Doctor, doctor on the wall
March 30th 2010 10:13
VYOOS EDITORIAL
In 10 years, according to a British forecast, some important functions of your family doctor will be taken over by your bathroom mirror.
As you clean your teeth each morning, your mirror will check your vitals: pulse, blood, pressure, weight, nutrition and other balances, etc. It will then display the results as text on the mirror surface.
If there is any serious abnormality, the information will be automatically emailed to your GP.
The prediction is part of a display in the UK entitled the Ideal Home of the Future. It is presented by Virgin Media, which was Britain’s first broadband provider. Not surprisingly, the powers of the mirror of the future are broadband-based, meaning your mirror is in fact just an extension of your computer.
But then, in 10 years, says Virgin Media, pretty much everything in the home could be an extension of your computer. Your refrigerator will search and find recipes for you, your bedhead will sense when you wake and instantly provide the latest news, your cat's microchip will have GPS so you always know where your moggy is, and the glass panels of your shower cubicle will display moving images of your choice.
It's obvious where all this is leading — a broadband link and miniature camera in your toothbrush head. Every time you brush, your dentist gets an mpeg update. Every time you don't brush, your dentist gets a text alert, prompting an automated return email calling you a naughty boy.
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