What not so common item today, should be common in the Future?

[Kamen Rider Blade]

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EC Henry uses the example of a "Spray Bottle" as an example of uncommon items back in the day when ST:TOS original aired. By now, the "Spray Bottle" spraying mechanism is common to just about everybody.

What other relatively unknown technology's should be very common in the future?

 

[Forbin]

Flying cars! Where are my flying cars??

 

[Imaus]

Lazy Glasses?

 

[Arpy]

Those whole body scans we’ve got but the insurance never wants to pay for.

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

Flying cars! Where are my flying cars??

You mean "AeroMobiles"?

 

[Leathco]

Voice recognition is the obvious one, and the one we see the most. The one that surprises me is that we don't see a lot of music outside of classical, or any video games outside of that one episode of TNG where it zombified the crew.

 

[NCC-73515]

Voice recognition is the obvious one, and the one we see the most. The one that surprises me is that we don't see a lot of music outside of classical, or any video games outside of that one episode of TNG where it zombified the crew.

They had these pyramid games in 10 Forward that Troi and Alexander played while Worf was in surgery. But I think all future versions of what we have today as virtual games happened in the holodeck on the shows.

 

[XCV330]

diamonds. diamond has always been more of a fake scarcity. certain metals like gold that are in limited supply on earth.

 

[Tenacity]

Diamonds aren't rare, but perfect white diamonds are.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

I was expecting a red thing. Where’s my damn red thing?

 

[mikelima777]

Well an example of something in the present that didn't seem to appear in the future, apparently surge protection and antiviral software.

 

[Go-Captain]

It's hard to decide on rare techs, because it's easier to know about the more common stuff.

I bought foaming soap pills. You just fill the foaming soap bottle with water, drop the pill in and wait a while for the soap to spread into the water. No need to buy a new bottle each time, and you can store dozens of bottles worth of soap in the space of a single jar. They also have surface cleaning versions. It's a neat application of chemistry with the goal of waste reduction.

This is a bit replicatory, but exotic expensive foods being common in the future is a good one. It's a historical trend that very high end dishes eventually trickle down through the strata of society until it becomes a common dish. For instance lava cake was an extremely high end desert but eventually made its way to TGI Fridays and Chilies. I don't know what is new in high end cuisine, but expect it to be normal at some point.

 

[mikelima777]

Some might think its not the same, but with Replicators, you can probably have a tomahawk steak cooked to your preferences any time of day.

Also, things like BBQ Ribs and Brisket, Saffron, Foie Gras, Wyagu beef, and perhaps replicated Caviar.

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

Some might think its not the same, but with Replicators, you can probably have a tomahawk steak cooked to your preferences any time of day.

Also, things like BBQ Ribs and Brisket, Saffron, Foie Gras, Wyagu beef, and perhaps replicated Caviar.

That all sounds very reasonable.

 

[Blamo]

3D printers should become a regular household item.

 

[BajaTym]

Uncommon today, very common in the future... well, I'd imagine highly efficient electrical cars and 3D printable food.

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

3D printers should become a regular household item.

well, I'd imagine highly efficient electrical cars and 3D printable food.

So Replicators?

 

[BajaTym]

So Replicators?

Maybe, but that type of tech seems a long way off. If memory serves replicator tech functions at the molecular level like a transporter, it re-sequences raw/generic matter into a standardized food pattern.

I was thinking of something more like an additive 3D printing process. Today you can print basic foodstuffs like chocolate bars and simple pastry shapes. I can see this tech evolving into a system where you have a machine that can be loaded with all types of the raw ingredients (to include puréed meats) needed to prepare/cook a series of printable meals. I imagine pizza, burgers, chicken, steak, fish, and breads being all available in loadable cartridges. I'm picturing a loading system similar to a Form 2/3 printer where the user buys machine-specific cartridges of peanut butter, jelly, mayo, lunch meats, and all the other base ingredients and the the printer cooks what it needs to as it get extruded.

Cheers -- James

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

Maybe, but that type of tech seems a long way off. If memory serves replicator tech functions at the molecular level like a transporter, it re-sequences raw/generic matter into a standardized food pattern.

I was thinking of something more like an additive 3D printing process. Today you can print basic foodstuffs like chocolate bars and simple pastry shapes. I can see this tech evolving into a system where you have a machine that can be loaded with all types of the raw ingredients (to include puréed meats) needed to prepare/cook a series of printable meals. I imagine pizza, burgers, chicken, steak, fish, and breads being all available in loadable cartridges. I'm picturing a loading system similar to a Form 2/3 printer where the user buys machine-specific cartridges of peanut butter, jelly, mayo, lunch meats, and all the other base ingredients and the the printer cooks what it needs to as it get extruded.

Cheers -- James

That basically sounds like a Replicator.

 

[BajaTym]

That basically sounds like a Replicator.

Sure.