New Technology

   In the words of Squidward from Spongebob Squarepants, "FUUUUTURE."


    We're all worried about it. Grades, graduation, babies, relationships, work, lack of work, car, payments bills. This is most definitely a non-exhausted list and even with this abbreviated list of possible future events we can feel overwhelmed and intimidated. Obviously there are a lot of things to have hope about and look forward to in the future but sometimes it can be scary. However, amid all of those major life events and decision we will move into the future with some pretty awesome technological advances working their way into our lives and hopefully will make those large decision easier, smoother, or more realistic just because of technologies addition to the equation.


   One very specific technology that I want to mention is bendable screens! What!? A screen that bends? Yes. LG has released recently their innovation of screens that bend.

These screens can bend up, down, left, right and basically act like a piece of paper with a little more limited flexibility. The image on the screen are intense and very much high quality and bend with the screen almost flawlessly.
   One comparison used in an article by Lisa Eadicicco is that of a newspaper-like ability to bend. But I don't think this is its real potential. And it sounds expensive for newspaper route boys to toss a bunch of bendable screen around their neighborhood every morning. Of course, Lisa isn't implying they will take the place of newspapers but I don't think they will either.

   My prediction is they will be used on your forearm to use as a personal computer and/or cell phone. They will attach like a bracelet only bigger. They will connect to wi-fi and network data to allow you the ability to walk and use your arm as your personal little social media home. You could potentially get multiple that would connect to each other and you track heart rate, blood pressure, all sorts of medical readings constantly throughout the day and it wouldn't even bother you because since it will just be flat and attached to you. They would look like those shooting sleeves that basketball players wear sometimes but no one knows what they are used for. The difference is they will have a purpose and there will be plenty of purposes.

   As far as social media goes it would be fun to see you scroll through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram right on your arm. Then you could change between all of those right on the spot. Work out updates and workout apps would work much smoother than having to carry a cell phone around in your pocket or get a case specific for holding the phone. The problem with even the phone holding cases is that you can't use them while you run. In the future you will be able to tweet the heck out of your run because we all know everyone is super interested in where and how you are running.