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I've already burned myself out on politics for the day, so this post is all about technology.

Soon, rather than watching some content on our televisions and some on our computers, we'll be able to stream high-definition video to any screen in our homes.

Not long after that we'll all also be able to stream live video from our cellphones directly onto the Internet.

And eventually we'll all be able to generated high-quality computer animation in real time and mix that in with real video, unleashing virtually unlimited possibilities for the budding independent television journalist in all of us. Forget the satellite trucks, production studios, and broadcast towers--all one will need will be a cellphone, a laptop, and an Internet connection.

Moving a bit further out into the future, humanoid robots will become cheap enough for everyone to afford. I can't wait to get one to do my housework and provide whatever other services need providing.

But hopefully the servant robots don't rebel and team up with the automated spy blimps and other more dangerous flying drones which will likely soon fill the skies. Hopefully.

For more information on the promises and perils of emerging technologies, check the rest of the stuff I post to my shared items page.