Non-PC Technologies

Please post a short description of a proposed non-PC technology.  Your description should be 3-4 sentences and need not have your name associated with it.  The exercise in class on Thursday is to discuss these ideas and identify what makes them potentially good or bad ideas.

Come to class ready to be creative!

1. Some kind of electronic that could attach to your body in some way and measure your caloric intake and outake would be helpful.  This would revolutionize weight loss systems in which calories must be carefully counted and remembered.  This portable device would allow users to know their caloric intake at meals as well as calories burned through exercise and other daily activities.

2. I think we should have some kind of technology, that could help people know exactly what they want. For example if you were to go to walmart in search of a shirt it would allow you to know which shirt would maximize your happiness, or if you go to a resturant which meal would benefit you the most and taste the best.

3. What if there was some type of technology that allowed you to take a "virtual vacation?" Something that lets you create your own space to take a break from life without actually leaving your home. So, you can pretend/imagine you're on the beach when it's really snowing outside or see mountain views from your country home.

4. I think a really helpful technological advance could be made in the area of food.  A robot self-contained behind a small oven and a couple of stove burners would be all it takes.  All you would have to do would be refill ingredients in some sort of holding container and give an order.  This would provide a personal short order cook with hundreds of menu options, there 24/7 for any of your demands.  This technology would definately save time for the busiest lifestyles.