DocAndersen
I have a couple of digital voice recorders that I have collected over the years. Two of them were given to me as rewards for completing a task or job. I don’t recall why, just that I was given the recorders. One I bought, but like anything you realize one day that you have them. Sadly no one else wants them anymore, so they sit in a bowl behind my desk. The memo recorder has faded just like a lot of technology items that used to be everything and are now, well worth nothing. That got me thinking about other things that used to be important that well aren’t as important now. One of the things I used to have to deal with was battery life. I carried two laptops and usually three cell phone batteries with me on long flights.
Now you can plug into the seat and not have to worry about power, but in the early 2000’s power wasn’t in the airplane seats (for the most part anyway). I haven’t carried more than one battery with me for a long time. I do have an extended life battery in my bag, but that isn’t just for my phone. It is for everything. I have a laptop that has an 8-hour battery. Now, flying to Asia back in the day that wouldn’t be a long enough battery life, but with plugs in the seat, you don’t need longer batteries. My cell phone can go 24 hours or more without charging, that, however, is dependent on how long I am on the phone in that period. The longer you are using the phone, the faster the battery drains.
The other thing I don’t have now is the sleeves I use to have for my PPC. I don’t have an air card anymore either. Back in the day, we used to carry air cards for our PC’s. That would allow you to have a network connection. I also had a wifi router that allowed you to plug the air card directly into the router and share the internet for a bunch of devices. Having a hotspot on your android or apple cell phone made those devices (air card and air card enabled wifi router) no longer required. I also don’t carry a pen and paper anymore. I do have a digital pen that let’s me write on paper but convert the generated text into digital. But I used to carry a legal pad and a pen with me all the time.
The things I no longer need continues to grow.
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Do you have a digital voice recorder?
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Yes
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No
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Do you see a future where the only thing you will carry is your cell phone?
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Yes
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No
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To my mind, this evolution was so quick – from huge EVM/computers of 1980-s – 1990-s to small cell phones/digital interface from anywhere…
And before the EVM’s the entire buildings devoted to a single computer system that had less power than your cell phone has today.
if we live long enough, we’ll be able to direct interface to the web from anywhere and won’t even need cel phones…
The concept of connected clothing is actually on the board and doesn’t require a cell or phone.
I’ve seen some of the prototypes, if they were combined with a smart fabric it gets even more exciting…
I suspect two days later doctors would say smart fabric causes cancer.
and if their power source is radioactive, I suspect it will…
Yes. I once had a voice recorder, but now it’s no longer because we only need our mobile for recording purposes.
Seeing all the developments so far, I am sure that in the future we will only bring cell phones.
I suspect that is the case as well! Someday it may actually only be the chip sewn into your clothes that connects you.
I even think everyone in the future only uses telepathy to communicate or connect with other people and teleport to move places or times.
I knew you would say that 🙂 That is an interesting take…when people can read your mind is there any privacy left in the world?
Do you think telepathy is the same as what psychics do to read other people’s thoughts?
No, I just figure if someone can connect directly to the human mind, there is probably a bit of bleed. No system is perfect closed.
Based on my real experience so far which is related to the mystical world, mystic, psychics, and shamans, and soothsayers only a few of them really are able to read people’s minds and the essence of understanding time. Most of them only accept and use their special gifts.
However, no psychics want to read all the thoughts and feelings or privacy of others. It will be a heavy burden for them.
Everything is getting smaller so yes one day it will only be our cell phones to carry.
Funny thing is, small is relative when it comes to computers.