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Back many years ago, when Dick Tracy was talking to his wrist watch, it seemed quite farfetched. Now you can talk, e-mail, take and send pictures, and do just about whatever you want with a cell phone strapped to your wrist or carried in a pocket. What will the future hold? Zuckerman and Daly speculate in this picture book, and, amazingly, they are really only looking about twenty years ahead. The opening spread shows a contemporary kid with a dog and skateboard, looking at his counterpart in 2030 who is using a magnetized skateboard that floats above the ground. His personal computer is a data orb and also seems to float along beside him, and his dog has a collar and headset that appear to take its thoughts and convert them into words. The data orb transmits and receives three-dimensional images, and clothes are created with special fibers that will keep you warm or cool. People like this young boy´s dad work from home. Water is recycled; wind turbines generate electricity, and garbage is reused to grow fruits and vegetables. Speaking of foods "scientists have discovered the part of your brain that controls taste and flavors. So you´ll be happy to eat healthy things." Cars drive themselves, thus minimizing accidents, eliminating traffic tie ups, and getting lost. Much of this future is based on actual research, but the real issue is when or if these inventions will be cost-effective enough for mass production and general use. The closing page contains a bibliography of books

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