Bristol Pete
Distinguished Member
Was discussing the past the other day. Got thinking about all of the things that have gone boomtime in the last ten years, specifically since 1996. Of course I am talking about zeitgeist for the 2000's such as
i-pod/mp3
Mobile
tiny cameras
camera phones
PSP etal
xbox360
Anyway, got thinking. Are we now seeing the fruits of our imagination, say from ten years ago.
Personally, if you had said that you can 'download' your entire CD collection to a machine no bigger than a match box, take it somewhere with you and listen to it via your hifi/source I would have laughed.
Likewise, same with the mobile, camera phones, digital cameras etc. I was just reading a review of a wifi digi camera...amazing.
The way I see it is that yes, these things are here and now, but they are the ongoing evolution of technology as I still recall my Sony walkman with a warm smile. Same thing when I think back to Mum and Dads poleroid camera - what fun....instant pictures..... Project Gotham on the 360, move left, move right, brake, go - reminds me of Pole Position on my Atari.
So, are we in the future now, or indeed the past as you have read something typed just now. Finally, as someone who does not subscribe to stuff, T3 magazine and so on, what can we expect in another ten years
Jesus, I will be 44.
Pete.
i-pod/mp3
Mobile
tiny cameras
camera phones
PSP etal
xbox360
Anyway, got thinking. Are we now seeing the fruits of our imagination, say from ten years ago.
Personally, if you had said that you can 'download' your entire CD collection to a machine no bigger than a match box, take it somewhere with you and listen to it via your hifi/source I would have laughed.
Likewise, same with the mobile, camera phones, digital cameras etc. I was just reading a review of a wifi digi camera...amazing.
The way I see it is that yes, these things are here and now, but they are the ongoing evolution of technology as I still recall my Sony walkman with a warm smile. Same thing when I think back to Mum and Dads poleroid camera - what fun....instant pictures..... Project Gotham on the 360, move left, move right, brake, go - reminds me of Pole Position on my Atari.
So, are we in the future now, or indeed the past as you have read something typed just now. Finally, as someone who does not subscribe to stuff, T3 magazine and so on, what can we expect in another ten years
Jesus, I will be 44.
Pete.