Wired's Wish List For 2013

jpt.d writes "Wired has a nice article on what they wish to be for 2013. It is not too far fetched either! My personal favorite is the roll up television screen made of light-emitting-polymer. How about another Apple gadget? Their first item is an iPhone bracelet, including the functionality of a 'PDA, wireless Internet, a mini iPod, and, of course, a phone.' Notice the Apple logo in the picture." I'd settle for ubiquitous unmetered wireless network access.

April 2003

[Enrico Pulatzo]

It really is an article about the future!

X^2

[absurdhero]

you know, that X squared OS by Apple they show on the 2013 wristband is nicknamed Parabola.

Internet access

[bm_luethke]

I too would settle for unlimited wireless internet access everywhere. While we are at it I would settle for a few million and a supermodel wife who is also a contortionist.

apple

[Anonymous Coward]

I've never really cared much for apple products, but damn i want that watch...though there may be problems with the scroll/whatever action if the motion detector always responds to quick wrist motions :)

instead of using "sound recognition technology

[Error27]

just put a blasted alarm clock in them...

Sheesh.

Robot Slave

[ufoman]

I hope by 2013 I can own a robot that will get first post on /.

I want my -

[Black Parrot]

- flying car, dammit!

Where are the flying cars?

[irving47]

I was promised flying cars!!!

Duke Nukem Forever...

[Ack_OZ]

DNF just HAS to be on my list for that year :)

What Wired will really get...

[joelparker]

5. Enforced Digital Rights Management from the unholy alliance of the MPAA, RIAA, and CIA. 4. Total Information Awareness alerts when you download anything on Kazaa, which has relocated to the moon. 3. Duke Nukem Forever... coming soon... 2. Microsoft+DOJ releases Office 2013 on six DVDs, then buys China. 1. Holographic spam for Nigerian penis enlargement. ...And what's on YOUR wish list for 2013? :) Cheers, Joel

How about....

[tankdilla]

A few things i'd like to see by 2013....
Pets that eat poop instead of make it (Thus creating a circle of life between real and artificial pets.)

A 300 GHz computer with 64 GB of RAM that won't skip or delay even if it wanted to.

Reassurance that 1 term of a Bush in charge and bad economic times can equate to 2 terms of some other guy in charge for 2 terms and good economic times, and an occasional scandal that keeps things interesting.....

Oh yeah, world peace and smell-o-vision.

Re:instead of using "sound recognition technology

[Anonymous Coward]

Sounds like Bush Junior is already using these... he's tuned out the protesters, the United Nations, and the only voice he can hear is his daddy saying "kill them all, W... kill them all..."

iPhone user interface

[rf0]

Am I the only one who sees a problem with the interface of something like the iPhone. Taking it is going ot go round you wrist the only reasonable interfaces are very small button, or voice recognition. Button would be to small and I don't like the idea of having to stand in the street shouting "Ring Wife".

Also how do you speak? Do you have to shout at the braclet or will you have to hold it up to your ear and look like a prat? OK it does have an earphone but its still a fun image :)

Rus

OS X in 2013?!

[k-0s]

How long are they planning to go between upgrades? Seriously though, most of that stuff seems awesome, others seem useless or overkill. Are athletes going to take their eyes off the finish line or competitors to see what their heart rate is? I do want the wrap around TV though...i'd make my room into Quake 8 by then.

hey now

[Rhinobird]

640MB of RAM is enough memory for anybody.

Re:instead of using "sound recognition technology

[Anonymous Coward]

I think everybody should send a box of pretzels to the White House on April Fools Day... you think he'd get the hint?

Re:An alternative to paper-magazines

[n3k5]

I would settle for some form of alternative to those wasteful paper magazines.

That would be cool indeed. Instead of delivering information on paper, we could transport it in digital form to handheld display devices, which would greatly speed up the publication process. Once we've found a way how to transport and view electronic publications, we get a lot of goodies almost for free, like alternate document structures. Instead of being presented in a linear fashion, content could be like a tree or even like a web, so you don't have to skim through pages of moderately interesting text, but easily pick out what you need. There could be virtual connections to material for further reading. Some dude in CERN is in fact working at this technology, he calls it 'hyperlink'. Eventually, these publications could even form a world wide web of documents.

But I don't think Joe Schmoe would be ready to use that yet; you're way ahead of time, Sanity!

Re:Hopefully

[happyhippy]

Knowing the US itll be more like SUV's the size of dump trucks.

Re:Hopefully

[GimmeFuel]

It's 2003 and we already have SUVs the size of dump trucks. By 2013 the smallest SUV will be roughly the size of a train.

I'll show you a vision of the future

[edog1203]

"Smell you later" replaces "goodbye" in the English language.

Apple? 2013?

[shiningsun]

Shouldn't they be predicting that Apple will be out of business by 2013?

Re:Utility Run Internet Access

[unborracho]

couldn't possibly agree more. if i had moderator points today, i'd definately mod this one up. There really is no good reason there should be limits on bandwidth until we run out of.. oil or whatever the hell we use to make optic pipes.

Re:Earplugs

[flewp]

I'll take 20,000 screaming teenage girls over hearing Dave Matthews anyday.

Moore's Law.

[fluxrad]

A 300 GHz computer with 64 GB of RAM that won't skip or delay even if it wanted to.


I think Moore's law will put you around 1.5THz in 2013.

But your system will still skip and delay because you'll be running Windows 2013.

Two words...

[fluxrad]

Playstation 9!

Actually . . .

[DrMrLordX]

I found this article to be horribly unrepresentative of how technology, particularly entertainment/information technology, progresses. Wherever technology goes, pornography is already there, waiting for it. Seriously, there wasn't any mention of technology in that article geared towards the production, distribution, or enjoyment of pornography, nor was there any mention of technology designed to enhance or simulate sexual experiences. Can any serious discussion of future technology exist WITHOUT mention of the pr0n industry? I think not. This article is, therefore, worthless.

Re:My wish list for the world 2013

[Tackhead]

> There are already several treatments for HIV and the symptoms of AIDS that are quite cheap - that is, cheap to produce. However most (but not all [wangonet.org]) of the western pharmaceutical companies refuse to license them at discounted rates because they're such a cash cow. Which means that tens of millions are facing death simply because drugs company execs are unwilling to sacrifice their bottom lines.

That problem will be solved by 2013. Or 2016 at the latest. It's called "patented".

Unlike AIDS cures, we as a society have decided that some kinds of intellectual property are important We call those things "copyrighted", and you get a monopoly on that for your lifetime plus 75 years (the "75" is extended by Congress every 25 years) or until infinity minus a day - whichever comes last.

Sink a billion dollars into developing a wonder drug, and you get 13 years to make your money back before the patents expire.

Now if you draw a fuckin' cartoon mouse, that's another story. Some things are important, y'know?

Re:Hopefully

[rbuysse]

Just like the Mammoth Car on Speed Racer?

A world without dopey writing. . .

[Fritz Benwalla]

"Talk about the right call."
"Let's just hope it likes your cooking."
"Visualize world records."
"Now that's a wrap."

Nice to see Fozzie Bear has gotten into technology writing.

I'd like a world where more thought is put into the content of an article than the barf-inducing cutesy closers to every squib.

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Re:X^2

[Peterus7]

Hmm, in the year 2013, I want a macintosh bionic implant.

"Yeah, I was purely organic, and it was alright. I was weak though, and I needed rest. And then I switched, to Apple cyborging. Then and there I was benching 1000 lbs, I could run forever, and I could do any activities without error. The only feedback is I can't go out in the rain. But oh well, I never liked the rain anyways. And at least I don't get the blue screen of death flashing in front of my eyes like those windows cyborgs!" Apple.com/switch

More entertainment! More! More!

[ParnBR]

You're probably right, but let's try to read between the lines:

1. The wrist computer is exactly this: a computer in your wrist. Nowadays, what is the main app for computers? Pr0n, of course. Just imagine the potential. I can't even begin with...

2. The smell tester can be very useful when you need to check the safety of some... um... "service" you want to get.

3. The earplug can be used to screen undesired and unerotic sounds. An invention like this is sure to experience the sex experience, even in the Slashdot demographic. But don't neutralize the sound of your parents when they come home.

4. Nice goggles. Now you can forget those boring classes and no one will see what you're really learning about. Just keep enough interesting info in its display. It can even record your performance, for Scott's sake!

5. Well, you have a point here. I can't imagine a way of making lenses seem more useful. Perhaps by blocking your sight when you're with an ugly woman. This is a bit chauvinistic, isn't it?

6. Look at all those naked women! And they're in natural size! Wow!