Further Information and Links

The following technologies are all related computationally, but each will hatch and mature during different time intervals.  The Intelligent Internet won't require the robust processing power ( & hardware sophistication) needed for fully immersive Virtual Reality around 2010.  Robotics will take a bit longer. No problem with artificial intelligence, but it will take another 15 years or so to perfect mobility / dexterity issues needed for all-purpose household robots. 

For simplicity - I've attached a particular decade to each technology.  If "mainstream" is defined as a 30% adoption level within the consumer market, here's when I predict these 3 technologies will be going "mainstream".

The Intelligent Internet - rather than just serving up web pages, the Internet becomes intelligent and interacts with people through normal conversation - starting the bond between man and machine.

Virtual Reality - rather than just our vision and hearing being used to interact with smart machines, we will immerse ourselves into the internet with all our senses - which will include touch, taste, and smell.  At first we'll use goggles, etc. for immersion, and later we'll have immersive caves (domes) to experience the myriad of experiences afforded to us by virtual reality.

Robotics - the robust software & processing power that was developed during the first two decades is now fully integrated into the more cumbersome "skin" of robotics.  Much progress has been made, and now the robotics industry is indeed gaining on the automobile industry - with a projected average multi-purpose robot in service for every 5 people on planet earth.  Robots have now taken most of the drudge work away from humans, which created mass unemployment and moved the world toward a participatory democracy, the engine being the Internet.

Below are links for further research on the tech domains offered by Domain Nesteggs. 

Intelligent Net Information & Links The Web is transforming into something a lot more interesting and engaging. We will be interacting with intelligent machines and an intelligent internet that both understand human communication and reply appropriately.	Virtual Reality Information & Links Ray Kurzweil said that by the middle of the 21st century - there will be people who will live 90% of their lives in virtual reality.   This interesting technology will provide us with synthetic personalities, conversational bots, agents, and someday Star Trek-style tele-immersion.
Robotics Industry Information & Links The Automobile Industry will be challenged in size by the Robotics industry. Most homes will have one - wealthy homes will have several. Over 500,000 of the Roomba vacuum cleaners have already been sold.  The industry will migrate from single application to multi-application robots - taking "drudge" work away from humans if they so desire.	Online Voting Information & Links Technology and the complexity of the modern world will dictate that  we take control of our own destiny - and vote on-line.  Some believe that we will never use online voting in a general election, but others think otherwise.  Learn about this upcoming technology by following the link above.

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