The Technology Revolution


The new S-Class Mercedes senses the distance of the car ahead and automatically decelerates if too close.
A radio that warns of coming hurricanes, thunderstorms and other emergencies.

Medical microchips that are implanted under the skin to release exactly the dosage of chemicals, hormones, blood pressure medication or whatever therapy you need in precise amounts at the precise moment required.

A car that controls the distance between itself and the car in front of it, braking automatically if it gets too close.

A credit-card sized code card which you carry in a pocket and which transmits a message to your car to unlock itself automatically as you get close to it.

Speech recognition that teaches you a foreign language, listens to your pronunciation and tells you if it is right or wrong.

Shopping electronically at your local supermarket.

An electronic wallet that contains a certain amount of cyber-cash which can be used to pay for purchases on the web.

Science fiction? No. These are all up and running today, and the article describes the product and what it does.

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