Since the internet became widespread around the world, our communication has become more and more convenient. In the era when information was not yet developed, we used to exchange information only by sending letters, and when the telephone was invented, there were countries that ridiculed it, saying that their countries would never need a telephone because they had enough newsboys.
But this is obviously hit in the face by reality, because the phone is inconvenient to carry, so there is a phone booth. Later, when technology became more and more developed, the emergence of mobile phones gradually replaced telephones. I still remember that when I was a child, there was a telephone at home, but now everyone has almost no telephone at home, and there is also a broadband connection, in fact, it is not used at all.
In today's era of rapid development of network technology, the emergence of smart phones has enriched our lives. It not only integrates communication and entertainment functions, but also brings many conveniences to our lives.
For example, we can now make contactless payments online through smart phones, make various living expenses, and save the trouble of paying money and finding change when taking the bus subway or going to the store to buy things. This greatly improves our purchase efficiency.
Our lives can be said to be to the point where it is very inconvenient without a smartphone. But for the smartphone that brings so much convenience to our lives, Bill Gates said that "the smartphone is running out of time" prediction.
Why would Bill Gates say that? Did he find any high-tech communication tool that was more convenient than today's smartphones?
Bill Gates made a prediction
On March 9, 2022, according to the Spanish newspaper Izvestia, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates made a prediction that new technologies will soon appear, which will replace the current smartphones. Just as Big Brother was replaced by smartphones, smartphones will be replaced by smarter technologies.
The earliest portable mobile phone is the well-known "big brother", I have to say, really a lot, which is also the reason why many people jokingly call big brother "brick", and later with the advancement of technology, the size of the mobile phone is slowly getting smaller, and eventually developed to the shape of our palm size, we can easily put it into the pocket.
Over the years, the manufacturing technology of mobile phones has been evolving, from black and white screens to color screens, from buttons to touch screens, and more and more functions. In addition to communication, you can also watch videos, take photos, listen to music, and so on. Even in the era of smart phones, the progress of mobile phones has not stopped, the screen resolution continues to increase, the pixels continue to rise, and the battery life continues to extend.
It can be said that the current smartphone is almost the best version of the development to the current technology can do. At present, mobile phone manufacturers are still exploring technologies to enhance the performance of mobile phones, and achieve the improvement of mobile phone performance by equipping higher performance chips.
But in any case, as long as it is a machine, even if it is advanced, there will always be a limit.
So what kind of technology will emerge in the future to replace today's smartphones?
Will "electronic tattoos" replace smartphones?
Bill Gates believes that in the future smartphones will be replaced by electronic tattoos.
So what is an electronic tattoo? This is a high-tech technology developed by the American company Chaotic Moon based on biotechnology. Through a special "ink" containing nanotracers, it is possible to collect information and receive and send information. Changes in human physiological indicators can also be monitored.
There is no official disclosure of what form this so-called "electronic tattoo" is, but according to the literal speculation, it may be a thin or retractable material that can be attached to the surface of the skin, and the skin is highly fitted, through the projection screen or other interconnected devices to achieve communication functions.
This technology may have some features that can replace smartphones, but the uncertainty of whether it can completely replace them is extremely high. After all, neither Bill Gates nor Chaotic Moon has yet to announce more reliable news.
Can "electronic tattoos" really be realized?
Every invention of a new technology is based on ridicule and skepticism from the outside world. It's like airplanes, computers, the internet at the beginning. Where could people have imagined that one day humans would be able to fly in the sky like birds? Where can we think that one day, we will be able to cross the mountains and rivers and talk to people who are thinking about twilight, or even meet (video).
In the past, where could we think that human beings could also go to the moon to create our own "Guanghan Palace" and "Chang'e". The myth is turned into reality step by step, and it is precisely based on the whims of these people.
While the technology may seem absurd at the moment, with a reverence for science, whether it can be achieved or not, it is a brave attempt. What new technology doesn't fail again and again?