5. The Internet Of Things
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfEbMV295Kk In any sci-fi made after the year 2000, you rarely see someone sit down at a desktop to Google something. In fact, the very idea of "a computer" is already alarmingly out-dated. Technology is already well on its way to becoming what was called "invisible computing", a term that was coined way back in '98 (remember those dark ages?), and has slowly grown, warped and incorporated into the Internet of Things. That is, rather than the idea of a "computer" being contained to the box on your desk, it is integrated with pretty much everything around you. Everything will one day be smart. This could be wearable/implanted tech, smart devices/homes/cars/cities, cloud computing and data collection ... anything. Technology can be integrated into everything from our streetlights to our concrete and everything can talk to everything else. Humans can interface with the Internet of Things, but it's not even necessary. For example, the smart concrete in the road you're driving senses icy conditions, it signals this to your car which automatically engages the appropriate systems for driving on ice, recalculating your travel time and even your route accordingly, probably without you noticing. What about your alarm going off a little earlier than usual, because it received information that the trains were delayed to the destination in your diary? And because of this, it turned the heating on a little earlier and began defrosting the windshield of your car. The Internet of Things turns the world into a giant computer that we can interface with, and technology becomes more and more integrated. One day, you'll look back and laugh at the primitive idea of a laptop and even the idea of being "offline".