TOW #26 - The smartphone is eventually going to die — this is Mark Zuckerberg's crazy vision for what comes next

    Just in the past decade, the world has experience a technological boom with the rapid innovations of the Internet, smartphones, and most notably, social media. With nearly every American staring at their smartphones every single day, technology has undeniably made huge advancements.  However, social media mogul, Mark Zuckerberg, believes smartphones will eventually die off. Zuckerberg created a 10-year plan for Facebook, a long term program that projects to make even greater advancements in the technological realm. Rather than a hand held device, Zuckerberg believes that his plan can transform everyday lives through the use of cutting-edge technology.
    Facebook boldly projects a society that has never been seen before: a world without screens. Many wonder how this is possible, given the fact that the company's application itself runs on devices with screens. For Zuckerberg and his team, they believe that smartphones are only part of the beginning stages of their ten year plan.  In the future, the hope is that, "instead of smartphones, tablets, TVs, or anything else with a screen, all our computing is projected straight into our eyes as we type with our brains". While hand-held devices have already altered the lifestyle of millions of smartphone users, the company's projection will revolutionize how humans see, hear, and perhaps, think. The use of artificial intelligence to virtual reality may soon change the fantasy into a reality considering Facebook's rapid technological advancements that Facebook has made. Just in the past week, the leaders of virtual reality, Oculus "unveiled Facebook Spaces, a social VR app that lets denizens of virtual reality hang out with each other." By the end of the ten year plan, the connectivity between humans will undoubtedly alter as there may be a dual-universe in which people live in. The human behavior and interactions between one another may never be the same if the company's plan holds true.
     With incredible innovations and inventions quickly making great strides, Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook may have a serious impact on individuals' everyday lives. In less than a decade, humans may completely change their daily habits thanks in part to the "crazy vision".


Link: http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-f8-mark-zuckerberg-augmented-reality-2026-2017-4