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According to the BBC, by 2010 we could be swamped in a sea of miniature computers.
"...They'll be woven into our clothing as identification markers during manufacture..."
"...They might tell your washing machine what cycle to use, or monitor bio-signs to alert us to impending illness...."
Apparently there will be no end to what could be micro chipped. But surely we won't be that lazy, unable to press a button on a washing machine to select a cycle? Imagine what a self aware towel will do? I mean you dry yourself and it keeps making you dryer...and dryer....and dryer. Can you imagine the horror of being way too dry? Although the bio-sign idea could be a hit.
The full article can be read here.
"...They'll be woven into our clothing as identification markers during manufacture..."
"...They might tell your washing machine what cycle to use, or monitor bio-signs to alert us to impending illness...."
Apparently there will be no end to what could be micro chipped. But surely we won't be that lazy, unable to press a button on a washing machine to select a cycle? Imagine what a self aware towel will do? I mean you dry yourself and it keeps making you dryer...and dryer....and dryer. Can you imagine the horror of being way too dry? Although the bio-sign idea could be a hit.
The full article can be read here.
