Glad you peeked thru the window. Hmmmm, interesting ...
First there was BETA. Then came VHS. Next? I see a future where our next video record/playback unit will be completely solid-state with no moving parts. The only moving part will be your hand sliding the card containing the video into its slot. Information will be stored either in a chip or some other storage mechanism on the card. Much like the cdrom of today, without the spinning motor. This technology will revolutionize the way we store our present data. Imagine, all solid-state computers (no moving parts on floppies, Hard drives, or CD-Roms), and recordable!
I also envision small solid-state devices that fit in your pocket or purse which have only a single button. Press it and a signal goes out to the police giving your exact location and requesting help. Similar to dialing 911 but it gives your location based upon the Global Positioning System information relayed from satellites.
Let's talk about submarines. One of the disadvantages of our current periscopes is that they form a small radar image and can reflect back light that is directed at them. I was thinking of having this device done with fiber optics instead of with mirors. It would be lighter, could extended a further distance from the conning tower. There would be a positioning control which would rotate the optic so it could view in any direction, including directly upward (so you could see where the tube was ascending to ... don't want to hit the bottom of a boat when raising the scope now do we ...).
Moving on to another subject, how about a really free long distance phone. Sure you can use the internet phone to call another person who also has the same software running on their PC. One limitation ... the number you call has to be someone running a PC on the internet. You really can't call your old friend unless they are connected to the internet as well and have the phone software installed and are online at the same time you are. Too many conditions. I envision something like the old MARS stations used to do. relaying the message to another set. Let's take that one step further. You call out via the internet to a station running the phone software. They intercept the call and reroute it externally to a phone line and unto the real world. No need for the person on the recieving side to have anything but their normal phone. The call would route something liike this: you run the phone software and dial the host. You give the host the actual phone number you wish to reach. It connects with the number via an external line. To you it is just a local call.
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