digital life in 2025

Research on how technology will be deeply embedded in people’s lives and the positive/negative impacts it will have.

“Augmented reality” enhancements to the real-world input that people perceive through the use of portable/wearable/implantable technologies. Disruption of business models established in the 20th century (most notably impacting finance, entertainment, publishers of all sorts, and education).

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current assessment

1. Ninety percent of young adults (ages 18 to 29) use social media. Thirty-five of those over age 65 do. 2. Our phones are our becoming our primary computers 3. Most banks provide online banking from checking your balance to making a deposit. 4. There is a growing number of streaming services for shows and movies 5. There is a vast number of online degree offerings as well as “nano-degrees”

current assessment

 

Transportation, Life on Mars, e-commerce and renewable energy 

stakeholders

Elon Musk

 

Technology and Life integration 

stakeholders

Google

 

Digital interfacing

stakeholders

Apple

baseline future

The new Surface Studio is designed to be an all-in-one PC for creative professionals. It’s got a unique stand and a new way to interact with a computer, with the Surface Dial.

trends Microsoft Surface Studio

Apple seems to have abandoned any plans for original content on it’s platform and is now presenting a new App called “TV”. This is a move to content curation, instead of content creation, which doesn’t seem to have the “wow factor” that used to be a hallmark of Apple innovation.

trendsApple TV and the “TV” App

It was only a matter of time before began including VR options for interacting. In addition a company called just received funding for a cross-platform, avatar-based VR app.

trendsSocial Media Goes VR

Nike has announced that Marty McFly’s self-lacing sneakers from Back to the Future are finally real!

trendsNike Brings Us

Microsoft seems fully invested in the concept of “3D”. It’s a bold move forward and they are doing everything they can to sell the idea. They’ve even reinvented MS Paint into Paint 3D, as they

push their cross-platform innovation.

plans Windows 10 Creators Update

plans Tesla Goes Fully Driverless Elon Musk has doubled down-on his dream of completely autonomous vehicles, with the proclamation that all future Tesla models will include a full package of autopilot hardware.

Elon Musk wants to get 1 million humans on Mars via a planned SpaceX Interplanetary Transport System.

plans Musk does Mars

Riders in Pittsburgh can now officially get a free lift in a self-driving vehicle. Uber has released a handful of the cars around the city, in a step toward eventually developing a whole fleet of 24/7 autonomous taxis.

plans Your Uber Driver Is Obsolete

Microsoft seems primed to take advantage of the burgeoning AR/VR market. With a HoloLens demonstration that shows a very

interactive way to incorporate their 3D concept, they show the potential of where they are heading.

projections HoloLens and Mixed Reality

Data we generate from workouts and shopping sprees either being securely cached at our directive or else sold, donated or

traded for financial or social gain.

projections Information Economy

A mushrooming army of connected devices from cars to toasters that will relay information and trends to each other and, via the Internet, the companies that manufacture them.

projections A mushrooming army of

connected devices

The connection between humans and technology will tighten as machines gather, assess and display real-time personalized information in an "always on" environment. This integration will affect many activities, including thinking, the documentation of life events ("life-logging") and coordination of daily schedules.

projections Life-Logging

The connection between humans and technology will tighten as machines gather, assess and display real-time personalized information in an "always on" environment. This integration will affect many activities, including thinking, the documentation of life events ("life-logging") and coordination of daily schedules. People’s basic interactions and their ability to "be together" and collaborate will change in the age of vivid telepresence, enabling people to instantly "meet face to face" in cyberspace with no travel necessary. Augmented reality will extend people’s sense and understanding of their real-life surroundings, and virtual reality will make some spaces such as gaming worlds and other simulated environments.

summary

key drivers

Social media goes VR A mushrooming army of connected devices

HoloLens and Mixed Reality

alternative future

More and more Americans are building tiny houses, drawn to the prospect of financial freedom and a smaller ecological footprint. These people might be drawn to a more “off the grid” lifestyle.

trendsTiny Houses

“I think the hype surrounding 3D printing has waned — or is at least decreasing — because people realized it’s just a lot harder to design specific things than they thought,” Applestone said.

trends3D Printing Is Dying

At a time when security has become the foremost concern in browsing or sharing data online, people in India are progressively turning to virtual private network (VPN) services for anonymous and safe Internet experience.

trendsVPNs

The marketplace will sort out the role of machines and humans. A totally jobless future is not among the real possibilities.

trends

Not Such A Jobless Future

Samsung has killed off the Galaxy Note 7 in the hope of limiting the fallout from its exploding smartphone fiasco. The reported cost of as much as $10 billion could take a relatively more painful toll on earnings because the Note 7 is a high-end device.

eventsSamsung

In late June, federal safety officials opened an investigation into the death of Joshua Brown, who was killed when his Tesla Model S smashed at full speed into a tractor-trailer that had turned across its path.

issuesTesla Safety Issues

issuesSetbacks In Overturning

Status QuoA week after Musk’s announcement, Tesla was unexpectedly hit with legislation that threatened its ability to sell cars directly to consumers in Michigan, a state with 56 auto suppliers that produce nearly $200 million a year in components for Tesla, according to executives with the company.

Clear majorities of experts we canvassed favored an open internet with end-to-end architecture and net neutrality principles, and they fear that powerful organizations like corporations and governments might foul things up.

ideasGovernment & the IoT

key uncertainties

The life of Tesla Motors Safety in Mobile Devices

 We might be headed to a future where people no longer have an interest in a world full of gadgets because of the scrutiny it causes when companies are continually collecting data. Another reason for retreat from digital life is the lack of security the overwhelming market will have.  

scenario

Lost Interest?

key drivers

The life of Tesla Motors Safety in Mobile Devices Government Involvement in the regulation of the IoT

summary

 Microsoft seems fully invested in the concept of “3D”. It’s a bold move forward and they are doing everything they can to sell the idea.

The future of 3D Printing is not looking bright in the consumer market but might have more success in the medical industry.

There is a vast number of online degree offerings as well as “nano-degrees”

  

surprising bits of information

 Rather than buying new products to consume, people are increasingly sharing or renting things like cars, bikes, power tools, clothes, housing, and even leftover food. This trend could grow and continue to create a new form of consumer economy in which experiences and access to items are more desirable than ownership.   

interesting futures The Rise Of The Sharing Economy

 As the Virtual Reality market continues to expand and advance in it’s ability to be practical and useful to the mainstream consumer, retailers have an incredible opportunity to connect with this technology to provide a new ground breaking experience to their customers.

In addition, VR will birth many more social media platforms. It will also change the way we consume and create media. Business ventures in this realm should start right away if you plan to be at the forefront of it while there is still time.  

opportunities

critical takeaways While Elon Musk strives to dream big into the future, his companies continually

face scrutiny and often encounter setbacks in overturning the status quo. Samsung and the Note 7 is also an example of how there are challenges in our attempts to push technology towards the future. There are many uncertainties and adversities when it comes to forecasting the advancement of the digital

world and its impact in our daily life. But, as the world becomes inundated with technology, there are many opportunities that arise and business people

should stay alert and ready to jump in.