[extropy-chat] BT's futurist technology timeline

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A Technology Timeline compiled by researchers at BT's futurology department 
has come up with a list of advances it says will change tomorrow's world. 
And they should know what they're talking about - in the past they've 
correctly predicted text messaging, email spam and internet search engines.
The list of futurist technologies expected to hit the marketplace in the 
future begins with emotionally responsive toys in 2006-2010 - responding to 
the sound of its owner's voice, these toys will react with a variety of 
emotions. In 2008-2012 we may see video tattoos and medicine delivered by 
fruit: scientists will be able to produce genetically modified fruit that 
carry medicines and extra vitamins. For example apples could contain the 
polio vaccine.
Later we may see computers becoming smarter than humans and eventually being 
granted basic human rights, space elevators, colonies on the Moon and Mars, 
fully immersive and interactive entertainment (viewers play roles in VR 
movies), and eventually (2051+) the Holy Grail of technology - mind 
uploading: EVERYTHING in your brain - thoughts, feelings and memories - will 
be transferred to a computer, ensuring a form of digital immortality if 
eventually uploaded into a human brain later. Read the full story on 
mirror.co.uk<http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/tm_objectid=15779660%26method=full%26siteid=94762-name_page.html>
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Though such technologies timelines may hype certain technologies and fail to 
predict others, they are always useful to guide our forward thinking in 
technology, business and societal issues.
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