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What are the five hottest emerging technologies of 2016?
These are the 5 hottest emerging technologies in 2016.
Panasonic just unveiled a new invisible television
Since the arrival of flat-screen TVs, there’s not been a whole lot to get excited about in the world of televisions — how many ways can you improve on a big slab of glass, after all? Well, how about by making it almost invisible when you’re not using it?
That’s the thinking behind a new prototype from Panasonic that’s just been shown off at the CEATEC electronics expo in Japan this week. When switched on, it’s just like a normal TV. When switched off, it’s as transparent as glass, meaning you can see the wall or shelving behind.
Panasonic describes it as the “future of display screens” — although as you might expect, the company’s staying tight-lipped about the technology behind its transparent TV, just in case its competitors have something similar in mind.
Bob the Hipster Knight
Amazing Stories has resumed publishing original science fiction, and they just happened to have led with a story of mine. Amazing Stories was the first SF magazine, dating to 1926, and was edited by Hugo Gernsback (as in “Hugo Awards”). My story contains speculation about human-AI interaction, and the future of user interfaces (disguised as comedy).
Posting this with Eric Klien’s permission, as it’s self-promotional.
Never trust an app in the form of a woman you don’t know, even if you are a hipster knight. A Gernsback Contest winning short story.
The Robot That Cooks And Cleans For You
This robot can cook for you – and clean up afterwards.
Food production in a world without meat — By Mbali Kgame | Design Indaba
“Meat production is detrimental to the environment and at the high rate at which it is consumed, it can also increase the risk of colorectal cancer by 18 per cent. This is according to a review of 800 studies conducted by the World Health Organisation (WHO).”
Earth’s Untapped Resources
The Earth is rich and the untapped clean resources are abundant.