In The Future… …one might truly be able to “eat my shorts, man!” perhaps accompanied with a side of tomacco.

In The Future…            …scientists will invent the pitch-correcting shower sprayer for the lead vocalist. (via /. and the Sydney (Australia) Morning Herald). Scientists from Australia’s CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) announced recently (Press Release 16 November 2006) the development of a tee […]

In the future… …all clothing will be designed with digital media players in mind Futurist: Robert Hinkley, who reports that his “prolonged recent silence” due to another one of those “pesky time wormholes.” (A common occupational hazard for folks in our line of work.)

In the future… …luminous pigs will be cheap and plentiful. Futurist: Robert Hinkley, head of the Speculist UK office and noted authority on flourescent livestock.

In the future… …detailed pollution data and forecasts will be available to all in a handy text message format. Futurist: M104 member Robert Hinkley, whom we hope — for the sake of his lungs — is located somewhere well outside of central London.

In the future… …our clothes will clean themselves. If combined with this breakthrough, we would have self-cleaning smart carpets. [Even so, I bet our coffee makers remain disappointingly unintelligent. -- Phil] Futurist: M104 member Robert Hinkley

In the future… …maybe we can teach them to cover top 40 hits. Of course, any clubs they play in will have to have exceptionally big (and sturdy) stages.

In the future… …your overheating coffee machine will send you a helpful text message. Futurist: M104 member Robert Hinkley, who further speculates: And in the far far distant future, the machine will switch itself off rather than texting you a reminder of your foolishness. Keep dreaming, Rob. Keep dreaming.

In the Future… …you might have to reboot the carpet from time to time. Futurist: M104 member Robert Hinkley, who notes that this will be “An ideal way of getting control signals to the armada of spherical robots rolling about the floor.” Excellent point, Rob. Thanks for keeping it real.

In the Future… …prices will drop, and everyone will be able to afford their own (simulated) luxury tropical island. Futurist: M104 member Robert Hinkley.