WORLD ORDER

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World order is less important in 2055 because of ultra-globalization, end of wars and fading of nationalism.

• Labor unrest in the 30’s toppled the fragile political system.• Was the Internet the demise of Communism?• Manual labor content cost became too small to matter.• The copy cat strategy stifled creativity. • Lack of global natural resources starved the awakened giant.

What about China?

China never achieved superpower status:

One World?

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Converge This

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Personal Wear

•Mostly wearable; Personal Interface (PI) Audio (the old headset) can be implanted

Displays are wireless heads-up “eyeglasses”

Optional console is worn on wrist or is a pen

100% voice control now, but simple mind-directed is coming

Cinema downloads are wireless; 10 seconds per “movie”

Music is on demand, millisecond load – buffer-store

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Hardware

Early modelLater

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Pets/Companions

• Mostly robotic Dogs Cats Customized

• They serve as: Companions Guardians Trainers Helpers/caregivers

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Still controversial

More RobosRobo-mate

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GeckoPal• He climbs walls for security

Watches over you Sniffs for dangers Alarms; time, messages, reminders, danger

• He will turn things on and off by: Wireless Netlink Manually

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Too far?

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Robo World?