10 Pieces of Conceptual Technology That Could Radically Change Our Future

The following concepts point toward a future where the way we interact with the environment and each other is severely different from what we know now. 

- Electrolux Memory aims to revolutionize the way we enjoy coffee. The concept was created to understand, remember and prepare your favorite cup of coffee. This alien-looking deviceis equipped with a sensitive touch screen where you place your palm, input your choice of java, name yourself, and voila.

- The Napkin PC looks like a regular napkin holder, but carries special e-paper screens and electronic pens. These napkins require little to no energy to function and will be charged inductively when on stand-by in the holder. The e-paper can retain an image indefinitely without any power.

- Wearable music player looks like a transparent bracelet you slap on your wrist. If transparent isn’t for you, it can reproduce the image or pattern of your choice. The set also has a pair of discreet earpieces equipped with a tiny microphone.

- Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde collaborated with building and developing company Heijmans to create the concept of a Smart Highway that will hopefully solve many of the problems of today’s roads. Roosegaarde hopes to encourage the purchase of more electric cars by creating a dedicated charging lane on every road. 

- Self-cleaning fridge promises lots of features for the busy person, and claims to reduce waste. Hooked directly to the British Ocado supermarket chain, the processor inside the fridge will be able to scan for expiry dates, see if items are used up and order online to replenish itself. 

-Touch-Hear tactile dictionary was created by the University of Singapore and designed to change the way we interact with written information. The device is composed of two pieces, a tactile piece located on the tip of the index finger and an audio piece mounted on the tragus, the protuberance on the front of our ear.

-Ishin-Den-shin concept was developed by Disney and involves the transmission of audible information from one human body to another through touch. The entire installation comprises two people, a microphone and an empty room. 

- EPOC’s manufacturer describes it as a wireless neuroheadset that changes the way we interact with computers. It uses a number of different sensors to capture and understand thoughts that are then transmitted through Bluetooth as a computer command. It has an autonomous battery that can last up to 12 hours and can be used with a handful of programs and games specially designed for it.

- Wireless electricity. The basic principle of Non-Radiant Resonant Energy Transfer involves the transformation of electrical energy into magnetic energy at a certain frequency. This way, nothing interrupts its flow and no one is affected by it. 

- Bionic Contact Lenses are circuits connected to a microprocessor equipped with an antenna, with everything packed into an organic polymer membrane the size of a regular contact lens. Their intended purpose is to offer us the fastest access to information using the least amount of effort. 

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