Future technology

 The future is currently a construction site. Rethinking and reimagining a technology-infused 2050 is like entering uncharted lands for those unfamiliar with the massive potential of new technology when it comes to transforming industries and building environments.

Recently I was invited by University College London (UCL) to give a talk about the role of the human as the overseer of new technologies and how functional wearables merging with the human body could be disrupting what it means to be human. 
As technology gets smaller and niftier, I explored ideas that might sound far fetched today but will likely be our reality in 2050.

It is no secret that wearables have sprung up in the last few years, make big noise, and then fade into the background. Although that has been the case for several wearable products, the thing is, wearables are going to continue to grow as an industry. Whether you buy into it yet or not, wearables in 2050 will become less gimmicky and more impressive and will most likely play a key role in preventative healthcare by looking after us in a way that is not quite possible today. 

Rethinking and Reimagining a Technology-infused 2050

Smart Clothing in 2050 

By the 2050s, intelligent clothing will most likely have become a trillion-dollar industry. The technology will become more affordable, and almost everyone in the developed world will have at least one item of smart clothing.

According to Futuretimeline.net, smart clothing will help us manage our health better, the garments will continuously monitor our heart rate, breathing, and other vital signs, alerting a hospital or medical professional to the first hint of trouble and ensuring that the wearer gets the care they need. 

For example, longer-term conditions can also be monitored from data on the strength and geometry of movements.

We will normalise the idea of fashion garments changing appearance and texture, depending on a wearer’s preference. 

Smart clothing will also used in retail, catering, entertainment and other venues – to generate name badges, for example, or change the appearance of a uniform. 

Intelligent clothing will grow from being a small and niche market segment in 2022 to a standard part of many apparels and footwear ranges in the 2050s, with the potential to become ever more saturated with biometric and other data.

Health and Wellness in 2050

The biggest positive, in my opinion, is that Wearable technology has the potential to bring several benefits to not only people wearing the devices but also medical practitioners needing to monitor their patients.

At the moment, most of us are familiar with Smartwatches that can track the user’s physical activity and provide insights and recommendations on health and wellness. “Some of these advanced wristbands can also measure stress levels, and data they gather is synched with a mobile application, which then offers recommendations to the user accordingly,” explained Folio3 is a California based software solutions partner for entrepreneurs and Fortune 500 companies that specializes in digital healthcare software solutions. . 

Wearable ECG monitors can measure heart rate, rhythm, and other vitals such as blood pressure. The great thing is that these portable monitors can be used with and without smartphones. They can also detect heart pauses, arrhythmia, premature atrial contractions, and other illnesses at their initial stages. 

Wearable Blood Pressure Monitors are similar to smartwatches since they can measure daily step count and blood pressure along with everyday activity levels. The monitors brag advanced capabilities such as measuring calories burnt during a workout.

Wearable Biosensors are still under development, but they can revolutionise remote healthcare. 

When it comes to health in 2050, I am excited about the idea of Bionic Eyes. I believe that by 2050 the Bionic Eyes will be perfected.

At the moment, the first generation of bionic eye devices first emerged in the early 2000s. Then, they were bulky external equipment with only a tiny number of pixels.

Designed to provide more capabilities to the wearer, the device would improve the living standard of patients with partial or total blindness.

Healthy adults will also be able to upgrade their sight in one or both eyes so they can take advantage of the improvements offered by computerised vision.