what's the most technologically advanced gadget you can think of?

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so i looked at my iphone one day and started to think about all the cool tech *!!$ we have today... technology has changed drastically for the past few decadesand with technology sites like gizmodo showing the rapid advancements of technology, it seems like there isn't going to be an end anytime soon. from thelooks of it, this is only the beginning.

so my question is, how advanced can an object/thing get, really? say in another couple million years (assuming we're still on earth), what wouldtechnology be like? i mean, if we have the iphone and other cool *!!$ now, what more can humans do to advance these objects? do you think the human race willbe able to invent something that's smarter, more spontaneous, and more uncomprehensible than a human being?

i am not a philosophy major, nor am i high. just looking for some opinions.
 
You mean that's real? DARPA and Lockheed-Martin both have stuff that's 10 to 15 years ahead of the most advanced things currently commerciallyavailable so whatever they're working on right now is probably it.
 
that #$!+ the military got that can put a missle up a guys %%+ from miles away.

i got that from a movie, but i cant remember what movie or the exact quote, but yea that.
 
Im sorry but I don't believe the hype of "the military has stuff years advanced" from what we have now...
Its not like every good scientist works for US Military.

Maybe im not sold because we dont exactly know what they working with...
I think any major technological advance is gonna be money oriented first, rich people care about getting richer, not protecting america
 
That robot thing is insane. And I cosing with derryj3. While many good scientists work for the military, it's safe to say that the wealthy are moreconcerned with keeping that wealth.
 
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Timewave zero son! Technology's growing at an exponential rate which will eventually hit infinity.
 
Well as far as electronics are concerned or really any device with a microprocessor component:

This is all thanks to Moore's law. Electrical Engineers know what I'm referring too.Basically, microprocessor speed is doubled every 18 months byhalving the size of the semiconductor transistor. In lay mans terms, you make the pieces of a computer chip smaller so you can fit more stuff on the computerchip and thus make your chip faster.


I do see a limit to this exponential trend though, as far as semiconductors are concerned. Everyone keeps saying technology is increasing an at exponentialrate, and even the exponant is increasing. X^Y as opposed to X^2, 3, etc. BUT, there's a problem with electronics that has been pointed out by many people.The transistors are becoming so small that quantum mechanics are starting to effect their behavior. This is a problem that can not be avoided, but hopefullyvery smart engineers will solve. What I'm saying is that unless we find another device to replace the transistor, I predict a slowdown in the increasingcomplexity of electronics.

What will replace the transistor? Who ever finds a commercially viable replacement will be just as rich as the guy who finds the most economic way to power acar and get us off the oil infrastructure.


Sorry to ramble, I just happened to be studying for a class which deals with this topic. Anyways, I like the idea of wireless power transmission. Yes, saygoodbye to power lines.
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space shuttle FTW! the most advanced technology's in the world control and work them.

Yes, the space shuttle is a marvel of system engineering is very complicated. But are the individual component of the shuttle, especially the electronicsmodern day marvels? Hardly.
NASA has to order outdated chips to service their shuttle fleet. Your Pentium 4 processor in your laptop can fly the shuttle. Having worked at NASA i can tellyou that a lot of what goes around out there is doing things as cheaply and efficient as possible. NASA doesn't have the kind of public backing (and thusfunding) it did when they were trying to beat the Russians to the moon. There is no point in getting new chips and electronics when stuff from the 70s and 80sworks fine and is cheaper.

Thats the downside to computers, the processing speed really outruns other engineering fields. You buy a computer from dell today, and a better one is alreadybeing shipped out of the manufacturing plant.
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Nokia N96.
Internet with Flash and Java.
Radio.
Cable TV.
GPS.
16 gigs.
Mp3 + mp4 player.
Voice recorder.
5 MP camera with Carl Zeiss lens and Xenon flash.
Picture and video editor.
 
Whatever it is, NASA probally made it.

Anything designed to leave our planet has gotta be the most technologically advanced.
 
Originally Posted by Jehlers02

Whatever it is, NASA probally made it.

Anything designed to leave our planet has gotta be the most technologically advanced.
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I agree with you. Some dude on Conan O'Brien Show say they're already in progress of making an elevator from Earth to the Satellite Station.
I'm not sure how that is possible though.
 
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