perform different functions, such as identification and security or avatar augmented reality. Some of them will be just jewelry that will be digitally controlled.
Video skin tattoos
We have already seen demonstrations of prototype electronics printed on thin membranes designed to adhere well to the surface of the skin for medical observation. By 2025, these membranes will include print options screen, and possibly even touch sensitivity, so that they can serve us as additional displays and can be likened to the video tattoos that will be part of the decoration of the body and will show videos and photos.
Much of the work carried out today by various experts and business professionals will be performed by computers in 2025 with the help of highly advanced artificial intelligence systems. "Paradoxically, the more technologies develop, the more they will force us to focus on that to be human beings," said Dr. Ian Pearson. The AI will gradually be accepted as a friend and people will build an emotional bond with him. Aiko Chihira - humanoid robot Toshiba, can have multiple "offspring" by 2025, which will be able to carry out easier professional tasks and assume the role of human agents in the office environment, public transport and other public offices.
After 10 years, certain electronic devices will be supplied from the electronic components called supercapacitors instead of batteries to be charged by the devices built into the furniture. The possibility of more frequent recharging will mean smaller batteries and lighter devices. Fuel cells have been proposed repeatedly as future power sources, but progress has generally been slow, and progress in terms of supercapacitors can remove incentives for further development, at least in relation to the supply of IT devices.
In 2035 we will have a lot of robots that will share our daily environment with realistic human appearance and personality, able to communicate well even with sign language.
Digital makeup
Printed electronics used in 2025 for video tattoos can develop into invisible printed circuit over the entire surface of the skin, which serves as a digital makeover. Smart makeup will be made of particles that can refract light and to modify the colors, just like the scales on the wings of a butterfly, and also can be programmed to change during the day according to location, time or other contexts. Since makeup will become more "technological" more men could start using it too.
Digital Interfaces for recognition of our thoughts
In 2035 the recognition of thoughts will be commonplace, along with recognition of gestures and expressions, based on extremely advanced artificial intelligence will know you better than you yourself. Your computer most likely will use the bodies of robots e move and perform various activities. It should not physically present in the robot and will be able to control his actions from a distance using sensors installed seemed in itself.
Conscious assistants, based on artificial intelligence
Invisible computers are all around us. Devices for processing and storing all communications and sensors are extremely small, but will surround us wherever we are. Cloud solutions will no longer be in the form of centralized server farms, and real cloud with multiple devices spread like a fine mist in our world. Some of them are very intelligent - will know what is required of them and they will do the best to achieve it without the need for further instructions. This self-organization will make it much easier deployment of smart systems that add intelligence to our environment. The result will be a smart surrounding environment that understands and perform simple voice commands.
Completely virtual reality
Virtual reality will be known to many people before 2020 and even images and sounds can now be reproduced, other senses can not yet. Attempts to provide a sensation of touching something many are still in a very early stage and rely heavily on forced feedback and vibration. By 2035 Direct connections in the brain will allow any sense to be used in virtual reality. Entirely sensory virtual reality will seem like a dream awake or even true reality. The real and the virtual world will interact and merge into each other, making the real world richer and the virtual - more receptive.