Arguments over the future of technology.

[SkullCandy]

But still, we forget around all the time.

wtf

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[Ladios]

Actually with increasing research into cloud computing and consumer platforms such as OnLive, eventually most computers in the house would be nothing but a terminal, with a majority of your information being stored online in computer farms.
Speculatively.

[Hydrabisque]

Actually with increasing research into cloud computing and consumer platforms such as OnLive, eventually most computers in the house would be nothing but a terminal, with a majority of your information being stored online in computer farms.
Speculatively.

Yeah, but most people won't be able to afford the new technology.

[FrozenEye]

Actually with increasing research into cloud computing and consumer platforms such as OnLive, eventually most computers in the house would be nothing but a terminal, with a majority of your information being stored online in computer farms.
Speculatively.

I completely agree.
But still, computers arent going away.

[SkullCandy]

Actually with increasing research into cloud computing and consumer platforms such as OnLive, eventually most computers in the house would be nothing but a terminal, with a majority of your information being stored online in computer farms.
Speculatively.

Most likely.

[fred da kiko]

putting a terrabyte in anything less than a laptop is a bad idea. ipads aren't good for games because it currently only uses gyroscopic and touch controls, while keyboard and mouse functions are horrid.

[Skele]

I won't be surprised if the PC as we know it ceases to exist within the near future. Look at how rapidly computing technology has improved and changed over the last 50 years.

[SkullCandy]

Unless they make a keyboard attachment for the iPad, professional gaming is not a good idea.

[FrozenEye]

I won't be surprised if the PC as we know it ceases to exist within the near future. Look at how rapidly computing technology has improved and changed over the last 50 years.

And what would it be replaced with?

[SkullCandy]

I won't be surprised if the PC as we know it ceases to exist within the near future. Look at how rapidly computing technology has improved and changed over the last 50 years.

Computers will exist for QUITE a long time, even if it's the year 4551, computers can just be a holographic image and a floating portable keyboard.

[Zuero]

way in the future: "whoa guys look at my new gaming rig! 100 tb harddrive! 5tb graphics card! 60ghz processor! 60 gb of ram!*list everything else*"

[Skele]

And what would it be replaced with?

Smaller, portable devices. Why have a desktop tower or console that are relatively fixed in place when you can have a device that you can easily move around and use on the go? Then we can use peripherals through a docking station sort of mechanism, where these devices can be plugged into and used similar to now.

And like Ladios said, we won't necessarily need high end hardware if it's all accessible online and through something like a browser or similar platform.

Computers will exist for QUITE a long time, even if it's the year 4551, computers can just be a holographic image and a floating portable keyboard.

PC, a.k.a. the personal computer, a.k.a. the large tower sitting beside you. Obviously computers are here to stay...


EDIT: Forgot to original quote.

[SkullCandy]

My dad enjoyed seeing me take apart an old VCR to find out what everything did, and I can't wait to see my kids take apart an Alienware computer or something

[D3ATHCAT]

Why are you calling your dad an idiot?
What a horrible son you are.

[Monkeyboy]

i think that you will still be using a mouse and keyboard (if you still play pc games when you're older), but if you looks at those old refrigerator-sized computers and then to modern ones, and then think about the future, then there will most likely be many changes

also about the internet storage places; i don't know if that would work.. there's bound to be many people too paranoid to put any information on the internet, and there would probably be a limit to how much you could have