When we think of augmented or virtual reality our minds (well at least mine) instantly goes to thinking of games and potentially Star Trek like holodecks. I predict though that the biggest winner in this technology will be more towards our daily life. What if[…]
It is amazing how city centres around the world are just full of traffic and car parkings. Even cities like Munich or Tokyo, which have fantastic subway systems, are full of cars. We should stop this. What if city centres would ban cars all together? Now,[…]
This idea is really far out there and is for future worlds, or new mega cities. Maybe something for China to consider when they are building up cities from scratch. It is born out of my love for underground subway systems. I have spend a[…]
As with idea 26 this one is about the elderly. Maybe my own aging is making me think of what type of a world I want to live in when I retire at a ripe old age. My thinking today is around the retirement homes[…]
This idea is one of my oldest one, and believe it or not, was on my mind long long time before we had LOTR or the Hobbit at the movies (and way before I realised I would end up in New Zealand). What if the[…]
I must admit, this idea is not fully formed, though I am convinced that there is something there. One of the issue we face as we move into an area where everything is recorded, and we expect everything to be retrievable; is security, privacy and[…]
This idea has been at the front of my mind every week for over 20 years. Clearly it is influenced by many films and sci-fi books I have read, so I am not saying it is original or unique, but I truly believe that if[…]
I admit it, I hate brushing my teeth and flossing, though it is a necessary evil. Which made me think. Why are we still brushing our teeth? Surely we can find a better way of doing this. The cynical side of me believes it to[…]
A household in the western world uses a lot of water each day, most of which is hardly contaminated at all. We have our dishwashers and washing machines, we take long showers, run the taps in the house for long time and of course flush[…]
We spend a lot of time in front of screens these days, so much in fact that it is likely to be affecting our eyes. For me personally I often have to put my computer away in the evening as my eyes are so tired[…]
In Western societies we throw away unbelievable amount of usable goods. When we are tired of our clothes, electronics, furniture and similar items, it is most of the time easiest to throw it out. Sure, we sometimes try to sell it, or to take it[…]
Luckily the world is shrinking day by day, with easier/cheaper travel methods and communication. Soon Google, Facebook and other multibillion dollar companies will open up big parts of the world, with their Internet-to-all plans. Additionally, we are more and more relying on online identities being[…]
