Technology that made you think, "Holy crap, I'm in the future."

[Ham_authority95]

ACTA, proving we really are in the future... a soon to be cyberpunk dystopian future.

Instead of whining about it on forums, how about you rally some support against it or start some protests? That would seem like the more productive option...

OT: The internet. I mean seriously, all this entertainment and information.....at the click of a mouse...

 

[Danny Ocean]

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I'm not saying it's impossible, it's just that the railgun launches a round with no propellant, so if you're so far out, how can you get it back down to earth onto a target? I'm thinking it would just go into low orbit.

Although I guess it is possible that it just drops down and uses guidance to hit the target. The 152km just seems a bit excessive...

I think it's comparing missiles with rail guns. Missiles need to go up and then down, which makes them susceptible to detection and interception. Rail gun shots... well... There's not a lot you can do about those.

And it's got to be smartphones. They're the omni-tools of today!

Or perhaps the entire field of genetic manipulation.

 

[Ham_authority95]

Condoms, you put them on your dick and babies won't come out. That's some hightech shit right there.

Or this. Its genius when you think about it, with control of our reproduction and shit...

 

[KaiRai]

GPS and satellite navigation. For all it;s flaws, it's using currently existing technology that to an extent, is basically giving you a HUD minimap en route, with information on roads being updated constantly, thus saving paper from new Atlas'.

Of course we will still need atlas' because the tech isn't foolproof, but you've got to admit, we've come a long way with a number of technological and mechanical breakthroughs.

 

[esperandote]

Machines that perform microsurgery on people.

 

[Jfswift]

Cameras with a smile detector. Those are pretty nifty really.

 

[Katani Koneko]

Being the youngen' that I am, the only thing that makes me think of the future is an automatic door. It's Startrek!

 

[Spacelord]

Not as flashy as the other examples, but for me the day I felt I was really living in the future was the day storage space was measured in Terabyte. The mere notion of the terabyte sounded like science fiction to me when I was a kid. Now you can buy an external hard drive for 50 bucks.

 

[CombiBlood]

Bladerunner? Anyone?

 

[CombiBlood]

By the way, Roads?!? Where I go I never need, Roads!

 

[JimJamJahar]

I was watching the Gadget Show yesterday and it showed a prototype for the hotel room of tomorrow. HOLY CRAP! Everything is voice activated, the lights change colour (for reasons I can't remeber), the lights turn on in the bathroom when you get up in the middle of the night, the walls are internally heated by the bath (which has a jacuzzi function) and it just looks so futuristic.

 

[wizzerd229]

We arent until episode 3 comes out.
It would be awsome if it already had they just forgot to advertise it and they are all in the store rooms in the shops, millions of them.

dont tease me, please. D:
Ot: probly the LHC

 

[Theninja'skatana]

For me, it's the Chase Bank app on the iPhone. I can deposit my paycheck without going to the bank. It's fucking awesome.

The damn iphone itself put it in an eyepiece and i can pretend we're in mass effect(aside for the nude alien chicks)

 

[CK76]

That my phone has processing power and capabilities that dwarfs the PC I owned in 2000.

 

[jasoncyrus]

Oddly enough, modern digital camera battery grips.

It takes 2 battery cells and slides in and locks. Just like the bigger versions you see on scifi shows.

 

[Dango]

To be honest I'm still pretty whacked out just looking at my CD player, it's just lasers hitting plastic, man!

This. It's really amazing to me, for some reason.

 

[Danzaivar]

Broadband that could play music without waiting to let the buffer stream grow.

Broadband that could playwvideo without needing to wait 10 so it doesn't buffer.

Wifi.

GPS.

3G.

 

[Crispee]

Laser Beams, it's only a matter of time before we start using Orbital Satellite lasers surely.

 

[Faine']

Robot Wars, as in the television series. I mean, we had man made machines of destruction (albeit remote control ones) fighting to the point of destruction for our amusement. Even if they did always end up in the pit.

This post made my day.

OT: The internet. Also pretty much anything that comes out of Japan.

 

[MarkusWolfe]

Spoiler: J. FUCKING. DOME.

Just jDome. Here's the site. http://jdome.com/index.asp